Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

bOSION AND NIClNlI1-
One of the members of the Howard Athe-
neum company of actors was robbed of a
costly gold watch by one of the employees of
the Boston Museum, on the occasion of the
testimonial to the veteran and favorite, VIM.
Ii. Smith. The thief secreted his plumber in
his boot. He was arrested and bound over
for trial.
The journeymen horseshoers of the towns
around Boston held meeting, Friday even
ing, to 'agitate" the ten hour question. The
meeting appointed committee to canvass the
blacksmith shops, and report progress at a
future gathering. The "bosses" are said to
be generally favorable.
The Boston clergymen have formed them
selves into theological library association.
and appointed a committee to raise funds for
the purchase of standard works of all denom-
nations, to be used by such as may avail
themselves of the privilege.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
While playing near the banks of Charles
river, in Newton, last. Wednesday, a boy
named Ayle fell into the water and was
drowned. The mother of the lad, while
searching for him, discovered his body floating
down the stream. Another son of Mrs Ayle
was drowned in the river three years ago.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Freewil Baptist society in Haverhill
have purchased the Winter street church. for.
merry Rev. Mr.. Parker's, for $4,000 The
new Universalist church in West Haverhill.
finished and furnished at an expense Of $4,000.
is to be dedicated on Wednesday next The
sermon is to be given by Rev. 7. b. Thayer
of Boston.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In Taunton, the Free Will Baptist Society,
OF which Rev. Samuel McKeown is pastor,
have purchased a lot of land at the junction of
Weir and Bow streets, on which they will soon
erect church edifice
There is great cunning and fishing at West
port. says the New Bedford Standard. -Four
hundred and fifty sea fowl, very fat, and
weighing 1000 pounds, were shot there last
Friday The same day, the Graphing com-
pany' took 1000 alewives, 200 soup and a
large quantity of other fish,
Capt Swasey OF New Bedford recently re-
turned from the Sandwich Islands with a
young girl, aged ten or twelve years. native of
the island. Some of the colored people, having
the impression she was slave, got her into
their possession, and sent her out of town, if
not to Canada. Capt. Swasey has taken
counsel, and thinks it is clear case of kinap-
ping, and has taken steps for legal relief
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dung Potter, who murdered his father in
Greenheld; few W. eks ago. was examined
Tie charge last week. When asked whether
guilty or not guilty to the complaint Potter
replied he had nothing to say, and no other
word could be got out of him. He was com.
mitted to await the action of the grand jury
He looked very pale, and was much affected
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Not many miles from Palmer, recently. an
officer sent to summon Mrs Thayer alias
Burnett to attend court, made return that he
had summoned Mrs Thayer, "but Alias Bur-
nett could not be found in his precinct"
Two young people who have been working
together in the Ware mills, went to Spring
held TO get married last week, and while there
the bride expectant imprudently placed one
hundred dollars of her savings in the hands of
her husband intended, who Immediately ran
away
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. 1chabod Goodwin, who has been di.
rector and president of the Eastern railroad
corporation in New Hampshire for a quarter
OF century, has resigned his position and
Benjamin L. Reed, Esq, has been elected his
successor. His various responsibilities as
governor of the state were the occasion of his
resignation.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr. George Davis of Pawtucket, has in his
possession Chinese rose, resembling dried
marigold when exposed to the air, but opening
It's leaves on being placed in water, till it looks
like specimen of elaborate carving. The
tradition of the flower is that it was taken
originally from the hands of an Egyptian mum.
my, and was brought to this country by sea
captain half century ago.
The authorities arrested at house of ill
fame III Havana, recently, young man hail
ing from Bristol, r. l., charged with forgeries
TO large amount To save him from the
cham gang, the consul general took the matter
in hand, and wrote to the young mans father.
who is gentlemen of much responsibility, to
refund the amount of the forgeries.
One Mr.. West of Central Falls, returned on
Friday last, from a somewhat protractcd er.
rand Fourteen years ago his sister, for some
.rlfllng lndIscretion, sent him out to dig CLAIMS.
Dung West, then at the age O. eight years.
sold the CLAIMS, put the money in his pocket,
md ran away, and has since LIVED ION his own
nook lie returned at the time specified,
with the profits Of his Juvenile clam.digging.
CONNECTICUT.
The schooner A. L. Packer, from New Ha-
zen tor Providence with a load of coal came
INTO collision with the schooner Yankee Boy of
Hartford, of Brantord, on Wednesday OF last
week, and sunk i'll three minutes. Capt. w.
hemingway and two Of the crew, were
saved by the Yankee Boy. Frank Stears, the
COOK, young man of eighteen years, from
PoughkeepFe, was drowned.
Joseph Wilcox, in the spinninr-room of the
Snithville factory at Willimantic, for inflict.
ing severe and cruel beating upo.. a little girl
employed there, named Elizabeth Groves, has
Oeeh nned 81 and costs, amounting to about
Soo, ilght punishment if the facts are as al
etged' The child has been subject to fits since
the assault ''''N0
The creditors of the S. D. Northway Man
uiacluring Company, met the agents of the
company at Norfolk on Thursday last. The
company offer to secure the creditors fifty cents
on a dollar on their debts. The offer will prob.
ably be accepted.
Inc w0rkmen in eXcavating the cellar to
Mr. Rogers new school house in New Milford,
aug up the skeleton of an Indian. The bones,
Or at least what are left of them, are verv
large, and are in very good state Of preserva
ton. A round hole in the fore part of the
skull leads to the belief that he was shot
A son of MIR. Israel Smaller of Haddam,
about hve years of age, was suddenly killed
on the Eth inst, by the kick of a horse, which
caused fracture of he skull.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Roanoke which has gone to Aspinwall
to meet the Japanese embassy and brintr them
to Washington, is one of the new forty.oun
steam frgates, and nearly double the size and
speed OF the Powhattan, which brings them to
Panama. Their first experience in railroad
travel VIII be across the lsthmus of Panama.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, an old tyrant named
VIM. j. Potts, died, it seems, worth some SD.
600. He had but two children, both dauch-
tiers. One of them he had wholly dsinhrrit
ed and cast of without dollar. And the only
reason for this inhuman and unnatural conduct
is, that though she married respectable man,
she "did it contrary to his wishes and without
his consent"