Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-05
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

UGNEhAL NEWO oUMmhhI'
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
One of the members of Gilmore's Band, in
Boston, named Cundy, eloped, one day last
week, with California widow" named Gard
ner, and are supposed to have gone to New
York. The faithless Cundy left wife and
child in destitute circumstances.
Mary O'Brien, child of tender years, drew
kettle of boiling water upon her person,
scalding her so terribly that she died in few
hours.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Nearly midnight on Friday, the patent leath-
er mandatory of James Mcdonald, at North
Woburn, was totally consumed by fire. Con-
siderable stock was burned and one horse that
was in a stable connected. The policy OF IN
surance had expired, and new papers were APP
piled for, to be ready Saturday. Loss about
$4,000.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The strike continues at Lynn, and the strlk-
ers are very likely to carry their point They
have fund which will last some time yet, and
the citizens talk of sustaining them. The fe-
male strikers held an adjourned meeting Fri
day evening, and resolved to be united as one
woman, and are going to have grand process
sion some time this week. Napoleon Wood
and the other rioters are now on trial.
The shoemakers i'll Beverly have been
stirred up to a strike by the Lynn dIscontents,
and their first public demonstration was made
last Friday. One speaker thought the local
effect of the movement would be loss of sew
eral thousand dollars, caused by the cessation
of business operations
The Baptist Church in Methuen publish
a document denouncing an English imposter
named Charles w. Broadbent, who brings
forged credentials as Baptist minister.
1t is stated on authority of the railroad that
CONVEYS it, that 120 barrels of rum and beer
are carried into Haverhill every week. There
is good reason why the boarding houses of that
town shall seek to protect themselves against
imposition. If their boarders drank less, they
could more promptly pay for "bed and board"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The RoXbury city government have refused
to accept new Button machine purchased
for one of the fire companies, unless the boys
agree to put it down to its minimum capacity.
They find it is more powerful machine than
the others in the city, and are fearful of hard
feelings in the fire department. The boys re-
ject this proposition, and will run the machine
as an independent organization.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The inhabitants of the easterly part of
Taunton held kind of town meeting Thurs
day evening, to take measures to be "set off ="
from the rest of the town. The number of
polls included in the disaffected district is
about 700, with a valuation of about 81, $780,
900.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The City Marshal of Springfield made a
seizure at the wholesale and retail liquor shop
of c. c. Maloney, Friday, arrested the propri.
etor, and held him for trial.
Mr.. Louis Casseres, from the Spanish West
Indies, pianist of high reputation and ability,
and a gentleman of culture, has taken up his
residence in Springfield, as teacher of music
His public performances in this city will be
remembered with much pleasure.
The towns of BrimfieId and Wales have
been sued by the executors of the will of Jas.
Dimick The deceased was man of large
property, which was taxed in both towns.
The executors paid both under protest, and
have brought the suit to determine the ques-
ton of residence which appears to have been
a matter of considerable doubt in the mind of
the deceased himself.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Journal chronicles terrible
domestic tragedy, which occurred in Woon-
socket, Friday night. Mrs. David Daven-
port, residing on the Globe Side," poisoned
her infant five months old), and then commit
ted suicide by poisoning herself Both mother
and child died at an early hour Saturday
uIOIulllS. lHGTC dIG various NcTSlOIIS re-
spectng the cause of this sad deed. Family
troubles are at the bottom of it. Mrs. Daven-
dort attempted suicide previous to her mar
riage, about year since.
CONNECTICUT.
Some new particulars of the flight of S. D..
Northway are given in the Hartford Times.
it appears that, as the agent Of the Northway
Manufacturing Company, he had drawn all
the money he could raise from the Iron Bank,
at Falls Village, the Norfolk Bank, the Hurl-
burt Bank, the Winsted Bank, and one of the
Hartford banks. From the Iron Bank he
drew about $4,000, on his own account,
pledging his personal stock in two banks for
that amount. The $4,000 left in his room at
New York proves to be worthless paper. His
singular flight was long and carefully planned,
as is now known. His family are well provid-
ed for. 1t is thought he has gone to Kansas.
The Waterbury American, on the other hand,
attributes his flight to some mental delusion,
and says that mo one has been wronged by
him in pecuniary sense his private labili-
ties were discharged; and, in addition to his
own money which he took with him, he left
several thousand dollars for the use of the
family. The funds of the company he did
not touch"
A shocking accident occurred on Friday,
oath ult, at grist mill about mile north of
Gaylord's Bridge, New Milford, by which a
Mr.. Allen Caldwell lost his life almost instant
ly, his clothes being caught in a shaft, and
winding him about, bruising and mangling
him in a shocking manner.
Rev. Alex. d. Stowell has resigned the pas
torship of the Congregational church of
Woodbridge, Conn.
The wife of Jabez Southworth of Deep
River attended a surprise party at the resi-
dence of a neighbor on the 9th ult., and on
rising from her chair to pass from one room to
another, fell among the company, and lied
without a struggle. Her husband Immediately
raised her, but found that life was gone. Her
age was SO.