Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Nj. w. w. Goodwin has been chosen Eliot
professor of Greek literature, E. A. Sophocles,
| professor of ancient, patristic and modern
| Greek, and H. j. Clarke, assistant professor
of zoology, at Harvard college.
Some ardent republican oarsman has lust
launched a fine new wherry, bearing the name
of Honest Abe" on the waters Of Charles
river
The contract for building the custom house
at Galveston, Texas, has been awarded to
| Blais,lell & Emerson of Boston, for the sum
of 1874 400
DR.. David r. Brown, convicted OF causing
| the death OF a young woman, by procuring
! abortion, has been sentenced to fourteen years
in the state prison.
Two unsuccessful attempts to pass forged
checks were made in Boston, last week, tine
forger being the same in both instances. He
was a bunger at the business.
MDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The coroners inquest on the body of Mrs.
Bryant Moore Of Lowell has resulted in a
verdict of wilful murder against the husband
of the deceased. lie waived examination and
was fully committed to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
The wife of a gentleman occupying a re-
spectacle standing in Lowell was detected in
the the theft Of dress goods to the value of
S25, and was taken to the station house. In
consequence of her previous good character
and social position, the matter was not pressed
to a legal investigation.
The Mirror states that the Marlboro and
Fetonvile branch railroad was sold at auction
last Wednesday, for $4,000, to Mr.. Lambert
Bigelow and it is expected another company
will be formed under the present ownership Of
the road.
Charles II. Potter, well known citizen of
Acton while Ngorlxiun in bic loU an
Wednesday last, was caught by belt and
carried round Il drum making three hundred
revolutions a minute When eXtrcated both
legs and one arm were broken. He remained
conscious few hours, when he died in great
agony. He was thirty three years of age, and
leaves an Interesting family.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Aloyes Miller, of New Bedford, on trial for
arson, has been acquitted. During the trial.
near its close, Adam Mackie, counsel for the
defence, was taken suddenly ill, and the trial
was postponed
The Rumford chemical works in Seekonk
have been indicted as a common nuisance
Very many witnesses have been summoned
and the case eXciles considerable interest
Charles A. Williams, teamster at Weir
Village, Taunton, received a searching fog
gng at the hands Of Virgil II, Wilde, before
whose daughters, Williams had been guilty Of
gross obscenity and indecent exposure.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
| On Wednesday evening, 10Th inst, Mrs. G..
Il. Capen Of Stoughton, while on her way
home, unaccompanied FROM the house of a
sister, was so startled by the furious barking of
a dog in her path that she ruptured a blood
vessel and died in few hours. She was TWEEN.
| ty-two years OF age.
The body Of Abigail Baker, woman of
| ,,,,t 4. ,l,,1 ,,t,,ts. L..
pendent on the kindness OF the ladies in West
Roxbury, was found, last Friday, suspended
by the neck in the house where she boarded.
NANTUCKET.
The seectmen Of Nantucket recently award.
ed Alfred Macy, member of their board, two
hundred and fifty dollars for his activity in
bringing the incendiaries in the place to JUS.
tice. With surprising modesty the gentleman
declined the award.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The large two store dwelling house of Calvin
Mayo OF Furnace village, Orange, was totally
destroyed by fire on the 2lst inst. The fire
was evidently the work OF an incendiary.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Lyman V. b. Cook of Athol, has brought n
suit against Cyrus +. Woods of Enfield, to
recover $4,000 damages for being accidentally
shot in the leg by the latter while out coon
hunting about year ago.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Benjamin G.. Fletcher was drowned in Kit
terry, on the Goth inst, under the most melan
choly circumstances He had just reached
home from an eastern voyage, and had taker
the vessels boat to go ashore, where his wife
had come down to meet him. In some strange
manner he fell from the boat and sunk to rise
no more. His stricken wife rushed into th'
water to save him, but without avail.
The legislature has increased the term 0
residence in town or city, necessary to the ex
erclse OF the right Of voting, from three to 81,