Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-03
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day, for less than 5000. 1t cost about S20,O0O.
group of wooden buildings near Cause.
way street, Boston, was damaged by fire early
Saturday morning TO the extent of about S10,-
000 partially insured.
Frank Daniels of South Boston, aged sixteen,
was shot in the arm by the accidental discharge
of a gun while returning from cunning ex-
cursion, Thursday, the charge entering at the
wrist and coming ont at the elbow, rendering
amputation necessary.
The whole number of deaths in Boston, for
the week ending July list, was 100. Of these,
tweuty-oue died of consumption and three OF
lung diseases; thrty-two were children under
five years of age; thirtY-ive OF American
parentage and sXty-iye Of foreign parentage.
During last week c. G. Thompson, of Boston,
has at various times engaged in the work OF
shooting rats in his place of business. On Sat
urday afternoon, while so occupied, he had oc-
casion to stoop down, and changed his pistol
from the right to the left hand, placing the lat
Ter on the corner of pile of boxes, the pistol
at the time being at full cock, and held with the
muzzle pointing toward his head. While thus
in a STOPPING posture, he unfortunately pressed
the trigger of the weapon, and in a moment the
bullet went through his skull, causing death in
a short time.
At Boston, on Saturday, an unknown man
entered the banking house of Brewster, Sweet &
Co., 40 State street, and, after asking some
questions, sold bonds for S1100. The clerk
asked him if he would have a check, and he re-
piled that he would take bills. The money was
counted out to him, when good looking fellow
at his left side remarked to the stranger, "You
have dropped some of your money" $50 |
have" he replied. While in the act of picking
up the bills from the floor a man on the other
side of the stranger grabbed the pile Of money
still lying on the counter, and, darling out of
the room like an arrow, he has not been seen
since; nor has the other man, his confederate
who quietly left Immediately after the transac
ton, which was a bold and very successful one,
TO say the least. The thing was done so quick
that the stranger was dumbfounded, and now
wishes that he had taken check instead of the
fioTey.
Not long ago, gentleman from Portland
went 10 Ro,7 ton and had some conversation with
an Orthodox n eacon on the subject of the ability
of a mutual acquai1 lance TO pay bill of $500
which be owed The Portland man. "Oh," said
the deacon, "be's good enough; I'll guarantee
the payment of his bill for five pr cent" After
some haggling about the terms, four per cent
guarantee was agreed upon, and twelve dollars
paid into the hands of the deacon, who, we pre-
sumo, looked on the money at the time as easily
earned cash. But very shortly afterward the
debter in question failed, and application was
made to the deacon for the payment Of the
amount guaranteed. The worthy man wrote
letter in reply repudiating the deHand saying
that it was unjust and unchristianifke to ask
him to fulfil Il, and rendering back the percent
age he had eXacted for his guarantee. Vhe
Boston Times says: owe do not know that
there will be any legal steps taken to compel
the deacon to carry out the terms of his bond,
but the letter he sent to the Portland man is in
the way to be autographed, and copies will be
literally distributed TO show the difference be-
tween the deacon's sharp business scent and his
sense of Christian obligation"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The supreme judicial court has overruled the
exceptions taken by the prisoners counsel in
the case of John Moran, the Stoughton muir
derer, Judge Gray giving the opinion, and
affirmed the rulings of the court at his trial. He
will accordingly be sentenced to imprisonment
for life, on the verdict, which was, guilty of
murder in the second degree.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The prisoners in the Middlesex house of cor
rection at Cambridge are to enjoy a minstrel
performance on the fourth, to be given by the
talented among the inmates, whose development
in that line of entertainments is said to ap-
proach the wonderful.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Michael Powers was drowned at NewburypOrt,
Thursday, by the upsetting Of a soop in a
squall. Two others who were with him at the
time were rescued.
Clara Merriam, aged ten, saved the life of
Lottie Seyffarth, a year younger, at Lawrence,
Thursday. The children were playing near the
Spicket river, and the little one fell in.
