Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-14
New England Dispatches.
Nantucket People Excited Over the Find
ing of the Supposed Nathan Murderer
Democratic Success New Hampshire
Items, etc.
MASSACHUSETTS.


BosToN, March 13.-Nantucket people are
very much exercised over the supposed dscOv-
cry of the Nathan murderer A strange man
answering to the published description of that
individual, has been on the island a week or
two, acting in strange manner, endeavoring to
hire house by himself and, failing IN that,
has hired rooms in which he takes care of him
self lie is noways secret in his movements.
They proposed arresting him, and are to have an
officer go down on to-day'S boat.
LOWELL, March 13.-Ithamer A. Beard died
in this city yesterday, at the age of eighty-one.
He was a native of Tewksbury, and came to
Lowell in 1926, and engaged as paymaster at
the Hamilton mills. In 1881 he went to Saco,
Me-, to similar position, then to Brunswick
where as civil engineer he laid out the struc-
ture of the Brunswick mills. He was subse-
quently agent of the cotton mills at Pittsield.
N. H., and Brunswick, Me. Returning to Low
ell he was active in public affairs, making a sur
vey and map of the city, delivering the first adj
dress before the MiddleseX mechanic association
aud for many years member of the school COM
mittee and city treasurer all the duties of which
he performed with great promptness and fidel-
ity
SPRINGFIELD March 10. - Seven hundred
pounds of niiro-glycerine exploded at the Hoo
sac tunnel, yesterday, blowing down two build
ings. No one was hurt.
MAINE.
BTDDEFoRD March BE. W. Wedgewood,
democrat, was reelected mayor to-day by about
three hundred majority, the democrats carry
ing six of the seven wards.
AUGUSTA, March IA. j. Eveleth, republ-
can, was elected mayor to-day by $50 majority.
The republicans carry six out of seven wards.
BELFAST, March 13.-Wm. c. Marshall was
elected mayor to-day by large vote, without
opposition. The whole issue depended upon
railroad matters, and no politics were concerned
The result is an expression against leasing our
railroad to the Maine Central upon terms less
than the original offer of that company, and in
favor of an eXtention toward Moosehead Lake.
BANGOR, March 13.-At the municipal cleo
ton, to-day, S. H. Dale, republican, was elected
mayor, over }. +. Rawson, democrat, by 1876 ma
jOrity. The temperance men also threw 1O5
votes for A. G. Wakefield.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, March bat Plymouth this
morning the water in Pemigewasset and Bakers
rivers is reported higher than before since the
great freshet two years ago. The intervals are
all overlooked and roads three feet under water
railroad wash-out of one rails length on the
Boston, Concord and Montreal road happened
yesterday, and was repaired at night. At Ash
land the water rose into the tannery and fulling
mill of Blanchard Draper, setting a quantity
of lime on fire and burning the whole establish
ment. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
We learn by telegram from Ashland that
the tannery building burnt at Ashland at two
o'clock this morning was owned by Samuel
Blanchard, Dr., and ID. IL. AmeS. Their loss is
$500. Blanchard & Draper, who occupied it for
dressing deer skins, lose $4,000. 1t was burnt
down to the basement, in which there was
large quantity of lime, which had been flooded
by high water. Neither of the parties were in
Sured.
PORTSMOUTH, March 13.-Paymaster Gordon
has reported here for duty on board the United
States relief steamer Speedwell.
Messrs. Barnard & Seavy have purchased the
South Mill pond and will establish a sash and
blind factory, the first here.
Up river navigation is open three weeks earlier
than last year, and earlier than any spring for
fifteen years. Some of our farmers have plow-
ed.
Politics are very quiet for the day before cleo
ton. Neither party has held public meeting
here during the campaign.
The Sumner removal is much regretted by our
ship-owners who have Alabama claims, many of
whom also hold old French claims.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, March 13.-The body of LOyicy
Cables, colored, was found horribly mutilated,
in her fathers house, in Cornwall last week.
Her skull was broken, and she had evidently
been killed with a club found in the house
Frederick Hall, colored, has been arrested for
murder, and committed for trial.