Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Mr.. Samuel Wilson is new candidate for
the honor of crossing the Atlantic ocean IN
balloon. He proposes to start from Boston,
and has constructed the "Great Western" and
the american Eagle" for the hazardous I'M
dertaking. The LIST of October is fixed as the
period of his departure.
Mr.. Gordon, of the American board, has
forwarded the sum of $1,000. contributed in
Boston for the relief the Syrian sufferers, and
also $500 contributed in other places.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Gu Thursday night one of the cars on the
Somerville horse railroad ran over and killed
a man who was lying on the track in drunken
sleep. Papers found in his pocket indicated
that his name was VIM. S. Bennett of WOburn.
The Sons of Malta have collapsed in Low
ell, where they lately had six hundred mem
bers, and sold their "fixns" to the highest
bidders. The humbug has exploded every
| where.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
| Mrs. Isaac Hatch of Roxbury, the last wo-
man who was supposed to have been drowned,
was picked up Thursday, in the streets OF that
city. She had been ranging the country
between Roxbury and Beverly, sleeping in
station houses and dependent upon charity.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The wife of Truman Davis of Sheffield,
who was beaten to death by her husband last
week, is the third victim to murder in that
| town within few months, and the results of
| all are traced directly to rum Davis and his
wife were both drinkers, and she was seldom
seen without bearing marks of violence. At
| ter she was dead, Davis went to neighbor
and said his wife had died of the nose-bleed,
and he wanted help to lay her out. The facts
were soon discovered and the culprit lodged
Of in thn
and the hiding of it by the wife is supposed to
have caused the fatal tragedy Mrs Davis
was an Irish woman, and her husband an
American, and the latter owned a house, barn,
blacksmith's shop, and twelve acresof land, all
valued at $1,000. He has five brothers and
three sisters, all respectable.
MAINE.
The jury of inquest in the case of BENJAMIN
Weymouth of Appleton, whose sudden and
mysterious death has been announced, have
returned a verdict that it was caused by poison
administered by his wife. They had not lived
happily together, and she had often expressed
the wish that che would die so that she might
get another husband"
Asa Wing of Augusta, So years of age, hav-
ing wife and family, eloped last week with
girl of about IL. He disposed of two forged
notes, amounting to between $50 and $40, to
obtain funds, and left for the British provinces.
the fugitlves.
RHODE ISLAND.
The laborers commenced work, Thursday,
in WOonsocket on the railroad between
Woonsocket and Bellingham. 1t is the inten.
ton to put three hundred and fifty men and
fifty horses and carts on the route, and TO fin
ish the grading of the road as early as posi-
bic.
Hon John R. Bartlett, Byron Sprague, and
w ConSfOpLy bav va visita1 Ouoboo for La
purpose of inviting the Prince of Wales to
visit Rhode Island. The Duke of Newcastle
replied that, as lie desired to see the American
manufacturing towns, he might visit Rhode
Island and would inform the delegation by
letter.
CONNECTICUT.
An Englishwoman in Hartford fell down
stairs last Tuesday, receiving such injuries as
to cause her death. She left no friends, and
small personal effects, including a bank book
which gives her credit for $50.
A temperance meeting was called in New
! Preston for one evening last week. at which
the rummies gathered in sufficient force to pass
resolutions declaring that they would eat,
drink, and wear, when, where and what they
choose, and ask no odds.
On the fence of the new custom house and
post office, i'll New Haven is poster on which
| is printed, "Peace on earth not secured by
the election of Lincoln or Douglas" 1t is
supposed to express the views Of the office
| holders inside.
Returns from 81 of the 161 towns in Con-
necicut show gain of 9,4S8 The table
shows gain in 46 towns of 81, 426, and a loss
in 10 towns Of 1878. The census has not been
completed in towns which will show the largest
gains
PERSONAL.
Kossuth and Klapka, and large body of
Hungarian refugees, the latter mitarily or
ganized, are, it is reported, at Bucharest pre-.
pared to invade the country and get up reVo-
lutiCn.
The Malone OF Florence states that when
Alexander Dumas landed at Leghorn, he was
loudly cheered by the multitude upon which
lie said-"Your applause is for Garibaldi, and
not for me-"
The Princess Frederick William of Prussia
now devotes much attention TO sculpture,
under the tuition Of distinguished artist of |
Berlin.
1t has been determined (says the lancet by |
the college of physicians with the consent |
of the next of kin OF the iustrious discoverer
of the circulation, TO restore his tomb at
Hampstead church in such a manner as to
secure his remains from the dissertation and
destruction to which they are now exposed.
The London friends of Mr.. Hannay gave
him public dinner at the Freemasons' Tav.
assume his new editorial duties In the acct
dental absence of Mr. Thackeray, Mr.. Hep
worth Dixon occupied the chair, supported by
Prof. Mason, Mr.. Doran, Mr.. Blanchard Jer-
rold, and a large party of literary friends
The most cordial God.speeds were given to
the guest Of the evening
MISCELLANEOUS.
John Morrissey has lost $4,000 which he
"bucked against the tiger" at Saratoga The
winner is Il Boston gentleman of sixty, ele.
giant, polished and refined, who has held
gamblers court at Saratoga every year, and
with nearly uniform success.
Abdel Kader, when in Paris, expressed his
admiration of the pious devotedness of the
Sisters of Charity LET the day ever come"
he said, "when those servants of Christ and
humanity shall be exposed to any danger,
will protect and defend them even at the ut
most personal risk" Not long ago he fulfilled
this vow, by rescung at great peril, number
of Sisters Of Charity whose lives were endan.
| gered during the massacres in Syria.
| A library exclusively for women is to be
| opened in New York next month. The wo-
men have shown dislike to visit the reading
rooms or the public libraries in that city. The
new library has already about 5000 volumes.