Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-18
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New England News summary.

New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Rev. DR.. McCosh, president of Princetown
college, is in Boston.
During the month of June there arrived at
Boston, from foreign countries, 891 vessels.
There are signs Of improvement in the ship
building business at East Boston. Ship carpen-
terslare in good demand.
The funeral of Jane Burns, who died in a
drunken fit at Chelsea, was to have taken place
Sunday afternoon. There were plenty of car
r1ages in attendance, but no coffin and no
hearse, and the corpse was lying on the floor
with the husband stretched dead drunk beside it.
The following is told of young gentleman,
who graduated from Harvard: On the exami-
nation in physics, he was asked; "Mr. -,
what planets were known TO the ancients2 2"
well, sir" he responded, "there were Venus
and Jupiter, and'-after pause-'I think the
earth, but Pm not quite certain"
The committee on pardons Of the executive
council on Saturday considered the several petit
tions for the pardon of young Collins, who was
sent to state prison for embezzlement, for the
term of two years and half. No opposition
was made to the application for pardon, but
the committee adjourded without giving any
decision.
The governor, with advice of the council, has
appointed John w. Gambler, Esq, of Brookline,
a commissioner on pensions, instead Of Estes
Howe, declined; and rearpointed Miss Hannah
b. Chickering of Dedham, member of the
advisory board of overseers of prisons for
women.
The new Universalist church at Jamaica
Plain was dedicated with appropriate services
Sunday evening. The sermon was by Prof. c..
II. Leonard Of the Divinity school of Tufts col
lege, the prayer of conservation by Rev. j. II.
Chaplin of Boston, and the address to the peo-
lands
The Commercial Bulletin says: 'In the mer-
chandize markets we note the usual dizziness in
cident to the season. July is proverbially a
quiet month in mercantile circles, and it,
this summer, is not likely 10 prove
an exception to the general rule. Owing
to the extreme heat of the weather, there is
more than the usual absentism among CONNER
cial classes, who are just now scattered far and
wide along the seashore and among the noun
tains, more intent upon personal comfort and
recreation than business. Those who remain at
ther posts in the city will not be likely TO make
money enough to pay them for their self-denial
and sacrifice. The seas0msbie influence rules
ont buyers as well as sellers, and our principal
business streets are almost deserted"
The records at the Boston custom house show
that the exports of domestic produce from that
port for the six months ending June 80, 1871,
amounted to 81 $40 ,46S against $500, 902 for
the corresponding period in 1870, showing gain
this year of s. ,2O9, $685. The re-expOrts of for
elgn merchandise in the same period of 1871
were S761 ,445, against 81 ,055, 300 in 1870. The
total value of foreign goods imported from Jan.
to June 80, 1870 was S31 AZ, 721, while the i'm
ports during the corresponding period in 1870
were SOS, sos ,257, showing an increase this year
of S5,744, 464. The amount of duties collected
at the custom house on imports during the first
six months of 1871 was SO, 523 ,467. $50, against
S6,639, 062.61 for the corresponding period of
1870, showing gain thus far ibis year OF $751;
4050S. The total number Of vessels OF all
classes which have entered the port OF Boston
from foreign ports from Jan. 1 TO June 30, 1871,
was 1906, against 14S4 in the same period last
year, an increase of 1872; and the foreign clear
ances during the corresponding months were 1896
this year, against 1896 last year, showing gain
of forty.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Official statements make the cases of small
pox in Lowell since the first foot up II, present
number IS. There are many exaggerated re-
ports.
Mr. Mitchell is making arrangements for the
construction of large wooden mill building at
Aver, one hundred and fifty feet in length and
fifty in breadth, three stories high.
The Ames pillow company are rebuilding that
portion of their works in Aver that was de-
stroyed by the late fire, and expect to begin re-
building their extensive warehouse by the first
of August.
jeremiah s. Folsom, the well-known Lowell
insurance agent, died on Saturday of smallpox
The state of his remains made immediate burial
necessary. The deceased was fifty years of age,
a native of New Hampshire, and a respected
resident of Lowell, having been in the insurance
business over twenty-five years.
