Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-14
adrOrtesttr Daily spp.
New England News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY


Il is understood that the proposed labor pr
cessioR in Boston, on the 4th of July next, h;
been abandoned. The movement there is al
parently on the wape.
A Lawrence gentleman picked up a ehec
filled out for a million of dollars, and bearin
the signature of one OF the wealthiest men il
the country, in Boston, one day last week.
large delegation of jubilee singers arrive
from the west Yesterday The car which blougti
them from Albany was decorated with hass an'
banners, and bore the inscription, Wisconsin
Worlds jubilee Chorus
Among the speakers expected al tue Juphe'
meeting under the auspices OF the American
peace society, to be held IN Music hail. Boston
sunday evening will be Elihn Burritt, Hon. Il
B. Loring. ex-Ciov. Wasbbnrn, Rev. MIR. Mile
and Others. There viii be music by the Handle
and Hadyu society, under the direction of Mr.
Zerrahn.
A petition containing two hundred names o
residents upon the Medford branch of the BoS
ton aud Maine railroad has been presented tC
the directors, asking for the cheap morning ant
evening trains. One containing two hundred
names of Iesidenis on the SaueuS branch of th(
Eastern road viii be presented by Mr.. Gros
Yenor in a day or two, The list being complete
On Tuesday night q man named VIM. Des
m0nd was arrested in Boston for drunkenness
and committed TO the tombs. About half-pas
Il O'Clock he was visited by one Of the prison
officers, who found the unfortunate man dead il
his bunk The deceased was about Is years o
age.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Asa Richardson OF Chelmsford, who was sud
denly missing few weeks since, and for who's
body mill pond was dragged, has turned up il
New York, and says he has been in Chicag,
since he left home.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A man. with two reyolyers on his person. one
loaded, was arrested in Fall River, Wednesday
He said ne wanted IN shoot SrVpn men
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Republican says that Rev t9 slr. Curry
the leader of the "Eiahites" who were en-
camped in that city last fall, has colonized on a
plantation in Georgia, his community embracing
people from Philadelphia, Boston and many
other places, with about twenty from Spring
field and vicinity. They have all things in COM
mon-that is TO say, Curry has title to all real
estate owned by the community, and controls
all their goods and chatrelS, dealing out TO his
people raions of food and clothing according to
his own Judgment Of their needs. Besides, this
meek and pious shepherd has, ostensibly for the
good of the community, a snug little bank ac-
count of $4,000, which is made up OF the sums
paid in at different times by the SlmpleS under
his watchlul care, who are beginning 10 think
there is more Of the Yankee in his composition
than is consistent with the sacred character of
the prophet whom he processes to represent
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A hail storm of extraordinary severity passed
over North Adams Wednesday afternoon Some
of the hailstones were from seven to eight and
a half inches in circumference, and hundreds OF
panes of glass were broken.
MAINE.
The sale of the International telegraph lines,
running from Boston through Maine, to the
Western Union company, is announced.
The body of Charles W. Gushing, drowned Il
few weeks since by the upsetting OF his boat,
was recovered Thursday near where he was
drowned
MIR. John Eastman of Bangor lost a good
horse a day or two since. The animal was turned
into a pasture with cow, which was so mad
at the intrusion that she hooked him TO death.
Obadiah Loratte, one of the two prisoners
who escaped from the CUSTODY OF Sheriff War
ren, at Alfred, last Friday night has been ar
rested in Portland and returned to his old quar-
tiers in Alfred Jail.
The heavy rains recently have inflicted seri-
Gus damage upon the brick-makers in South
Berwick, retarding their work, and in some
cases entirely destroying the unhurnt brick.
Four hundred thousand were ruined in the yards
down river
Eli Hanson, Maine lumberman, who has
built a steam saw mill at Holyoke, is heavy
loser by the recent Use in the Connecticut river,
which broke his boom, and a large number of
logs have been swept down the river beyond re-
cOverv.
