Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-25
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which were burned Tuesday night, is peculiarly
unfortunate. A few weeks ago he had the mis-
fortune to break one OF his legs and Tuesday
night be slipped on the ice and fell, breaking the
leg in the same place as before.
Mr.. Daniel, the defaulting cashier of the
Boston Webster National bank, held the double
position of discount clerk and cashier, which
gave him rare facilities to cover up his illegal
operations. II is said that during the past few
years he had lived rather extravagantly owning
a house worth $4,000, and rusticatiug in the
summer season at Swampscott and other water
inc places. He is about forty years old, and
was well known in musical circles in Boston.
Under the head of "Seayengers," the Boston
Herald says; Goal is coal now. Where thu
ash-carts damp their loads, in the rear of Chick
eriug's piano factory, is daily seen crowd o.
men, women and children, anXiously watching
each arrival, and falling earnestly to work witt
hands, trowels and rakes as q load Is deposited
Each busy party is enveloped in cloud of ashes
which rises and settles upon them until they
look like an animated ash-heap."
The new missionary brig Morning Star, which
left Boston a few days since for honolulu, pro
ceeded as far as Provincetown harbor, where she
anchored last Sunday, on account OF having too
much heavy weight in her hold, which caused
her to labor so hard when under sail as TO en-
e danger her safety. She remained there uutl
Wednesday, when she was taken in tow oy tI ae
steamer Charles Pearson, and brought Oack 10
Boston. II will be necessary to resiow her
cargo before going TO sea, and in lew Gays sne
will be ready to resume her voyage, as the Drlg
in other respects is all right.
The Liberal Christian gives us this descrip-
ton of Elder Jacob Knapp, the celebrated revi-
vast now holding forth in Boston He is
well preserved old man, though he has endured
much hardship for the Lords sake. His hair
and beard are as white a. snow; but his face is
red, his voice clear, and he is good for many
wears vet of tussels with the prince of darkness
ig int 70 an bO
tell of hell as confidently as if he had been born
and brought up within its limits, and speak of
the devil as naturally and Familiarity as if he
were an old acquaintance. Tie tone of the
elders voice, and the quiet of his eyes, as he
unrolls his panorama and illustrates his start
ling theme, quite subdue the otherwise alarming
impression"
case unprecedented in the history of the
ChaTlcstown prison transpired Tuesday, man
sentenced and received into the institution being
admitted TO bail and liberated On the 10th
inst. Thomas Mclaughlin was sentenced by the
superior court at Salem to the prison for two
years, for attempting to poison horse in Law
renee, last summer, in order TO prevent ii from
carrying off prize in race, in which his own
horse was a contestant. Since the trial his
fri nds, deeming the sentence an unjust one,
brought a wit of error before the supe-
r1or court, and the matter was argued before
Chief Justice Chapman, who issued a writ of
habeas corpus which was served upon Warden
Haynes, and Tuesday the latter, with McLaugh-
lin, appeared before Judge Chapman, who, after
deliberation, continued the hearing of a motion
Tor new trial TO future day, and permitted
Mclaughlin to 90 at large on his furnishing Sc
CURLY in the sum OF $500 for his appearance at
the hearing.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Hon. James W. Clark has been chosen presi
dent OF the birmingham national bank.
Mrs, Elizabeth NJ. f. Denton, wife of "profN
VIM. Denton, was arrested Thursday evening
at Wellesley, charged with completely in the
Harris bond robbery
Ethan Burnap, an old and esteemed resideu
at Lowell, died on the 23d, aged eighty years
Deceased was born in Norwich Vt and was
captain in the war of 1872, raising his own com
pany. He was the last surviving soldier of tina
war in Lowell.
a few days ago Samuel Tucker of Peppere
attempted to break a pair of steers, with hi
horse on lead; the steers starting to ru
turned the horse around, thereby combining MI
l. between the yoke and the whiffletree, and a
last brought him to the ground still entangled
Inc horse stepped upon his head and cal
cutting the latter almost entirely off.
