Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-13
daurtestcr Daily spp,
New England Now. summary.

IarteS were engaged last week III Sui'SS i"s
the route for the proposed railroad rom som'
point in Newton through Brighton and Brook
line, TO Boston, rs pctitoncd for by citizens
Brighton and BroOkline
The number of deaths in Boston for the wcci
ending MY II was 81 males As, females ~; ny
cousumpiion II; under one year OF age IL, one
to five years II; American percentage %, iorelSr
pareutacc 62.
The building Nos. "a and sc Blackstone street
Boston, in which fire occurred Friday night, il
ownpd by Mr.. Otis I. Rugglcs, who is iHsureC
in differ mt Offices for $4,000. The damage tt
the building can probably be repaired for les
than $1,000.
The mayor and board of aldermen of Cam
bridge pay the sum of SS949 as a tax upon rea
aud personal property TO the amount of abOu
S6OO,000, while the members of the common
council pay into the treasury the sum o
$685. 2S, upon valuation exceeding $50 900.
Passengers from Portland to Boston by The
evening train over The Eastern railroad had {
hard experience Friday night. freight train
of some forty cars and only one engine impeded
their ?. ogrcss below Kttery, and at that place
there was smash-up. At NewbuHport the
signal lantern on the engine gave out, aud other
casualties added to the discomfort OF the travel
ers, who reached Boston, cold and hungry, ABOUT
two O'Clock Saturday morning, four hours be-
hind lime.
Brighton was favored election day in the pres
cnce ut the voting place OF Two young ladies
from Boston, who devoted themselves TO the
but though trtatad with the utmost courtesy
and con,drra ion the result of their labprs will
not encourage them TO further efforts in that d-
rcction as OF 47i votes cast in that town only II
were for the candidates 10 whose support their
efforts were directed
The pardon Of Major Thomas l.. White was
issued on Saturday. Tue executive council de-
cided to do this after repeated visits to the pris
on 10 ascertain his real condition The physi-
clan of the hospital and other physicians who
XVi.rp "a lpd tlplp is hone whatever of
his recovery, and that he is liable to die at any
moment. He has been in the hospital ever since
his incarceration, and was pardOned that he
might 20 home to Maine, to be cared for in
his last da' S by his mother, who came on to re-
move him.
three days session of the grand lodge of
the Knights Of st. CnSpn was closed in Boston
on Saturday The sessions were very harmoni-
Gus, and the political campaign for the ensuing
wear was mapped out. The following named
gentlemen were elected officers for the year to
come: G. S. X, Francis Bcssee of LYNN; G. K,
Alexander Gilmore of Milford; g. S., 5. p.
Cummings OF Boston; Treasurer, r. NJ Fahey
OF Hopklnton; Trustees, J. II. Reynolds of
Lynn, - Snow of North BrOok6cld and e. j. |
Goodwin of Hayerhill.
The Boston and Lowell railroad corporation is |
about to begin the erection of wharves, store |
houses elevators, ETC., on Mystic river, Boston |
. harbOr When completed, the coal supplies for |
Lawrence ana Lowell, now sent TO Salem, will |
drawa of tn 5 business, (which was some five |
or six bridges for vessels to pass throu9h,-will
then be removed, and this great business will |
return 10 its old channel. 1t is also expected |
that the Canadian steamers will make these
wnarves their winter headquarters
The duties collected at Boston last week ex
ceeded the aggregate at Philadelphia, Balt- |
more, New Orleans and San Francisco. The
amount of foreign goods imported at Boston
the present year will exceed in value, when en-
tered FOR consumption, the enormous sum of
Sl25,000,000 Fifteen hundred and siXty-scveu
ships, barques and brigs have arrived at that port
since january l, against 1324 in the same months
last year. At the present time the following
fleet is on the way to Boston, all loaded with in-
menSe and valuable cargoeS: From Calcutta,
nine ships; Bombay, China, Manila, Padang,
Batavia, and Singapore, twenty vessels; Lon
don, Liverpool, and other ports of the United
KINGDOM, twenty one vessels; North Europe,
fourteen; Egypt, one; africa, six; Cape Good
Hope, three; Mediterranean, seventeen; West
Indies and South America, twenty; making a
fleet of about 100 vessels, Of which IS are large
ships.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
On Saturday, state cunstables Morse and Pen
de- seized about two hundred ald fifty dollars
worth of liquors at the Lafayette house, Lowell
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The people of Taunton had quite scare on
Thursday evening-the rumor being ccrrent that
the wonderful display of aurora bOrealis was
the tcuecuoh OF great cOnnaIratlOn burning
up all Boston.
