Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-04
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Auguste Fouchette was arrested for drunken
ness, Tuesday, and locked up in q cell at Bos-
ton. Shortly after twelve O'Clock the cell was
visited, when it was found that Fouchette was
dead. The deceased was thirty years of age.
HIS friends state that for some time past he has
been of very Incorporate habits.
The school-Ship George NJ. Barnard was sold
at auction Tuesday TO Capt. Henry Warner of
Boston, for $40 900. The Barnard is $50 tons reg
lister and will go into the general freghtng busi-
ness, and thus ends the Massachusetts nautical
school, measure adopted during Governor
Banks term in 1859, the old Massachusetts be
ing the first craft selected for the experiment
and which received its first crew OF pupils from
the police courts the following year. In 1864
the commonwealth accepted 5000 from George
NJ. Barnard, Esq, as gift toward paving for
another ship, and appropriated $4,000 add
tionaI. The Massachusetts, was sold in 1870.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The main feature of the 4th of July in Glou-
cester will be the rowing reeattas upon Cape
pond, under the auspices of Fraternity lodge of
Good Templars.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In the superior court at Taunton, Friday, in
the case of James NJ. Davis against John Hor-
ton, which was an action of tort for damages for
the seduction of plaintiffs daughter, a verdict
of $3.50 for the plaintiff was rendered.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The first Of the numerous college crews who
Springfield Monday. They hail from Williams,
and are accompanied by Mr.. P. c. Chandler
their trainer, and the chairman of their regatta
committee. Their names are SINISTER (stroke)
Saunders, Worden, Shoats bow, johnson and
Williams. Six crews have already engaged
auarters-Williams, Amherst, Amherst Aericul-
tural, Harvard, Yale and Bowdoin-and more
are TO come. The Brown university and Har-
ward crews have given notice that they will ar
rive on Friday, and the boat clubs of Springfield
-s.1fr
depot in their new uniforms. One thousand
Freshmen are expected to be present at the
arce.
Edward Pringle, the Bangor post.office rob-
Der. was arrested in the act Of robbing the post
once last Wednesday evening. Thursday he
was indicted Friday convicted and sentenced to
three years in the State prison, and Monday
was taken to Thomaston.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The supreme court OF New Hampshire has de-
clded in favor of Nelson KimballS claim TO the
beach at Seabrook, and he proposes 10 erect
seaside hotel thereon
Arthur Babb, lad employed at the Gilman
ton mills in Belmont, fell on Tuesday from
window in the third story and narrowly eScaped
death by striking in large tub OF water which
mad been left upon the ground below. He was
thoroughly immersed but came out unhurt and
returned to his work.
The bill to incorporate the Paistow and
Nashua railroad came up in the house of repre-.
sentatives Tuesday, and was defeated by SO ma
Jority, the vote standing lis in favor 10 III
against the adoption of the minority report az
the committee Recommending its passage, 1t be-
came apparent during the disussion that the
Boston and Maine railroad was the principal
party desiring the passage of the bill. The re.
suit IS considered an important victory for the
Eastern railroad
CONNECTICUT.
Stephen Moriarty, of Hartford, was sun-
struck on Monday, bathed his feet in cold water.
and died Tuesday morning.
An insane colored convict at the state prison
seized an ak while at work in the FURNISHING
room, Monday, and hit Mr. Hitchcock. The
overseer, on the arm, INJECTING a serious wound
de then turned upon the instructor and his Iel.
low convcts. The prisoners threw chairs and
stools at the crazy man 10 keep him at hay until
Lhey could all escape from the room. One was
slightly wounded by blow from the ak. After
roughly handling the hall porter he was finally
captured and quiet restored.
RHODE ISLAND
A girl in Providence was badly injured A Feu
days ago by trying to pull baby carriage mn
a fight of steps. NP
n Bridget Mccartney, at Rocky Point, and
n ., ny, at Providence, both died from
WV NO. weather Tuesday.