Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-22
aalortcstcr aailp Syn.
New England News Summary.
BosToN ASH vIoINIrY.

The Boston journal says: Inc lncIetse VI
our colored population has not peen so large az
many predicted, as result Of the war. In 1860
there were 226l coored persons residing in the
twelve wards of Boston. In 1885, the number
living in Boston, ROxbury and Dorchester was
2431, aud according to the recent census we have
1926 colored residents. Taken as a class they
are as thrifty and industrious as any equal num-
Der of citizens, and the majority are well edu-
Gated"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A finely dressed young man entered the store
of Henry Ordway, on Merrimack street, Lowell,
on the Goth, and while examining jewelry, man.
aged to pocket two valuable pairs of sleeve but
tons. The proprietor, missing the articles short
ly after, followed him and had him arrested
when he confessed the theft and delivered the
stolen articles. Other jewelry and four untitled
blanks of the National Park bank of New York
were found on his person. The officers suspect
him of being shrewd confidence operator A
pal has been seen with him in several stores
busily pricing articles. The prisoner gives four
or Eve different names, the last OF when Is
Charles B Philbrick. He says he has lately re-
sided on Cambridge street, Boston, where he has
a family.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Springfield Republican says the effort TO
create number of new scholarships at Amherst
college-one for every class in its hiStory-is be-
ing pushed with enthusiasm and promises con-
siderable success. Among the latest responses
is a pledge from Mr. Wells Southwark of New
Haven TO contribute one for the first class-that
represented by Prof SHELL 1t costs
or pledge Of $40 a "
this nearly pays thu
Buxton propos' new court house.
The number O. by the Augusta police
the past year h. LS5.
A Roman Ca riest in Rutland celebrated
st. Patrick's making over two hundred
boys take T. france pledge.
he chomnion Wood so1uuar
four cords of wood into three
Ter day.
..,uor of the Dover Observer is over sew
..ty years of age, and has never been in rail-
road car in his life.
Edward Hayman, cashier of the South Ber-
wick National bank, died Saturday from sec
ond attack of paralysis
Mr.. William Earl, employed by the Newich-
wannoch manufacturing company at South
Berwick, was severely injured on Friday by the
explosion of picker machine, which was run
at TOO high rate of speed.
Wiseasset on the Goth voted to subscribe four
teen thousand dollars to the capital stock Of the
kennebec and Wiscasset railroad company; also
to loan the road its credit to the amount of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. A COM
mittee to visit the towns and cities through
which the road will pass, and obtain subscrip-
tons, was chosen, and viii at once proceed to
business. The road will be built from Wiscas
set 10 Augusta, or Gardner, via Kings Mills.
At the organization of the new municipal
government of Augusta, on the Goth, Mayor
Eveleth stated that the Total city debt is S312,-
1871, He advocates the strictest economy and
retrenehment, and averts briefly to some of the
agencies that are to give new impulse to the
cty's growth and prosperity. The taxes yet 10
be collected are sufficient to pay all Outstand-
ing claims.
The actual expenditures by the Messrs.
Sprague on their property at Augusta, exclusive
OF and since their DOrphasp the first of the
present month, amount to S525, $50; of this
amount 100000 were diSbursed in rebuilding
the dam, erecting saw mill and other build
lngs, the introduction of new and costly ma
chineiy, and in laying the foundation for new
cotton mill. 10 this statement may now be
added the projected outlay, already begun, of
over 100000 more during the present year.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
For the education of POTS children in the
Portsmouth public schools last year, SIG, 49, 3
were paid, nearly 50 so to each scholar.
Inc Mirror says: Hundreds, even thou
sands, of wild geese are resting, in Their north
ward journey, in the Massabesic."
