Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-28
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


On Wednesday night, house and barr
owned by a gentleman in Boston, and occu
pied by Peter Cain, was totally destroyed by
fire. Loss about $4,000,
ESSEX COUNTY.
The second Baptist society in Lynn is re
joicing in a season Of special religious interest
| The number of conversions has been very
large and meetings are held at different hours
of the day and on every evening OF the week
Quite a large tract of wood land in SaugnS
was burned over last Monday night, and Other
fires have occurred in the same vicinity. Ihe
selectmen have offered reward of 500 tol
the conviction of the incendiaries.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
On Wednesday afternoon, a young man
named Albert White slipped from the root OF
building, catching upon large splinter OIL
the plank by which he assembled, which pene,
trated his body. and inflicted terrible and
| painful wound.
Three persons-a man, his wife, and a
| young friend-left their friends and creditors
in Fall River, a few days ago TO settle III
| Troy. When there, the wife eloped with the
young friend and started for the west, leav
| ing the baggage behind, but taking the checks,
about which the deserted husband remained
at the last accounts in state OF great Anxiety
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Within six years calvin Geer OF Beckett, mas
! lost three barns and a house by hre, together
with considerable furniture and stock, ana ms
house was also robbed at one time OF $40 anu
his wite's gold watch, making the aggregate
of his series of losses between $4,000 and So
600 on which there was insurance OF only
$1,000. John o. Hamilton, one OF his neigh
bors, has been arrested as the incendiary, and
held for trial Many proofs OF his malice were
brought to light, and public opinion set very
strongly against him.
Hon. George Bliss of Springfield has resign.
ed the presidency of the Michigan Southern
Railroad. The officers and emf loyees have
presented to him service OF plate, Il gold
headed cane and addressed to him comp
mentary letter.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Mary Sprague, aged fifteen years, step
daughter of E. r. Morton of South Adams,
was torcibly abducted from her residence Sat
urday evening, by three young knaves, who
took her into barn, forced her to drink liquor
and then violated her person. When found,
Sunday morning, she was insensbe and near
ly naked.
John c. Langdon, on of a party of coun-
tertriters, has been committed to the Lenox
jail to await trial for passing counterfeit tives,
of the Franklin county bank, on conductor
Marsh of the Pittsfeld and North Adams rail.
road.
MAINE.
The old Methodist church on Chestnut
street, in Portland, which has been lately stor
ed with lumber, was burned, Thursday night,
together with several adjoining buildings.
The fire is attributed to incendiaries.
The dwelling house and barn belonging to
f. w. Dearborn, was DESTROYED by fire on
Wednesday morning. Loss $1,000 or $500;
insured for about $500.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. Zebedee Anthony, one Of the last reflects
of the Indians in the Blackstone Valley region,
seems tatcd to great deal Of trouble. Re.
Gently his barn was fired by incendiaries, and
last Monday he was violently beaten by two
rougbs named Hutchins Thorpe and Charles
Taylor The first was sent TO Jail for thirty
days. Taylor made his escape into Massachu
sets
The second trial of Alfred j. Bartlett, Ed
ward w. Bartlett, and Joseph Campbell all of
Woonsocket, charged with the murder of
Charles Riley in that village, on the 81 of
July last, before the Supreme Court at Provi-
dence, terminated in verdict of not guilty
The Bartletts and Campbell returned to Woon
socket Thursday morning, to the great delight
of their friends
The large building on Washington street,
Providence, near the Providence steam marble
compauy's works, and occupied as a stable for
the city by the surveyor of highways, was on
Thursday evening, burned to the ground, to-
gether with FIVE valuable yokes OF oxen. The
| total loss was about $4,000.
CONNECTICUT.
James Harrison, proprietor of the sea. side
hotel at Pine Orchard near Branford, was kill
ed by the evening train over the New London
| and New Haven Railroad at Branord, Tues
| day night Nothing was known of the acct
dent until Wednesday morning, when the
workmcn on the road found him lying on the
track completely cut in two at the hips Both
hands were also cut off.
The late lncendiary fires at Barkhamsted
are being investigated, and the guilty person
or rather the q. ent of the guilty person, has
been arrested and committed to the Litchield
Jail He acknowledged to his aunt, while in a
half tipsy condition, that he had set fire to the
carriage shop, and the house of Mr. Hurlburt
and that he received 500 for it,
Caroline the child of F Rcnthe of Glaster.
bury, aged ten years, was burned TO death on
the 24th inst. She went into the lots to watch
some cattle, and while there her clothes caught
fire from some burning brush. He body was
charred black before she could be helped.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Adele Blaye, aged ftty'three, formerly a eel
ebrated actress, committed suicide a couple Of
weeks ago in garnet in Paris. She told one
| of her friends she would not make use of q
rope like the rabble but with great care dressed
herself in her richest clothes, and constructed
a cord from silk ribbons, with Which she
hanged herself
The statement which has gone the round:
that separation has taken place between the
Senior and Senara de Oviedo, of Cuba, is con
tradicted on the best authority. The New
York Herald of the % inst, says: "ThC
Senory La Sonora de 0viede were at "La
Carmen" one OF the Senior de Oviedo's estate
in the Island OF Cuba on the 18th inst in the
enjoyment OF excellent health and every hap
| pncss.
The daughter of Merritt Smith of Cairo, n
Y, aged three and half years. accompanied
her father to clearing" in the fields, a few
days ago, where her clothes caught fire She
ran terrified home, arriving there with moth
ing upon her person but her shoes, stockings
hood, and portion of blanket pinned around
her neck, being burned in the mos! frightiu
manner.
The Elmira Press says there is an elderly
lady residing in that place who has in her pos
session the remains Of piece of her own we'd.
ding cake, which she has preserved over &C
years. Ii is wrapped up in the same piece o.
paper that was put around it to dream by
OH her wedding night.