Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-17
General News Summary.



The house Of NJ. W. Gavett in Boston, was
destroyed by fire early Monday morning
Loss $4,000; partly insured.
In the supreme judicial court Boston, on
Saturday, John NJ. Staples, who was charged
with malpractice, deceit, and gross miscon-
| duct, was removed from the Suffolk bar by
order of Judge Hoar. Upon the decision, he
took an appeal to the full bench.
| John Spillane was arrested in Boston, Sun
day evening, charged with attempting to kill
his wife. He broke glass lamp upon her
head, besides intiicting other severe injuries.
| The assault was made because she wouldn't
| give him seventy-five cents in change. He
was held in 5000 for trial
II. L. Stoddard had his pocket picked of
| $50 in money, and two notes, and check of
| $3.50, in the Park street church, Boston, Sun
| day evening.
| MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
| Noah Hathaway, a resident of Medtord has
| been the father of nineteen children, fifteen
| of whom are now living, and all by one wo-
man, the wife of Mr.. Hathaway, who is now
living with her husband at Medford.
A two story wooden dwelling in Lowell
owned by John Avery was damaged by fire to
the extent Of 500, early Monday morning.
ESSEX COUNTY.
George +. Dodge, youth of about twenty
years, of respectable parentage, was arrested
on Friday, for a felonious assault upon girl
named Charlotte L. Wright, some five or six
years younger than himself, in piece of
woods near Lawrence, week or two since.
He was attending school at North Andover.
He is to be tried in Lawrence
The Lawrence Sentinel says eve are
pleased to learn that the Duck company have
commenced, during the past week, to run
part of their machinery, and intend to have
their works in full operation as soon as posi-
BILE" 1t will be remembered that the mill has
been idle during the past two months.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Rev. A. NJ. Averill has resigned his position
as pastor of the Central Baptist church in
marlborough. He has accepted a call to
settle at Holyoke.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Sanford S. Horton, Esq., city clerk of New
Bedford, died suddenly on Saturday, in New
port. He had been indicate health for some
time. He was highly esteemed by his fellow
citizens.
In Fall River the American and Globe print
works, which have been at a stand-still for a
number Of weeks past, intend resuming ope-
rations in few days, as usual.
MAINE.
w. f. Perry of Bridgton is about erecting
a factory in that town for the manufacture of
fine kerseymereS and broadcloths.
a Skowhegan man ignorantly hitched his
horse to a railroad freight car, attached to a
train. The engine soon started, with the car,
horse, and wagon attached The discounted
owner, by lusty cries, at last succeeded in
inducing the engineer to stop the train and
release the nag
DIR. Robert Wood, native of Augusta, but
for some years back resident at the Sand
wich Islands, has sent Governor Washburn of
Maine draft for $4,000, to be expended for
the benefit OF the sick and wounded soldiers
Of Maine
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
No less than seventy-nine students of Dart
mouth college have renowned the classics
and resolved to take up the carbine for the
Union. They will form reserve cavalry
company for three months, under Gov.
| Sprague OF Rhode Island, and fifteen or TWEEN
| ty OF the Norwich cadets will Join them.
The people OF Manchester are talking about
establishing horse railroad. The leading
merchants, the American says, have taken
the matter in hand.
CONNECTICUT.
The Windham County Spy, newspaper
published in Willimantc has lust deceased.
aged nine weeks.
Mrs. Margaret johnson of Willimantic
committed suicide on the 10th, by cutting her
throat with razor. She was widow lady,
aged about 81 years, and as she has been in II
low Responding state Of mind for some time,
it is probable she was partially deranged.
WAR ITEMS.
The detachment under captain Campbell of
the Sd Illinois cavalry, which was sent to
guard Glaize, Ark, made haul of one W.
A. Pundam, who, if he is not greatly belied
is one Of the worst monsters that this mon
strous rebellion has yet turned up. 1t is
charged against this man that last summer he
took Union man and boxed him in a cage