Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-05

much by the Peck defaIcation. y settlement
with Pecks sureties has brought into the trea'
sury S37 900; and the remainder of the deficit
is likely to be made up all but about $4,000.
The murderous afiray which took place at
Colamere's in Camden, April 10th, in which
Ezekiel Bowley stabbed EIbridge Cunning
ham, has terminated fatally, Cunningham
having died on the 9th. Bowley has been
arrested and held for trial. This is another to
be added to the list OF deaths resulting from
the sale and use of intoxicating liquors.
The Aroostook Pioneer gives. list of immi-
grants for the week previous to its last issue
There are more than twenty men in the list
from Gloucester, WestbrOok, Freeport, Au-
burn, Vassalbero, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, Sang
erville, and Bangor, in that state; Lowell
Lawrence, Massachusetts, Vershre, Vt and
CoutervIle, California. Mr.. r. n Pierce of
Bangor, and Mr.. Ulmer of Rockland, with
their families left last week to settle in ARGOS
took.
The Pioneer states that mari has been dis
covered in Township G. Bangor /, in Aroos-
took. 1t is a substance resembling lime, but
in a sem-liquid state, soft and pliable, and fill
ed with shells similar to those found on the
salt water beach. 1t resembles chalk in taste,
but has the appearance of lime. Poles were
run down twenty feet without reaching bot.
tom.
The Belfast Age states that the hands of
two milmen have recently been sawed off,
nearly at the wrist, one in Searsmont and the
other in Montville, while working in the stave
machines in those places.
The Carleton House at Winterport, a house
of Richard Smart at Swanville, and dwelling
house in Sullivan, have been destroyed by fire
recently. The families barely escaping with
life. RS. Blaisdall was saved by a faithful
4 10, 1.
persisted in the flames.
w. B. Ireland of Stetson, recently lost his
pocketbook, containing 500. He found it
several days afterwards in the straw near the
barn where he had dropped it.
The citizens of Augusta, in public meeting
assembled, have refused to sell their bridge,
franchise, &C., for $4,000
VERMONT.
1t is a curious coincidence to the death of
Elk Gov. Robinson at Charleston, that in 1910
the Vermont delegation to the democratic
national convention lost their chairman, F. W.
Billings, by death in the same manner.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Dudley X. Chase, of Deering. was found
dead in his barn on Tuesday, May l, with his
head badly bruised. He was man of intem-
perate habits, but the cause OF his death does
not appear The wound may have been
caused by fall from the scaffold, but there are
strong suspicious of foul play, and coroner
has been summoned to hold an inquest.
RHODE ISLAND.
Edward T. Morse, sixteen years old, has
been arrested, and examined in Providence,
on charge of entering the brig New England
and stealing theretrom SAB in pennies, on the
evening of the 10th of April On that even
ing he was at the theater, and had large
quantity of pennies which he wished to ex-
char for silver Ia g..
ly arrested in Westport Mass
The main gear of the machinery in the
Brick Mill broke down Friday morning, in
consequence of which the employees will be
out of work until it can be repaired The
mill is run by Messrs. Stafford & w God, at
Central Falls.
ECoNNECTICUT.
The New Haven Gas Company are taking
up their old street pipes and laying larger
ones.
The Clipper" base ball club of Sturbridge,
Mass, played match game of base ball with
the "Niptuck" club of East Woodstock, on the
28th ult., at the latter place, which the "Ciip.
pers" won, scoring 100 tallies against 90 by
the ''Niptucks''
The Windham County Agricultural Society
have their exhibition on the 18th, 18th, and
14th of September.
John Spence, a colored clergyman from
New Haven, died very suddenly in Norwich
on Wednesday afternoon, May 2. Feeling
unwell, he stepped into shop and took dose
of castor oil, seated himself in a chair and fell
asleep. Some hours after it was discovered
that he was dead. He was rs years of age,
and leaves wife in New Haven
Personal.
Fitz Green HaIleck, the well known poet
was in town to-day, on his way from New
York to Guilford. Mr.. Halleck, now in his
sixty-siXth year, has been suffering from q
quite serious attack of illness in New York
bnt hopes that the air of Guilford will restore
him his usual health. He appeared as full Of
life and animation as ever, though quite weak
from his recent indisposition.-N II. PaAa
dun, May 3.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The piety of Mr. Buchanan found another
opportunity for exhibition, the other day, when
he telegraphed 10 bis friends at Charleston moi
TO send him any dispatches on Sunday. The
country is desired to understand that the
White House on that day was devoted to fast
ing and prayer, and that not word or thought
OF politics was tolerated. The dear, blessed
old man how improving his examples is, tC
be sure.-Nor1oichB Bulletin.
The New Orleans Bulletin says Tin con.
nection with the Clay statue, our attention is
drawn to the singular coincidence of the fate
attending the statues of Messrs. Calhoun
Webster, and Clay. Mr.. Cahoun's statue
ordered for Charleston, was lost in ashipwreck
off Fire Island, but finally recovered with an
arm broken, which was subsequently replaced
by Mr.. Powers, the sculptor. The bronze
statue OF Mr.. Webster was lost at sea, and new.
er recovered; but a second was cast from the
same model, and is now in the State House
yard at Boston. The first model for the statue
OF MIR. Clay was also lost at sea-"
The Bspirits have broken loose in Lafayette,
Ind, Sand selected the house of a Mr.. johnson
for their performances. They fill the salt Gel
lar with water, upset tea kettles, and throw
the coffee pot at peoples heads. The other
morning Mr. johnson was reading the Bible,
when voice said, 81 will burn your Bible;
will break your stove to pieces I'll break
your windows, and tear up your foor!" One
said, at is the spirit Of this child's mother
who is doing all this p Another said. at is
the devil!' This must be pleasant house
to live in.
The editor of the Spiritual Eclectic denies
having made the statement attributed to him
in an item which was copied in our paper yes.
terday.
An officer of the United States army, who
has travelled, thus expresses his opinion Of
Arizona. 1--WE have just Travelled over the
much talSedof territory of Arizona. Such
another God-torsaken, untimbered, unwatered
and unfinished country never before fell under
my vision, and my optics have run over
| good deal Of what is called bad country"
DIR. DILLENBACK,
| On THE TREATMENT OF CONSUMPTION (PHTu1s1s