Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-25
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

CITY, Mr.. Wentworth, the proprietor. was offered
$4,000 per year and taxes, on ten years
lease
drunken row, at Jamaica Plains, on Sunday
evening Kilder escaped, but was arrested at
Boston Highlands on Monday morning.
The receipts of the French fair at Boston,
which closed, Saturday night, were $4,000, of |
which between 100000 and $4,000 will be net |
profit.
There will be a Shakspeariau revival at the |
Boston theatre this week, with William Ches- |
wick, James Bennett and Walter Montgomery, |
all English actors, in leading parts. They gave |
a dinner at the st. james in Boston, Saturday, |
in honor Of Shakspeare's birthday.
James McCary, veteran of the Crimean war,
having participated in the charge of the light |
brigade at Balaklava, died on Saturday, at the
Boston city hospital, of pleurisy. Mr.. McCary
resided in Boston several years, and did bust
ness on Salem street.
The Cambridge City Guard, Capt Marble are
to visit Portland, June 18th. They will arrive
by boat this morning, and be received by the
Portland Light Infantry, aud return home on
the evening Of the 10Th.
Mayor Harding, of Cambridge, announces
that all persons residing in that city, who are
unable to pay for vaccination, will, upon appli-
cation the several police stations receive cards
which will entitle them to vaccination free Of
charge.
At waltham there are pa season ticket pas
sengers over the Fitchburg road to Boston.
From the various villages of Newton, the num-
Der that ride in this way to the city now prob
ably exceeds 1000.
The water commissioners of Cambridge have
decided to lay pipes through avenues not now
supplied, whether takers are secured beforehand
or not. In connection with the laying of the
distribution pipes scores of fre-hydrants will be
put in, so that full water supply in case of fire
may be obtained.
William H. Ward alias James F. Gray, was
arraigned in the Boston municipal court, Satur-
day, for attempting TO pass a forged check on
the Boylston national bank for S113, to a clerk
at the Parker house, and waving examination,
was committed for trial in default of bail in
$1,000. Another complaint charged Ward with
stealing a carpet bag and contents at the Provi-
dence depot, and in this case he was committed
for trial in default of bail in $780,
smile ran around the superior court room
when District Attorney May, in his argument
in the Chauncey street robbery case on Friday,
said, in speaking of the defendants "These
are no novices in this business; they are the
Vanderbilts and the jim Fisks of crme-the
instigators, originators and organizers, rather
than the tools who perpetrate the viDanies 10
our midst"
Business among Boston pianoforte manufac-
turers was generally suspended on Saturday, in
order that an opportunity might be afforded to
those who desired to attend the obsequies of the
late W. 2. Emerson, whose death occurred a
few DAYS since Chickering's factory presented
a gloomy appearance, and the flag was at half
mast. The workmen in Emerson's factory at
tended in large numbers, wearing the customary
badge of mourning, and there was also dele
cation from Chickering'S factory The remains
were inferred at Mount Auburn cemetery.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
During delirium, Dennis Regain threw him |
self from a third story window at Lowell, |
Friday, with fatal result.
The Catholic fair held in aid of building the |
new church of the Immaculate Conception in |
Lowell closed at twelve O'Clock Saturday night, |
after a successful run of two weeks. Many arti- |
III haaTn II e. i
were awarded The church will realize about |
s9OO0
ESSEX COUNTY.
Antonio Jacinto, Frenchman, twenty-eigbt |
years old, stole 5000 in United States bonds |
from his andlady in Lynn, on Sunday, and left |
for parts unknown.
The scmi-centennial anniversary of the his
torical section Of the Essex institute was OBJ
served at Salem with appropriate exercises on
Friday.
The beautiful new fire steamer, Washington
No. 5, built for the city of Lawrence, was tried
on Monday, and gave entire satisfaction. The |
machine weighs six thousand pounds and cost
forty-four hundred dollars. 1t was built at the
Amoskeag works, and is by far the handsomeSt
in town.
A party of roughs followed a young man on
the street at Lawrence Saturday night and he
took refuge in saloon. They went in after him.