The town of Albany has been settled about
ninety years, and at this time it has no minis
ter, lawyer, or doctor, or blacksmith, or grist
mill. 1t has one shoemaker and one joiner also
one or two post offices where a mail can be OBJ.
tanned il the deacon or postmaster will go to
Bethel distance of about seven miles, after il.
The grass looks finely, with the promise of a
good hay crop.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Clarcmont Advocate states that on Mon
day, last week, while workmen were engaged in
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church IN Cornish, one of them found a perfect
human skull in the pine woods little west of
the church. On picking it up quantity of long
braided hair dropped from it, evidently showing
that II was the skull of female 1t was depos-
ite1 in the hearse house, and the discovery has
created considerable excitement and some con-
lectures among the people of the neighborhood
VERMONT.
man named Clark, in the employ of N.
Wait at Highgate Centre, was found dead in
his bed Sunday morning post mortem ex-
animation failed TO reveal the cause of his
death 1t is said he had been drinking the
previous evening.
CONNECTICUT.
The Episcopal diocesan convention, now il
session in Hartford, is largely attended all o.
the one hundred and forty parishes being rep
resented by clergy and lay delegates.
The New Haven friends of the Lee and New
Haven railroad hold nightly meetings, in the
announced
Tuesday evening that $4,000 had been raised
: During the severe thunder shower of Satur-
day evening, Sth, the barn Of Henry Durham
of Hadlyme was struck by lightning, set on fire
and consumed with its contents Loss about
$500
The era Of dog poisoning has returned to
Rockville, and bloated specimens OF the noble
brute may be seen at short intervals taking his
last sleep Every day has its dog" and some
times two.
Jonathan Arnold of Haddam, aged seventy
three, Mrs. Sally johnson, aged seventy-eight.
Mary Downing of Portland, aged eighty, and
Mrs. Lyman Strong of Middle Haddam. have
led within few DAYS.
That ancient mud turtle has again appeared
this time to Edwin Bement of Sufieid, and
bearing the inscription "E. b., 1885" He thinks
1t was carved by his grandfather, as it CORE
spends TO his initials.
An Old tar who resides at Oyster Point, wbilt
out on the sound few days ago, fishing in the
vicinity Of the lighthouse was so fortunate n,
TO haul up an anchor weighing six HUNDRED
pounds.
The class day exercises at Trinity coller
have been postponed till Friday, July 9TH. Tn
GRAFTON before the Phi Beta Kappa on Tucsda
Of commencement week will he by Rev JOhi
Scarborough of Pittsburgh; that before tn
alumni, on Wednesday, by Hon. Stewart I
Woodiord of New York. Commencement il
July 18th.
Sunday morning last, as a man by the nam,
OF Charles Burdick, residing at Wicketquouck
was driving his herd Of cattle to pasture, bull
Of the herd became euraged, and, charging
down upon him, gored him in terrible manner
about the head and breast.
On Monday, while George H. Townsend AL
len Tucker aud James Green were rafting down
Lake Saltonstall quantity of wood, breeze
sprung mp which caused the raft 10 sink m,
men took to a row boat in the rear and narrow
ly escaped drowning. About ten cords of wood
valued at S130 was lost.
The town of franklin has got a sensation il
the shape Of 4powerfully-buit repulsive-look
ing man who inhabits the woods, dressed il
nothing but an old quilt wrapped about him
The 6ed-quilted individual is a positive terror I,
the women and children and the men are afrnit
to leave their families alone for fear of a wish
from this wild man.
RHODE ISLAND.
An old building on Church street Nevnort
which had outliyed several generations, has beer
demolished. Ii is one of the few revolutionary
landmarks in the country.
DEATHS AND ACCIDENTS FROM LIGHTNING
lhe thunder shower, Wednesday evening. was
very severe IN Winchester, Woburn, Lexinpton
burlington and other towns in the vicinity and
Ine ELECTS OF tue lightning were felt in many i'm.
S'ances' IN Lexington the storm was attended
ny loss Oh HE, the electricity entering the honsr
VI MI. Hugh Graham aud instaptv (, "A. a.. IL