Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-13
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
nosroN AND YIo1NIrY.

Henry Calone, a laborer, fell from gravel
train, on the Back Bay, Wednesday afternoon,
and broke his neck, killing him instantly.
Usually the laborers have been killed by being
run over by the trains, but Calone was an ex-
ception to the rule.
Wednesday evening, on gambling den in Brat
tie street, Boston, and arrested thirty-six "bold
CHANDELIERS" were engaged in the fascinating
game of "props." Less than two hours later
they made a second descent on the same shop,
and arrested sixteen other young gentlemen
for the same cause. Their friends rallied,
however, and bailed them out of the Tombs
before midnight.
Hugh l. Jeffries, five years of age, was run
over by wagon team, in Commercial street,
"Wednesday afternoon. The horse struck the
boy with his feet, knocking him down, when
two wheels passed over his body, killing him
almost instantaneousIy.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Bristol County
Temperance Society was held in Taunton
Wednesday. DR. Nathan Durfee, of Fall
River was chosen President. Several speak
ers were present from other sections of the
State, giving encouraging accounts of the pro-
gress of the Sons of Temperance throughout
the State. Rev. Edwin Thompson deplored
the yllsresulting 70 the temperance cause from
the use Of medicinal preparations having New
England rum for their basis,
Mr.. Diman has rendered his resignation of
the pastorate of the First Congregational
church in Fall River.
The late Elder Hervey Sulng of New Bed.
ford bequeathed $500 to the Rhode Island and
Massachusetts Christian Bible Society. He
gave to four OF his grandchildren $4,000 each,
and the balance of his property is to be divided
equally between his three surviving children,
making in all about 100000
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
shop, formerly used as varnish manu-
factory, situated near the house of Mr. Eph-
rain Brett, in North Bridgewater, was de-
stroyed by lire on Tuesday night. The build.
ing was owned by Joel Brett of Boston, and
valued at $780,
HANPDEN COUNTY
William N. MerriclI of Wibraham Las some
RoXbury Russet apples that were picked in
September, 1858. A half bushel of them were
put INTO a barrel in the cellar and forgotten,
and when recently found some of them were
as sound as when put there.
PERSONAL.
The Rev. Arthur Cleveland Cox has re-
ceiyed an invitation to become pastor of st.
Peters Church, Philadelphia, of which DIR.
Odenheimer, now Bishop of New Jersey, was
rector for many years.
tilO is SO seriously Ill lflaL
no hopes are entertained of his recovery
VIM. Boone, judge of the United States Dis
trict Court New Mexico, died in Philadelphia
Thursday morning.
1t is reported of the Southern Methodist
Bishops that not one is capable at this time of
doing effective work. Bishops Soule and An.
drew are feeble through age Bishop Paine
from the fracture of several ribs Bishop
Pierce from sickness contracted by California
exposure and labor; and Bishop Kavanagh
from long protracted spell of sickness
RHODE ISLAND.
r. Richard Gilmartin and James Salisbury
who assaulted Ebenezer A. Rose in Valley
Falls on Monday afternoon, were arrested the
same evening and placed under 500 bonds.
The condition Of Mr.. Rose having been re-
ported critical, the parties were re-arrested
Thursday and placed under additional bonds
of $l100 each.
A young Irish woman named Mary Corev.
widow of Jesse Corey, was SO badly burned
by her clothes taking fire in house in Elm.
wood, Il. l., on Friday the 23d ult., that she
died on Sunday morning last, after the most
intense sutfering.-PrOcidence Post
MISCELLANEOUS
The Glasgow Herald notices the discovery
OF new tibrous substance somewhat resem-
bling silk, and possessing remarkable strength.
1t is the product of tree growing in South
America, and specimens Of it have already
attracted the attention of scientific men.
The California steamer Baltic took out from
New York, last Thursday, several hundred
hives OF bees, mostly collected from the-inte-
rior of the state. They are sold on the Pacific
coast with great pecuniary advantage.
The famous black doctor of Paris, who is
said to have cured an immense number of can
cers-one on the lip OF Sax-horn Sax, among
others-has been imprisoned for quackery.
which it seems is indictable in Paris. His
magnificent establishment has been sold out by
the minions of the law.
The aflianced bride of Henry Roberts waited
long with her mother, clergyman, and MANY
atfectonate friends, at church in Georgetown.
one appointed day recently, for the bridegroom,
that the marriage might take place. But to
their surprise he came not. On the way thither
he quarrelled with companion and was killed.
so that glad hearts were turned to weeping.
Mr.. Price, OF st. Stephen, in Maine, was
burned out of house twice in one one night
He owned two houses, a short distance from
each other. The one he lived in took fire
about 6 o'clock, and his family had barely
time to escape to the other. About II O'Clock
| that also was found to be on fire, and as the
night was bitterly cold, was laid in ashes.
! DIR. Livingstone, the African explorer
writes to the New York Geographical Society
that his party, in ascending branch of the
| Shlre river, came upon herds of elephants
which appeared as far as the eye could reach.
1t was estimated that eight hundred of these
noble animals were seen in one valley.
The Jerusalem correspondent of the Boston
Traveller says that Prince Alfred, Queen Vic
toria's second son, who is midshipman in the
British navy, while in the port of Jaffa receiv-
ed severe thrashng from brother MILDLY.
whom he had insulted; and it is related Of
him, greatly to his credit, by his brother off.
GERS, that after his defeat he begged the vic
tors pardon for having commenced the quar-
rel.