Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-17
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HOsT0N AND NICINITN.
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is 10 deliver course OF nYe lectures at fremont
Temple, Boston, commencing November 18th.
The verdict of the coroners jury charged John
CaysnaUsh with causing the death Of his sister,
Mrs. Bridget Talbot in East Cambridge, by
blows and other injuries. Cayanaugh is under
arrest.
The Traveller says: "And now Stanley COM
eth. We shall see face 10 face, next January,
amid the charms Of Music hall, the man who
saw face 10 face David Livingstone amid the
wilds o. Africa. He is to lecture for Redpath
& FAN in Boston aud throughout the country.
The late Bishop Eastburn gave Of his income
during ten years more than twenty thousand
dollars in aid of religious objects within his do
oese, and bequeathed his whole property, on the
expiration OF a trust in favor of his widow, to
charities and organizations which in life he
loved and iOstered.
There is a rumor current that the united So
cicty OF deaf mutes in Boston have been victim
lied by some Of their officers, who are said to
have appropriated funds belonging TO the asSo-
citation. Prof. Bartlett, who has been their pas
tor, has not oti1ciated for a number of weeks, on
account CT lack Of funds. it is said. AT the
close Of the service on Sunday the subject was
broached by Mr.. Amos Smith, who promises to
give the matter public ventilation.
About eight O'Clock Saturday night, while the
ship Annie Bngay was just outside of Boston
light, on her way to sea, some trouble occurred
between Matthew Allen and Joseph Whiteside,
two of the crew, when Allen drew knife and
cut Whiteside severely in four places IN the
face, neck and arm. John Reynolds, who at
tempted TO stop the fight, received a severe
wound in his leg. The parties were brought
back 10 Boston in the TUG Joseph Workman, and
Allen held nj S00 for trisl at the eriOr court.
Commodore PARROT relieved Rear-Admral
Steedman as comma ndant Of Charlestown navy
yard, Yesterday. The usual salute and other
official ceremonies were observed. Commodore
Parrot is native OF New Hampshire, and Gu
tered the service in 1881. He was transferred to
Charlestown station from Mare Island naov
yard, on the Pacific coast. Capt. VIM. F. Spicer,
at the head of the equipment office at Charles
town, was also relieved, yesterday, by Capt. Ste
phen B. Luse.
Capt Raphael Martin and Mrs Lerena, wife
of the Spanish vice consul at Boston, appeared
in the dock of the municipal court yesterday ai-
teTnoon to answer to a charge of adultery pre-
ferred by Mr.. Lerena, when statement was
made to Judge Forsaith that the complaint was
made in a fit OF jealousy and that there was no
foundation for the charge. The court thereupon
discharged both defendants, and thus ended a
sensation, which many imagined would occupy
the time of the court
A week ago a story was published which
seemed 10 throw light upon the identity of the
Girl who committed suicide in Boston about
month ago, and gave her name as Emma Hack
EFT The story gave the impression that it was
Imogene Coleman of FoXboro, the third wife of
Frank Lewis, she having disappeared from Fox
boro about the same time, and closely resem-
bling the deceased The Dedham Transcript
now eXplodes that theory by stating that Miss
Coleman or Mrs Lewis is now employed in a
shoe mandatory in Wesboro, where Lewis
also is at least some of the time.
Sunday evening Patrick II. Norton was
stabbed once in the side and back by Patrick
McGafigen. Norton with a party of friends
was passing along Endicot street, Boston, and
met McGatfigen and John Doherty, one asking
him TO 90 to certain house, and another TO
have cigar. Being strangers he refused both
invitations, when angry words ensued and the
stabbing took place. The wounds are not seri-
Gus ones, that in the side being about four inches
long, and in the back about an inch long.
McGaffigen and Doherty ran down Endicot
street to the rear of %, in shed, where the
crowd prevented their escape until officers of
station one arrested them. Norton was taken
to the city hospital.
