Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-26
Gaurtester aaiIg Spy.
New England New. Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

new Eu4tamu news Summufys
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
At the last meeting the Boston Methodist
preachers adjourned their weekly sessions until
the first Monday of September.
The u S. steamer Tallapoosa arrived at Bos-
ton on Monday with several 9-inch guns for the
frigate Wabash.
The name Of Attorney General Allen has
been mentioned in connection with the probable
vacancy on the bench of the superior court py
the resignation of Judge Reed.
The new station on the Boston and Proyi-
dence railroad, Hyde Park, is to be called Nc
Neill in honor of Gen. VIM Gibbs MCNEIL, the
first engineer and builder of the road.
Naiad Temple of Honor, of Boston, had
successful picnic at Island Grove Arlington, on
Monday and among the amuseufents was
fame Of base ball between the Naiad club and
picked nine. The Maids won by score of
14to5.
Al its last regular meeting the franklin
typographical society, Boston, amended their
constitution so as to give any person connected
with the printing art an honorary membership
upon paying $40. committee of the society,
appointed for the purpose, has addressed cir
cuiar those whom they consider withip the
meaning of the sOciety's constitution, SolicifIng
them to become honorary members, and also
asking for contributions of books
Mr. Charles p. Campbell, the oldest son of
Mr.. James NJ. Campbell, the senior editor OF the
Manchester, n H., Union, died of dysentery at
Brighton, at the residence of a family he was
visiting. Sunday night. He graduated at Trini-
~ college, Hartford, with high honors on the
18th inst, and was on his return home when ne
was attacked with the fatal illness. lie was 70
years of age, and was designing 10 enter the
Episcopal divinity school at Harvard coileee'
Some four or FIVE months ago Uncle Miles,
one of the most pOpular contributors 10 tne
children's favorite magazine, Merrys museum,
proposed during the present month 10 MAKE E!, up
a party of boys for a rambe over the White
mountains. The terms of membership for the
party were that the boys should be between
twelve and fifteen years of age; that they
should neither DRINK, nor smoke, nor cnew, and
,f0f iise profane language. Between tblrV ana
forty boys signed their names 90 go, and Mon
day over twenty of them reported for duty"
and nice looking set of boys they were Each
one wore green ribbon on their hat, and had
their Craps" hung round their uecks in con-
yenient knapsack. They marched from Merrys
Museum office in Broomfeld street to the Port
land steamer at half-past six. On ar
irving at Portland they will take the cars for
North Conway, over the Portland and Ogdens
burg Tuesday night they will spend at Jack
son, Wednesday night at the Glen, Thursday
night at the Tip Top house, footing" it up the
mountain, Friday night at Crawford's, and Sat
urday home, reaching there Sunday morning.
The number of immigrants that arrived in
Boston by water during the quarter ending
June 30th was II, 442, 6777 of which were males
and 1865 females. OF this number 1878 were
males under twenty years of age; 1899 females
under twenty; between twenty and forty there
were 214S males, 1884 females; over forty years
10 males, 461 females; and 81 males and q
females ages not stared. OF the occupations OF
the males, 1859 were classed as laborers, 1016
as mechanics, 347 marines, 800 farmers, $50
fishermen. 100 merchants % clerks, 10 miners,
is shoemakers, IA students, II engineers, 10
traders, and the balance divided among IA occu-
pations, with 1914 not stated, mostly children.
OF the females rs were seamstresses, dress
makers, 8 tailoresses, 1343 spinsters and 1896
not stated. OF their nationalities ireland takes
the lead with 2794 males, 2343 females. En-
gland came next with 1916 males, 767 females.
Nova Scotia furnished 1856 males, 591 females;
Germany 433 males, 200 females; Scotland sent
100 males, 11s females; the Azores sent 1856
males, 1902 females; Italy 1913 males, A fe-
males; Cape Breton 106 males, 3S females;
Newfoundland So males, 81 females; Prince
Edward Island 9S males, 100 females; Sweden
107 males, 81 females, and the United States
236 males, 1873 females, while the balance was
made up from twenty different places.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Police officer Asa d. Clark arrived at Lowell
on Tuesday morning, from st. Louis, with HOr-
ace NJ. Lane, charged with embezzlement OF
about $40, 900 from the firm of j. c. Aver & Co.
