Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-25
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ending April SOth
Boston contains population of quarter Of
million; Glasgow boasts of its four hundred
thousand.
The water in Lake Cochituate is now four feet
lower than at the corresponding date last year,
and the Boston water board have decided to for
bid the use of hand-hose from to-day.
The coroner's jury at Boston, Saturday, in the
homicide case of VIM. 0'Nei, found John Quig-
ley guilty, aided by his brother James Qulgley,
and John Norton.
The Boston brewers are forming an associa.
ton for combined effort against "the attacks of
temperance lunatics apondlttical oppressors;'
also for trade purposes generally.
When Brattle street church is torn down OILY
two old fashioned sounding boards will remain
in Boston meeting houses. These are in the
Old South and Kings Chapel.
Boston paper says Zone more unfortu-
natep The popular "E. X" Paris correspon-
dent of the Boston Journal, has surrendered
like ''My Paris" to the investing forces. He
lcW lecture.
The Cambridge printers held their third an
nual picnic at Fresh Pond on Saturday. There
were present large numbers of the craft from
Boston, Charlestown and adjoining towns. The
whole party, with their ladies, numbered over
five hundred, and the affair passed off to the
satisfaction Of all.
The Boston Advertiser concludes that the
prestige of Harvard as a rowing college, which
was seriously impaired by the defeat at the
hands of the Atalantas, is now lost; but remem-
bering what Harvard pluck and perseverance
has done before in the face Of defeat, it antcl-
pates with confidence its speedy recovery.
1t is stated, on good authority, that two valu-
able horses owned by gentleman IN Cam
bridge, recently died after short sickness, haY-
ing symptoms similar TO those ANIMALS IN New
York that died of the plague now raging in that
CITY, The horses were brought TO Cambridge
but few days since, and were in apparently
good health until within ten days, when they
took sick and died-one being sick five, and the |
other but three days.
day or two since a boy employed in the |
slaughter house of Mr. Davis, at Brighton, in
going TO feed a horse owned by MIR. d., was
bitten by the animal, knocked down and tram
pied on in horrible manner, receiving several
cuts and bruises. A large dog that is owned by
Mr.. Davis, seeing the boys position, rushed in
and caught him by the clothes, and was found
by an employee, who hearing the noise and con-
fusion went to see what the trouble was, drag
ging the boy from under the horses feet. The
horse is a very vicious one, and is feared by all
who have any dealings with him. 1t is thought |
that the boy may recover.
Investigations at Boston during the past two |
months have revealed the fact that stupendous |
frauds upon the contractor and the city, in con- |
nection with the Fort hill and Suffolk street i'm
proyements, have been going on for a long time, |
probably for years. The following list will give |
some idea of the way in which things have been |
going on, for how long no one knows save those |
interested: On July LIST were stolen II loads; I'd, |
d lOdQs, Obu, 1l5 iOduss Oil1 III lOaus3 clhy ~ |
loads; 10th, q loads; 11th, 81 loads; 18th, 65 |
loads; 18th, 213 loads; 14th, 26 loads; 18th, 8 |
loads These loads of earth, for which the city |
pays TO be carted from the excavation at Fort |
hill TO fill up the Suffolk street district, have
been sold to ship masters for ballast, thus de-
fraudng the CITY, and, at the same time,
making handsome thing for the drivers
At Boston, on Monday morning, Ezekiel john |
son and Albert Wentworth were placed on trial |
for violation of the liquor law, and everything |
IssNln ,Rf,NaEI
was created by the appearance in the court room |
of j. G. Loveloy, who, it is said, began to dis
tribute a pamphlet entitled "Tract for the |
Times" The condensed testimony against state |
constables, with the argument of Mr.. Lovejoy, |
before the committee of the legislature with the
report of Mr.. FITZGERALD. 1t was soon brought
TO the attention of District Attorney May that
members of the first jury, among Others, were
receiving this document, and he thereupon
moved that Mr.. Lovejoy be committed for con-
tempt inasmuch as the distribution of the
pamphlet was intended TO prejudice the minds
of the jurors as against the evidence of state
constables. Mr.. LOveiOy in explanation of his
position denied having given any of his tracts
to the jurors, but said that he had simply laid a
lot of them on one of the desks, and that some of
the jurors who knew what was healthy for them,
had gone for them like sheep after salt. Judge Pit
man remarked that it was clearly a matter of
contempt, and that if the district attorney would
draw up the proper affdayits, he would take
cognizance in the case.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Lowell is enjoying the sight of a tame Ameri
can eagle perched on a stable roof A ball and
chain prevents his flying away.
