Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-04
Gdlurtestcr Daily gpp.
New England New. summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The British steamer Clotilde which cleared
Thursday for Liverpool, is detained on claims
for salvage by parties who got her off Wells
beach, where she was ashore several months
ago.
Richard Keefe stabbed his brother-in-law,
Peter Kearney, in the neck during fight Thurs
day, and death resulted in less than half an
hour. They kept liquor store in South Bos-
ton, and have quarreled much of late,
The gross receipts Of the homeopathic hos
pital fair lately hely at Boston, will foot up
about $4,000, leaving about $4,000 net cash to
90 10 the hospital. The estimated value of the
goods unsold is $1,000, and they will be turned
over TO the managers Of the hospital, TO be DIS
posed of as they may direct.
Thursday morning, young woman named
Kittie Hale was passing from Cambridge TO
North Russell street in Boston, when she was
attacked by brute in the shape of a negro, who
knocked her 10 the ground, kicking her about
the waist and stamping upon her PROSTATE form.
Ii seems that the negro had followed and at
tackled her because she had previously said that
''she could not see how any white woman could
marry Niger.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A fire at Chicopee, Friday morning, destroyed
barn and some live stock owned by A. B. Alb
hey. Loss $1,000; insured for $500.
The freestone cutters of Springfield are again
on q strike. Their first demonstration of this
sort occurred in September, 1870, when they
were getting $3.50 and SS75 per day for ten
hours work. They then formed trades union
and struck for 81 per day of nine hours, and as
the proprietors of the Yards were crowded with
orders, the demand was aeceded to, and this
has been the regular price since that time
few days ago the members of the union gave
notice that after May LIST they should demand
$3.50 per day of nine hours. The EMPLOYERS re-
sponded with an offer of "a per day of ten
hours, they TO be allowed three apprentices in
stead of two, as heretofore. The men refused
these terms, and on Wednesday quit work.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Reuben BOtsel, who lost an arm at the Hoosac
tunnel, some time ago, has since died of his in
juries.
A steam dredging machine is soon to be put in
operation, Strengthening the channel of the
south branch of the Hoosac river, at North
Adams.
One of the Williams college seniors has al
ready cleared sixty-fve cents this season by
pitching pennies, besides paying his quarterly
tax in the Mills theological society!
Professor Bascom civilians epitomizes New
England weather in way that will be appre-
ciated by Bostonians He says: "Some people
think New England weather very fine, as there
really are some beautiful days. But when one
does happen along you don't have time 10 open
your mouth and say God bless itP before up
comes an east wind and blows the words right
back down your throat"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A. Il. Sprague, employed by the Connection
River railroad, was almost instantly killed al
South Deerfield, Friday, while Stacking cars
He was twenty years OF age.
Neal Dow and John B. Cummings bondsmen
of b. ID. Peck, the defaulting state treasurer
have each paid into the state treasury S5026 Il
and have been discharged from their bonds.
Edward WEIGH, tfiy-iour years old was in
stantlv killed Friday afternoon by being run
over by a freight train at the Grand Trunk sta
ton in Portland.
The Augusta people, having reformed all their
drunkards and shut up all their Tum-shoDs with
their cast-iron temperance laws, are now attack
ing tobacco, having pledge in circulation by
which all VINO sign abstain or pay forfeit of
50. Total abstinence from pie and cake will
come next.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Stephen Pbilbrick of Tamworth reached
his l01st birthday on the 18th ult
A boy baby, apparently three or four weeks
old, was left at the residence of Rev. Mr.. Ferry,
in Manchester, on Monday evening.
Some children playing around barn in
Nashua, The other day, found the dead body of
an infant child. The undertaken buried it de-
Gently, and shortly after a negro called on the
city marshal and informed him, "Dat de chile
ware his. Ii nebber was alive nohow. and he
done buried il two feet deep"
A farm house in Bennington, owned by James
QulmDy, and two barns owned by Amos Eaton
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night |
Cause of fire unknown. Quimbys loss $1,000;
A-AAou GtOuf tue lAIIeF Iully covered by lnSur-
anee Insurance on the former not known.
