Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-31
New England Dispatches.
Pefftion for HGbeas COrPus--Fire in An
dOver-Relief FOR French Sulerers-Fire
in New Hampshire, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS,.


BosToN, Jan. 8O.-Julius F. Hartwell peti.
tions the United States court for a habeas cor
pus writ, to release him from four years i'm.
prisonment in Jail, imposed for his connection
with the State streetirregularities on the ground
that his Imprisonment is illegal inasmuch rs
Lenox was the Specitied place of his confinement
whereas the Jail has since been moved to Pitts.
field. The writ is reMrnable OH the 9th.
Smith & Doves carpet yarn factory in Ando-
yer was burned yesterday. Loss, $4,000; in,
sured for $4,000.
The ladies of Boston aud vicinity hold pre-
liminary meeting, Wednesday evening, to or
ganize efforts for sending relief TO sufferers in
France.
The KensingtOn, of this port, left Savannah
January Goth, for Boston, with full cargo OF
cotton, rice, lumber and hides. On Friday eve
ning, 9th, at half-past seven, when sixty miles
north-northeast from Cape Hatteras, she was
run into by the Templar, receiving the full force
of the shock on her port side, just aft midships
The steamship, cut down below the water line
filled rapidly, and went down in about thirty
minutes. The passengers and crew of the Ken.
Sngton, and one seaman, beonging to the
barque, who jumped from the jib-boom on
board the steamship when the vessels came to.
gether, had barely time to get in the boats and
clear the wreck before the vessel went down.
The boats steered in the direction of the
barque where last seen, but nothing could be
seen of her, and the supposition was that she
had gone down also. The boats then headed
west for the land, which was thought to be the
North Carolina coast, distant about thirty miles.
The wind at the time was norti, blowing good
breeze, the sea not very rough After being in
the boats fifteen hours the Georgia picked up
the crew, all of whom were saved.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Jan. 30.-Walter Stevens of Con-
toocookville, who was injured by the cars near
that place on the 18th inst, died of lockiaw
yesterday afternoon. He was not run over but
dragged about thirty-feet, and had his left leg
badly laeerated and bruised. He was seventeen
years old.
The machine shop of Richard Rothwell. of
Dover, was burned this morning. Loss $4,000.
Mt. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-It is compare
lively mild tonight. The moon shines through
a hazy atmosphere, while far to the south are
band OF clouds along the horizon. The newly
formed frost works on the house and railway is
beautiful in its purity and whiteness.
MAINE.
LEWISTON. Jan. 30.-The store and storebouse
Of Abner Coombs, of Bowdoin Centre, were
burned on Sunday morning. All his goods, $500
of the town money, all the seectmen's books,
and shoemakers shop, ere.burned; also, the
shoe-shop of z. NJ. Beals
PORTLAND, Jan. 30.-An aged lady named
kimball, living in Hollis was fatally burned
day Or two since by her clothes taking fire. She
got up from bed, and, standing back to the
stove, her night dress caught; not knowing it,
she got back into bed, which was soon in flames.
Help quickly arrived, but she was horribly
burned.
CONNECTICUT.
NORWICH, Jan. 30.-Midnight-A row OF
wooden buildings, on Main street, next to fbe
Wauregan house, are burning, and they bid fair
to be destroyed. The heaviest estimated losses
to the occupants, as now ascertained, are
Adolph X. Frank, $4,000; insured S6000; John
Z; Ripley, picture frames, $4,000; insured for