Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-02
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

adopted the following passenger rates betwee
Boston and western and southern states L
Cincinnati, S2S; Chicago, S24; ST. Louls, SSO
Memphis, s41.25; Mobile, s52I5; New orleans
S56.50; Denver, SIS; San Francisco, SAY.
The total number of deaths in Boston for tn
week ending Saturday was llS VI TINS mum
Der II died Of consumption; OF cboieri
in(antum; under one ycarof age, q; from on
to FIVE, 90 American parcutage, So; foreigl
parcntage, ~
STATE prison notes John w. Collins, the voun,
man sentenced in March, 1870, for robbng tn
Boston city treasury, was the recipient of al
executive pardon Friday afternoon.-Cyru
Starkey, sentenced in Worcester in October
1861 for life, for committing a felonious assault
The second offence, was also pardoned out Fri
day afternoon.-John Morris, aged twenty-si,
years, sentenced in Boston, Jan. Is, 1870, 70
breaking and entering, died Friday evening a
consumption. He has been sick ever since hi
arrival, not having been able TO do Il day
work,-Saturday was the last day of the fsca
year, and the convicts numbered $40.
- A girl called 10 apply for a place in Boston
Inc lady OF the house asked for her reference
u have lived five years at my last place. sale
~" girl; III you want to know any more abod
me &C. Father Hawcy." The lady was favor
nbly i,nnros. VI with girl who had lived five
Sears ,,itbont oh. "ging her place; bat she con
cIndcd 70 cali ON F,, her Hawley. DO you
know "A glrl named So-and-sU -, rs rs >, ohe
lived five years at her last placer les' All
correct so far; but as the isdy iurued 10 20
Father Hawey inquired, "Do yo1s know where
her Iast plnce was p "No; she did not men
tion that at lcdS in the state prisOTW
In the supreme judicial court at Boston, on
FRIDAY, verdict was rendered in the case of
Job A. Turner " the Quincy mutual fire insur-
auce company. This was suit to recover upon
n policy of insurance made upon a building.
The property was also insured III two other in
surance companies, each in the sum Of $4,000.
The amount insured in the defendant compahy
was $1,000. The building was partially de-
strOved by fire on the night of December 8,
1868. The plaintiff contended that the loss oc-
caSioned by the Ere was fully equal to the
amount of the entire insurance. and sought in
this action to recover Of the defendants the sum
of $1,000. They also alleged that III, question
of the amount of the loss was referred to
referees, who awarded that the entire sum IN
sured should be allowed the plaintiff The de-
fe1dants denied any such reference TO arbitra-
ton, and commended that the loss was much less
than the amount claimed by the plaintiff. The
case has now been twice tried. The jury at the
previous trial disagreed. The jury at this trial
found that the estimates of the arbitrator, KEEL
sey, Fitch and Fox, was binding, upon an agree
ment made by an authorized agent of the de-
PENDANT corporation. They also found that
taking the estimate of the arbitrator as evil
dcnce only and not binding as an award, the
plaintiff would he entitled to recover of the
Quincy company upon the policy the sum of
SG274 50. They found verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of S7639.44.
MDDLESEX COUNTY.
On Saturday, the Lowell board of health
made an efficient report that at the time of as
suming their duties, Sept. 10th, it was found
impossible to obtain or even approximate the
number OF cases of varioloid and small pox then
existing in the city, but since that date to the
29th inclusive, there have been reported in all
110 cases. Removed to the hospital siXty-two;
too sick to move, five; for other reasons, seven;
recovered since thp 10Th tlypOtV-tWO The MINI
Der that have died they were unable to asccr-
tain, either from the superintendent of bnrials
or undertakers There are seyenty-five now in
the hospitals and twelve outside. Additional
accommodations 10 the hospitals are being
made.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In Newburypor, on Saturday, runaway
horse knocked down two children named Will
liams, killing one and badly iDiuring the other
The Newburyport Herald is making itself quite
uneasy over the question what certain papers
would have done If Ben. Butler had been nomi-
mated. In the words Of its favorite candidate,
slightly modified, we reply, That is contin-
gency which we were not called upon to contem-
plate"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Ex-Mayor Edward ?. Buffinton, of Fall River,
is dangerously i'll, and there is but little eXpec-
tation Of his recovery.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The cadets of the Amherst agricultural col
lcge fired one hundred guns Thursday night in
honor Of Mr.. Washburn's nomination.