Lane was formerly commission agent of the firm
in Rio Janeiro and other Brazilian ports and
became involved in other business transactions.
The transactions cover several years, and Lane
claims that the firm is indebted 10 him. The
Gov. Claflin.
At six o'clock on Tuesday morning the freight
train for the Lawrence and Suffolk corporations,
consisting of forty-six car loads of coal, and
several car loads of cotton, ran off the track on
Merrimack street, Lowell, piling up seven cars,
running a Vermont Central car, loaded with
cotton, quite distance down Dutton street, and
the train would have entered the house OF Mr.
Dclara, superintendent of the engineering de
partment of the Merrimac print works, had il
not been protected by a sturdy elm. No steam en-
gine is allowed to cross MerTimack street. anG
the cars are pushed down by steam with force
sufficient 10 carry them around a sharp curve
after being disconnected. Mr.. Page, the local
agent of the railroad, put on a large force OF
men and teams and expeditiously cleared the
streets.
ESSEX COUNTY.
AT Lawrence, on Monday, little son of John
Mcdonnell leaned against blind, which sud
denly opened and he pitched headforemost tC
the ground, thirty-fve feet. The child struck
upon his head, but was not killed.
At Newburyport, the other day, Hon. B. F
Butler, while stepping from his yacht
to small boat in the river, fell overheard
and was immersed in the good old Baptist style
without the usual services, on the spot so Otter
used by Elder Pike for that purpose. He re
ceived hearty cheer when the smooth part o.
his head appeared above the water, and was
soon rescued without much injury, except tC
his clothing.
Mr. John Holker; while assisting blind
man on board a steamer at Salisbury beach
Friday afternoon, fell from the plank, striking
against the wheel-house. He was rescued from
the water in an insensble condition, and died OF
Sunday morning. Mr.. H. was about sixty
eight years old, highly respected by all who
knew him, and had been employed IN the Bart
lett steam mill for more than twenty years.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The tanners and curriers' of New Bedford are
on strike because the employers demand ten
instead of nine hours work on Saturdays.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Gen. Butler means to maks his first campaign
speech at Springfield, and that very soon. This
it is sail, be will follow up with speeches in al
the large towns
Rev. Mr.. johnson, pastor of the Central
Methodist church, Springfield, who came home
from Vineland in improved health few weeks
ago, is worse again, and he will be under TIT
necessity Of giving up preaching for the present
unless he gets immediate relief for his throa
difficulty
At Chicopa, on Sunday, the Father Matthew
temperance society had a rousing meeting a
Globe hall, several spirited addresses were madt
by eloquent speakers. This hall is situated il
the hot-bed of rum selling, and it is hoped tina
these meetings will be productive Of much goot
in that locality.
Gen. Dyer, chief of ordinance, has orde ret
ten thousand Remington rifles to be made TO
the United States army at the Springfield al
mory, and it is probable, as Gen. Sherman AM
the army board have recommended them highly
that they will be generally adopted into tn
army, and that the armory will be kept runnin,
about as it has been the past year or two.
An audible smile ran through one of tn
Springfield congregations Sunday when tn
pastor told the old anecdote of the little shave
who tasked the theological knowledge of hi
parent by the question " Whether God coul,
make two year old colt in a minute" Blu
the question is whether the audience laughed a
the intrinsic fun of the anecdote or the gro
tesqueness of its introduction in a sermon OIL
the lessons of affection, preached with specia
reference to recent bereavements in families o
the congregation.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
DIR. Chas. A. Powers, dentist in successful
practice at Hartford, committed suicide at tb
residence of his father in Greenfield, Sunday a
ternoon. by cutting his throat with a razor. ii
was laboring under deep mental depressio
from anticipated loss of sight
MAINE.
One Perry, in the Sherman Voice, forbds an
person to marry his daughter, a miss of THU
teen yearsl
Two families of Swedish immigrants consis