One of them, after they were put out by the
proprietor and special policeman Peleg L. Ran
kin, stabbed the latter, in6icting a serious wound
under the ribs, One was held in one thousand
dollars, and two in five hundred dollars each
There is much mourning in Gloucester over
the probable loss of four fishing schooners,
with all hands, in the gale of April 2, on the
Newfoundland banks. The missing schooners
are the A. T. Lindberg, eleven men, Seaman's
Pride ten men, William Murray nine men, and
B. H. H0ughton. Two fishermen were lost in
February, making six vessels and sixty-three
lives lost during the present season. The
larger proportion were residents of Gloucester,
and many Of them leave families.
small barn on Glover hill, opposite the es-
tate Of John Fallon, ESQ.,, Lawrence, was burned
between seven and eight O'Clock Saturday eve
ming. Loss about $500; insured $3.50, at Ando-
yer Mr.. Samuel Dow, superintendent of the
telegraph, while on his way TO the fire, fell and
was run over by the hook and ladder carriage.
lie narrowly escaped being run over by the Es-
sex steamer, Immediately behind. His injuries
are not dangerous.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A county teachers meeting will be held at
Chicopee on the 18th and 18th of May, and the
schools in Springfield will be closed on the
latter oil these days TO accommodate such teach
ers as wish to attend.
Elder Knapp completed his labors at the First
Baptst church, Springfield, on Sunday night,
preaching in his usual style-perhaps a little
milder than usual-to an audience which filled
every available place in the house At the close
Oh the discourse the congregation was dismissed
Oat several hundred remained to engage in a
prayer meeting. Several persons rose for
prayers ana some protested recent conversion.
Eiaer Knapp left for New Haven where he
preached Monday night. He will visit Olion.
n, l., and then start for Chicago, there to
preach on Sunday
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
horse owned by Mr.. Danks of Easthamp-
ton, took fright at freight train at Northamp-
ION, Saturday afternoon, and ran, striking
pile OF iron and breaking one of his legs He
was Immediately killed. and Mr.. banks loses
about $500.
The action of the recent town meeting at Hol.
yoke in inStructing the selectmen not to hire
any police this year, has caused considerable
discussion and criticism in that town and
probably if vote were to be taken to-day the
police would be reinstated.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
James Feeney, Pittsfeld lad who was trying
70 catch ride on freight train, Friday morn
ing, was run over and injured so that he had TO |
nave one leg amputated
While gang Of prisoners from the county |
jan at fittsheld were shoveling gravel for the |
Raier noIse grounds, Friday morning, one James
ioaAet, VINO was serving a six months term for |
in July. N'4N ii''0 eS>Pi9u
South Adams man got so drunk on Pitts
ueiu rum Saturday afternoon that on takino |
the cars for home he wanted 10 thrash tbe nnr
I9ceor aud brakeman and run the train himself |
Hao ine 16st stopping place the conductor sent |
~Sn ~ rltsheld by the baggage train for helm
H. ~ ''AN oAuCers, VINO came and arrested
d u aar and two other riotous passengers
@n1 secured them IN the Pittsfed lookup.
,ia eingslar and trghtu accident occurred On
moon al the Hoosac tunnel During
thuhder storm bolt of electricitv folio,;s
the rails into the tunnel, exploded Io's seyar
charges Of nitro-gylcerine, which workroen Sad
just hlled. The shock was terrific, and ION,
men superintendent Mason, Foreman Dunn.
Robert Roberts and T. W. Ryecroft-were in
stantly killed, their bodies being blown into
hundreds of pieces. Two other men were hurt
but not seriously. VIM. J. Churchill escaped
with broken leg.
gentleman from the rural districts. on his
annual spring visit to Pittsfed the other dav
70 buy few Early Rose for seed, wandered to
the place where Mr.. Cardiff exposes his ugly
.englh 70 tne public gaze for slight considera-
non. Seeing the advertising fac of his great
ness floating over his head, be stopped and ex-
s GAINED 10 passer-by, "Jemimy who's dead 2"
,eI ne Cardiff giant" "No! when did he die %
But rustic thought he wasn't frean ,,1,s,1t, =.