Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-12
GENERAL NEWS SUNNI AIRY.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.

JOSIAH Il. Short, now conductor on the Bos-
ton and Lowell railroad, commenced running
trains on the 18th of May 1886, and has con-
tinued in the business until the present time
Col. Barrett superintendent at the Lowell de-
pot in Boston, was conductor on the first train
ever run in the country.
On Monday afternoon fire was discovered
issuing from the roof of the house of Mrs
Samuel HOar, in Concord. The alarm was
given, and the citizens were promptly on the
spot. The fire was between the ceiling and
the boards OF the roof, near the ridgepole, and
was caused by defect in the chimney. Four
of Birds hand engines did effective service,
and kept the fire in check until the arrival of
the town engines, when the fire was extin-
guished The loss by fire and water will be
about S150-BoSton Journal
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The North Bridgewater Gazette affirms that
Edward Everett taught school in East Bridge
water just fifty years ago, and in recognition of
the fact has recently presented Nathan Monroe
of that town, one of his pupils, a handsomely
bound copy Of his last fourth of July Grafton.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette says that Rev. Daniel
Hearne pastor of ST. Mary's church, in that
town, was quite seriously injured Tuesday af-
ternoon, by being overturned while driving an
unmanageable horse from Whittenton Village
He received some severe bruises, but it is
thought no internal injuries.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
William Austin of Ludlow was arrested
Wednesday, for attempting to poison himself
and two of his comrades, by mixing strych
nine in a bottle of rum, and inviting them to
drink with him. Powerful antdotes were adj
ministered, their lives were saved, and Austin
was taken to Jail.
Oscar d. Noble, a respected citizen of West
field, was murdered at Rochester, n Y, last
night while interfering with a couple of stran.
gers engaged in an alteration between them.
selves. Mr. Noble was "a years old and
quiet and inotfensive man, while his assailant
is quarresome and abusive.
RHODE ISLAND.
The members of the family of DIR. Joel
Hyde, deceased, had their annual gathering in
Coventry. on the 2Sth and 29th ult. Theywere
nine in number, whose aggregate age was sos
years, and whose aggregate period of church
membership, was $50 years. There has been
no death in the family circle for thirty three
years.
The store of the Hon. Luther Dickens, at
Block Island, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
evening, with all its contents. The entire loss
was about $500, on which, there was no in
surance, an unrenewed policy having expired
two or three weeks ago.
CONNECTICUT.
One Of the proprietors of bone mill in
Ashford, Conn, named Albert James, had his
arm caught in the machinery on Thursday
last, and was thrown violently round the re-
volving drum, tearing his arm from its socket,
shockingly decorating his body, and inflicting
injuries from which he died in a few hours.
lie was young man and an only son Of re-
spectacle and wealthy parents.
Mr.. j. H. Smith recently discovered a valu-
able bed of white marble in the town of SAILS
bury, on the line of the Housatonc Railroad.
The vein has since been opened, and about 20
tons taken out. The supply appears to be in.
eXhaustible, and the quality is pronounced SUI
perior to the Rutland statuary marble, which
has been held in high repute for many years.
a double murder and attempted suicide oc,
Cured at Bridgewater on Tuesday. A man
named Videts killed his two daughters with a
hammer, and cut his throat with a razor but
the wound was too low, and he will probably
recover. The immediate cause of the tragedy
is not known.
MISCELLANEOUS.
While the party of the Prince of Wales was
visiting Mount Vernon, the prince plant
ed an acorn on the little hillock, close to the
tomb. May the seed" says the Washing.
ton Constitution (which he planted in ground j.,
which every American regards as hallOwed
rise and grow, and fiaurish, and be an emblem
OF his own future prosperity, health and
strength, as well as of the permamence of the
friendship that exists between his and our peo
pie"
Gordon Cumming, the well-known lion
hunter, was examined before the Inverness
Bankruptcy Court few days since. He stat
ed that he had no other means of support than
what he derived from the exhibition Of tro-
phieS taken from Africa. The state of affairs
prepared by the bankrupt, estimates his debts
at f551, and his assets at .e206.
Col. Hugh Forbes, whose name figured so
extensively during the John Brown ex-
element, and who latterly has been in the
employ of Garibaldi as commander of Mezzana
in Sicily, is said to be out of office once more.
He was found to be incompetent and imprac.
ticabe, disturber of the peace, and an CD.
pressor of the officers under him therefore he
has been superseded and now goes about Sici-
ly denouncing Garibald and Victor Emanuel.