Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15
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house saturday SIPS ,O22, and up TO / p. NJ, We
tcrday, about $4,000 N gold for duties.
Hon Charles Francis Adams, one of the arb
traitors appointed TO the Geneva conference, sal
ed from Boston, on Tuesday, in the STEAMSHIP
rripoh for Liverpool He is accompanied b.
his son, Henry Brooks Adams,
The suit Of the Merchants bank OF Bosiol
against the State bank TO recover the sum o
5000 GOO paid by the plaintiffs on cnecN ut''wu
ky Ncllen Ward & Co, and certified pN ti'
.asbier az Tho State bank, which was 81 hay!
beolmiA the United States court luesdaN MOI Il
mo has been COMPROMISED, aud no inrther &C
ton will be taken in courts: u IS uuuersto9u
that the officers of the two Dallhs agIeeu 10 az
tide tbe loss equally, with their prop0rtonate
part of the interest when mas "'ctueu Slii0e tne
sun was instituted.
The American Unitarian association this year
has made an appeal, not only for SoO,OOO Tor It's
own regular uses, but for S5O,OOO for the purpose
If assisting 10 rebuild Unity church, Chicago,
Rev Robert Collyer. The receipts OF the aSso'
ciaiion toward this fund Of 100000 has already
beeu large and among other contributions was
one from Rev. nr. Putnam'S church, Boston
Highlands, OF $500. The heaviest subscrip-
zion taken was that at the Union Park street
church Boston, Rev. l.. L. Hale's Sunday
morning. where Rev. Robert Collyer himself
spoke, and the amount subscribed was about
$500
A man was arraigned in the municipal court
Boston, last week, on charge Of driving horse
afflicted with CHAMBERS, and was bound over IN
$500 tO await action OF the grand Jury. IL seems
that the prevalence of this disease, and the dan
aer of its spread have stirred up the society for
The prevention of cruelty TO animals, and they
have been investigating the disease III boston.
IL is pronounced not only adahgelous cohtasioh
among horses but also dangerous 10 men, one
person having recentN ded nv contracting the
disease from horse The malady is said to be
brought on by want OF care, ana several cases
in Boston and vicinity have been reported with
in a short time.
meeting was held at the rooms OF the raj
road commissioners AT boston on MONDAY, AT
which the commissioners and tue committee OF
railway supcr.ntendenis appointed on the I9th
Of September last assembled. The meeting was
for consultation and WAS private Dut VIC are
aulhonAed TO say inst several propositions iooh-
lng 10 the iurilter safety ana convenience ol per
sons travelling on krallroads were SUBMITTED ny
the commissioners TO the committee, and were
iayorably received. The committee VIII have
another separate meeting, after when they VIII
give their views to the commissioners, VINO VIII
embOdy them in their recommendations lOr
change in the laws 10 the legislature.
Charles futile, alias lliett, alias Burt aged
filty-three years, was discharged from the state
prison on Tuesday, bis sentence, three years. for
horse stealing, having expired. As he stepped
outside the building he was arrested by De-
tectives Bdgley aud Lttlciield ON Il requlsltlon
from Gov Jewell of Connecticut, in winch state
he is wanted TO answer to seven ehfrgeS for
burglary and horse stealing. futile IS notorl-
Gus horse thief, and has spent nearly his whole
life in state prisons since he was twenty-one years
OF age. Al that age be was sentenced TO me
Connecticut state prison for two years. lie
has been in the Institution which he Just ielt
lif1een years upon four separate sentences, ana
three times his crime was horse stealing.
A novel system OF Geographic signals has Just
been introduced by way OF experiment at the
Boston eud Of the Lowell railroad. AT present
only East Cambridge is connected with the BoS-
ton depot, but if the workings of the new syS-
ten are found to be successful and satisfactory
through the winter months, il may be adopted
along the whole line A box in the train house
of the passenger depot on Causeway street is
connected by wires with the office of the ticket
master, who, when Il train starts, by the press.
IRE of finger upon little instrument, displays
at AN aperture in front OF the box, red flag, if
in The dav, or if at night time the red side OF
lantern 10 view. When the engine reaches the
rail directly III front Of the station at East Cam
bridge, the electric cnrrent is opened and the
red flag disappears or the lantern shows white
light A bell is also rang at the same moment
in the ticket office. II this system works well,
and is adopted along the line generally, it may
easily he 50 pei lected that knowledge Of the
position of train may be known at any station
which it has Iust left, and thereby insure COM
paraiye safety TO passengers.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Mr. Horace Heard of Wayland, democrat, is
elected representative from his district, instead
Of VIM. II Bent republican, as previously re-
ported. This is The first time for over fifteen
years that the democracy Of this district have
elected their candidate for representative.
Deacon Selwin Bancroft, one of LowelIs old
est and highly-esteemed residents, died Monday
night Of bilious fever. The deceased was boru
in Warwick, Mass, Sept 10, 1905, and went 10
Lowell in October, 1926, and has most OF the
time carried on the grocery business. He has
always been connected with the Orthodox Con-
sregatonal society, and at the time of his death
was member OF the John street church, Rev.
DR.. Fosters.
Deputy Marshal Bowles arrived at Lowell on
Monday afternoon, having in charge Rev, MIR.
Smith, alias Samuel Seymour, and half dozen
other aliases, who is held to answer for forging
the name of Rev ~ c. Mallory of that CITY on
an order for Il ticket TO Detroit valued at S165O.
He has already become well known to the citi-
zenS Of Worcester as the "pious fraud" He
stated to Il reporter that he was a native of
Greenfield, Saratoga county. N. Y. and was
educated al Union COLLEGE and Hamilton coleUe
New York. He saws that he is licensed
preacher, but that after occupying the pulpit
for two years in Michigan his health failed him.
and he afterwards pursued the avocation of
teacher several years in that state. He EXPRESS
es his trust that his case will not he prpiudicrd