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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

livering a farewell message" He viii leave his
deeds to speak for him-and they VIII do nun
honor.
The case of Joseph B. Braman, member o.
the Suffolk bar, against Joseph Boyntou Of
Brighton pork dealer, for assault, has been
settled by the payment OF 5000 damages by Mr.
Boynton.
The anniversary of the emancipation of slaves
in this country, will be celebrated, as usual, il
fremont Temple, on the evening of Jan. 1, with
addresses by Gen. Butler Mrs. Livernore, DR.
VIM. Wells Brown, and others.
The number of deaths in Boston for the week
ending December % was 107, of whom 90 wert
males, Al females Under one year, %; one u
five, II; Eve to ten, 4, Py consumption, p
American parentage, 81; foreign, so
Capt. James IL. Hallett, agent for Isaac Tay.
Tor & Co., Boston, was instantly killed Satur
day morning by falling through scuttle at the
bonded warehouse on Union wharf. He be
longed in Plymouth, Mass
The Boston Journals "OwP' predicts that Mr..
Coolidge will be chosen president of the senate
Mr.. Sanford of Taunton. speaker of the house;
alderman Little, chairman of the board OF al
dcrmcn, and MIR. Dickinson president OF the
common council.
Michael Cusick of Brookline who figured so
conspicuously during the investigation OF the
Kate Leehan tragedy, and was afterwards ar
rested for an indecent assault upon servant
girl at South Weymouth has been convicted of
assault only, and sentenced 10 six months in
the house of correction.
The chairman of the board of selectmen Of
Newton has applied to the mayor of Boston for
the use of Cochituate water for fire purposes
within that town, in accordance with the act
granting the use of the same to the city of Bos-
ton. The matter was referred to the Boston
board of water commissioners.
On Wednesday a man named Thomas Cotter,
employed at the town farm al Arlington, where
he had resided for upward of forty years, died
under singular circumstances. He had been
suffering from an abcess and the pain had
made him crazy, so that few nights ago h 2
jumped from a window, breaking his kncepal,
and inluring him internally. From these in
juries he died as above stated. He was sixty
one years of age and unmarried. He had S1Csa0
on deposit in the savings bank.
Hugh Coffee, who was sent to the state prison
from Dedham, Dec. q, 1869, on seven years
sentence, for the manslaughter Of Malachi Me
Manus, at West RoXbury, June 9th, 1862 was
pardoned and released Saturday Coffee is
man forty years old, and has been confined to
the hospital two months with consumption.
He was indicted for murder, but a plea of galIy
OF manslaughter was accepted. He has re-
turned to his home on Cabot street, RoXbury.
The Boston Transcript says that railroad rings
are strongly operating TO affect the pending
election OF the officers of the two branches Of
the next Massachusetts legislature. Zone Of
these rings, it asserts, "is doing its best or
worst against the prospects of our eXeeflent
friend and almost incompatible incumbent of
Cooldge. It should be beaten, not only for the
sake Of the commonwealth, but for the sake of
decency itself So should the railroad cOmbina-
hon seeking to elect speaker OF the house.
MIDDLEsBX COUNTY,
A two-story wooden building on Hurd street,
Lowell owned by Hugh and Catherine O'Nei
caught fire on Saturday morning and was dam
aged 10 the amount of about $1,000. Fully IN
sSSred in the Lowell mutual.
The county commissioners of MiddlcseX
county have granted an order for new high
way from Stoneaaam to CharieStown and Boston,
over a new bridge across Mystic river. 1t runs
through Giedfofd and Maiden, and is TO he sky
feet vide. 1t is expected that work viii begin
on ii in the spring.
On Thursday evening the house Of Captain
Willis L. Aver OF Woburn, took fire from the
chimney, and as some time elapsed before til
hremen could get at work, it was nearly de =
stroyed. Some of the furniture was saved
The house was also occupied by John Pickett,
who saved the most o. his property. The loss
on the house was $780, which was fully jD-
sured; there was $500 insurance ON the fuTni-
ture.
The case of Joi1n Blanchett of lowell came
mp on its third continuance before the police
court, On Saturday forenoon, for taxing IN NO
vember last boy, named Lewis Dehle, injected
with small pox, hiring a house in Llttleton and
carrying him there and secreting the disease.
The boy died and Blanchett procured coffin IN
a neighboring town, twice the necessary size,
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said that Banchett bad been called to Canada
and consented to the default of his bail, $500.
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MN 10 recover rom the eIects.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
oi'as 5rainan died al ms residence III reno
ooih, on Inc 9tl INST, aged one hundred ava
one years ana eisht months, the Oldest elu1sh
Ill Ihat Io"h.
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taunton the other DAY, ior tne purpose Oh sell
ing MN a goat Tor use III the lodge.
rev days ago, Andrew King oil Mansheld
was thrown from wagon, IN consequence OF
ms morse taking fright, and very badly injured,
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