Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The Boston Traveller states that Joseph e.
| Thayer of India wharf. well known cotton
broker, of the firm of J. E. Thayer & CO.,
| committed suicide about noon on Monday. lie
was about his business as usual during the
forenoon, but soon after noon he was found by
one Of his employees hung by the hosting
rope in the second story of his store. He had
probably fastened cord about his neck to the
rope, and then cast himself from one of the
upper stories to the place where his body was
| found. He was not over 35 years OF age, and
no cause can be assigned for the sad event.
Several gentlemen in Boston propose to
purchase the large octagonal building extern
| porized at Montreal for the grand ball recently
given to the Prince of Wales. They propose
to purchase it as it stands for $4,000 to re-
move it to Boston for mass meetings during
the campaign, and for skating palace the
coming winter.
A bare footed, roguish boy recently stole
the contribution box of the Walnut street
Methodist church in Chelsea, from a book
case in the vestry, and secretcd it in the Gel
lar, intending no doubt to return in the night
and carry it off. 1t contained about $13. The
box and contents were recovered by the sex
ton.
The German Turner's of Worcester and vi.
cinity visited Boston yesterday, where they
will be joined to-day by delegation from
New York, and proceed to Melrose, where
preparations for a grand picnic have been
made. The afternoon and evening Yesterday
were taken up with gymnastic exercises, and
a concert in Turne Hall
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The orthodox church, in Medford, was set
on fire Saturday night, at midnight, and was
wholly destroyed The bell rope was cut so
that the alarm could not be given. The
building was valued at 5000 or $4,000. There
had been trouble among the fire companies in
town, three or four Of which had been dis
banded.
The Universalist society, of Natick, and
stockholders in the property, not finding en-
enlargement enough to sustain their organiza
ton, have voted to sell their church and other
property. 1t is rumored that the Catholics,
whose strength has greatly increased during
Inc past two or three years, will be the pur-
chasers.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The aborers on the horse railroad in Lynn
have struck for higher wages. Their pay is
81 per day. They have struck for ST 25.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Charles Bissett of Berkely lost last week,
an entire flock of sheep, new Oxfordshire
Downes. including a buck valued at $40, and
number of ewes valued at SO each, which
were destroyed by dogs
l.
Several large fish known as ''kiers" were
captured off Proyincetown last week They
are great annoyance to whales, frequently
attacking and sometimes overpowerng them
Their oil is said to be white and nice and
yields about two barrels to each.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Republican says that rape of revolt
ing and aggravated circumstances was COM
mitted near Hampden Park, on Saturday last
The perpetrator was James Dneen of West
field, aud his victim powerful and muscular
girl, daughter of eminently respectable pa
rents, but Of somewhat simple mind. The
scoundrel was arrested while lying face down
ward and intoxicated back of the stables on
Hampden Park
During the last months large and valuable
gold ring in Williams store has been three
times stolen, and in every case the thief has
been arrested by the same officer. The last
time it was stolen was on Friday, 7th inst, and
the thief escaped with the payment of a fine.
Two less fortunate thieves are in Jail for the
same crime.
The census taker while taking the statistics
of Palmer, found in one shanty at Duckville
family of seventeen of various ages and both
sexes, who ate, drank, and slept, in the same
room.
MAINE.
The Acton copper mines in Canada East
have been purchased by two gentlemen from
Portland, for 100000. The pleasant sum of
100000 was paid in cash on the delivery of
the deeds of conveyance.
Florinda, an interesting daughter of Moses
Haskell of Portland, was shockngly burned
in the face by the explosion of fluid lamp,
Thursday evening, her lips being curled and
shrlveled so as to expose her teeth and gums
Some commOton was excited at Fort Fair
field the other day, by the raising of a Lincoln
and Hamlin flag on the frame of a school
house which had just been erected. The
democrats didn't like it, but deferred their re.
yenge until election day.
Col Smart, while canvassing for governor
is said TO have cautioned the ladies against re,
ceiving calls from young gentlemen, till they
promised to vote the democratic ticket His
opponent regards it as a scheme to encourage
celibacy
Cheering accounts are given of the harvest
prospects of Cumberland county For wheat,
corn, and other indispensable grains, nothing
like it has been known for twenty-five years
The corn is so far matured as to be beyond the
frost.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Burrough, who disappeared from his
home in Central Falls, on Monday, Sd instant,
was found dead the Sunday following, near
by, with his throat cut. He was man of
good habits, and it is doubtful whether he
committed suicide in a moment of temporary
insanity, or was the victim of foul play
We understand that the articles stolen from
the second Baptist church in Seekonk, short
time since, have been found at a store in
Cranston. They were carried there by a man
named Murphy, who sold them to the store
keeper for a trifng sum.-Prov. Press.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Braquet, circus clown, while performing
recently az Avignon, France, undertook to
hang by the hands from the trapeze suspend
| ed to balloon Soon after the balloon had
risen, the spectators were Mortified to see it
catch fire, and the cords of the trapeze being
| burnt through, the man fell from great
| height. Fortunately, it was at that moment
over the Rhone, and Braquet fell into the riv.
| er. He was uninjured, and swan to the
| bank.
Mrs. Putnam, a colored American woman,
who was badly treated on the steamship Eu-
ropa, and addressed letter to Sir Samuel
| Cunard on the subject, has returned on the
Arabia, and says that on this ship she was adj.
mitted to all the rights and privileges pur.
chased by her passage money, and was treated
with courtesy.