Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-06
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new Euxiaud New. SUMMARY,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

New England News SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The governor will read his message to the leg
isatu4c Saturday forenoon.
Next week, Mr.. Feehter will bring his man.
agerial career to a close in Boston. He will offer
Black and White on Monday, Ruy Bias on Tues
day, Don Caesar de Bazan, Wednesday matinee;
Masks and Faces, Wednesday evening; Hamlet
on Thursday; Lady of Lyons on Friday, and
Black and White at the farewell matinee.
The contest for chaplaincy of the house was
the livelcst one FIR any office in the gift of the
house. Rev. Charles c. Sewall OF Med6eld, the
newly elected chaplain, is Unitarian clergy
man, graduate of Bowdoin college. His cleo
ton is mainly due to his daughters labors.
Among those who received votes for the chap
lsincv were Julia Ward Howe and Elizabeth G.
Sewall.
At a quarter before three o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon Michael McEttrick had completed forty.
eight hours perpetual motion out Of his total OF
one hundred and four hours He looks exceed
ingly well, has lost scarcely any flesh, and says
he does not feel at all tired but can easily COM
plete his seli-imposed task, On Wednesday he
had twenty minutes seeD, and alter performing
the additions customary in walking matches he
got to work again with will, striking an easy
gait and keeping it up TIL after noon yesterday.
his diet is very light. The sight pain he had
in his Ions after thirty-six hours tramping has
now entiIely ceased, and the physicians who
have from time to time looked IN are of the
opinion that they will wear off altogether, and
that he will pull through with small detriment
TO himself The audiences that have gathered
in the hall in the evenings have been of a far
better character THAI those usually found in at
tendance on pedestrian feats.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell choral society met on Tuesday
evening and disbanded under its old organiza-
ton for the purpose of recognizing as a corpOr-
alton, giving it power 10 hold the property which
it has accumulated against the claims of indi-
ylduals. The name of the Lowell choral society
was retained, and the following named officers
were chosen by ballot: President Benjamin
Walker; Vice-President, David Chase: Clerk,
John T. Billings; Treasurer, Chester W. Rugg;
Musical Conductor, Scion W. Stevens; Librarian,
E. J. Benner.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport Herald says epizootic
aphtha has appeared in that vicinity; ten cattle
on one farm in Oldtown having been stricken
with the disease on Sunday and Monday. The
farmer whose herd is thus diseased had handled
a COW from drove which was sick, and in this
way communicated it to his own herd. The Sc
lectmen of Newbury met on Monday and took
measures ior the prevention of the further
spread of the disease. The milk from the sick
COW is destroyed, so there may be no particular
alarm at present from diseased milk, although
judging from the rapidity with which the con-
tagion has spread thus far, il would not be sur
prising if all the cattle in New England should
be affected by it in the course of the year. 1t
spread throughout Great Britain thirty years
ago, and there was scarcely parish in the king
dom which escaped There il was not confined
to cattle, but affected sheep, swine, deer poultry
cats and rabbits. At the same time, and before
and after, influenza prevailed among the horses.
The temperature and the weather seemed to have
but little influence upon the disease nor was one
kind of locality more exempt than another. The
disease is not often fatal and readily Yields to
medical treatment. Its worst result was the loss
of the use of the cattle for the time and the de-
biitated state in which they are left, from which
it takes some time 10 recover.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Bristol county has SIS 92S.07 in its treasury
The Fall River city government was inaugu-
rated on the ID. Mayor Brown, in his address,
which IS brief and neat, urges the introduction
VI wafer at an early day. The debt of the city
is 1925 000
The New Bedford city government was in
augurated on the I'd, and Mayor Richardson de-
livered long and elaborate address, in which he
states the city debt to be S765, 800. He closes by
saying that drunkenness in our streets has be-
come very rare. In the power of that freeman's
will, and by the convictions of my conscience, /
stand to-day, as did in your presence and that
OF my lellowcilzens year ago, pledged TO the
impartial enforcement Of the laws of the state
and the ordinances Of the city. My faith is firm
that the law in regard to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, when impartay enforced, as it may be
ana should be, will prove not only a direct bless
ing to commun ty, but a valuable aid to every
organization seeking to lessen crime and pauper-
ism, to every union for good works. to every
young mems Christian association, every church,
and every individual laboring to elevate the
morals and improve the condition of our race"
MAINE.
