Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-12
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
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Hard steamship Olympus, tuesday lie was &C
companied down the harbor by large number
of personal friends and members Of the board
of trade. In response 10 a toast for the prosper
itv of Boston, be made an able impromtu adj
dress. reviewing the commercial development OF
the city ,iand expressing the belief that in Few
years the Cunard steamers would sail hence
every day instead of once week.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The body of a laboring man, named Cornelius
Driscoll was found in the canal at Lowell, yes
teriay He had been working in Billerica for
some time and was last seen on Sunday after
noon, in Lowell, in state OF lntoXicatlon. lIls
probable that in his drunkenness he fell into the
canal He was about 40 years of age, aud
leaves sister.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A wooden building on Washington street,
Lynn, known as the Central house. was burned
early yesterday morning. The inmates, forty
in number, narrowly escaped, several being
taken from the windows.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The body of a boy, apparently about ten
years old, dressed in a linen suit, with blue
shirt on, was picked up off South Truro last
Thursday.
Great numbers of Iocusts have deposited their
eggs in fhe trees at Falmouth. The eggs are
laid in iucisions of the bark of twigs, which are
gnawed nearly off above the point of deposit
The trees are hung with these dead Drown
twigs, and present a singular appearance, Inc
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popular notion is that the eggs will not be
hatched until the end Of seventeen years, but
that is very doubtful.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Horace Greeley spent Tuesday night at the
Massasot house in Springfield, on his way TO
st. Johnsbury, where he IS TO denver an ADDRESS
at the Vermont state fair.
The Springfield Republican says: THE Con-
necticut Central railroad from this city to Port
land, Ct, is now considered sure, as majority
of the taxable property of East Windsor has
been pledged to a subscription Of $4,000 on the
part OF the town.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The church-goers and church builders of
North Adams seem to have most unmistak-
able ambition upward. Some few years ago
new church was built in the village, and being
a somewhat pretentious structure, it was quite
a matter OF course that its spire should tower
considerably above those of its more modest and
Anticipated neighbors. But fresh vein of pros
perity seemed TO befall every other church, and
the fourth new structure upon Church hilt' is
now under way, each successive church spire
reaching few feet higher into the air than its
predecessor.
During his trial for murder at Pittsfeld, on
Tuesday, Gleason's mother, who came on from
her home in Marshall, Mich, to be present on
the occasion, and who was sitting inside the bar
within speaking distance of the prisoner, arose,
and with great emotion attempted to address
gentlemen, that you will have mercy on my
child, j." when she broke down and was led from
the room by an officer of the court When the
attorney general had asked that sentence be
given, Gleason was called to his feet and asked
il he had anything to say why sentence of death
should not be passed upon him. After mo-
menPs interview with his counsel, Gleason
calmly replied in the negative, and, the court
and members of the bar all rising, the usual
solemn words were pronounced which doomed
the young man TO the most severe punishment
known TO the law TO be hanged by the neck
until he is dead. After his own acknowledge
ment of guilt the court had no discretion as to
the sentence, and the chief justice remarked 10
Gleason that, if he had been looking for eXecu-
tive clemency, he ought to be told that there
was in reality no good ground for hope in that
direction. But the general expectation is that
the governor will be induced TO commute the
sentence to Imprisonment for life. Gleason's
mother was again in the court room in the af-
terhoon this time with her little child in her
arms, but was so much agitated that she had
to be taken out before the sentence was pro
nouneed. She was present both times against
the request and advice Of her sons lawyers, who
knew that the court had no chance 10 exhibit
any sympathy for the prisoner Gleason him
self was almost entirely unmoyed except that
deep blush covered his countenance as he stood
up TO receive his doom.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A party of boys in Gill caught four coons,
few weeks ago-an old one and three young
ones. They were taken from their hiding place
in the top Of a small walnut tree, and secured at
the cost Of a smart scratching. The young ones
are expected to be on exhibition at the Green
field cattle show, the 26th and 27th inst
George F. Ball Of LeYerett (Long Plain) has
what is called a beagle hound, that killed, last
season 1S11), over $50 woodchucks by actual
count-21 of them in seven days. This season
the game has been less plenty in his vicinity,
and he has brought in only few over 100. He
does something also in the line of coons, rab-
bits and other game.