ESSEX COUNTY
Inc members OF the Newburyport brass bant
are not particularly pleased with the bnancia
transactions of a gentlemen who assumed TO So
nett SUBSCRIPTIONS in their behalf After can
Vasslng the city, he handed over 500 TO the trea
surer, though 1t appeared on investigation tina
ne maze tue slight mistake of emitting on
n,np... from the amount. Va
The navigation is brisker on the Merrima
than ever before. The other night nearly fou
hundred skaters and an ice-boat were exercisin,
the ringing steel up river, in the glare of numel
Gus bonbres, and to the mSsic Of band. Th
entertainment was varied by a cheerful fight be
tween two young ladies az the cause OF cours
being the old, old story.
Tue Newburyport correspondent of the Bos
ta Grsrs l,rc
dignant at being notified that they must take
ont license for the use of their hail. on thC
ground that their 'Lyceum' embraces in its eX
ercses theatrical exhibitions. The same rule
might as well apply to most of the Orthodox
churches, schools and other associations who
give similar entertainments at their fairs"
Hitchcock's geology speaks of satin-spar,
asbestus, precious serpentine and carbonate of
lime. which is almost marble, being found at
the "DeYiPs Den" IN Newbury, about two
miles from Newburyport. When the town was
first settled this limestone was quarried and
burned, the ruins of the old kilns still being
visible, but they have been long since aban-
doned on account of the scarcity of fuel. II
may detract somewhat from the romance of this
diabocal locality in the estimation of the pic
mic parties that visit it, to be told that the grim
Caverns are altogether artificial, being made by
the industrious miners of other days. About
year ago, Boston parties, taking the cue from
Hitchcock, came down on a prospecting tour
aud at place in the vicinity of the den, called
the basin, struck vein of very good marble
They took lease of the ground and commenced
working it, and shipped about twenty tons 1t
was found not to answer for monument purpo-
ses, as it contained crystals of fools gold''
which discolored on exposure TO air and marred
its appearance Another party, who considers
it DIT for building purposes, is now trying TO ne
gotiate lease with the view of commencing
operations in the spring.
DT
The Plymouth fishing fleet is falling off in
numbers. Of the fifty-ive engaged in the cod
fishery, four were lost last summer, and one was
seized and held by the Canadian authorities
The catch last year was valued at S211 800, and
the oil S13,050 more; total S224, $50. The her
ring feet, mostly belonging in Scltuate, brought
IN 5335 barrels, worth nearly $50, 900.
Walter Clark, from North Bridgewater, com
mltted TO the house of correction in Plymouth
on the 21st on a charge of horse-stealing, COM
mitted suicide on the 2Sd by shooting himself
through the body with pistol which he had
succeeded 10 smuggling into the prison. The
affair occurred while the turnkey was absent at
dinner, and the other prisoners notined pass
ing officer of the fact. Clark had previously
served out sentence in the prison for stealing
a watch, and at that time won the sympathies Of
the onleers to such an extent as to be frequent
ly entrusted with work outside the prison lin
IT'S. lie has at times been subject to fits, and at
one time was an inmate of an insane asylum
Probably the fatal deed was done in a dark fit
OF dependency, as he had four months of inn
prlsonment before him while awaiting trial.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Bradford C. Foote, in
enemeld was totally destroyed by fire on Sun
DAY evening last, together with most of its con-
tents hr. foote was at ia prayer meeting some
Two mnes away at the time of the fire, and his
MOTHER an old lady of seventy years. and two
small children, were the only persons left in the
house The children escaped unframed. but
mrs. Foote was badly burned in saving the
youngest child, and fears are entertained as TO
her recovery.
MAINE.
Both branches of the legislature have finally
agreed TO appropriate $4,000 for the benefit of the
A gricultural college, and to furnish it with du.
plicate specimens from the meteorological and
geological cabinets in the state house.
The senate has declined to initiate the exam
pie OF the house in defeating the proposition tc
be submitted to the people next September
whether the organic law shall be amended so as
TO authorize the legislature TO call constitu.
tional convention, but almost unanimously have
voted TO let the people decide. The house NAV
be led TO back down.
Some specimens of ancient pottery have been
recently discovered at Damariscotta. They are
the fragments OF two earthen pots or urns which
When whole were about nine inches in diameter
-one contracted and the other haring at the
tQn-aud the dishes wiz 10 ,laI