Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-04
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New England news summary.


Rev. L. H. Angler will be installed rs pastor
OF the Presbyterian church atSouth Boston, next
Wednesday evening.
About fifty Of the friends of Gen. Butler en-
joyed a social dinner with him at the Revere
house, Saturday afternoon. Gen. b. then left
for Washington.
The number of deaths in Boston for the week
ending Dec. ., was 92-males, SO; females, Oh;
by consumption, 20; under year of age Is;
10 five years, Il; American parcnta9e, 70; loreigh
paTentage, g.
The Boston Journal SAYS; "The report that
Rear Admiral Lee is on his way from Washing
ton to assume command Of the worcester Tor ac-
tive service Is looked upon ms something OF the
sensation order by those who should best know
Nothing OF ,he kind is known 10 the authorities
The lafe president a. Rowdon college, Rev
Samuel Harris, LID, viii Sc in Boston the
= present week to deliver course 81 six lectures
before the Boston theological seminary on
sThe Progress and Triumphs of ChrStS Eing-
dom III ,he Earth" The course will he opened
on SUNDAY Evening next in Rromield street
church, and colihur daily in Wesleyan hall at
123 P. NJ.
The Pilot saws that to-day II tls ti4y Of Bos.
ton alone, there are nearly 60 pri4stS and over
100000 Catholics, There are in the diocese
which, lns.eGt n comprising all New EheNnd,
is now only half Of Observation-Disclosures priests
and nearly 100000 Catholics In the whole OF
Massachusetts there are noH Oser 300 priests
and 100000 Catholics. In the Original diocese
OF Boston tall New England) there are ofe' zoo
priests, aud probShAs ever 100000 Catholics.
A few days ago, at ti& fesileqcc OF Mr.. VIM
Heckie. Granville, the cook ujaup = SIRE as usual
in the cooking range, which bh,iltDt wake pipes
in the rear when n violent explosion took place,
breaking the range and seriously n'ul1nE the
cook, shattcring one OF her legs in such man
ner that spputatlon will probably be necessary.
Size vas, taken to the Massachusetts general
hospi,.N ~ rea fnent. The windows OF the kitcb'
en- were also ff3a6 The cause is supposed
TO have been the iiecllug ~ water in the pipes.
John &, Palfrey and others, ciye notice OF
their intention to ask the next pl4slSfvre for an
act nj incarceration as the Cambridge snG Bos
ION railroad. with capital stock OF SfOe.a90
and power to build and maintain railroad he
ginning at a POINT in the city Of Cambridge near
Mt Aaburn cemetery, thence proceeding in an
easteflv direction and soutberly of Mt. Auburn
street. and crossing Chafles river at some con
yenicnt point shove the GraG9 junction railroad
bridre and nnfTnr with the tracks Of the BoS
ION and Albany ralir9ad at some a9lnb IN the
town of Brighton or GSookline.
A Rosron paper has the following: Let us
tell onr readers of n pIcasars little incident that
marked Thanksgivnr day A worthy matron
recently deceased left her little fortune to be di-
v7sd between two sons The amount was some
S3000e Though the word had used neither OF
them IN an unkindlv mannes,esita one had made
a larger accumulation of wealth. fhan the other
On Thanksgiving day the deeds and checks for
the whole patfimo-s5 were conveyed TO the broth
er whose duties had la him iuI paths where
wealth is not rapidlv gleaneA ltwas pleasant
surprise TO the recipient, but tie donor must eX
leriepce the pleasant Satisfaction of knowing
that his generous deed is written dGHn in that
golden treasury where men inScribe deeds like
This We have only to ald that the donor is an
active and influential ncnfiSr of the pteseut
board of aldermen Of Boston"
The apartments ~ Boston which Alexis win
occupy have been coinsetcly renovated and
much imnr0ved since they Here occupied by the
prnce OF Wales and Admiral Tarrauut and
Presidents Lincoln and Grant respectively. Cab
met makers and urhosterers have been very
busy ever since the announcement of the coming
Of the prince. and on his arrival the suite o.
rooms devoted 20 his use will be bcftung his
hirh station. Choice works of art in paintings
bronze and marble 94fll decorate the walls, and
every tbing WHICH can nlsse tbe eve of taste will
he introduced into the apari nents, The dining
room for the party. which viii Ne private, will
receive the contributions of some Of Boston's
besI known florists and the emblrms cyf Russian
Nationality will diane the walls with the colors
of the limited Stares During the STAY gf She
great Muscovite. the yellow far with the double
headed eaole thereon will be dispaved from the
nortico of thp hotel and viii announce TO all
passcrs bv that the Scion of the house of Roman
off is present in the city.
Gen Chamberlain the newly apponted
warden Of the state prison assumed the duties
of the position Friday afternoon. Gen. Cham
herlain was acrompanied nv PRISON INSPECTOR
Il. II. Dnnn. Upon their arrival the prison bell
was iuno and the convicts summoned from labor
10 the chapel. Aiter they were seated MIR. Nayncs
came forward and introduced the new warden
saving that there was no man in Massachusetts
10 whom he wonld Weld the Office with Greater
Measure Gen. CbSmbpriaiu was erected With
cheers After their subsidenre he said tbat he had
heqn onnointed 10 the positon and he shouId
FIJI il 10 tho host of his ahfIities Ho rccorniged
in every man. no matterhoy had a feilow bcinG.
He believed that If was better ~ onneaI to T6e
better feelinqs of a MAJ, tban to nse brute force
He shonId he onidad nv that n,incinIa and vet
he sbonJd evact rertecr obedience 10 the rules
oftbe nrison AZ believed Inc ,nStitntion IN bf
designad tor rafIrrn as Won az nnnisbment and
sbonld he sotisied if when any man let its
walls he sbonid do So win tbe determination
To becomo a Good ciSizon the con,-irts wore
tben 1isnoiesa5 ofter which tho mon, ,yor,la, ,,aS
n ~hou,n oTer Tho bonse nv Mr. uavnes who win
rcmoye dnrinlr he comi1r lyeel-
T,n1,trsrv co1TxTv
Tho Conorerationai cbnrcb Of Aver has riven
n Sf0O0 caiI n Row Mr. Fairhanke oc Ash6urn-
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