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though seriously injured, it is thought he will


in the vicinity of Gloucester.
1t is said that Prof. Bartlett of the Chica-
go theological seminary has declined ac-
ceptlng his appointment to the professorshlp of
sacred literature in the seminary at Andover,
and that he is engaged in efforts to endow a
protessorship in the first named institution.
large tenement house in Lynn, owned by
John Alley, Jr., was greatly damaged by fire
on the evening of the 18th. The fire caught
from pipe one of the tenants was smoking
while lounging on bed.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A young man who was recently convicted
OF assault in Il court held in Plymouth visited
the justice few days since to pay his fine and
costs, and improved the occasion by employ
ing the justice to cnitc him to a fair conipan-
ION IN the indissouble bonds of matrimony.
HAMpDEN COUNTY.
lady at Springfield on the l4th, who had
just purchased ticket for IIoyokp, entered
the train, and had her pocket picked of her
ticket and portmonnai, containing $40, by a
gentienmny stranger, who very politely offer
ed her his seat. And when she looked where
the gentlemanly stranger was he wasn't there
Another case of the same kind occurred on the
following day. Rev. j. II. Mellish of Kings
ton, N. H., who got out of train at West
Brookfeld, had his pocket relieved of $40
between that place and Springfield.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
There is a man in PittSficld who has read
every issue of the New York Daily Tribune
since its first publication, over twenty-five
years ago.
liberal man in Pittsield offers to pay
NTH ofthe expenses OF new library building,
provided it does not cost more than S25 900;
and another gentleman places $1,000 at the
Hisnnsol nft bn
permanent fund with which to purchase
books.
Hollenback's plaster mill, north of Great
Darlington, is now being fitted up as flax
mill.
Deacon William Gardner of Machias, while
feeding his horse on the evening OF the Sd,
fell from the hay scatfod to the feeding
rack. He broke three ribs, and otherwise sus-
tanned SO great injury as to cause his death on
the 9th.
The residence Of Mr.. Crotch in Bath, was
burnt on the 18th
son of Mr.. Josiah Reed of Bangor, was
accidentally drowned in the river at that
place on the Ilth
They've got beef factory down in Maine,
which, when in full operation, will put up in
sealed cans the meat of fifteen fat oxen in u
day.
VERMONT.
The Pasumpsic railroad, which has been
very cautiously but steadily working its way
towards Canada, has now reached Nerw ort
IA place which is but five miles from its final
destination.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A young man named George Kittredge got
his foot entanged in the halter of trisky
horse, at Antrim, the other day. ard was
dragged forty rods over stony pasture. His
body was terribly mutilated, several ribs bro
ken, and he is not expected to recover.
CONNECTICUT.
little son Of Israel Alien, in New Haven,
aged six years, fell from the Howard Avenue
railroad bridge on the 18th, and was SO badly
injured that he died the next day.
tumor has been removed from the person
of Mrs. Alfred Hyatt of Ddnbury, which
weighed nearly forty pounds, and the patient
is doing well. The operation was performed
by DIR. L. z. Bennett, and his brother, DIR.
EN-.
An old resident of ''Flax Hill" district, near
Norwalk, Familiarity known as Major William
Chapman, was killed by the down Norwalk
special train, at Five Mile river crossing, ON
the 18th. The major was quite deaf and de-
iettiye in sight, and was crossing the track
when he was struck.
A general court martial commenced its ses-
siunS in New Haven on The 18th. with Col.
Otis Of the 10th Connecticut regiment for
president, and Capt G.. S. Williams of the
18th Connecticut for. judge advocate.
Patrick Costello, the substitute shot at New
Haven on the 18th by sergeant Walker, has
since died. Walker is now held by the civil
authorities, but the military have taken out
a writ ot ha5eaS corpus, demanding his
custody.
Col. Gates, commahdant at fort Trumbull,
is the Oldest colonel in the service, his com
mission being two years older than that Of
Gen. Scott. He military governor of
Tampco for while after the Mexican war.
The Congregational church at Ansonia was
destroyed by fire on the afternoon of the 18th
inst.
A gentleman at South Norwalk procured
coored girl OF fifteen summers to do ''gen-
eral housework, but the fair dame, without
exciting the least suspicion, soon blessed her
generous employer with Il bouncing negro,
worth at least $500, at southern quotations.
lady residing in Brantord had valuable
and beautiful spaniel stolen from her while on
a visit to Hartford. Being very solicitous to
recover the animal, she consulted clalrvoy-
ant, who informed her she would findin IN the
possession of an employee of one OF the trades
men IN New Haven. Die went u llldC plsce,
and found that the dog had been in the pos
session of the aforesaid gentleman, who told
her it had since been sold to Il man in Bran
ford The Palladium, which gives the story,
says it ''is vouched for by gentleman OF
strict veracity, and we are left to wonder how
the Hartford sybil obtained her information"
fire occurred on the night of the 18th, at
the ship yard of Messrs. Greenman & Co., in
Mystic, destroying large saw and planning
mill valued at ST., 900. In the building were
also about $4,000 worth of tools, which were
also destroyed. 1t is supposed to have been
incendiary.
A boy about twelve years old was running
a race with locomotive at New Haven on tho
14th, and fell down between the platform and
tender. 1t seems miracle how he escaped
instant death, but he got up and walked off,
with no other injury than little hole in the
top of his head. He thinks he must have in
jured the engine where he struck it.
RHODE ISLAND.
Four skaters in Newport saved themselves
from destruction last week, by driving the
claws of their hammers into the caves of the
building upon which they were working, when
they found their staging giving way. One
poor hod carrier, having no hammer, fell and
was killed.
The corpse of child which was lying in
house in Providence, prepared for burial, was
burned to crisp on the night of the llth, in
consequence of the window curtains taking
surroundings of the corpse. The shocking
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