Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


One of the oldest parshioners of Rev. DIR.
Gannett's society has signified his intention of
presenting to that society a full chime of thir.
teen bells for the new church nov being cree
ted. The cost of the bells will be six thou
sand dollars, and the tenor bell will weigh
about four thousand pounds.
james Stewart went to Boston from Provi.
dence, on the 18th inst, with his landlady,
where they were married. Two or three days
atterstheir return the landlady' husband dis
covered some little eccentricities on their part,
and caused Stewards arrest-too late, howev-
er, tor his wite's honor.
Rev l. S. Kalloch, it is understood, has
again resigned the charge of the fremont
Temple church, or is about to do so The
Traveller says he will, under the appointment
of the Baptist Home Missionary Society, take
charge of II church in LeavenwOrth city lie
has been recommended to this post by the
Baptist clergymen Of Boston.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The working girls" of New York held
meeting Of sympathy, Monday evening, for
their Lynn sisters who are out Of work Two
able bodied men who were present were called
to act as president and secretary, some vague
discussion OF "the great labor movement" took
place, a collection Of 81 33 was taken up, and
the meeting dissolved.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. James A. Roberts of Lakeville has
very complete collection of antique coins,
numbering several hundred, and comprising
many of the richest and rarest specimens,
Coins, bearing the image and superscription of
the Roman emperors, Chinese coins, English
and French coins, in gold and silver, and of
various ages are part of his collection.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. Abraham Borden of New Bedford a
few days since shot on the wing near Waugh.
ans bridge, bald eagle, measuring five feet
eight inches across the wings, The shot took
effect only in one joint OF the wing, bringing
down the proud bird alive.
The venerable Rev. Abraham Gushee,
preached two sermons in the Unitarian church
at Dighlon, on Sunday last This venerble
minister is now, in his 9th year, and
has had an unbroken and unassisted settle
ment over the Dighton church, for a period of
fifty six years.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The first passenger train west from Spring
field, Monday morning, ran upon child about
two years old, near Chester and knocked it
through bridge, and although escaping in
slant death and broken bones, his recovery is
not probable. The child was playing upon
the road, and only the cowcatcher of the en-.
CINE touched it when the train was stopped.
The dead body of girl named ROsanna
Mccormick was found in the canal at Hol-
yoke, Monday afternoon. Three young men
with whom she was seen in company on Sun.
day evening, and by whom it is supposed she
was murdered, were arrested on suspicion.
One Of them subsequently escaped from custo-
dy by jumping from the third story window of
the Samoset House, where he was confined
CONNECTICUT,
DIR. Earle Swift, aged 76 and Laura Ripley
Swift, his wife, aged SO, of Mansfield, celebra.
ted last week the tittieth anniversary of their
marriage. OF their six sons and four daugh.
tiers, all are living but one son, all are married
and all were present with their families. Half
the town participated in the festival.
One more of the veterans Of the revolutiona.
ry period, Nehemiah w. Lyon, died at his res.
idence in Easton, on Thursday last, in the
10lst year of his age. The date of his birth