Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-16
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nOsT0N AND VICINITY.
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abandon The plctotlai nelu ana return 10 It's lot
mer STYLE, as an eclectic magazine of entertain
inc reading.
The state election was held week ago Tues
day and VET twenty Towns have not sent their
returns to the state house. The council will be-
2in counting the votes next week.
It is understood that the subject of the pardon
by the governor and council of James Donahoc,
better known as John Bull, has been indefinitely
postponed He was sentenced for elehieen
months, aud has about thirteen more to serve
10 the superior civil court al Boston, on
Tuesday afternoon, the Jury awarded SooV ualli-
ages to Thomas prinan and Wiie, againSt WOOD
burv CT al., for injuries received by Mrs. Drinau
from brick which fell upon her head wDiie
nassiup mder a building owned by the defend
ants ca the corner of Congress and Water
streets.
At the recent meetngOf officers and sailors of
the United States navy in Boston, about fort
night ago, il was announced that nearly $500
had been raised in the navy for q testimonial TO
Count Schwahe the originator Of the "Schwabe
gallery" The meeting passed a resolution that
this amount be nj once forwarded TO the sculp-
tor, Powers, ~ Rome, ''to execute marble bust
of L. b Schwabe and a pedestal, the latter to
bear the letters, "The Sailors and Soldiers
Friend;" and when finished forever to be placed
in the navy department at Washington, ID. C.,
as a token of respect to one who has given all
for the welfare Of Others, and THAT to country
foreign 10 him.
luz SUBSCRIPTIONS ~ wv Dp0toh tllA 'Aiu'St'i''
are abou, 100000, of which 100000 is invest
cd as permanent fund. About $4,000 viii
be expended on The front Of the building now be-
ing erected. The piles are beng driven and the
foundation laid for the whole building, out I'M
less $4,000 is subscribed before February lst,
only three.iourths of the facade will he built at
present. The committee are now considering
the amount to be devoted TO casts, which viii
contain samples of Greek art in lis different
periods A few casts Of Egyptian and Assyrian
works will be added to show the influence of
those nations upon Greek art. This will be the
nucleus of a chronological collection of casts OF
all countries and periods
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY.
On Tuesday evening, during the exhibition OF
a minstrel troupe ut the Town hall, Natlck, the
stage gave way, throwing down the scenery,
breaking the iOotghtS and creating tempo
rary confusion and an alarm oil fire. One of the
musicians and a performer were somewhat in
iured.
ESSEN COUNTY
An old gentleman ilom Methuen stopped in
front OF dwelling house at Lawrence from
which a red flag was flying, and inquired when
the house was to be sold. He was informed
that it was II small poX flag instead of an auc-
ton hag. The gait that old man struck for the
other side Of the street would beat the best time
Dexter ever made.
According TO Il Gloucester item, the fishing
season does not open rs early this year as last.
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Islands, and two for Grand Menan, on herring
tIips. Last year at this time fifteen vessels had
sailed for Grand Menan and Bay of Islands.
Last year at this time the Bay st. Lawrence
feet had all arrived home; now eleven remain
to arrive: about twice as many are absent in
the Bank and Georges fisheries as at this time
last year
The schooner NJ. L. Wetherel, which arrived
at Gloucester from Grand Bank, a day or two
ago, reports that on the 9th inst, while two Of
the crew were absent from the vessel in dory,
hauling their travis the dorY was upset, and
one Of the men, Finley McFadden, was drowned
McFadden was a native of Cape Breton, about
eighteen years OF are, and unmarried. His COM
panion clung 10 the dory half an hour before he
was rescued, in an exhausted condition.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The state police mt New Bedford searched
Spooner Bios place ON Tuesday evening. Some
bottles ofliquOr were scercted in the pockets of
the propretorS, who, on finding they were likely
10 be detected smashed the bottles and spilled
their contents.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
A resident on the cape picked ripe straw
berry in his garden onsthe It'll inst, me Assuring
/ inches in diameter.
The town of Truro on Monday voted the credit
of the town 10 the amount Of five per cent on
its valuation, in aid of the railroad from Well
fleet to Proyincctown. The amount will be
nearly SO 900.
