Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

On Saturday a hearing was had, before
judges Lord and Morton, on a motion to set
aside verdict of S1795 95damages, in the case
of Moses Bates of Plymouth, VS.. B. p Poole,
fora libel contained in "Perey" letter to the
Boston journal. The court decided to set aside
the verdict. The case will probably be settled
out of court.
There are fifty-seven old ladies in the
"Home" of the Association for the Relief of
Aged and Indignant Females, in whose aver
age is seventy-tour years. Several wealthy
gentlemen of Boston, have associated for
the purpose of obtaining an act of incorpora-
ton for Home for Aged Men," similar in
plan to the above business.
One night last week, the Rev Amos Smiths
(Unitarian) Church at Belmont, was broken
into and robbed of the pastors surplice, sever
al lamps, &C., while the carpets were somewhat
oiled or creased, and some other damages
done. The affair was not known till one of
the rogues was arrested in Boston for drunk
enness, when he confessed the deed and gave
clue to his accompIices.
The family of Mr. Nelson living on Bunker
Hill, Charleston, were poisoned last Sunday
by rare looking piece of meat which he
found near his door, supposmg it to have been
accidentally dropped, and took into his house
Upon examination the meat was found to con-
tain quantity of arsenic. The results were
not serious.
The case of Rebecca Drake, a school mistress
of Brookline, against Joseph Bernard for an
assault growing out Of her school discipline,
to recover $4,000 damages, has been settled,
the plaintiff paying Sl400, and Withdrawing
| the suits.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In the town Of bingham, sometime ago,
| there were thlrty-seven persons, in seven
houses in single street, whose united ages
amounted to 1888 years-being an average of
| 195 years for each. 1t is estimated that at
least two hundred persons live in bingham
who are upwards of 70 years of age Very
few places exhibit so large proportion of old
people.
The excitement of the Strike" in Lynn,
has entirely ceased and the strikers are look.
ing about for pastimes and funds. About one
hundred of them have gone to clam-digging
| in Saugus river. The female strikers have
organized canvassing committees to solicit aid
| Hard times are before them
The strikers in Haverhill held lively meet
| ing Wednesday forenoon. They counselled
temperance and moderation, and confidently
anticipated success. One physician offered
gratultous service to the strikers, and other
generous offers were made and acknowledged.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Two barns and a stable on the farm of Col
Farmer, in Amosburg, N. H., were DESTROYED
| ny hle hohuay evening, loss, So,OOO. The
man Of all work went into the barn with
fluid lantern which vicious calf run against
and broke.
| CONNECTICUT
H)n, 5. ID. Northway, of Norfolk, Ct.
whose disappearance caused SO much sorrow
to his friends, has been traced on his way TO
Kansas. He was somewhat obliyious on tho
night of his disappearance, and left the next
morning without giving any explanation of his
unusual movements 10 his friends He left n
large amount.of valuable property at the Met
ropolitan Hotel, where he stopped.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Short the party who gave the good
people OF Newport, r. l., so much trouble and
anxiety few weeks since, has been sentenced
to the state prison five years for house-break-
ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AT last way has been found to lead ladies'
to lay aside crinoline. The Austrian com.
mander OF Mantua lately published procla.
nation, IN which he took occasion TO recon-.
mend the use of crnoine The next Sunday
nearly all the Italian ladies went to church
without their crnolne, to show their dislike
OF the Austrian rule
rather Lacordaire, the renowned Dominican
preacher, has been elected to the French Acad.
envy, to fill the vacancy occasoned by the
death OF DE Tocqueville. He was chosen ON
the first ballot He received the votes of
Theirs, Guizot, Lamartine Cousin, and all the
older members of the Academy
While Mrs. Zimmerman, who resides in
Syracuse, was cleaning the mantle-piece, her
clothes took fire, which SO frightened her that
she could not give the alarm and had il not
been for faithful parrot which was in the