Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-14
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Rabbi SneerSohn, the scholar ana dlVlne from
Jerusalem, who has been the recipient of so
much honor on this side of the Atlantic within
a few years past, is now in Boston.
There are now on the passage to Boston some
twenty-five East lndiamen from Calcutta, emma,
Japan, and other foreign countries, loaded with
heavy cargoes of India goods, which will
come on the market just in time for the Spring
demand.
In speaking of the present temperance move
ment in Worcester, among the Irish, the Boston
Journal saws: ave hope to see similar move
ment under the auspices of the Irish benevolent
societies of Boston, and we believe the Catholic
clergy here i'll initiate the example of their
Worcester brethren in giving all Che aid in their
power"
Owing to poor health the captain of the Yale
university crew, William L. Gushing ('72), of
Bath, Me-, has resigned his position, and Willis
Il. McCook C7S), of Pittsburg, Penn, has been
elected TO fill the vacancy. No response has yet
been received to the Harvard challenge, which
was sent to Cambridge month ago, but it is
understood that there is good probability of its
Last week George'J. Walther, employed by the
Pfaf Brothers, Boston, as collector, disap-
peared with $500, which he had collected on
his employers bills. An examination of the
books of the firm convinced them that Walthers'
populations had been going on for three or four
months, and that he was q defaulter to the
amount of from $500 to $500. An officer ar
rested him last Saturday with a small amount
of money in his possession.
Another full cargo Of teas arrived at Boston,
last week, in a Danish bark, consisting of 1884
half chests and 500 boxes. The vessel left Foo
chow on the 18th of August last, and has been
nearly six months on the passage. Another
cargo from China will soon be in. The amount
of tea entered at the custom house in 1870 was
double that received in 1868, and seems to
be constantly increasing, There has been very
active business in tea since the first of January,
when the duties were reduced, and Boston is fast
regaining her position as one of the leading tea
centres in this country.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says: "With
the resumption of the interrupted steamship
transportation between this country and Ger
many, which brings a better supply of plate
glass used for mirrors, and the consequent re-
duehon on prices of fully ten per cent, dealers
in looking glasses are anticipating a lively de-
mand early in the spring. Already many houses
who have sent Their agents west, are receiving
orders in amounts from 500 to $500 for glasses
aud picture frames, to be shipped in April
Dealers generally are busy in stocking up, pre-
paratory to general opening of business, which
generally takes place in March,"
During last week over 1000 cases of boots
and shoes were shipped from Boston, to go to
places outside of New England. being an in
crease of II 1925 cases over that of the preceding
week. BuyeTs are on hand from all the princi-
pal cities south and west, where goods are dis.
tflOuted, and considerable activity has prevailed
on Pearl street. Manufacturers in the shoe
towns have also been visited by buyers in good
numbers, and though they take fair quantities
OF goods, he volume of trade is not so large as
st the corresponding time last year. Most of
the workmen are employed, though there is not
the activity which generally characterizes the
business just before the opening of spring,
VIVA meat Is now abundant in Boston market,
ana meets with very general favor, to judge by
the large quantities weekly disposed of. A car
load of u 900 lbs of buffalo meat from Leaven-
worth, Kansas, and eightv-four saddles of ante.
lope from Cheyenne, Wyoming territory, was re.
celVed last week, and is said to be the largest LOT
ever received at one time. 1t was mostly dis.
posed of in the city, though considerable went
10 Other cities, and brought 15a20c per lb, fol-
the antelope and 7a10c per III. for buffalo. l
came on the Union Pacific road. There il
another lot on the way, consisting of elk, sag
hens, Jack rabbits, and some black tail deer
said to be very superior.
