Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-19
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Now ENGLAND New. summnry.

Boston was damaged by fire on "Wednesday
night, had the following insurance; On Duliu
ing-First National of Worcester; Narragan
sett, Providence; fremont, Boston, Eastern
Bangor. 81 900 each; North American OF New
York, $500; and $500 more on contents
The BOSTON Journal says: "A few days slnC'
the workmen employed in altering the residence
of the late Hon David Sears for the uses OF tn'
Somerset club, discovered a large ROOM Tue en-
trance TO which had been for many years Sc
carefully concealed that no one knew that sucl
a room was in the house. Within this room re
mort states that there was discovered III d0zel
Of Madeira wine, which must be at least fort!
wears old. 1t would no doubt bring $40 bottle
making a total of S15,72O."
Nearly twenty-four hundred vessels have ar
rived at Boston this year, from foreign coun
tries, bringing more than S60,00O,OOO (home val
uatiou) worth Of dutiable products. Ihe com
merce of that port has increased this year near
" TWENTY-FIVE per cent over that OF last year
At the present time twelve magnificent ship:
are on the way to Boston from Calcutta, alone
and at least twelve more from different parts Of
India. making a feet of about twenty-four ln
diamen. More than thirty ships and harques
are on the way from Liverpool, London and
other ports in the united kingdom; eighteen
ships and barques from nortn OF Europe, Yen
ships, barques and briggs from Leghorn, Smyrna,
Cadiz, etc, and at least twenty vessels from the
West indies and South America, making a total
of ever one hundred vessels.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
New Bedford is soon to have the fire alarm
telegraph in working order
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The assessors of Springfield make the follow
ing valuation of property there; Real estate,
$40 1867 800; personal property, u, $50; total,
S27, 541 ,O9O-being an increase of S2,627 $50
since last wear. The number OF polls is ll45-
an increase of SOS. City tax, S2s7 ,4O4, against
SOS, SSS last year Rate per thousand, So, the
same as last year.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
AS specimen Of Berkshire Old age, the rus
field Eagle says that one day last week, MIR.
Cecil Spring of Warrington, aged ninety-six,
went into the field of Horace Spring, in Hins-
dale. with his son, grand son and great grand
son, and assisted in moving a field OF grass that
Yields two tons TO the acre. The old gentleman
took the lead of the four, and the way the grass
went down before those four generations was
caution.
The large pump at the central shaft of the
Hoosac tunnel, which was set upon iounda-
ton built by the state, was started and mad
cleared the shaft of water, so that the miners
were about resuming their work, when the
foundation gave out. AS consequence the
hands have all been discharged; the foundation
for the pump must now be relaid, necessltatlng
long stoppage in the work. The progress on
the tunnel in July was as follows; East end
heading advanced 107 feet, extension enlarge
ment No. 9. 800 feet east No. 10, 225 feet west,
9049 feet in all; west end-arching 81 IL feet
total 1884 feet west shaft, brick, los feet. The
total distance is 64OO feet.
MAINE.
The camp meeting at CharleStown begins on
Monday, September II, and closes on the 1ollOW-
ing Saturday.
The city council of Lewiston has voted that it
is inexpedient to allow the steamers to go to the
fremen's muster at Portsmouth.
The committee of citizens of Belfast, were I'M
able to obtain the necessary funds to insure the
holding of the state fair in that city the ensuing
autumn, and consequently the fair will be
omitted for this year.
The new steam saw mill of the Messrs. Mill
ken in Hallowell is rapidly approaching COM
pletiOn, and will no doubt be in full operation
by the last of September. When completed it
will be one of the largest mills in the state.
About II O'Clock Tuesday night Charles Part
ridge and Frederick A. Locke started from
Peake's Island in row boat When off the
breakwater it was struck by the steamer Lewis
tonIand crushed. Locke was rescued by fish
ing vessel, but Partridge was drowned. The
latter was about twenty-five years Of age and
leaves wife and child.
A woman living in Portland keeps brood of
young ducks, and lately she noticed that the
largest and finest one appeared to be ailing.
