Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Mr.. Nathaniel Ingersol Bowditch is the gen.
tleman who made the magnificent endowment
in scholarship in Harvard College, announced
last week. The Whittlesey benefaction to
Yale college for similar purpose is much
larger than this, but is not yet available, and
some doubt is intimated that it may never be-
come so.
Mr. John D. Philbrick, the efficient superin.
tendent OF the public schools of Boston, in his
seml-annual report which has just been submit
ted to the school board, makes an earnest plea
for the introduction into all grades of public
schools of a thorough system of physical traininq
as a part Of the school culture
On Saturday morning last a serious explo.
sion happened atDowner's kerosene oil manu-.
factory In South Boston, by which five men
were burned, one of whom is in dangerous
condition. The explosion was occasioned by
their carelessly carrying lighted lamp into
the fire proof room where the naptba and
other volatile oils were kept.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The house Of Mrs. S. s. Richardson in Win.
chester, was struck by an electrical discharge
about seven o'clock on Wednesday evening
last, and considerably injured The chimnies
and partition walls were shattered the bell
wires were melted and some of the inmates
were stunned. No lightning was seen before
or after the shock.
The child of Eugene Labague, in Cam.
bridge, while playing about the house on
Wednesday last, picked up a small iron screw
and Immediately swallowed it, The child
lived but five minutes after the distressing oc-
currence.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Thursday last, Christ Church in Quin-
cey was conSecrated by bishop Eastburn-
dedicatory sermon by Rev. DR.. Cutler. Mr..
Charles Edward Miller of Boston, great
grandson Of Rev. Ebenezer Miller, first rector
of the parish, has erected a mural monument
to his memory in the interior of the church.
MAINE.
Two sons of Frank Carpenter of Houlton,
While riding in carriage together, short
time ago, were thrown violently to the ground,
Que OF them being instantly killed, and the
other injured beyond hope of recovery
The police in Bangor seized last week some
fifty packages of liquor, half of which were
handed over to the state agent, and the other
were destroyed as being unfit for either medici-
nal or other uses.
Mrs. Calvin Cleveland of Bloomfield, sub.
mtted last week to an intricate surgical opera
ton by which part of her under jaw was re-
moved The cheek was cut open the flesh
and tendons removed from the bone which was
then sawed off near the chin and the diseased
part twisted from its socket.
The settlement of Aroostook is still going
on, more or less strangers, according to the
Presquc Isle Herald, arriving daily in search
Of locations. If the immigration continues,
Aroostook will not long be taken as a sy-
nonym of desoaton.
The Bath Times says there is a strong pre-
sumption that Israel Washbun Jr will be
the next governor of Maine. The returns
from the rural districts" and "Muscle Ridg.
es'' will settle the question.
The stores of Wadsworth & Son. VIM. n
Hobart & Co., and Henry E. Babcock, at
Pembroke were broken into on the 4th inst,
and robbed of goods and money to the amount
OF from $3.50 to 5000. The goods missed are
mostly Jewelry and ready made clothing
Two lads, ten or twelve years of age. ran
away from their homes in Lewiston one day
last week, and went to Boston. Hunger and
want OF money soon drove them to begging
and sleeping in outhouses. They made Known
to the chief of police the fact that they were
runaways, and he procured them passage
home on Monday.
CONNECTICUT
The Hartford Times estimates from, the re-.
turns OF III towns that the total population of
the state will reach nearly 10000 which Is a
total gain OF from $4,000 to 100000. Fifty
towns are yet 10 be heard from, including all
the cities except Bridgeport and Waterbury
and many OF the thriving manufacturine
towns, where the great gains have been made
Dr. Israel Kelsey of Bridgeport, in attempt.
ing to descend the stairs leading to his street
doors, fell down the whole fight, striking his
head with great violence upon the floor. He
is supposed to have died instantly, from the
rupture OF arteries in the head, though his
skull was not fractured
Inc American Hotelin Hartford was "done"
last week, by sharper named Il. C. Hall. who
engaged his room and left large package of
money with the clerk. The next morning he
WAS missing, with large quantity of clothing
belonging to the guests, and his package Of
money was found TO be only railroad man
Lyman Bcekley, a married man between so
ana n. oo years OF age, committed suicide in New
hritain Thursday afternoon, by shooting him.
s.n through the head with pistol lie had
oeth III depressed spirits for some time.
remarkable story is told respecting the
HoingS OF lightning in lot belonging to MIR
~, D. Nichols OF Huntington. A rock, five
ieet square and four feet in hight above the