Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

| longing to the establishment, was sold in Bos-
ton Saturday, in one lot, for about 1922.
James d. TorreY, of New York, was the pur-
| chaser.
Rev. George C. Beckwith, Secretary of the
American Peace Society, fell overheard at the
ferry, in Chelsea, on Friday evening, while at
tempting to go on board the boat for Boston,
and lost his hat wig, and gold spectacles, in
his struggle to escape. He was taken to the
residence Of Rev. DIR. Copp, for repairs.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Late on Friday night, the two story wooden
building on Medford turnpike, occupied by
| Elisha Stetson, was destroyed by fire. Loss
Sl5OO. Somebody, who refused to give his
name or any account of himself, was arrested
as the incendiary.
The Boston Transcript announces that Dr.
Hiram Hosmer of Watertown, father of Har-
riet Hosmer, the noted sculptor, now at an ad-
vanced age, is suffering from an attack of apo
| plexy which eXcites the most painful solicitude
among his friends.
One of the most remarkable cases of con-
science has come to light in Maiden, wherein
person modestly signing himself christian
Conscience, returned So to the town treasur-
er as tax on a note of 5000 which was of
doubtful value when the assessors visited him.
and was not reported, but which has since
been mostly paid.
Mr.. Stephen Gardner, well known citizen
OF South bingham, died in that place on Tues.
day OF last week, at the advanced age of eigh-
ty'four years. The cause CT his death was old
age. Mr.. Gardner was the head of very
large family, numbering thirteen children, fif-
ty-nine grandchildren, and forty-nine great
grandchildren.
There is a room in house in Duxbury in
which fifteen children, eleven girls and four
boys, were born Of the same parents, and
what is still more singular, the eleven girls
were all married i'll the same room. There are
no such families nowadays; two is considered
complement.-.Saturday Evening Gazette
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Henry Il. Thomas, native of Pittsfeld an
active and Jealous member of the Baptist
church, the husband of two living wives and
a sutton for third an agent for several re-
spectacle newspapers and defaulter to all of
them, gambler and drunkard, has recently
been the subject of investigation" at home
and lost his hypocritical plumes. He is now
in Maryland as agent of the Home journal.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth Memorial reports that the
scarlet fever is quite prevalent in that vicinity
at this time Two little daughters of Mr.
VIM. Weston died of it on Wednesday eve
ming after very brief illness.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Vineyard Gazette states that a wide
spread revival is pervading the churches in
Edgartown, and of the island generally, and if
the work continue much longer the whole
population may be brought under its influence
The young and old are all subjects of the
work of grace.
RHODE ISLAND.
Miss Cinderella Inman about II years old,
daughter of Ransom Inman, living at Saun-
dersville in Scituate, met with a fatal accident
on Thursday afternoon. 1t is the old story
The fluid lamp fell upon the stove broke
blaze communicated with her dress her body
was burned in a dreadful manner; and she
died in few hours.
They have, in Providence, very notable
breach of promise case, which has been in the
courts two years. 1t is the case of Charlotte
c. Fisher VS.. Henry G. Sillbridge. 1t was
called up day or two since, and now the de-
tendant files plea in abatement, alleging that
since the last term of the Court the plaintiff
has been married, and that, under the circum-
stances, lhe suit should abate. The fact of the
marriage is admitted. Heard and held for ad-
yisement.
In the Rhode Island legislature, eight men,
bers OF the joint boundary committee have re-
ported in favor of the conventional line They
hold that the value of property of all kinds
which would pass into Rhode Island from Mas
sachusetts, will exceed by about $4,000 the
property which would be transferred to Massa-
chusetts. The difference in population would
be nominal, while Rhode Island would have
the advantage in the extent of territory. The
committee urge the settlement of the dispute.
CoNNECUIcUT
The Hartford Courantsays that Mr.. Thomas
Barlace, of Bristol, has discovered in that town
new copper mine. 1t is about five miles
from the old mine, and is near the line of the
railway The ore is the Sulphuret of Copper,
and occurs in large masses, which are easily
crushed. The guage is quartz. 1t seems
ineXhaustible.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There was spelling match in Trumbull
county, Ohio few evenings since. The best
speler from each district in the county was
engaged. The prize for the one up longest
was Websters Dictionary. There were SO
champion spoilers. McGuffey's spelling book
was used. All were spelled down in hours
The last one up got the dictionary.
The Irish servant girls of the cities of New
York and Brooklyn, during the year 1859,
sent home to their parents, brothers, and sis
tiers, the enormous sum of one million three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
A young woman, named Mary Graham, shot
George Fitzhugh, the overseer of plantation
in Kinds county, Mississippi, on the oath ult
Fitzhugh had seduced the girl under promise
OF marriage, and when asked to redeem his
promise, he scotfed at her petition, whereupon
she drew revolver and shot him three times
He is not expected to recover.
"Ah me, said pious lady, "our minister
was a very powerful preacher; for the short
time he administered the word of God among
us, he kicked three pulpits to pieces, and
banged the in'ards out of five Bibles"
The Kentucky state senate has appropriated
$1,000 toward the erection of monument at
the capital of the state, to the memory of Dan
lel Boone, the pioneer, and the first settler in
Kentucky
The Monmouth Herald says the Old Ten
nent House, upon the battle field of Mon
mouth, known far and wide as the former
residence of Rev. William Tennent and the
headquarters of Gen. Washington in the revo.
luton, was torn down on Tuesday last 1t
was erected in 100 or 1701, and of late years
has been an object of much interest to Wis
itors.
A man died in Cincinnati one day last week
from the effect of wounds received while fight
ing cats. One of the animals sprang fercely
upon his face, and inflicted several serious
wounds.
Susan A. Cottle, young lady of twenty
years, who went to Kansas from Massachu-
sets, drowned herself on the morning of the
10th inst, in the Missouri river She was of
a melancholy disposition, sometimes wrote
Respondent verses, but beyond this no cause is
surmised for her tragcal death.
Correspondence of the Springfield Republican,
A MAINE COMMISSIONER BEFORE OUR
LEGIsLATuRE-E}Oston Friday Feb 21-Tha