Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-13
GENERAL News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND NlClNlT1.
The deer, presented by the city of Phila
delphia. were on the 10th inst. placed in their
new quarters within the enclosure on the
Common at Boston. They have as yet no
roof to cover them, but house will be built
for them next week. On the morning of the
lth inst. one of the young fawns ran against
the wire fence of the enclosure and broke its
neck, killing it instantly.
Rev. Loammi g. Ware of Boston has ac-
cepted call from the Unitarian society in
Burlington, VT
few days ago southerner arrived in
Boston bringing with him sum of money
said to reach about S25 900, which, it is sup
posed, he intended to invest in northern Sc
curities. By chance certain merchant of
Boston learned that the stranger was stopping
in that place, and he.recollected that he was
indebted to his firm to the extent of several
thousand dollars, which debt the southerner,
no doubt, designed to repudiate. Finding the
strangers place Of deposit, he, in company
with an officer of the law, made descent
theron, levying on the same to the extent of
his demand, with interest, after which the bal
ance was returned to the stranger, who, per-
haps from fear that his pile might become
still further depleted, vanished suddenly.
abort time since a woman named Ann
ing TO dispose of gold watch and chain,
worth about Sl75, for about one-fitth eff its
value. She claimed it was sent her by her
husband, soldier, but the officer felt certain
she had stolen it, but feared he should fail to
convict her, because he was not able to find
witness to identify the watch. The case was
sent before the grand jury this term, and the
watch was shown, when one of their number
identified it as his own property, it having
been stolen from his pocket few weeks be-
fore.
VIM. Sohier of Boston has brought suit
against the Providence Washington Insurance
Company, to recover $500 insurance on the
National Theater building, destroyed by fire,
and is on trial in the supreme court. The
question at issue is, whether the fire origi-
mated IN the ''theater" or in some other part
of the building, The policy is void, if the
former is shown.
Two more lines of telegraph, it is said, are
to be erected between Boston and New York,
one by the new air line route and the other
by the proposed Norfolk county railroad
route.
William II. Brigham of Boston, a young
artist of great ability, died on the 9TH inst, at
his fathers residence. He had spent several
years, and at the time of his death was en-
gagged upon a great picture illustrating the last
scene in King Lear. His picture had already
secured him favorable opinion among the
lovers of art.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
On the l1th barn in West Newton be-
longing to Mr.. Seth Davis was destroyed by
nrei also an unoccupied dwelling house in
the same place, about an hour after, was de-
Stroyed by fire. 1t belonged to the heirs of
MISS Baxter. Both fires are supposed to have
been incend airy.
On the night of the 10th Barrett's store in
ma ldenwas entered by burglars, who carried
OIL couple of hundred dollars worth of tea,
tobacco, rice, sugar, &c. They obtained en-
trance by boring circle OF holes, removing
the wood IN the centre, putting In the hand
and slipping the lock- Scratches on the door