Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-17
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New EusIand New. summary.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Two pardons were received at the state prison
on Friday, the fortunate recipients of executive
clemency being Benjamin Hamblin, sentenced
in Dedham in April, 1864, for ten years, ana
Thomas Clifford, sentenced in Boston, IN JUNE,
1870, for two years for an assault Wltb intent 10
commit larceny.
ending Saturday was ia. OF that number, 16
died Of consumption, of bronchitis, of brain
diseases, 4 of diptheria, of scarlet fever, of
Inflammation of the lungs, II Of heart disease.
Under one year old, 26 from one to five, q
males, IS; females, SO. American parentage,
Sc; foreign, rs.
The joint standing committee on the city hos.
pital gave hearing at city hall, Friday after
noon, upon petition desiring that the students
of the New England female college may be
granted access to the female wards of the city
hospital for the purposes of study in medical
and surgical practice.
Beacon street lady lately drove up to one OF
the largest dry goods establishment, on Wash.
lngton street. Boston, and emerging from her
gorgeous vehicle, entered the store, approached
plebian of the yard-stick, purchased two darn
ing needles, worth just one cent, and had them
sent to her residencel
AT the parade ofthe "Old Sixth, in Boston, on
the 18th inst, the members will assemble in
Boylston hall, at noon, and ii is expected that
company c of the 9th regiment will escort them
to the common, where Captain BaXter's battery
and battery will pass by the state house and be
reviewed by Gov. Clafin, and at the city hall by
Mayor CASTOR. The dinner will be served at
three O'Clock in Faneuil hall. The expense Of
the affair will be mainly betrayed by the regi-
ment, the city having refused to assist.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
A dispatch to the New York Sun saws that
Abner II. Wenzell, lawyer of Marlboro, on
Friday attempted TO commit suicide by shooting
himself; he managed to fire seven pistol balls
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his head, and, according to the dispatch, is in
fair way 10 recover.
The extensive shoe mandatory of Charles
Frye, located in Marlboro, was DESTROYED by fire
Friday night. The loss on the building and
machinery will amount, it is estimated TO from
$1,000 to $4,000. The loss on the stock will be
quite heavy, as there was a large amount on
hand. Two adjoining buildings were seriously
damaged. The parties were insured.
The examination ofWilliam Emerson, Charles
Calvin and George Clearly, the three young ras-
Gals arrested for committing assault on Harriet
7. Whitehead on the 18th of March last, was
held IN Lowell, on Saturday. The testimony
shows one of the most outrageous crimes ever
committed in civilized community. Neither
over twenty years of age, they sat in the dock
smiling, manifesting the greatest unconcern.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Several of the charitable women of Glouces-
ter are forming tenement association for
widows and orphans" of whom there are many
there because so many fishermen are lost.
The schoolboy in Lawrence, vino would treat
q dog unkindly, is utterly devoid of principle:
Tor the tax of the CANNES last year added over
$1,000 to the school fund of the town.
During last week I ,136 cases of boots and
shoes have been forwarded from Lynn. This
number is gain of l ,53S on the same week of
forwarded
At Lawrence on the 14th, State Constable
beai arrested Special Policeman Bovnton, OF
methuen, for shooting a Lawrence German,
VINO was fishing in that town on Sunday. Mr..
Raer, the wounded man, being unable to appear
Boynton was held in $4,000 on charge of as
sault with deadly weapon. Joseph Tebbetts
who was with Boynton on that day, was held il
S4OO for falsely representing himself as 20
hceman. He is alleged to have arrested fv
Lawrence boys on a charge of trespass and re
leased them on their paying one dollar each
The gale of the I'd instant on Georges bank
is represented as having been the most violen
for many years, although of short duration
and mauy OF the fishing vessels sustained cor
siderable damage. Some anxiety prevails i
Gloucester for the safety of several of the flee
that have not been heard from. The Cape AM
Advertiser says that the schooner Mary Carlisl
lost two of her crew. Stephen Nelson and Chas
Anderson, who were drowned on the Crane
Banks 18th ult, while setting their travis, il
consequence Of the dory capsizing. Anderson
was about thirty-fve years old and resided il
Gloucester, where he leaves a wife and one
child. One of the crew of the schooner George
y. Hoyey, named John j. Collins, was washed
overheard and drowned on Georges banks in {
gale I'd instant. He leaves widow in Glouces
ter. The schooner Adela Hartwell, also lost il
the same gale James Manning, a native o
Newfoundland