Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-10
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

n Dorchester Ieu ffluaS, dangerously lnlutl0g
lanes Gilmore and seriously bruising four other
Horkmen.
The funeral of Frederick Wrisley, late of the
Fifth Avenue hotel, took place in Boston yester
iay in DIR. Ellis church. Rev. Mr.. Bradley Of
fciated. The floral presentations were rare and
Upon the lid OF the coffin was a
large bed Of roses, exceedingly fine, the tribute
Of the clerks of the Fifth Avenue hotel. Mr..
Wrisley's remains were temporarily deposited IN
Forest Hill cemetery.
Thursday afternoon a child eight years old,
named Edward Callahan, was playing on the
Dover street bridge, when in some manner his
neck was caught between the fence on the
bridge and that OF the draw, which was then
being turned on, and before its motion could be
arrested the boys neck was damned into q
space less than three inches in width, and before
he could be rescued it was found necessary to
remove stout plank. As soon as this was
done he was taken out and carried to his fathers
where heis doing nicely.
Before she died at the Boston city hospital,
Mlse Hackett, who attempted suicide few days
70, snted that while in New Hampshire few
Weeks since she made the acquaintance of three
Young fellows from Boston, becoming enamored
with one of them named Frank Lewis. A mock
was gone through with and her ruin
was accomplished. She was brought 10 Boston
by her pretended husband, and they took board
probably in a house of i'll fame, the location of
which is not given. After five days spent there
Lewis became brutal in his treatment OF her,
and told her be had had enough of her, and
drove her out of doors. Half crszed with her
misfortune, she jumped into the water from the
Old Colony wharf, as stated An autopsy shows
that she had previously taken poison, from the
effects of which she died. Ii is not certain that
she came from Hudson, n. H., as stated.
ESSEX COUNTY.
fire in Salem, yesterday afternoon, de-
stroyed N, r. TreadwelPS tannery and currying
and partially burned the adioin-
ing establishment of Snow & Redmond. Loss
not S@certained.
.Phe alleged Methuen rape at Lawrence, after
being thoroughly investigated by the police,
proves TO have been solely the result OF the girls
disordered imagination, caused by the use of
cosmetics, in which corrosive snblimate is one
of the principal ingredients. She was taken in
a fit by the roadside, and on coming TO herself,
imagined that an outrage had been committed.
The schooner William Pasons, I'd, Captain
McAlillen, which arrived at Gloucester from the
Grand Banks on Tuesday, reports the loss of
William Stafford, one of her crew, who was
washed overheard July u, and being unable
TO swim, drowned before assistance could be
rendered. Hewas a native of st. Johns, n f.,
about "a years of age and unmarried.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
A horse valued at S175 deliberately committed
suicide at Lowell, Wednesday, by jumping into
the canal near the Northern depot.
Further operations of the horse thief Monta-
que now in jail atiHaverhill, and who admits
to having taken over eighty teams during three
years time have come to light. DIR. Milliken
Of South Windham, Maine, let him horse and
shutdown year ago last July, and after spend
ing over $500 in lruitleSS search, heard OF Mon
tagues arrest and visited him. Montague told
him that the eX-city treasurer, Thomas Gerrish
of Lowell, now had the property, and that he
sold it TO one Carter for $40. The doctor visit
ed the city yesterday, met the team in the
streets, laid claim, and took possession of it and
left for Maine.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A Portuguese sailor, who lately came home
in the whaler "Cleone," was in the police sta
ton in New Bedford several days, he having
acted so strangely that the proprietor of his
boarding house feared he was insane. He was
examined by physician, who pronounced his
malady bodily disease, and will be given up
to the oyerseers of the poor, who will send him
TO some hospital.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Scraggy Neck, a wild, romantic portion of
Pocassett, has been sold for SS00O and the par
ties are now asking $4,000.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The schooner John NJ. Fisk, which arrived at
Provincetown, Friday morning, reports Aug. 7,
at 6 A. NJ, saw the British ship Saint Maur
ashore on Nantucket South Shoal. Assistance
was rendered by the schooner, and after much
difficulty the ship was got off at P. NJ. The
John Nj. Fisk remained by her all night, in
order 10 afford her further aid if necessary, but
as the ship continued perfectly tight, it was
supposed she received no serious damage, and
whenparted with at 8 A. M, August 8, she was
about fifteen miles south of Soulh ShOal light
boat. The Saint Maur was bound from New
York to Liverpool.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The back pay rolls were sent back to Spring
oil Ihpr- n
formality. BY a recent decision of the secretary
of war, messengers and clerks are to receive their
back pay, but night watchmen will not, and the
case OF the gate keepers is somewhat doubtful.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The Lee Cleaner expresses its opinion of the
Piitsiield homicide as follows Fuller, who was
sentenced by the superior court to fourteen
years less one day in the state prison" for kill
ing John Murphy, for which he received the
thanks of many persons, was removed 10
Charlestown and began his service for the state
last week. William Burbank, who, on the 9th
ult., sold John Berrigan whisky, contrary to
law, and then struck him on his head with a
ball club, causing his death, because he was
saucy, shook his fist at him and threatened him
without any weapon, was acquitted on Satur-
day last and allowed to go free.
