Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The old triangular warehouse" at the head
of North street and fronting on Dock square,
Boston, has been sold at auction and is now
being demolished. The front wall of the
building will be taken down in as good condi-
ton as possible, and removed to East Cam
bridge, and set up in some pllce where it can
be preserved.
Edward McColligan, young rogue who
has been twice an inmate of the state prison
already, having passed six of the twenty four
years of his life in that institution, was SEN
fenced Tuesday, by Judge Russell to the third
term of twelve years for a violent assault upon,
and robbery of a seaman about a month since.
Two of the horses on the horse railroad in
RoXbury were frightened Tuesday evening
| by the fireworks at the Washington House in
| honor of the republican reception of Hon.
Alexander IL. Rice They rushed madly down
the track short distance, when one of them
was instantly killed.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The commissioners upon the cattle disease
visited Tuesday the herd of Mr.. Chenery at
Belmont. Seventeen head of his cattle were
| placed in the hands of the Medical commission
for examination, and ten were isolated accord
ing to law. DR.. Jeffries Wyman declines his
| appointment on the board of medical examin-
! ers.
The fifth annual commencement of Tufts
! College took place, on Wednesday, Twelve
young gentlemen received the degree of Bach
elor Of arts. Many clergymen of the Univer.
saEst denomination were present, with other
warm friends of institution.
VIM, r. Miller, belonging in Milton, died at
the hospital last Monday, from the effects Of
cut on one of the arms, inflicted by himself,
probably with the intent OF committing suicide.
He was fifty -four years of age, and carpenter
by trade.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
There is living in North Stoughton a family
eff five persons, and each OF these persons is
of different generation from the others.
First oldest, lady of about 96 years second,
her daughter, aged about 60 years third, the
daughter of the last mentioned, aged about 26
years; and fourth, her husband, who is the
son of her cousin, making him-though of
like age with herself-a generation later from
the first named lady, who is his great great
grandmother; and fifth, a child of the fourth
named. The youngest child is of the fourth
generation on its mothers side, but of the fifth
on its fathers. The father and child are, in
one sense, of the same generation
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The history of Hadley, by the late Sylves
ter Judd of Northampton, which was unfin-
ished at the time of his death, is to be com,
pleted by Lucius NJ. Boltwood of Amherst,
from the manuscripts left by Mr.. Judd.
The wife of Rev. Henry Mills of CRANKY
was severely injured last week by being
thrown from a carriage. While riding with
her husband the horse stumbled and fell,
breaking shaft and throwing Mrs. Mills vi
olently to the ground.
The houses OF Henry Bright and DIR. Benz.
Barrett, IN Northampton, were entered by rob-
bers last Tuesday night, and about $50 worth
of silver spoons, forks, &C., taken from the
former, and a single silver spoon from the lat
ter.
MAINE.
Dennis Berry, who had both his arms blown
off in firing the Douglas salute at Augusta,
has since died from the effects of his injuries
The casualties of Maine men by firing cannon
during the past month are, so far as we can
learn, two lives lost and four or five arms
! blown off
The members of the city government of
Bath who opposed an appropriation for the eel
ebration of the fourth Of July, were extensive
ly serenaded on the night Of the Sd by parties
of tin horn blowers
According to the journal, Lewiston is get
ting to be d fast town. That paper says that
| on Sunday, LIST inst, it seemed as though all
! the powers Of darkness were let loose, and rum
and ruin ruled our streets from noon till mid
| night. The streets on both sides Of the river
were promenaded by drunken men, generally
lrshmen, who disturbed the peace by their
! shouts and riOtous conduct, winding up the
day with several fights. One party attacked
man near Little river bridge, and smashed in
the windows of house at that place. Anoth-
| er party attempted to abstract a wallet from
the pocket of a man whom they met. Several
fights took place on the Lewiston side The
police and other officers were at hand arresting
| the drunkenest and most disorderly, Nine of
this class were put into the lookup, and when
there was no room there for more, six were
locked up in Jail, Monday and Tuesday the
police court was busy in dsposing of their
cases.
CONNECTICUT.
E. g. Kellogg, the artificial fish breeder OF
| Hartford, sails TOR France this week TO visit
the various government fish breeding estab-
lishments there and learn the methods pursued
and the late discoveries which have been made
in the business. If he thinks it will pay, on
his return he will be joined by Col. Colt in the
work of furnishing a regular establishment in
or near Hartford, beginning with the propaga-
ton of trout, with which fish he has had some
experience.
The stockholders of Brewster Park, New
Haven, propose to have " National Horse
Show" next fall. With Rockville and Spring
field, only one more is wanting for a complete
set of national horse shoes
The house of Ichabod Miller, in Middeield
was entered by burglar, on Sunday last
while the family were at church, and robbed
of gold watch and So in money.
couple Of bricklayers, named Mowring
and Girtz, were insulted and shot at by a par.
ty Of Hartford rowdies, Friday evening, and
Girtz was seriously wounded in the abdomen
A fellow named John w. Bell, Jr., appears to
have done the shooting; but he has not been
arrested, and some Of the Hartford papers com.
plain that there is an attempt to shield him
from punishment because his connections are
erich and respectable"
On the evening of the 9th inst. Mr.. John