Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-21

| IN l uca street, Boston, was murdered ues'
day afternoon by Mary MCGUIRE one Of her
customers, while in fit of intoxication. Nc
CURE threw the old woman to the floor and
choked her to death. She was arrested and
fully committed on the charge of murder
One of the publishing houses in Boston is
about to issue a beautiful pamphlet edition of
Mr.. Summers speech, embelished by striking
and beautiful portrait OF the author, drawn by
D'Avignon from photograph taken few
weeks ago in Washington.
The jury, in the case of eX policeman Hicks,
of Boston, on trial for theft, were unable to
agree, standing eleven for acquittal to one for
conviction. The case OF eX-pnliceman Las
SELL for store breaking and robbery, is now on
trial.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Sunday last, the good people of South
| Danvers had their sabbath reveres suddenly
! disturbed by a terrific crash of heavens artil
| lery and were not little amazed as well as
| frightened to hear shortly after, that notwith.
standing clear sky and bright sun over
head the handsome flagstaff in front of the
engine house OF Volunteer Company, No. 4,
had been struck by lightning and completely
shvered The cloud from which the light
ming was supposed to come did not reach the
town till nearly two hours after.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The friends of Mrs. Sarah p. Wilmington of
Dorchester, held a social festival on the 18th
inst in commemoration of her SD birth day.
Mrs. Wilmington was the daughter of Michael
Gill; the first printer and publisher Of a news
paper in Boston.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Gov. Banks have appointed Sias Smith of
Northampton, and Charles A lien of Greenfield,
trustees of the Lunatic Asylum at Northamp.
ton, tn place of Charles Smith resigned, and
Franklin Ripley deceased.
firm in Amherst not long since purchased
a new safe, and had the misfortune to lock it
in such a manner as to prevent their getting it
open for several weeks. The joke of the mat
ter was, that they had $500 deposited on the
wrong side of the bolts.
MAINE.
In the town of Freedom, Maine, the women
have held an Indignation meeting over the fol-
lowing case AN orphan girl nine years of
age, named Conant, foregoing without permits
sion OF her mistress to see a playmate who
had died, was stripped and cruelty beaten with
fence picket and then plunged into cask
of water.
Charles Freeman of East Vasselboro', at
tempted to destroy crows nest, and after he
had assembled forty-one feet, the limb he stood
upon gave way, and he fell to the ground,
striking on his back. In two days, by the
help of cane, he could walk and is now doing
well
AT recent term of the Supreme Court for
York county, Mary A. bennett recovered
Judgment in $751;, against Irving Butler, for
breach of promise of Marriage.
RHODE ISLAND
The ice houses of Despair & Child, in Val.
ley Falls, early Tuesday morning, were de.
stroyed by fire. The loss was about $1,000.
on which there was no insurance
They had an excitement in North Kingston
about the ''pleuro," which it was reported had
invaded the herd of Reynolds Greene The |
disease proved to be something else, and was |
removed by gallon Of New England rum.
The republicans of Rhode Island held an
enthusiastic ratification meeting in Provi-
dence, Tuesday evening" which was addressed
in an effective manner by Benz. L. Eames
Thomas A. Jencks, and others.
CONNECTICUT.
On Saturday morning Harlow Briton a re-
spectacle farmer Of Salisbury, left his home
and was absent so long that his family became
alarmed and instituted a search for him. At
ter searching all night he was found suspend
ed from a Tree about quarter of mile from
his house, quite dead.
scaflold upon new building in New Ha-
ven too slightly made, fell on Monday, pre-
clptating two men forty feet to the ground.
Patrick Whalen broke one arm i'll two places.
Andrew Hull of Fair Haven suffered serious
injuries internally.
Michael Gilbert, for taking letter address
ed to VIM. Kelly and containing SIG from the
post office in New London, was punished by
the police court in New London by fine Of
$50 and sixty days in jail, Saturday.
A boy in Strattord, only seven years of age,
set fire to large barn, which was entirely de.
stroyed. A few days since he was expelled
from school on account of bad behavior, and
took revenge on the teacher by setting fire to
the school house.
Gideon II. HOLSTER, Esq, recently of Litch.
field, but now practicing law in New York, has
struck vein Of good luck in the preparation
for the stage of two historical tragedies-one
Of which is now "on" in New Orleans draw.
ing continuous large houses, and yielding him
an income of $50 per night. The younger
Booth takes the leading character in the play.
The new iron bridge in Chapel street, New
Haven, is completed, and thereat the inhabi-
tants of that city greatly rejoice.
Two men sailing upon the Sound near
Bridgeport were capsized on the night of the
18th inst, and rescued by brave girl, the
daughter OF the keeper of the light house.
She saw their danger from the beacon where
she kept her lonely watch, launched the light
house boat and brought them, helpless and
exhausted, to the shore.
On Tuesday, 10Th inst, man named Viii
NAuS5 hlhS upOl IL MUSE Ill w llllmantlc, |
was missed from lis place, and search being
made, he was found in the garnet with one |
side of his head blown Off He had taken his |
own life
PERSONAL.
John Burns, famous as politician and |
journalist in his day and generation. died in
Philadelphia, Tuesday, at the age of eighty
eight years. He was an IrislIman by birth, an |
American by adoption and residence for up.
wards of half century.
Eugene Cummiskey, the pioneer in the
publication of catholic literature in the limited |
States, and the oldest catholic bookseller in |
the country, died in Philadelphia on the 9th |
inst, at greatly advanced age and possessed |
OF n large fortune
1t is stated that Thackeray is about to pub
sh his four famous lectures on the Georges,
in the Cornhill Magazine, with supplementary
notes which will greatly increase their interest
and value.
Mr.. Schwartz, M. C. of Pennsylvania. has
been seriously i'll for some days, and on Tues
day night was pronounced in dying condi.
ton. lie has suffered much during the whole
congress from a severe attack OF iaundice
He is about sXty-eight years old.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following matrimonial advertisement
appears in Turkish newspaper. published at
Constantnope "A young girl, Delisclr bv
name, of (Cireassan) tribe of the Noeais,
seventeen years old, very handsome, of good
family, and having received an excellent edu-
cation, her brother bearing the title of Bey,
makes offer to marry some young man,
provided he succeeds in pleasing her. Particu-
lars may be heard OF at Ilaliz Pacha's, presi.
dent Of the commission instructed with the
control of the emigration from Circassia"