The malicious mischief for which Frank Cone
of West Stockbridge was committed to Jail, on
Monday, was of somewhat peculiar kind. Mr.
Cone was once an extensive farmer and his
lands had recently passed into the hands of his
creditors, who endeavoredI to gather the crops,
but whenever they made the attempt Gone
would appear and resist by force every effort to
remove anything from the farm. One of his
performances was to jump on TO a team loading
with hay, and throw it off as fast as it was
pitched on, and he kept up the operation, hold
ing his creditors at defiance till suppressed by
legal authority.
The weather was fearfuliy hot at Bangor, yes
terday. The thermometer at l. 20 O'Clock stood
at SO TO 100 degrees in the shade in different
localities.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. George g. Fogg has resigned the posi-
ton of political editor of the Concord Daily
Monitor and Independent Statesman, the two
papers published by the republican press asso-
citation. Mr.. Foeg will make a visit TO the west
and intends atterward to make a trip TO Eu-
rope
The governor has appointed Mr.. Albert f.
Lauten, OF Boston, commissioner, for the state
OF New Hampshire, to supply city and town
agents with spirituOus liquors. Mr. Lauten was
first appointed TO this office by Governor Harri-
man, and held the position for three years, dis
charging its duties in faithful and most accent
able manner.
VERMONT.
The Central Vermont camp meeting will be
held al Mortified from August 10 TO "a
A Vermont farmer was startled while hoeinp
corn recently, by seeinga rhinoceros coming
towards him, blowing furrow like steam
pillow, with his horn. The farmer, who relies on
the Tribune for his agricultural knowledge, at
1rst took II for potato bug of the new style,
but the arrival of party of showmen in search
of the insect explained things.
CONNECTICUT
Mrs. Maria Hills of Parkyille was killed by
the cars near her own home, Wednesday.
Henry L. Antoine, from the premature dis
charge OF gun, while firing a salute in Nor
wich, Friday noon, died at 80 p. M
The body of John Mclaughlin, fireman at
New Haven, was found in the Quinnipiac river
near that city, Thursday morning He had
probably fallen in while intoxicated, and had
laid in the water several days.
David Bassett of Unionyille (Farmin0ton)
came into the village, Tuesday night. SO intoxi-
Gated that be did not know his own house, and
attempted to enter his neighbours dwelling
through window. The inmates took him for
burglar, and gave him the contents of re-
yolver in and about his head. Bassett viii not
be able 10 repeat the experiment for some time
The shower at Windsor Locks, Wednesday
did much damage. Tobacco suffered SEVERELY
many pieces being nearly ruined by the hail
which fell as large as walnuts. The damage
will reach several thousand dollars. Appie
orchards also suffered. Trees heavily laden with
fruit were blown down, and the half-ripe fruit
stripped off by the force of the wind.
RHODE ISLAND.
The commander of the Cuban priyateer Pho
neer has presented Capt. Richie. Of the ITnited
States revenue cutter Moccasn, with a beauti-
full Henry repeating rife, eighteen shots. on
leaving that vessel, as a token of the high re-
gard in which he was held for his courfaops