Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-11
New England New. summnrr.

BOsION AND VICINITY.
The total number of vessels which passed
through the Dover street. Federal street, Alerid-
IAN street and Mount Washington avenue draw
bridges, Boston, the past year was 30, 713.
There were no fewer than 1855 truant cases in
the Boston schools investigated the past three
months.
Ex-Mayor Shurtleff's typographical description
OF the city of Boston, which is shortly to be pub
lshed by order of the city council, makes a vol
ume OF over seven hundred pages. 1t contains a
large amount of very curious matter.
The ship Baitannia Capt. Webb which sailed
from London Nov. 18th, for Boston, and which
was seen diSmasted Dec. 51st, ninety miles from
Cape Cod, was burned at sea on the Sd of jan
nary in lat. Il deg. 50 min, long. Sc deg. 40
min. The officers and crew. nineteen in all.
took to the long boat and landed at Yarmouth,
N. s., on the 18th. She had on board a yalu-
able cargo of merchandise consigned to mer-
chants in that city. The Britannia was seven
teen wears old, having been built at Bath Me-
IN 1853. She registered 1899 tons, and was
owned by Thayer & Lincoln of Boston For some
years past she had been sailing under the Brit
ish flag
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The business of the fishing company of Nan
tucket for the past year, has not been as profit
able as was expected, and its continuance is the
subject for debate.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
A dispatch from Provlncetown states that the
barque Volunteer, OF Boston, Capt. Blake.
foundered off Race Point Cape Cod. on Monday.
All hands were saved. The steamer George
Shaituck has gone to the wreck, for the purpose
OF saving portion of the property, if possible
Capt. Blake states that the vessel snrang n leak
suddenly, and it is supposed that some of the
panks must have started off from her bull ms
she nlled very quickly after the leak was dis
covered. The weather off the cape was very
stormy, the wind blowing fresh from the north
east, with a high sea, and the atmosphere in.
tenssly cold. Il he air was full of snow The
Volunteer sailed from Malaga on the 10Th of
November, with cargo Of fruit, for this port.
She was vessel OF 305 tons burthen, built at
Yarmouth, Me-, in 1851, and was owned by Mr..
J. F. Conant of Boston. The Volunteer was
laden with raisins and lemons
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Frank Robinson, of Chesterfield who mar.
ried wife, several weeks ago recently deserted
her on the hlmsy preteXt that she wasn't stylish
enough for him, taking every article of furni-
ture from the house and leaving her sitting on
the floor The Chesterfield youngsters rallied
70 ride BIN out of town OH a rail: but he made
quick time out of the back door, and escaped
the mob, though they discovered the ruse and
made hot pursuit.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
ElJah owen, Dr., a Wel-tO-do farmer about
forty years old, living between West6eld and
Easuhampton, committed suicide by hanging.
nat1Iuay, IL Is said he had become involved,
not largely, however, by signing NOTES win y
bfolher who had lately failed, and, NOT beino me-
customed 70 financial business became 50 al.
tected, that Il is supposed in a fit of aberration
ne coiDnlted the deed of self-murder A total
loss Of all involved by the use Of his name won IA
have been nothing serious, but the embarrass
menf and trouble is given as the probable cans,
Of the state of mind which led to the sad ACT
he was man highly respected, and leaves !,
wife aud two children.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The state eonstablery in the county 1nad
70 liquor seizures last year, amounting 10 16s
gallons; and caused $40 prosecutions from
which the county received SSss1 in fines
The Springfield Republican saws the sudde,
death Of Margaret Caffrey, or rather Mrs. Mar
garet Nary, az Stockbridge, was proved befor
the Jury Of inquee; to be the result Of a sever
cold, contracted by leaving a bal-room-wbitb
e. she had gone in company with several femal
lfiends--whe still heated by dancing. and pass
M ont into the frosty air without adequate pro
lection. The jury's verdict was death ffon
MAINE.
lne pay Of Calais hremen was stopped Ia,
week because they bad been late al fires for IN
past month " W &c ~ ="
lhere were eight murders. two hundred an,
eight deaths by accident aud 'fffy.threa suicida
in Maine last year.
A building at Bangor owned BY Cbarles M
ian and occupied by Martin Priests meal m H.
ket was burned sunday night by al incendiary
Loss, $4,000 to $1,000. Insured. Az adjo,ni5,