Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-12
Gdlurttster Daily Spp.
New England News Summary.

New England News summary.
BOSTON AID VICINITY.
Prof Kings balloon ascension, prevented Dy
an accident on the fourth, Will be made next
Saturday afternoon at four O'Clock, on the COM
mon
II is reported that the rate of taxation in Bos-
Ton this wear will hardly exceed SIC on the
thousand Out of the sixteen Boston wards,
one will show an increase of 81 ,OOO.OO0 10 VAIN
alton during the present year, and another OF
S40O0,000.
}. l. Washburu arrived at the Charlestown
prison. Thursday, to serve out sentence OF
eight years for breaking aud entering IN Piy-
mouth county. WaShhurn was discharged
from this institution no longer ago than last
December aud as reward for the faithful man
ner (which he had performed his duties he was
presented with 500 by the contractors for
whom he had worked. This he spent soon after
leaving the prison, through the effects OF intem
perance, and is again in his old quarters for
eight years
The body Of boy about five years of age was
found floating in the Neponset river at Fair
moant bridge Thursday forenoon, and was sub
sequently claimed by Mrs. John Mccarthy as
being thai of her child Ii is supposed the little
fellow tell into the river accidentally.
man supposed TO be John Westland, of
Quincy, was found on Hanover street, Boston,
Wednesday afternoon, PROSTATE and in con-
dtion thought by the police to be drunkenness.
He died in an hour after being locked up, and
then il was found that the poor man was pros
trated by sunstroke.
The executive committee of the Jubilee have
been in session every day this week, examining
bills and finding out the real situation OF affairs
and talking over the future. The estimate OF
the deficit, S150000, is probably the correct one.
The swindliDg in getting into the coliseum on
chorus tickets, season tickets and season passes,
the sale of chorus tickets and passes and press
admissions, is appalling TO contemplate, and
in free paid proper admission lee the jubilee
managers would not have been out a dollar.
The future of the coliseum is not entirely decid-
ed upon. 1t will probably remain standing un-
I'll next season, at least, unless the elements de
stroy it.
Since the close of the jubilee the executive
committee have received a large number of
propositions for the use of the building of such
a nature as TO suggest the plan OF grand eX-
position, the coming fall, of agriculture, horti-
culture, fruit culture, and of the mechanic arts,
etc. The United States Agricultural society
have applied to the managers for the use OF the
ground on which the coliseum stands for a
grand display of cattle and agricultural prod
uets The society, of which Mr.. Thomas Motley
is president, is very wealthy one, and has not
had an exhibition for fifty years. 1t is proposed
TO make the display giant one. 1t is also pro-
posed to have the cooperation of the Massachu-
sets Horticultural and other similar societies,
aud 10 make one of the grandest exhibitions OF
the kind ever given. 1t is also under cOnsidera-
ton to have grand display of the mechanic
arts aud the products Of industry and rnanufac.
ture OF all kinds, in the nature of bazaar, dlt-
fering from an ordinary mechanical exhibition
in the permission to exhibitors to sell their
goods.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
John II. Warland, for many years editor OF
the Lowell Courier, and widely known as Wig
orous political writer, died at the asylum in
Taunton Sunday. AT the ape of 65.
On the farm OF Mr. Alvin Adams, Watertown,
large field of spring rye was cut about the
middle of June for fodder The rye had headed
out perfectly. 1t was supposed that the grass
would Immediately follow, but within ten days
the rye grew up, headed out, and is now the fin
est looking field of rye in the county.
"streai of lightning" entered the Hamilton
mills at Lowell, Monday evening, and following
the steam and gas pipes, ran through several
OF the rooms, setting fire 10 loose cotton and
lint. Fortunately the fire was arrested ere it
had done any serious damage. The frightened
operatives ran out in alarm, endangering their
lives and limbs by reckless haste.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Some young men at Lawrence had a spirited
chase, the other day, after a burglar who had
just robbed dwelling house. Being closely
pressed he jumped into the Merrimac, bat find
inc that lie couldn't swim across, returned 10
the shore and was captured. He calls himself
George Smith of Boston.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
New Bedford has a grievance. The water
from Acushnet river, as it issues from the pipes,
is fetid in smell and taste.
valuable stallion belonging to Mr.. Daniel
j. WOrden of Fail River died Monday in conse-
quenee of an internal strain caused by being
driven TO excess. A few days ago he was Of
fered $4,000 for the horse, refusing to sell it for
that sum.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Cape trains were well filed with fisher
men, last Friday, on the way to join their ves-
sells at Welldeet, Harwich and other ports after
spending an agreeable fourth at home. When
the road is completed to Proyincetown, the cars
will be daily thronged with fishermen going to
and from their vessels.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Biglin is TO train the Amherst university crew
for the regatta.
Springfield woman applied TO the city ply
stefan few days ago for a free course of treat
ment that would occupy six months, giving as
reason that her husband was saving money to
build house, and she thought the city could
help them allittle.
The bronze statue of Lincoln for the monu-
ment TO be erected over his remains at Spring
ield, H., is now receiving the last touches of
the artist, Mr.. 5. Mosman, at the Ames works
IN Chicopee. The height of the statue is eleven
feet, and it represents Mr.. Lincoln in citizens
sanding at rest, with MS right hand
~ with which he haa