Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-08
General News Summary


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Anthony S. Morse of Charlestown has been
appointed inspector of the state prison, in
place of Stephen N. Stockwell of Boston,
whose term has expired
The Boston Society of Natural History has
received during the past year, with the bal.
ance from the year before, ST., 508. 1t is
proposed to spend $4,000 on the building,
and the society already has Sl39 007 to do it
with. The late DR.. b. ID. Green donated a
library valued at 100000.
On Wednesday evening, the 9th, Thomas
Sims, who was returned to slavery from Boston
some years ago, and recently escaped from his
master at Vicksburg, delivered an address to
the citizens OF Boston at fremont Temple.
He was introduced by Charles w. Slack, Esq.
and followed by Messrs. Wendell Phillipsand
William Lloyd Garrison.
The ship carpenters of East Boston on
sold work" have struck for eight hours per
day.
John B. Bradley of Brighton fell from the
third story of his shop day or two since, and
was so badly injured that he will not probably
recover. His wife fell down stairs some time
since and broke her neck. He has two sons
In the rebel army.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The government tax for March in the towns
west OF the Connecticut river amounts to
S5593. The county tax for 1868 amounts to
$4,000. The whole number of polls is 9408
and the aggregate amount of valuation ST.
1874
Dr. Prince, superintendent of the insane
asylum at Northampton, has just sold splen-
did pair of grade Durham working oxen to
>. d. Billings of Hatfield. Two years ago
they were purchased by the state for Sl95
and weighed about $500 pounds They were
sold last week for $3l5, and weigh now about
1900 pounds.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
David Shurtleff of Blandford was arraigned
before Justice Fowler of Westfeld last week.
TOR Joining in the holy bonds Of matrimony'
two minors without the consent of their cru
ell parents. total failure to make the com
plant meet the law, resulted in discharge
OF the defendant. Norman Lewis of Bland
ford, the town clerk, who issued the certif-
cate, settled his part of the matter with five
dollar bill.
Deacon Charles Jessup, of the firm of
Jessup Lafln, paper makers at Westfield,
met with serious accident on Wednesday,
the 29th ult. His coat was caught in some
OF the gearing, and he was thrown with great
violence, causing several severe flesh wounds
on his head, and bruising other parts of his
body.
If a1e sh"t h,I Ia ISM i" eStneiu, iau zen years
veSf of th'' d"t 'G "e ., cage three mics
instant Ire ,r;nos - e'i"r las, On Ille 4tn
to tip.
at home NJ Wnstfaid' y, ''ie fosn Ieeiiileh'' Is
sickness VI 'oo0N'' Vi SeFele
Tho rovoro,-'. ,, lN 800, ooGN!r'
tho onr7n,;sso - III cVilp"hy WIN
railroaJ ara o,r,, VI ' Il. .oF anu Dreehheld
road ~, LNPo'eu ~. " tisit 'lie me OF the
n"ntb VI 'e'oie 'i'o 1o'h Oh the present
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Nv Hod,lins of Da,,+o, lo ia.
nmv jung ruHns, t,,,Il i"e n',r, o1
hole on the 8th OF April, and have since suck
led and brought up by full. blooded English
hound
CONNECTICUT.
James NJ, Schofield of the Hartford Post
has been appointed state printer.
The ''electlon parade" in Hartford was
sadly intertered with by the bad state OF the
weather. "A fine display Of military was on
hand, and marched through the mud. Those
citizens who were out carried umbrellas. An
arch of flowers and evergreens over the west.
ern entrance to the state house bore the mot
to WELCOME Gov. Buckingham, Six Times
Honored."
On Wednesday morning, the 9Th, the car
fridge establishment of Mr. Erasmus French
was shattered by an explosion which took
place around the machine tor filling car
tridges. Two girls and one boy-the latter
the son of Mr.. French--were injured. The
boy and one of the girls were very severely
burned.