Worcester daily spy., 1860-04-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.

MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Merrimac print works in Lowell, were
damaged by fire, Tuesday afternoon, to the
value Of $1,000 or $4,000. Two thousand yards
of white cloth were destroyed, and the build
ing and machinery were badly damaged by
fire and water. The hands had finished work
for the day.
Two young men named A. A. Osborne and
Charles Il. Whitney, living in Cambridge,
were drowned on Fast day under very melan-
choly circumstances. They had been sailing
on Charles River with party of members of
the Irving Literary Association who had been
landed at Fort Washington and returned home.
AS Osborne and Whitney did not return,
search was made for them which resulted in
finding the body of the former in the river on
Friday morning Whitney had not been round
Both gentlemen were much respected. Os-
borne was president of the Irving Literary
Association.
Rev. Cyrus Pierce, or "Father Pierce" as
he was atiectionately called, well known for
his educational labors in this state, which have
extended over a period Of half a century, died
at his residence in West Newton Thursday
afternoon, at an advanced age.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The body of Mrs McCann was found Fast
day, in the canal near the ruins OF the Penn
berton mill in Lawrence 1t is supposed she
was carried with the falling walls through the
ice, and drowned. She left a family.
The journeyman shoemakers of Danvers
have voted to discontinue the strike. The
Groveland strikers have followed the example
of their Haverhll brethren.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Hon. George N. Briggs of Pittsfeld, has
been cordially and unanimously elected Chan
eeor of Madison University. If he accepts
the appointment, DIR. Eaton will retire from
the presidency, that he may devote his whole
time to the more congenial duties of his theo-
logical professorship.
VERMONT.
The United States mail agent in Vermont
lately made contract to resign his Office and
use his influence to have another person sue
ceed him, the consideration being one half
years salary. The Supreme Court has Just
ruled that the contract was invalid, and the
note given was void,
The paper mill of George Burditt, in Fair
haven, VT, was burned on the 29th ult. The
building in Burlington, owned by Hon Levi
Underwood, was destroyed by fire few nights
since.
Watson, young man of dsordered intellect
from Vermont, offered himself as witness in
the John Brown investigation at Washington.
Senator Mason elutched at the poor lunatic,
but was glad to let him escape.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The New Hampshire Methodist Conference
has elected the following delegates to tine Cen
era National Conference: j. Pike, L. d. Bar
rows, s Howard, w. f. Evans. Reserves
.. II. Jasper, j. Hall,-a strong anti.slavery
delegation.
RHODE ISLAND.
Edward Warehouse was examined at East
Greenwich, Thursday, on the charge of MUIR
derng Mr.. Burrill Arnold. One Of the wit
nesses for the defense was the widow of the
deceased. The testimony was by no means
conclusive, and left the mystery of the awful
crime as far from solution as ever.
The "wheel-barrow" wager which was very
funny the first time it was made, but inetfably
silly every time it is repeated, was paid IN
Providence, Friday, one of the defeated party
wheeling member of the successful party
from Hoyle's Hotel to the residence OF the
governor elect.
The infant daughter of John Craig, Provl'
dence, while playing near the stoYe, last Wed.
nesday, pulled a kettle of boiling water upon
her person. and was so badly scalded tnat she
died in few hours.
CONNECTICUT.
The business men in New Haven were made
the victims of petty though extensive swim.
die. on Thursday. A stranger with pocket
full of blank headings OF n New York telegraph
company, filled them with bogus despatch
es, and collected from one to two dollars on
each The fellow was arrested in the evening.
The body of Mr.. Corbn, who had been
missing for several days from Putnam Ct,
was found in the Quinnebaug river on Friday
last. II is supposed that while in state Of
intoxication he drove off the abutment at Bun.
dys Bridge.
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Ballerstein, 39S Main street, Hartford was
forcibly entered lately, and large proper
tien of the most valuable goods were stolen.