She dOctOred it TO the best of her knowledge, but
in vain. The duck finally died. The woman
being anxious to learn the cause of the fowls
death, cut it open. In the crop of the duck was
large frog, like any other Except that it was
covered with very thin skin, through which
the blood vessels could be plainly seen), com
pletely filling the crop, thus causing suffocatiOn
1t seems that when the duck was young it mus
have swallowed a little pollywog, and this
pollywog had grown and thriVen in his singula
habitaton.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There is a liberal feeling on the part of tn
mayor and aldermen of Manchester in regart
TO laying out new streets and Strengthening ole
ones.
Mark W. Merrill of Nashua has tobacco
plants that have grown five and half feet il
five weeks, which is some growing.
Mark NJ. Hadley has been appointed post
master at East Washington, in place OF S. L
Jones, deceased; and John N. Brown at Sea
brook, in place of Sarah Ann Brown, removed
N. W. GODDARD & Sons jewery store, No. 8!
Main street, in Nashua, was entered on Wed
nesday night through back window by two OF
more thieves and thoroughly ransacked. Thei
watches and best jewelry were in the safe, ant
the probability is that not more than $500 wortl
of goods were stolen.
The Concord Patriot, under the head of "Hov
they get Rich, instances several well known re
publicans. 1t very unkindly sights, in its emu
meration, Boss Tweed, Sweeney, lngersOll Co.
and others of its particular friends in New York
On the 18th the police made descent upon
disorderly and ill-governed house on AmherS
street, Nashua, kept by Mrs. Phebe Hobert, anC
arrested the old lady and her three daughters
In the police court Mrs. Hobart was bound owe
in the sum of $500 to appear before the granC
jury, in default of which she was committed t.
jail. Her three daughters were sent to thu
house of correction for four months each. Thii
relieves q respectable neighbOrhood Of a vile
nuisance.
Mr.. James Kahn of Manchester, while at work
about Z O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th in
sfav 10 Oft ha yafH foil
dead suddenly of heart disease. He was the
son of Mr.. Duncan Kahn and until recently
worked in the Amoskeag foundry. He was
native Of Scotland, and was about % years Of
age. He had always enjoyed perfect health.
The following particulars are given of an
affair recently mentioned: The town of Lon
donderry experienced a sensation on Saturday
night last. 1t appears that a family by the
name of Duayre have long been obnoxious to
the better portion Of the people of Londonderry
in consequence of the grossly immoral prac-
tees Of Mrs. Duayre and her daughter, and the
evaporation of the people eliminated Satur
day night, when a party of them visited the
house, and after stripping the TWO women, APP
piled coat of tar and feathers to each. One
Thomas, a married man, who was caught OF
the premises, escaped the same treatment owing
to lack Of materials. He was, however, orna
mented with crown of feathers, jug tied tt
his back, and lantern hung to his neck, in
which condition he was paraded through thu
town to his residence, and made to acknowl
edge to his wife his marital derelictions. Ht
was then notified to leave the town within
twenty-four hours, or suffer the penalties o.
an adhesive coat and ride on the wooden
horse.
VERMONT.
Horace Greeley has been arrested in Vernon
for helping himself to other peoples money.
marlborough is TO have a fremen's muster
September 1. Prizes amounting to $500 will bt
offered, and large number Of companies are
expected to compete.
Mrs. Arvilla Washburn, wife of Leonard F
Washburn of Woodstock, died suddenly n
heart disease or apoplexy on Tuesday, Sh,
was 81 years old.
husband in Brattleboro, who had published
his wife as dislOyal, prints this dlneade honorq
Die in newspaper of the town: Having adyer
tised my wife last week, while under the infuenc
of intoxicating drink and advice of others,
hereby give notice that said advertisement wa
without just cause or provocation, and is hereb
retracted"
Edwin s. Chase Of West Brookfeld is team
ster, and affinitized to Mrs Mary s. Ballou, til
young and pretty wife of one Of his employee
Mrs. Bailou went on a visit to her home i
GranDy, and Mr.. Chase persuaded her husban
that she would bear watching. That innoceI
was easily persuaded and at once started Chas
IN pursuit Of her. Of course he found her, an
then the fair but frail Mary justified her hui
Dands suspicious by spending the next tw
nights with Chase. Then Chase went home /
his wife and told her all about il. and in orde
restore confidence nd t,e,,., 4, =. =,