Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Some excitement was caused in the Church
of the Advent, Boston, Sunday afternoon, by
the settling of one of the galleries, which was
densely crowded. For a little while there was
panic above and below, but the perilous sec
ton was soon cleared and the services were
resumed. The gallery settled about two in
ches.
In the case of the free lovers, Leonard Che.
ney and Abigail Pratt, arraigued Monday on
the charge OF adultery, Cheney pleaded not
guilty, but Mrs. Pratt, when called upon to
plead responded in clear voice, I'm the
sight of my God and my conscience, l am not
guilty; but in the sight of the law, l am gull
ty'" The plea Of not guilty was entered, her
counsel saying she was aboring under mental
delusion
The members of the governors staff and
several other military gentlemen in Boston,
have rendered to eX-Adjutant General Stone,
on his emoval from Office dinner, which is
to take place on Friday next
Hon. Edward Everett has been selected by
the Boston city government, as the orator or
the 4th of July next.
The large three story tenement house on
the corner of Chelsea and Jay streets, in
Charleston, was set on fire Saturday night, in
one of the rooms where were two men help
lessly drunk. The house was occupied by fiji
teen families, who, but for the timely discov-
cry of the fire, might have been destroyed
The chime OF bells recently placed in the
tower of Christ Church, Old Cambridge, was
rung for the first time on the morning of Eas-
ter Sunday.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The friends of Mr. Frank B. Sanhorn of
Concord, are about to present to his sister-asa
token of their respect for her bravery-one of
the latest style Of Colts revolvers. 1t will
bear an engraved representation of the old
Pine Tree flag, and the inscription "Sic itur ad
aStra i'
NANTUCKET.
Two lncendiaries, named Chase and Stack
pole, aged respectively sixteen and seventeen
years, have been arrested and bound over for
causing several of tine fires which have lately
alarmed the residents of the island. The large
store house of Joseph Starbuck, with an oil
shed containing 1000 bbls. of oil adjoining was
fired one night last week. but saved without
heavy loss.
The Nantucket Mirror says that thirty years
ago there were eight ropewalks in opera
ton in that place, giving employment to
between two and three hundred men. Now,
only part of one of these is standing in
which two persons, one rs, the other Sc years
OF age, are employed in making fishing lines
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The annual NEE ting of the Hampden Coun-
ty Temperance Society was held in Spring
field, last Saturday. The meeting was attend
ed by many of the Methodist clergymen now
attending the conference in that city, who re-
marked upon the state of the cause in their
localities. Discouraging reports were given of
Boston, where the law is never thought Of
MISCELLANEOUS.
One of the wealthy planters in New Orleans,
having become enamored with the beauty of
the giantess, Sarah Morehouse, on exhibition
at Signor Vahuch's Museum in that city, en-
ticed her into his carriage one evening, and
pursued his dalliance so far that Sarah, unable
to restrain her large indignation, seized him by
the collar, and dropped him into the street
with dislocated shoulder, The planter has
since sOlemnly resolved, when he enters the
lists again to take one OF his size.
The city of Nagasaka, in Japan, was visited
with destructive contlagraton on Christmas
night. The premises burned consisted of
private residences, godowns, and out-houses.
The native japanese, with poor facilities for
extingushing fires mounted the roots of ada
cent houses, and attempted to appease the rage
OF the flames by tanning them. The resi-
dence Of the American consul was in the heart
Of the burnt district.
Private letters from Port-au- Prince state
that at least $4,000 will be contributed by the
people of Hayti to the family of John Brown;
and 81 900 in specie have already been col
lected and deposited for the family of the
brave man whom they style; "JoHN Brown,
Martyr ala Cause deS NoirS"
Capt Drailey, of the schooner Alice Rogers,
from Jamaica for Philadelphia arrived at
Hampton Roads on the night of the 4th, and
the next day the captain offered two negro
boys, twelve and fourteen years old, for sale,
at $1,000 for the two but before he could dis
pose of them, the surveyor of the port got in
formation of the matter and seized the vessel
The captain says the boys were given to him
by their mother, but this statement is contra
dicted by some Of the crew.
The question of inviting the Prince of Wales
to New Brunswick having been preached in
the House of Assembly, it was at first voted
down on account OF the expenses but the de.
csion was the next day reversed. The course
Of the exceedingly thrifty and economical
men who voted against the proposition has
been the subject OF much objurgation. AT
St Stephens, the local members who voted on
that side were burned in effigy The invita-
ton was voted unanimously in the Legislative
Council.