Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-19
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


sci is a fine specimen of naval architecture,
and the trip is the first of the line. There
were goodly number of gentleman and lady
| passengers on board.
The 500 illiwhich was used as bride IN
| the regular session of the legislature, passed
on Saturday into the hands of the speaker,
and was deposited in the Provident Institution
for Savings to await the claim of its owner.
The planning mill of Manning & Peterson, in
! East Boston, early Monday morning was de-
stroyed by fire, with all its contents The en-
tire loss is about $4,000. The machinery
was insured for $1,000. The building was
owned by j. p Woodbury., whose loss is
$4,000.
The store of P. F. Williston, on fremont
Row, was broken into few nights ago, and
valuable goods to the amount of sou, were
stolen. OF the property stolen was service
of silver plate given to him for his benevolent
and selfsacrificng efforts in behalf of Swedish
emigrants afflicted with ship fever, several
years ago.
In the Bunker Hill regatta, Monday after
noon the first prize for six and four cared
boats, was won by the Haidee in fourteen min,
and thirty nine seconds-two miles The Hal
dee was rowed by the sophomore crew, and
the Thetis which came in second, by the Har
ward crew. The first prize for shell wherries,
was won by w. S. Smith, time fifteen minutes
and forty-two seconds.
| MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Edward L. Hawks of Sudbury has been eX-
amined and committed in default OF 500 bail,
for firing a pistol at Horace Sanderson in that
town. The case grew out Of love" affair."
The estate in Somerville of Isaac F. Shop
ard, the forger and defaulter, consisting of a
| dwelling house stable, and 10000 feet of land,
has been sold for $4,000. Also the estate for
merly occupied by Mr.. Shepard, consisting of
dwelling house, stable, and q, 800 feet of land
for $4,000.
In the year 1858 Gov. Banks appointed
person in Marlboro as justice of the peace, but
before the commission was received the ap-
pointee died. Another person in the same
town bearing the same name took the commits
sion from the office, and has since exercised
judicial functions under it as justice of the
peace. The defendant in one of his late cases
appealed from his decision on the ground that
he had usurped his authority. The case was
heard in the Superior Court Boston, Monday,
but the Judge reserved his decision.
Otis Aliens saw mill in Lowell was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday afternoon, mourning
loss of about $4,000, on which there was in.
surance to the amount of $1,000, the policy ex-
piring at noon, Monday. Much other proper
| ty in the vicinity was damaged though the
| loss was not great.
One of the employees in the Lowell mills
has recently been detected in succession of
larcenies from the corporation. Other parties
who have been receivers, are implicated, and
the names are held in reserve till legal in
vestigatiOn has been made.
ESSEX COUNTY.
One of the large boilers in the Globe steam
mill at Newburyport burst on Monday morn
| ing, tearing the roof from the boiler house, and
SCATTERING the whole building. The boilers
have been used for fourteen years. No per.
son was seriously injured, and the pecuniary
damage will not exceed $500 or $1,000.
During the shower Saturday afternoon, the
house Of Mr.. Daniel Morrison, in Rowley,
was slightly injured by an electric stroke. A
tree in the pasture of Mr.. Paul Titcomb,
Newbury, was shattered during the same
shower In Newburyport, small tree on
Park street was partially stripped of its bark.
a house in Seabrook was also injured.
| Rev. VIM. Williams, NJ. D., of Salem, died
| Sunday morning, under circumstances of a
singular and painful character. While strap.
| ping razor fortnight since, he inflicted a
slight wound on his arm, which ended in in
tlammation and DEATH He graduated at Yale
College in 1916, and had preached and prac-
ticed in Salem, both as clergyman and ply
sician, for many years
While the stone cutters in the quarry of
Eames, Stimson, & Co., in Rockport, on Mon
day morning, were hosting a heavy stone, the
large derrick gave way, and fell on the men
hammerng outside of the ledge, killing one
named Timothy Shehan, instantly, and injur-
ing another so that he may not recover.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The colored citizens of New Bedford have
recently organized new military company,
known as the New Bedford Attacks Voun-
teers, who will make their flrstpublic appear
ance on the LIST of August next, to commemor-
ate the anniversary of British West India
emancipation.
Our fishermen, both amateurs and those of
the profession, are making good hauls. Sew
eral fine bass have been caught recently at the
bridge, blue fish aIe in abundance, and the
pilot boat Hornet, on Friday morning, brought
a swordfish, taken off Block Island, weighing
nearly 800 pounds. At Martha's Vineyard,
on the 1lth inst, some 10000 pounds of blue
fish were caught, and sold readily at u cents
realizing the round sum of S125.-Neio Bed
ford Standard, 10th.
The Fall River News says the East Brain.
tree Cricket Club have accepted the invitation
Of the club in Fall River, for a trial of skill,
on the fourth of July next. The contest is to
come off on the grounds of the latter. Eleven
members of each club are to contend for supe,
riority in playing.
Rev. Abraham Gushee, pastor of the Con
| gregational church in Dighton, has resigned
| The venerable clergyman has been pastor of
this society for fifty.seven years.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
| The town of Canton was visited by thun
der shower, Saturday afternoon, Of unusual
severity. The lightning struck the new Con
gregational church, following the lightning
rod to within fifteen feet of the ground, and
then leaving it for tile church. 1t also struck
the house of the pastor, near the church.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
VIM. Smith and Charles White the young
men who came into this region some months
since with the counterfeit So bills on the
Franklin County Bank at Greenfield, and were
arrested at Amherst, after having passed a
number of them, have plead guilty as utterers
of counterfeit money in the Supreme Court at
Northampton, and been sentenced each to nine
years in the State Prison.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence they have confidence
man, tall fellow with sandy complexion and
whiskers, who put on genteel airs, talks with
| great smoothnness, goes about seeking board,
and steals without scruple.
1t is stated by the Newport Mercury that
the disease which has proved so fatal to cattle
in Massachusetts has made its appearance at
the Town farm in Tiyerton, an OK and a COW
being affected.
The old school house building in West
| Greenwich was nearly destroyed by an explo-
sion of gunpowder, Friday night last 1t had
been lately occupied for religious meetings,
and by the sons of Temperance, who charge
the outrage upon the enemies OF decency and
good order.
The stable of VIM. L. Dean, in Newport,
together with eight or nine horses, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. Mr. Dean
| lost other prOnnrtV valued Mt Sl4OO The