In 1857, one hundred ships ARR we'd at Bosto,
from Calcutta alone, and in 1870 only on
hundred and eight ships arrived there from
every foreign port in the world In 1857 Bos
ton imported three-fourths of all the Calcutt,
goods received in the United States, and New
YORK one-iourth. In 1870, New York imported
tnree-iourths of the saltpetre, linseed, &c. anC
Boston one-fourth. The Commercial Bulletin
says: This is almost the only department d
Our foreign commerce that showed decline
nearly every other branch, including all parrs
OF the East Indies, showed an increase"
ne missionary brig Morning STAR was
hauled over from East Boston to Boston day
or Two since, and moored at the end of CONNER.
clal wharf, where she now lies receiving the
Jew last touches, preparatory to her long wintry
imp Last Saturday afternoon she was visited
oy a large number of the Sabbath school chill
dren who built her and Others interested in the
foreign mission, and all seemed TO be well
pleased with her appearance and internal ar
rangements. The craft presented u beautiful
ana very saucy appearance, as she swung easily
al her moorings, with the Hawaiian flag flying
peak. ~
A short time since one David Thompson. of
Chelsea, was accidentally killed in that city.
leaving wlle but no children. And now comes
woman who furnishes proofs that she was
years ago married to Mr.. Thompson in Nova
SCOTIA and IS the mother of five of his children.
ana claims the property of the deceased amount.
lng TO about $4,000, for herself and children as
ms only legal wife, with fair prospect that the
law viii allow the claim. The second wife who
IS proved by this to be no wife and bv who
industry portion at least of this property had
Deen accumulated, IS left to the alternative of
putting IN a claim for services as housekeeper
husband. e-' As'
The Boston Courier tells good story of a cor.
pn ent and wel-to-do member of the city coun.
Gil, VINO sometimes drives four-iu-hand ex.
tending an invitation to some brother membsrs
Tor ride While driving around to gather his
party one OF whom was seated alone in the We.
hlcle Whle the owner was on the box with reins
IN hand, son of the Emerald Isle espied the
gorgeous turnout, and with ewes distended and
mouth open, exclaimed: "Och murther, look
at the tame and gold harness, {" and then recog.
nlzing the features of the occupant in the rear
1908 at Fat -, what q splendid tame he
nave now knowed him when he didn't have
wheelbarrow, and now look at him, only two
years IN the city governments and four horses;
and look at the big fat fellow he have for
driverI" -oA
The Boston Commercial Bulletin saws: s'In
anticipation of good demand cary in the
sprng ior children's carriages, manufacturers
are now busy making up a supply In Boston
there are three firms who make specIalties If
inns business, and their united yearly trade
amounts to nearly 100000 They turn out
ABOUT l0,OOO carriages, which find a market
principally in New England, though some 20OO
are yearly sent to New York, and there is a
small demand from California, Some fifty or
sixty different patterns and STYLES are made and
prices range from IS TO $50 each The kind of
wood mostly used is bass, ash and maple which
comes from Vermont, and the yearly consump-
non IN this city alone is rising 100000 feet The
business has greatly increased during the past
zen years, and only five years ago there were
put ABOUT SOO of the best Carriages made: now
between 5000 and 69GlSS are made annually"
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY,
The new building OF Lawrence academy, ut
Groton, is nearly finished, and will soon be
ready for occupation, 1t is hoped by the friends
Of the institution that the burning of the old
building will prove TO be only a temporary dis
perlty
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Inc Taunton tack COMPANY have recently M.
cupied Their new works and are now in fiIiI on.
GRAFTON. Their main building is 27O feet long
Dy forty wide and two and half stories high
on Saturday morning Mr.. George Nye,
melght brakeman on the New Bedford and
TAUNTON railroad, while coupling cars at NV.
mex $, caught bis foot in a frog and being un.
ole % disengage ii, was run over by car, which
ne, by signal of "all night" had set in motion.
his right foot and left thigh were badly crushed.
and be also received compound fracture Of the
left elbow. He was taken to his residence at
Myrlcksville.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
AT the annual meeting of the Nantucket fish
ing company, it was voted TO sell the vessel
owned by them, and the directors were empow-
cred to take measures TO chat end, The old