CONNECTICUT. |
A New Haven woman asserted the rights of |
her sex, Wednesday, by climbing lamp post TO |
witness the inaugural parade. |
Rev. Mr.. Atkinson formerly a Westport pas- |
tor, recently married his third wife He is three |
scores and ten, and she is one score and three.
quarters.
fire in William S. Whites steam saving
and planning mill at Hartford, Thursday morn |
ING, caused loss of $1,000; fully covered by in
surance. TIllH-
. Orson Parsons was run over by the cars on
the Hartford, New Haven and Springfield road, |
near Ehheid rails, Friday evening. He was |
waking on the track and was intoxicated
The woods in the western part Of Seymour
caught fire Tuesday, burning quite a tract Of
land and a quantity of wood belonging TO Mr.. |
Edward Hoadley.
One of the drivers Of Howe's circus fell from
MS wagon while passing through Norwich, on
wednesday, and was fatally injured, the wheel
passing over bis head
A lew evenings since a drunken woman. with |
child ~ her arms, entered prayer meeting in |
New Haven. She spent the remainder of the |
night IN the station house.
ibe body found under a mdam at Wolcott-
vile, proves to be that of John Fitzpatrick. who
bad been missing since February 49, who had
on mat evening attended "wake"
michael hulaghan, farmer, while returning
itOHl Rockville to his home in rOand last week
N'h hlo WdEou aHu sustained injuries |
day. iN mat
Sunday afternoon the attendance on the reli
sious exercises al the Yale college chapel was
lof me hrst time made optional with the students.
ABOUT thirty Of them were present Some 500
didn't 20. ''N wv
James OF rien, aged seventy, committed sui
VIue al henslneton, Monday morning by hang
ihs himself in his barn. lie had become child
isu, aha was depressed because his children neg
The distillery Of Church & Kpowlton in West
ashford was destroyed by fire on Sunday morn
rug. ! he warehouse was somewhat damaged
Loss about 5000; partially insured This was
ine ohiy dstillery in the third congressional
Three wicked New London men went sailing
sunday and were capsized and nearly drowned,
moral: Two Other New London gentlemen com
lng from church Sunday, were run into by
runaway horse, badly injurng their horses and
spark from the engine Of the midday train
on me Air Line road, Tuesday, set the woods.
On John Aliens farm in Wallingford on fire. |
Sp"afdS Of seven acres were burned over, the
ienees being destroyed and considerable
amount of damage DONE
"A brakeman on the Shore Line road tool, his
aahHlaheed vile 10 New London, the other day. on
M regular train, called in a minister who han
prned 10 DC on the train to the conductors room.
"as married, and took his bride home on the
D.
"A Danbury man, attracted by the observations |
OF a cat on the roof of his piazza, Saturday
night stepped quietly out there in the darkness
and AN under shirt and leveed vicious kick AT
lhe annual, but missing the aim, he lost his |
equilibrium and passed into the yard, striking |
ihe earth with the familiarity of an own |
brother.
RHODE ISLAND.
The body of an iuf,int, supposed TO have been |
murdered, was found near Long pond, Friday |
Al. me torpedo boat Nina, left Newport, Thurs.
Jay, ana proceeded outside of Goat Island for /
governmental practice in the explosion of torpe /
ooes ron steamer while at full speed, al half |
spee9, &c The experiments were perfectly suc- |
ar Aho 5s Edward Washington WooIley a youtb |
= 1oAeh years. has been missing from Heb. |
a, ,,'i,' since Wednesday afternoon. He was |
i, WI = III Tie mill with his mother and went
IL 1870 ~ something to eat, since which time
~ C PaieHls nave lot set eyes on him.
,arioa, "s ,i oheehan charged with admins
aelihg poison to bis wife in her tea last SUNDAY
eaen,ng' was examined Friday morning in tbe
~ " Magistrates; adudged probably 0niIty
hnu pouhd over IN the sum of $4,000 sres,;nao,
mHs Ssen showing that he had confessed his