Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-01
G0lurtestrr aaiIp SPY.
New England News SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The state constables are to be instructed by
the commissioners to consider it a part of theil
duty to arrest tramps and Migrants who scout
from city TO city begging, and have them SEN
to tae workhouse.
A female pickpocket, who gave the name o.
Maria Murphy, was taken in Boston the othel
day under the following circumstances: lady
who was passing down School street at 1920
was accosted by another with the remark,
pointing to a silk-attired female: THAT woman
has picked your pocket" The lady searched
for her pOrtmonnaie, and, sure enough, it was
gone, The officer was close by, and went for
the woman pointed out by the informant,
taking her TO the station. On being searched
the missing portmonnaie was found upon her,
together with two others containing S11.50 and
S12 respectively. The pickpocket, who appears
TO be about twenty years old, says she is a ma
tive of England, and came from New York
Tuesda, night.
The following particulars are given of the
robbery in Boston, mentioned in our dis
patches yesterday: Shortly after one o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, while Mr.. H. Weld
Fuller, treasurer of the Woodawn cemetery
corporation, was engaged at his Office at Al
State street in making up packages of money
from parcel of S6000-which had but short
time previously been drawn from bank on the
opposite side of the street, and which he car
ned to his office exposed to public yiew-two
well dressed young men entered his office, one
Of whom presented letter directed to Nr.
Lyman, and asked il that gentleman was in.
MIR. Fuller informed the stranger that no per-
son of that name was about the premises, and
after few words further, during which Mr..
rulers eyes were for moment attracted from
his desk, the two strangers left and on counting
up Mr.. Fuller discovered that package of
$1,000 was missing. He inquired of a young
man employed in the office if he had disturbed
the packages, and being answered in the mega
tive exclaimed, "Then those men have stolen
II - INN, 1iaf olV ipStifufod hut
thus far without success, ana the suppoSition is
that while one engaged the attention of Mr..
Fuller, his companion adrotly stole the missing
package, which contained no bill of larger
denomination than twenty dollars.
ESSEX COUNTY.
An Essex county teacher, after reading the
twelfth chapter of John to a Sunday school
class, asked them, "Where was Jesus at this
timer The prompt reply of bright-ooking
little fellow was, cover to Beverly" He meant
Bethany
The Salem Gazette says: "On Sunday last
resident near the canal alongside the mill pond,
between Castle hill and the Eastern railroad de-
pot, was suddenly alarmed by neighbor who
came to inform him that one of his young ducks
was in trouble, having quacked and struggled
Tor dear life, until it was nearly exhausted and
ready to sink in the water which it had gone
into for its favorite pastime. Arriving at the
spot, the owner, astonished and surprised at the
perlouS condition of the young water fowl,
hesitaled for moment what to do, first looking
at his well-shined boots, and then thinking of
l.. softness of the mud, but finally ventured
ne 'eased the little apparently suffering
'nu To- hen to his astonishment he found il
W. rnahaug, which had opened its
iGnoteu 5 70 49, u Il on the ducks foot The
,Tabon1 u,as varv L. rye, and It's weight and
tenacious hold rendered En- 'ica . ana SAFE re-
turn to shore impossible bI 'no uucA own
power, without human help"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
BY the caving of an embankment m eScaya
ting trench for a water pipe on GorhaIn street,
Lowell, on Monday, several men were Injuries.
One Imam named John Moran had his thigh
fractured and head cut. -... ...
MAINE.
The state election takes place on the nth of
September, not quite six weeks hence.
The milkmen of Bangor have agreed to put up
the price to eight cents quart after the list of
August.
Mr.. F. A. Butman of Gardiner, one of the
most talented landscape painters in Maine, died
last week quite suddenly.
The engagement of Congressman Hale. of
Ellsworth, TO daughter of Senator Chandler,
of Michigan, is announced.
Benjamin Little fell upon a circular saw in
Haines & Sons mill at DamariScotta, last week,
and one leg was severed from the body near the
hip, causing death in few moments.
