Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

| Inc Boston Traveller reports the kldnap-
ping OF a Child from its mother in Boston, I'M
der circumstances indicating that it was stolen
by the Catholics The mother was formerly
Catholic, but renowned the faith on the
death of her husband. The disappearance OF
her child under the circumstances leads her to
suspect the agency OF her old associates, al
though no very clear evidence appears i'll the
statement of her suspicious.
One George Sparhawk has brought suit
in the Superior Court, Boston, against Gcnery
Twichell, president of the Boston and Wor
cester railroad corporation, for assault and bat
terry. There has been controversy Of long
standing between Sparhawk and the company
in reference to the boundary line between the
land of the respective parties. The present
suit is the result of an interview with Mr..
Twichell, with which Mr.. Sparhawk was dis
satisfied.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The wife OF M. N. Davinson, insurance
agent in Taunton, committed suicide, We'd
nesday evening, By hanging herself with Il
pocket handkerchief to a bedpost in her cham
Der. She was SO years of age, and leaves two
interesting children.
The family OF Mr.. Edmund Doty, formerly
of New Bedford, now of Whiteside county
| Illinois, were among the sufferers by the late
J tornado. His house was swept from its foun-
NttllOllS, Two Vi Ills SUBS were SCTlOuSlV 1nlurs
| ed end nearly all his buildings were destroy
ed Their personal property, with the excep-
ton of their night clothes, was wholly swept
away.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
| Two dwelling houses in Pittsficld, were re-
Gently struck by lightning, and at the same
moment persons who were drawing water from
the Ashley water pipes, in different parts OF
the town, sensibly felt shock and supposed it
was their own houses that had been struck
1t is probable that the electric fluid traversed
the main water pipes and connections through
out the entire village.
The republican ratification meeting in Pitts
field, on Tuesday, was presided over by ex-
Gov. Briggs, who made an excellent speech on
taking the chair. Hon. Ensign Kellogg ad-
dressed the meeting in happy vein, and the
Chicago nominees were fully endorsed.
When the smoke is thoroughly cleared out
Of the eastern portions of the Hoosac tunnel,
one can stand in the heading and distinctly see
the mouth, distance OF 1865 feet. 1t appears
to be about the size of a ten cent piece
George Hull of Boston, while engaged in
playing ball at Lee, on Saturday last, was
struck in the face by bat which slipped from
the hands of boy, and his upper jaw broken.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The trial of Amasa Holcomb of Southwick
indicted for the late infamous attempt to muir.
der his own wife, has been put over to Deem
Der term, in accordance with the urgent
solicitation of his counsel who represented
the delicate health of Mrs. Hocomb as the
reason.
MAINE.
Rev. Henry w. Brown, formerly of Wor-
cester, Mass, was ordained at Christ Church,
in Augusta on the 1st inst. The Augusta
Farmer says-"The church was ornamented
by evergreen baskets filled with beautiful
flowers. suspended from each of the chande-
liers, and over the pulpit, which was festooned
in a very tasteful manner by wreaths formed
from lilies of the valley and other delicate and
chaste flowers. The music was excellent,
and the occasion was one of much interest
and qualification to the many who were pres
emit"
Capt. Isaac Stearns, formerly of Waltham,
Mass, keeper of White Head Light, died in
stantly, on Tuesday morning, probably from
disease Of the heart Capt S. was retired
shipmaster, well known and highly respected
i'll that community.
On Tuesday evening last letter was re-
ceived at Bangor from Hon. Hannibal Ham.
lin, containing donation of one hundred dol
lars in aid of Maxwell and Stowell of that citv.
who were injured while firing a salute at
Hampden in honor of Lincoln and Hamlin's
nomination.
VERMONT.
In town in Vermont, last week, two girls
who were passing along the street were knock
ed down by lightning, but not seriously in
jured. On the neck of one is All impression
in red like the branch of tree, and one of her
feet was blackened About dozen houses
throughout the state were struck during the
same storm.
RHODE ISLAND.
Governor Sprague of Rhode Island has an,
pointed the following commissioners under the
act for the prevention of the cattle disease in
that state :-Messrs Elisha r. Potter, South
Kingstown; Edward d. Pearce Providence,
Emanuel Rice, Warwick; Lewis b. Smith,
Darlington Joseph j. Bailey, Newport Hon.
VIM. r. Staples Of Providence, will act as
clerk to the Board.
CONNECTICUT.
"Our House." a notorious resort of the
lowest classes, in KillingIy has been broken
up by the officers, and the occupants compelled
to leave the town.
The thieves who stole the clothing from the
lines i'll Putnam, several weeks since, have
been sent TO the House of Correction for eight
or ten months. One Charles Finnemore, is
an old offender; the other, Luther A. Taft is
young.
The galley of the schooner Superb lying at
Capt. Colts dock, in Norwich, was broken
open the other night by some viainous tel-
low, who stole and carried away a leg of veal.
three cheap novels, and the stewards musical
library, consisting of not less than two nor
more than six songs of humorous and senti
mental character.
MIR. Jerry Pierce, colored resident of Hart
ford, was before the Police Court Thursday,
charged with chronic obfuscation He recent
~ won the hand of Mrs. Freeman, a delicate
girl Of 20 years and 800 lbs, since which he
has spent most of the time celebrating the
event and whipping his wife On Wednesday
night her womanly pride rcbeled, and led to
his incarceration for sixty days.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The disease which destroyed so many of
the cattle in Massachusetts is said to have
made its appearance in Bucks county, Pa.
Within a short time, Charles Minchencr, a
farmer OF Bristol township, lost nearly all his
valuable herd Of cows of a complaint said to
resemble very much the dreaded cattle dis
ease.
In Detroit, woman has brought an action
against her husband to recover wages as do.
nestle. 1t seems he procured divorce from
her eight months ago. She knew nothing
about it, ana lived with him, performing do
nestle duties, &c. One bright morning he
told her OF the divorce, and much exasperated,
she seeks to punish him. Queer pa lace out
west--isn't it?
Three of the chiefs of the Winnebagoes,
each past eighty years of age, with several
members of the tribe, have come down from
their present location on the upper Mississippi
to their old hunting ground at Green Bay,
Wis, to see the familiar places once more, and
die. The three old chiefs were prominent
actors in the famous Black Hawk war.
One Of the western papers reports some