Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The building and contents were nearly de
strOyed. Loss $1,000.
Francis IL. kuggles, Esq, Of the state de
| partment, has been sent by the secretary o.
state To Boston, to inquire into the cases o
| Iunstali and Myers OF the Sumter sent home
from Iangier by our consul at that place
AT WATERFOWL, a black man has beer
! charged with causing the death of an Irish
woman, and on the 22l inst.a number OF Irish
| men beat the black man badly in the street
lie was taken 10 the lookup to await an in
| vestiga'ion.
The resolutions of the legislature, thanking
Mrs. Adeline Tyler Of Baltimore, for her kind
ness to wounded soldiers of the sixth Alassa
chnsetts regiment, have been neatly tran
scrlbed upon parchment, and will be forward
ed TO her.
The bodyiof Richard Bowen of East Boston
was found the evening Of the 22d inst, in iii,
water at Commercial dock, and was taken tt
| the dead house, where it was subsequently,
identified by his friends
Moses FOnseca Of CHmbridgeport, had his
pocket book, containing 500, stolen while in
the Providence depot at Boston, the 22d inst
The money WAS the savings OF several year.
Of hard labor, and all he possessed The pick
pocket made his escape
The Boston Journal Of the % inst saws
Yesterday afternoon lie vacant niche in the
rear of the judges desk in the supreme iu
dlclal court room was filled by marble bust
OF the late chief justice Shaw. The bust was
executed from a model made upward of TWEEN.
ty years ago by young artist from Vermont
who died soon after completing the model
Those who knew the judge at that period
pronounce the likeness a g0OdOne, but il bears
very little resemblance to the judge as he APP.
peared in the later years of his lie
In one OF the churches in Boston, recently,
child vas baptiscd with the name of Albert
Lawrence Burnside Mcclellan.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
An elderly gentleman named Cook was
robbed i'll Lowell, on the evening Of the Dist
by u young man who was showing him the
way to certain place. The scamp seized
Cook by the throat choking him severely, and
robbed him OF all his money. Cook is over
seventy years of age, and quite feeble.
Edwin r. Clark OF Lowell has been com.
mlSsOned as captain in the 30ih Massachusetts
regiment, now at Ship Island.
The millinery store of Mrs a. A. Colburn,
in Lowell, was entered on the morning OF the
22i, and Ilbbons, valued at 500, were stolen.
Counterfeit items" on the Prescott Bank
Lowell, have made Their appearance.
l.. F. True OF Maiden, had between thirty
and forty hens stolen from his hennery re
Gently. he thieves went to work deliberate.
ly, killing the hens before carrying them off
In tile morning the yard presented the scene
Of an extensive slaughter.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Within few weeks there has been some
complaint that letters passing through the
South Danvers post office have been opened
and robbed Of money The matter has been
followed up by MIR. Ordway, the mail agent,
and the result las been the arrest of both the
postmaster and his son, the clerk. They will
probably be examined before the United
States CONF iSsoner this week. Mr. Hill,
chief clerk in the salem post office, has
charge OF the Sonth DanveTs office for the
present.-Saiem Gozette
The barn of Apheus Davis, in Beverly, was
destroyed by fire on the 2lst. Loss $500.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The recent term ut the superior court in
Barns;abe county lasted nine days. This is
an unusual length OF time tor a court to sit in
that county. Litigation, however has not in
creased, but there is IA growing disposition to
dispose OF business, instead OF procrastinating
it by contnuauces. OF 10 cases on the dock.
ct, more than 100 were disposed Of by trial,
reference, or agreement between the parties
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
a hostler at the Woronuco House West
field, well known as "MIke," accidentally
fired a shot gun, tearing a dangerous hole
through his shoulder on the 18th. His re-
coyery is doubtful.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The oldest church in Franklin county is tie
Unitarian church in Deerticld twas formed
in 1886, thirty two years before the formation
OF any other church in the county. Ii was
Orthodox in its character " hen first formed.
aud continued so about one hundred and TWEEN
ty- tI,i
tiers were settlcd-Rey. Air. Williams, Rev.
Mr.. Ashley, and Rev, Mr. Taylor, after which
it became Unitarian.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
In Pelham on the Gun inst Charles Newton
was employed splitting a log with powder
when not using necessary preCauliou wedge
flew out entering his forehead and protecting
at the backside of his head. He brpalhed Il
few minutes afterwards but did not speak He
was about % years old, and leaves wife to
mourn his sudden death.
MAINE.
~ son of Elisha Rose of Greene aged 5
years, was drowned in brook near Mr. Roses
residence ON the 10Th inst.
The Portland Company are preparing large
machinery and making patterns in order to
manufacture heavy ordnance in the shape of
ii inch Dah!eren guns, for government. The,
are now testing their iron, preparatory to
moulding.
The soup house in Bath has distributed
over 5000 quarts of excellent soup to needy
families during the past winter
The house, stable and woodshed nf Alley
Hawkes. in Windham, were entirely cun
sumed by fire on the 18th Most OF The tur.
nllure was saved. a small unanily of hav
IN the stable. two hogs, Eve pigs and large
lot OF wood were destroyed in the stable and
shed. N
Benjamin Parker an inmate of the Kittery
a'mshonSe, was tonnd dead in a pasture in
mat town on the 10Th, having died from ex
posure. a irutless search was made for him
Two days previously, lie was 81 wears of
age. VI
~ Johns day will be celcbra ed on a grand
scale at Portland this year, in honor Of the
one hnnur'd!h anniversary Of the introduc.
uoh OF Masonry into that state. 1t is exncct.
ed TO be one OF the greatest Masonic tbra.
tlons that has ever taken place in New Eng.
land. A1s
NEW HAMPSHIRE
since Tie quota OF troops from New Hamp.
shIre were all in the field, recruiting has been
continued, to maintain the efficiency OF each
regiment The number OF rnlistmrnts thus
maue Is between three and -four hundred
RHODE ISLAND.
The Catholic Orphan Asylum Mt South
Providence was opened on the 22d. One han.
ured ana lll'y children are to occupy it at
once 1t has accommodations for two hun.
dred and fifty.
Charles H. Alden, of the firm Of c. IL. 81
L. Alden, of Providence, was Instantly killed
by stepping from the cars, at Mansfield The
I'D inst. lie stepped off on the wrong side
aud a freight train passing at That moment,
cut him him almost in two.
CONNECTICuT