Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The republicans OF the fourth congressional
district have made arrangements to give
cordial welcome 10 Hon. Alexander II. Rice,
who has gained credit for himself and confer
red honor upon his district by his able services
in congress. The reception takes place to.
morrow Tuesday evening, in Roxbury.
The committee of Rev. Z. Z. Hale's society
in Boston have obtained $4,000 subscriptions
for the proposed new church at the south end
The sum of SIS, 900 is REQ uired.
DR.. Hayes Arctic expedition sailed from
Boston, Saturday afternoon, in tow of steamer
r. B. Forbes. A salute was fired on the
wharf previous TO her sailing. The name of
the vessel was changed to the Omitted States"
S. A. King and his sister, who made an
aerial ascension from Boston common on the
fourth made a second ascension on Saturday,
in the new balloon, the Goddess of Liberty
The balloon sailed gracefully to the hight of
two miles, passed over Mt. Auburn, aud de.
seconded gracefully upon farm in West Lex
ington, without accident.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Ira Blake, a noted bridge builder of New
buryport, was drowned in that city on Friday
last, while working in the re construction of
the Essex Merrimack bridge. He was the
architect of many famous bridges among
which were the Eastern railroad bridge in
4NS"DuIy poIli anu llle DoStOu anu Nldiue rail-"
road bridge at Haverhill.
Sam'l Gilbert, fisherman of the old school,
died at Gloucester on the 29th ult at the age
of 10 years He was for many years engaged
i'll the fishing business at Gloucester, and was
well known along the whole sea coast of New
England.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The family of Jonas Foster, consisting of
seven persons, and living in Charlestown, were
poisoned on the 4th inst by some milk punch
which is supposed to have contained some
poisonous ingredients One of the number,
Susan Foster, a girl of ten years. was taken
violently ill, and died the same night. The
rest recovered. The milk was purchased of a
grocer, who supplied others from the same
can without any ill effects. The case is to be
investigated
One evening last week, Hon. Daniel Saun.
ders Jr., mayor Of Lawrence, received from
the citizens Of that place magnificent service
of silver, valued at $632, as token of their
appreciation of the manner in which he dis
charged the arduous duties that developed
upon him by the fall of the Pemberton Mill
The recent meeting of the Massachusetts
General Association at Holliston, voted to drop
the D. DIS, not only in calling the roll, but
from the minutes, so that if any Bother desires
to he known as doctor hencetorth, he can car
ry his diploma in his pocket.
The case of inhospiaty in Groton, com
planned of by the balloonists, who, after their
ride through the air. came down in a kind of
wilderness, found their way to a farm house
about midnight, and were refused admittance,
is explained by the fact that the occupant of
the house had been married that night, and
thought the midnight summons was some
trick of his mischievous neighbors.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The sixth trIennial meeting of the Westfield
Normal Association will be held in Westfield
on the ID and Sd of August next. The adj
dress will be delivered by Rev. j. NJ. Manning
of Boston, and invitations have been extended
to many distinguished gentlemen and friends
of education, who are expected to be present.
The editor of the Palmer Journal offers a
reward of fifty dollars for the detection of sew
eral Douglas democrats who broke into his
office on Sunday night LIST inst, and substi-
tuted the names of Douglas and johnson on
his Lincoln and Hamlin flag. The editor adds
that on the night OF the Douglas celebration,
Col. Knox of that place had harness and
saddle stolen.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. James S. Grennell of Greenfield
received and declined the appointment of
collectors clerk in the Boston custom house,
because of his professional and agricultural
engagements at home He goes the custom
house ticket, however, breckenridge and
Lane" fore er.
In a manufacturing establishment in Green.
field, an iron ball was found embedded in the
solid ivory of an elephants tusk, about 81
feet from the root, and y feet from the tip end,
and it is supposed must have been in the .usk
at least one hundred years.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The elm trees in Lee and neighboring towns
are beng greatly injured by an nsest which
preys upon the foliage, and is destroying the
beauty Of the trees. They appear on the I'M
der sides of the leaves like little nests Of white
lice which soon take wings and appear like
gnats The leaves curl up and are DESTROYED
by them.
The republicans of Pittsfeld have arranged
Wide Awake Club with Hon. Ensign IL.
Kellogg as its president
member of the Greylock Light Infantry,
of North Adams was killed by sun stroke,
while parading the streets at the Troy IN, "
celebration, on Wednesday,
VERMONT.
The firemen of Vermont had their annual
muster on the 4th of July, al Montpelier
"Torrent" of Mortified took the first prize of
$3.50, Torrent of St. Johnsbury the second
prize OF SIPS, Boxer" of Burlington the third
prize of $751; but the playing, though very
spirited, was not remarkably successful.
While several young men were firing ST.
late in Fairfield on the 4th Of July, by plac-
ing the charge in a hole drilled in a rock, a
young man named Gilbert ventured over the
cavity after the match had been applied, re-
ceiving the full force of the charge, and suffer
ing instant death.
The gold dggings at Plymouth are repre-.
scented in a thrifty condition, one hundred
hands being now regularly employed at the
mines, and making from $40 to S25 day,
each. In some instances, a dollars worth of
the dust is taken from a painful.
Narcssus DIVA. of Brandon, Vt, died from
stroke of apoplexy on the 25th ult., it being
his forty second birthday. His father also died
from the same disease on his forty-second
birthday.
The large and elegant dwelling house of
Clark Jacobs, in West Brattleboro', was de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire on the night of
the 4th inst, together with the outbuidings
and other property. Loss about S6000-par-
TALLY insured. Mr.. Jacobs had been actively
interested in the execution of the liduor law
in that place.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Brunonia boat club OF Brown Unver-
slty, have contracted for new shell boat, to
be finished in season for the regatta ON Lake
Quinsigamond on the 24th inst 1t is to be
built by Donahoe Of Boston, is to be fiftv feet
long, and to weigh one hundred and fifty
pounds. Their present boat is forty.f feet
long, and weighs two hundred pounds.
Daniel G. Bennett OF Painfeld Connecticut,
young man of ordinarily quiet and steady
habits found his way on the 4th of July to
an Infamous house on Canal street, Proyi-
dence, where he was assaulted by a party of
lrishmen so severely that he died on the fol-
lowing day. Three notorious rufians have
been arrested for completely in the murder.
CONNECTICUT.
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