At a town near Boston three young ladies re-
siding in the same house with a well known
physician recently determined to play practi-
cal Joke upon him. They made up a bundle of
dainty linen, embroidery, etc, in the shape Of
an infant, the total value of the fictitious child
being probably about $50 They put the make
believe infant into a basket and tied the basket
TO the door handle. Ring went the bell, and the
young ladies stood at the window above to see
the physician take in the child and be taken in
himself. Their horror may be imagined when
they saw man deliberately walk up to the
bundle and as deliberately walk off With it. They
are now mourning the loss of twenty-six yards
If fine inen twelve yards of thread lace, four
lemstitch pocket handkerchief and other valu-
able property.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Peabody has made arrangements to draw its
water supply from Wenham pond, at Salem,
and viii be supplied with 100 hydrants for fire
purposes, ar a total cost of $500, 900.
A child of Mr.. Haag of Reading SIX months
old, was found dead from strangulation, last
week, having fallen from the bed and caught by
the neck while the mother was engaged in an
other part of the house.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Pliny r. Wethete's barn, house and bakery
in Taunton, were thoroughly burned or
drenched Monday evening, together with the
house of Nathaniel Briggs, adjoining, and also
a shop occupied by Edward Valentine shoe
maker. The principal loss was sustained by
Mr.. Briggs, whose house had just been thor
onghly repaired and put in order. He can not
have lost less than S5000 on which there is il
surance at bingham for S2700. Merrick Chand-
Ter, who occupied portion of Briggs's house,
lost quantity of new and valuable furniture,
on which there is but partial insurance Mr..
Wetherelks loss is probably $500, with insur-
ance at Quincy for $500. Messrs: William H..
Harlow, James II. Nickerson and Edward VAL
entine, who were also unrooied by this fire
sustained nominal loss. The whole damage is
perhaps $4,000, of which less than half is COW
cred. The fire originated from spontaneous
combustion. A quantity of lime was stored in
the barn, and it is believed the storm beat in
upon it and in shaking it set some Ii ght combus-
tibles in blaze.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Capts Merriman and Faunce, of the revenue
marine service, will next week select the sites
for the new life-Saving station houses on the
coast Of Cape Cod, and viii superintend their
The house, barn and paint shop owned and
occupied by John Cook, situated in Halifax,
were entirely destroyed on the morning of the
9th nit. The fire was caused by lightning
striking the barn. 1t was insured for $1,000.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Boston and Albany railroad proposes to
build a third track from Springfield to Indian
Orchard, early in the spring, for the accommo-
daton of its constantly increasing freight bust
ness.
Owen Murphy was put under $1,000 bonds, at
the Holyoke police court, Saturday, for his APP
pearance before the criminal court, for an at
tempt at rape, his victim being girl eleven
years OF age.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
SO nearly fatal mistake as occurred recently
al South Hadley Falls rarely happens. Miss
Clymena Day taking dose Of aconite sufficient
10 Kill dozen men, installing il for another
medicine which she was taking under physicians
orders. Piompt action by friends saved her
life.
MAINE.
John Cauley, aged So, committed suicide in
jail in Portland Sunday night. He made
moose Of some of his bedding, fastened one end
10 the grating in the wall of bis cell and plac-
ing the other around his neck threw his body
forward strangling himself
A man named Thorn, sentenced TO state prison
Tor life some 70 years ago for killing a man in
Harpswel who married a woman he (Thorn)
loved, has been pardoned by Gov. Perham.
Mrs. Christopher Gerald of Boston, was struck
by lightning Sunday, the Sth inst, while wash
ING dishes. For a long time her life was de-
SPARED Of, but she finally rallied only TO find
herself totally blind.
a fearful explosion was narrowly missed at
Portland on Thursday. A car loaded with pine
shavlngs caught FIRE on the Portland and Og-
densburg track, near the depot, and when the
hames were eHtlngulShcd the very next car was
discovered TO be filled with gunpowder.
VERMONT.
John Bacon OF st. Johnsbury has lost two
horses, valued at $500, by congestion Of the
lungs.
Oliver Godditt, Canadian, TWENTY-FIVE wears
of age, was killed by the cars at st. Johnsbury.
on Friday
The Black river valley fair at Perkinsville last
week was attended with an usual number of
casualties woman was run over by a race
horse and killed, and a child was hurt so that il
IS NOT expected 10 live, while several others were
badly injured
On Tuesday morning last Phuna Erskine, wife
Of George W. Erskine, residing in ROxbury, on
DE road 10 Warren, hung herself to a ioist in a
horse stall in the barn Taking a circingle she
made slip moose, put il around the jost and
her neck aud then stepped off the bucket on
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