Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-27
Saurtester 1aiIp SPY.
Now EnaInnd Nova summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ton of being the most ceanly city in the Union
The streets were swept with great care, the real
passages were carefully watched and all rubbish
removed with great promptness. OF late year,
there has been frequent complaint that thu
streets of Boston were not up TO the former higf
mark, while those who travel abroad commen
at once upon their condition.
The Harvard ball club have been rather un
lucky this year in finding material for thel
nine, and during the last week Eustis has beer
compelled to leave domestic affection reouir
ing his presence in the south. In view of thi.
loss the nine will only play some of the leading
New England clubs, and the various collegv
mines. The plan as at present arranged is Ros
Hill June 30, on Jarvis field; Mansfield, July /
at Middleton; Princeton, July 3, at New Haven
Yale, July 4, at New Haven. The graduatin,
members of the nine are Bush, Welles, Austin
REYNOLDS and Eustis.
The Boston nine started on their western toni
Saturday evening, their departure being wit
messed by q party of friends who assembled at
tne froYldence depot, and as the train left the
station cheers were given for the Red Stockings.
They play the first match of the tour in PhiIadel-
phia with the Athletics. George Wright did
not accompany the nine. A recent examination
n, his leg, which was injured in the Haymaker
rornn at Troy, by an experienced surgeon,
Showed tn It instead of receiving simply Sc
.,or,, Ill tne Az of the bones had been broken
MONEYS re efU ,vnI he required to put him in
condition 10 NAV. The o. 'cers of the club have
offered several prizes for the Jest record at the
BAT and in the field made on the tom.
In the Boston municipal court on MonIay,
boy named Frank W. Jacobs was arraigned on
the charge of forging check for $500 in the
name of Henry Bright, Jr., and also the en-
dOrsement of David, Henius and attempting to
pass the same at the bank for payment. The
court at once decided that under the law of the
last legislature Jacobs was too young TO be eX-
amined in that court and thereupOn ordered the
m ha pcf m n
1t is stated that the bungling manner in which
the check was filled up induced the paying teller
of the bank TO decline to cash it, and that he
turned it TO the boy, who was subsequently ar
rested by officer Hines and identified by the
teller The check has not been found and the
boy, who has been in the employ of Mr. Henius,
denies all knowledge Of it.
The Commercial Bulletin says: "There are at
least 200 bay boats which ron into this city with
supplies of fresh fish Of all the different kinds
regularly. They make, on an average, three or
four trips per week, carry from eight to fifteen
men each, and range in size from fifteen to seven
ty-fve tons. Goldfish and paddock are now dull,
aud many of the boats are engaged in the catch
ing of mackerel. The largest fare brought in
ibis season was about one hundred barrels.
Hahn, are scarce and high; the largest one
bronght IN, here this season turned the scales at
nearly 200 DO. inds, and the mammoth cod of the
season weighed from siXty-ive TO seventy
nonnds. Fresh salmon are plenty from the Pc
nobscot river. and the steamer which comes up
from ST. Johns twice week brings on an aver
age, from 200 to ACC boxes, each box containing
about $50 pounds THIS nsn Is sold at whole
sale for twenty cents per pOetho.
A Newton paper tells the following story: On
Sunday morning last the steam hre engine at
Newton Corner started off at the full speed OF
the horses to the fire at Newtonvile, operated at
the fire, and was about to return, when the en-
gineer heard a sort of subdued cluck, and upon
spring of the tender attached to the machine,
having rode the whole distance to the fire aud
remained clinging to her frail foothold during
the entire time that the machine was working
at the fire. Her cluck appeared to be one OF
triumph at the feat she had performed, and she
seemed to be none the worse for her rather hasty
journey. This hen had Just before Matched out
brood of chickens, which, in the hurry of de-
parture, she left behind at the engine house.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
There were four cases of small pox in Lowell
last week. Varioloid, in a mild form, is still
somewhat prevalent
Augustus Kent Newell, a coat thief, who has
been doing an extensive business lately in steal
ing coats from closets of corporation boarding
houses and private dwellings, in Lowell. was
arrested last week with stolen coat on his
back, and at the police court his case was con-
tinued for sentence.
