Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-16
General We WIS Summary.


Charlestown was killed by the police in BOs-
ton on the 18TH He had previously bitten
three or four persons.
The venerable Josiah Quincy heads the list,
and Edward Everett comes next, in the sub
scriptiun for a sword for Gen. Banks.
day or two since, fifty or sixty feet of the
outer end of Fske's wharf, Boston, sank, car
rying down about six hundred tons of pigiron,
and half dozen very large blocks Of marble
The water is sixteen feet deep at low tide, at
the point where the iron and marble went
down, and much labor and expense will be re-
CURED to recover the sunken property.
On the evening OF the 18th Il man named
Weaver and woman named Kane tenants of
house in Boston, discovered an unusual
smell Of gas, and, taking a fluid lamp, went
into the cellar to ascertain the cause. Almost
at the moment ofentering the cellar an explo-
sion of gas occurred, by which Mrs. Kane was
severely burned. Mr.. Weaver Nas also Sc
verely but not dangerously burned
On the 18th no less than thirteen boys, un-
der the age OF fifteen years, were in the tombs
and before the police court for different Of
fences.
The blacksmith shop and brass foundry
connected with Adams works at South Bos-
ton were destroyed by fire on the 10Th
John Cronan, on the l4th, was detected in
the counting room Of Messrs. Andrew Saw
tell Il Co. Of Boston, in the act of attempt
ing to rob the money draw. He was secured
and arrested. just before reaching the police
station he managed to throw away a pocket
book, Which belonged to Hugh Stuart, of
Brookline. On searching his pockets, two
or three counterfeit bills were found, besides
two sovereigns and about 5000 in confederate
money. He waived an examination at the
police court, and was committed for trial in
default of bail in $1,000
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Rev. A. l.. L0che, catholic pastor at Ran
dolph, was convicted on the l4th, on two COM
plants for assauting two of his female parish
toner's. In one case he was charged with at
tempting to kiss married lady who called at
his house In the other case he was charged
with assaulting and kissing Il young lady in
the sacristy Of the church. He was sentenced
to pay fine of 81 and costs in each case,
from which he appealed.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
John Goodnow of Sudbury, a revolutionary
soldier, died on the 10th at the age of l0I
wears, 8 mcnths, and II days.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Messrs. S. Thomas & Co., of New Bedford,
had three ships arrive at that port from the
Greenland whale fishery, which have Melted
them an aggregate profit of 100000, few
days since.
Rev. VIM J. Potter of New Bedford has
presented the $500 voted to him by his socie-
ty, when granting him a leave of absence, to
the Soldiers Relief Society.
Hiram Handy OF New Bedford, conductor
on the Taunton railroad, who badly
Jammed while coupling cars in Boston, some
three weeks ago, died ON the 18th inst, of his
injuries.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The dismissal of Capt. Ralph O. Ives ofthe
10th regiment, formerly of Great Darlington,
was tor breaking the forty ninth article of
war, and that means raising an unnecessary
alarm in camp, when in the presence Of the
enemy.
The sand pit about half mile from the de-
pot in Cheshire, from which sand is taken for
manufacturing glass, is now ten by twelve
rods nearly square - and fifty feet deep.
Force pumps clear it of water which would
otherwise impede the operations, and there
is spiral cart path from the bottom to the
top nicely graded that a horse can drlw
up half ton at a load. Twenty hands are
employed in the pit, and the sand is cOnSid-
cred the best for manufacturing glass, yet dis
covered.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
House thieves thrive at Westfdld. Seth
Dewey has recently lost a valuable collection
OF books, Charles Monroe half barrel of
pork, and George Chandler two pairs of pants.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Senator PomerOy of Kansas made visit to
his old friends in Southampton, on the 18th.
The new school house in Florence North
ampton) is to be heated by steam.
The will of Samuel f. Cutler of Amherst,
which was brought into probate in Northamp-
ton, last week, had $40 worth of revenue
IA attached N II His is worth
about $4,000.
The first erection of monument over
soldiers grave in Cummlngton was made the
occasion of interesting public exercises.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. MIR. Perkins of Montague, who was
drafted from that town, and was sent as re-
cruit for the 10th regiment, was elected chap
lain of the regiment, recently, by unani-
nous vote.
Five thousand bushels of onions have been
raised in Sunderland this season, and sold at
70 to so cents bushel.
MAINE.
The executive council approve the selection
of Pennington as the location of the western
state normal school, and there it will be.
Fishermen are having rare sport in Belfast
bay just now in trailing for horse mackerel. A
huge hook baited with pogy is trailed at the
end of long line until the fish takes it, when
he is permitted to tow his captors until he be-
comes exhausted, and they can get within
lancing distance. A good many are taken in
this way, and recently huge shark was cap
tured.
VERMONT.
Official returns show that sentor Beattie of
Essex county was elected by a unanimous
vote. This is very singular fact.
CONNECTICUT.
BILE of Bradford, and containing twelve tons,
was destroyed on the night of the 9th by an
incendiary, which makes the third occur
renee OF this kind within three months. In
July last one of his barns was burned with its
contents, and in August his remaining barns
and sheds; he then lost sixty tons of hay and
nearly all his farming implements.
In view of numerous murders, assaults, bur-
glaries, and any amount of other d-ltry, the
New Haven Journal calls loudly tor detec-
tives in the city of elms.
A little younker, five years old, belonging to
John Healy of New Haven, hasn't been seen
for nearly two weeks, and his father is anxious
about him.
One family by the name of Bishop held the
office Of town clerk of New Haven for near
ly one hundred and sixteen years, from Feb,
I7l7, till 1882.
A New Haven copperhead, wanting to sell
his horse, posted the following notice. 1t is
enough to make horse laugh thew ha-
ven october Sth, 1863-A Great Sacrifice in
War Times any Person Having Money To
Invest Let him be In tor quins horse It's only
the Small Sum of twenty-f five cents Come
Boys help out the Lame Man For am trying