Considerable dissatisfaction has recently ex-
listed among the women employed in the shoe
mandatory OF James NJ. Sawyer, in Danvers,
caused originally by the proprietOrs substituting
previously been worked by the foot. In adjust
ing the scale of prices after the introduction of
steam to the machines, the proprietor failed to
satisfy the demands of the women, who charged
that the rates were below those paid by other
manufacturers in the town. This point how
ever, was disputed by Mr.. Sawyer, who con-
tended that he offered as much as the Others.
The women, however, would not yield, and they
all, to the number of forty, left the shop. Mr..
Sawyer soon obtained fifty other women to take
their places, hut in the meantime most Of the
strikers had joined the Crispin lodge, and by so
doing got the sympathy of the men, and when
the new hands came on the eighty men en-
ployed at the establishment left off work and re-
fused to make another shoe until the demands
of the former employees were acceded to.
There the matter rests. The shop remains idle
and the proprietor with contract for eight
hundred cases of shoes unfulhlled, is powerlesS
for the time being, as the women newly en-
gagged cannot do anything until their work is
prepared by the male employees The strike has
occasioned considerable excitement in the town.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
BENJAMIN Williams, a colored waiter on the
steamer Bristol Of the Fall river line, has been
arrested for stealing a gold watch and chain
valued at $500 from the stateroom of New
York gentleman.
Another rousing rally of the friends of tenn
perance was held in the city hall, New Bedford,
the evening before the voting. Col. Charles b.
H. Fessenden presided, and Rev. George II.
tlDOeIt OIL Inat CITY delivered an ADDRESS, III
which he said: The sale of ale means the sale
of every kind Of liquor Liquor dealers can get
any kind Of strong drink out of a beer barrel,
and when you vote for beer you vote for every
kind of liquor. Why should the Germans be
given their national drink and others refused
theirs? Was il fair TO do this Others have
their fayorite beverages as well as the Germans.
In conclusion, Mr.. Vibbert urged his hearers TO
vote 'no" on the malt question. 1t is for the
interest Of the state, the welfare of the country,
and the homes of the people. AT the close of
the meeting, procession, headed by the New
Bedford brass band, was formed, and marched
to the headquarters on Purchase street.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The college regatta will occur on the Dist,
when the crews of Harvard, Brown, Williams,
Amherst, Agricultural, and probably the Troy
Polytechnic, and the freshmen Of Brown and
Harvard will compete. There will also be three
races for liberal purses, open to all corners, for
single-sculls, for four-oars and for six-oars.
They viii be divided between the day of the col
lege regatta and the day foll0wing-the 22d. or
the Harvard crew, Bass and Rice are too well
known to need comment. With the exception
Of Jones, the latter will be the only representa-
tive of last years crew. The new men are
Tucker, who pulled with the freshmen in go,
and is one of the best oars in the college, and
Sawyer, who pulled in the class races of 20.
The boats TO be used are built by Blaikie at the
boat house. The freshmen's is Spanish cedar
shell, 40 feet long and q inches wide. 1t was
uetu lOI bne nIst llnt III lne Class races Oh June
4. The university boat, which will be ready in
few days, is of Spanish cedar and 40 Ret
long by 201 inches in width. Both crews 90 to
Springfield shortly after the 4th, and will train
until the 14th, the day of the regatta.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
At the annual dinner of the alumni on com
mencement day at Williams college, the princi-
pal addresses were made by Ex-Governor Wash
bune and Judge Russell, of Boston; General
Sedgwick, Of Sharon, Conn.,; Gen. Garfield, of
Ohio; Lieut. Gov. Tucker of Lenox; Harvey
Rice, of Cleveland Ohio, and David Dudley
Field of New York. Gen Armstrong addressed
the alumni concerning the advance of educa-
ton among the freedmen in Virginia.
DUKES COUNTY.
Handsome fares of blue fish gladden. the fish
ermen OF Martha vineyard.
Joshua S. bowman, of West Falmouth, was
badly gored by bull on Thursday, and it is
feared the wounds will prove fatal.
Edgertown is considering the feasibility of
cutting an opening through the south beach. A
competent committee have the matter in charge.
MAINE.
Mark 7. Smith, prominent citizen of Nor
way, died very suddenly on Thursday night, il
is reported Of heart disease
A couple of young ladies of Eastport amused
themselves the other evening nv ro,;nr M