Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-19
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New England News summary.
ROsTON AND VTcINTTY

The city OF Boston recently loaned a steam
fire engine TO the city of Portland, and has re-
ceived vote of thanks therefor.
Ii will require S4964 to pay the members of
the militia companies in Boston for May in
spection duty.
The officers of the steamers running from
Boston to Bangor have recently adopted neat
new uniform, and each one wears the badge OF
his Office upon his cap.
The Boston Transcript SAYS: "Ihe Charles
town city council have decided on having
Symposium which means, we suppose, jolly
good time. Symposium is good.
Over 200 men were discharged from the navy
yard on Saturday by orders from Washington.
Thirty from the construction bureau, boilers
and laborers, were discharged in the morning.
In the afternoon 1872 more were discharged from
the bureau of yards and docks. This discharge
leaves only thirty-six in that bureau besides the
ordinary gang and the watchmen.
AT Boston, on Tuesday, young man named
Daniel McGann, alias Meegan, was arraigned
on a complaint charging him with setting fire,
Monday afternoon, tc an unoccupied building
on First street, South Boston, belonging 10
John Hennessey. The case was postponed till
the 25th inst. for examination, and tie accused
was held in $4,000 bail for his appearance at
that time.
Mayor CASTOR, and other members of the
Boston city government, being the committee
appointed to confer with the United States COM
missioner and city authorities of Philadelphia,
relative 10 arrangements for national celebra-
ton in that city of the centennial anniversary
of the declaration of American independence, on
the 4th of July, 1876 left Boston Tuesday after
noon, via Fall River, for the purpose of holding
their first conference upon this subject entrusted
to them.
AT Cambridge, on Monday, the superior court
was engaged in hearing against the city of
CharlestOwn, for mansaughter, in causing the
death of James Gouay, on the 22d of Novem-
Der last, by his falling over Maiden bridge, ow-
ing to detective railing, and being drowned.
This is the first case under the new law by which
city or corporation can be indicted for man.
slaughter, the amount recovered to go the
deceased party, instead of to the state.
A letter received at Boston by friend of that
venerable democrat, VIM. Emmons, written at
PHILADELPHIA SAYS although the weather is
warm, l, by the blessing Of the great Giver of
all, am in most excellent health; and as you are
short of candidates, consider me as another
Richmond IN the field for governor of Massa-
chusetts. believe | can show cleaner record
than Butler for the Office" Let the historian
and orator of Bunker Hill be interviewed" at
once.
The Boston Commonwealth publishes the re-
port that Judge Bacon, of the municipal court,
in Boston, owed his failure of reelection as
one of the overseers of Harvard to his recent
decision acquitting the officers of the young
mems Christian association for their assault.
upon Mr.. Hatch. "His name had actually
been placed upon the Phillips ticket, it is said,
when the report of the Hatch trial appeared
and led to change, Judge LowePs name being
substituted. Judge Bacon received but forty
votes" The obiectors held not only that this
decision was "palpaby unfair'-inasmuch as
Mr. Hatch had paid his fee and received an un-
conditional certificate of membership-but that
il was also notably inconsistent with his own
decision in another case, where he sentenced
Mr.. Curtis to thirty days imprisonment for
comparatively mild assault upon gentleman
now associated with himself on the municipal
bench.
A child with two heads, four arms, two legs
and one body, was exhibited in fremont Tenn
pie, Boston, on Monday afternoon. Its age is
nine months its sex female, and its parents Jo-
seph and Ann Z. Finley. The child was born
in Morrow county, Ohio. Both heads-or the
child more properly-have been healthy, with
occasional exceptions, and those light; from
birth. 1t is one of the most curious freaks that
nature has ever perpeTated. The child is short
ly to be put on public exhibition, and is likely
to attract many visitors. Monday afternoon, at
two o'clock, one head was INDUCING in balmy
sleep, the other sparkling its bright eyes and
wreathing its countenance in smiles. During
the afternoon a number of medical gentlemen
were present, all of whom were greatly interest
ed in the singular object before them. In not
few particulars this child surpasses the famous
Siamese twins. Should the child live to woman
hood it will be curious how it can achieve loco
ulOtOu, rs Tic HeduS tdCu tliu vi Luc DOuly
and the feat and legs at right angles with the
same
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Rebecca Read, maiden lady, died very sud-
denly at her home in Lowell, on Monday, at the
age of sxty-seven. She was i'll about one hour.
