Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-28
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New England News summary.

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The Boston papers are somewhat summarily
filling some vacant pulpits m the city without
the intervention Of council, standing commit
tees or parish meetings.
rhe Boston Transcript says: "Od nofth,end-
crs are Justly proud of the birthplace oil Chdr'
lottc Cushmau and John Gilbclt-Ooth OF whom
were born in Richmond, now Parmenler, street,
on the spot wle,e the Hancock schoohouSc
now stands.
II is stated that, for the first time in the his
tory oil Massachusetts, a German has been elect
cd a member Of our house of representatives.
We have had Eullisbmen, Irishmen aud
Scutc men, hut MIR Birtholomez, from wards IA
and Is, Boston, rs the first German.
An association, known as the veteran union
club" composed of returned soldiers and sail.
ors, has btcu formed IN Boston. Its objects arc
said to he political in character, its members
proposing to make their power icIt in all future
elections.
4 dead whale sixty feet long came ashore at
Point Shirley Gut, Boston harbor, Saturday morn
ing. As il is near Ialts celebrated game and fish
dmner hot>l the gourmaudS are anXiously
awaiting the appearance OF this weeks bills OF
fare M thar hoStelne.
John A. Hanson, who was arrested last Fri.
day, was before the Boston municipal court on
Monday on complaint charging hln with tOrg
lug the name OF John j. Clarke to note Tor
$4,000 on the Third national bank, ami, waving
examination, was ordered to be committed Tor
trial in default of bail in 100000.
Ii is reported that Pref Raphael POmpelly of
Harvard university has been elected state oeolo-
aist OF Mis- uui. He has been spending the
summer aud autumn engaged in an exploring
expedition on tue shores Of Lake SUPERIOR and
is about returning 10 the east If the announce
mCut Of his appointment be correct Missouri
has sought the services OF young man every
way fitted for The position designated, as all
WHO know him or have read Of his popular and
scientific book of travels, "Across America and
Asia, will nj once confess.
II is expected that Alexis VIII arrive in Boston
on Thursday Of next week, and he viii prUba-
bly, be escorted TO the quarters assigned him by
the cavalry battalion ordered out by the govern
or, The citizens propose TO get up a bail during
his stay, which viii take place at one Of the
principal halls. The committee on the part Of
the city government will hold a meeting this
forenoon. when the arrangements for his recep-
ton viii he completed.
At Methodist meeting recently held not
far from Boston, a Jealous brother in his en-.
deayOrs to Gree his miud,' startled his audi
Tors by the following lqDSttS HR0tp He had in
tended to say that "by the grace of Jesus
Christ We aIc here" but in the excitement OF
the moment he electrified the audience by cX-
claiming, "hy Jesus CErst we are here" The
effect, as the saying is, can better be imagined
than described. The brother explained that he
had intended 10 insert the saving "gracc,"
which made everything serene, and the Meeting
proceeded as usual
One Of Bostons lavorite crews, the "Old
McCiellans, has recently been organized under
INC tlue Of me hoSt9n boat club" the rowing
portion VI NhcH VIII oe under the tuition OF
Geo Faulkner, They have among Them rs
honorary members several of the best citizens,
VINO VIII leuu thclr and financially in enabling
the crew 10 compete with the crews OF other
CUES IN ltcm hitherto overlooked entirely by
boston roWinT'ioYmg public, aud it is probable
Boston viii be represented hereafter in aQuatic
carnivalS as well as othcrciucs
No East lnuiantn arrived at Boston on SAT-
ufdiN-tue snip Cromwell of Boston, and The
En@ush sup howdon, both from Calcutta. Al
lnouSIi inc hOwden belongs to a class of iron
SHIPS much in favor with shippers in every port
~ The world, yet she has been handsomely beat
en- On This passage 10y one Of The wooden ships
Ui boston, the Cromwell having made the run
IN iwcnty-siX days less time than her English
competitor. here are now at sea, on the way
from the East iudicS, sixteen ships and eleven
barqucs, while large number arc under charter
ana LOADING.
About haIi-paSt ten O'Clock Friday morning.
while several little girls were at play near the
hauk OF the river by the BRIDGE in Cambridge,
one OF them, named Bessy DOau, fell into the
water and would have been drowned had it not
becn Tor Tue aciion OF one of her pharmacies,
catherine Mccartney, who is not more than
tlght years old. She caught up long stick,
hlnS near, ana ~''dcu IN nearly mp to her mid
die, reaching the stick to her companion, who,
luckily, caught 1t, and held on until drawn out.
Inc scene, winch hardly occupied two minutes,
was anXlously watched by tue occupants of
passing horse car, some of whom scrambled
Gown Inc bahk only TO and their assistance not
needed
Complaints are constantly sent to the Boston
newspapers about i'll manners in the concert
room. a correspondent OF the Transcript TELLS
OF an instance where man made himself
nuisance 10 his neighbors by hummiug the air
upon SO high a key as TO destroy the pleasant
eject OF MT Santley'S best singing. Similar
disturbances were recently stopped in the Music
haJl-in one case by genteman'S writing the
words, "Ale you aware how loud you are talk
mos on slip OF paper and handing ii 10 the
offender. There was silence after that. In an-
other instance a young woman by the same
mode was asked, "Are you aware that You are
telling what should be family secrets 10 those
seated near NOu?' Her face was red, but her
tongue was sllcnt after reading the slip.
ESSEN COUNTY
a MIS-. Lynch OF Lawrence, imprudcntly
used kerosene to light fire Thursday evening,
and was SO badly burned that she died on Sat
urday
A copy OF the Salem Gazette for May 9th,
loOV, has among lis advertisements the follow.
ing: smoking SegarS. Public not"e is once
more gwen 70 all persons VINO are in the habit
OF smoking scgars in the evening, that the CON
staDles nave received positive orders TO enter a
complaint against any and every person who
Shall be found smoking a seglr after shutdown
as il is contrary to a law Of the Town, made fof
purpose of preventing 50 dangerous practice
and every person, without distinction, who shall
he found violating the law will be prosecuted
on the first complaint entered with the officer of
the police. Signed Nathan Waldo" 1t will be
noticed that { c notice does not mention pines
nor places, so that it would lie as much against
the law in ones own house as .in the street.
This law, it is stated has never been repealed.
hut has been altered so as TO conform more
closely to the requirements Of the times we live
in. In the same paper occurs the following
queer obituary notice: Oiled in Scotland, j,
Anderson, a tinker, aged 1 IA wears. After car
Tying a budget more than century his mortal
kettle was worn through. aud death CONSIGNED
hm TO the common cruciblc to be melted down.
refined and cast into a more worthy YES sci nv
the Great Founder"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
At a public meeting in New Bedford on Sat
urday evening, Hon Geo. B. Richmond was
nominated for mayor. and emmanuel S,IIovor
Tor clerk OF the police court. A committee IN
nominate candidates for other city offices and
report hereiier was appointed.
Iepublicau convention in Taunton. on
Saturday, Hon. Daniel L. Mitchell WAS nom,-
mated for MAYOR. The nominees for school
committee are: Mrs. Amelia f. SoutIoate. Miss
Elizabeth T. rldcllord and Elisha 7. Jackson.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.