Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ity, with great consideration, and that the in.
vitatiou extended TO the prince and his suite
will undoubtedly be accepted.
The population of North Chelsea, according
TO the new census, is 92l. The population Of
Winthrop is 500 to $50. Winthrop must be
healthy place-there was but one death in the
town last year. The population of Chelsea
will not exceed 14000.
John Howe, Esq. ex-president of the Bos-
ton and Maine, and Eastern railroads, had his
shoulder disocated at the station house of the
last named road, in Boston, on Saturday. He
had just returned from the hearing of a referee
case in Maine.
The police have arrested a young rogue
named Patsey Brown in Boston, who appears
to be running career very much like that of
Jack Shepard. Very young in years, he is
an old offender, has been twice an inmate of
the reform school at Westboro', and twice es-
capped, as he also done from other correctional
institutions.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The first caucus for the choice of delegates
to the republican state convention in Worces-
ter, was held in Cambridge Saturday evening
MesSrs. Isaac Livermore and Stephen T. Far.
well are the delegates at large. Speeches were
made by J. NJ. S. Williams, H. W. Muzzey,
and others.
Aaron Weston's carriage house in Reading
was broken into on Friday night last, and rob-
bed of a set Of harness valued at S45 This
is but one of many cases of similar charac-
ter which have recently occurred in Read.
ing.
Chas. Gordon of Concord, a farmer seventy
five years of age, and in good circumstances
hung himself in his barn on Saturday last
He was partially deranged. Peter Smith, a
man of irregular habits, hung himself in the
Lowell station house, on Saturday, while sui
| terlng under Qelirium trpmpns
ESSEX COUNTY.
Michael and VIM. Hankard have been COM
mitted for trial as being the parties guilty of
the recent assault upon police officer Dow of
| Lynn. Mr. Dow situation is said to be very
precarious.
Nickerson, the truckman, arrested for hav-
ing part in the conspiracy to kidnap the Rice
boy from his school in Nahant, has been bound
over in the sum OF $4,000 to appear for trial
in Lawrence in October next b. f. Butler
appeared as his counsel.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Nine boys were arrested in Roxbury and
Dorchester, Sunday, while engaged in pluck
ing and destroying the fruit in the orchards
Of those suburbs. Other piterers were en-
gagged in the same depredations on the grounds
of&the amateur farmers, but were agile enough
/ toselude their purSuers.
VIM. Maria of Stoughton was run over by
| the cars on the Boston and Maine railroad,
near Canton, Saturday, and fatally injured
He was lying upon the track intoxicated, with
the bottle yet partially filled lying at his
! side.
Two or three bloody encounters with police
officers occurred in West Roxbury Saturday
night. Officer j. H Rowe, called to quell
disturbance, was brutally assailed by the riot
| ers, and officer Alexander Mcdonald narrowly
escaped with his life. The offending parties
We're Irish, ON one of their Saturday night
sprees
The little son of Jonathan Pitcher of Med.
way was playing on Friday last near a freight
train on the Midway Branch railroad, when
when he tell upon the track, the wheels pass
ing over and crushing one of his feet in such
manner as to render amputation necessary.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
The Orthodox church in Bridgewater was
discovered to be on fire about 3 o cloclk Mon
day morning, md was burned to the ground,
! together with all its contents. The church
was not insured.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard reports another
| remarkable recovery from illness, effected in
that city through ''the grace of God" well
known merchant was compelled, seven years
ago, to renquish his business, and finally suf-
Tered an entire paralysis of his lower limbs,
SulGlillS DIT llilGS great pam, anu DelIl8 aIJO-
gether helpless James Newton of Cincinnati.
IT, who claims to have effected many wonder
tul cures by ''the grace of God" was called to
his assistance, and after considerable impoSi-
ton OF hands, the emacated limbs Of the inva.
lid began to blush with returning Yigor and
strength, and he is now far on the highway of
recovery.
The Dean cotton and machine Company at
Taunton have declared an extrn dividend of
~ per cent, making forty per ce,li. for the last
year
Hon. Charles Sumner returned Saturday
morning from Naushon, where he has been
spending few days and left Immediately for
Boston.
An agricultural library has been established
IN Fall River, the funds for which, amounting
to several hundred dollars, were subscribed by
several of the leading citizens.
The first fair of the Bristol Central Agri.
cultural Society is to be held at Myrick's sta
ton on the Both and 9th of September, and
the directors, with the zeal of youth, are MAX
ing effort for a grand industrial exhibition
The oil market at New Bedford closed firm
on Saturday, the highest price paid for sperm
beng 81 % per gallon, for which some 1000
barrels were sold for manufacturing purposes
In whale oil the market was active, the sales
of the week footing up 1926 barrels at an adj
vance of DC. per gallon, and hope Of further
increase on the part Of holders.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Ly man Pease, young man of fast habits,
was arrested Friday evening for attempting to
abduct respectable girl of modest manners,
named Matilda Welsh, from Indian Orchard,
where they both resided The girls screams
attracted the attention Of many people, who
pursued the parties, rescued her. and took
Pease to Springfield for trial
Among the curiosities discovered by the CEN