AT Canton, on Saturday night, about eleven
O'Clock, Mr.. John D. Dunbar, well-known coal
dealer, was engaged with others in unloading
COAL and having sent some men up the track to
push down a loaded car, was himself pushing
up an empty car, when the loaded Que came
down sooner than he expected, and, colliding
with thetcar Mr.. Dunbar was pushing, knocked
him down, the wheels passing over his groin.
Assistance was rendered Immediately, but Mr.
Dunbar died Sunday morning, after intense suf-
tering. The deceased was about thirty eight
years of age, and leaves wife and five children.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The body of Michael powers, who was drowned
by the upsetting of boat in Newburyport har-
Dor, about three weeks since, was found floating
IN the river early Saturday morning, 1t was
given in charge of his family.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The store of T. R. Jones & Co., in Attleboro,
was robbed of 5000 worth of clothing, ETC.,
few nights ago.
An unoccuped house near Fairhaven, belong
ing to the estate of John c. Williams was burn
ed on Friday; insured for S400.
According to the assessors, Fall River has
year.
Taunton's thrift is shown by the erection of
many new and elegant dwellings and other
building improvements the present season.
The mayor of Taunton has notified beer SELL
ers that in accordance with the vote of the city
the sale of such beverages must at once cease.
Jacob Deane Of Mansfield, one of the projec-
tors of the Bristol county agricultural society,
of which he was an active friend for more than
forty years, died on Saturday at the ripe old
age of ninety years, universally beloved and re-
spected by his fellow citizens.
Miss Bethania B. Miller of North Dartmouth
died very suddenly of hemoThage of the lungs,
Saturday morning. Her brother, Abraham B.
Miller, residing in the same house, died of con-
sumption on the 18th inst, quite suddenly, hav-
ing been able 10 ride on horseback only week
before.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Capt. Reed, of the Harvards, met DIR. With
ers, stroke of the Atlanta crew, early yesterday
morning, and it was decided that the race should
be rowed at P. M, to-day.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
At the dinner of the graduating class of 1871
OF Amherst college, which took place on Friday
night, $1,000 was pledged for a class scholar
ship, with the proviso that, as the ministry has
heretofore been favored in this respect, the
beneficiary shall be student with some other
profession in view.
Prof. Park, at the Amherst Jubilee, told the
following story: 81 will quote one remark of
of President Humphrey when was connected
with this college. There was one Young man
who did not attend to his lessons-I presume
there was only one-and speculations were rife
III tht laculIy meeblD8 as 10 It's cause. O0e
thought that his remissness was in consequence
OF headache, another thought thst il was in con-
sequence of fever, another thought that il was
owing to pecuniary embarrassments, and after
each one had expressed his opinion, then the
worthy and wise president uttered very slowly
and deliberately one remark which has never
escaped my memory: 4 have reason to believe
that the remissness of that man is owing TO
shock which he has received from gaivanic
battery"
MAINE.
John Shaw, for the last forty years cashier of
the Lincoln bank in Bath, and the Oldest cashier
in the state, died at his residence, Saturday,
aged seyenty-four years. Mr.. Shaw was one
of the most worthy citizens, and an eminent
Christian.
Maine is sending granite for the construction
of two CT the largest bridges in the world
From Mosquitoe mountain, in Frankfort, il
goes to St. Louis, to build the piers of the great
railroad bridge across Mississippi at that point
The great bridge across East river from New
York to Brooklyn receives material from Blue
hill.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The work on the extension of the Portsmouth,
Great Falls and Conway railroad is progressing
rapidly. Twelve miles are now completed. The
trains will run next Monday to North Wake
field.
DR.. Nelson M. Payne, prominent homeep-
nk m W1..v