Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-17

longing to him near the city. On account of
of his well known unfortunate habits no ear
lier search had been made He left wife
and child, and property to the amount of Sl5,-
600 or $50 900.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
There are 40 persons and firms in Pittsfeld.
who are taxed tor over $4,000 worth of prop.
er;y each. The list includes Gov. Briggs
S23, $50, +. H. Kellogg SIS, 1913 Julius Rock
well Sl3S0O, Thomas f. Plunkett $50, 1914 H.
II. Childs $4,000 Thomas Allen S59, 900, ].
V. Barker & Bros. SOL 40, Geo. w Camp
bell S52,67S, L. Pomroy & Sons 500, 406 VIM
Pollock $50, 400, d. & II. Stearns $50, O05,
Judge Benjamin r. Curtis $50, 500.
RHODE ISLAND.
William Coudry, laboring man in Provi.
dence, returned home, Saturday evening, and
found Thomas Clarity in improper intimacy
with his wife. Selling am old shovel, he beat
the offender so Justify that he may not recoy.
er. Coudry was arrested and held to await
the result Of the assault
CONNECTICUT.
The burning Of the Norwich and Worcester
Railroad depot in Norwich was not caused by
spontaneous combustion, as reported by tele-
graph, as no waste is allowed to remain over
night in any of the buildings or stations of the
company. The loss of g. w. & n Smith was
about $4,000 and they were insured for $1,000
in the Peoples Mutual, Worcester, and $4,000
more in other companies. The entire loss
will exceed 100000 The depot will be re-
built as soon us the ground can be cleared of
the ruins.
Hiram Bradley Of Meriden had a pocket
book containing money and notes stolen from
him in New Haven on the 9th inst The thief
cOolly appropriated the money, and threw the
pocket book containing the notes from the car
window in Milford, where they were safely
found and restored.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The coachman of one of the first families in
Cincinnati, detecting his mistress in a very
naughty intrigue with a wealthy gentleman
Of that city, conspired with daguerrean artist
to SO place his camera against window, during
a late visit, as to faithfully sketch the goings
on therein. Coachy sold his picture for $4,000
to the rich old sinner and has retired from
business
One Of the missionaries on the late trip of
the Morning Star from Honolulu to the Mar.
quesas Islands, states that the natives of
Heteani attacked lately a village of the Types,
killed nix men, one Of whom they cooked and
ate under the eyes Of the missionaries. One
OF the boy captiyes was also bound hand and
foot and roasted over a large fire.
Fitz James O'Brien and L. c.. House, both
young writers Of some note, had a row at
Pitaff's lager bier saloon in New York, the
other night House had charged that Fitz
James had claimed the authorship of articles
which did not belong to him. which the choler-
ic Fitz James answered with a blow. 1t is
said that O'Brien sent challenge to his an
tagonst
1t is stated on authority worthy of credit,
that some little arrangements have been made
looking to the marriage of the hereditary
prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt and the
Princess Alice Of England. Prince Louis is
twenty three years of age, captain in the
Prussian Horse Guards, and is heir presump.
tive to the throne.
The Mississippi Meridian had the following
one day last week :-'An organized band of
abolitionists is said to exist in the corner of
Clark and Wayne, of this state and Choctaw
and Washington, of Alabama, who are defy
ing the people and the authorities Consider.
able excitement had been created in Quitman
and other contiguous localities, and the cti-
zens thereof were preparing to adopt the
means required to abate the nuisance"
The Rev. Dr. Cheever will write for the
New York Evening Post during his absence
IN Europe. He is to proceed Immediately to
London, where lie will spend few weeks
thence down the Rhine and into Switzerland
to the Hague. lie will also visit the Vaudois
congregation OF Piedmont and Savoy, and
then return by way of Paris to London.