Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-21

| BOSTON AND VICINITY.
n female infant, about four weeks old, was
found Saturday evening in pew in the Moon
street church. Boston. There had been a SER
vice in the church, and as the theory that the
| young lady went there of her own accord is
| NOT a very plausible one, il is supposed one Of
| the worShippers lett her therr-perhaps by
mistake.
| There are now eleven vessels of war at The
| Charlestown navy yard finishing, repairing,
undergoing alterations or awaiting stores or
orders, and three on the stocks. Among these
are the ship Vermont, the lrigale Macedonian,
and the sloop 9f-war San Jacinto. The Ino
yet lays in the stream. The sIoop ot-war that
is building will be one OF the most powerful
and beautiful of her class in the navy. Her
model is exquisite
AT least one thousand men and boys find |
employment in digging for CLANS at low ;ide,
day or night, on the Mystic river flats, and
other places about Boston. The clam gather |
ers may be seen wading in the mud when the |
Thermometer is above or below zero, with !
buckets and spades in hand, to obtain the
molusks, which they can get without money
or price. Some OF the clam diggerS are or.
ganized on the mutual plan They have
depot where all those who are connected with
the "Clam Bank Society,"" meet after they |
have obtained their buckets full from the flats
and heap the whole together. They then |
shall peddle them out to customers and 9th. |
ers.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The total receipts for the year of the Mid
| dleseX North Agricultural Society, including
5000 from the state, and 1887 26 on hand in
| December, 1860, was S1369 SO. The amount
received from the exhibition was S5l9 80;
from members $64. Expenditures, S1541 81.
Rev. Daniel Kimball, OF Needham, died on
| Erifl. instO aHy %
and six months.
y dry house connected with Waterman's
sash and blind factory, on the turnpike in
| Medtord, was destroyed by fire about eight
o'clock Saturday evening. The whole loss is
estimated at $1,000 or $1,000.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The present term of the State Normal
! School at Salem will close with exercises of
| examination and graduation on Wednesday,
Jan. 20 The number in attendance during
the term has been 10S, viz Advanced class
II; senior 30; middle, 80; junior, 81 The
next term will commence ON Wednesday,
Feb. 26.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Capt. Charles W. Bennett and his son Hi.
ram Bennett, had narrow escape from drowE-
ing ON Friday. They were skating on the
bay, when they both were precipitated into an
open space where the tide was running swift
/ y
succeeded in saving both himself and SON.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Shubael X. Luce, of Marion, has been ap-
| pointed masters mate in the navy, and or
dered to report at the Chariestown navy yard.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says that vari-
Gus Social circles" OF that city were notified
| by the police last week, and that, as they pre-
ferred TO leave town rather than "take the con-
sequences" on Saturday night there was
grand stampede OF the iair and frail to Hart
ford, New Haven, and other places.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The whole number Of pupils in the Roxbury
public schools is 4l62, and the cost OF main
tanning the schools the past year has been $780,
4O9 O2. The number Of scholars belonging to
the high school is l06, under the charge Of
thSSe teachers. The cost OF maintaining the
high school the present year is S5640, Or
| SOB 20 per scholar.
MAINE.
The commerce OF Portland in 1861 shows a
total of importation of 81 ,456, 434, and expor-
tation OF 81, 050, 1927 duties collected S21I 097
| The arrivals OF foreign vessels were 652 in
| 1861, and $40 in 1860 OF these 354 came
from the British provinces, with free cargoes
in 1861.
The clothing and furnishing goods store of
George NJ. Knight, & Co, at Portland, was
burned on Thursday. Loss OF stock $4,000
insurance $4,000 The block was insured for
:. $4,000.
a lady in Aroostoc1 county left home to at.
tend a ball on New Years eve, and was unable
to return as soon as expected on account of
the roads being drifted By dint of persever-
ance she got within two miles Of home, at the
close four days, and sent for the baby.
a correspondent OF the Portland Advertiser
advocates tax Of SO per head on dogs; one
on bachelors from % to 40 years and over
OF $40 to $50, according to age and ncorrigi.
bility, and third tax on widowers, double
that on bachelors-the estimated amount of
which would be $4,000 000-and also be
beneficial in abating all the nuisances thus
taxed.
RHODE ISLAND.
During the last two weeks, says the Bristol
Phoenix, Mr. Henry b. Potter OF this town has
lost four valuable horses by disease hereto.
fore unknown in this vicinity. The animals
are first taken with Il swelling of the throat
followed with great difficulty in swallowing,
and in very short time death ensues. One
horse died within ten hours after the first
symptoms Of the disease were discovered An
examination of the animals after death showed
great inflammation Of the throat, extending
down into the stomach. Many persons are Of
| opinion that the disease is a species of dipthe.
ria, which has prevailed among horses to Il
considerable extent in different parts of Mas.
sachusetts Mr.. Potter has now but one horse
down with the disease, Five others, although
kept in the same pasture, are yet free from
any symptoms This disease, as far as we
can learn. has been wholly confined to the
above named stock
The Providence Press thinks the rent of the
New Hampshire dwarf 10000 paid by Bar.
nun) makes Major Mutt "come high if he is
short" The idea Of calling him short with
such an income.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In Cortland county, N. Y, the grand Jury
has strongly advised the abolition of grand
Jures as "a useless appendage, creating heavy
bills OF expense to the county ;" and they earn
estly recommended the circulation of petit
ton to the legislature to that effect. The
Syracuse journal says, Judge Chumasero has
frequently called public attention hereabouts
TO this subject, and'the reform is evidently be.
ginning to be demanded by the people"