Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-20
General News Summary.

General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY
Horace w. Brigham of Needham a brake
man, employed on the Back Bay gravel train.
was killed on Saturday, by falling from the
train while in motion, several of the cars
passing over his body, killing him instantly.
Collector Goodrich has received from the
treasury department at Washington, instruc-
tons to give licenses for New Orleans under
certain restrictions.
Timothy Desmond, young Irshman was
killed on the Lowell railroad in Somerville.
Monday morning. He was lying near the
track, and was struck in the head by the cor
ner of the cowcatcher.
James c. Lowe, residing in Friend street,
Boston, returned to his house. Sunday. after
an absence Of twenty-four hours. and found
| his wife lying dead. The case is to be inves-
tigated.
Mr., Fiske, of the firm of J. NJ. Beebe & Co.,
Boston, was thrown from his buggy. Sunday
evening, while driving home from Brookline.
over the mill dam, and severely bruised about
the head.
ESSEN COUNTY,.
Sunday afternoon in Lynn, about one acre
OF woods, the property Of Benjamin Tresson,
was burnt over.
On Saturday afternoon a son of Mr. Sam
uel Luscumb, Of Lynn, about II years of age.
while bathing with other boys in creek run
ming from Saugus river, West Lynn. was tax
en- with the cramp, and after sinking and ris-
ing number Of times, finally did not ap-
peared for some five minutes, which so alarm
ed his companions that they called for help.
Two men ran to the rescue, and immediately
dove for Che body. One Of the men. Mr.. Svi-
veSter Breed, found the body at the first dive,
and bringing it to the shore, although life
seemed extinct, Immediately commenced to
resuscitate by holding the head downwards and
following the usual methods. Success at last
crowned their efforts, but although the lad is
alive, there is great danger of fatal termin-
alton.
The Wizard says that Mr.. Peabody of Lon
don has recently donated to the Peabody In
stitute, South Danvers, $50 volumes, among
them compete set Of Massachusetts hstori-
cal collections, and sixteen bulky volumes of
| the London Illustrated News, brought up to
| 1851 and conlprisinga complete history, with
| pictorial illustrations Of the Crimean war;
also set Of the Knickerbocker Magazine in
| 81 volumes.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Saturday evening the stable of Captain
Isaac Dyer, in South Braintree, togetherwith
Il slaughter house and shed, was destroyed by
fire. Two fine horses three cows and three
calves were burned to death. Stock and
| buildings were fully insured
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
One farmer at Monson has had a whole or
chard nearly ruined by the mice girdIing his
IrGCS ule past WINTER
D. T. DaVehport' an employee OF the Par
sons company paper mills at Holyoke, had his
io"' oaaly injured a DAY or two since, by some
heavy tinbers falling on it.
nc losses OF Springfield insurance com
/ H. ~.
P"ilGS ny the Troy hre are as follows Fire
ana MARINE Sfz' uUo' Hampden 5000, Mas
saSoit S9o'Ooo' me Western Massachusetts
! at i ltSHeio loses Sf0,oOO.
ne laSt funeral honors to the remains Of
s,ie i''t Soi; Everett Peabody were paid in
| NP'lhSnGlu' MS olrth place, Saturday after
! noon. ne exercises were very impressive.
| SoI' Ieapoay was Killed at the battle Of Pitts
burg Landing lie was commander Of the
-''h NilsSourl volunteers, and had been for
| several weeks PRIOR to the battle, acting as
nrl%ader general Ills vigilance and courage
IN that bloody conflict were of the highest or
uer'
MAINE.
Dipthema Is proving itself = to,,.ilIo
! sCourge in some portions of Maine OF tho
family Of Mr.. James HAMPTON of BINGHAM
in Somerset county, the whole number. eight
in all, died within three months. In tbe fam
| lily Of Mr.. Clement Bell. in Norridgewock. all
Of his children, six in number. their ages vary
ing from three to eighteen years, died within
four days,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A fire broke out in Manchester early Mon
dav morning. in n stable in the rnor Of Good
win Block. on MANCHESTER street mo NIirror
has the following account of fine mildirgs
burned 1T burned five houses on Manches-
ter street, belonging to the John Eastman
heirs, all insured in various companies. 1t
was cheap tenement propertv occupied by
| twenty-One families. 1t also burned another
tenement house adjoining, owned formerly by
ID. 7. Norris; two families insured Also,
the Rundlett brick house, owned by Thomas
smith, occupied by ten families, was well