Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-24
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CITY NEWS.

The democratic COunty convention will assem-
blc in Horticultural hall this forenoon.
Albert N. Chase and Isaac Fiskc were drawn
as Jurors last evening to attend the presentte term
Of court.
The first social assembly of the Fifth Light
Battery will take place al Horticultural hall
next Thursday evening.
The decision Of the commissioners on the To-
cation of the Union passenger depot has been
filed in the supreme court, and iayors the Local
ton east Of Grafton street.
The republican caucuses to choose delegates
TO attend the representative conventions, in
which this city is interested, arc to be hcldncxt
Friday evening.
Michael COnnors was ishCd up on Front street
last evening, drunk aud bleeding with aree
bunch on his right eye Of the description known
by the ring as "French roof" Mike said
he was satisfied and had no complaint or cx-
PLANTATION to make; and yet, he didn't look like
happy mau as he was led into captivity.
The city hospital, as temporarily fitted up in
The old Bigelow house on Front street, was in
spcctcd last evening by the members of the city
council, and met the hearty approval of that
body Its beds, baths, and other appliances for
such cases as are weekly coming up were
thoroughly examined aud discussed.
The advertisement in another column of
small sum of money lost calls attention to
story OF real suffering. The loser is Il poor
woman whose poverty is not the worst of her
domestic troubles. The money was all she had
in the world was earned by hard work, and was
required for the immediate necessities Of herself
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money and will, Of course, take the first oppor-
tunity to return it,
Mrs Charles Moultou, one Of the most gifted
and worthy Of Americas singers, win give a con
cert in this city Nov. 81, when she will have the
assistance Of Wehli, the famous pianist and that
of Brookhousc Bowler, tenor, and Signor Fer
rant, baritone both Of whom have sung in Wor-
ccstcr, meeting with great and well deserved
success.
CRY MORTALITY The number Of deaths in
Worcester during the week ending Oct. 21sl
was q, including one stillborn; II males and 10
females. Two died Of scarlet fever, two of lung
fever, and one each of typhoid fever, congcs-
zion Of lungs, dropsy, heart disease, cankcr
rash, gangrene, cholera inlantum, water on
brain, childbirth, whoopng cough, Group, gen
cral decline, and accidental by being run over
The three oldest were G3, IS and 30, eleven were
under five years old and seven under one year.
Fourteen were Of foreign parcntagc
TuEATER.-Bidwell & Wilkinson's dramatic
company, with Dollie Bdwcll as star actress,
and Charlie aud Lille Wilkinson included in
the support, played "Ziugari or the Queen Ct
the Gipsies," at Mgsic hall last evening. Pretty
much the same compauy--with the exception
of Mr.. Wallace Britton in the character of Ish-
mael, which was taken by Medium at that
time-playcd the same piece here last season,
and gave excellent satisfaction then as on this
occasion. The natural wit and fun in Charlie
Wilkinson always finds favor with a Worcester
audience, as well as the sprightly WAYS Of Lille.
Tonight the company will present Joan of
Are and "The French Spy'-pieccs with
which Dolie Bidwell is familiar.
MUNIcrPAL CoURT.-Yesterday business in
the municipal court is shown by the following
list Richard White, larceny, and attempting t.
commit larceny, discharged; John Necland,
liquor nuisance, fined $50 and costs; paid.
Michael Bulger liquor nuisance, $50 and costs;
paid. Michael Maria, keeping liquor, SO and
costs; paid. Ccmcnce Goodnow, assault and bat
terry, $40 and costs paid Jennie Murphy, assault
and battery, 81 and costs paid. John Me
Donuell, threatening, recognized in 500 to keen
the peace six months, and on complaint OF dis
tubing the peace, discharged; Augustus d
Barron, disturbing meeting, 81 and COSTS
John J. Sattler, selling morlgaged property
paid costs; Timothy Clary, complained of for
keeping open shop on the Lords day, dis
charged; Samuel Shaw, drunkenness, second
ofcnse, fined $40 and costs, and committed on
nou-payment; Thomas Hines, drunkenness,
fined 81 and costs; paid, John Is. Rafferty,,
drunkenness, case continued.