Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-15
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Boston schools viii be closed next Mon
day afternoon, when the soldiers monument
will be dedicated.
Those interested say that Boston men lost
heavily by the result of the Saratoga races, as
they put their money on the Taylor-Winship
crew.
Congressman Twichell has appointed as a ma
val cadet in the United States naval school at
Annapolis, a son Of the late Capt. Warren of
The entire debt ofthe Central church, Boston,
which only q few weeks since was Sl9O,OO0 is
now provided for, a sufficient amount to pay
the whole sum having been subscribed.
The corner stone for the soldiers monument,
a block of Hallowell granite, weighing fifteen
tons, arrived in Boston on the 14th, over the
Boston and Maine railroad
Michael Doyle, charged with the murder of
Michael McCarty, at Boston Highlands, on the
night of March %, 1869, was brought before
Judge Wheelock, and fully committed for eX-
animation on Saturday.
Charestown has selected solid anti-Butler
delegation to the state republican convention.
The friends Of Butler, finding themselves in a
minority, bolted from the caucus, and selected
a Sidewalk delegation"
The pastors of the several Roman Catholic
churches of Boston have petitioned the board
OF aldermen that the streets in the vicinity OF
ali the churches of the city be paved with wood.
The Roxbury Horse Guard, Capt. Calder,
will celebrate their anniversary with parade
on the 18th Of October. The proceedings Will
close with a dinner at their armory at 4 O'Clock,
at which prominent military men of Rhode ISL
and and this state will be present.
The Boston school committee has rejected an
order intended TO prevent the infection of cor
poral punishment upon the boys IN our publlc
schools, thus placing them on an equality, IN
this respect with the female pupils. The conf
HON fhQ
our best teachers believe that this punishment
is not often necessary, and they think the right
TO infict il is not often abused.
committee of the friends of Hon. A. ii.
Rice, who favor his nomination for governor,
have issued an address. The committee con-
sists of John NJ. S. Williams, Edward w. kins-
lev. Alanson w. Beard, Joseph f. Paul, George
H. Monroe Ebenezer Nelson, William +. Mich
OILS, Thomas Gatfied. These gentlemen set
forth in detail the merits and services of Mr..
Rice, and urge his nomination at the republican
to be held in Worcester on the 9th
instant.
Since the resignation Of Mr.. Eldridge as SUI
of the schOol-ship George NJ Bar
nard, Capt. Richard Matthews, who command
ed her previously, and who had been captain of
the Massachusetts also, has been requested TO
resume his old position, but has declined. He
was the commander of the school-ship institu-
ton over ten years, while Mr.. Eldridge was lit
erary instructor or schoOlmaster. When Capt.
Matthews resigned, last December, Mr.. Ell
bridge was appointed in his place, but dishking
it he has resumed his duties as schoolmaster, for
which he is well qualified and still remains at
tached to the George NJ. Barnard. Capt. Spen-
Ger, who has sailed many years in the East In
dia and China trade, and who, like Captain
Matthews, is first class shipmaster, has been
offered the command of the George Nj. Barnard,
and will probably accept it, il he has not al
ready done so.
ESSEN COUNTY.
At Lawrence on the 18th, A. l.. Bachelor,
about fifty years Of age, made an attempt at
suicide by cutting his throat with a razor, in
the hay loft Of J. E. Commits stable, but failed
to intlict fatal injury. He threatened TO drown
himself day or two ago.
The inquest on the Revere catastrophe at Lynn
was resumed on the 14th. jeremiah Prescott,
superintendent of the Eastern railroad, was re-
called, and testified in relation to the Westing-
haus brake being uniavorable to that invention.