The grasshoppers are doing an immense dam
age to the grain in Aroostook county.
Mrs. Mary Howard of Bangor is lying at the
point of DEATH after having suffered intensely
from having accidentally swallowed piece OF
herds grass, which lodged in her windpipe.
II. w. Richardson of Pennington, Me-, a car
penter, at work on the new dwellings of the
Potomska mills at New Bedford, died instantly
while at work, just before 70 O'Clock, Tuesday.
The cause of death was heart disease.
A little boy, five years old, named James
Smith, fell from freight train at Portland, on
Monday, cutting off one of his hands at the
wrist, inJnring the other so that three fingers
had to be amputated, and cutting bad cash in
his forehead. An elder brother, who attempted
TO rescue him, was struck by car, which
crushed several of his ribs.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Nashua Daily Gazette, a Greeley paper,
issued its nrst number last week.
Orlando Clark of Milford died suddenly on
Tuesday of rheumatism Of the heart.
The late Joseph Jones Of Troy has left the
following requests To the American mission
airy association, $500; TO the American home
missionary society, $3.50, and to the American
and foreign Christian MISSION sou
The house of L. Cass, near the iron works, in
the south part Of Concord, was burned Tuesday
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tents. Loss $1,000; insured. The fire was
caused by defective chimney.
Frank ?. Walker has been awarded s1115 on
his hotel buildings, which were burned at Dix
vile Notch last spring, by referees agreed upon
by himself and Ktna insurance company. The
buildings were insured for $4,000 i've days be-
fore they were burned.
Henry Tracy, of Thornton's Ferry, was loafng
in the ladies' room Of the stationiat that place,
Wednesday, and being requested TO leave the
premises by George Drew, son OF the station
agent he resented it, and got so mad that he
struck young Drew. A scufAe followed, both
coming out with dis6gured faces Tracy was
taken before the Nashua police court and fined
S5 and costs, amounting 10 S1S.S6
From the description of the body which was
recently discovered in the woods at Wentworth,
il is believed that il was that of Mr.. Samuel
Jones Of New Boston, who suddenly disappeared
in August, 1871. Some of the relatives of Mr.,
Jones have gone to Wentworth TO make an eX-
animation OF the remains.
Mr.. Charles e. TOwne, one of the most popu-
lar and promising business men of Manchester
was found dead in his bed yesterday morning at
his residence. He had been troubled with an
affection of the kidneys for few months, but
was able to attend 10 business, and was out
upon the street Tuesday evening. The imme-
dlate cause Of his death is not at present def
nitely known. He was upwards Of 30 years Of
age
Dr. Asa Wheat Of Canaan, whose wife died a
few days ago from the effects of chloroiorm
while having her teeth extracted, is dangerous
ly sick, weighed down by his great grief 1t
was Mrs. Wheat's brother, an experienced den
list, Who extracted the teeth, while the doctor
adm ,istered the chloroform. Her brother re-
rlarAc9 that she was iainting. The doctor
iBmped in front of her and exclaimed: "Oh, my
God, shas dying" and sprang for his battery;
and evefyt2 ing possible was done for her relief,
but she Immediately expired.
fond father in Rochester had suspected his
daughter of having stolen moonlight walks
with lover whom he had refused her seeing
and in coming home the other night at a late
hour, thought he saw his daughters arm linked
in with the hated lovers. The indignant papa
took the young man by the collar, and was Civ
ing him good shaking, when be found he had
got hold Of The wrong man, and soon learned
that The parties were highly respectable mar
ried couple, who were coming home from prayer
meeting.
VERMONT.
Joseph ID. King Of Benson lost hand in @
threshing machine a few days ago.
The gale at Underhill, Sunday, blew down the
steepe Of the Conversational church nj thp