Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-20
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Boston recommend Otis NOrcross for mayor as
the best man 10 meet the requirements OF the
city al this time The Journal and Transcript
endorse MIR. NOrcrOss.
Four men were injured, one OF them fatally,
bv the lall of an elevator in the Revere sugar
refinery at Cambridge, Saturday, which was
loaded with q ton of sugar. The elevator was
supplied with the modern appliances to stop it
in case of an accident, but they proved of no
avail.
young man named Frank Mckee, a deaf
mute has been missing since the Saturday night
of the fire. and it is thought he is in the ruins.
No other theory can account for his disappear
ance. He left his home in South Boston early
in the evening" and was last seen in the vicinity
of the f e.
Curious results have followed some of the eX-
peumeuls made upon charred papers and dOcu-
ments, and the examination of books in sales
which proved worthless III the great fire. Ii has
been found that what paper-makers call poor
paper-paper considerably delayed stood the
best test Parchment paper, used for bonds and
legal documents shrivelled up exceedingly, and
the print blistered so that it could be read VIXEN
writing was illegible. So it was with the en-
grayed work On notes. The gliding on account
books, burned aud charred, showed out as bright
and clear as when the books were new, which
brings up the question if TO introduce gllt-ed9ed
account books would not be well, on the ground
that the gilt would stay the passage by tire OF
the pages within. Books crammed into a safe
so that it was difficult to get them out, suffered
considerably less than those that were set in
loosely, and in some cases came out from safes
in which everything else was worthless, so far
preserved that the figures on their pages could
be decipheTed. With charTed pages which
could not be made transparent by any light
whatever used, it was found, after the employ
ment OF vitriol, OXalc acid chalk, 9lyceriue and
other things, that ANYTHING thar mOistened them
to a certain stage TO which il was delicate work
20 of 4 10 F1,a1
and figures legible through magnilying glass,
il has been the almost universal experience that
lead pencil marks show out all right where
ink marks cannot be distinguished. The sue
cess Of the use Of photography has already been
noted.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the superior court at Lowell, yesterday,
Samuel Reed and Levi b. 1uttle of Aver, on
trial for burning that town in April last, were
acquitted the jury being out but a few min
nies. The evidence was wholly circumstantial.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Samuel Dow, convicted OF larceny at Sails
bury, while left alone a few minutes on Satur-
day attempted 10 escape, aud was caught by the
neck in such manner that he was unable TO
extncate himself He was dead when found.
He was sixty years old and leaves family.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
At Fall River on Saturday, John Curly and
Abram Mycock, aged fifteen and sixteen, were
caught in the act of setting fire to the American
linen mill in which they were employed. They
were arrested. A similar attempt was made by
two boys the same day 10 fire the MerchanIs
MILL but it was unsuccessful.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A mighty rushing wind moved the barn at
the East LOngmead0w parsonage four inches
last Tuesday night, and overthrow large pine
tree on the Calendar place.
MAINE.
The Biddelord Times OF Friday gives q long
nj the recently discovered
near the cascades in SacO, which is now owned
by Messrs. Lewis, Frost and others. The slate
is said to be of excellent quality, and the COM
pany are making preparations 10 bring it into
the market in large quantities. The chips will
be ground into -four 10 be used for oil cloth and
fertilizers. Ii is also used 1or fire proof paint
but those who have uied it say that it is worth
less.
Mr.. George I. Buchanan chief engineer at the
national military asylum in Augusta died Sun
day afternoon in consequence OF injuries re-
Ceived by an explosion Of gas on Saturday at
that institution. His head and face were terri
blv burned and also his clothes, and he died
after experiencing great agony. He was una
bic 10 account for the cause Of the explosion.
He belonged in Massachusetts, and leaves wife
and one child.
An unknown man fell overheard from Bos-
ton steamer yesterday morning off Owps Head
and was drowned. A passenger who saw him
fall says he was vomiting and lost his balance
and pitched overheard. Others who observed
him supposed him to have been under the infiu-
ence OF liquor. The steamer was stopped and a
boat launched TO attempt his rescue, but he
could not be found.