William Grady, who, it is alleged, attempted
to commit rape upon young lady in COM
pany with Mr.. John C. Nichols, in the outskirts
of Lowell, one night last week, was arrested,
and at the police court was ordered TO recog-
nize in fifteen hundred dollars to July LIST, for
examination on a complaint for assault.
Major Jonathan Ladd, president of the Mid
dlesex north agricultural society, received a Sc
we're cut upon the forehead and another behind
his ear, as wei as flesh wounds and bruises, by
falling from his carriage in a fainting or dizzy
tit Saturday forenoon on Broadway in Lowell
W all ;s
lures are not serious.
The coroner.s jury regarding the recent sud-
den death of Peter 0. c. Frawley, of Lowell.
rendered verdict that the deceased came to his
death on the 22d instant, from apoplexy super
induced by fall received on the 18th instant.
Gildea, charged with feloniously attacking
frawley, on the 10th instant, is still under ar
rest.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
At Fall River, last week, Mrs. Frances Bourne.
aged foEty-eight years, wife of Daniel Bourne,
who has been in i'll health for some time mast
while walking across her room, fell down and
instantly died, it is supposed from heart dis
ease.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
A fire broke out in Clement Hawks & Co.'S
hoe shop, also occupied by the Northampton
pegging machine company, at NORTHAMPTON. at
five O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The main build
ing, large four story brick ed ifice erected only
a few years since, was Quilted, except one end of
the basement; loss heavy, partially insured
1t is stated that Hon. Samuel WilIiston, of
Easthampton, has decided TO leave the munif-
cent sum Of s250,0OO by will to the Williston
academy, in that town. He has already given
a quarter Of million of dollars to the ingtitu-
ton, which will thus be placed on splendid
basis, financially.
MAINE.
Potatoes sold in the Bangor market on Thurs
day at S110 per bushel
The cattle and sheep drovers OF Bangor and
vicinity, are going up on their AroostOok raids
for stock.
The installation of Rev F. F. Ford as pastor
of Pine street church, in Lewiston, took place
last week.
The new steamer Sebago is to be put upon the
route next week, from the foot of Lake Sebago
to North Bridgeton.
A civil engineer has just finished the survey
of the Winterport railroad. The route surveyed
Is very easy, Z free from heavy grades, and
with but few fills and excavations.
Bishop Bacon has granted the request of the
Catholics of Calais, and allowed Father Durnin
TO remain there, much to the pleasure of the de-
nomination in that city.
"Signor Rubini" came to grief at his "magic
gift entertainment at Eastport last Monday
The audience being disguised with the distribu
tion Of gifts, returned them in a very unceremo-
NOUS manner, and compelled him to return
most of the money he had taken at the door.
Theodore b. Moses, Esq, aged eighty years,
1lou VI uTopsy at MS residence in Berwick,
Thursday morning. For nearly forty wears he
was paymaster of the Great Falls manufactur.
ing company.
Last week a bright and intelligent bow of
fourteen, named Henry Moore, belonging in
Brunswick, was sent TO the reform school dur.
ing ms minority, for entering a store in that
town and robbing the safe of a pocket book
containing $40 in cash, and sundry notes. He
restored the pocket book and papers and all INT
Sl5 Oh the money which he had spent.
Thursday night a fire was discovered in
Lowell & Speneers jewelry store on Main street
Bangor. The stock, which was quite large was
ruined, also the stock in |. W. Combs store adj.
joining was badly damaged. There is scarcely
any doubt but the fire was incendiary, The
evidence against both Lowell and Spencer as to
their knowledge of the fire is such as 10 warrant
their arrest and they have been committed.
Hon. N. G. Hichborn informs the Belfast
age that the third party Temperance men OF
Maine talk very strongly in favor of holding n
state convention to discuss the question of nom
mating temperance candidate for governor /"
being dissatisfied at the non-enforcement of the
hquor law whereupon the Lewiston Journal re-
marks: Every temperance vote cast for some
third candidate would be more than half a vote
ior the democratic candidate, and a license plat
form, and the Journal is persuaded that few
temperance men would indorse the idea of a dis
nnct temperance party in Maine"
NEW HAMPSETRE