Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-05
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.


thousand dollars, which amount has been paid
10 Hon. Otis Norcross treasurer of the perma-
nent fund of the union.
In the superior court at Boston, on Tuesday,
the Jury returned verdict Of $3.50 against the
city, on the petition of John r. Mullen for as
sessment of damages upon his estate, on the
corner of Pine street and Harrison avenue,
caused by the raising of the grade.
Miss Virginia Townsend, the welknown au-
thoress, gave lecture at the regular Wednes-
day evening entertainment at Boffin's Bower
this week. The lecture was of a historical ma
ture, and presented in clear, eloquent and forci-
BILE language.
The state temperance convention, composed
of delegates from the various Catholic temper
ance organizations in the state, to be held in
Boston on the 3Oth of this month, promises
well.
Among the prominent military men who
have written letters expressing their determine.
ton to be present at the reunion Of the army of
the PosoG1ae are Generals Meade, Mcdowell,
Burnside, Barlow, and Park. General Sheridan
will also undoubtedly be present.
The Journal, of Wednesday evening, says:
The arrest of Charles II. Doras alias "Jack
Straw" mentioned in another paragraph, mas
resulted in the breaking up of the rendezvous OF
extortiouists and blackmailers at 16 Prospect
street and % Piedmont street, where it is stated
by the police several unwary men have been
heeced Of their money. Josephine Studley alias
Fowler, recently the mistress OF John II.
Fowler, one of the parties convicted OF the
Chauncey street store robbery, was also arrested,
and the two places named have been entirely
broken up. The pictures of both Straw and
Josephine have been taken and added to the
rogues gallery.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin is RESPONSE
BILE for the subjoined story: pages or elastic
cords that were in very general use when long
dresses were worn on the street, netted a small
fortune to the first introducers, Messrs. Lewis,
Brown & Co., Of this city. They had held in
stock, very long time, very large lot of
English elastic cordIof coarse sizes, and had
been unable to find any sale for them. One day
the idea suggested itSelf to one of the firm that
this cord could be used TO loop up trailing
dresses. They started the novelty, designed the
hook, and in en- incredibly short time had dis
posed Qtall their dead lot of cord, and had
their parties in England clean up the British
market. The result was that when the rush
first set in they held the only stocks and sup
piled the whole country. Fifty girls were con-
stantly employed in this city putting up pages
The United States corvette Tfconderoga,
Commander Badger, arrived at Boston, on
Tuesday, from New York, and reports the fol-
lowing disasters: While coming round Cape
Cod az four O'Clock Monday morning, the cor
vette came in collision with coasting schooner,
named the Ada A. Andrews, Capt. Andrews,
bound from Philadelphia, with full cargo of
bituminous coal for Boston. The schooner was
SO seriously injured that the captain and crew
hastily abandoned her, and went on board the
Ticonderoga, which brought them to this port.
dense fog prevailed at the time. The steamer
was blowing her whistle, and on seeing the
schooner, Immediately reversed her engines, and
was not going more than two knots when she
struck the schooner. An extra officer was on
watch forward, but the fog was so thick that he
could see but a very short distance. The Ada
A. Andrews was good vessel, of 22S tons regis
ter, built at Milford, DEL, in 1866, and was
owned in Providence. She was worth about
SIS, 900, and is partially insured
ESSEX COUNTY.
A Washington special says President Grant
has fully decided to offer the Berlin mission to
DR.. Loring to remove the obstacles to General
Buffers obtaining the Massachusetts governor
ship.
At Gloucester, on the I'd, at a large and en-
-thusiastc meeting, the people voted three to one
in favor of city charter. Immediate steps will
be taken to get the subject before the present
legislature.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
motion is to be made on the 23d inst. for a
transfer of the trial of Moran, the Stuughton
murderer, from Norfolk county to some other,
on account of the difficulty of getting an impair
tial jury.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
DIR. Andrew Macke, for more than half a
century highly esteemed physician in Ware
ham, Plymouth and New Bedford, died in the
latter city on Tuesday, aged seventy-seven
years.
