Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-06
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New England News Summary.


A missionary IS laboring among the Swedish
residents OF Boston, Of whom there are about
thirteen hundred.
The statue OF Polhymnia has been placed over
the fremont street entrance 10 the Music Hail,
Boston.
A boy named Thomas Thornton was stabbed
in Boston wednesday by boy whom he was
thrashing for throwing ice at him (Thonton.)
Fast day at the state prison was spent in re-
ligious services. The inmates were allowed
two hours airing in the yard.
The stable of Mr.. William Hurd, of Stone
ham, was almost entirely destroyed by fire on
Thursday evening. The fire is supposed to have
been the work OF an incendiary.
Thursday morning Gusiavus ZunmeTle Of
Boston, fifty years of age, and a harness maker
by trade, fell dead while at the breakfast table,
from an attack of heart disease. He has Il
brother living in Fort Wayne, Ind, but has no
relatives in this vicinity.
It's now believed that the death of Mrs. Will
liams, at Boston, last Friday, was suicidal. She
was daughter of Philip Stevens, Esq, of New
port. She confessed taking fifty drops of poi
sonous medicine prepared for her husband, i'm.
PEELED by the desire for rest with him whom she
so fondly loved.
DR.. John A. Langley, an old citizen of East
Cambridge, widely known as the originator of
Langley's root and herb bitters, died Friday
morning at his residence, corner Thorndike and
Sixth streets. He was taken sick at y O'Clock,
midnight, and expired at $50.
Capt. jonathan Batchelder died at Beverly,
on Tuesday, in his eightieth year. lie com
menced 4 seaiaring life at an early age. He was
one Of the Sumatra captains in the best DAYS OF
the pepper trade, and made voyages to almost all
other parts of the world visited by Salem YES
sells. oflate years he was engaged in the set
Element of estates
George II. Foley, who robbed his employers,
Messrs. Crosby, Morse and Foss, of Boston. OF
$1,000 worth Of jewelry, and then left for St
Louis. where he was subsequently arrested, was
before the municipal court, Boston, Friday morn
ing, and waving examination ON the complaint,
was held in $4,000 for trial at the superior
court.
Last Saturday evening a small child was found
on the doorstep at A BrimmeT street, Boston.
Circumstances connected with the case attracted
the attention of State Constables Tewkesbury
and Tobey, who subsequently caused the arrest
of Mrs. Mary Maria Griffin, wife of Hamilton
II. Griffin, 60 Albany street Her story is that
they were married in July last, aud were happy
until the birth of the child, February 80. Strange
TO say the father manifested a hatred for the
child as soon as II was born, and neglected to
provide either for it or the mother He ordered
the mother to leave it at the door of some house
on Beacon street, and she reluctantly obeyed.
She made this confession, and was taken before
Judge Parmenter, of the municipal court on
the charge of an assault upon her babe. The
father is represented as abundantly able to pro-
doing a good business.
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY.
John B. Cough fell asleep while going from
Boston TO Lowell, Wednesday evening, and
rode past bis destination TO Iyngsboro. 1t cost
him SD to get back in time TO fill his engage
ment to lecture on "Will il Pay"
MAINE.
There is little doubt but that the railroad
bridge at Iopsham was fred by an incendiary
Beach Island puts in a claim for triplets-the
wife OF Joseph Staples having recently given
birth to a son and two daughters. Mother and
children are doing well.
The mills at "TOddy pond" in Orland, were
entirely destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn.
ing. The establishment comprised a saw and
grist mill, and was owned by AXel Hayfortl, OF
Belfast. The loss is estimated at $4,000 to
$4,000.
report came to Machias, last Friday, of at
tempt 10 murder at Cutler. 1t seems that
Dionysious Davis and his son, a lad of fifteen
years, were at work in the woods. The father
ordered the boy to do piece of work and when
partially done the boy refused to 90 on, when he
received some chastisement A few minutes
later the boy approached his father with an axe,
dealing b ow which took effect in the head
not, as it was thought, penetrating the skull,
but 9lancing, cleaved one OF the ears and opened
the side Of the neck down to the shoulder, caus-
ing fearful and perhaps mortal wound.
