Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-12-31

York city
note from Professor Bond states that a
new comet was discovered at the Cambridge
Observatory, yesterday morning, by Mr.. Ilor-
ace Z. Tuttlc, the distinguished discoverer of
comets. 1t appears that Encke's comet is
now visible to the naked eye, and that tine
great comet of last July is still visible in the
heavens.
The people OF Boston were highly favored
on Sunday. In the morning, Ralph Waldo
Emerson read lecture at the Music Hail.
upon the Immortality Of the Soul - and i'll
the evening, at the same place, the oratorlo of
The Messiah was presented by the Handel
and Haydn Society, with Mrs. Long, Mrs.
Kempton, Miss Gibson, Mr.. Thomas, and Mr..
Geary, 10 sing the principal solo parts.
The new building connected with the girls
high aud normal school was opened with APP
propriate exercises i'll Boston, yesterday
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The large barn on the old Calvin Leland
farm, in Natck, owned by Mr.. Badge, a cop
persmlth i'll the navy yard, was burned, Sun
day night, together with all the stock, hay,
&c, Four mich cows, five heiers, one hog,
one valuable horse, and sixty-eight hens, per-
ished in the flames. Some thirty tons Of nay
were burned. There was no insurance on the
stock.
John Chase, suspected of breaking into and
robbing store in West Harwich, and arrested
in this city, was taken to BarDslable Jail ON
Wednesday afternoon by officer Wilbur and
Waterman Pummer. Previous TO their de.
parture a message was sent to Deputy Sheriff
Lotlirop of BarnstaJle, who arrested John
Chase, the SON. and Valentine Nckerson, sus-
pected accompiices, and upon the arrival of
Wilbur and Plummer at llarwich another ar
rest OF one Seth Wicksen was made by Depu-
ty Sheriff Chase. The four were arragned
before trial Justices court ON charge otbreak.
ing and entering the store. Nckers0n aud
Wicksen were discharged, and the Chases,
father and son, were bound over to tile April
term under $500 bonds.-New Bedford Meicu-
ry, Dec. 18Th.
The contracts for the extension of the Old
Colony and Fall River Railroad have been
awarded. quarter of the road, together
with the great bridge across Seaconnett river,
has been given to Messrs. e. Gilmore & Co..
OF Boston.
MARTHA's VINEYARD.
Capt. WIN. Earl, OF Edgartown, has beer
appointed acting master in the United States
navy George b. Mussey hts received an ap-
ponment in the quartermasters department
OF the first Massachusetts cavalry regiment.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
lady from 5 JuIhbrid9e, in getting aboard
the morning accommodation train ut Palmer,
Thursday, fell between the cars, but hung TO
the iron railing and was drawn several rods
before beng rescued.
Luther Dennis was fined So and costs at
Chicopee, on Friday, before Judge Whitaker,
for evading the payment OF fare On the Con
nectlcut river railroad.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Daniel Dunbar, in the employ of Samuel
Nj fNf ii.
since ana stepped upon plank that WAS un.
supported at one end which tipped and fell,
breaking lhree OF his ribs. This, with a sim
liar accident sometime previous, caused his
death.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The store o. VIM. Taylor. OF Lee, was rob-
bed u So and some books and papers during
the fire Of the 23d inst, access being probably
gained to the store while persons were calling
Tor pals to be used in exingushing the fire.
Mr.. lay lor offers $50 for the detection OF the
thief.
VERMONT
The dwelling house of Lucius Wright. at
Rockingham. was burnt on the Dist inst onlv
a mart of the f,rniture and nrovisions heinz
saved. Insured tor $500.
AT Ferrisbury on The 17th inst a son of
Ephron Allen. aged thirteen. arose at five
oclock A. NJ and wont IN tho harm tn milk
carrying a lantern with him. Accidentally
unsetting il. the loht set fir. IN som. stra,r
and three barns. win their whoe contents
were consumed
Paul DILLINGHAM; Of Waterbury the reeent
democratic candidate for goyernor of Vermont
has taken in charge contraband recently the
chattel of Lady S,ott of .sspcesbn nn,or;.,,v
and is senduo him in school whore The lad T.
making good prooress
CONNECTICUT
At New Haven. noor white creatnre nam
ed Mary Avis VIII is married to negro has
.hean arnuitted of a rharge nj bi,an,v bar l.st
marriage NOT beino onite strnn, snouoh RI
sustain The urosecu'inn, CLARK Cne was fonnd
guiltv of adultery. In This cose ike the OH.
or the woman was white and lhe man bI.ck
II ;s a shame that tho amai,rotino nr,,.,inas nf
Secessia should he intrnduesJ ;e,d Tho s.Iond
of steady habits
A cow heon@ipo 70 Mr. Fax,o, cl,f5aa of
K,lI;nglv has hen tror,,1nd f,r Sr,,I, 49,
with mystsrions sw,lIin,, ~, ,a ne'.I- T i"
week her owner extrarts5 therotron, :, lar,,a
darning ueadln wh;cl, tha .n;n,nI IL s,'rr"ss5
TO have swallowed with her fool
Tho Watarhurv Amor;,an sovs..yvo
have been informed bv resnonsibe .ntboritv
of an Infamous ontraye c,,,n,ni,,e1 nnno ,3s
teeIinys of a yonnu ras,,a.t,hl, and ,,r,,.o
tec,ad female who ,ool. tI,,, Thosl,;ra s,ora tor
Wnterbn-v n few afternoons since ,ybieh e
true should consiyn the diver and tho rnr
dies rho ,vara in Iba sto,o a., ,ba ,i,,o 80 ~;
yersal execration. She was tbn onlv femaJe
ON hoard and nnless Tho otIerdnrs naLa ,,,nn
or anolovv tbe;r names viii tbo f,,,s -,
he laid betorp the u,b;r Tho nronr;a,nr
sbouid loolx IN i,
A t.lloy oht,ined ..ooss 10 II w poa,l,