Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


Death of Dir. ELis.-Charles Ellis, Esq,
President of the Howard Bank, who was struck
by paralysis Sunday morning, died at his resi-
dence at Roxbury, Monday afternoon. He
was gentleman of rare intelligence, integrity
and independence of mind, and was highly es-
teemed by all His age was SO years.
The dwelling house of ARENAS Wiswall at
Oak Hill, Newton, was consumed last Monday
afternoon, while the family was at church,
with nearly all the furniture and wearing APP,
parel belonging to the family The loss will
not fall short of $4,000. Insured for $780,
The fire was the work of an incendiary.
An unknown woman, overcome by her vices,
aged about % years, lost her way in one Of
the out-ot-the-way streets in Roxbury, some
ten days ago, and persisted. Her body was
found, as the snow melted, last Monday after
noon.
ESSEX COUNTY.
During the extreme cold weather of last
week, an Irish woman in the town of DAN
yers died of starvation, while her husband lay
helpless in the house from the effects of epilep-
tic fits Her infant child, four days old, died
i'll her arms.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Deer Hunting.-This sport is vigorously
pursued this winter in Sandwich woods, aud
large numbers have been taken. Two sports
men were out few days since and started up
three deer one gentleman having a double
barrel gun, shot two of them, and the other,
with single gun, shot the third-NeU Bed
ford Standard.
In Taunton, Monday, William Cobb of
Dighton had his carriage dashed in pieces by a
runaway freak of his horse.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The jurors in the case of Mrs. Shaler of Can
ton, who was accused of causing the death of
her husband, &C., were equally divided, and
could not agree. The testimony was contra
dictory as well as disgusting.
CONNECTICUT.
Miles VIM, temperate man New Haven,
bet dollar Saturday evening that he could
drink two quarts of wine in two hours, and not
be damaged by it, drinking half a pint at a
time. He drank seven halt-pints and fell in
sensible. In two hours he was dead.
PERSONAL.
The suspension of Mr.. John n Genin, the
well-known halter in Broadway, New York, is
announced. The extent of his liabilities is not
yet ascertained, but it is probably large.
Rev. George Candee, Rev. William Ken.
drick, and Robert Jones, missionaries OF the
American Missionary Association, have been
expelled from jackson County, Ky, after hay
ing their hair and boards shaved, and tar put
on their heads and faces.
Aeuluo PbOi ANtM 1OIhj ali eAltuSlNG QGdlcT
in East India goods, especially in pepper, cas-
STA, and the other spices, has been compelled
to suspend. His liabilities are estimated at
S500000.
A son of Hon. Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio
was killed on the Dayton Railroad last Tues.
day He was passing through the train, and
fell from the cars.
General Houston met with a severe accident
in Texas, near Walnut Creek His carriage
was overturned, and the fingers of both hands
Of his wife were broken or dislocated
Mr.. Samuel Lawrence has established him
self in New York as a wool broker and al
ready commands fair share of business, as he
thoroughly understands the trade in all its de-
tails-BoSton Transcript
MISCELLANEOUS.
Governor Chase, in his message, estimates
the valuation of the real estate in Ohio at
S64l ,9l8, ISL The average value of the land
is SIT 4S per acre. The land valuation in 1925
was 45,035,259 The lists of personal estates
are not yet completed, but the commissioner
on statistics estimates the entire property in the
state at 81 ,050,000 900.
Spars are sent from Puget Sound to Asia.
the Sandwich Islands, Australia, and to the
nayies of England and France The Hon. l.
|. Stevens, Congressional delegate from Wash
ington Territory, has stated that within one
mile Of the shores of the Sound there is more
timber than can be found on all the tributaries
of all the waters of Maine"