Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-07
6aurtestrr Daily Spp.
CITY NEWS.

Abbott sold the Barnard estate on State street,
yesterday, TO Aurin Wood, for Si8,550.
The convention of those opposed to secret
societies will meet at Washbun hall, at two
o'clock, this afternoon.
A lady by the name of Martha johnson had
her pocket picked on Main street Monday after
noon. 1t contained between thirty and forty
dollars.
John Brougham, being confined to his rooms
in Hartford with sickness for the past three
days, did not appear at Music hall last night.
All his engagements in New England will have
to be cancelled for the present. but he will prob
ably visit us later in the season.
DIR. Paul M. Brennan, we'll known to fame in
this city as Count Brennan" and the Seventh
son of the seventh son" has been arrested in
Springfield, ILL.,, and remanjed to Jail, for
wanton and outrageous assault upon young
lady of that city.
Mayor Earle was visited yesterday by young
German, who knows in regard to the where
abOuts of the Hungarian, Otto Reich, concern
ing whom letter came from brother in Hun
gary; and the information will at once be sent
on TO the old country.
The studio of Miss N. 7. Durell, room 5,
Clark's block, was broken into Monday night,
by means of cutting out pane Of glass in the
door and slipping the bolt. The burglars stole
and carried away between one and two hundred
dollars worth of jewelry, plate, clothing etc.
The Springfield Union thinks O'Leary is
afraid to row Harrington, and backs out of the
match by insisting upon rowing for $500 side,
which he knows is more money than Harring
ton can raise If that is the case, OLeary had
better accept the original challenge and row
for $3.50, for certainly we know that backing
OUT is not the intent of 0Leary.
The case of the estate of John Healey, of this
city, against the estate of NJ. H. Griffin of Mid
ldletown, growing out of eopartnership in
Building Colts dyke, has been settled by an
award to the former of s45,OOO on a reference to
commissioners of the probate court in Middle
town.
The following is the final organization of the
Worcester St. Andrews benevolent society, eff
fccted Monday evening. The officers elected for
one year are: President VIM. A. Denholm;
vice president, Thomas Provan; secretary, Jas.
w. Weir; corresponding secretary, b. ]. Tmlah;
treasurer, James S. Russell benevolent commit
J tee, James Spier, George Weir, Alexander
faulds. The formation Of this society is the re-
suit of the several meetings held by the Scotch
men of this city.
The public are reminded that the cabinet of
the Natural History association is open to visi-
tors this afternoon. Master Frank Rowland
has presented the association with fine living
specimen of the North American porcupine,
which has been placed in the rooms for few
days, before being prepared by the taxidermist,
to give the public an opportunity to see an ami
NAL not found in this locality. This specimen
is from Bethel, Vt.
Mrs A. G. MunrOe, of this city, is aNnOunced
as one of the leading solo singers at the musical
festival at Springfield to-day and tomorrow, in
which all the choral societies of the western
part of the state are TO take part. The other
sOlOists are to he Madame Anna Bishop, NJ. w.
Whitney, George L. Whiting, and NJ. Arbuckle,
Of Boston, and George Simpson, of New York.
The Mendelssohn quintet club are to furnish the
orchestral music.
The sOlcitude Of an Irishman living near the
gas works for hog highly priced by him, led to
an amusing incident day or two since, The
pigs, and becoming unwell, the anxious owner
dosed her with pint of whiskey. This made
the old SOW drunk, and, in her uncertain stag.
gerings, she managed to fall into the WELL from
which she was ished out alive by the exertiOns
of large number of sympathising neighbors.