Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-06
General News Summary.


Charles NJ. Hovey of Cambridge has been
elected president of the Massachusetts Horti-
cultural Society, after warm and spirited
cOntest-receiving ~ votes against II for
Edward S. Rand. Mr.. Hovey is the we'll
known editor of Hovey's Magazine of Horti-
culture, and is one of the most extensive and
successful cultivators of fruits and flowers in
Massachusetts.
Some reckless incendiary attempted to fire
the Montgomery House in fremont street,
Boston, last Friday, by scattering the contents
Of cotton mattrass, covered with powder
over the back stairs, and firing it. The fire
was instantly discovered and extinguished
Twenty families were asleep in the building.
Col. j. L. Henshaw sold at auction, last
Saturday, 100000 city of Boston per cent
bonds, running to April /, 1888, with coupons
payable April and October in gold. The first
bid was l03 IA, and the price quickly run up
to los Is, at which the whole were taken by
the treasurer of the Lawrence, Suffolk, and
fremont manufacturing companies.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The remains of Lieut. Richard Derby, Co.
c, 18th regiment, who was killed in the bat
tie Of Antietam, have been recovered and re-
turned to his mothers house in Medfeld. He
was a son of the late Z. Haskell Derby,-a
leaves many friends sorrowng for his loss.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Hon. John J. Baker of Beverly has been
nominated for state senator by the republicans
of the fifth Essex senatorial district.
The manufacturing establishment in Law
renee, formerly employed in making wooden
hats, has been purchased and is to be fitted up
for the manufacture OF flax cotton. The COM
mittee of the Rhode Island societS, which has
taken great interest in this subject, propose to
meet gentlemen interested in the culture,
preparation and manufacture of fax-cotton,
for the purpose of general conference on
the subject.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Hon. Cakes Ames of Easton, is prominent
ly named as the candidate for the republicans
in the third district for congress. Messrs.
Wheelright of Taunton, Pierce of Dorchester
and Southworth of North Bridgewater, having
withdrawn in his favor.
The funeral obsequies of Mayor Taber of
New Bedford took place Friday, and were of
solemn and imposing character. Rev. Mr..
Studley conducted the services, and militia
ry, masonic and civic procession accompan-
led his remains to the grave.
MIR. Sumner, in response to a very general
invitation Of the citizens of Taunton, has con-
sNhlNu w SPS"fN III lldt place. SOllcIlUlC during
the present month, upon the present aspect of
public affairs.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The annual fair and exhibition of the Ply
mouth County Agricultural Society took place
at Bridgewater last Thursday and Friday, and
was " ell conducted, in spite of the unpropi-
tious and discouraging weather, Hon. Chas.
G. Davis Of Plymouth was reelected presi-
dent of the society.
CONNECTICUT.
Capt. Henry L. Bidwell, formerly cashier
of the Exchange Bank, Hartford which he
swindled to the amount of SIS 900 or 500, 900,
and lately captain of company in the 18th
Connecticut regiment, at New Orleans, has
been dshonorably discharged from service,
for retaining in his possession money belong
ing to discharged private soldiers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Three little children, aged respectively four
years, two years, and six months, of Thomas
Carr of Petersburg, N. Y, were burned to
death last Wednesday, during the absence of
their parents. The body of the infant could
not be found; the oldest child was burned to
Il cinder, and the corpse of the other was
found with its arms and legs consumed. The