HAMFDEN COUNTY
The Springfield Union says: "rhe oldest in
habltant, OF whom often hear lives in this
village, alone on the bank of the river His
name is Matthew kanady: he was born in
Waterford parish, Ireland, in ITO, making. him
now one hundred and one years old He came
to this country siXtvyears ago; for thirty years
he lived In Boston, since that time here His
first wife died twenty years ago; his second five
years late. He had twelve children, all of
whom are dead, and the old gentleman is alone
in the world, waiting patiently, he says, to fol
low loved ones. When first known here he
Kept pack of hounds and hunted good deal,
hut of late years, though as smart as most
men Of seventy, he is too old to hunt. He is
free from disease and promises several years of
life vet"
EX-Mlyor CHARLES A. Winchester, of Spring
field died on the 11ih, of Bright's disease of the
kidneys. after about two weeks sickness. He
was born at Pawet, VT, graduated at Wesleyan
university at Middletown Ct. and studied law
With the late Otis A Scamans of Springfield
gong there twenty-five years ago, where he has
since resided. He was for ten years a law part
ncr Of Judge Henry Morris He belonged TO
he republican party, though he was in no sense
a Partisan. He was a member of the lower
hraucn Of the legislature in 1865 and &c. and
was mayor OF Spring held in 1868 and '69.
without @reaf bliillancY as a lawyer, he was re-
garded one Of the ahest members of the Hamp-
den bar He was senior special justice of the
police court, though he never acted EXCEPT in
the absence Of Judge Morton. He married Miss
Fanny Partridge daughter of the late Col. W.
" Partridge Of Northampton, who, with a
daughter aud son, survive him. He was nearly
tory-nine years Of are.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Tue Northampton water works are now nearly
completed, aud the water was let on Friday for
the first tiIae.
The Springfield district Methodist camp meet
ing association have bought for $1,000 about
SeVentN-hVe acres OF forest and field, near the
Connecticut river railroad, one and half miles
south OF The grove which the district have so
long leased al Hatfield, and will begn this fall
10 nj up camp ground with room for 100 tents
and cottages, aud seats for 1000 people.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Last week the Superintendents of LARGE nutn-
Der Of New England railroads and some from
New York went on an excursion to the Hoosac
tunnel. The party was under the direction Of
George f. Iowne, of Fitchburg, and was accom-
panied by Gilmorc's band which entered the
tunnel TO the Star Spangled Banner and other
patriouc airs. Subsequently the excursionists
rode over the mountain and dined at North
Adams.
Referring TO an article in the Boston Traveller
winch stated that before Ho JSac tunnewas COM
pleted the legislature would be called upon for
an extension of time, and for damages, the
Adams transcript says: owe are authorized TO
make Tue following corrections TO the above:
No Claims Tor an extension of time will be made.
A caim by the contractors for damages has al
ready been presented. This claim is based on
dela's arising from water damages TO the brick
areh OF b n. Farren, part of the work ex-
pIessly excluded from the Shanly contract. No
other claims for damages will be made by the
contractors. The contract does not expire until
March ], 1874, by which time the contractors are
cynhdent their work will be completed. judge
STANDBY, of New York, is no relation of the
Messrs. Shanly, so far as they know. the knowl-
edge of hls existence beng recently acquired by
them. VIM. NJ. Tweed did furnish to the CON
tractors 100000, but this Indebtedness has lonr
since been settled in full
MAINE.
Bates college at Lewiston, has 100 students
accord inc to the receDtcaalogue Just published
Among the members Of the sophomore class is
the name OF Mr. Hagop Harootun Acterian Of
ROdosto, Turkey.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Congregational church at Saubornton is
to celebrate its centennial on the 18th and 18Th
OF the present month.
The Baptist church in Amherst was sur
prised, on Sunday, the 5th, with silver com
munlon service, presented by Mary Twss and
children
On the I'd, in Pennington, Mrs Mary r.
Place was found dead in bed. Her age was six.
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