Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

firm, sail under Sandwich Island colors, becaus
their pToprietors can't afford to register then
under the United States flag
The trial of Frederick lockwood, at Boston
indicted for Obtaining 100 bales of cotton OF
false representations, resulted on Saturday IL
the disagreement OF the jury.
A meeting of natives Of Prince Edwards Isl
and, now residents of Boston, adopted a resolu
ton favoring the annexation of that Island L
the United states.
short time after the purchase of the Deacon
house, tits stated, the new owner was offered an
advance OF $4,000 Tor his bargain, which be re-
fused.
The city Of Cambridge is opposed TO an adop.
ton Of prohibitory measures to prevent the
opening of barber shops on the Sabbath for the
purpose of doing business therein.
The property of Harvard college, besides its
grounds, college halls and buildings, with Their
conteuts, is estimated by the treasurer to be
worth 100000.
Several benevolent ladies of Boston have given
SIS o towards a proposed fund of $1,000, the in
terest of which is to be devoted to giving rides in
pleasant weather TO the inmates Of the home for
aged INDECENT females.
shaft of granite, quarried at Jonesborough,
Me-, and notified like a piece Of CASTLE soap, is
on exhibition at Boston, and if public opinion Is
vorable 10 the material, soldiers monument
for the common will be ehiseled thereirom.
About dozen members of the New York leg
lSlHtufe VISITED INC SIdIt mouse OdtuTuaN IOTt-
noon, while the two branches of the legislature
were in session. A recess was taken by each
branch to allow the members thereof to pay
tLeir respects to the visitors.
The B ildwin place home for little wanderers
of Boston, received S27 ,1S7 last year, from the
sale of the Home Advocate, and from voluntary
which has enab ed its managers
to receive 22S children, and provide 226 with
good homes. lightweight are now inmates OF
the institution
The number of deaths in Boston for the week
ending Saturday was ninety-three. Of this mum
Der sixteen died of consuu ption, four of scarlet
fever, and fourteen of heart disease. Of the
whole number twenty-three were under one veal
of age, and thirty-fve under five years. Ameri
can parentagc, tbirty-seven; foreign parentage
fftv-six
The committee appointed for the purpose have
decided to call state convention to publicly in
augurate the new temperance movement in the
fremont Temple, Boston, on the 22d of Febru-
airy. The call will embrace all who believe in
the necessity ola temperance revival based upon
moral and religious means, and will meet with
a hcary response. The official programme will
be given the public in few days.
Toe state constable reports that during the
month ending Jan. 49, 1871, his force has made
71S liquor prosecutions; 260 for other offences
82S liquor seizures, gaming seizures, seizure
OF obscene books, arrested 20 gamblers and
fines and costs S17, 000.52. The expenses of the
force during that time were S11 ,61S.70, and by
their arithmetic they show a balan OF S53S2 81
in favor oil the force.
MDDLEsEX COUNTY.
At amerting OF the Lowell board of aldermen
on the evening of The Sd there was n hearing OF
petitioners, including twelve clergymen of that
city, that no license be granted for dramatic or
minstrel entertainments in the city on Saturday
fvq on 40 fbot torf at,
ments lend to injure the morals OF youth and
unfit them FOR the duties Of the Sabbath. After
the heating, which lasted an hour and half
the petitioners had leave to withdraw by an
unanimous vote.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Ira W. Carpenter, OF Greenfield, was driving
a Spirited span of horses attached to d sled, last
Thursday, when ther became frightened BY the
wbitfietree coming off, ran down a hill and
struck against Il post, throwing Mr.. Clrpen
TER 10 the ice 50 as to break both legs above the
knee.
MAINE.
Portland las another libel suit H. W. Ricl-
ardsop, editor and proprietor of the Portland
Evening Advertiser, has sued the Portland Press
for libel; damages laid ut $4,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nine lodges OF the KNIGHTS of Pythias have
been instituted in the state within three years.
The pa roll at the Portsmouth navy ward
for the month OF January amounted to about
sec, 0C0.
A party of gipseys that recently wandered
into Northumberland have been arrested and
sent to the county house of correction for six
months, and their little ones to the town farm.