In Lowell on the 10th inst, Philip Dyer,
French Canadian boy, died from the effects of
blow from piece of slab thrown at him by an
Other boy.
George Luther, formerly of Danielsonvile,
was arrested at Holliston last week and taken
back to Danielsonyille to answer TO charge of
..ta1
while he had wife and two children living at
Providence He pleaded guilty, and was re-
manded TO jail for trial.
The Middlesex Journal tells of a young lady
WHO'S at work in the mills at Lowell, and spends
her evenings in the study of photography,
rhetoric and French, with the view of becoming
reporter, and eventually an editor. She has
laid out a good deal of work, but she means
business.
As the last horse car was on its way from
Lawrence to North Andover, Saturday evening,
about halfpast ten, man named Thomas Br-
mingham, who was sitting on the forward step,
slipped off and went under the wheels. His
backbone was entirely broken off and twisted.
He breathed but moment or two after being
taken up. There were about seventy persons in
the car. He was about thirty years old, and
leaves a wife and two children.
The Lowell News says there has been no time
in the history of Lowell when real estate ruled
at higher figures than now. Good building
become scarce and hard TO find, at any price,
while in the southern quarter, and in Central
vile where there is more room, building i'm
provements have been progressing for the last
twelve months to an extent never equalled in
any equal length Of time.
On Sunday forenoon, Andrew Fender, a young
man about twenty-one years Of age, residing in
Cenfreyille, was accidentally shot near the farm
of Warren Fox, in Draeut, few miles from Cam
bridge. Ii seems that Fender was returning from
trar fFaf ha airy with a Of fall
about his own age, when one OF them having a
loaded gun in his hand, and being partially in
toxicated at the time, heedlessly pointed and
discharged il full in the face and breast of Pen
der, who was sitting down short distance from
the spot where the shot was fired. Bleeding pro-
fusey, the injured man was conveyed TO Cam
bridge, where his wounds were dressed. The
wounds inflicted, though numerous and painful
are not OF serious nature.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Taunton is troubled with burglars, who have
entered several houses.
The Fall River News reproacheS its crowds OF
roughs for collecting around Fisk's steamers
and using profane and obscene language while
the passengers are embarking.
The Fall River bathing houses are Il great
success. The total number of bathers in the
bathing house at Rodman's Basin from June
to June IA, was 20,910, of which 1854 were
women.
The Taunton Gazette SAYS that the county
yesterday for the immediate building of the new
Jail on Hodges avenue, near Washington street
1t is to be a massive hewn stone and brick edi-
fee, two stories, with all the cells in the centre
and other modern arrangements for the safe
keeping of criminals The plan will soon be
given.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Holyoke's police court was honored one dav
last week with the presence of two Swedes. two
Italians, two Irishmen, one German, one Cana
dian, and one American.
The "Amherst farmers receive unstinted
praise for their brilliant victory on Friday. The
New York Times tells how they won il: "The
rowing of the Amhersts was not by any means
scientific. 1t was simply a strong pail and A
long pull. As one of the Brown men expressed
it, they pulled all over the boat, but they pulled
like DEATH and a Harvard man said 1t was a
fearful stroke, but they made the old boat hum
1t seemed as if they raised their boat clean out
Of the water every time they pulled After the
cheers, they turned round and backed to their
house, where they were received almost literally
lntothe big, clumsy arms of old Josh Ward, who
was pleased over their victory as If he had won
u himself" Josh, Of course, had bet quietly on
their success -
The New York Mail is disturbed as to the re.
suits OF Amhersts ASTONISHING victory. seTho.a