Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-05
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The Franklin Typographical Society of
Boston will celebrate the approaching ami
versary of Franklin's birthday, Jan. IL, by
an Grafton and other exercises. Hon. Edward
Everett has consented to address the society
upon the early life Of Franklin, and the funds
derived from the sale of tickets will 20 into
the treasury of the institution
AT the Exchange Bank, Boston, on Tues
day, upon settling the bank account Of o.
Ames 4 Co., the well known shovel manu-
tacturers, one check was discovered for the
amount of five thousand dollars, which was
declared by Mr.. Ames to be forgery The
check has the appearance of having been
traced from the genuine signature of the firm,
and was at once paid by the bank without
suspicion.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
An incendiary attempt was made, Monday
evening, upon the residence of ex-Mayor Cook
in Lowell. Early in the evening the door bell
was rung, upon answering which a scrap of
paper was found, with the words, "Have a
care how you sleep tonight" scrawled upon
1t. Soon atlerward, shed adjoining the house
was found to be on fire, and was extinguished
with great difficulty. No suspicion rests upon
the incendiary
Margaret Mulvey, child of eight years,
whose parents live in Centralyille, Lowell, was
left alone with two younger children, Tuesday
morning, when by some accident her clothes
caught fire, and she was smotliered in the
flames.
BRISTOL COUNTY
There are now residing in single residence
in Fairhaven, six ladies, all of them in single
blessedness, whose respective ages make an
aggregate of four hundred years, the youngest
Of them being sexigenarian. Two of them
are widows, the other four spinsters.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Carl Shurz, the eloquent and popular leader
of the German Republicans of the northwest.
lectured in Springfield, Tuesday evening, re-
peating his admirable lecture upon France
since l84S. He was welcomed by choir of
his countrymen who sung one of their grand
old national songs. He ectured again Wed.
nesday evening on American Politics and
Statesmen.
PERSONAL.
Brigadier General Gustavus Adolphus
Scroggs, Sheriff of the county OF Erie, return
ed home from New York, Friday Both, in
company with Tom O'Donnell, referee and
John M. Briggs, hacker, in the late prize fight
between Price and Kelly. The Sheriff says
this brace Of muscle men behaved very gen.
tlemanly. Morrissy is sick but will be on
hand when wanted. dorchester Union.
The valuable library of the late DIR. PEREZ
val, Of New Haven, was on Monday, shipped
to Messrs. Leonard & CO., Of Boston, by whom
il will be disposed OF tor account OF the mort
gagess, at public auction 1t contains upwards
OF ten thousand volumes, and is variousy APP
prised at from $4,000 to 100000
Meredith Holland Of ST. Louis, aged twenty
SIX years, is the most marvellous mathemati-
cal phenomenon now living. He answers the
nos. aosWuse arthmetical question with as
/ tDUlStl1nV UfOmufuaQQ ....lt
eullte Interest, simple and compound, for any
tlhe, amount and rate. He is totally unable
70 explain how he arrives at the result, and
philosophers have studied him in vain. His
mlnu Is lncomprehensible, and its mode Of OBJ
Grafton unfathomable.