Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-23

The melee. The gentleman whom she attacked
delivered her over to an officer, who, amid
screams and malcdicions, escorted her to the
lookup ms a companion for Or" Mortimer,
whom she cOnsOlcd by telling him he was per-
secuted BY the Masons, and emphasizing her
remarks by m occasional rap over the head
! of the "dOct)r" and the friends who were seeing
him, With the remnant of her much cherished
umbrella"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
! The trustees of the Smith female college at
| Northampton have purchased the homestead of
| Judge Samuel +. Lyman, which, with the prcyi-
| ously purchased Judge Dewey estate, make thir-
| teen acres, the whole costing SOL 900. Work
will begin upon the building in the spring. and
in two years the college will be opened for
| pupils.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
| Daniel Gleason, who murdered his wife in
| North Adams last Sunday night is only twenty
| one years old and his wife was nineteen. Both
| belonged TO the lowest order of society, and
! Mrs. Gleason had been left by a former husband
| on account of her loose conduct. Gleason was
| made Jealous by attentions shown his vile 0Y
| two or three vOung men, and demonstrated with
| her she replying with an oath, As she turned
| from him he struck her with dirk knife the
| blade penetrating her heart The woman died
! almost Instantly. Gleason surrendered himself
10 the authorities and is now in Jail nj Pittsteld.
He is a slighty-built man, Of medium height,
| and possessed of small intellect. He expresses
| little contrition for the deed.
MAINE.
1t is stated that every republican paper in
Maine tavors the denomination of General
Grant.
John Heath, a farmer of huntsville, 10 years
of arc, who had shown symptoms of insanity,
hung himself to a bed-poSt last week.
An Irish woman named O'Ncal left her home
in Portland at halfpast 3 Tuesday morning, and
was found drowned in the halbor the same at-
tcrnoOn. 1t is thought she was intoxicated.
It 80 ,fI I,f,, r,fIp al
company have purchased the Richardson wharf
company property on Commercial street, Port
land fer depot buildings and grounds.
Aaron Houghton of Oxford, patient in the
insane hospital AT Augusta, was asSaicd with
mallet by another patient in the m1mcntary ab-
sence Of the attendant, and received blow
which resulted in death, Tuesday.
Samuel q. Gray, a brakeman on the Water
vile and Portland local freight train, was thrown
hom a train on Wednesday, and instantly
killed. The train was passing under a bridge,
near the Lewiston station, and Gray was struck
by the bridge. Six cars passed over him. His
body was badly crushed and his neck broken.
An inquest was held and Il verdict rendered in
accordance with the facts. The body of the de-
ceased was taken to Portland. He leaves q
widow and two children.
The colonistS at New Sweden retain in their
new home the custom of their native country.
The dress of the men and boys resembles the
costumes worn by our grandlatherS, while the
women and girls wear a plain, straight dress
with short sleeves, a narrow apron, and upon
the head silk handkerchief folded and tied I'M
der the chin and looking very odd, but pretty
and comfortable Both wear their national
wooden shoes, with high heels and turned up
toes, and painted black. The children are
dressed exactly like father and mother, and in
the demure costume look like dwarled editions
Of manhood and wOmanhood
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. Richard JennisS, OF Portsmouth, for
mer democratic mayor, is severely ILL.,
The velocity Of the wind, at Mt Washington,
on the afternoon Of the 18th, was $50 miles per
hour, the greatest velocity ever known.
At very large republican caucus at Ports
mouth, on Tuesday evening, Horton d. Walker
was nominated for mayor by handsome major
ity, receiving 442 votes out $40 cast.
The Second Unversalist society in Mauchcs-
ter has voted TO suspend its Sunday services,
and Music hall, in which they have been held, is
to be opened for concerts, lectures, theatrical
performances, etc.
Mr.. Adams Minis of Sullivan, was Instantly
killed, on Tuesday afternoon, by the falling Of
raiter from an old barn which he was taking
down. He was about sixty years of age, and
man highly esteemed in the community in which
he lived.
Commodore Charles H. Pickering having sued
the Portsmouth bridge corporation for $1,000
damage on account Of his saddle horse breaking
though plank of the bridge, the jury has
awarded him IS.
At Concord, Sunday evening, a gang of five
boys stove in back window of John J. East
mans gun shop, and took $500 worth of re-
volvers aud knives. Three # the boys have
been captured and part of the property rccoy-
ered
The prisoners in the Manchester jail set fire to
| the building Saturday afternoon, and then hied
to persuade the jailors wife to release them on
| account of their sutfernIS. But She caused the
| hre TO be eXtnguiShed and compelled them 10
remain in their cells.
Benz, NJ. Carpenter left Keene for his:home,
four miles distant, Friday evening, and was
| found dead in his wagon a short time after, his
head caught between the wheel and step, and
| the neck broken.
VERMONT.
At St. Adams, this week, the butter market
was active and prices ranged as follows: Old
butter, IA TO II cents; fall diaries, 80 to 80 cents
extra lots SO.
Gen. Arthur, the new collector Of the port Of
New York, is a native of Vermont, and gradu-
ated at Union college. He was attorney for the
people in the celebrated Lemon slave ease, and
one Of the delegates who, at Saratoga, first or
gained the republican parry. During the first
two years of the late war he was Inspector gen
eral and quartcrmaster general of the state OF
New York, and discharged bis functions with
great idety.
The commissioners of the West Fairlec rail
road company have given notice that books
receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the
road This road, if built, will be one of consid-
cradle importance, making the distance by rail
from Montpelier to White River Junction about
twelve miles less than by any other route. 1t
Will also accommodate all the copper mining
district in the state, which is now unaccommo-
dated by any railroad Some of the mines, es-
pecalv the West Fairee mine, if fully devcl-
oped, would add largely to the wealth of the
state, being capable of furnishing about sixty
tons of smelted copper per month, and one hun
dred tons per day of debris ore as freightS.
The Rutland Herald says that On Saturday
evening last, as Walter Earl a young man. was
returning from Wallingford in wagon, when
in dugway on the Otter creek was confronted
by three disguised and well armed Williams One
of them held Earl's horse by the birdie, when
another came TO the wagon and made violent
aud wel-amed thrust with dirk knife at Mr.
Earfs right breast. The knife penetrated the
coat and entered a memorandum book in the
| POCKET, where its further progress was stayed by
| striking against cent, which fortunately the
book contained Almost simultaneously with
| this assault two shots were fired at him from
| behind, one ball passing Just above the ear and
| through his hair, and the other penetrating the
| back OF the seat Immediately after the second
shot the man with the dirk knife again peered
into Earls face He then for the first time
| seemed TO recognize him, and al once exclaimed,
My God! hold on, boys; it is the wrong man p
| The men then hauled off, and allowed Mr. Earl
to pursue his way. There is some clue to the
perpetrators, but as yet no arrests have been
| made.
CONNECTICUT
The new Bridgeport Jail is completed
Cothesline thieves are plying their vocation
in New Britain.
Ftz Green Halleck'3 house in Guilford is now
used as a hotel.
house belonging to Warren Dooittle OF
Hampden, was damaged by fire, Monday; prob
ably incendiary.
The mother of Professors J. II aud l.. Clarke
Seelyes of Amherst college, died at Bethel last
| week.