Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09
SNurtesttr Daily spp.
New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

ment to go into camp August g. at Weymouth.
Rev. Charles Brooks OF Mediord died Sunday,
aged seventy-Seven.
Over fifty thousand bales of foreign wool are
in bond in Boston awaiting the ten per cent re-
duction, which takes effect August /.
Since the beginning of this year consumption
has had nearly six hundred victims in the Vlcii-
ity of Boston.
The Mexican war volunteers of Massachu-
sets are TO hold reunion in Boston on the 18th
inst.
Augustus B. Lewis, 81 years of age, was found
dead in bed at an early hour Sunday morning,
at his house in East Boston.
Martin Brueder aged So, while bathing in the
Charles river near Brookline, Sunday afternoon
was suddenly seized with cramp and drowned
before assistance could be rendered.
During q quarrel Sunday night, in Hanover
street, Boston, Vim. Morgan and Charles Sey-
moUr, seamen of the United States steamer Ju-
niata the former stabbed the latter, it is sup
posed fatally. Morgan was arrested.
The funeral of eX-Mayor Bgelow of Boston
took place yesterday from his late residence on
Columbus avenue. The pail bearers were
Mayor CASTOR and ex Mayors Rice, NOrcross,
Wightman, Shurtleff and Quincy.
A rough named James Cavenaugh set upon
sailor named James Mitchell, Sunday morn.
ing, and was shot so that he has since died. II
is not considered very unfortunate affair.
The body of Peter Foran was found in the
dock at Boston wharf Saturday afternoon. The
uCNcdScu WIS ABOUT years oiNls dliu WAS
last seen alive about six O'Clock on Friday.
The body of Peter johnson, who was drowned
at East Boston, on the morning of the 4th, was
found Saturday near the place where he was
drowned.
During their visit to Boston the members of
the Grenadier Guards band became decided
lovers of lager beer, and declared it the most re-
freshing hot weather potation they ever tasted.
Two coughs shot Zone has since died), a woman
trghtfully burnt By the explosion of a kerosene
lamp, man drowned while bathing, and
another injured by falling out of a window,
were among the accidents in Boston, Sunday.
James Smith, of Boston, IA years old, made
his appearance, Tuesday, at Race Point in d
small fatboat about twelve inches deep, Oh a
voyage from Cape May to Boston. He says that
he wrecked small vessel at Cape May, and
after selling the remains he had sufficient left 10
purchase this little boat in which he arrived
alone He was out of provisions and very much
exhausted.
Special Agent Morehouse visited the corset
mandatory of Mr.. John Roby, in Somervlle
FRIDAY, and eighteen pieces of jean, over 200
pairs of ladies corsets, many of them very ele.
giant, several hundred pairs partly made, lot oil
springs, thread, lace, edgings, binding, whale.
bone, and other articles used in the business
were seized Mr.. Roby will be brought before
the United States commissioner in Boston, The
officer claims that he got the material through
the custom house by stating that he was going
TO Canada TO live, instead of which he began the
manufacture OF corsets in Somerville.
banquet was given last evening to the Irish
national band at Faneuil hall by the Irish citizens
OF Boston. Plates were set for three hundred,
and the gallery filled with ladies. Patrick Don
ahue, of the Boston Pilot, presided, and speech
es were make by Collector Thomas Russell,
Mayor Castor, Hon. Martin Griffin, J. Boyle
O'Reiy the poet, Col. Finan of the 9th Massa.
cbusetts regiment, and several others Letters
were read from Governor Washburn aud p. S.
Gilmore, regretting their inability to be present.
There was music by Gilmore's band and singing
by individual members of the Irish band. The
festivities were kept up until late hour.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The new church of the immaculate Conception
at Lowell was dedicated Sunday.
match has been made between Era stus
Vineyard aud Henry Boyle Of Lowell for foot
race on the fair grounds, on or before Sept. 18th
for S100 The race is TO be half mile heats, best
two in three, two hours being allowed between
each heat. ESSEX COUNTY.
Leslie Chapman, ten years OF age, was drowned
while bathing in the halbor at Beverly on
Friday.
