Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-27
SHurtestrr aailp Spy.
New England New. summary.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
A lot of wreck stuff has been found in Bos-
ton bay, which renders il almost certain that the
barque Merrimac, of Boston, Capt. Nichols,
from Montevideo for Boston, has been lost, and
probably with all on board Among the ma,
terial was bucket rack, marked "Merrimac,
Boston She was full due at Boston. Ii is
thought she was run down and sunk by some
outward bound vessel. Nothing has as vet been
discovered of the wreck except the above rack,
some deck planks, casks &c. The Merrimac
was owned by Messrs. Bridge, Lord & Co., and
Others of Boston, aud was not insured. Her car
90 consisted OF 675 bales of wool, consigned to
T, NJ. Perry. Capt. Nichols belonged in Sears
port Me-, where his family resides.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Calvin c. Cogswell was before the police
court at Lowell, on the 25th, charged with OBJ
tanning twenty-five dollars from j. c. Aver &
Co., representing himself as an attache Of the
Missouri Republican, and writing notice of the
firms business. A reply by telegram from
Knapp & Co publishers, was, "Cogswell is an
imposter." He bad before the session of the
court made restitution of the money and paid
the costs and was discharged. He was imme-
diately arrested for attempting to defraud the
proprietor of the Pawtucket house of board
bill. He asked a continuance until Saturday,
which was granted under three hundred dollars
bail, which troubled the correspondent, not
having any friends at his elbow to be respon-
sible. Cogswell is good looking fellow and is
accused OF tOllONlU2 l0ls us III ANOCAllOus E1G
visited several other firms and received presents
and obtained letter of introduction from Post
master Goodwin to Mr.. Bowles of the Spring
field Republican.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard understands that
there is 10 be a Uniform rate for transportation
entered into by the railroads of New England
next month, and that on the Old Colony rail-
way an advance of fares has already been
made 1t is also stated that the sale of excur-
sion tickets to conventions, etc., is to be abol-
ished. There is great excitement in Stoughton
in consequence of the announcement that on
and after May /, Atwoods's line of coaches,
which have run between that village and the
station of the Old Colony and Newport railroad,
is to be advanced more than one hundred per
cent, and to all a considerable advance is to be
made. Freights are to be advanced fifty per
cent. 1t is said on the best authority that the
Stoughton branch managers there knew moth
ing of the matter until the matter was con-
summated by the Providence road.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A new nitr0glycerine factory and several
small magazines for storing the stuff are being
constructed at the west shaft of the Hoosac tun-
mel by Prof. Mowbray.
MAINE.
DR., Cobb and Miss Dow, the clipping pair from
Pennington, have been heard from as leaving
New York for the west.
The passenger train from Boston at six O'Clock
on the evening of the Path, for Great Falls and
Milton, came in collision with a freight train on
the bridge over Great Works river in South BeT-
wick, a short distance from the junction at
Brooks crossing of the Great Falls and Conway
with the Eastern railroad. The freight train
was running on the passenger trains time, and
there being curve just beyond the bridge, did
not see the passenger train till too late to pre-
vent collision. The engineer of the passenger
train saw the shadow of the smoke of the APP
proaching freight train on the fence some dis
foua off rpVerSpd his pnOiOp and Wbisflad fill
forced to jump from his engine. The bridge is
some twenty-five feet above the water, into
which the engineer came near falling. Both en-
gines were badly damaged, that of the freight
train suffering the most. The tender of the
freight train was telescoped into the car behind
it, all its wood work splintered, trucks knocked
off and broken to pieces. The cars behind were
also knocked off from their trucks. On the
other train the end of the tender was loaded in
to the smoking and baggage car, smoke pipe |
taken from the engine etc. Damage probably |
some $4,000 or $4,000.
