Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-02
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.

| MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
While the religious services were in progress
III the guard room of the Lowell Jail, Sunday
morning, Ann Preble, twenty years of age,
committed the day previous for larceny, at
tempted TO commit suicide in her cell Her
movements attracted the notice of another un-
fortunate, whose screams brought the officers
! 10 her rescue.
The barn belonging to Sias Merrick, ESQ.
OF Hopklnton, was set on fire, Sunday night
and destroyed, together with two yoke of OK
en-, two cows, sixty to seventy tons of hay, a
ioad OF potatoes, and large portion of his
farming tools. The slaughter house adjoining
was saved in damaged condition. Loss about
S4000-insured for 1880
While Mr.. j, l.. Hadow, of Cambridgeport
was listening to the speech of Mr. Burlingame
on Friday evening, his pocket book contain
ing Sll3, was distracted from his pants pocket
Mr.. Barton, a colored man, has recovered
500 for being ousted from Huntington Hall,
Lowell, sometime ago, after he had purchased
his ticket and taken his seat at one of Thai
berg's concerts. The reason given for his ex-
pulsion was that his competition was not of the
approved type.
The house of Phineas Richardson, on the
Methuen road, near Lowell, was destroyed by
tre early Monday morning, together with the
barn and large quantity of hay and grain,
The loss is estimated at $4,000, insured for
nearly $1,000 in the Traders and Mechanics
office, Lowell.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In Rev. DR., Patterns church at Roxburv,
Sunday, the place in front of the pulpit usually
occupied by a vase of flowers was supplied by
tasteful collection of autumna leaves The
discourse was in harmony with the emblem
from the text 1--WE all do fade as Leaf"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The colored peoples camp meeting at Rich
mond Furnace, on Sunday, 23d ult., was yio-
lently attacked by a party of Irishmen, and
for time was in imminent danger of being
broken up. Two or three of the blacks were
seriously wounded. They subsequently re-
ceived outside assistance and several ring
leaders were arrested.
The little sen of Charles Colt of Lanesboro'
died few days ago. from the bite of spider.
The little fellow awoke in the night, crying,
and his parents, seeking the cause of his grief
found small black spider biting the calf of
his leg and sinking itself into the flesh where
it hung very tenaciously till removed. The
leg sweled to very large size, and his suffer
lngs increased till they terminated in death,
about forty eight hours after he was bitten.
There are 1873 entries for the premiums for
fall crops at the Berkshire County Agriculture
al Society fair at Pittsfeld, this week. Last
year there were 129 similar entries TIE ex.
hlbltion this year is the 50th annual fair Of the
society; the first was in October 1910, when
500 sheep were entered, and nearly 100 cattle.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The cheyalier Massone, Neapolitan minister
at Washington has, since the triumph of Gar
lbaldi, demanded his passports and sailed for
nome. lie was always tayorite in society
at Washington, being handsome, amiabe, ac-
compllshed, patient Of labor, punctual at din
ner, model beau, and an exemplary man of
business IF c.
Cass to him were of regret at his departure
and OF hope that he would be enabled to serve
ms country IN future as faithfully as he had
served his so0ereigh here.
Baron StOeckl, in full court dress, called
officially on President Buchanan, on Thursday
last, and announced the birth of a Russian
prince, son of the Grand Duke Constantine.
Senior Iessara called at the same time, and
announced the birth of Spanish princess,
daughter of the Duke de Montpensier. The
intelligence must have been exceedingly in
teresting to the 'old public functonary ;" who
never has knowledge Of such events except
by "hearsay."
The papers in Buffalo say that city hasn't
shown so much activity for years as now while
the western harvests are being poured down
on Its wharves. People are pleasantly remind
ed OF the old times OF steamboating, and for.
get their years of sorrow for the days that are
Soile; l ne receipts OF wheat last week were
1862, 1894 bushels, and of other grains large
quantities.
The wife of Charles Sayre, residing in Vic
tory, in Central New York, while recently at.
tempting to kindle a fire by pouring some
burning fluid upon the fuel, was dreadfully
burned, and died after two days of inexpress-
Idle agony. The continued succession of these
shocking suicides by the careless use of burn
ing fluid should be a terrible warning to every
| housekeeper in the land
On Tuesday, 25th ult., a farmer and his two
sons named Cashier, residing near Easton, Pa,
were drowned in the tank of cider mill. The
tank was leaking, when one of the young men,
| gong down to stop it, was overcome by the
foul gases and fell to the bottom. His father
went to his assistance and shared the same
tate. The second son went in to rescue them
but fell and was drowned by their side.