Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.

cites much interest Mr. Spauding is acting
for the prosecution, and the prisoner is repre-
sented by VIM. Allen, Jr. of Northampton, and
G. E. Bennett of Dalton.
A fire occurred in Pepperell Yesterday
morning, which destroyed a dwelling house
owned and occupied by Daniel E. Lawrence.
Two barns and wheelright and carriage
shop were also burned at thesame time. The
loss is about $1,000, on which there is insur-
ance for $1,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Henry Baker of Deerfeld refused to nay
his fare en- the cars to Greenfield the other day,
and for being put off the train in consequence,
tried to revenge himself by throwing stones at
the cars, and the resell is he is put under S2OO
bonds for trial in the Superior Court.
There was a pleasant gathering of the peo-
Pile of the Second Congregational Society in
Greenfield, last week, at the house of Mrs.
Wade, to bid farewell to Mr.. and Mrs. Arms,
| daughter of Truman Meekins of Greenfield,
who expect to embark from Boston next Mon
day for foreign mission, situated about 200
miles northeast of COnstantinople among the
| Bulgarians.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Traveller states that John A. Andrew
has been summoned by the Senate Brown
Investigating Committee, to appear before
them on Thursday next. He was to start for
Washington yesterday afternoon.
| ESSEN COUNTY.
There are now fifteen or twenty patients at
the Pemberton House, (hospital,l Lawrence,
all of whom are doing well. Mary Callahan,
one of the sufferers died on Friday last Her
legs received the worst injuries, but she refused
to have them amputated, and after alternate
days of hope and despair she fell at length
victim to the great calamity. Work has been
suspended for time on the ruins.
The North Church in Newburyport has
| contributed more than one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars in aid of the Theological In
stitution in Andoverss The professorships so
ably filled by the Rev. Messrs Shedd and
Phelps were established by member of this re
ligouS society,
A gentleman residing in Rowley, riding
from Boston i'll the cars short time since,
during the evening, being disposed to court
the embrace of Morpheus, placed himself in a
comfortable situation, raising his feet upon
the top ofthe seat in front, thereby causing a
well, filled purse to slide from his pocket to the
| floor. He was not aware of his loss until he
arrived at home but Immediately obtained
fast team aud drove with a companion TO
Newburyport, where, fortunately, it being the
last train for passengers, the cars had stopped.
1t so happened that a gentleman journeying to-
ward Maine had found the money lying under
his seat, who had the kindness to leave it with
|
ed to some person in this vicinity. The loser
had the good luck 10 find the brakeman who
resides in Newburyport and after describing
| his property satisfactorily to him had it restOr-
ed. The purse contained over Sl000.-.Salem
! Gazette.
a fire in Harlow's Block, at Bangor, ON
| Thursday night, involved a loss to Alonzo
Bartlett, book and stationery dealer, of $1,000;
| 1 H.. n =
warehouse, loss about $500; insured.
| On Sabbath morning last, Miss Hannah Ty-
Ter, daughter OF Capt Andrew Tyler of Frank
| fort, came near losing her life by applying a
very small quantity of creosote to kill the
nerve of a decayed tooth. In about two hours
after the application she was thrown into con
| vulsions, and remained insensible through the
day. For some time her life was despaired of.
| She now lies dangerously ill of congestion Of
| the brain.
In June last Down East Yankee purchas-
ed lot of salmon at a trifing price, and by a
| peculiar process, daily applied, kept the fish
frozen until few days since, when he sent the
lot to New York, where they found ready
market at 90 cents pound.
RHODE ISLAND.
| In Btistoi last Saturday, Edward c. Brun-
sen, of the firm OF Camp, Rrunsen & Sherry,
| sugar refners, met with a serious accident.
He was i'll the engine room of the establish
ment with which he is connected, cOnversing,
with his left arm resting on the bed plate,
when it was struck by the crank, breaking it
above the elbow and inhicting two severe flesh
wounds
Mr.. Saunders, the nominee of the late ICON
servative" Republican Convention in Rhode
Island for Lieut.. Governor declines to have
his name used. AS the candidate for Govern
or has withdrawn, aud the remainder of the
ticket is the same with that OF the regular con-
vention, MIR. Saunders thus renders null the
whole boiling movement and we sincerely
trust it will not be revived.
The patience of Newport policemen appears
by the following paragraph in the News OF that |
city; owe are requested by the police to
state, that on the capture of John Short, they |
will give immediate notice, either by the ring |
ing Of bells, firing of guns, blowing of horns, |
sending out the town crier or in some other |
manner; but in Heavens name to cease this |
eternal questioning"
Mrs. Esther Slater of Pawtucket, widow of |
Samuel Slater, in her last will and testament
in addition to various legacies to relatives in
England and this country, bequeathed to tile
domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States of America" for domestic missions,
$4,000, for foreign missions, $1,000; to the
Rhode Island State Episcopal Missionary
Convention" $1,000; to the Minister, Church
Pawtucket, North Providence" her homestead
estate, which, when sold, is to become per
manent fund, two-thirds of the income of
which is to be used for the support OF the Min
lister Of said parish and the remaining third
for the support Of the poor-Provldence Jour
nal.
CONNECTICUT.
In New Haven there seem to be a good
many rowdies and some bad firemen. AT
fire there, the other night the rowdies and
fremen were determined that the building
should burn up. An engineer, who sought to
have one OF the companies play on the fire,
was insulted and on attempt to arrest the bad
fellow who sought to control the company and ]
put down the engineer, there was a row. The
rowdies cried, "down with the police - there
was a general muss and rescue of the prison
er. The result is that Engine Company No.
is "under the weather." and the matter is
10 be "fully investigated
1t is said to be fifty-three years since any
accurate survey for map of the state OF Con,
nectcut has been made.
Edward B. Rowe was elected City Clerk of
New London on Saturday, by ~ majority
over Ezra c. Smith. Both candidates were
Republicans, but the latter run on Citizens
ticket.
The Norwich people begin to talk of the
next college regatta, and think it should be held
there Theynelaim that Norwich is the best
place for it; but we think, the next race will
be on Lake Quinsigamond.
LITERARY AND PERSONAL.
Arago, on his dying bed, intrusted his friend,
NJ. Baral, with the task of editing his works
This arduous task has been completed On
the last meeting Of the Academy, M, Baral
presented the sixteenth and last volume of
AragOs works TO the learned assembly.