Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


| excess of numbers in favor of the old fashion
ed town management The vote stood sos for
town and 3S9 for city. The vote was very
small, and the minority propose to try again.
Jacob Booker, who was sentenced to the
House of Correction in New Bedford, for lar
ceny, on Monday was attacked with hydro
phobia, and at times it required from three to
four men to keep him in confinement during
! his violent paroxy SINS. He says that eight
| years ago, in Cuba his father was killed by
some slaves that during the time a large dog,
which was chained, broke his fastening, and
after biting the dead body of his father, also
bit him. The wound healed in about nine
months, and until now he had experienced no
effects from it.-Ne,o Bedford Mercury
As the morning train of cars from Boston
was approaching fremont Monday morning,
Mr., Augustus Randall, the baggage master,
was thrown from the platform of a car in con-
quence of his head coming in contact with a
post. He in the act of breaking up, y
and was watching the operations when the &C.
cident occurred.
One of the brethren of the Sons of Temper
ance in New Bedford has been before a COM
mittee of investigation. The charge prefer
red is the proposal of unworthy members, and
this grave matter has created great deal of
sensation not only among the male portion of
! the order, but has caused a futtering among
the crinone.-Mercmy.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Haverhill Gazette says a kind of spying
espionag. and censorship has been discovered
in that vicinity, with the object Of injuring
| individuals in their business relations. Hell
per's books, and the New York Tribune, it
says, have been forbidden to be sold at one of
the periodical depots. Who are the spies to
whom the business people of Haverhill are so
deferential?
One of the Aldermen Of Philadelphia, who
was on spree the other night, was carried
through the streets on a sofa by his cronies.
Sympathizng inquirers were informed that
the occupant of the furniture had been badly
hurt, and that they were carrying him TO the
hospital. Subsequent bar-room shindies were
INDUCED in to an extent hardly in keeping
with majesterial dignity.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Three young men, belonging in Greenfield,
visited house of questionable repute in Ley
den, few evenings since, and after one of
them had paid his two dollars for nights
lodging with one OF its frail inmates, he was
safely slowed away in cold room and suffer
ed to pass the night alone.
G. w. Barney's blacksmith shop, in Ber
nardston, was destroyed by fire Friday even
ing, together with large number of tools.
Loss SIS; insured for $3.50.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The small pox has broke out in Mill River,
a paper manufacturing village in New Marlbo-
ro, and three cases are reported in one family
In Southfeld one death has occurred from
scarlet fever, and so fearful is the disease
among children that all the schools have been
suspended
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The barn of widow Cyrus Cleaveland, in
Ludlow, caught fire from a chimney spark
SupJov md totally dos troVpd
together with large quantity of hay, grain
and farming tools.
The librarian of the new public library in
Springfield, has been compelled to offer re-
ward tor the detection of a thief, who has COM
menced operations by purloining valuable
dictionary from the shelves. Some more pes
tilent thief also broke into one of the glass
cases of the new museum, and stole several
rare and valuable Russian and Danish silver
coins, which were presented by Mayor Harris.
CONNECTICUT.
The Hartford Times has a correspondent
who complains that Rev. Edwin Parker, the
new pastor of the South Congregational
church in that city is much inclined to "the
most vrulent form of black repubGcanism."
We can not learn what this writer means to
do about it.
Judge David E. Hubbard of Glastonbury
died Sunday evening, at the ripe age of 81
years. He had been active and prominent in
the counsels of the state for half century and
was the last survivor hut one of the revolution
airy conventions of 1918. For thirty consecu.
tive years he was one of the selectmen of his
town, and he had often served i'll the Legisla-
ture.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Press says the large wood
en- mill in Burrillvle, near Pascoag, known as
the Saxondale Mill, owned and occupied by
E. H. Marsh for the manufacture of fine cassi-
meres, was entirely destroyed by fire Monday
evening. The loss is estimated at about $780,
000 The mill was insured for $4,000, the
machinery Tor $1,000, and the stock for $780,
000-S45,000 in all. The Saxondale goods
were sold ahead of production and the de-
struction of the mill at this time is severe
blow to the proprietor.
PERSONAL.
The Westminster Review states that White
field, the great revivast preacher, was at one
time STAKEHOLDER in Georgia, being at his
death the owner of fifty slaves, men, women
and children, whom he left in his will to the
counties of Huntington.
Some of the chivalric of Columbia, South
| Carolina, have ordered from a local manufac-
turer as elegant Palmetto cane, to be presented
to Mr. Edmundson, as a testimonial of their
| appreciation of his manliness in attacking a
sick Congressman for truths spoken in debate.
Mr.. Frederick Southgate Brown has petit
toned the Louisiana Legislature to permit him
to leave off the latter part of his name, leaving
it Frederick S, uthgate, because old John
Brown has rendered the name infamous.
Miss Adelaide Phillips had benefit at the
Tacon Theatre, Havana, on the 14th inst, the
receipts of which were $4,000. 1t is reported
also that she drew prize the same day iu the
Havana lottery for $4,000.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The irrepressible conflict between hand and
machine labor, has broken out in New York,
in a contest OF the master bakers with John
Hecker, who manufactures his own flour, and
runs an immense steam bakery. They charge
him with taking bread from their mouths by
the great reduction in the price of his loaves.
In the fashionable circles in England and
France, the women of fortune have passion
for betting at the races as well as the men. 1t
is related that lady in Paris lately lost l5,-
| O0Of. at the Chantilly races. Her husband,
who won 20, OO0f at the same races, ignorant
Of his wife's illstarred adventure, broke his
good fortune to her in great glee, when she
discovered her loss She was sent into the
country.
Gov. Bissell of Illinois, learning that an at
tempt would be made to arrest a negro con.
fined in the state prison for theft, Immediately
on the expiration of his sentence on the 18th,
as fugitive slave from Kentucky, he par
doned the darkey out on the 18th, and sent
him off to Canada. The foiled Kentuckians
are making great cutlery about it
The mOurners had gathered at the house of
a Mr.. Morris of Louisville, Ky, one day last
week, intending to bury him, when suddenly
he revived from his stupor and was saved from
premature increment 1t is said the first init
nation the assembled mourners had that he
was not dead was when lie violently kicked OIL
the lid of his coffin.
In the Pennsylvania Legislature bill has
been introduced to secure more reliable men