Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Boston and Worcester Railroad was DESTROYED
by fire, Friday morning. There were sixteen
engines in the shop, six of which were de-
stroyed, viz the Ajax, Heca, Nathan Hale,
Hercules Bison, and Camel. Loss is estimat
ed at $4,000, and is partially insured.
The Boston Transcript says that a volume
of the records of the Old South Church in
Boston, which has been missing for more than
half century, has been found in the safe of a
room formerly occupied by prominent law.
yer, now deceased, and it is thought the re-
cords were examined by him in some suit, and
were forgotten. The volume sheds much
light upon some of the parish funds
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The remaining property of the Pemberton
Mill Company was sold at auction Thursday,
in two separate lots, one consisting of quanti-
ty OF land, six mill powers, several brick build
ings, and the remains of the factory building
which brought 5000, and was sold to David
Nevins of Boston, the other, consisting chiefly
of broken machinery, which was sold for
$1l900.
The city council of Lowell has appropriated
Sl62O0O for the expenses of the current year,
of which SAT 900 is for the support of schools,
and $4,000 for school houses. The whole
number of pupils in the schools last year was
o,S4S. The city council has also passed an
ordinance abolishing the office of superintend-
ent of schools.
Patrick Kinley and his wife, living in Mai
den, had a-drunken fight on the night of the
24th ult, when one of them used little child
to strike the other! The child was afterwards
dropped upon the floor and trod upon by the
maddened parents as they continued their
fight Of course the poor thing died. The
father has been arrested for murder, and the
miserable mother has fled
George b. Richardson, formerly in the fruit
business in Boston, from which lie retired with
a handsome competency, but lately suffering
under the delusion that he was coming to
want drowned himself in Spy Pond in Cam
bridge last Thursday.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Tuesday afternoon, as a young man was
preparing "red saunders" dye stuff, in the
apothecary shop and drug store of L. G. Swan
Ill Haverhill the fumes caught fire. a large
quantity Of burning fluid alcohol, and drugs,
were in immediate proximity, and an explo-
sion seemed inevitable. The fire was put out,
MIR. Swan having sacrificed quantity of cloth
ing III smothering it.
Buckley, the pedestrian, better known as
the "Lynn Buck" was arrested at Haverhill
Thursday, and taken to Lynn by officers from
that city. He is charged with being the party
who stabbed a man in Lynn on the first day of
the shoemakers' strike.
The ladies of Gloucester gave grand leap
year ball a few evenings since, and invited all
the gentlemen Of the town. The Telegraph,
in its account of the affair." says AFTER the
conclusion of the first dance, was presented
singular and an animated scene. The gentle
men were conducted to their seats, and the
ladies swarmed the floor in search of partners
for the next dance, and the next, and the next,
etc. Smiles were oil every face-the blushing
tints deepened visibly on many fair counte.
nance; but the questions were asked in honied
words, and the dance moved gaily on, amid
sparkling repartee, profuse compliments, and
little spice Of absurdity."
The "strkers in Haverhill paraded the
streets Friday, to the number of 800 or 400
bearing banners with determined, but gen.
orally pacific notices. Much good humor
seemed to prevail and some of the leading
manufacturers have yielded to their demands.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Mercury says that Mrs Wilton, re-
siding at Jessevie, is l0l years old. She is
about ripe for the Reaper; but although so
very old, and having passed into the state of
second childhood, she retains her ply fac
ulties to good degree, and can walk about
home very comfortably.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Edwin M. Washburn of Lee, of the firm of
Bangs & Washburn, was caught by belt in
the grist mill at LenoX Furnace, on Saturday,
and had his leg broken above the ANGLE, so
that both bones protruded two inches through
the flesh.
The North Adams News says the Sons of
Malta in Williamstown, who were enioving
some huge and noisy initatory fun, have been
dispersed by authority and advice of the facul-
ty of the college.
The new chapel of Williams College has
been pronounced unsafe.
The venerable Phneas Allen, senior editor
n Enid S,,,, 4. l.
is lying seriously ill.,
Messrs. Dmmocl1 and Dwight, engineers
and gas contractors of Springfield, have pro-
posed to erect gas works in North Adams lay
ing three miles of pipe, for 100000, the citi-
zens taking $4,000 of the stock, and they the
remaining $4,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The committee of the executive council
who visited the Hoosac tunnel last week, upon
the application for the instalment of $1,000
OF the state loan for finishing the second thou
sand feet of the tunnel, have returned, salts
ned that the work is done according to the
requirements of the law, and reported that
the lnstalment should be paid.
RHODE ISLAND.
We are happy in being - aantou Stata. that
Rhode island is true to neSCnI0tf: 7 iefts
is carriage maker inProvidence who gives
notice that he can make carriage which will
carry man into office or anywhere else,"
and he also repairs carriages in constitu-
tlonal and Union Hike manuer." Such evident
signs OF loyalty should be encouraged.
CONNECTICUT.
Republican nominations for sheriIs Hart
ford county, Lucius c. Goodrich of Simsbury
New Haven, Leander Parmelee of Walling,
ford New London, Richard A. Wheeler of
Stonington; Toand, William A. Foster of
Stafford; Windham, David Greenslit of
Hampton. Democratic candidates: Hartford
county, Jeffery 0. Phelps, Jr., of Simsbury
New London, James II. Hyde of Franklin
fairneld, Thomas Sanford of Reddng
A little child of William Blake of Collins
vile was burned to death on Friday. bv its
clothes taking fire from stove around which
1t was playing. Mr.. Blake, in endeavoring to
eXtlnguish the flames, burned his hands SO
badly that it is feared amputation will be nee
essary.