Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-31
New England Dispatches.
Indigna:-On of the Homeopathic Two
SuIcidcs-MHine POIiIcs-HeaYy Rain
-MysteriOus Wrcck-DrOwmed, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Aug. 80.-The labor reformers are to
hold state convention at birmingham the first
Wednesday in October.
Surgeon General Dale's recent refusal TO con-
fiji in homeopathic doctor as a brgP lie surgeon
in the state militia was strongly denounced at a
m citing of the Massa ,husetts homo THO
m deal society, held to-day, and committee of
twenty-five members was appoint to influence
Gov. Clffn - override the srrg on generals de-
cison.
The VIE of George H. Newha'l, of Maiden,
hung herself 'r-day; insane.
Charles Winson, az 1 r'neiy, hung himself in
Duxbury last night
A social levee of the Howe family Yves held
this evening at the Revere house. drenchng
rain stom prevented large attendance, but
Hon. Joseph Howe, secretary of the British
provinces, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Col. Frank
L. Howe of New York, and several members of
the family ION Brooklyn, New Orleans and
New England were present. Inc weather has
cleared away, and the gathering at birmingham
Z morrow W. be large.
MAINE.
LEWISTON, Aug. 30.-The Androscogoin
county democratic convention at Auburn, TO-.
day, me lie the follow ing nominations Senators,
Alonzo Garcelon, A. t. Denson; Commission
er, j. G. Ger. J; Shel f, Ham Brooks; Treas
urer, Geo. L, Strout
One of the severest storms of the season
opened at five p. NJ. Two and one-haf inches
of rain fe'l 4 three hours. There was a slight
wash out on the Androscogg.n division of the
Maine Central roa1 near this city, causing a
temporary stoppage of the evening passenger
train.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NASHUA, Aug. 30.-Mr. David F. McGilvray,
native of Peterboro in this state, and for
many years prominent aucioneer in Boston,
died at the indian Head house in this city this
morning of consumption, His remains will be
placed in the Whittemore tomb, Canal street
cemetery, for the present, to be removed to his
family lot in Petertoro lacr in the season. His
age was fifty-two years.
Nj Alvin Dexter of Boston, proprietor of the
Indian Head house, is seriously ~, having been
confined to his room for the past three weeks.
CONCORD, Aug. 30.-The committee selected
to appraise the proper y of the three republican
papers of this Gig, which are to be united under
the republican press association, consisted of
Hon. A. H. Crs2in, John NJ. Hill, and L. b.
Haskell of the Boston Herald. They made
their report this morning, and the association
will pay $4,000 for the daily Monitor and week
ly Independent Democrat, and S24 900 for the
weekly eRepublican Statesman. The property
thus includes the type, presses, printing ma
chinery, files, Office and counting room furni-
ture, tools, newspaper lists, the good will of the
entire concerns, and the book and job printing
of the establishments.
The burglars continued their depreda tons last
night by breaking into the store of Campbell &
Wilkins, at Henniker. They had got but little
plumber when they were frightened away by a
night workman returning from paper mill
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Aug. 30-Gen. Butler, in his
Worcester speech, fixes upon my change from
the army sof the James to chief OF staff under
Terry in North Carolina as the time when he
displaced me for ineff1ciency and incompe-
tency." He was relieved from the command
and sent to Lowell, January I, 1864. did not
make that change till more than two weeks
aiterward, when Ord was in command of that
army, and Butler had nothing TO do with it.
JOSEPH X. HAwLEY. p
RHODE ISLAND.
PEoRIDENcE, Aug. sO.-Bark Alice Camp,