Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-17
General News summary.

submarine cable is to be laid in Boston
harbor, connecting the state house with all
the Notifications in the harbor. Ii is to be
four miles in length, is of number nine wire,
coated with gutta percha and hemp, and pro-
tected by sixteen galvanized wires laid longi-
tudinally. The cost is ten thousand dollars,
and the expense is paid by the federal govern
ment
A dangerous dog that had bitten a child in
Boston was killed OH the 18th inst, at that
place.
On the 10th inst, another destructive fire
took place at East Boston. Twelve or four
teen houses, a bake house, stable, fourteen
horses, carriages and large amount of other
property was destroyed. The loss is estimat-
ed to reach $4,000.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Ann Sharkey was before the police court
at Roxbury, on the 10Th for r0bbing clothes
lines, and sent to the house of correction for
tour months.
NIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Four discharged soldiers went into a bar
room in Lowell on the I4th, and helped them.
selves to liquor without any ceremony; the
Keeper demonstrated and the soldiers sent the
tumblers at his head. Rather fierce argu-
ments.
George 5. Poole, for some time past libra
rlan Of the city library in Charlestown, is
soon to leave his post to accept of an appoint
ment in the congressional library at Washing
ton.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The house and barn of Francis Fisk, at
Cliftondale, was burned on the 10Th. The fire
was caused by children playing with matches
in the barn.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
good imitation OF fifty dollar bills on the
Bedford Commercial bank is said to be in cir
culation.
Two buildings with about twenty tons of
hay, belonging to f, A. Kempton of New Bed
ford, were destroyed by fire on the 10Th. 1t
was the work of an incendary.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A deserter from tie 18th regiment gave
hlmsel! up to the enrolling officer in Ware
ham on the l4th. The provost marshal sent
him to Boston.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
A full blood Merino buck, valued at S25.
owned by DIR. Prince of Northampton, was
killed on his farm by dog, week before last.
The people of Northampton are growing
good. During the past week there has been
no police case on trial.
They raise muskmelons in Northampton
TO be splendid. Honey and cream don't
begin!
Some young men from Northampton have
been out hunting bees. They found one or
two swarms, but bees were not so plenty as
rattlesnakes. One man stepped on one, but
stepped off kinder spry," and finished him
with piece of wood He had ten rattles The
three other men of the company got one
apiece, making il rather OF a Saaky excursion.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The H0usatOnic railroad earned in August
49,, 900, an increase of $50, 693 from the
same month last year.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Quite collision took place on the Nth at
Nashua, OccasiOned by the night train coming
in contact with an empty car, throwing up
two cars at an an angle of forty-fve d,.grnAs
e Ay n 81 oRs sy was HnSH Gilmore SON of
Gov. Gilmore, died at Baskerville on the It'll.
The sixth annual fair OF the Merrimack
River Agricultural and Mechanical Associa.
ton, which is TO be held in Nashua October
7th and Sth, promises TO exceed any of the
former ones.
The barn of Reed Durkee, Esq, of Croy-
don was burned the 9Th, together with fifty
tons of hay and Il large quantity Of grain. One
horse vas alsu consumed.
Rev. DIR. Rust, formerly of Portsmouth, has
been recently elected president Of the Yves
leyan Female College at Cincinnati, Ohio,
and succeeds president Allyn, who accepts
the presidency of McKendree college.
RHODE ISLAND.
The new freshman class at Brown nniver-
Sty numbers ffty-four. Ten students have
entered the advanced classes. The upper
classes are now very large.
The sloop Marion, it is understood, will be
sent to Boston for repairs. As soon as these
are completed she will return to Newport and
resume her place in connection with the naval
school,
CONNECTICUT.
The destruction of the immense elm in