Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-26


of the heavy men having the Temple under
their care.
Hon. George B. Upton Of Boston declines
the office of state director Of the Troy and
Greenfield railroad to which he was elected by
the legislature on the last day of the recent
session.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the supreme court at Lowell, Tuesday
Mary Bright, colored woman of Cambridge,
was arraigned for the murder, by poisoning,
of child of her husband by former wife
Her trial is to take place at Cambridge, June
25 John S. Reyes and Robert Morris have
been appointed her counsel.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The American enamel works at Bonneville
near Fall River, will be closed up on the LIST of
May next. The company have usually em-
ployed about sixty men. The works have
been in operation about four years. The rea
son for stopping is, we understand, the want OF
sufficient demand for their goods.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Rogues and thieves appear to be thriving on
the Cape. In Hyannis, last Thursday, a ped
dler's wagon was robbed OF $500 worth of
goods. In Sandwich lad named Wood has
been arrested for the robbery of several stores,
his career of theft running back several
months.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The little daughter of Stephen Laughln in
Northampton, two years old ran playfully
upon the railroad track, and had one foot SO
crushed that it had to be amputated. The
effect Of the chloroform passed off while the
doctor was sticking up the wound, when the
dear child, at the moment unconscious of pain
commenced singing as cheerfully as if she
were at play.
Ghe school war still RACES at Northampton.
Tho npw school roO ha Va Il ;S ,,iSSod ,l,c
teacher, Miss Gilfllan, after engaging her, be-
cause she wrote a communication for the Free
Press crticlsing the manner in which they ex-
amlned the teachers. She proposes to sue for
her salary for the term for which she was en-
gagged.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
j. Clough, the station agent of the Worces-
ter and Nashua Railroad at Nashua had his
right hand crushed between the hunters of two
freight cars, on Wednesday. Though the
skin was not injured, several bones were bro
ken.
RHODE ISLAND.
The republicans of Providence have made
the following nominations for the city election
on the 9th of May For mayor, Jabez c.
Knight city clerk, Samuel w. Brown city
treasurer, Marinus w. Gardiner city solicitor.
James M. Clarke; collector of taxes, Nehcmi
all s. Draper; city marshal, Thos. W. Hart (;
harbor master, Daniel JOslin Overseer OF the
poor, George w Wightman; superintendent
of health, Edwin M. Snow.
Thomas Hamilton, a store keeper in New.
port, having missed bank bills from his drawer
for some time, instituted a search, and discov-
cred that the thief was Il mouse, which had
taken away in all about $780, all but about Sl3
Of which was in a worthless state.
CONNECTICUT.
John H. fainter, the well known dealer in
blood stock of Hartford has visited the region
OF the cattle disease in Massachusetts,, and
says that instead of $4,000, ten times that
number will be needed to pay for the animals
necessary to be destroyed, in order to stop the
infection. He has called Gov. Buckingham s
attention to the subject with view to some
action by the Connecticut legislature
The "schoo for scandal" was enacted in
real life in Waterbury, last Saturday night
One of the actors, accused by the other with
altogether too much familiarity with his wife,
is highly distinguished both as civilian, and
as military man, he having been candidate
for high sheriff, and being now live General
Justice OF the Peace and Grand Juror
Blows followed words, and the General wa:
badly punished.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The occultation of the planet Venus tool
place a little after eight o'clock, Tuesday eve
ming The night was clear and the little phe
nomenon was observed with much distinct