Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
ESSEX COUNTY.

ESSEX COUNTY.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is now spending
the winter at Andover, engaged in writing a
new romance, to be called "The Pearl of Orr's
Island; a story of the coast of Maine" 1t is
to be published in weekly numbers in the In
dependent, beginning the LIST of January.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The house in Easthampton owned and oc-
cupied by NJ. c. Greene and r. Goldemblum,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning
The family Of the latter escaped with their
lives, leaving S125 in money and all their
clothing behind them.
Augustus Thayer was caught in the betting
at the Otis cotton mill, in Ware, Tuesday, and
he'd both legs broken.
The Bay State mill at Northampton, which
manufactures negro hoes for the south, has
commenced running on three fourths time.
On Thursday evening barn belonging to
Lyman Shaw, in Monson was destroyed by
fire, together with span Of horses, two COWS,
and from 20 TO 20 tons OF hay. Loss about
SlO00 no insurance.
RHODE ISLAND.
The passenger train on the shore line rail
road, having passengers from New York to
Boston, met with a serious accident. Friday
evening, near Greenwich, X. l., by the break.
ing of the axle. The cars were so much bro
ken that some of the passengers fell partially
through. One clergyman was severely burned
by the stove falling upon his legs Mayor
Lincoln, and several members of the Boston
city government, with their wives, were among
the passengers, but fortunately escaped with.
out serious injury.
The state registration report for 1859 shows
that $500 births, 1872 marriages, and 227O
deaths, were registered in that wear, Com.
pared with 1858, there were 237 more births,
234 more marriages, and 346 less deaths
quite favorable balance sheet The average
age at death was 3l,39 years, being higher
than ever before 432 deaths were ascribed to
consumption, and III to old age. Of the two
centenarans who died in SO, one was James
Rowland OF jamestown, the last Rhode Island
slave.
The Friends meeting house, in Tiverton,
was DESTROYED by fire Wednesday night. The
funeral services OF Mrs. Chace, wife of Mr..
Daniel Chace, were held in the house on the
afternoon Of Wednesday, and it is supposed
the fire caught in some way from the stove
pipe.
CONNECTICUT.
A man near Wiiamantic mistoolz Sunday
14th, for Saturday, harnessed his team. went
to the village, and sold some oats at stable :;
but had his sacreligious eyes opened when he
tried to buy some groceries.
James Wilcox, Tudor d. Pratt and Harlon
Messenger, of West CRANKY, broke up a tami-
ly of wild cats last week The two Killed by
Wilcox and Pratt weighed fifteen pounds each
and measuring thirty five inches in length
The kitten" weighed eleven pounds and was
killedby Messenger.
The son of Mrs. Ephram Andrews of East
Haddan, lad OF thirteen years, was drowned
on the llth inst, while shatng on Connect.
cutriver, near the East Haddam landing
The tenement house on East St, New Haven,
known as the cold carpet factory" and occu.
pied by twenty-six Irish families, was destroy
| ed by fire on Friday morning. The fire
caught in the third story, occupied by family
named Colbert, Colbert and his wife were
intoxicated, and had been quarreling, when it
was supposed lamp was upset. One son
named Michael, jumped from the window and
was seriously, if not fatally injured The
other members Of the family, six in number,
were all burneG to death. Their names are
Michael Colbert aged about so, Ellen aged
about 40, John aged IA, Dennis aged u Ellen
aged 5, and Julia aged g.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bishop TimoD, of Buffalo, is out in pasto.
raj letter to his clergy, directing that "hence.
forth, and TIL the feast Of St Joseph, 18th of
March, the collect, Pro Pace, (for peace be
SAID at mass on all Sundays and festivals and
that prayer for the preservation of the Union
- - '''N Hi't"oJ hUiIhS lHS sdilc, TSclleu De-
fore the sermon"
Louisa Gray, formerly of Rutland, has
been committed to Jail in Troy, N, Y, for big
amy. 1t is alleged that she has husband
named Nash in Vermont, and another named
Fred Miller in Troy. She perpetrated a mock
marriage with the latter about two months
ago.
James T. Wilde, of Livingston county, N.
y, superintendent of the estate of Mrs. w.
w. Wadsworth, of Gelesee, died while sitting
in his chair last Tuesday evening. He was
conversing cheerfully with friend at the time,
when his head dropped, and he died instantly,
without groan.
A legal gentleman in Syracuse began suit
for business firm in that place some fifteen
months ago Within a year, both partners
in the firm, their confidential clerk, and anoth
er person-embracing the plaintiffs in the suit
and all their witnesses-have passed from
earth.
III Richmond, Va, Marion +. Barber n
white man, has been put under bonds in $500,
for sending to Il female slave a letter. in which
he states that he loves her devOtedIy. and
thinks of her all day long,and dreams about
her all night Therefore he begs of her to
come to Richmond, and to fly with him to the
north. - go