The Manchester Mirror gives no less than ten
causes of the republican defeat in New Hamp-
shire-enough certainly. The editor remarks
The temperance view Of the case shows why
we lost seyenty-five representatives. The other
points account for the 1000 republicans thai
stayed at home"
Speaking of the objections brought agains
the republican candidate for governor, New
Hampshire paper saws: "We pity the pure AM
nnadulterated bigotry of those republicans
any there were-whO failed to vote for Mr.. Pix
because he is a minister. To our mind the II
publican party is infinitely better off with NJ
Pike defeated, than 1t would be with Mr.. Pix
or any other man elected by the solid vote {
the grog-shops."
blast recently at the blue slate quarry il
Blissville moved q mass of rock % feet deep 8
feet long, and IS feet wide. The entire bloc
will make Il, APO cubic feet
Rev. John HI. Hopkins, Jr., formerly editor O
the Church Journal, is now living at Burliug
ton, and editing the literary remains OF hi
father, the late Bishop Hopkins, and those o
the late Rev. DR.. Mahan of Baltimore.
There is landlord at Windsor who has takeI
hint from Artemus Wards inquiry of tn,
Washington hotel clerk, GLOW much pc
DreathP If q guest retiTes to bed after II p
M, he is charged twenty-five cents extra anC
the same if he is called at any particular hour
A man who was accidentally called twice on
morning has sent him the extra quarter he for
got TO charge.
CONNECTICUT.
A temperance league has been started in Mer
iden, to prevent the sale of adulterated liquors
The supreme court Of errors holds an ad
journed term at Bridgeport, beginning Tuesday
and continuing most of the week.
Arson Hungerford died suddenly Friday after
noon, at bis residence on Prospect street, Hart
ford.
Nilsson sung in the oratorio of the Messiah al
the Hartford opera house on the Goth, to large
and appreciatiye audience.
On Saturday, William Fish, of Windsor, while
telling trees, was struck by one which broke the
bones Of his LEG above the ankle and causing bad
flesh wounds.
The grand commandery of the Masonic fra
ternity of the state Of Connecticut will meet in
special communication at Meriden, in Masonic
hall, on Wednesday, the 22d inst.
Ii is reported that the Rev. DIR. Phelps, who
for quarter of century past has been so well
known as a faithful and excellent clergyman. in
Hew Haven, is about to resign his pastorate.
The following members of the junior class in
Yale have been selected to speak at the coming
Junior exhibition Messrs. Hincks, Coe, Deming,
Ramsdell, Richards, Merriam, Wilcox, Kendall
Howard and Clendenning.
The will of the late Mrs. Annie Breed of Nor
witch makes numerous private requests, and sets
apart $4,000 as a fund for the support of de-
serving and impecunious widows.
The New Haven Journal says; 'The surprise
party in New Hampshire has operated as we an
ticipated with our friends in this state 1t has
startled them from the lethargy which too gen.
orally prevailed, and the prospect to-day is that
the republican majority in the state will be
larger than for some years past.
meeting of the committees of West Hart
ford, Harrington and Unionyille, to act in the
matter vi ndTTOW gauge railroad between
KNOXVILLE and Hartford was held on Thursday
in Pennington, and it was decided to apply for
charter at the next session of the legislature,
to be based on the survey made several months
since for the Connecticut western road
Thomas Harrigan, one of the drivers of
steamer No. 4, New Haven, was cleaning the
hoof of one of the horses of the steamer, Sun
day, when boy frightened the horse sud ienly,
causing him TO step on two fingers of Mr.. Har-
rlgans hand. The horse then turned around
with MIR. HIS hand still under the hoof. and
the sharp cork cut the fingers completely OFF,
burdet LOOMS, acting, it is said, for an asso-
citation of gentlemen who propose to organize n
stock breeders association, and fit up fine ag-
rieultural park, with all the appurtenances has
purchased the large farm of VIM. Woodward,
about half way between Hartford and Newing.
ton, on the Hartford and New Haven railroad.
which is admirably located for the purpose de-
sigLed.
The Norwich Bulletin tells a pathetic little
story about pigeon which became fastened BY
long string hanging from its leg to a telegraph
wire on Main street in that city. Two or three
cruel boys wanted TO throw stones at ii, but
KIND gentleman, telling them not 10 hurt the
poor bird, got ladder and carefully unwound
the string and put the frightened, A1ttering lit,