Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-21
0dlUrrfster Daily spp.

New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Base bsll. Bostons beat the Mutuals, II to 4,
ar South Weymouth fair grounds yesterday,
ami wen ihe Iurse of $500.
TYPHOID ivvcr is quite prevalent in Boston,
nearly s' OF the leo patients in the city hospital
suferiue from it, owing, it is said, to the impur-
iity OF The water.
1esse Pomeioy, IA years old, residing with his
ut0ther in South Boston, is under arrest for
dceoyiug bows OF FIVE to ten years to out-ot-the-
way places, stripping them naked, gagging and
tslng them up, beating and otherwise NAL
treating tbem. In many cases he cut small
holes under his victims eyes, dishguTlng them
tor il AID iufieting on Others painful staos
and cl is ~ vaTious parts Of the body. He con
fesses Tic crimes. ~
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Sunday afternoon, l4lh INST, as deputy
Sheriff Charles Z. GuSS, W. IL. Buttrlck, ). w.
and +. /. Taplev. of Methuen, were descending
River III in a carriage, their horses became I'M
nlauaw able and ran the whole distance iroTa top
10 bo.tt m At the foot of the hill two of the
wheels were crushed by the weight and force of
tue car iage, and the occupants were thrown
with OF at violence to the ground, the accident
very st giously if not fatally iniuring ). W.
T5plev. and cutting an ugly cash on the side OF
Mir But'riCNs head. Mr.. 5. W. Tapley had
nearly OuC-half Of his scalp torn of and Land
completely over the side of his head, but with
his own hands he replaced it and perhaps by
knaN means ssNcQ his OWL lliC.
a sCrii US accident occurred on the Boston
and Maine railroad at Lawrence Thursday az
ternoon. As the 80 train from Haverhill was
approaching the depot al South Lawrence, the
cars Jumped the track, and before the engine
could be stopped the smoking car and the car
behind it went over the emhankment. The
smoking car which contained about eighteen
persons, was completely turned over, the ROOF
resting on the ground. Only two persons were
injured, and these very slightly, their injuries
consisting OF light bruises and cash or two on
their faces How the occupants of the smoking
car escaped serious injury it is impossible TO
say. The interior of the car presented Il scene
of wreck and rum. The seats were torn from
their fastenings, the lamps and windows
smashed. ana the floor of the car shattered.
The car behind the smoking car was not much
damaged, the front end only gong down the
embankment, and its occupants being more
frightened than hurt. The other cars were un-
injured The track was torn up for eonsidera-
bic distance. MIR. VIM. S. Oberlin of Bradford
was one of the injured persons. He received
some bruises and slight cash on the forehead.
large body OF men were Immediately put 10
work to clear and repair the track; consequent
" the trains were not much delayed The acct
dent is thought to have been caused by some
obstruction being in the frog which connects the
rails al the point where the cars ran off. The
engine passed SAFELY over the spot
NORFOLK COUNTY
Christian HOck. aged Y years, fell under the
cars at Attleboro las: evening, and had both legs
cut of.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
child in Springfield having died from a dose
of pareeouc 1t was subsequently ascertained
that the preparation contained too much opium.
The fact was brought home 10 the druggist who
sold it, when he weepinely confessed that he
was not an apothecary, and unable to put up
prescriptions
The Republican SAYS there is trouble again in
the happy family, alias the Hampden county
board of underwriters, and a special meeting Is
called at Ladd's insurance rooms, Tuesday
morning, for the trial of those criminals who
have not adhered to the rate established by the
"holy alliance There is great cause of grief
among the faithful, for one Of those who has
thus fallen from grace is the secretary of the
board, another is prominent insurance agent
in the city, and two Others are w arren men,
who were heretofore above suspicion. The OF
fence OF insuring below the monopoly rates Is
gefl heinous and, as the local agents might be
too enient with the sinners, the deliberations
will be presided over by Thomas II. Montgom
cry OF New York, general agent of the nationa
board OF underwriters.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The house and barn of Timothy Gallavans, on
the Northampton road, in Amherst, were burned
on Tuesday evening; loss about s1200; partially
insured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Charley White, a lad of fifteen years. was
fatally wounded by the accidental discharge oil
gun while hunting near Orange on Saturday.
