Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-09

| pulsion of John NJ. Staples from the Suffolk
bar, for malpractice. Mr.. Staples admitted
the truth of. the charges on which the expul-
sion was asked and the case was continued
| till Saturday next.
DUKES COUNTY.
The Vineyard Gazette states that Miss An
| geline Smith, of Edgartown, and Capt. John
Smith, recently of New Bedford, eloped from
that place on the night of the 3rd. The young
lady was engaged to Mr.. Appleby, late
steward of ship Splendid and they were to
have been married on Wednesday morning.
| The fair lady, who has borne good reputa-
ton, sat up with Mr.. Appleby until half past
| IL o'clock the night before, and eloped with
| Capt. Smith a few minutes before twelve.
| They proceeded to Holmes Hole, where they
| took the steamer for New Bedford Capt. S.
is upward Of fifty, and not very handsome at
that.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Norman +. Edgerly was arrested in New
buryport, Friday, by Boston officers, for hav
| ing in his possession a lot of counterfeit coin.
| RHODE ISLAND.
A lad six years of age, son of Patrick
| Toomey of Newport, was drowned on Thurs
day.
The rain of Thursday so swelled the streams
| of Burrillville that part of the dam at Haw-
kins's mill was washed away. The trench at
| Steere & Tinkham's gave way, undermining
the mill so that portion Of it fell, doing dam
age to the amount of several thousand dollars.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The bondholderS of the Norfolk county
railroad, who have it in possession have voted
to lease the good will of the road for five
| years to the Midland Land Drainage Com
pany.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
| Thomas Thornton, in the employ of Capt.
Francis Brigham of Feltonville, was severely
| injured one day last week The workmen of
Brigham had three pairs of oxen, attached to
a chain, to a large stone which they were en-
| deavoring to remove from a cavity in the
| ground The oxen were started, and the
stone was partially raised when the chain
| slipped off, and the stone fell back, striking
large iron bar which Thornton held in his
hand, which in turn struck him on the left
side, breaking two of his ribs.
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Drs. Prince, Bemis, and Choate, superin-
| tendents of the state lunatic asyums at
| Northampton, Worcester, and Taunton, re
ceived from the treasury of the county $3.50
| each for their attendance as experts at the re-
| cent trials of Collins and Pratt for murder,
at Lenox.
| A bigamist has been detected at Great Bar
rington. He married the daughter of re-
| spectacle farmer named Parmalee, while he
| had another wife in Sheffield. He called him
self Wheeler in one place and Lake in anoth-
er, and inquiries into the history show previ-
| Gus Momon-lilze transactions. He has run
away to avoid arrest.
Aaron Holley of Ohio, formerly of Sandis-
field, now ninety-three years of age, and liv-
ing with his third wife, has driven his own
team from the west to his old home in Berlz-
shire, this spring, and expects to return in the
fall. He appears active, vigorous, and
happy.
In a recent discourse before the Massachu-
sets medical society on consumption in Mas
sachusetts, it was proved by the statistics of
deaths for five years-1S49 to 1858 inclusive
that Berkshire county is the least afflicted
portion of the commonwealth with this dis
ease. Only death In 81 was caused by it
while in Franklin the proportion l in S.
in Hampden l in 90; in Hampshire l in 50;
in Banstable l in 50; but in Suffolk the most
of in AZ.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
| A Washington correspondent writes -
'"rhe contracts given to VIM. Mason of
| Taunton, for the manufacture of 100000
| Springfield muelEetS at $50 each, have been
reduced to one for 10000 muskets OF the same
| pattern at SIG each"
| A recruiting office has been opened in Fall
| River, and Lieut.. C. B. Leavitt is authorized
to recruit company for the SD Massachu-
sets regiment, Col. Maggi
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Odds mill, in Brimfeld, used in making
slaves, was destroyed by fire on the 3lst ult.
1t had not been running for some time, and
the fire was undoubtedly the work of an in
cendiary. Insured for $1,000.
VERMONT,
A bear, and another animal resembling
panther were seen a few days ago, in Shelf
field, near Duck Pond. Serious depredations
have been committed in the focks of sheep
that vicinity.
The general convention of Congregational
churches of Vermont will be held at Norwich
on the 18th, 18th, and 10Th days of June.
John Munson, of Burlington, aged 81 years,
made his annual trip to the top of Mansfield
mountain day or two since, walking several
miles in the course of the day. He is a vet
eran pedestrian.
There are three young men now in Aroos-
took county, engaged in collecting specimens
of the birds of northern Maine. One of them
| is sent by the state of New York to collect
| specimens for the state cabinet. The other
two are from Boston, and are collecting for
the Natural History Department at Cambridge
| A Mrs. Murphy, widow of Eastport,
| found dead in her bed on Friday morning
| last. The town authorities found $l700 on
her premises, of which $500 was sewed in her
dresses. She left a request to be buried in
| her gold-lined dress, but whether the coin was
to be taken out the papers do not state.
Mr.. Oliver Newman, of Weld, having lost
number of sheep, laid in wait for the thief,
who soon appeared in the shape of big bear
climbing over the fence. Poor Bruin, instead
of feasting on mutton, got dose of lead
which proved too much for him. He weigh
| ed 436 pounds.
CONNECTICUT.
| A New Haven paper is informed that at a
recent caucus in New London for nominating
candidate for mayor, there was great diff
Guilty experienced in finding any one to ac-
cept! About one dozen in turn received the
unanimous nomination for the Office, all of
whom respectfully declined the honor. An
absentee, Mr.. CORTLAND Starr, was finally
nominated, when the caucus Immediately adj
| journed, fearing that he would not appreciate
the honor conferred. 1t is said that the chief
magistrate of this oily village is invariably
out some 81 900 year over and above all
receipts
Great preparations are making in Hartford
| for the celebration Of the 4th of July.
Thomas NJ Clarke, editor of the Winsted
Herald, has sued James Humphrey, Jr., edi-
tor of the Litchfeld Enquirer, for libel, lay
ing damages at $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.