Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

DCSAON AM 'lNlNAAA
Another destructive fire Occurred in Boston
Friday evening, in the granite block on Wash
ington street, near. Winter street, owned by
the heirs OF Franklin Dexter. The losers
were George b. Davis Co., dry goods deal
ers, John w. Pray & Sons, carpet dealers, and
X. w. Storms < Co, dry goods. The premi-
ses occupied and owned by Oliver DitsOn,
music publisher, at No. 279 and 28l, were
likewise flooded with water, and his valuable
stock also suffered damage in consequence
thereof. Total losses are estimated at fifty
thousand dollars.
Deacon Cyrus Foster, an eccentric cOlored
gentleman. held his annual benefit levee Fri
day evening, TO the delight of the lovers OF
amusement.
The newsboys OF Boston are to be looked
after by the Young Mems Christian Union Of
that city. An evening school is to be opened
two nights in a week, and the little Arabs are
to be made to feel that somebody cares for
them sufficiently to educate them and help
them to become useful members OF society.
David b. James, Photographic artist Of
Boston, committed suicide on Saturday.
Lake Coclituate has been put in commune
cation with Dudley Pond, a sheet of water
about sixty rods from the lake, at a cost OF
about $4,000, all improvement which relieves
the BoSlonians from any fears of short supplies
of water.
A little daughter OF w. NJ. Harson OF
Charlestown, was So badly burned on Thurs
day that she died
Martin Feeley of Boston, Was run over by
runaway Nurse Wednesday, and had sever
al ribs broken.
a young Bull, sOjOurniug at a Boston hotel,
was overheard IN conversation lately to say,
with reference 10 Lowe's last pungent "pa
per" in the Atlantic MONTHLY '.It is vewv
disw espectful to Hengland, and vewy hillite-
wate-so much so, that it is positively quite
hide to haltempt a pewusal' .
MtppLEsEx COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles H. Handlev OF Acton. on Thurs.
day, in company with his brother, went out
cunning. and in getting over stone wall. his
gun strurk tine wall and was discbarged iii.
ing him Immediately. He was Young man.
only nineteen wears of age. and a mason by
trade.
ESSEX couNTy
AT Newburyport. in 1861. there were 362
births. including three pair of twins. and one
case of triplets also 1S9 marriages and 269
deaths. More than one.thlrl of the latter
were of children under five wears old. and
nearly one-fittb were above 70
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The citizens If Taunton are taking active
measures to break IN the liquor traffic in that
r. Il.
others petitioned the selectmen to enfnrre OK.
listing laws, whereupon the selectmen have
appointed all these uetiIionars n snec;al roIice
TO enforce rigidly and consistently. the exist
ing laws, whereby the ''liouor traffic. will he
| broken up, drunkenness and rowdyism in A
great measure suppressed, taxes reduced. and
| numerous crimes prevented. and thev anpeal
to the citizens for hearty and active co oper.
alton.
ii. b. NJ. man.ot:war Gorgon lowed a whale
belonging to the bark Hope of this port, into
Johanna, charging Capt McFarlane S225 for
the operation. The whale made thirty two
barrels. The New Bedford Mercury says it
| hardly pays to employ an English man-oi-war
to tow such small whales, at the present price
of oil.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
On Monday night the factory of james +
| BgelOw, at East Abingdon was broken into
and Y pairs Of lace boots and 100 pairs OF
congress buff boots, worth several hundred
dollars, stolen 500 reward is offered.
NORFOLK COUNTY
The stock house attached 10 the paper mill
of Thomas w. Kennedy, in Walpole. was de
stroyed with its contents on Thursday night
The mill was saved. Loss $1,000; fully in.
sured.
Mr. Perley b. Davis, of New Ipswich, N
49, wac Oiuulicu al eNdHBcIlst anu llSldltu
pastor OF the First Congregational church and
society IN Sharon, ON Wednesday last, Jan.
18th
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
As Capt, Il. Ii. Small OF Harwich was split
ting the butt OF white oak tree of about one
1901 IN diameter, which grew on his own land,
lie discovered about three inches within the
surface white pine plug, and at the end OF
me pug lock OF human hair The hair was