Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-11
New EngIand News summary.


In order TO accommodate their constantly in
creasing business, the managers of the Cunard
line intend soon 10 run two steamers lweek
from Boston.
Between $50 and 500 freight cars pass over
the Boston and Albany railroad, going west,
daily, and the number coming east is correspond
ingly large.
There are several men IN Boston who are
Comfortably well off" Augustus Hemen-
way, Tor instance, with near S5,000G00; Nat
Thayer, with from sS,OOO,0OO to 10000 600, and
William T. Weld, with nearly as much. The
estate of the late Joshua Sears ranged in the
same vicinity
The Boston Herald says: "About a week since
a Milford IN. H. man purchased ten bales of
fine New Orleans cotton at cost of twenty-five
cents per pound, in this city, and on open
ing one of the bales on Friday, sixty
seven circular saws were found, weighing fifteen
pounds and large junk bottle"
At Boston, yesterday, the following sums had
been subscribed up to II NJ. among the shoe and
leather dealers: William Clafiin & Co., $500;
Boyd, Corey, Pomeroy Co., $500; Charles F,
Parker & Co., $500; Frederick Jones & Co. $500
Francis Dane, $500; Fogg, Houghton & Cool
idge, $500; John Cummings, $500; Lowe, Her
sey Co, $500; Charles b. Lancaster, $500;
Day, Wilcox Co., $500; l.. B. Harrington,
$500; Chase, Merritt & Blanchard, $780, Cole.
Wood Co.. 5000; L. S. Converse, $500; Field
Ihayer 4 WhitcOmb, 5000; James Tucker. 5000
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Gloucester lGlegi aph sums up the results
OF the fisheries during the month of September
as decidedly uDtavorable. The mackerel feet
has been very active and the fares have been
many in number, but they averaged small, and
the mackerel were ofpOor quality. The fleet in the
Bay OF ST. Lawrence is not a large one at pres
Cnt, and may soon be expected home Goldfish
have been in active demand. and with not very
favorable weather Threatening the fish has been
disposed OF about as fast as it could be put in
m al a ln order an no IL
comparatively clean, The halibut catch has nat
been large, and has found a ready sale at re-
muneratiye prices. Three vessels have arrived
from Greenland with dried halibut for smoking,
but their catch was much smaller than was autic.
ipated, and this enterprise will prove pecuniorilv
failure. The ill-success ST the Greenland feet
and scanty receipts from the banks has kept the
supply of smoked halibut very small and prices
have accordingly advanced to a round figure
BRISTOL COUNTY.
New Bedford wants q new depot for the New
Bedford and Taunton Branch road, and better
cars on that road.
The Fall River News hears that the American
print works company contemplate the erection
of another cotton mill near their present mill at
Mount Hope village.
A Fall River paper says; "Messrs Daniel
MCGOWAN 4 Co., and BENZ L Borden have
purchased the farm in Tiver!on known as the
Isaac Borden farm, belonging to David Cary.
for about $4,000. The farm contains abont
hltY-hVe acres, and includes the Willow Springs,
two houses, &c, and We arc informed has sew
era mil sites, and a firstrate location for a
bleachery." -'- ."
Mr.. VIM. w. Slade, son of Jonathan Slode
Esq. OF Somerset, met with sad accident the
other day, while visiting at the house of
friend, in Rehoboth. During conversation some
alusion was made TO an old gun which waS
hanging in the room, and which had heen con-
demned in the army on account of hayinp TOO
small bore. Mr.. Slade took it down. and saw.
ing he would fire it off, stepped to the door and
did so, when it burst and shattered his left
hand SO badly that it had to be anputated
HANPDEN COUNTY
The report that tine supreme court had granted
an injunction against the commandant at the
Springfield armory, for infringement of the Ely
patent in the construction of The new Springfield
brcech-loader is at least premature. The courts
nave merely decided that there has been an in
lflnSement OF patent, but as to the matter of
granting damages they are divided.
ffed crane, boarder at the Samosett house
tolNoke, was discovered, Monday morning, w.
ing IN an alley back of the house. with one arm,
and ms spine broken He was insensible when
fonIu atd soon dled. 1t is supposed that he
ieil from ms window on the third floor, the night
before, about ten O'Clock, as a boarder roomino
on the second floor beneath heard a noise nj
that time, that he thinks was the result of the
IAN. Althou%h a man not accustomed TO drink
he is said TO have been seen drinking an sunday
and was probably intoxicated when he fcii
The Springfield Republican has the folIowipg.
A singular looking creature was exhibited in a
wagon in font of the Chicopee bank yesterday
noon, which the lookers-on, as we'll as the e1.-
hloltor; were unable to tell the name Of A cor
respondent, who seems TO know all abont it we
don't say that he doesn't-says: DIT is known
in the tropics as the Coprie, and is rarely seen
as TAR north as New York. 1t is sort Of sen
lion and serpent combined, and is the terror of
the pearl diver. One or two of these creatures
Essav Ii
one had evidently lost its latitude, and, after
finding the mouth Of the river, crawIed up to
ne place where he was shot and captured, near
the mouth Of the Agawam"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
An Old lady in Amherst, fond of using big
words, told visitor, the other day, "oh yes, i
ehJoy very poor health, and console myselfwIth
thl ie1ectlon that ! shall die of consumption
sotne DAY; II Is so heredictory in our family"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
a IeCShug married man in Franklin county
NuulliS hone rather late the other ni0bt took
an umbrella from the rack in The hall and ~,
ceeded TO his room. The grieved and INDIGNANT
wlfe opened her eyes, and seein0 nor ~ sba,,J
supporting himself by the foot.board with ono
haha ana hoidlhg tue umbrella spread over his
head with the other, cried in astonisbment.
'What are you doing? Are you crazy - M !;
said he in an unsteady voice, "but -bic-t sDn-
posed thered be storm-hic-and SO Tye COM
prepared for it"
MAINE.
Six young ladies have applied for admission
to Bowdoin college, but there is not much pros
poet Of their getting in at present.
The ancient cannon fished out of the Penob.
scot has been purchased by joint stock com
Pany Of gentlemen in business on Exchange
ana Broad Streets Bangor, who will have il
mounted on a carriage
Luther sawtelle of Sidney, youth of seventy
summers, was recently united in the bonds Of
wediock with widow Bowman of West Water
age. Gag 9e"iS VI
Inc Portland Press says there is likely to be
ll'alsular contest for the position of secre-
Mig o. state at Augusts next winter. The can
dldaios are 6; g, Stacy, Esq, the present depn.
" secretary, }. j. Cochrane, ESQ.,, who for so
many years leld Tie same position Mr.. Stacy