Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-24
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ton and Maine railroad plunged Friday morn
ing, but no more than the four bodies previ-
ously reported have yet been found. There
are, however, three persons known still to be
missing, namely: John Rafferty, of Maiden,
workman in the Charlestown navy yard, whose
cap and dinner-pail have been found among
the ruins; VIM. Filter of Maiden, and Rich
ard Hiatt, of Melrose 80 years of age, chro-
| nometer maker, employed in Boston. 1t is
said that during the process of raising the
smoking car from the water, Saturday, what
was supposed to be the body of man was
| barely discerned as it hoated away by the
tide, but the attempts made to recover it were
unsuccessful. The locomotive and tender
will be raised in day or two. The weight Of
the engine is eighteen tons. James MCGEE,
the draw-tender, has been taken into custody
| by the police, to provide for his attendance at
| the cOroner's investigation.
In Boston, the democrats have nominated
| j. M. Wightman as candidate for mayor, and
the peoples convention also selected the same
candidate. At the republican convention,
Saturday evening, George B. Upton was unan-
imously chosen as their candidate, and res
oluton adopted to the effect that Mr. Upton is
not nominated as a republican, but that the
nomination is rendered to him as an honest
and capable man, a fit representative of the
leading interest of Boston.
Mr.. Abel Hooking, peaceful and indus
trious citizen of Dorchester, was murdered in
his own workshop, Friday night, by some as
sassin, who stole upon him when alone, and
struck him down with lignumvit@ mallet
taken from his own bench. He was found,
about ten o'clock, covered with blood, stand
ing outside of his shop, in an insensible con-
dition. He had been first struck, as was evil
| dent from the wounds, while fixing drawer
beneath his bench, and on his attempting to
| reach the door was followed and other wounds
given outside There were marks of eight
! wounds on the head with fracture of the skull,
and one of the small bones of the shoulder
was broken. He died the next morning at
half past seven, exhibiting no more conscious
ness than to say 81 thank you, for some at
tention. Mr.. Hooking was man of excel
lent character, and no cause of enmity, with
him, it is conceived, could possibly exist. He
was poor man, and his money could not
| have been the motive. The selectmen of
Dorchester have offered a reward of $500 for
the detection of the murderer. Mr.. Hook
ing was 35 years old, and leaves wife, mother
and four brothers, two of whom. are in the
army.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell manufacturing company adver-
tise that their capital stock paid in, is two mill
lion dollars, and that on the closing of the
accounts on the 3lst day of October last, the
company was free from debt
BRISTOL COUNTY.
white owl was shot few days since in
Westport, measuring nearly five feet from tip
to tip of its wings
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
George H. Newton of Springfield, editor
and proprietor of the late Evening News in
that city, has been arrested and held for ex-
animation for uttering bogus shinplasters.
| The notes were falsely represented as redeem
able at the Chcoree Bank, in Springfield.
Four brothers, John A., Jonathan, James,
and VIM. McElwain, who parted in Palmer in
1917, forty-fve years ago, all met together
Tor the first time since then, in Monson last
Wednesday. Their ages are 6S, Sc, 81, 60,
amounting in all to 260 years, and their
united weight is 800 pounds.
The United States assessor for Palmer has
granted twelve licenses to liquor sellers in
that town.
The number of inmates at the Monson
State Almshouse is 622-men "a, women lO9,
boys 293, girls 1876.
Ira Webster of Chester, who has been in
the employ of the Western railroad for some
time, fell dead upon the track on Thursday,
while examining a bridge at Tetham Ledge,
in West Springfield. He was SO years of age
About four weeks ago, Mary Curran called
at the house of Jacob Ashbv in Chicopee, and
shortly after he missed one hundred and sew
enteen dollars. Nothing was ascertained in
regard to its loss, till few days since, when
Mary came to the house of Mr.. Ashby, and
disclosed dream which she SAID she had had.
She dreamed that the lost pocket-b book was
in Mr.. AShby's yard, at particular spot I'M
der the fence, and on looking there it would
| hA A. fl., l..
her regret that the purse should have been
| out during the snow which had Just fallen.
| Her kind information was received, and up
on search, the pocket-book minus the money,
was found, bearing evidences of having lust
been deposited there. The woman was ar
rested, and bound over by the police court in
the sum of five hundred dollars to a higher
court
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Brig. Gen. Henry S. Briggs arrived home
at Pittstield ON Thursday evening, sick with
typhoid fever. 1t is hoped that home comforts
and his native air will aid in his early recov-
| cry.
As one Of the morning freight trains on the
! Western railroad, for the east, was passing
Richmond Thursday morning, the engineer
| discovered an old man upon the track, sound
ed the whistle and endeayored to stop the
train, but before he could do so the engine
| struck the man and passed over him cutting
him completely in twain.
MAINE.
Spencer MDonald, master ofthe Gloucester
schooner Susan E. Brown, put into Portland
from the bay about fortnight since, and sold
the entire trip of mackerel, pocketing the
proceeds, and has not since been heard from.
| CONNECTICUT.
| A woman, passenger on the freight train
up, was killed Wednesday afternoon at Biz.
mlngham. She was standing on a platform
OF passenger car, with child in her arms,
ana when the cars came together to couple,
she with her child was knocked between them
by the shock. The wheel of one of the cars
crushed her neck, killing her instantly. The
child escaped with only a bruise.
a student Of the Wesleyan university,
Mlddletown, sold himself as a substitute for
drafted man for the snug little sum of $500:
subsequently, as substitute prices declined,
he bought one for himself for 5000, making
500 clear. He then got married, went on
wedding trip, and returned to find his substi-
tute skedaddled, and he had to take his place.
He is now in the oath regiment.
Inc New Haven Palladium learns that
the cultivation of the Sorghum, or Chinese
sugar cane, is becoming quite general among
the farmers of many towns in that county,
and IN other parts of the state. In Guilford
II Is stated that some 1000 gallons of molasses
have been manufactured this season. and IA
Vorable results Of the crop are such that no
doubt the quantity will be very largely in
creased next year.
"A uwelhng house near Saltonstall Lake. oc-