MIR. Aver, from Buffalo, n. Y, principal of
the academy al Cherryheld suddenly and mys-
teriously disappeared from that town one night
last week. The last seen of him was at a social
party in the village. The next morning a note
was found in his room, directing that his books
be given TO friend, hut giving no clue to his
own whereabouts. AT last accounts his male
pupils were searching the river for his remains,
while the girls were in fears of apprehension.
The missing man was a popular teacher and
slight dissatisfaction on the part OF one gentle
man whose children attend the academy
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Al Nashua, on Saturday, some malicious liar
started story thar President Grant had been
poisoned. The report spread RAPIDLY and dur
inc the afternoon and evening the telegraph
offices were thfonged with people who were
anxious TO learn the truth or falsiIy OF the re-
port.
VERMONT
Jacksonville is to have cheese factory cost
ing $4,000, the Legislature having granted the
necessary charter.
A warm hearted Irish servant girl at st. Al
bans, who had lived as domestic in a Boston
family, upon hearing the first exaggerated ac.
counts Of the fire and consequent suffering
NIOle ~ tue ldulllA iUf whom she mad formerly
worked, and begged them to take from the saw
ings bank the $500 which she had earned in
their service, and appropriate the sum to their
relief.
CONNECTICUT.
James Waterbury was drowned in the Thames
river, Sunday night. He was about fifty years
OF age, blacksmith by trade but at the time of
his death was one of the hands on the schooner
S. Applegate.
The fire marshal of New Haven has entered
complaint against one hundred and fifty delin-
quentS who do not comply with the city ordi
nanees concerning stoves, tirewood, and zines
as protection against danger from fire.
The body OF Mr.. Thomas Quinn, worthy and
respectable citizen Of Manchester, was found
Sunday afternoon, the 10Th, in piece of woods
IN that town, not far from the Catholic charch
MIR. Quinn had gone out on Tuesday, the 9Th
election day, to shoot ducks in the near but
nevertheless wild and secluded spot where his
body was found. He did not return, and his
wife being alarmed, a search was made which
resulted as above. He had evidently come TO
his death by the accidental discharge of his Gun.
for 1t lay empty near him and there was a NOR
tal wound III his abdomen, where the charge
had lodged.
The College Courant presents some interesting
statistics which show he gratifying growth Of
y ale college during the past fifty years The
catalogue Of 1925 shows that the college
had at that Time total of 10 officers and 4S3
eAuNNuta III all AlC departments. len wears
laer he officers numbered % and the students
50l. For the next decade The Increase in officers
and students, though not large, was decided:
nut IRON 1912 10 the present the increase has
been very rapid. The catalogue for the present
year shows 76 instructors aud 904 students
During the half century covered by these TO-
ures, the standard OF study has been constantly
elevated, and the material resources OF the col
lege have greatly increased.
Dunng tile las hity-lhree years the Etna insur.
ance company OF Hartford have paid out s95 :.
gOOOOO on insurance policies, not counting the
Boston fire. During many years, at various
umes between 1920 and 1910, the stock could be
bought lor mere song; indeed it was some
times given away. Many families, who got the
STOCK cheap, have depended upon it of late
years for their best income The CbicaGo fire
cost the Atna 50 766 429. The directors called
III MY per cent OF the capital, and weut ON
again bfaFely. Now comes the Boston loss =
something over 81 GOO 0O0, after deducting Tho
salvage TOUT great deal less than the reuorted
u 900 600 land this, too the Old compafy Vii
promptly pay, and 20 on its way "conguerinl
aud 10 conquer" Its capital is 50 900 900
RHODE ISLAND.
The report in the New York papers that III,
Narragsnsett insurance company OF Proyidenc
has suspended is untrue. The companys eDfir
losses IN the Boston FIRE cannot exceed $500 Goa
The cOmpapys assets are 500 900. The com
pany will continue business with $500 600 capi
tai.