Mr. George +. Nutter, the shook manufacture
er and horseman Of Pennington, N. H., who de-
camped from Concord last Saturday, leaving |
behind him a large amount of forged paper, |
yictipized certain Portland parties. This paper,
which is estimated as high as $4,000, consists |
of notes ranging from $1,000 to $500, and is |
scattered about the New Hampshire banks. 1t |
purports to have been signed by Edward Hight, |
the well known commission merchant CT Port |
land. The forgery is skilfuly done, so skilfuly |
that the cashiers of several of the banks who |
are well acquainted with Mr.. Nights signature,
have thought the signatures genuine. Mr.. |
Hight is at present absent in Virginia. and the |
first intimation of the forgery came 10 his clerk |
through notification sent from the Cocheo |
bank, Dover, N. H., stating that note, signed |
by Hight was living in the bank unpaid. On |
examining the list of notes payable, no note
answering the description was found, and the
bank officers were notified. Previous to this |
note had laid over in one of the banks, and a |
notification had been sent directed to Mr.. Hight. |
In reply to this a thousand dollars was received |
TO pay the note, and the letter accompanying it |
was signed Edward G. Hight, by Lane"
From this circumstance it is inferred that Nutter
has an aceomplice in Portland. The extent of |
the forgery is at present matter of guess work,
as only few of the notes have been heard |
from. Mr.. Nights actual loss, however, will be |
but slight
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
J. II. Benton, Jr., has become editor Of the
Coos Republican.
OF the population of the district of Columbia
419 were born in New Hampshire.
Newport has an inventory of 81 ,049, 52S, an
increase over last year of $4,000.
1t was Rufus Dow, and not S, Plummer Dow,
of Epping, who died suddenly on Saturday
The saw mil of Russell Tubbs, at Deering,
was burned on Monday night last; loss $1,000,
and reported TO have been partially insured.
hourishing Baptist church at Lebanon, died
yesterday of consumption at Upper Alton, Ill.
The Manchester musical convention, although
one of the best in point of talent that has been
given in the state for year, was not financial
success.
A joint stock company is about organizing for
the erection of large steam mill, 500 by go feet,
near the Cheshire railroad, at Keene; capital
$4,000.
second attempt was made on the evening of
EE,a1 aff4u
School street. Concord, but the fire was early dis
covered and promptly extinguished.
On the 10Th, in COlebrook, Mr. Charles E.
Moses tried TO ride young horse which had
not been used for some time. The animal be-
came frightened and ran full tilt against the
barn and broke its neck.
Henry Stewart, the convict who assaulted Mr..
Flanders at the state prison, is to be sent to the
insane asylum. He has always been considered
as dangerous, and is liable to assault some of
his fellow cOnVicts if allowed 10 remain among
them.
The Ashuelot boot and shoe company was Of
gained at Keene on the 25th by several capital
lists of the town, for the purpose of engaging in
the manufacture of boots aud shoes; capital
$4,000 Buildings for their use are TO be
erected Immediately.
AT Keene, about two O'Clock on the morning
of the 26th, fire was discovered in the attic OF
the large wooden building on Pleasant street,
owned by the Keene furniture company, and oc-
cupied by them and the Cheshire chair company
as a mandatory and store room. The building,
together with dry house and lumber shop in
the rear, was entirely destroyed and the con-
tents, consisting of large number of chestnut
and walnut chamber sets, chairs and chair stock,
were nearly all burned. The dwelling house
and barn Of John Grimes were also considerably
injured. The abundant supply of water from
the new water works alone prevented the de
struction of the large shops adjoining and nu-
merous dwelling houses in the vicinity. The
loss OF the keene furniture company on build
lngs and stock of furniture is So 900. Of the
= Cheshire chair company, $1,000; no insurance
on buildings, furniture or stock The buildings
will be Immediately rebuilt. Mr.. Crimes loss
is about 5000; insured for $500.
VERMONT
correspondent at Cambridge writes TO tho
Nashua Telegraph as follows: -"On Thursday
morning a letter was found in the keyhole of d
G. Holmes drug store, written by the Hon,
Alexander Riddle of johnson, saying that his
body would be found at a certain point in the
stream that runs through that village. The let
ter was dated four A. NJ, and seemed to place
the care of his family in the trust of Mr.. Holmes,
or requesting him TO deal kindly with them.
Mr.. Riddle had held important positions in his
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