MAINE.
The Maine democratic convention is to be
held in Augusta, and not in Bangor, as original
ly announced.
NJ. Crangle, clerk for Robert Burns, dropped
dead in his store at Eastport, last Saturday, OF
heart disease.
S. G. Pike, Esq, has been re-appointed city
treasurer for Calais, and DIR. Howard E. Vose,
city physician. Mr.. Pike has held the Office OF
treasurer, and discharged its duties honorably
for twenty years.
Patrick Haley, who was run over by the cars
at DanVllle junction some two months ago, has
so far recovered as TO be able to sit up. The
stumps of the leg and arm are well healed. He
will be able to wear artificial leg.
young lady at work in one of the Lewiston
mills, about three weeks since, caught her hair
in loose pulley, and lost piece of the scalp,
four inches by five. The wound was dressed,
and is now doing well.
Hoswel is at work in the prison paint shop,
engaged in painting top buggies He appears
in good health, but seems to have but little am
bition, and is not very energetic in the perform
ance of his duties.
Mrs. Philip Addition of Dexter attempted to
commit suicide on Friday by cutting her throat
with razor. She did not succeed IN severins
any Of the large arteries, but cut portion of thu
windpipe. She was alive at the last accounts
and her physician thinks there is about an ever
chance for her recovery. Mrs. Addition had beer
out of health for some time, and on some oc
casions seemed quite strange, but no ont
thought her insane
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Franklin is to have q new hall.
j. W. Sanborn of Pennington is in jail at Do
yer for executing the forged papers uttered by
Nutter
A carriage road will be completed to the top
OF Moosauke mountain by July. 1t will lead
from Warren.
Abram B. Sanborn of Suucook was run over
last week, by his horse, and had one of his ribs
broken, and several others fractured.
lad in Concord, named Frank Merrill made
slight mistake the other day, and chopped of
his thumb while endeavoring to decapitate a
rooster with a sharp axe.
About fifty cottages are to be erected at He'd.
ding camp meeting ground in Epping the pres.
ent season.
Hugh Brann of Peterborough fell off of a
wharfng six feet high, on the evening of the
18th, with a cider pitcher in hand, and although
one leg was broken, he saved the pitcher
ten-year old French boy fell, Tuesday morn
ing, from the top story of the Pembroke mills
at Suncook, to the lower floor, through the ele
yator, distance of fifty feet He had his thigh
fractured and one leg broken in two places.
A few days ago, in Pittsburg, Mr.. VIM. Bow.
man received such injuries, while rolling logs
into the water, that be died the next day. He
was aged thirtyfour and leaves family.
Inc second annual meeting of the Fifth New
Hampshire veteran association will be held at
Eagle hall, Concord, Thursday, June1. A bust
ness meetlng VIII take place at II O'clock to be
followed by dinner, GRAFTON, poem, and a gen.
eral good time
A man calling himself Frank Sharpe, of Prov
ldence, K. l., broke into the depot at Ashland,
iast week, and was caught at Plymouth the next
Gay. sharpe got about $40, and in effectiug an
entrance Ell cut a hand badly on the window glass.
Inc stolen money, therefore became bloodied
leading TO suspicion and his arrest
Forty days ago, Eben Colby was hit on the
head by falling sign in Manchester, The blow
Drought on paralysis of the whole system.
The first week the unfortunate man was able ~
take a few spoonfrs of cider, and since then NOT
particle OF nourishment except what comes
from a little cold water. He is wasted away Il
amere skeleton, and cannot much longer sur
Yiyc.
At eleven O'Clock, on the night of the 3D., al
unfinished double tenement house on the Holli,
road, between the Nashua and Worcester rail
road track and the canal, was totally consumed
by nre II was owned by DR.. L. f. Locke The
nre was the work of an incendiary. Loss est
mated at $500, upon which there is an insurance
York.
On the list, DR.. G. P. Wood, practcing ply
slclan ~ Manchester, was arrested and held 10
bail In S2O0O for nrodncinn an nLnriinr, -, y