He also read two letters from engineers of the
same purpOrt. Mr.. W. w. Aud, conductor of
the train which left Lynn ON the evening of the
accident, testified relative to directions received
on that occasion. Among Others was one TO
wait until the camp meeting train had arrived
MIR. Charles Adams, an engineer for twenty zone
years, testified in general way as to the safest
method of running trains. Mr.. Alfred n. Good
hue, conductor OF the Pullman train, was mex
upon the stand, but testified 10 nothing new
zion train, and Mr.. Simonds, fireman on the
Pullman train, also gave in their testimony, but
neither gave any fresh light upon the matter.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary L. Hall, while looking in bureau
drawer at the house of her father, John B. Paine,
at Taunton, the other day, took up pistol she
found iDcautiously by the lnuzzle, and curiosity
led her TO cock it, while thus holding, not think
ing il was loaded. But somehow the pistol was
discharged, the ball entering her left side, max
ing serious wound. 1t is hoped she will re-
cover.
HANPDEN COUNTY.
The words of Gen. Butler al Westfcld-"The
gilded saloons where You and ! go"-show
frankness, but are hardly a recommendation
which will gather temperance votes to his
standard.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The machine shop at Nash's mills, Greenfield
owned by F. NJ. Thompson and occupied by
Henry /. Hicks as trowel and tobacco cutter
mandatory, was burned Monday evening,
Thompson's loss is about $1,000 in buildings,
machinery and manufactured stock; insured in
the Etna and Hartford companies for $500.
Hicks loss is about $1,000; insured in the Pa
cife for $500.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The law term Of the supreme court opened its
session in the new court house at Pittsfield on
Tuesday morning, with Chief Justice Chapman
and Justices Ames, Gray and Morton on the
bench. After a prayer by Rev. Dr. Todd Mar
shall Wilcox, in behalf OF his fellow members of
the Berkshire court, requested that the regular
business of the court be postponed twenty-iour
hours, to give opportunity for the dedication of
the new building. The court granted the re-
quest, and invited Henry w. Taft, clerk of the
Berkshire court, to deliver the address prepared
by him. This consisted of an eloquent and ex-
haustive history Of the county courts and court
buildings, and appeals TO the bench, the bar
and the citizens of the county to maintain in the
future the same integrity and high standing
which have characterized the administration of
justice in the courts of the county during the
10 years Of their existence. The first court
house in the county was bult in Great Barring
ton about the year 1862, for which an appropri-
alton of150 pounds sterling was made. At the
same time the courts for the northern part of
the county were held in a dwelling house in
Piltsheld Eighty years ago the old court house
IN LenoX was erected at cost, including the
jail, ETC., Of only ESQ. In 1916 a new court
house was built, and subsequently enlarged in
1855; and there the courts continued TO be held
until the removal of the county seat to Pitts
field, q: the beginning Of last YEAR Mr.. Taft
handsomely saluted the chief justice, who re-
sponded briefly 10 the address, and then ad-
journed the court. About forty lawyers of
Berkshire and neighboring counties occupied
the bar, while the comfortable jury seats were
filed with distinguished guests.
MAINE.
The camp meeting at New Portland will be-
gin on Monday and continue through the week
The Island Ledge house ut Wells, which was
opened this season is to be enlarged. Over 400
guests were entertained at this house the past
season.
Rev. Joseph Kicker, pastor of the Baptist
church at Augusta, intends to resign his pastor
ate, to accept the secretaryship Of the baptist
state missionary board.
The Portland rolling mills began Ine process
OF rolling steel capped rails on Monday. The
Boothe-Duplex rail is the kind to be manuiac-
tured.
w. P. S. Stafford Of Augusta, a reckless young
man, about twenty-one years of age, was ar
rested on Monday night, at KendalPs mills, for
roDoIng the express OF eighteen watches.
Pennington has voted to exempt from taxa
ton FOR ten years all manufacturing establish
ments erected within its limits investing caDital
TO the amount of $1,000, whether home or
foreign.
The following, from the Lewiston Journal is
rather good, when we remember what STRANGE
means Of Transporting are rendered necessary Nv
the "Maine law: "a woman appeared m q
store on Lisbon street yesterday, and wanted to
buy a trunk She priced several at IS. and
stated that this was too high price-she could
buy trunks in Portland for dollar and half.
The clerk showed her one for dollar and a bP n
That kind you can get in Portland for dollar
and a quarter said the woman. WHAT as
large as thsP asked the clerk. Yes said the
woman, 'as large as that; I've got ever So
MANY time for a dollar and q Ouartnr Iarora