Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


day, contributed S5S to the Mt. Vernon Fund
The agent of the association was probably
among the sharpers who waylaid the hard
working tars, as they left their ship, and made
them believe it was Gods service.
Lewis Dennis, of the Fourth Police, Bos'
ton, died of lung fever, Wednesday evening
This is the fifth death which has occurred
within few weeks among the police of thai
district
In the Superior Court, Wednesday, Judge
Hoar dismissed the petition of Manager Dav'
export for the injunction to restrain the Man
ayers of the National Theatre from producing
the play of the "Octoroon," on the ground
that the license of Bourcicault, the author, was
not a subject of equity. The matter will be
carried before the United States Court, on the
copyright question.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Hon. Edward Everett President, and Clas.
Hudson, Corresponding Secretary, OF the Lex
ington Monument Association, have issued an
address TO the people of the United States, ell
oquently urging the erection OF monument
at Lexington to commemorate the battle OF the
| 18th of April, 1775.
The shoe bottomers of Natick, to the mum
Der of 500 have struck for higher wages.
Public meetings have been held, and general
conspiracy entered into for the encouragement
and support of those who may lose their places
on account of the demonstration.
On Tuesday evening, in Dunstabe, Mi. JET
ferson Robbins, single man aged twenty-seV-
en- years, hung himself i'll his fathers barn.
Insanity caused by losses in law suits, is sup
| posed to have been the cause of the deed
| ESSEX COUNTY.
The adjourned shoemakers' meeting In
| Lynn of those who favored strike" was
held Wednesday evening. The canvassing
tfon It'll fhair
are expected to produce sufficient excitement
to warrant general meeting tomorrow (Sat-
urday) evening, in promotion of the independ-
ent movement.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
John Clarke of Franklin, was tried before
the Superior Court of Norfolk County last
week, for burning the barn of VIM. Il. Mel
son, and though recommended to mercy, was
sent to prison for six years. There had been
quarrel between the Clarkes and Nelson's,
and the guilt was not all on one side.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Nancy Manwarring of Falmouth, an aged
lady on the verge of 70 years, retired in her
usual health, Monday evening, and was found
corpse on the following morning. She
probably died in fit.
CONNECTICUT.
Eliza Slosson, a school teacher in North
Stamford has been fined SIS and costs, by the
Superior Court at Bridgeport, for cruelty whip
ping 9oy named saunders only SIX years OF
age ~ IS ailegeo that tne scnooi teacner
STRUCK the chlla more thiih elghty Die"s Win
whip, for running away from school.
| The NOrwalk Gazette says merchant tailor
OF tiat town named 1homas Riley, VINO ao'
seconded on the 5oth ult., but VINO enjoyed the
confluence OF the community, mas since proved
10 pe aJo'yeT 10 We amount q Se0efat MoHSanaS
q aOHo'S
LITERARY AND personal b
Inc second volume OF Or. Palfrey "Hlsto-
ry OF New England is nearly ready Tor pub,
lcation' MT. bancrofts eighth volume Will
soon De issued from tile press. 1t is the sec
onu volume OF that portion OF the work relat-
ing 10 the history OF the revolutionary war.
Inc monument OF Robert stephenson, III
Westminster Abbey, Will be window, by
wales OF Newcastle: The rich window, that
VIII nan exclude ana halt admit the light, VIII
throw most properly northern and religious
iignt on the grave OF the great engineer.
- OlrarH, the leader OF the orchestra at the
Grand opera IN Parls, was taken Ill as the OPP
era was about to begin, on the 10th ult., and
9e'lg conveyed Nome dled at midnight lis
disease was sufocatlng asthma. lie was %
years old' was good composer, and has been
leader at the opera since 1916.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Philadelphians are making a Jealous
effort to procure the removal of the capitol
from Harrisburg to their own city, on the
ground that "the political capitol ought to be
the proud ornament end representative city OF
the State"
In the Maine legislature, an insane "Daugh
ter of the Regiment has been in the habit o.
attending the sessions during the last three
years, possessed with the idea that she has
been wronged of her property, and that tho
State owes her redress. Her petitions are in
variably referred and rejected to which she
listens with great complacency, and tries
again.
The gods favor their own. AT the annua
distribution of the pictures of the Cosmopoli
tan Art Association for 1860, Herring's famous
picture of the "Village Blacksmith" fell tt
Gov Wise of Virginia. 1t is valued at $4,000
and is really rich work of art
The trustees of the Methodist Episcopa
Church on Taylor's Island, Dorchester county
Md, have, by unanimous vote of the board
decided in leaving the M. L. Church and join
ing the Methodist Church South. Whilr
waiting for a stated supply the preachers o
Church Creek circuit will supply the pupi
till the sitting of the Philadelphia conference
The annual meeting of the New York liquo
dealers association broke up on Tuesday in {
precious row. The American and German
members had united to monopolize the office.
and the handling Of the funds to the exclusion
of the Irish members. The latter got the ait
of gang of "dead rabbits" and entered thu
hall, seized the ballot boxes broke the head,
of several of the other party, and dispersed
the meeting.
DR.. Lucius Howard of Keene, Coshocton coun
ty, Ohio, formerly of South Hero, Vt, was in
stantly killed on the 2Sth ut., by blow in
ficted by Lewis Farwell. DIR. Howard hat