Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The office OF treasurer of the Boston post
office has been abolished. The late treasurer,
Edward S. Erving, has held the office for
twenty two years, under several postmastcrs.
The loss by fires in Charlestown, during the
month of March, amounted to 5000
Constance Smith, apparently 25 years of
age, employed as a brakeman on Back Bay
gravel train, tell from one OF the cars Friday
night, and was picked up dead. The Boston
Traveller says he has young wife ri sitling
somewhere in Worcester county. In his
pocket Was found a sketch book containing
some very fine sketches of objects he had been
III the habit OF passing daily on the train.
Jacob Miller was arrested on the 4th Of July
1866, for robberies at the Adams and Win
throp houses in Boston, and was subsequently
sentenced to six years i'll the state prison.
Ills term OF Imprisonment expired on Thurs
day, and Saturday he was again arrested at
the winthrop House, in an attempt to pilter
FROM some of the rooms.
Henry Lee Higgnson of Boston, has been
commissioned a ma jor in the first cavalry reg
iment.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The grocery store OF Thomas Caron, in
Howe street, Lowell, was burned ON the morn
i'tS Va tiS lust hpsS 2tOOO. 1uSuTpu IUT
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The Lowell News states that lady of that
city, who has son IN the service of his coun-
try, ON turning over her plate at breakfast on
Fast day, found $500 in gold as u present from
him.
ESSEX COUNTY.
WIN. .. Lowering, an insane person, has
been arrested at Ipswich, for placing Obstruc-
tions on the track OF the Eastern railroad
The Powow Bank at Amesbury has de-
clared Il semi-annual dividend OF four per
cent
VIM. G. Saltonstall Haley, aged II years,
son OF Mr.. Shillaber Haley o. Salem, while
on cunning excursion in South Salem on
Thursday, accidentally struck his gun against
some Object, causing a discharge, aud the
charge OF buck shot entered the Unt part OF
the face, passing upward into the head. The
lad fingered through the night without appar
eDt consciousness, and expired Friday tore
noon.
girl named Julia Hurley, while cleaning
card IN the Washington Mills, Lawrence, on
the 18th ult., was caught in the machine and
so badly injured that she DIed to death before
she could be removed from the mill.
The committee for the Gloucester sufferers
has obtained aud distributed equitably about
$1,000 SO far. Sidney Mason, Esq, of New
York, native of Gloucester, has given $500,
and his purse is still open for more, if needed.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
John Morissey has disposed of tie Old Col
ony Memorial to Thomas Prince and VIM. Il.
Hollis of Plymouth. Mr.. Hollis is to be the
editor
The Brigewater iron works consume II 900
tons of coal per annum.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Rev. Henry E. Dwight las been dismissed
from the pastoral care OF the first church of
Randolph. Cause not publicly stated.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Tie house of Clark Ridley, in New Bed
ford, was destroyed by fire, Saturday. An.
other fire ruined the clothing stock Of II.
Peser
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Palmer journal mentions the case of
married man in that town, who some time
since enticed away the daughter of a widow
IN Ware. 1t was not known for some time
where the daughter was, but she was at last
found by an officer in one of the mills at Chic
opee The indignant mother opened cores.
pondence with the Palmer man, assuming the
name and character Of her daughter, and max.
ing proposition for an elopement. The time
was fixed, and about fifty gentlemen in Ware
were made acquainted with the circumstances
in order to extend to the rascal fitting recep-
ton. The widow repaired to the spot ind.
Gated in the letter, armed with a stout raw
hide. The Palmer man was on hand with his
horse and sleigh, but as lie reached the build
Ing where he was 10 stop, he noticed the shad-
oWy forms of several men stealing under
cover. His suspicious were at once aroused,
and he drove turiousiy away, thus escaping
deserved castigation and the taunIs of a crowd.
Measles are prevailing extensively in Wales
and severa! deaths have occurred from them.
Two men from ChicOpee, while gathering
drift wood on Thursday, found the body of a
man in the Connecticut river, near Cones
Ferry. A coroner's inquest decided it to be
the body OfJohn Griffin OF South Hadey Falls,
who, with his wife, was supposed to have been
carried over the dam in the severe gale OF New
Years eve Upon his person was found $50
and nght-cap
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Four sons OF Asa Williams of North Had
ley are in the federal army Isaiah H., Asa,
and Lyman, each holding an honorable posi-
ton at the west, and George, c0orbearer in
the twenty first Massachusetts regiment.
MAINE.
Joseph Clark of Portland, few days since,
took one OF his horses by the head to lead him
home, when the beast seized him by the arm,
threw him upon the ground, trampled upon,
and bit him. One of MIR Clarks arms was
broken and the other dislocated, and lie receiv.
ed other injuries.
between the kennebec and Boston this sum
mer as the former boats are employed by the
government.
Two privates of the Maine mounted artil-
lery, while en- route from South Berwick TO Bos
ton, attempted to walk on top of car They
were knocked off by bridge, and one of them
named A. o. Dodge was instantly killed, and
the other (name unknown) was dangerously
injured.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
George w Chapman of Manchester lost his
vile and two children within week, and The
funeral OF all took place on Saturday after
noon
The Nashua watch company have sold their
establishment TO the Watham watch comma
ny, and it will probably be removed to the
latter place.
VERMONT.
Green Darius De Mara a soldier of the
woodstock company, fourth Vermont rcgi-
ment, hung himself in the barn loft of Mr..
Ordway of Sherburne, last Friday night. He
was at home on furlough of thirty days and
had over-stayed his time.
On Friday Of last week, the dwelling house
OF Misses Lydia and Sarah Fish, in Pittsfed
village, was destroyed by fire.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mrs. Mary A. Franklin OF Scituatc, on the
morning of April LIST, was awakened by some
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