Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

/ quiet and peaceabe young man, was fatally
| stabbed at a saloon on Webster street, Sunday
evening. VIM. Peering, who inflicted the
wound, was arrested and held for trial. Sew
eral fights took place, Sunday nights, OF very
| beautiful character, which would have aston
| iShed the prize fighters.
Philip Mcguire, marine reporter of the Bos-
ton Post, died ON Sunday night of hemorrhage
OF the lungs. The journal says He was
gentleman of sterling worth, quiet and mod
est in his demeanor, of a kind and obliging
disposition, and remarkably faithful to every
obligation imposed by the duties Of life. He
was universally esteemed by his many friends.
ESSEN COUNTY.
On the site of the Inflated Pemberton mills.
Monday morning, another fatal accident oc-
CURED. MIR. James A. tlearn, a laborer en-
pioyed i'll rebuilding the mill, was killed
by derrick falling upon him, caused by the
breaking OF an insufficient guy while hosting
large foundation stone Mr.. Hearns head
was crushed. He had a daughter killed at the
time Of the great catastrophe
BRISTOL COUNTY.
One of the w0rkmen in the mills at Fall
River dresser tender, weaver, and twister,
with vile and one child still living left town
on the 10Th of March, and has not since been
heard from. Mrs. Marion Mathews of Fall
River would be grateful to hear any informa.
ton concerning his fate.
The inhabitants of Taunton held another
special election on Monday, to vote upon the
acceptance of the city charter passed by the
legislature. The charter was accepted by a
sufficient majority, and Taunton takes her
place among her sister cities.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Robert Noodle and Peter Stuart, who were
implicated i'll the mysterious death of Rosanna
Mccormick, at Holy have both been dis.
nDr H. / i
by leaping from the third story window of the
Samoset Hotel, has since been arrested and
sent to Jail for drunkenness Ham, the other
suspected person, has also been discharged,
and the whole affair remains profound mys-
terry.
Edward Nolan alias California" who was
arrested at Holyoke, last week, tor highway
robbery und an assault upon Sylvester Fergu-
son, has been bound over in the sum of $1,000
for trial al the superior court. Nolan is a pop
ular rogue, and has once served Il term i'll the
state reform school.
RHODE ISLAND.
Early on Friday morning fire broke out in
the rear Of the stores of Anthony & Holloway
IN Olneyvile, destroying property to the
amount of S6000 The old tavern house of
Samuel Randall of Johnston, was damaged
$1,000. Some of the other property belonged
to Judge Randall He was not insured, though
the papers were made out and only awaited
his signature Anthony & Holloway who
lost about $1,000, were insured $1,000 at the
Merchants & Farmers office in Worcester
Walter r. Proctor'S building, damaged $500,
was insured at the Peoples Mutual in Worces.
ter.
On Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Rebecca
Hopkins fell down a flight of stairs III Provi
dence, receiving injuries from the effects of
which she died on the Friday following. Her
left shoulder was fractured, and she sustained
fatal internal injuries. Mrs Hopkins was
widow, and lacked but few days of being
sixty eight years of age.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ten or twelve years ago there lived in Rich
mond, Va, one Thomas Linton, who was so
fascinating in appearance and coquettish, that
many doubted his sex, and the city marshal
made judy of himself by first falling in love
with the fair object and then suing him for
breach of promise Now poor Tom is a boat-
ed sot, and none so poor as do him reverence
The mayor sent him to Jail the other dav out
of pity.
The friends of a young lady who was buried
IN Memphis, four years ago, recently opened
her coffin, when they found to their astonish-
ment, that full blown camea japonica,
which some atlectionate hand had twined IN
the tesseS of the girl, was remarkably fresh
looking, the leaves retaining their soft, green
ish hue to perfection.
1t is related as a very melancholy case of
matchmaking which recently took place in
New York city, that a young married lady,
who had gone astray, was compelled to furnish
her paramour with large sums of hush money
until his demands became impossible, then en-
sued revelation, despair, reparalion &c., and
tile destruction of loving aud wealthy mer.
chant prince, and OF husbands happiness
The death Of r. Ely Campbell, formerly of
West Springfield, Massachusetts, at Keokuk,
Iowa, by suicide, was announced few days
ago. There seems to have been strange
fatality i'll the family One of his brothers
was blown up on the Mississippi steamer;
another committed suicide at Ravenna, Ohio a
third brother died Of yellow fever on the Mis-
sissippi; and one of ms hrothe.s sons was
killed by boiler explosion on the same river.