Worcester daily spy., 1861-01-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

lle tunelul vi hGN' CA' A<o" - 'NNrs f'
in Boston. Yesterday, from the West Church,
where he offcated as pastor for so many
years The occasion drew together not OILY
the relatives and congregation of The deceased
but also the members Of the Massachusetts
Historical Society (of which body he was cor
responding secretary for upwards OF tmrty
years, and many citizens, so that the church
was crowded. A funeral discourse was dellv'
cred by Rev. Cyrus Bartol, his colleague
Chas Goodhue, who killed his mistress
Mrs. Goodnow, at a house in Spring street,
over a wear since, and was sentenced to fifteen
months in Jail by Judge Putnam, has been
pardoned by the governor and council through
the representations of Goodhue's counsel, Mi
cah Dyer, Jr., Esq. The prisoner had but
months 10 re..laim in Jail when pardohed, ana
clemency was shown on account of the mans
health which has recently Jailed rapidly.
franklin medal obtained by Mr. Caleb u
Loring, in one of the Boston public Schools IN
the year 1906, and lost soon after, has been
returned TO him within few days through the
post Office. Nh
The receipts of the Old Colony and tall
River railroad tor 1860, were 5000, ,43O ~;
expenses, S340 ll9 16. Increase OF receipts
from last year, SS,674 7o; decrease OF eX-
pensrs within the same length OF tlme, @lo,'
525 65: decrease of Indebtedness for two years,
SlI 800 40; stock on hand Nov 3Oth, looo,
$l35, 1888.
ESSEX COUNTY
The Lynn Reporter says orders LOT oools
and shoes continue to be received in that clty
from various southern cities. They are usual
ly accompanied by request that II the manu-
tacturer has any doubts of the solvency OI the
parties ordering, lie will please to SIGNIFY anu
consider the order countermandeu buyers
from New Orleans were i'll the city last WEEK
The births, marriages, and deaths, III New
bury, to< 1861 are as follows :-Blrths 90 Oh
which there were 3 pairs OF twlns-one par ol
American parentage and two pairs oil Arlsh pa
rentage. There were % marriage certlncates
issued from the office oil the town clerk, ana 10
marriages performed i'll town, and 90 uea'hs
occurred.
Quite a religious interest has boen awakened
in the Methodist societV,at Pearsons mn ~ III
Byfeld by which a. Nions have oeeh niaue
to the church, C3, the first Sunday OF this
month Is persons were received into church
by baptism.
CONNECTICUT.
The family of Mr.. Myres herrick, near
Fishervile, CT, came near beng Dutheu ~
death by the carelessness of one OF the chll'
dren. on Sunday evening. A member OF the
family had been filling fluid lamps, ana ieit
bottle which contained the combustiDie upon
the table. A little daughter of Mr.. H. com
menced dipping bits of paper IN the nuld
and setting fire to them; ana III So W.
ing slightly burned her hand, and JerKed Tue
bottle over, turning its contents upon tne car
pet. The lighted paper had dropp;u anu III
stantly the child's clothes and the carpet "ele
on fire The flames were not suhdueu uhti,
the child's body was considerably burned anu anu
the clothes, carpet, and some lurhltule He"iJ
Spoiled Webster Times.
The New Haven common council has 9rder, :r,
ed two additional steam fire engines, ana WIN
probably do away with nearly all the present
hand engines.
james Mccormick of Hartford has been
declared technically guilty OF manslaughter III
shooting John Moran in grog shop aufas ,on on
the 14th, and bound over in the sum OF S4OV
to appear for trial III March. lie furnished
the requisite bail and is now at liberty.
A girl l6 years old, the daughter OF poor
but respectable widow in Northampton, Mass
eloped in order to lead lite OF lniamy at New
Haven. She was discovered there III den OF
vice. slowed between two feather beds III u
chamber. and the door locked. She lett relue'
lantly, in charge of deputy sherih u \.
Wright. and alter her return home showed no
signs of repentance. She is nov violently in
sane and therefore confined in the State Hos
pitai at Northampton.
The New Havsn Palladium says that Orrln
Hollister and Evelyn Cole, OF Chatham, young
men anu CUuSlle5 leiNA OSNh VA a.
some time because of HOLSTERS conduct to-
ward Coles sister. Cole had threatened TO
kill Holister if he ever saw him with her
again. On Thursday evening, Jan. lIth, the
three met a the house of Richard Flood, ana
finally left together High words between the
young men occurred, the sister fell behind,
and there was a fight. In lew minutes do-
lister came toward her saying that Cole had
stabbed him, and then turned IN to an lrish"
= H. I, Io,r mill
Friday evening. Cole made no attempt 10
escape, and the jury rendered a verdict that
deceased came to his death from wound IN
fcted by knife or some other instrument IN
the hands of some person unknown to them,
they having no Legal evidence against Cole
He was to be examined, however, on Monday
before Justice Smith OF East Hampton.
Yesterday afternoon, as Mr.. Joel Beckwith
of Southington, a man of seventy years, ana
Mr.. Porter, were riding through Farmlngton
village. the horse took fright at bJys with
sleds, near the Congregational chu ch, and
ran, taking TO the sidewalk. Mr.. Porter held
the reins, while Mr.. Beckwith seemed to be
leaning over the side Of the sleigh, and his
head struck violently against several trees as
they passed After the horse ran about forty
rods Mr.. b. fell out. He was carried into Mr.
Rowe's store and died in about fifteen min
utes.- Hartford Press, Jan. 23d-
A groggery at Bristol Conn, was ueInollsHeu
by some rowdes, last week; and as they have
all left town to avoid arrest, aud the groggery
will not be rebuilt, the citizens are quite con-
soled over the deed of violence.
Some fire eating students at Yale college
raised palmetto flag on the alumni tower Of
that institution, on Sunday, md baIricaded all
approaches to the top of the building. This
was done in retaliation of the supposed insult
offered by persons who employed negroes to
wear the secession cockade before the southern
students