Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-13
G0turtester Daily spp.
New EnsIand news summary.

ling a loaded revolver in Boston saloon. Thurs
day, caused the weapon 10 be discharged, the
ball entering her right hand and INJECTING
very serious wound. She was sent TO the city
hospital. where the wound was dressed, after
which she went to her home, No. "A South May
street.
The Cunari steamers are 10 sail from Boston
on Tuesdays, hereafter, instead of Saturdays.
The report that two new steamers, the Bothnia
and Seytbia are TO be added 10 this line and
run between Liverpool and Boston, this summer,
is premature. The steamers have not been built
vet, and the managers themselves do not know
where thev will run.
About O'Clock Thursday evening a strong
smell Of Gas was discovered in a yard at the
corner OF Kirkland and Pleasant streets, Boston,
coming apparently from the sewer. A man
named HIrSh struck match, and undertook to
investigate The matter when a fearful explosion
took place, blowing the cover OF the cesspool to
atoms and making things fly pretty lively, but
Fortunately iniuring no one. The gus evidently
msde its way from the leakage to the house
sewer, and thence passed out into the street
sewer.
The board of overseers of Harvard college on
Wednesday concurred in the votes of the uni
versity, appointing Benjamin F. Thomas lee
turer in the law school, DIR. Ezra Abbott, Bus
sey professor, and DIR. Thomas Dwight, instruct
or IN comparative anatomy. The Mary and
leyerett Salonstall scholarship fund was re-
pointed 10 inquire into the practical operation
OF the system Of the coeducation OF the sexes
in the various colleges where it now exists, and
to report the result of their inquiries with their
opinions as TO the adoption of this principle in
Harvard university.
A special meeting of the directors of the
WashingtOnian home was held on Thursday
evening, at the rooms Of the institution, No.
1909 Washington street, Boston. II was voted
unanimously to commence the immediate cree
tlon of a new building on the lot of ground
containing 10000 feet, purchased some two years
ago by the trustees, situated on the corner of
Warren avenue and Dartmouth street Ii will
be the most commodious an best adapted build
ing for the purpose designed to be found in tue
country. and will accommodate from sixty TO
seventy patients, The estimated cost of build
ing and furnishing is $4,000.
At the annual meeting OF the Massachusetts
Historical society on Thursday, it was stated
that the roll ofreSident members of one hundred
IS now full, no deaths having occurred during
the year. The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President, Hon Robert c.
Winthrop, Ii. d; Vice Presidents, Hon Charles
T. Adams, Ii. D., Hon, Emory WaShburn
Ii. D.; Recording Secretary, Charles Deane,
IL. D.; Corresponding SECRETARY, Rev Chandler
Robbins, d. D.; Treasurer, Hon. Richard Froth-
lpgham, A. NJ; Librarian, Samuel A.. Green,
N, p; Cabinet Keeper, Henry G. Denny, A.
NJ; Standing Committee, Edmund Quincy, 4.
NJ, Hon George S. Hillard Ii. ID. Rev. Robert
Y. Materston, A. NJ, Hon. Nathaniel B. Shurt-
len, n. d., Augustus I Perkins, Ii D.
ESSEN COUNTY.
A body of CrspinS at Newbury voted TO dis.
solve on Wednesday evening, and divide the
money in the treasury
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY
The Lowell Courier saws an freshman, who
works in Hayerhill and resides in Bradford. re-
loiees over the annexation of those towns, he
cause he will be nearer his work
BRISTOL COUNTY
The Gazette saws the Taunton locomotive
manufacturing company sent two new locomo-
tives to the Sioux CITY and st. Paul railroad ON
Monday. They are called the George H Mackey
and Alexander IL. Rice and weigh thirty tons
each.
BARSsTABIE COUNTY.
The stockholders of the Cane Cod railroad held
a meeting in Sandwich Friday, TO vote on unit
ing with the Old Colony and Newport railroad.
Il was voted 10 unite on the basis of % shares of
Cape Cod TO II of Old COLONY
HANPpEN COUNTY,
A wooden mill in the southern part of Sprinq-
field, belonging to tbe estate OF tbe late Caleb
Alden, was DESTROYED hv fire Friday morninu
About S25. 900 worth Of cloth in nrocess Of man
ufccture was consumed but n lsrqe ouantifv Of
wool and six cases Of finished Foods in the Store
house were saved Total loss S75 O0O
A man calIin0 himself Holm Wilson was ar
rested at the depot in Springfield Thursday after
noon for picking the nacief Of Mrs n : 9vds
wife of the treasurer of The Wnson car COMPANY
Mrs HYDE had iust entered one of the cars Of
the New York and Roston exnresS for New.
York and waS ahnnt 10 taI,e her seat when vii
son picked her pocket Dptectinp him while
committing the t6eft She seized hold and held
arrested He owned mn anJ t To n m% lo
and its contents were fonnS an tbe car seat afcr
BERKsuIRF CoISTy
On Wednesday, of last week. Engineer We
derkincb had ,aryow escore Cro,l se,ioro
if not from death, at Hoosac tnnneI He was
descending the central shaft in one of the cares
IN which q car was being taken down. Weder
kineh being inside the ear When he was about
hundred feet from the bottom of the shaft. n
jack-screw, on the hre-proof about ffty ieet
from the mouth of the shaft. that was heinz
worked to raise a broken pump rod. broke and
the fragments fell down the shaft Nine If
these pieces fell in the cage where Wederkinch
was, two OF them grazing his body and one of
them passing completely tbrouqb the two.inrb
hard wood plank of which the car was made.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
North Bridgewater claims to be the second
shoe town in the state, coming next to Lynn in
The value of its productions
MAINE
The wild goose season has begun at the Biddc-
oIu muse. lneY mad one for dinner, WedupS-
lay.
Two divorces per dav are worked ont in the
upreme judicial court at Bangor. Probably
he number will soon be Increased.
Mr.. Jacob Abbott, of Rumford. committed
uicide Tuesday, March Goth, by hanging him
eli in his barn. He was partially insane
md had previously made attempts 10 kill him
elf.
The ship IhcobaId. of Richmond. from Liver
'ool, reports having had heavy westerly gales
m the passage, during one of which George
smith, a seaman, was lost overheard and
rowned.
The Bangor Wing learns that quite number
i families in that city have made arrangements
Q send TO Sweden for servant girls and cooks.
y purchasing tickets for their passage to this
ountry-the money thus expended to be refund
d from the girls wages.
AT Castine recently, a signal of distress was
cen flying on Mark Island lighthouse. For
land in vain. On the fourth day marty snc.
aeded but the boats crew were badly frost
ltten. On arrival thew found the keeper his
life, and baby three davs old
Among the persons occnnvino a du,e1Iinr
lrned in Lewiston Mondav piobte ,yas a connie
no came from i,eo1o 49, " &c a 1uuPie
arried in The afternnn ~ ~ a''1 e VIZ
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