A y0ung man found a skunk in his cellar at
Barnstable, aud carefully LET down a piece of
meat covered with arsenic, as he thought, TO the
floor. Ii was afterwards found that the bait had
been lowered into pork barrel.
HAMrDEN COUNTY
Thomas NJ. Wales, brakeman on the Boston
and Albany railroad, was killed by train, at
Trap Rock, near Morlcy's bridge, on Wednes-
day.
The Springfield Republican published an inter-
view, some time since, with an officer of the
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probable that the Grand Duke Alexis was not
coming to this country. That officer denies
having used any such language.
A barn at Wibraham, belonging TO Mr..
Worker, and occupied by James Brown as a
livery stable, was destroyed by fire Sunday
night, with all its contents, including two yalu-
able horses, three wagons, etc. The loss is par
TALLY insured,
MAINE.
The old cotton mill at Augusta is now running
with full complement of operatives.
Drummers in Maine call themselves "mercan-
tile tourists"
Chandler, Pereys and Walnut Hill are the
names Of the new stations on the Maine Central
extension.
The first school in New Sweden, public one,
will be opened on Monday next. Mr.. Wren, the
Swedish clergyman, will act as teacher.
A twelve years old daughter of j. V. Moves of
Auburn was terribly burned Il few days since by
the accidental oyerturningof kettle of boiling
water standing on the stove.
George W Bagley of Ellsworth, who shot Mr.
b. +. Gray on Thursday last in that place. has
been bailed for his appearance at court in April
next
The Rev. Wooster Parker has been appointed
10 fill the vacancy caused by the decease OF
Thomas B. Emery, Esq, in the Belfast custom
house.
1t is claimed that the best piece of railroad
track in the United States is that of the Maine
Central, between MorrilPs and Woodford's cor
mers. 1t has The new Whitman railway tie
The late Mr.. Buckingham Smith, formerly a
lawyer in Portland, but Of late resident at St.
Augustine, Florida, has bequeathcd about $780,
COO to erect hospital for the exclusive use OF
c0lOred people at st. Augustine.
The taking of eggs from the salmon placed at
Ofland by the state fishery commissioner began
on the I'd inst, and during The week forty or fifty
thousand were taken aud formulated. Within Il
week that part of the work will be completed
and soon as the Doth of this month something
will he known as 10 the measure of success OF
formulating.
The workmen of the Penobscot numbering as
ISOLATION have stopped rafting for the season.
They have RATED this year 200, 600 pieces meas
nring 190,0O0,000 feet OF lumber about IS 900 =
600 more than last year. About 40 600 900 feet
still remain in the boOms.
An Arctic owl of large size was shot at Au-
burn, Saturday. The feathers are pure white,
fiecked ON the end with light brown. The neck
and head are heavily crowned with soft white
down, and the legs, even to the toes, are also
thickly covered with the same substance, adapt
inc the bird for the lrosts OF his northern home
They are very rarely found so far south
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Merlden has subscribed $4,000 towards endOw-
lug kimball union academy.
Mr.. Howard of IlillsborO, raised this year
four lambs, from one sheep of the native breed.
The young people of Warner have a lyceum,
which has been in operation about two months
In Rochester, a few days ago, Mary Ann
league, girl Of nineteen years. fell through an
elevator haiclway in mill, distance Of thirty
four feet but not single bone was broken.
The AdyentlstS OF Hampton have rented a lot
for ten years, az SIS year As they propbesv
the end OF the world by that time, they did NOT
desire a longer lease.
The city Of Dover is looking towards Willand's
pond as a source Of water supply. and Gov.
Weston recommends an outlay of $1,000 to draw
off the pond to test the capacity of its springs.
The Protector fire company Of Nashua turned
ont in response 10 an alarm on the Sth inst and
Il fierce bull dog attacked the men and horses
while running, hurting several OF the men and
tearing their clothes, and one horse was bitten.
The dog was attacked with axes, but escaped.
Rev. ID. w. G. Durgin Of Newmarket, lately
had a lot Of clothes, efc., stolen from him, and
his Pensioners generously made up his loss A
pair Of gold bowed spectaeeS aud various papers
have inst been returned to him. having been
found in the entry Of the School street church,