An immense business in manufacturing ready
made clothing is done in the eastern section of
Maine. One firm in Winterport manufactures
from $4,000 to $4,000 vests annually, giving en-
ployment, at their homes, to some 1900 women,
and number of other firms do business al
most as large.
From the present appearances we judge there
will be falling off in the total vote. Last year
the total vote reached nearly 100000, of which
Gov. Perham received LOIS, and clear major
ity of S28S. 1t is only when they have an ac-
tive campaign and party spirit runs high that
full vote is brought out, in which event the total
vote can be sent up TO over 10000, with an i'm
mense republican majority. In the present cam
paign neither party have occasion to get out
their last man, or to "vote early and often" and
as a result the strength of either party will not
be shown.
There never was aquieter campaign than that
now in progress in the state. Scarcely an allu-
sion is made to it in any school district or at
the cross roads. Both parties, as if by common
consent, are lying on their oars and taking it
easy. Once in while few of the partisan jour
nails banter words and keep the people reminded
that Maine is to be the first state that is to lead
OFF and strike the key note of the fall elections,
but even their chivalrous editors do not seem
disposed to work themselves up to a red hot
heat, and so the canvass remains as void of eX-
citement as it is dull and stupid.
Hon. Sidney Perham, the present incumbent
of the chair of chief magistrate, is the republi-
can candidate for reelection, while the demo-
Gratis are running against him Hon. Charles P.
kmOall. These gentlemen are nearly of the
same age were born among the hills of Oxford
county, and were schoolmaTes in the same dis
triet On reaching the estate of manhood,
Gov. Perham chose TO become farmer, while
MIR. Kimball entered upon the career of a man
ufacturertof carriages in Portland. Both are
gentlemen of ability and integrity, and have
been the architects of their own fortunes. They
are both Of the same religious faith, Universal
list, and each commands the higest respect
Both have been more or less active in political
life; but while Mr.. Kimball has never filled
office, Gov. Perham has been more fortunate,
having, as is well known, been not only mem
Der of the legislature but has served in the ma
tional halls of legislation. Members of the leg
islature and county officers are also to be
voted for, candidates for which will be nomi-
mated at the proper time
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Frank b. johnson has been elected city mar
shall of Portsmouth.
Coos farmers say the hay crop is not as large
at last year, but the quality is much better.
Levi Blasdell was found dead in his bayfield,
as Chichester, Friday evening; heart disease
The Sentinel thinks Colebrook is destined IN
become one of the smartest towns in the state.
Since the great fire OF year ago $4,000 worth
of buildings have been erected
The house of James Fitzgerald, in Danbury
was struck by lightning about four o'clock on
Thursday afternoon, July 81, and totallykde-
stroyed. Insured.
The lightning entered the telegraph office in
Franklin, July q, and burned all the wires off
and set the office on fire. The operator was alb
sent and luckily the fire was discovered and ex-
unguished by the station master
A discharge of all but one of the foremen in
the bureau of yards and docks was made at the
Portsmouth navy yard, Saturday; the office of
chief accountant was also abolished together
with other prominent clerkships.
The steam fire engine Kearsarge threw
stream over the eagle on the state house in Con-
cord the other evening, and played horizontal
stream OF 200 feet with pressure of 20 pounds.
The Kearsarge is going for the prize at the fire
mems muster in Portsmouth
Judge Pratt of the supreme judicial court for
Rockingham county, decides that there is no le-
gal test of insanity in criminal cases, The
question whether the respondent (Jones. the
Newmarket murderer was insane, and whether
the insanity caused him to commit the crime
is one of fact for the jury, and not of law for
the court. This is not in accordance with the
law on this subject as heretofore held In this
country and England.
A Frenchman named Albert Manson hired a
horse of N. H. Haskell on Saturday last to 20
TO Boscawen to buy some cattle, saying that he
should return in the afternoon. Haskell waited
for his appearance till Sunday morning about
ten O'Clock, when he set out in quest of him.