Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-02-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

fell into passage way, Monday evening,
striking his chin upon curb stone and broke
his neck. He was 80 years OF age.
John Courtney, a printer of rowing habits,
whose home is i'll Boston, was found dead on
a sofa in Providence, on Sunday morning last
lie was 30 years old, and leaves wife and
child in Boston.
=. Some of the citizens of Chelsea, opposed to
SSunday travel on the Middlesex horse rail
road, held an indignation meeting, Monday
evening, in the Baptist vestry, to protest
against the "desecration."
The Boston Transcript announces the death
OF IL. z. Hunt young Boston artist, in Paris,
where he was studying his profession. He
was promising artist, whose early death will
be mourned by large circle of friends in
Massachusetts.
Speeches are still received at the post office
in Boston, ranked by JEFF, Davis, the traitor
president of the southern confederacy. Other
seceders are pilfering their postage in the same
way.
The schooner NJ. A. Jones, Capt Lavender,
sailed from Boston for st. Domingo Tuesday
afternoon. She took out fifty colored passen-
gers, who go TO Hayti to settle under the lii
recton of James Redpath
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
There are 81 mills in Lowell, the aggregate
capital Of which is $l3,900,000. They run
II, l20 looms and ,696 spindles, and en-
ploy 1882 persons-S405 females and 1919
males. They use $4,000 pounds Of cotton
week, Or about $4,000 bales a year, and manu-
facture each week 2,491 900 yards of cotton
cloth, $4,000 yards wooden, and $4,000 yards
carpets. They consume also in year 81, 400
tons anthracite coal, 26,S50 bushels charcoal,
1862 gallons oil, 1861, 900 pounds starch, and
1885 bushels flour.
ESSEX COUNTY
The large dwelling house, containing four
tenements, on Forester street Newburyport,
known as the Jackman Block, was destroyed
by fire, on Monday night. 1t was owned by
Judge Marston, and valued at $1,000. 1t was
unoccupied. Cause, incendiary.
Daniel d. Crowell of Lawrence, and John
H. Fuller of Haverhill, indicted for passing
counterfeit money, were arraigned before the
Essex county superior court on Saturday, and
were held in $4,000 each for trial at the next
term of the court.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Charles A. Cummings, collector of taxes in
Quincy, committed suicide on Monday by
hanging. He was found in a barn attached to
his greenhouse, and trem appearances must
have been dead some hours. No reasons are
assigned for the act, as he was supposed to be
prosperous and i'll comfortable circumstances.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Nahum Tirrell of Wendell has recovered
damages from the Vermont and Massachusetts
railroad, for the loss OF horse several weeks
since, and the injuring of another, and .he
breaking of sled. The snow was so much
drifted on each side of the track that teams
could not cross quickly, and approaching
trains could not be seen or heard at a safe
distance.
quantity of liquor was seized from David
Hubbard, in Sunderland, last week, but
claimed by w. +. Bowman David Hubbard
was afterwards. tried for selling the stuff, but
none of the witnesses had good memories
John w. Haynes OF Charlemont was tried for
the same offense, and convicted and sentenced
to four months in the house of correction
George Edwards, formerly of Bernardston,
was Instantly killed at Sullivan, Wis, on the
Both Of January. He was engaged in cutting
down a tree, and as it fell a limb broke off
and in falling struck him on the top of his
head, causing instant death, He was 45 years
of age.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
James Dennison, q native of Ireland died at
Eranceston, on the 10Th inst. He was for
many years personal and intimate friend of
Judge Levi Woodbury. He was the father of
ten children, who are all living, but had never
all met at the same time under the paterna
roof until they came home to pay their last
tribute to their deceased parent
M. A. Smith, formerly Of New Hampshire
and travelling agent for Scovile & Mead OF
New Orleans, druggists, was hung at Able
vile, Ala, on the 9th inst, by vigilance
committee. The complaint was that he talked
abolitionism, and called Toombs traitor.
CONNECTICUT.
The directors Of the Norwich & Worcester
railroad company, at Il recent meeting, passed
resolutions of profound respect for the late
I'm Rpofr bn 1
the corporation, either as director or treasurer
for more than quarter of a century.
David Davis Of Southport died last Satur-
day, aged 100 years. 9 months, and % days.
He lett 4 children, ~ grandchildren, 247
greatgrandchildren, and 4 great-great-grand
children. He was one of ten children, the
youngest Of whom died at the age of eighty
years.
Mr. Peres Wheeler and his wife Desire eel
ebrated their golden wedding on the 18th, at
Stonington. Eighty-six of their descendants
were present, and the venerable couple receiv-
ed many valuable presents.
Edward Mccain, a young lad, had his
clothes caught by shaft in tile cotton factory
of Lawyer, Tinker, & Co., in Colebrook River,
on the 10th, and was drawn over at the rate of
200 revolutions minute. He was dead when
released.
Michael Kennedy of New London, tried to
kill his wife, Sunday afternoon, by striking
her with an AK, beating her, and crushing her
with his heavy boots. Rum was at the bottom
of the affair."
The pottery and fire brick works of Charles
Anners, in Stamford, were destroyed by fire
on the night of Tuesday, the 10Th Loss
$4,000 more than the insurance, which is not
stated.
l. II. Bromley of the Norwich Bulletin has
sent jeff Davis, the president of the "Sx Ma
tons, penholder made from rafter in the
house in which Benedict Arnold was born
Mrs. Frank S. Smith of New Haven was
taken with bleedings of the lungs just as she
was going to the Union concert, last Friday
night, and died in few minutes
MISCELLANEOUS.
John b. Cough delivered his lecture on
Street Lite in London" before the New York
Young Mems Christian Association, Monday
evening, to the largest audience ever gathered
within tile Academy walls. Referring in the
course of his remarks to the American flag.
the most intense enthusiasm prevailed, the
band playing the "Star Spangled Banner
and Yankee Doodle" at the speakers re-
quest. He subsequently mentioned England
and the Queen, which elected "God Save the
Queen"
Henry Ward Beecher, at the close of ser.
vices in Plymouth Church, Sunday evening,
read a letter from Major Anderson, acknowl.
edging the kindness of his congregation, and
OF other citizens Of Brooklyn in contributing
so literally to the relief of the wives and
children of the soldiers of Fort Sumter who
were recently sent to New York The read
ing of the letter from the gallant Major ere
ated deep impression.
1t is positively asserted that Mrs Brennan
of Nav York ahout .rhosa rnvstaricue 49,.