Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-25
GENERAL JEWS SUMMARY


BOSTON AND VICINITY
Mrs Lucreta Mott delivered discourse at
Music Hall, Boston, Sunday morning, from
the text, He being dead set speaketh" The
venerable lady confined herself chiefly to the
| faith which the world should have i'll HUMANE
| ty, virtue, and religion. and paid warm irib-
utes to the memory Of Claiming and Parker.
Referring to the war she hoped it would be
prosecuted with energy and faith, as it was
founded on so good cause She is now 70
years OF age, and spoke tluently and without
notes.
MI n-pia,;- ,uie.--af lilo n,nuber of
congress from the first district OF Missouri,
has arrived in Boston, intending to pass the
summer in that vicinity.
Frank Kirk, one of the young men who was
on board the pleasure boat, which was upset
in Boston harb9r on Sunday OF last week, and
from which six others were drowned, has
since died from sickness brought on by that
disaster.
MiDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Rev. Joseph Gray, of st. Mary s Church
(Catholic) in Lowell, was found lifeess in his
chamber, Friday noon He is supposed to
have died of disease of the heart.
The hotel in West Newton has recently been
set Oh fire several times, and in Imminent dan.
ger of destruction. On Saturda. last, Ellen
Donahue servant in the house, was arrested
as the ncendiary.
While the afternoon train, Saturday, from
Boston, was passing through Reading, fe.
male passenger named Abby jackson stepped
upon the platform, fell upon the track, and was
instantly killed. She was from Vermont
Hon. John H. Williams, president of the
National Bank in Boston, was thrown from
his carriage in Waltham, on Saturday last,
and seriously injured. His carriage was de-
stroyed.
Hon Nathan Cutter, Il distinguished citizen
oil Pennington, Me-, died last week at the aye
of &c years He was Il member of the Massa.
chusetts legislature in l809-l0-1l and 10,
and was governor OF the state i'll 1928 for the
sunexpired term OF Gov. Enoch Lincoln, de.
ceased.
Miss Chase, young lady 16 years of age,
was drowned in the SebastcoOk river, last
week, by the upsetting Of boat. Mr.. Sam
uel Varney Of Odtown was drowned in that
place on the day following, while boating
stone.
The block mill and machine shop in Cam
den, Me, owned by Messrs, KnOwton, Alden
& Bachclder was entirely destroyed by fire
on Friday, the 18th inst. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000, and no insurance.
The bids for the Maine State loan OF $780,
900 were opened at Augusta, Me-. on Thurs
day last. The offers amounted to S445,000,
varying from four to five per cent. premium.
CoNNECTICUT.
The postmaster at BoZravle who made
himself obnoxious to his neighbors, by indie
cent and reasonable language, was treated
one night last week to the Rogues March by
a calthumpian band, with an accompaniment
of groans and Kisses
Sherman johnson of New Haven, was
drowned, Friday afternoon, at the steamboat
dock in Wethershed, where he was bathing.
He left his carpet bag and clothes upon the
building, and has not since been seen.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The town OF Bonneville, Mo-, the scene of
the recent engagement, is named after Daniel
Boone, its founder, and is situated on the
south bank Of the Missouri river, about fifty
miles northwest of jefferson City. That sec.
ton of Missouri contains the largest slave
population to be found in the state, and has
been the great focus of secessionism.
The oldest sporting paper in the country,
the Spirit Of the Times, has been compelled to
suspend publication. 1t has long enjoyed a
large circulation in the southern states, among
parricides and traitors whose attention is now
diverted to the destruction of their country.
Samuel W. Greeley, an itlnerant preacher
and temperance lecturer, was arrested on one
OF the Fulton ferry boats last week. He was
detected in the act, but with the assurance of
an accomplished rogue prot sted his innocence
and exhibited his 'pernit' to preach as GER
tiicate of his character,
The arms, or Il considerable portion OF them,
recently imported from Europe, are of Prussian
manufacture, and breech loading, capable of
being discharged fifteen times per minute,
though not continuously at that rate.
On Thursday last, at the Relay House, the
Sixth Regiment seized nineteen large bales,
containing linen and sheeting directed to a firm
in Virginia, and placed it in the custody of
strong guard.
FATHER TAYLOR REBUKEs a SECESSION
IsT AT THE SEAMEN's BETHEL.-During Il
conference meeting at the Seamen's Bethel in
North Square, Sunday evening, one OF the
brethren rose to Gree his mind" in regard TO
the present war. He declared that it was
politicians war--an unjust war--and that he
could notsustain the government in lis course.
Instantly deep agitation was manifested