Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY. .


Mrs. Nellie Morrill, Sprague, who lately
eloped firm her fathers house in company
with person from Augusta, has been consign-
ed to the care of DIR. Bell at Somerville. She
is without doubt a victim to monomania.
One of the Boston papers announced, Satur-
day, that the SLAYER Moro with $50 slaves on
board, under the charge of Lieut. Lirpaloof
would arrive up that night. On Sunday
morning, which was tine first of April, and dur
ing the day, Long wharf was the scene of sad
and anxious watching for the promised arrival,
but no Moro appeared. Some Of the more
ambitious watchers climbed into the rigging of
honest vessels, and took many lingering look
over the deep and dark blue ocean, but the
black craft not coming in sight at sunset, Lieut..
Lirpaloot was unanimously voted a myth.
Mr.. Daniel Dill, who was wounded with a
knife used by Stephen Ford during "mock
trial. at 12G Broad street, Thursday, died of
his injuries on Sunday. Ford is in Gus ,ody
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Dana j. Josslyn, of Lowell, has been elected
principal Of the high school at Clinton, at
salary of $1,000, commencing his duties imme-
diately.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The barn belonging to Increase Brown, Esq,
of Maj blehead, and occupied by several Lynn
men for the storage of hay and other kinds of
merchandise. was destroyed by fire, with most
of the contents, at about ten O'Clock Sunday
evening. The fire was supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary
The shoemakers in Lynn contemplate estab-
fishing two or more joint stock associations for
the manufacture Of shoes, somewhat on the
principle Of the protective unions" that flour
ished for time, few years ago. The plan
is to fix the shares at ten dollars each, so that
Nrtf,nr fob. txun ell,
paying for a portion or all of the same in
labor.
Fires in the woods and fields were raging in
various parts Of Essex county during the "dry
days" of last week The route of the Eastern
railroad was daily the scene OF numerous fires
of this descript IN, caught by sparks from the
locomotives. The Salem Register calls on the
legislature for a remedy.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Blake of Taunton, re ad at a meet
ing of the Taunton ministerial association, last
week, an essay OH Mrs. Stoves recent novel,
the ministers Wooing," severely criticising
its historical inaccuracies and its misrepresen-
tation of the Hopkinsian Theology.
The venerable Daniel Webb, who is be-
lieved to be the oldest Methodist clergyman in
the world, is now in New Bedford, in atten-
dance at the sessions of the Conference and
attracts the homage of all by his unaffected
| piety and sound religious views.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The paper mill of Chaplin g. Gould, in Rus
sell, was discovered on fire early Sunday
morning, but though it had made some head
way, the exertions of the mill hands, men,
boys, and girls, who all turned out, saved the
valuable property with loss Of only $4,000 to
| $4,000. There is an insurance of $40 900 in
various Offices
| UAMPguIRE couNTY
o. ?. Ingraham, formerly postmaster at
South Hadley Falls, and w. L. Waterman
one of his bondsmen, were recently lodged in
the Northampton Jail by the United States
marshal, under an execution for balance OF
$3.50 Indebtedness from Ingraham to the gov
ernment. Ingraham was removed from office
two or three years ago, and claims that the
amount in controversy is not due to the gov
| eminent.
VERMONT.
The dwelling house and barn of Theodore
Rand of Windham, VT, were burned last
week Nearly all tile contents of the house
were consumed, together with 500 in money
A son Of Mr.. Charles Weatherlp of Rutland
VT, aged IA years, got hung on Monday weel
while playing circus" He had been absen
some ten minutes, when his mother went L
the shed, and there, horrible to behold, sh'
saw her only son suspended by rope arount
his neck, and dead.
CONNECTICUT.
Rev. DIR. Richards of Litchfield is abou
commencing Il libel suit against the publisher
Of tile New York Independent He says tina
SANDER has gone far enough, and that it is nov
time for truth 10 begin.
Joseph Burdick, an old resident of Girls
void, committed suicide by hanging hmsel
in his barn, Thursday morning. He has beer
partially insane for some time past, his insani
~ being caused by the fear that he Nigh
come TO want He owned property to tn
amount of about $1,000. He was between fit,
and sixty years of age.