Worcester daily spy., 1861-07-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

twenty-five iourneyman tailors called on
Mayor Wighman Monday morning, for work.
They were without employment and destitute
of moueT, while their landlords were becom-
ing impatient for their rent. They received
only encouraging promises.
The stockholders of the Eastern railroad
met Monday, and re elected the following di.
rectors George NJ. Browne of Boston, Mi.
cajah Lunt of Newburyport, N. ID. Chase of
Lynn, VIM. L. Dwight of Portsmouth, IL. l..
Williams of Salem, Samuel Hooper Of Boston,
and Franklin Haven OF Boston.
Capt. Dumaresq, an old and esteemed ship
master of Boston, disappeared under crcum-
stances that excite the fear Of his death He
left June 25, for New York. in charge of the
Empire state, and is supposed to have fallen
overheard.
The detectives in Boston have arrested
Jeremy Diddler in the uniform of lieuten-
ant, who was bleeding sundry landlords in
payment for his patriotism. He supported
various names and titles Of which the right
one is unknown.
The house l52 Cedar street, Chelsea, occu-
pied by Jasper G.. Curtis and other families,
was on fire, Saturday night, three times. Mrs
Curtis, it appeared, had cunningly caused the
fires while laboring under a temporary fit of
insanity. She was taken into custody.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Putnam's company OF Danvers were arrested
on the cars of the Eastern railroad, Friday,
fore refusing TO pay their fare. They had
been sworn into service, and cherished the de-
lusion they could ride free. The matter was
| compromised.
The Newburyport Herald states that early
Saturday morning a fire was discovered in the
stable Of Geo. j. Tenney, Esq, in the rear of
his extensive boot and shoe manufaclory in
| Georgetown. The building was large and
was used in part for the storage of boots. AT
the time of the conhagration it contained be-
tween three and four hundred cases of boots,
| all of which were consumed, together with
eight or ten tons of hay, one horse, one cow,
eight swine and other valuable property. The
| fire devoured several smaller buildings, and
| finally communicated to the rear of the store
| of n Lambert & Son aud L. IL. Bateman, and
| the livery stable of j. T. Dunbar, occupied
| by Spofford & Adams. This stable was entirely
consumed together with Il harness shop
connected with the same. One hundred bar
rels of flour we're burned, besides large guam
titles Of grain, sugar, &C. The fire was no
doubt caused by an incendiary, and it is evil
dent that the engines have been tampered with,
as sole Of leather was found forced into the
hose.pipe of No. L. Loss of Geo. j. Tenney,
about $4,000, mostly insured. n. Lambert
| & Son, $1,000, insured l.. II. Bateman
apothecary and tobaccOnist, $1,000, no insur~
ance. J. 7. Dunbar, $1,000, insured.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
| William fSiva, lad of ID years, was
drowned at Fairhaven on the morning OF the
9th inst, while bathing.-Patrick Masterson,
while attempting to rescue a drowning boy in
| Wareham, on the 4th, was himself drowned
| The boy was saved.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Old Colony Memorial says The
Fourth in Plymouth, for 1861, was ceebrat-
| ed in very becoming manner, which is quite
unusual in this vicinity. But very few per-
sons were publicly drunk"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
One of the large satnet mills of the Stearns-
| vile manufacturing company, in Pittsheld
represented and managed by ID. & II. Stearns,
caught fire from the engine furnace on Friday,
| and with all its contents, and the wool house
adjoining. was totally destroyed. The loss is
about S25, ,000 on which there is an insurance
of $4,000, divided equally between the west
| ern Massachusetts companies OF Pittsfeld and
Hartford company.
| NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The venerable Capt Joseph Cults, formerly
a merchant of Port. mouth, n. H., died at
Kittery on Friday, at the age of 81 years.
| He was defendant OF the old Cuts family,
so eminent among the early settlers on the
| Pscataqua and was connected by marriage
with the no less eminent PepperellS. He clos
ed his life in the mansion which was built for
Lady Pepperell ater the death of Sir William
ON the 9th anniversary of his birth.
| CONNECTICUT.
-.MG.ulN lNatAQp Merwpp representative +. from n!
| the 4th, with his pay for ten weeks service in
the house. and his extra mileage all nicely
| packed in his breast pocket, was robbed of the
whole amount by pickpocket while alighting