Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The municipal election in Chelsea resulted
in the ch1ice OF Frank B. Fay ior mayor,
without opposition. There was but one gen
eral ticket tor aldermen and ward officers in
the field, and the vote was quite small.
The cavalry regiment at Camp Readvlle
now numbers upward of 1000 men, and new
recruits are coming in daily. The regiment
is not expected to leave Boston for the next
two weeks.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Three murder cases are assigned for trial
before the supreme court now sitting in East
Cambridge. The first is that of Anna Douer,
for poisoning Mrs. Harrison Wilkens in Low
ell, in March last the second, of Henry
Thompson, for the murder Of VIM. Simmons
in South Reading, April, 1861 the third, Of
Edward johnson of Wathaff, Tor the murder
Of Barney Doherty, in October 1860.
The municipal election occurred in Cam
bridge, Monday, Charles Theodore Russell
being re elected mayor without opposition.
There were several tickets ior aid ruen aud
ward officers, but the republican ticket, with
one or two exceptions, was elected. The vote
was quite small, and no special interest was
displayed.
Mr.. William Sprague, resident of Melrose
agout seventy years Of age, entered the Wyo-
ming depot at MeiroSe Tuesday morning about
l0B O'clock, and suddduly while awaiting the
down train for Boston, tell and eXpired-sup-
posed from disease OF the heart.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The republicans easily controlled the mu.
nicipal election in Lawrence, elecling w. IL.
p, Wright, mayor, by Il plurality of 800, the
entire board Of aldermen, all but four of the
common councilmen, and the clerk of the po-
lice court for five years.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Isaac c. Taber was reelected mayor of New
Bedford by a majority of from five to six hun
drcd, over Thomas Knowles, republican.
There was no excitement. The whole citi-
zens' ticket was elected wi Ii but two excep-
tiunS.
The election Of city officers in Fall River
resulted in the early unanimous reelection OF
Mayor Bufiinton. he receiving 50l of the SOB
votes which Were cast The whole publican
ticket was elected.
The New Bedford Mercury says very
worthy clergy man Of that city in one of his
sermons on Sunday last, dwelling upon the
depravity OF the human heart, and its eXhibi
tious in human conduct, remarked that the
night before it was evinced in The meanesl
OF all possible phases BY the robbery Of his hen
r0oSt,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hon Ephraim Hastings, for many years a
iesloei'' VI r''ilNi'i GV"''y' H!eu III 4'"s'iu" ,
on the z4'll uit'' at tle age "I o. years: ne
,o'.er'y repreSenteu the Town Vi llea''l III Tue
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se4a'H anu III ,He GAecu,iFe council,
Lieut. Col. Deck, 7, Of the tenth MassaGhu-
setts regiment, has been promoted TO the colo
neIcy o the seventh Massachusetts. The
promotion is awarded to Il most worthy officer,
and affords his friends at home very great
qualification.
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