New Hampshire up-counuy farmers, when
they went down to "the city, used to take home
bits of coal in their pockets to show the children
what curious stuff they burned in Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Graves, recently Of Louisville, Ky,
h. 11s.I.
in Manchester, on Tuesday evening. Rev. DR.
George G. Lorimer, of Boston, is to preach the
sermon,
Tx Amoskeag Veterans are making arrange
Thents for the celebration of their next anniyer-
sary, which takes place on the 22d inst. There
is 10 be dinner, and grand leYee and ball in
the evening. Gilmore's band, of Boston. has
been engaged for the occasion.
The suit of Messrs. Lyford, of Lawrence, build
ers of the county almshouse at Brentwood
against the county Of Rockingham, has been
settled by the county paying the contractors
$1,000 and costs. The suit was the result of an
lie al and incompetent building committee
The chairman of the democratic state commit
ice appointed VIM. n. Thayer, of Portsmouth,
secretary of the committee. Mr.. T1ayer is the
sditor OF the democratic organ of that city, and
1 IS understood that he will accept the position,
llthough be is already chairman of the Ports
mouth city committee and member of the coun.
Y and state committees, The democracy arc
lard at work getting a canvass of the state.
The Congregationalist has a letter from Bris-
ol, which gives an account of wonderful re-
.ival OF religion in that place. The writer says:
1t began on the LIST of January, when fourteen
Dung ladies were received into the Congrega.
.ational church. First, Christians began 10
'ray and labor; then the Young became inter-
sted, then the older people, till all classes were
cached. The pastor writes: Every merchant,
very docto', the lawyer, the hotel-keeper, every
amseller, every drunkard but two, every bust
less man IN the place but two are rejoicing in
,hrist Whole families again and again were
cen coming to ask for prayers At present up
wards of -four hundred are indulIing hope.
Lhree-fourths of the inhabitants of Bristol of re-
iponsible age are seeking or have fonnd Jesus.
The work is srill progressing. The inquiry now
IS, not who lcjtt come, but who has not come
Fhe following is copy Of the report of the
who made the investigation relative
% the Walsh almshouse matter: "The commits
zee, to whom was referred the complaint of the
1yerseers OF the poor against the Rev Canon
Walsh, having heard the ties tmony of the parties
would report: on the Sth day Of Jam
larry the Rev. Canon Walsh did visit the aims.
house, having been called there TO administer
me sacrament TO diving woman, and he being
Inneyed by the presence of the mairon and
others In the room, made some remarks that he
would not have made under other circnm-
tanees. The committee would, therefore, re-
commend that, hereafter, should the Rev. Clnon
Nalsh's duties call him TO the almshouse
md it should appear TO him that he is
n any way annoyed, that he make bis COM
'iaint to the mayor or overseers OF the poor, in
tea1 Of using harsh language 10 the matron OF
ne house. Signed, j. f. Giddings, George
Annable, ]. b Adams. Indorsed on report
In mayor. and aldermen, Feb 2, 1871. Report
accepted"
VERMONT.
Several Brattleboro people are about emirrat.
ing to Colombo, whittier they have sent two
young men 70 prospect.
Horace L. Chamberlain, ] te master of trans.
portation on the Rutland railroad, and reccntly
superintendent Of the Concord rail-
road, has been presented an elegant diamond min
worth $3.50, by the officers and employees Of the
Rutland road
Tie new organ built for the Baptist church in
Brazil horo by johnson of Westfeld. nj a cost
Of $500, will be exhibited by Dr.. Wilcox OF
Boston, at u concert, next Wednesday evening
Miss Addie 5. Ryan will be the vocal star,
Nahum Hubbard of Marlboro, was mnrtally
injured few days since, by falling from ledge
81 rocks while chopping. His daughter, who was
he only person in the vicinity, dragged him
Utmost home, but he died before reaching the
rouse.
Charles Arlington of Duxbury, lost his wife
md eldest daughter, last September, by typhoid
ever then his two remaining children siekened
with the same disease Having no mother, they
we're kindly admitted into the family of L. W
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