Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


EliKanah Linnell well known in Charles
Town ana vicinity, where he has been ven
uer OF Holsters and oysters in the streets for
ce last thlrty-hve years. died in an apoplectic
ut on Sunday moring last, at the age of 65
years. lie was genial good-tempered man.
ana a. great favorite in the streets.
Inc junior class in Harvard College. "to
man. nave thought it necessary to inform the
Puplc OF Their mistaken faith in their class
maze, forDes, who assaulted officer Hilton with
Baltimore billy" As Mr. Tieg said of
Chevy Slyme, Esq, he appears as ian individu-
alot whom it may be said in the language ofthe
poet, that nobody but himself can in any wav
come up to him p ~
Nlhe fatal cases of small pox have occurred
IN Boston since Saturday. Efforts are being
made to check the further progress of the dis,
ease, and the city physician is vaccinating
from l00 to 200 daily, and large numbers are
beng vaccinated by other physicians.
Early wednesday morning fire was discov-
ereo IN Two new unoccupied houses situated
on Middle street, Old Cambridge, and one was
ehtirely destroyed, and the other somewhat
damaged. They were owned by ROYAL Rich
ardson, and valued at some $1,000 each.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
"A child of Sames Burns of Woburn. on Fri
day last, fell down flight of eleven steps
while holding in its hands glass bottle, which
was broken by the fall. Some of the frap-
ments pierced the left eye, evacuating the hui
mors and destroying the organ. The child is
fourteen months old
BRISTOL COUNTY
Several foreigners from Somerset Village.
visited Fall River on Wednesday, last week,
On their way home, after crossing the ferry,
they laid down on the ground where they re-
NAMED through the night. The next morn
Of hon, 4 1
So The party were all intoxicated AT the
funeral two of the deceased's companions
again got drunk.
NANTUCKET.
MIR. Francis Simpson, colored man, well
known Ill Nantucket, was found dead in bed on
Sunday morning. He was sutiocated bv coal
gas from sleeping in close room with a coal
fire.
Valentine Aldrich found, one day last week.
a leather bag containing $500 or 5000 Of
French gold embedded in the sand, under
Tom Never's Head" on the eastern shore of
Nantucket. 1t is supposed to have washed
ashore from the English ship Earl of Egng
ton, wrecked at that place in 1915, by which
disaster several lives were lost.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The friends ola young clergyman in Spring
field celebrated for himself and lady their wood
en- wedding, the other evening, presenting to
them pals, bowls, clothes. pins, boxes and eve
ry variety of wooden ware, the ingenuity of
man or the cunning Of woman could impro-
wise for the occasion
PERSONAL.
1t is said that the Empress Eugene, acting
under the inspirations of her Spanish confess
or, has been of late teaching her imperial
spouse to adopt the cause of the pope
more thoroughly, and that several violent
scenes have been the result
The New York Commercial understands that
Lady Franklin will pay a visit to that city
within few weeks and that she will be the
guest of leading citizen, distinguished for
his phianthropic exertions in prosecuting the
search for Sir John Franklin.
The funeral of Armistead Walker, colored
preacher of Fredericksburg, Va, on Sunday
week, was attended by over 1000 slaves and
4OO whites, including many ladies' The de.
ceased was slave, and by his respectful be-
havior won the esteem of all.