A recent vote of the trustees of Amherst col
lege excludes all students, using tobacco in any
form, from receiving assistance from the bene
ficiary funds.
The Springfield Republican says that Amhers
presents the name of Prof. Julius II. Seelye as
candidate to fill Mr.. Washburn's place in cor
gress when he is elected governor of Massa
chusettS.
The freshman class of the agricultural colleg
has challenged the freshman class of Amhers
college, to three-mile, sX-oared boat race o.
the Connecticut, to take place about the last q
October. The challenge has been accepted, ant
We may expect good rowing, considering tn
amount OF practice, as both classes contain goo
material for making up crews.
Prof. Montague will sail for Europe about tn
first Of November. He goes, not for plcasul
trip alone, but will visit the counties of soutl
western Europe for the improvement Of the d.
partment Of modern languages in Amherst co
lege, of which he is professor.
The Amherst Standard is responsible for til
following: Zone of our sOphOmores has devise
a new way of telling bad news. He writes HON
to his father, 4 came near losing thrty-seve
dollars last week. Anxious parent writes bac
that be is thankful the money was not lost an
wants to know how near By return mai
came within one of it-loSt thirty-sx.'"
The state convention of young mems Christa
associations closed at Northampton on Fridal
The meetings were interesting and the discu
sions generally profitable. Rev. DIR. Webb
Boston created some excitement yesterday b
his criticism of an essay of Rev. Mr.. Knowles
Lowell, on the superiority in some particulars
the associations over the churches Dr. Web
objected TO any comparison between the churc
and human organization, and thought theI
was no use and no place for these societies i
country villages; they owed allegiance to til
churches, and were, in many cases, drawing til
young men away from their own fields of labo
NfrtaatW 9TH, al.
next convention will be held inIFall River.
A correspondent OF the Northampton Ere
Press, IN giving report of the Worcester con
vention, thinks it necessary to follow the exam
pie Of some New York scribbler, who used t
come to the regattas at Lake Quinsigamond. an
take up prominent part of their report in abus
OF the city. In speaking of the great crow
present, the Free Press man makes the ridicu
lousy false statement that sat night hundred
OF men were going about the streets begging 70
the privilege Of sleeping on the floors of privat
houses" This sort of nonsense however,
only in keeping with the report of the New Yor
Herald, which gives description of the appear
ance of Mr.. Washburn on the occasion, state
among other things, that he "lai1 abed TO a lat
hour for man of his age" when, in fact M
Washburn was not in the city. However,
the Free Press in an editorial, endorses NJ
Washhurn in the following terms, we may pa
don the nonsense of its correspondent: GAS
man and a politician, he is eminently worthy
tue Suffrage oil massachusetts, republicans. A
IN the past so in the future he VIII make an of
Ger thar we can trust. His record is pure n
party presumes to attack either his principles
his manhood"
About ten o'clock Saturday morning,
NORTHAMPTON, Mrs. Fred Naples, with a lit
girl Of T. w. Proctorin her arms, and Harold A
twelve years old, son OF A. A. Andrews, of II
hrm OF ii. ID. Hollist n & Co., of Springfield, ste
ped upon the elevator on the fourth floor
titch's hotel, when it gave way, precipitatin
them all TO the first floor. The boy was thrown
one side of the elevator and had his skin
crushed. He died in about twenty minute
The little girl escaped with no serious iniur
The conclusion was so great as TO drive bOi
heels of Mrs. Naples shoes through the eley
tor floor, and it was found necessary 10 reno,
one OF, her shoes before she could be taken fro
the elevator. Mrs. Naples is seriously iniure
bleeding from the mouth, nose and ears, ar
the physicians fear her back is broken. II
nut holding the elevator had looseued and con
off, which was the cause Of the accident Fl
heavy trunks had gone up on it only an no
before
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
AT Greenfield, the home of Hon. VIM. B. Was
burn, tue news Of his nomination was receiv
with great demonstrations of joy. On Thursd
The bells in all the churches were RUG, and