Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-02
Gdlurtester Daily spp.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Glover 6 Jones cabinet shop, in Dorchester
was burned Monday morning. Loss $1,000.
Frank Mctiunfy, fourteen years OF age, was
killed by the cars nj Neponset on Monday.
The horse disease continues to take of equincs
in Boston. OF the ia which died last month
the majority were its victims.
Mrs. Mary G. Warren, Nirginian, visiting al
the residence of some friends in Boston, was
found dead in her bed Sunday morning
Judge Isaac f. Redfeld of Boston, formerly OF
the supreme court OF Vermont, is seriously I'll at
Aiken, S. G., and is not expected TO live many
DAYS.
Geo. L. Rufgin, ESQ.,, and Rev Sella Martin of
Boston, afe on their way to the convention of
eolored men at New Orleans, where they VIII
advocate hearty support of the nominee OF inc
Philadelphia republican convention:
By the monthly report Of Sheriff Clark 1t APP
pears that the total number OF prisoners IN
Suffolk iail is f53 held as follows: For trial, o.;
Tor exafifination g tiues and costs, so; debt, .;
sentence s. United States prisoners, l.
The threatened strike OF the drivers on the
Metropolitan horse railroad at Boston has been
averted by raising fheir salary to s. per day,
tlle same as the conductors receive. Ehe drivers
are satisfied and will demand no money of the
conductors.
The numerous foreign arrivals at the port OF
Boston recently has made business more active
at the custom house On Saturday the receipts
of gold in payment Of duties on imported mer-
on Monday there had been received $40 600.
George 0rmiston, opce one of the hest-known
printers in this city, died at the cofsSumpiiye'S
home, Boston, at the aye of seventy sears, and
was buried on Thursday. He was Scotcbman
by birth, and used to relate how when prem
tice in the office of the Balantines in Edinburgh,
he used to be sent with proof-sheets 10 Sir Wal
ter Scott.
George w. Hall, twenty years of acc, SEN
fenced TO the state prison in May, 1869, for
term of twelve years, for a murderous assault,
died in the hospital Saturday afternoon, OF CON
sumption. The small apartment used as a DOS
pital which accommodates but sixteen inmates,
is full and quite a number of cOnvlcts are con-
fined to ltheir cells in the wings, by sickness,
there being over fifty sick couviclS at the pIc sen
time
A boy fourteen wears old, named Thomas J.
Moriarfy, appeared in the United States dis
trict court iu Boston, Monday, and pleaded
guilty TO stealing seven letters from The post
office at Lawrence, Mass In consideration OF
mis- youth, however, and the fact thai he evlnced
o desire TO reform, District Attorney Mason con
scented TO a continuance OF the case uptll DeNt
term. The boy was placed under bail OF $500,
and his future conduct will determine the i1lal
disposition OF the case.
CAPTAIN John W Baker, of the firm OF J.
Baker & Co., ship chambers of Boston, died at
his residence in Hyannis on Sunday, at the aye
of fifty eight years He was stricken with
suueh aouut INV aiohAh' si-v' ""' II
is supposed that his death was caused by eau
Ger in the stomach. Capt. Baker had been IN
business in Boston for thirly-threc years, and
was bl9hly esteemed IN tue eommercla cOhmu-
nliy lie leaves TWO sons, ms wIle having dlcd
a few months since Of cancer.
MIDDLEsEN COUNTY.
To-day the body OF James flanagan was re-
covered from the Suffolk canal, into which he
fell while dipping pail of water some weeks
since He was fiIty-n,ne years old and leaves
1amly IN England
Catherine McGOwan oil Maynard concerned
passion LOT a Young man laihCu STUNT, ahu II
now crazy because ne don want hef 10 marry |
him. He never made love to her, out she de
elares that she must marry lhm' ana could MOI
i've without MN, and threatened death 10 any |
other he might marry, 1t was found necessary |
TO commit her safe Keeping, and she was gwen |
over to the Sisters OF Mercy, at the GUARDIAN |
Angel home.
Essen COUNTY.
lhe body OF man was iound on Ipswich |
beach, at the mouth OF Essex river, to-day, efI-
IDENTITY fisherman by his dress and appearance; |
HIS name is unknown. Tue initials "a.
were found on the back of his hand IN india |
INK, coroner waite was called to view Inc |
body, and viii hold an inquest.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
few days since, man by the amcof G II.
Double got on train at South Abingdon, and |
stretching himself out on a seat pretended to he
in drunken. sleep when the conductor came
along Tor tickets. The conductor, suspecting |
ms man, passed along, aud Just as he was lcay-
lng the ear turned suddenly round, when he saw
Double sitting up and showing his ticket TO
those ahoul MN. AT South Weymouth Double
lell the tram, when the conductor stepped up
and demanded hlS ticket, which was refused
with an oath Some one who knew the man
gave hls name TO the conductor, and the next
day he was brought before trial justice and
was made TO pay SO for ride that would have
cost blm but fifteen CENTS lie has been quite
sooer since
NORFOLK COUNTY.
with litter OF five ordinary kittens, lately
horn in the household of II. 9. Dewng of Need
ham, came sixth, bearing great resemblance
10 a gray squirrel IL has long buShy tail and
beautiful soft fur like that animal, and the chill
dren call II the squirrel-kitten.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
IRE occurred at Fall River about hali-past
nine o'clock, Saturday night, which completely
destroyed the bar1 of Gardner Dean, together
with quantity of hay and grain. The loss is
ABOUT e600 which IS partially covered by insur-
ance
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Springfield company shipped "A soda foun-
tain worth $1,000 to the Chicago sufferers the
other day.
Samuel Walker an old resident Of Spring
field, died very suddenly Friday evening, Of
heart disease.
A lhetoflc stone ieil on AFmorY Hill, Spring
held, last Saturday evening, bursting with
iond report when near the earth. The fray
menis are highly priced by the SprugfieldeTs,
who regard the circumstance as G favor oIiy
steoDd 70 an earIlsq make IN importance
nANPsaIRE COUNTY.
yossph Nee Sjma. the japanese Who was con
neoted w5Ih The Amherst college class ol 1879. is
l1E T1aFEillg with the IapaneSe embassy As
cszS3susial secretary q Pnncc Tanaka. the
commissioner ui cdlezt5on. From America he
y pa zccoUValE fle embassy 10 Eur1pe- and al
,eTWeEd VII return 10 this County Il was by
Aef-sl'nGs Influence chiehy that Mr.. B. 6.
No1t1FoEi sscFel2rE q tie CoaneciicUiibolrd Of
e5ueSueD, was appointed superintendent OF the
educational system OF Japan.
MAINE
gentleman Of Ellsworth made bet with his
VIE ihat ne eoala uudress, 70 to bed, gel up,
dfess and then undress and 20 to bed again while
she was preparing 10 20 TO bed He won his
pet
ne numbering business of the Messrs. Cush-
lng Brothers Of Winterport, al Repentgny, PROV
inoe OF Quebec, Canada, is quite extensive They
employ three hundred men, one hundred horses
ana several yoke OF oxen IN the woods Tins win
Ter, and VIII get out about II 900 600 feet of logs.
These logs will all be sawed into long lumber
and sugar box shocks at their mill during the