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Moses Martin, Esq, OF Pembroke, formerly a
county commissioner and a prominent public
man in that town, died Wednesday, from the eli
iects of a kick received from his horse Monday
afternoon. The horse was exercising in the
yard, and struck Mr. Martin in the bowels. Mr.
Martin was sixty-three years old.
VERMONT.
The wife Of Lyman Grandey of Bristol com.
mitted suicide on Sunday by cutting her throat
Insanity is assigned as the cause.
A bold attempt was made on Wednesday night
to rob the First National bank at North hen
nngton. The outside doors of the safe were
blown open with powder, the second door cut
through, and the safe then bored into and an
attempt made TO blow il open The noise of the
explosion awakened the people of the village
and the robbers fed. They broke into a building
containing Il hand-car of the Harlem Extension
railroad taking the car, and up TO the present
time nothing can be found Of either hand-car or
men. Dlligent search is being made for them
The rognes lett their tools, satchel and black
curtain for darkening the room. They could
have taken money from outside of the inner
vault, but in their fright probably did not DIS
cover it, The explosion shattered the walls of
the bank, AMI the large windows were broken
out. This is one of the largest banks of the
state, having half million capital
CONNECTICUT.
o, for thousand beavers TO dam this mud
groans the Danbury News.
The wife Of Herman Carley, living in hut
near the woods of Lime Kiln, Bethel, committed
suicide last week by taking poison.
Patrick Hetfron, who has been in Hartford as
porter for n number of years, was found dead in
Il chair in his room Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Nathan Beach Of Wallingford brought
nine foxes to the selectmen on Saturday, TO OBJ
tain the bounty. He caught them in two days.
X. I. Hewitt of Wethersfed shot two wild
geese after voting on election day. One fell INTO
the river and was lost; lie saved the other and
presented it 70 GOV. Jewell on Tuesday
chemical Yale senior informed the pro.
fessOr upon his examination paper, that the
formula for suphurie acid was ST. 1860 X.
correspondent from Southiugton says that
Mrs. Roel Hart has recently completed quilt
Tor. "a cradle, containing ,036 pieces.
An unhappy and dsgraceful family feud in
Danbury was brought to tragic end Saturday
by the head of one family presenting son of the
other with an ACCORDION.
James Prior of Bridgeport accidentally shot
himself in the throat while out cunning on
Monday, and died before his companions
reached him.
The Saturday Evening Union of New Haven
is about 10 change hands, and be conducted rs
an organ OF the young Irish Of that city, and
will probably support General Grant for presi-
dent.
OF the fifteen hundred dollar Easter offering
at Trinity church, New Haven, fourteen hun
dred and sixty dollars are to aid in establishing
a young ladies school at Walla Walla, Wash
ington Territory.
Sherman was not heard from election night.
They have such a long ticket they cant vote and
count 1t in one day. They nominate everybody
up that way 10 save the expense Of printing
tickets, and on election day shove in the entire
directory and their share Of the county map
DGn6lrB NelgS.
The Connecticut prison commission appointed
by Gov. Jewell, consisting of Messrs. Francis
Wayland of New Haven and G. w. Russell and
y. ID. Warner of Hartford, have started to ex-
anime the penitentiaries Of several states. They
20 west as far as Detroit, returning by way Of
Pittsburg aud Philadelphia, and will report at
he next session OF the legislature.
John Hale, 4 respected citizen of Gulford,
formerly railroad commissioner, and several
lines a member Of the legislature, hung him
ief on Tuesday in his barn. He was one of the
sufferers by the recent fires in that place, his
S tore with its contents being totally DESTROYED,
though insured so as to cover at least two-thirds
of the loss.
The body of an unknown man was found
IN mill brook in West Haven near the rail-
road, Wednesday. IL resembled that Of a la
boring man 40 years old. He wore a black
mixed coat and pants, light brown oyercoat and
nearly new calf skin boots On both wrists
thefe were circles Of India ink. a star within
Sach ana Two diamond marks on each side
The face was adorned with black monstochc
and goatee '"Y"'''O"0
cable telegram Thursday, from London
says The case Of d.. Vim. e. Minor ~ w,
Haven, Conn, WhD killed 10 - " ~"