Tie shot entered the thigh and severed the fem
oral artery. He lived only about fifteen minutes
after the accident.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Six ions in weight OF liquors, seized by state
constabi,s in Berkshire county, were shipped
from Pfzsheid to Boston on Tuesday night.
Ihe3RSunsn class in Williams college mum
bers abOuf fifty, which is double the number Of
sLphOmorjs. and hence there will be no haZng
This The -homOras tODlS the first
iuniiy to proffer the calumet.
anticipating favorable result of the pend ING
census, the Pttsfield town committee are al
work on a draft for city charter, and will sOor
have 1t ready TO report to the town.
A trial of CELEBRITY in butchering took place il
Pittsiield on Wednesday afternoon between
James Gleason and George Barnes on one side
and John Hadsell and Alden Hubby on tht
other. rae weight of the beef was $40 pounds
and - hial was 10 see who could dress il
quiclses atsr The beef had been pritched, Glea
son aud partner putting up 500 to $50. They
won the mGaey, doing the job in minutes, s!
seconds, tL' time of Hadsell and partner being
minutes. 90 seconds.
MAINE.
The Iegeude cutter Mosswood went ashore at
Bocabcc, n. B., on Thursday. She came to
Eastport, leaking badly, and will have to go on
the railway to repair
Dauie Hiseock of Alma had five very nice
sheep killed by lightning, Sunday evening, Sept.
q. ne TEMPEST ulu tODSluGIdDlG damage III luaL
vicinity that evening.
Sullivan Dodge Of Newcastle hung himself on
the 10Th inst. He has been in low spirits for
several months, caused in part by the loss Of
property He was about fifty years old.
Joseph p, Boswell, Esq, an aged and re-
sDGcted citizen of Scion, committed suicide last
Friday morning by hanging himself 1t seems
be retired as usual Thursday night, and some
time before morning he got up and dressed
himself went with lighted candle TO the shed
and fastened rope to the beams above and
about his neck where be was found hanging
in the morning dead.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Jesse Atwood, native Of Weare, son of
Jonathan Atwood OF revolutionary record, died
recently at Newport, Me-, aged nineyt-six years.
His wife died few months ago. They lived tc-
gether seventy-fve years.
VERMONT.
George Newman, one Of the oldest and most
honored citizens OF Brateboro', died quite sud
denly on Wednesday morning, after brief ILL
ness OF less than a week. At the time of his
death he was treasurer Of the Windham provi-
dent institution for savings, the largest and
most SUCCESSFUL savings bank in the state, with
which be had been connected for twenty-five
years.
CONNECTICUT.
New haven Is to nave evening schools, com
mencing next month, three evenings in the
week TO be devoted 10 the boys and two to the
girls
Feldspar, equal to the best imported, has been
found upon the farm Of John b. Knapp at
Stamford, and as the leldspar used in the man
utacture Of the best china and porcelain goods
has hitherto been imported from Spain, tae
discovery is likely 10 prove very valuable.
A number OF men recently discharged from
the Springfield armory have gone to the Win
chester arms company OF New Haven for en-
pioymeni, that establishment having contracted
TO furnish tine Russian government with 10000
small arms.
The farmers Of Hartford county complain Of
a kind OF rot, which affects the tobacco in the
drying houses causing an unnatural and sickly
cOlorng Of the leaves, commencing near the
base Of the stems and causing the entire leaf to
drop of &C the slightest touch, The disease is
entirely new in the locality, and the cause is NOT
yet apparent.
Nj. Richard S. Griswoid, son.in-Law Of DR..
James Brown Of Waterbury, left New Haven
Tuesday evening to drive to that city. When
about five miles beyond New Haven, near what
IS called Caungton NH, IN loading his pistol,
Nnilp RHINE IL accidentally III arUad a.