Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-02
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m enable him to return TO Europe. This is eSpec-
ially annoying, as most estimable gentleman
has been supposed TO be indentical win inc lln'
poster.
There was a conference day or TWO ago be-
tween Chief of Police Savage, Coroner Allen,
Coptain Chase aud the corps OF detectives now
engaged in terreting out the perpeTatoI o. lhe
recent murder, when II was agreed that II was
useless TO hold sylvester Hayes, tue prisoner,
onv longer in custody, and he was accordingly
,lisebarTed All sorts of rumors were current
Yesterday concerning new discoveries reported,
hut There was no satisfactory foundation for any
of them.
The Boston Advertiser says: "Nobody whose
business has called him into business streets
since last week will doubt tnat they are much
too contracted for the demands upon them.
Street cars. trucKmen, hackmen, private car
riages, people on foot, have been alike incon-
yenienced. During business hours there are
Jams everywhere The difficulty is aggravated
by tho repairs going on in various places, most
OF them necessary, and pushed forward with all
reasonable dispatch, we have no doubt.
Since January 1, 1871, thirty-two hundred and
eighteen vessels from foreign ports have ar
rived with eargoes in Boston, OF on an alera-e
more than ten every day. AT the present time
nine ships are on the way from Calcutta, ana
twenty-One more from Bombay, foochoW,
Manila, Padang Batavia, Singapore, ETC. max
ing a total of thirty lndiamen. Nearly seventy
more vessels from other foreign poris are also
bound 10 Boston, all with yaluaole cargoeS,
The commerce OF the city the present year WIN
probably nearly equal that OF fhliadeiphla,
Baltimore, New Orleans and San FRANCISCO
united.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Geo Clark, alias Curey, who was arrested IN
Springfield on Tuesday, proves 10 DC tAe leadeI
of ouite A band of deSperadOes who are operat-
inc in western Massachusetts, and is so daring
that when locked up in the station house he
wrenched bar from the cell door anu escaped
into the adjacent hall, where be stood Win the
ban in his hand, waiting TO brain the INST man
who went ill., He was recaptured after mule
fight and seat to the county Jail. In his rooms
were found large quantities of stolen property
and he is identified by some of this as the au-
thor of an assault which nearly cost peaeeable
Springfield citizen his life the other day mere
Is a gang of six or seven men, OF whlch ne Is
the recognized head, still TO be caught. CLARK
is a Canadian, twenty-three years old, and had
been working in a harness shop days, to avert
suspicion.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Resides the five settled clergymen in Bernard
ston, there are eight eX-clcrgymen who reside
in the town as farmers, mechanics ana gentle-
men at leisure.
The Congregational church at Sunderland is
undergoing extensive repairs, and VIII be, Wheh
completed substantially new church, A. J'
johnson OF New York has given ii S2OOO OIL
gan.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
- One of file IRON pillars in Pittsheld'S high
scbOol-IoOm, in the Old medical college OulldlnS
on South street, fell, Monday morning, duringa
recess Of the school. smashing two long recita-
lion seats which had Just b.en vacated by a large
class. Another class was about to be called,
and tbcte are but few minutes IN the day when
The same accident would not kill or injure some
OF lhe scholars. The pillars are intended 10
support tbe floor above, and are held only by
q, o DO ftt 20 timhprS and this WAS
probably lUasened by slight settling
MAINE.
Dea. Slenacn Dormau and wife, of Sanford,
celebrated their golden wedding last week.
Augusta has become satisfied with minstrel |
and theatrical entertainments.
Lubec shipped las; week 100000 boxes OF
smoked herring.
Nelson Fuller Of Union died very suddenly
while driving team loaded with lime casks,
near West Camden, last Friday. He was fifty
four years of age, and heart disease is supposed
10 have been the cause OF his death.
the dogs have lately been at it again. The
Mail says that about Il dozen of Mr.. George +.
Shores sheep paSturCd mile or so north of
Waterville village were torn by dogs last week, |
several Of them so badly that they were after
wards killed. Another dozen cannot be found. |
With a few more dogs kept Whereabouts the
farmers can be driven TO abandon the keeping
OF sheep.
1t has been discovered that the two colts found
in the possession of d. L. HILL i'll Carmel, were
stolen in st. James, n B.. on the night of Sept.
Gath. The owner of one of the colts, Mr.. Con-
nick says Hill is well known as Il thief through
out New Brunswick, and he no DOUBT has stolen
aud taken across the line over 500 worth Of
goods Within the past eight Years. About
year ago he stole and brought to OrOno pair
OF fine horses, which the custom house officers
found tied in the woods and seized, supposing
them smug9led.
Hon IocHuo Nvn nf Auu1tSta who uoS
recommended by the governor as one Of the
commissioners on the national industrial tx
hibition, has received his appointment to that
position, with his commission duly signed by
the president and secretary of state. The COM
mission is 10 consist of one person from each
state, and is constituted under and by virtue Of
the act of congress 30 provide for celebrating
the one hundrcdth anniversary of American in
dependence, by holding an International eXhi-
biton OF arts, manufacturers, and products of
the soil and mine, in the city of Philadelphia
and state of Pennsylvania, in the year 1876, APP
proved March 3, 1878" The appointment is
made thus early, TO secure an exhibition that
will be creditabe TO the country.
Some trouble has arisen ut South Berwick in
connection with the extension of the Boston and
Maine railroad. Two brothers, David and Ben
jamin Goodwin, having refused the contractors
permission to pass over their land with stone to
be used in the extension, an injunction was is
sued by Judge Iapley restraining them from
thus Obstrucung the contractors. On Monday
another attempt was made to cross the land Mr..
Blake, one Of the contractors, tearing down the
fence and driving the team He was forbidden
TO cross by Joshua Goodwin, another brother,
who attacked the team with a club, breaking il
over the heads Of the oxen. He was arrested on
the spot by Sheriff Warren and the team driven
across. The other GoOdwins were also arrested
and refusing To give bail, were imprisoned. IN
turn, they have caused the arrest of the con-
Rtatsp nd i,rI
their fence and crossing their land.
The Bath Times says on Friday a Young like
~ appearing colored lad about twelve years of
age, presented himself before the police officer,
with The request that he might 90 tn the
orphans home. He looked roughly dressed. as
if his lot had been a hard one. He hives his
name as Henry Williams and SAYS he came
from Savannah where his father was once a
slave, and enlisted for "Massa Linkum." in
whose service he died in defence of his country.
He has no friends living, and was taken to Port
land 10y a COASTER bound this way, on board of
which he worked his passage, Arriving there
and wandering about in search of work, he was
advised to come to Bath, where there was an
asylum for boys. He is brisk lad, Of GOOD APP
pearance, and tells fair aud honest story. Mr.
Longley had the little fellow well cared for, and
fitted him out With a new suit in part. The
marshal is trying to make some disposition of
him among the cOlured people thereabOuts.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
heene has organized a natural history as.o-
citation.
New Hampshire has one church to every five
hundred persons.
The "Gathercole" starch factory in Stewards
town manufactures five hundred bushels of DO
tatnes into tatch, daily
The tie fair premiums amounted to 81 900,
ana alLAlFi peeh paid. The medals, costing
ab3ai Fil40 VIII soon be distributed
Though 40: publicly announced. il is nndcr.
StB94 thIL IHe democrats will hold their state