Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY,


The seventeen annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese of
Massachusetts will be held III Boston, on Wed.
nesday next Meetings in connection with
the convention will be held during the week.
and the annual sermon will be given by Rev.
Samuel Gutter OF st. Andrews Church, Hano-
yer.
1t was stated that about two years ago
the depreciation i'll the value OF stocks and
other property belonging TO the estate Of the
late Abbott Lawrence amounted, in conse,
quence OF the financial Revision, to about 81,
10000. Since that time, however, the III
crease in the value of the same property has
amounted to more than the above sum.
The police arrested at Ordway Hail. Satur-
day evening, woman in male attire. She
was accompanied by her husband, and was
recognized by an old acquaintance an New
York. She told a very plausible story how
she had been married but three months. and
had been iII-treated by her husband while liv.
ing i'll Philadelphia, and that it was through
his agency she was induced to adopt her
change OF dress.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Eben Harris, Il young man in AIarblehcad
while feeding his fowls Il few evenings since
was wounded just below Tie knee, by the spurs
of one of his cocks. The wound which was
not at first serious, gradually grew worse, tax
ing away the use OF his limb, deprving him
OF sleep and at last of his reason In ns de-
lirum, he crows like rooster at the top of
his voice. Ills case is considered hopeless.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Boston journal states that the boiler mt
the steam mills OF Richmond, Perkins & Co..
in Middleboro', burst, Friday afternoon, in,
stantiy killing the engineer, Chas. II. Parsons
of East Bridgewater, The tall chimney at.
tached to the building was entirely DESTROYED,
and the building was shattered and damaged
to the amount OF $4,000.
MAINE.
Stephen NJ. Marble, senior landlord of the
Elm House in Portland, died very suddenly
on Thursday. He was seated at the dinner
table Thursday noon, when in the act of pas
sing some dessert TO a friend near, his head
inclined towards his wife at his side and fall.
ing upon her shoulder lie expired without A
struggle.
RHODE ISLAND.
Lawrence Duckworlh, residing in Clay
vile, was found in Providence, Saturday
morning, drowned in the cove. He was a
calico engraver, was in the possession of some
property, had Il gold watch, and $40 or $50
| in his pockets, and had lately been living in
| Southbridge, Mass. The cause of the fatality
is not explained.
Some two or. three hundred persons met in
| Providence, last week. to take preliminary
steps for the erection Of monument TO Roger
Williams. 1t is proposed to raise by subscrip.
ton the sum OF $4,000 or $50 900 Tor that
purpose. The recently discovered remains
have been placed in tomb to await the result
Of this pOus movement.
In one of those dangerous localities in Ston.
ington, known as 'quaking boys" John Nc
Conkey, steward of the Plymouth Rock, last
week, nearly lost his life. Leaping from A
fence, on his return from trouting excursion.
he sank into the ground to his shoulders, and
but for the vigorous use of his arms and feet,
would have disappeared forever. lie was res.
! cued in all exhausted state.
CONNECTICUT.
The quiet village of Stafford was thrown in,
to a stale OF excitement last week by the dis.
covery Of case of adultery, in which one OF
oyerseers in the Hope Mill, a Sabbath school
teacher, and choister in the church, and one Of
his lady associates. The officers were put on
his tarck, but the wolfhed into Massachusetts.
Sherman Barns, a well known Joiner in New
Haven fell from house which he was build.
ing last Thursday, breaking his back by the
fall. He fingered in great agony till the fol-
lowing morning when he was relieved by
death.