Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


the lncendlary running, and nreu several PTS
tol shots at him, but missed. The loss to Mr..
Gale will be about $500.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The barn of o. II. Roberts in Haverhill was
destroyed by fire, Tuesday afternoon. The
fire extended to and destroyed the dwelling
houses of Stephen Roberts, j. l.. Diekil, and
one other, name not given. The loss was
about $4,000 and was fully insured i'll Haver-
hill and South Reading.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The throat distemper is raging in a number
of families at bingham and vicinity On
Tuesday last, Mary Lincoln. about twenty
years DID, daughter of Edwin Gardner, was
taken with very sore throat, and fingered
until Saturday night, when she died. and was
buried on the following day. Three other
children of Mr.. Gardner are suffering with the
same disease, and one of them, child of two
years, was not expected to live through Mon
day.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette says the Congrega-
tionalist church in Seekonk was broken into
last week, and that sixteen chairs were stolen
The thieves removed the sofa from the pulpit,
and commenced taking up the carpets, but
from some unknown cause, left with nothing
but the chairs.
One more unfortunate, daughter of DIR. Mil
lard, late of Providence, and the wife of George
Chace late of New Bedford, was found dead in
cell at the watch house in Fall River, last
week. She had been living apart from her
husband, and died from extreme fatigue and
exposure.
Frank Drew and Henry Trott were arrested
in Taunton last Saturday, for obtaining under
false pretenses, a lot of jewellers tools and
gold from harrington & Go. of Providence
They were undertaking to dispose of the spoils
to the watchmakers in Taunton.
Some of the ladies in New Bedford, had
picnic at fremont Grove the other day, at
which their gentlemen friends were guests
Their right to vote on the subject in a division
of the "Sons" had been questioned, and they
took it into their own hands
James M. Stewart has disposed of the Bris.
tol County News, published at North Attic
boro, and will remove to New Orleans, to ac-
cept lucrative position in other business.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A lawsuit has sprung up respecting be-
quest made by the late Luman Pease of South
Deertield. He made five benevolent societies
the residuary legatees of his property, and
among the societies is the american Tract
Society" The question to be determined is,
whether the Boston or the New York society
shall have the money. The sum at issue is up
ward of $4,000
Elihu Belden Of Whately, has harvested
twelve acres of wheat making 700 shock,
is estimated to yield 600 bushels, at least The
seed came from Kentucky, and was sown on
land that was planted with tobacco last year.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
While the stock train on the Western rail-
road was coming down the mountains yester-
day morning, young night owl flew into the
locomotive and was captured by the engineer
and fireman. The train was running at
good rate of speed, and the safe and peculiar
manner in which the bird got aboard is some
what remarkable. 1t now occupies a promi-
nent place in the engine house in Springfield.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Some bills on file in the town of Hatfield
were recently overturned, among which was
one for services rendered as seectman, in
which the following charges occur: For max
ing warrant, drawing orders, preparing to make
report, making report, stationary, ito extra
hindrances and various small matters dnring
the year, $500" Also another one-"Io time
spent making out the ADORE JW so cents"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The 1ash-boards were all taken off of
Amoskeag dam, at Manchester Monday
night, by party of fifteen persons from
Hooksett A portion of the mills were stop
ped on Tuesday in consequence of tho act,
and the others run at low speed.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mrs. John Pullen, with some friends, visited
a rolling mill in Providence on Tuesday, when
her dress was caught in the machinery in
dangerous manner She would have been
crushed to death had not the belt broken. She
escaped with the loss of her clothing and Sc
we're bruises upon her chest.
CONNECTICUT.
A suit against the heirs of the late VIM.
Mason, for $50, 1000, has been commenced at
Brooklyn, in Wlndham county. 1t is brought
by the creditors of Mr.. Mason's son, Amasa
Mason, who made a failure in the agricultural
implement business at Rochester. 1t is claim
ed by his creditors that the estate of the IA
ther is responsible to the amount Of $4,000.
Distinguished counsel are employed-Messrs.
O'Connor and Cutting of New York are en-
gagged.
W. j. Clark of Southington applies for an
injunction against Orrin Atwater, of the same
place. Both have mill privileges on the Quin-
nipiac river, Atwater being above, and the pc
tltioner alleges that he runs late at night and
then shuts oil the waller until late next day
by which all below him are embarrassed.
One Lorenzo johnson, formerly lawyer in
New Haven county, enlisted as a captain in
the Mexican war, resigned under cloud, and
was reported, died in Illinois but gentleman
Of New Haven, who knows him well, says he
recently saw him in California, working as a
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an assumed name.
During the storm on Saturday night, the
house of Jacob Heller, on Grand street, New
Haven, was struck by lightning and set on fire
The ram which followed put out the fire with.
out the aid of the fire engines. All the mem.
bers of the family were affected by the shock,
but no one seriously injured.
There is to be camp meetiag near the vii
age OF Wilimantic, commencing OH Wednes.
day, Sept. 3, 1860.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The old practice, observed in New Orleans
| from the time of the French settlement of
firing cannon at the hour for slaves to be at
home, expired on the evening of July Both. On
the following evening the signal was given by
the bells of the fire alarm telegraph, which the
slaves are from that time compelled to observe
The alarm is given at 8 O'Clock from April to
October, and at o'clock for the rest of the
year.
Two aged paupers, on the verge of 70 years
occupying room together in the New York
almshouse, had a dispute one day last week
about leaving the door open, from which
| fight ensued and one of the wretched men was
slain.
M. Bgio of Paris has discovered the long.
| forgotten purple dye, known in the classics as
| Tyrian purple. Pliny distinguishes two tints,
one violet, and the other red. The former is
derived from the murer TuncuLuS, which at
| present is very rarely found in the Adriatic
the latter, which is the true Tyrian purple, is
furnished by the mmer b,andoniS.
The four leading western cities are now
nearly of the same size, although ten years
ago there was an extraordinary disparity be.
tween them. Cincinnati now numbers a pop
ulation of 10000; st. Louis, $4,000; Pitts
burg, 100000 Chicago, 100000 Memphis,
tc .hal,i,