The Lowell city committee on finance dis
posed of 5000, 900 worth of Lowell water bonds
TO the Railroad national bank, and 100000 to
the Merchants national bank. This makes
100000 worth of these bonds at present dis
posed of.
The executive committee of the New England
agricultural society have prepared their special
premium list for the best trotting, running and
pacing horse to be matched at the New England
fair, which is TO open at Lowell September 9th,
and to continue four days There are eleven
purses in ALL the largest being $500, which is
offered for horses thar have never beaten 1925.
The whole amount Of the purses is about $3.50,
open to all horses in New England.
A few days ago three horse team belonging
to John Mulcahy, of Waltham. was sent to
Wayland, in charge OF driver, after load Of
wood. The team was overloaded or baked,
and the stupid and brutal driver tried burning
some brush beneath the pole horses. The re-
suit was that the brush, being very dry, burned
up furiously. The man probably being fright
ened at the extent of the conhagration, abandon
ed the poor brutes to the mercy of the flames.
People in the neighborhood, seeing the smoke,
went 10 the spot where they found two of the
wagon, the other being still fastened to the spot.
The animal was worth $3.50. The wagon with
its contents, as well as many cords of wood on
the ground, were burned up. The driver has
not been seen since.
The ravages of smallpox in Lowell appear to
be greater to-day than at any time during the
past six months. People plain that through
the criminal neglect Of physicians and the city
authorities, they are kept in ignorance of cases
in their own neighborhood until the undertaken
calls for the remains Of the victims. All the
corporations are short of help The city govern
ment, the head of which is wasting away in
consumption, is the object Of "curses loud and
deep" on account of its failure TO grapple with
this fell and foul destroyer. There is a report
that some influential members Of the committee
OF sixty, which nominated the present city
government, are considering the feasibility of
calling that committee together to take means
to secure change, by resignation or other
wise.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A Massachusetts " Pine-tree shilling" of the
date of 1852, was recently dug up on the flats in
Marblehead harbor. 1t was in good state of
preservation.
Mackerel have been very scarce off the shore
the past fortnight, and the vessels have not done
much. In view of the scarcity, many of the
Gloucester feet are fitting for the bay.
A gentleman in HaYerhil who lost a pocket
book containing about $50, few days since,
has received note from the finder, who says !:
81 am poor man and my health is poor, and il
seems TO me that you lost that money TO benefit
me. Therefore, shall borrow it or most of it.
! send you back (S4) four dollars and the
change. You are rich, and profess to be a
Christian. l claim to belong to the same family
If the Lord blesses me | will repay you all
if can; if not, you must look to the Lord
for il"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
During the last six weeks one of the public
oaha Fall River has had no Iace civ
different teachers
During the thunder shower of Saturday af-
ternoon, at Taunton, hail as large as bullets
fell, the lightning struck in number of places,
and valuable animals in the fields were killed by
IT,
The New Bedford Mercury says Charles ID.
Wrightingion, a mechanical genius of Fairha-
ven, has recently completed a miniature steam
engine, perfect in every detail, of about one
mouse power The boiler is three inches long
and the machine contains over 800 pieces, some
Of which are of gold. 1t runs finely.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
John Wolf has stolen $3.50 in gold from An
drew Meter in Sandwich, and deeamped Vol
recently went TO Sandwich to get work, and
claiming 10 be iellow-countryman of Meter
was Hospitality cared for until he perpetratec
the ungrateful offence
The barnstable Patriot saws: Calvin Chase
an inmate of the Harwich almshouse for twenty
five years, ran away recently. and wandered tC
this village. Our town au+horit;as eant hi,y