There were ia deaths in Augusta during the
year 1870.
Mr.. IngersolI, of Bangor, will be appointed
special agent OF the post Office department for
Maine, vice Hammett, resigned.
The dwelling house of Joel Peabody, in Dix
mont, was totally destroyed by FIRE yesterday
morning, together with nearly all the contents.
The Portland rolling mills during 1870 turned
out IL, 443 tons OF rails, and employed about 1870
men. The increase in product of rails is 1000
tons over 1869
The correspondent of a religious paper ex-
presses the opinion that the innumerable water
courses and lakes of Maine indicate that God
designed that state for the BaptiSts.
Rev. Dr. Balkan, who has preached in the
Pine stree. CONGREGATIONAL church, Lewiston,
sixteen years, gave his farewell discourse last
Sunday
The city council of Augusta, has indefinitely
postponed the petition of L. n. Clark, of Cush-
noe heights, for damages for destruction of house
by mob.
Matthew Corners was arrested in Lewiston for
beating his wife. Not satisfied with the drub-
bing he gave her at home, he made a brutal as
sault upon her when be was brought before the
court. He won't have chance to beat her for
sixty days.
The Kennebec journal says that the idea of a
Coalition between the democracy and the friends
of any republican candidate for the senate is ey-
ploded, and never had the support of five re-
publican members OF the legislature.
Proceedings concerning the death of the late
Hon. James White, the oldest member of the
Waldo bar, took place on Tuesday, in the SUI
preme court Resolutions were introduced by
the Hon. A. 6. Jewett, seconded by the Hon. n
Abbott, and were appropriately responded to by
Judge Cutting, who ordered an adjournment out
of respect to the memory of the deceased.
Gov. Chamberlain has pardoned from the state
prison Cornelius Flynn of Biddeford, Cyrus F. |
Bracket Of Portland, and Benjamin Hurd of
Harmony, committee for larceny; VIM. S. Willis
for arson, and Horace P. Willard of Alfred for
obstrueting railroad. The latter was sem
fenced for fifteen years and had served FIVE
Gov. Perham, the ffty-sixth governor of the
state is now in the prime of life, having been
born in Woodstock in 1919. Farmer and teach
er till 1850, he was then member of the state
legislature and speaker OF the house. In 1856
he was presidential elecUor, and in 1858 clerk
of courts for Oxford county. As a member of
congress from 1862 TO 1868 he maintained a
standing, and distinguished himself
by the fidelity with which he guarded the inter
ests of bis constituents.
The Lewiston Journal says as soon as the ice
= VI suuiClent stftHgtn on the MattaWamkeag
the wood work of the railway bridge will be
strung across. Preparations are being pushed
forward for pile-driylng on the line of the Eu-
ropean and North American railway. This is
required on the Crosuntic stream, and also about
. mile west Of the Moluncas stream. A steam
shovel is to be set in operation Immediately at
the big cut near the Mattawamkeag bridge.
This, when got at work, will be at the cost OF
some S9O00
Business is active at Winterport. Large pur-
chases and shipments Of produce are made daily,
the excellent condition Of the roads the past
week affordiug facilities for the farmers within
a radius OF twelve miles to market great ouan.
titles of hay and potatoes There being twelve
persons buying for Boston market, considerable
competition is created, and sellers are enabled to
realize the highest possible prices. Prices for
pAtStoes for the past week ranged from ninety
cents to 81 per bushel. closing at ninety cents.
Pressed hay first quality So per ton, closing
weak
The hearinJon the Winthrop murder was held
on the I'd. Mr.. Bean was unable 10 appear.
witnesses for the defence stated that Page had
previous 70 the murder used violent language
towards Watson, swearing that he would XIII
him il he had any more trouble with him. Wat
son was held 10 answer to the charge Of man.
slaughter, and ordered to find sureties in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance at the March
term Of the court. The surelies were found.