Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

1liG UCilDcTS Vi llle DuIlkeT I'LL DOds NluU
have arranged for the second Bunker Hill re"
gatta, to take place on the Mystic River, on
Monday, the 18th of June. The Beacon Cup
regatta will take place in the latter part OF
June.
The Boston Journal says a fashionably
dressed lady, in passing up Washington street
accidentally dropped several quarter dollars to
the amount of about two dollars, but being too
proud to pick them up, they passed into the
possession of a newsboy who happened to be
on hand.
The case of the police officers arrested in
Boston is continued to Wednesday. Hon. B.
E. Butler, b. f. Russell, and John T. Paine,
nave been retained to conduct the defense
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
A man named Melville Hanscom, of Chel-
sea, was run over by the northern express
tram from Lowell on Friday night. He I'M
dertook to get on the train while it was in
rapid motion, but losing his hold fell under
the cars inJuring him SO badly that he lived
but short time. His parents reside in Elliot.
Me.
A building known as "Whaler's Block" in
Someryille, occupied by Irish tenants, was
burned on Saturday night, supposed to have
been set. A fire also occurred at the same
time in Maiden by which the paper hanging
mandatory of N. Newcomb, Jr., together
with block of four dwelling houses, belong
ing to him, were entirely destroyed.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The city government of Salem has appro.
prlated SlOOO for a Fourth of July celebration,
on condition that $4,000 additional be raised by
private subscription.
The Haverhil malpractice case came on
before Judge MastOn in Newburyport Mon
day, The complaint against Dr. James A
Hilton contained two counts, and charged the
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causing the death OF Caroline &. Roswell. He
was bound over in 5000 to the October
term OF the Supreme Court. 1t appears that
the medical profession in New buryport con-
denim the accused, but the public there seem
to think his statement, that he had no knowl-
edge OF the case whatever, never seen the de-
ceased, is true. AS regards the report of
another offence similar to that charged to Dr.
hilton having been committed, it appears to
nave sprung from a rumor that the deceased
had said that when she was down to Newbury-
port two or three other girls of Haverhil were
down on the same GRAND and from this it is
surmised that other prosecutions may be insti-
tuted, although there is nothing to warrant the
superstition.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The tragedy at Weymouth continues to agi.
tate that community, and circumstances all the
time grow darker against Hersey. On Mon
day, the remains of Betsey Francis, the oldest
OF the Iirrel girls, and the first that died, were
eXhumed. 1t has not yet been ascertained
whether she died of poison, but no doubt now
remains that she was the victim of the seducer.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. Rodney Durfee, of South Dartmouth,
had one OF his thumbs jammed severely while
engaged in building a stone wall, some four
weeks since, and has within the past week
died of lockjaw, resulting from the accident
The New Bedford Mercury says that the
old fort recently made out in Plymouth, by
MIR. Russell, on "Burying Hill,' was the first
one built in the colony, the second being at
Middleboro. This latter building was repaired
by Mrs. Mary Turell, and she speaks of lodg-
ing in it in 1899, and as a comfortable dwell
ing house. She was born in 1740, and her
grandfather, who came over in 1923, built the
second fort above mentioned, her maiden
name was Morey; the same grandfather
also built the first house in Roxbury,-a log
hut
In New Bedford the citizens propose to raise
$500 for July 4th, and ask the city government
tor $1,000, so as to have big time.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Greenieaf & Taylor paper mill. in
Springfield, Mass, was totally destroyed by
fire early Sunday morning. Loss estimated
mt $4,000. Insured in the Springfield, Hart
ford, and Conway offices for $4,000 Cause
unknown.
A Wide Awake club is being formed by the
republicans Of Springfield.
MAINE.
The house situated on the top of Mount
Pleasant, in Denmark, Me-, was DESTROYED by
fire on Monday morning, together with its
contents.
VERMONT.
The Termination npObla hova
$500 worth of fruit and shade trees to be set
out in different sections of the town.
CONNECTICUT.
A sturgeon weighing $50 lbs. was caught off
Watch Hill, Wednesday, and exhibited at
fish market in New Haven, Friday, still alive
and Tipping.
RHODE ISLAND.
On Saturday last the police of Providence
made a descent on a gambling saloon at the
corner Of Grange and Broad streets, arrested
the keepers and took the names of a large
number Of young men who were squandering
their own or some one else's money in profu-
sion.
lire in Old Warwick woods, near Spring
Green factory, burned over large tract Of
ground, and did considerable damage, on Sun.
day afternoon.
In Pascoag, on Friday morning little girl
OF three years, daughter of Albert Trask, was
fatally scalded by falling into pail of boiling
water. She lived less than twelve hours after
the accident. The circumstances of the case
are very distressing, as she was motheress,
and her father left for California few weeks
ago.
The Fall River (R. ~ journal learns that
Mrs James Griffith was found dead i'm her bed
Saturday morning, under circumstances that
call for investigation. Her body was badly
bruised and her head cut
MISCELLANEOUS.
Speaking of japanese money, Mr.. Alfred
). Robinson, the enthusiastic numismatologist
OF Hartford, has shown us a collection of the
curious coin Of our new friends of the bald
heads. They are of copper, silver, and
bronze, and of different value according to
size, like our own The shape of the silver
coins resembles the cakes of water color used
by children in delacing their books under the
pretext OF painting the pictures. They are
called "ichbue." The bronze and copper,
oval in form, are called "cast" The paper
money, resembling strips of bIotting paper
long used, are called "Tales. "-Ha,ft6rd Cou-
rant.
No less than three murders have already oc
Cured in this country, because of quarrels
growing out Of the late prize fight one in
Albany, one in the western part of New York
state, and the third in New Orleans, and no
doubt there are others which have not been
reported.
>, AT Lockport, Ky, on the 18th inst, J. b.
hooerts,, former sheriff of Henry county
S S ana MORALLY wounded John Stalyers
Inc affair was sequel to the fatal rencontre
that took place in the same neighborhood last
TALL resulting then in the death of Graves
Hobetts, son of j. b. Roberts, and the wound
ing of two others.
The legislature of Maryland, at its last ses.
sion, passed law prohibiting the manumis.
sion OF slaves in that state, by deed or will,