Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-06
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

IN, on Saturday, by taking an ounce OF laud'
mum A physician was Gale Il, who admins
cred anudotcs and saved her life.
George Raw was taken from the bark Fury,
i Boston. by the harhor police, on Saturday,
nd handed over to the United States marshal
,u a charge ct asssuldng seaman on Tie
nigh seas with intent to kill. lie was sent
nome by the American consul at Palermo
Last week, Rev. DIR. Thompson, pastor OIL
the Eliot Congregational Church III koXoury'
his fitlieth year. Thurdsy evening |
his friends waited upon him at his house, ond |
presented him with silver tea service, ana |
other articles.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Rev G. F. Clark, recently OF Norton, was
installed as pastor OF the Unitarian society IN
Stow. on the 23d ult., when the sermon was
preached by Rev. William X. Alger OF Bos-
ton.
James P. Appleton of Lowell, died very
suddenly, Friday evening a post mortem
examination resulted in finding the valves OF
the heart ossitied sufficiently to cause instant
death.
Lowell has about 1900 men in the different
Massachusetts regiments now III the held.
Between 800 and 400 men from the same city
are connected with regiments from other
states and in the navy. Of The three months
men. Lowell furnished 225 in the old sixth, OF
which number about 100 were re-enlistId for
three years.
On the 10Th of April, boy two years and
five months old, the son OF 5. Z. liam OF WIN
chester, suddenly disappeared, and was pre-
uumsd to have fallen into the river, when un
near by. The church bell was rung to Gall
together the people, and the stream was
searched through the remainder OF the uay
and the following night and for several sue
,,,t On Satur-
day last some individuals who were hshing
discovered the body in the stream near the
shore. NOT far from Mystic Pond, some mile
and half or two miles from where the child
must have fallen in. 1t had lain eighteen
days in The "aIer
ESSEX COUNTY.
Several Gloucester men have returned from
the Nova Scotia gold diggings, and repor!
that the business don't pay, unless persons
are willing to invest considerable capHal
| DOOR man stands no chance al all. over TWO
| thirds of the miners are at work Ter thelr
board, not having sufficient funds TO pay their
passage home.
In Lynnfield centre, early Sunday morning,
Capt. henry Baucrot's fine out buildings
caught fire from some unknown cause, and
were entirely consumed, including barn, car
rage house shed and all their contents. A
valuable horse, cows, fowls, chalses, sleigh,
harnesses, and various other things, we're
| burned up. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
| A great fire broke out i'll bingham on Sat
urdaT night, destroying the buildings occupied
by George Lincoln, Jr., d. Souiher, Royal
Wilton, l.. Wilton, DIR. WilsOn9and j. Bar
nard. The buildings with their contents will
prove total loss. The telegraph wire wa!
burnt of, but was promptly repaired. The
fire is supposed to be the work Of an incen
disry.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Frederick NIosier of WesipOrt recently
caught seven trout, weighing e pounds; the
b.-Prrtrs- rsI1Ui1snnIent in New Bedford, of :
family group consisting OF the lather, mother
and thirteen children. One child, unfortu
natelJ. was absent
fellow named Robbins has been arrested
in Belfast for indecent exposure OF person and
insulting the ladies. He used TO follow The
same business IN Rockand, where he was
once tarred and feathercd for the offence. lie
has a wife aud children in Rocklsnd
Mr. Julius Il. White, formerly of Emblem
was killed BY the tail OF derrick while al
work in quarry at Sullivan.
The dwelling house occupied by Mr.. Mud
get, IT, SangeIvllle, was destroyed BY fire on
the 9th nit.
A son OF Mr. Elisha Rose, Of Green, aged
about five years, was drowned on Wednesday
last in brook which had been swollen by the
melting snow. The little fellow was out slid
ing and fell III.
rhe North Berwick oupany are rebuilding
their wooen mill al North Berwick.
There seems to have been a strange sym
pathy i'll blowing up between the Oriental
| Powder Companys mills at Gorham and
| WnJl,ur,t lo.F fHhurs1a, f.,
| explosion took place in the glazing mill, on
the Windham side OF the Presuupscot river.
| A mill on the Gorham side Immediately ex
| plOdgd. Then, almost simultaneously, two
more mills on the GGrham side, and four more
on the Windham side, blew up-naking eight
mills in ALL
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr. james Parker OF Keene committed sui,
eide on the 9th u!t., while his family were at
church. He was found in his barn, hanging
| by his neck, and all efforts to resuscitate him
| proved unavailinE. Fear OF cunning to want
is supposed to have been the cause OF the act
Ills age was about Y years.
MerceIne La Bailey, servant girl in
Manchester, died in fit, Monday morning.
She was apparently 10 good health but short
| time before.
The taLnery belonging to Joshua Foster of
Hancock was destroyed by fire, Saturday
night. Loss $500
RHODE ISLAND.
An opossum was killed on Pearl street, in
Providence. Saturday. 1t is probable that he
had escaped from the custody Of some person,
who brought him from the south
William II. Taylor was found dead in his
counting room at GreenVillr, Friday. The
appearance of the body, position, g., clearly
indicated that his death was caused by acct
| denial stranpulatiou
Several anniversaries OF societies controlls {
by the Baptist denomination will occur il
Providence on the last week Of May
Two young men, the Eons of Paul r. vii
COX, Edwin Alonzo and Matthew Hale, startpC
on Saturday night last, about half past clever
O'Clock, from Newtown, on the island vt Ports
mouth, in boat for their home ut Tivertot
-Four Corners, and it is supposed tie boat fill
ed and sunk, as neither the boat or the bodies
have yet been discovered. A cap and coat
however, have dritted ashore al Tiverton
Arthur f. Dexter of Providence has re
ceiVed an appointment on the staff of Brig
Gen, Tyler, and leaves at once for Phtsburl
Landing,
CONNECTICUT.
Ou Wednesday night 30lh ult, the barn O
Capt. Indy OF AnSOnia, was set on fire and
consumed A valuable horse was burned tc
death aud several wagons were destroye ed to
gether with hay, etc. The flame commuLi
Gated to an adjoining building, cabinet ware
house, the root Of which was burned off To
tai loss $1,000,
Lewis Tuttls, boy ten years old, at Soull
NOrwalk, was run over .by all express trair
on April Oath, aud very dangerously injured
lie had been accustomed to run across the
track" to see now near he could come to the
| Recommendations being nm oVor0