Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-04
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
One Of BoSton's liberal commercial house
has offered Collector Russell free passage an
back Tor himself and family in one OF their fin
ships TO India,
The managers Of the Bay State course, Bos
ton, have succeeded in securing Henry war;
BeecheT to lecture in their course only ne WI
deliver a new lecture John Is. Cough VIII "I ~,
deliver his new lecture, "Wil II ray, ior tux
first time in Boston before this course. 49,,
The Boston vonng mems democratic cruz
have decided 10 hold grand rally at fahei Gu
hall, on Monday evening next 70 Ia ti tne
nominations made at SprlhgheIu On tle t1tn
ult. some of the ablest democratic orators
have promised 10 be present ana address inc
Nirs Barry, of the Boston children's mission,
lurint INC past year. has made fifteen hundred
and sixfy-one visits 10 the poor, lined and
trimmed n hundred hats and bonnets cut out
five hundred and fifty one garments, and made
two visits TO another state, where homes were
found for nineteen destitute children.
A Boston paper says: "lne annual report OF
the prOvident association makes the singular
mistake of speaking of one OF Its benefactorS as
tbe tate Daniel Hammond. Mr.. IL. has assured
us in person that whilst he admits that he gave
$1,000 rs stated, he declines being considered as
among the departed, not having seen his death
recorded in the papers. He did not wait TO be
generous in the way Of bequest"
The water in Lake Cochituate on Tuesday
morning was three feet eleven aud a hail inches
above the bottom of the conduit. Last year at
this time it was eight feet thee and half
inches above the bottom. The lowest point in
1870 was four feet Ten inches, which occurred in
mid-wintcr. The consumption of Cochtuate is
about three-tOurths Of an inch of the water run
ninr through the conduit per day. Therefore
the steam pumps have been set in operation for
the purpose Of pumping water into the conduit.
In the supreme court at Boston, a day or two
AFRO the trial of the case Of Ellen Wilton VS.
MiddleseX railroad company was began. The
plaintiff alleges that about seven p. NJ, July 10,
1868 She. al that time about eleven years of are
was on Charleston Il bridge with four other girls,
when a neck car came along, and the conductor
invited them TO ride; thar they accepted his in
vitation; that, owing to sudden starting, the
plaintiff was thrown off so that one of the for
ward wheels PISSED over her right arm, SO in
iuring il THAT it had to be amputated. The de-
PENDANTS put in general denial. The case was
tried last year.
Mr.. Tracy, the collector and treasurer Of Bos-
ton has issued a circular, stating that the taxes
imposed upon the shares OF the national banks
located in Boston have been assessed and mott
fcations of assessments have been served upon
the several banks. The taxes are a lien upon
the shares. The officers of the several banks
are required 10 retain rs much Of any dividend
due upon the shares as shall be equal to the tax
until the same shall be paid. The taxes viii be
charged to the city OF Boston, and payment re-
quired by the state treasurer on or before the LIST
of December, and notice is giyerf that the col
lection Of all such taxes viii be enforced in
exact compliance with the laws of the common
wealth.
The Boston Times, "Butler organ" has the
foloWing:-" impression this morning is
that we have got badly whipped in the WorceS-
ter convention. We have realizing sense that
the race is not always to the swift, or the battle
Lr1l,. 1a,,,
the verge of the wood; they have Il brambly for
est to 90 through ere they can raise their voices
in final triumphant rejoicing, and may do well,
TO govern themselves by our 'aw-
full example,
The Parker Fraternity lectures at Music hall,
Boston, this season, will be worth hearing. No
better course has been announced anywhere
Anna Dickinson opens with lecture on dema-
gogues and workmeD, and will be followed by
James I. Fields; Mrs. Scott Siddons and a
great orchestra; Wendell Phillips; Frederick
Douglass, on San Domingo; George W. Curtis,
on the women Of the old time and the new;
Carl Schurz Petroleum V. Nasty" on the
mission Of Skinuewaugh; Emma HaIdinge Brit
ten, on the French reigns of terror in 1883 and
1871; and one other great attraction for which
are not completed.
gentlemen in Politics" was the subject of
lecture delivered by eX-GOv. Hawley of Connec-
rcut, in the Church Of the Disciples, corner of
ming. The lecture was the first of the season in
tue South End Course" and there was an
audience that completely filled the church.
Gen. Hawley's discourse was an argument favor
ing the mole general adoption of politics as a
study by the higher and better classes of intel
lects 0fths country. He claimed il to be the
duty of eN cry American gentleman to be a poll
tlclan, in the true sense of the term, as meaning
one versed in the science of government and the
art OF governing. If wise and good men neglect
politics, then the government goes into the
hands Of mean and bad men.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
John 4. Peters, aged siXty-nne years, en-
gagged in the manufacture Of clothing in Lowell,
went TO Boston Friday to collect money. He
has not since returned, and some sixty girls are
in sheriff possession of the establishment for
wages due. He is said TO own a hotel in Con-
toocOokville, N. II.
AT Lowell on Monday, Charles Lovetf, boy
of fourteen, broke open the desk OF his father,
Thomas Loyett, while the family were absent
and stole 500. He purchase a suit of clothes
and revolver, went to the depot for the eve
ming train, but seeing an officer left and put up
at hotel. Officers were sent to various cities
TO intercept him. The next morning officer J.
g. Favor caught bin as he was taking the morn
ing train for New York. The money, except
what he had spent for the articles mentioned,
was found on his person.
Gen. Butler sent the following from Lowell TO
the Lawrence prOhbitoniSts, a few DAYS AFRO:
Il must work for all reforms inside the republic
can party. l belong TO that organization and
have as vet seen nothing TO justify me in quitting
II ms party-man. Our convention has wonder
iuily ignored the temperance question. Not a
word in regard TO it-nOt even gitterng gen.
eraty. As a republican am not in a situation
10 advise those who are carrying a separate Of
ganlzation, but viewing the question from your
standpoint, should have no doubt but that it
was the duty of every man in favor OF Il pro-
hlbliory law and It's enforcement TO nominate
and support an independent candidate until the
republican party will see its folly and bring
back the temperance men INTO its fold. Such
acton cannot harm the republican party as Il
national organization, and will do if great rood
IN It's publication and reiuvcnation."
ESSEX COUNTY.
The city marshal of Lynn has resigned,
Miss Sarah f. Homer of Georgetown has been
elected to a professorship in the university of
Flonda, at Tallahassee Miss Horner has for
twenty years been an efficient and popular
Teacher in the public schools of GEORGETOWN
and recently has acted as member of the
school committee
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Redempuoust Fathers, Catholic order
of missionaries, are 10 hold forth in New Red
ford for a few weeks
1t is stated that there are now in process of
erection, counting those whose foundations have
Just been or are being laid, sixteen cotton mills
in Fall River, 10 beput in operation during 1871
and 1872 The expenditure upon these win be
ut least eight millions Of dollars. 1t is further
stated that il will require 10 put in operation the
mills, which are expected to start in March next
an addition of about ten thousand to the pOpu,
laion Of Fall River If all the mills talked OIL
are built and SET in motion, that city must in
two years have one million of spindles twfrling
HANPDEN COUNTY.
The Hampton paper company was organized
Monday pita1
and GurdOu Bill as president
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
This is from the New York Globe: "The
young Christians (malel of Massachusetts have
Just held convention at Northampton, Mass.
Oneoi thelr resolutions condemned the using of
tobacco, b'' sand not a word about tbe RAISING
of the wecd. In Northampton the barns are
fairly grOaning with the abundant CROP of to.
baccol Such are our skin-deep reformers. -
The following is the resolution which was