John Hallows, young man about nineteen
years old, was drowned in the Merrimack river
at Lawrence, Friday night, while bathing.
Louis TOURNEY, young French Canadian,
left his boarding house in Lawrence on Satur-
day night, saying that he was going 10 battle.
He did not return home, and next morning his
clothing was discovered near the edge of a sheet
made, and his body was found about twenty
feet from the shore. His legs were drawn up,
indicating that he had been taken with cramps
in the water.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Saturday as girl named Little, six years
OF age, was playing on the banks of Sylvan
lake, in Holbrook formerly East Randolph)
she Tell into the wa ter and was drowned. Mr.
George H. Chaplin the owner of the lake, gen
erously made the father Of the child present of
fifty dollars, and collected fifty more from the
towns people for his benefit
BRISTOL COUNTY
The authorities at Taunton have had notice
that tine dead body of an unknown man was
found in Assonet river, Sunday, with ticket in
his pocket of the free viii baptist excursion
from Taunton, July 4. No person is known to
be missing from the excursion, and the whole
matter is mysterious. The body was buried at
Assonet village.
William Hoke, OF Attleborough, went to New
Bedford last Friday aud filled up with beer In
the evening he went to the dock and set down 10
sleep it off. He slept himself on into the water,
and was tolerably sober by the time he had
dried his clothes.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY
). G. Davis of Cambridgeport and Sydney
Brooks of Harwich had narrow escape at
Chatham last week. During shower they
took refuge under the piazza of the Nausett
house, which was struck by lightning and liter
ally shattered TO pieces. The electric fluid
passed within three feet of them, demolshing
part OF the piazza They were stunned, but not
seriously injured.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
res love 10 hold court in Nantucket, and
On Monday, the LIST, Chief Justice
he June term of the superior
1t three P. n prayer was
OH -nDaneled, sworn and
1ischarse "nd The next
forenoon Cha, opened the
July term of the ial cOnrt. Ill
vorced three unhappy md adiourned
without day for dinner.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Mrs. Lucy ID. Tiffany, sister of the late T. r
Shaw of Palmer, will carry on the ANTIQUE
house in that town, of which he was so long the
landlord
Since the old toll bridge at Springfield became
iree Il has been very popular horse shed during
the showers, as well as place of refuge for all
pedestrians who are anywhere in that locality
when dash of rain falls.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
About 4O,OOO,OOO Of young shad have been
Matched this season at South Hadley Falls, and
they are still turning them out by millions
The second graduation anniversary at the
Amherst Agricultural college will take place on
the 10Th, 10th and 18th Of this month The first
day will be devoted to prize declarations: the
second to inspection of farm and buildings by
committee OF oVerseers, examination of candi-
dates for admission to college address before the
ven, class day exercises, and class concert: and
the thlrd day to examination of graduating
class IN agriculture, battalion drill and review
Of the Massachusetts Agricultural Cadets by
His Excelleney VIM b. Washburn, and gradua-
non exercises, with address and presentation of
diplomas by His Excelency Gov. Washbun
president Of the corporation.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Eli Knox, of East Beckett. had three cows
killed by lightning, recently.
School-teacher at Lee Furnishes refractory
pupils by running straw Of broomcorn INFO
their ears and twirling il.
John Bowen's barn, at South Adams. was one
OF the victims of lightning on the night of the
Fourth, being set on fire and completely de-
stroyed. w
There are eighteen cases Of small pox in ono
house on "Plunkets Ground" South Adams
and three persons died in the same house last
week. '~''
A Berkshire county man has buried three
wives, and is still hale and hearty. A marble
worker has just received the order for the
tombstone for the third Mrs. - and il is 10
bear this complimentary line; "The best wife
ever had"
MAINE.
Llcwellyn Thomas of the schooner Waterman
was drowned at Bangor, while bathing Thurs.
day, and Alexander Mckenzie was chi IN nieces
IN caitle-guard on the Bangor crossing of the
European and North American railway Friday.
Hon. II. Hamlin, Hon. J. g. Blaine and other
gentlemen from Augusta, start to-day on the
steam yacht Firefy, for an excursion 10 LlIs-
nd e1.a.