Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-27
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

| left an estate valued at 100000, bequeathed
| $1,000 to the St. Vincent Orphan Asylum,
| $1,000 to the Seamans Friend Society, $1,000
to the Seaman'S Aid Society, $1,000 to the
Home of the Angel Guardian, $1,000 for a city
hospital in Boston, $500 for the Home for
| Aged Men, $500 for the relief of aged and
INDECENT females, $500 to be expended for
masses, and S400 for the poor of Father Nc
Elroy's parish and of the Cathedral of the
Holy Cross.
| Those who sympathize with the presidents
emancipation proclamation in Boston, are to
hold Il meeting at the fremont Temple to-
morrow Sunday afternoon, to unite in pub
lie thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God,
and in prayer that he would so override this
act of justice and humanity, as to speedily re-
store peace, and with it universal freedom
throughout our land.
The building on Doane street, Boston,
| owned by the heirs of the late Benjamin Ad-
ans, was damaged by fire, Friday morning,
| to the amount of $1,000. w. w. Wilson, en-
grayer and printer, occupied the attic, andhis
loss will be the heaviest. His stock consisted
| Of presses and printing material, check books,
labels, drafts, &c. He was partially insured.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Ebenezer Moies car inspector on the Con-
necticut river railroad, crossing the track
in Springfield Wednesday, when a locomo-
tive struck him, dragged him under the wheels
and killed him instantly. His body was badly
mangled, one leg and the neck being broken
and the head shockingly bruised
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
| The millinery store of L. f. Sperry in
Pittsfield, was entered by burglars last week,
and robbed of silks, ribbons, and trimmings,
to the amount of over $1,000. The same store
was robbed Of about $500 worth of goods some
SIX weeks since. The selectmen of Pittsfeld
offer $500 reward.
MAINE.
Hon. Beer Bryant of North Arson died
on the 18th inst, at the advanced age of "a
years. He was Il native of Kingston, Mass,
long practcing physician, and at a later PEI
riod a successful merchant for many years
In the early history of the county he was one
OF the Judges of the common pleas court, and
man Of large influence in the community.
The Cumberland House in Portland took
fire on Tuesday morning last, and was badly
damaged. The L part of the building and
the stable were consumed Five members of
the Machigonne engine company were injured
by the falling of chimney-one of them,
| Mr.. Samuel Thurston, somewhat seriously.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Press is to undergo a
change IN proprietorship and management on
the LIST of October. Mr.. Danielson will re-
tire, and will be succeeded by Mr.. 0. +.
jackson, formerly of the Newport News. Mr.
Cooke, the senior partner, will continue in
the editorial department.
VIM. II. Staples of Cumberland has a ma
tive grape vine, from which he has picked this
season thirty~tive bushels of grapes. The
grapes are the common purple variety. The
trunk OF the vine is four or five inches in di-
| ameter.
The Woonsocket Patriot says The cotton
mandatory Of S.-A. Aldrich, which has run
full time all summer, will probably run full
time all winter The Darlington mill runs
half time, and has two hundred and fifty bales
OF cotton on hand. The Social Mill corpora
ton have made large and important improve
ments on their mill and dwellings.
CONNECTICUT.
In Meriden, last Thursday, the sewing-bird
machine mandatory, owned by VIM. Hale,
Esq, was burned to the ground, also small
barn near by. The depot of the Hartford
and New Haven railroad company Just north,
then caught fire and the roof and interior
were consumed. Most of the furniture in the
building was saved The platform landing
for passengers was burnt up. The following
buildings were also destroyed: The shops
south of the passenger depot, owned by j. S.
Norton, and occupied by Bradley & Hubbard
manufacturers Of brass work, and N. G.. Stiles,
machnist; also the dwelling house adjoining,
occupied by Mr.. Norton.
AT the recent horticultural fair in Windham
county, Charles Clark of Brooklyn exhibited
Al varieties of apples; A. Conant 81; Wau-
regan Mills, %; +. Newbury, %; e. Scar
borough, %; f. S. Luther, Brooklyn, Al; A..
a. Dyer %; DIR. Mcclellan, Woodstock. 80.
The display Of pears was uncommonly fine.
Deacon Newbury exhibited 80 varieties. all
excellent specimens of their respective kinds !;
u. Mathewson, Pomfret, IA varieties: S.
Almy, Plainfeld, 10; Philip Scarborough,
Brooklyn, 8; Mr.. Osgood, Pomfret, lG
FOREIGN.
Mameluke Bey, the noted Mamelucls war
rior who Joined Napoleon in Egypt and fol-
lowed him through his subsequent campaigns,
recently died at the Hotel DIES Inyalidcs, in
Paris, aged So years.
Two sisters, named Munza and Maria Gra-
nata, fought duel at Naples recently, from
motives Of jealousy. The combat took place
with the national weapon, the knife, and one
of the sisters was killed on the spot, while
the other, who still survives, received eight
cen wounds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The whole quantity of salt inspected on the
Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation, N. Y,
from Jan. / to Sept. 20, 1862, is 5,43G, 500
bushels. The whole amount inspected during
the same time in 1861 was 4 ,230,8lS bushels.
Increase over last year, l, 204, 79l bushels.
The Jewish festival of Rosh Iashana. or
the New Year. commenced Wednesday night
ana continues ten days. 1t is the most sacred
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