Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-03
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New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
George Macdonald, the English novelist, with
his wife and eldest son, arrived at Boston by
Monday 5 steamer, and Is the guest of James NJ.
Fields. at whose house, soon after landing, he
met Harriet Beecher Stowe He opens his lee
ture tour at Boston on the 18th, and will speak
during the fall and winter in all the prominent
western cities. His subjects are Robert Burns,
Shakespeare "Tennyson," Wordsworth"
Milton" and Hood
The following, from the Boston journal, shows
the bright side of life in the navy: "The last Of
a very pleasant series of hops given by the cap
tain and officers Of the United States steamer
Worcester came off Tuesday evening, and was
even more successful than the preceding ones.
The vessel was decorated very prettily with flags,
hunting and Chinese lanterns. The spar deck
was covered with an awning and brilliantly
lighted, affordiDg opportunities for dancing.
The gun deck was decorated and arranged for
promenading, while refreshments were served
upon the lower deck. A large humber of invi
tatious were issued, and the steam launches of
the Worcester and the navy yard were kept
busily employed plying between ship and shore
until a late hour. large party was present
from Brookline, and nearly all OF the naval Off
GERS on duty at this station were present with
their ladies. Upward of one hundred and hity
cOuTles were on board, and the officers of the
Worcester exerted themselves TO secure the
O'Clock the band attached TO the trlgate FUR
nshed music for dancing and promenading, the
spacious decks of the vessel affording ample
opportunities for both. The ladies appeared in
fun evening toilettes, in pleasing contrast TO the
handsome full dress uniforms of the officers, and
the scene with its surroundings was one of rare
beauty. The Worcester will sail in very few
days 10 her station as flagship of the north At
lantic squadron"
M1DDLEsEx COUNTY.
An unknown man was run over by cattle
train on The Lowell railroad Tuesday afternoon,
near Mediord, mangling him terribly and caus-
ing instant death. He wore a dark brown over
coat and butchers blue frock. A carpet bag
was found near the scene of the accident.
The annual meeting Of the ministers OF the
Merrimack river Baptist association was held on
the LIST inst. An essay on Christian benehcencc
was read by Rev n. c. Mallory, and an eXegeSiS
of Rom. viii, p, by Rev. /. L. Wood of Lawrence.
Some time was spent in considering the wants
of the feeble churches within the bounds of the
association In the evening DR.. Bosworth Of
Haverhill gave timely sermon on Christ's
uncomfortable love, from Rom. viii, 35-3S-39.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Thomas Cleary, an unmarried man about
twenty-five years of age, employed as a teamster
in Salem, was drowned in the North river Mon
day afternoon. He was going in small skif
to larger boat for oysters when he fell over
board.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Springfield water commissioners have
agreed TO take the property of the aqueduct
company at S25S ,296.
The Republican SAYS "That sacred emblem
of the Chinaman, his pig tail, is continually
bringing its owner TO grief while in the new
world The other day while celestial stood
talking and gesticulating with his head, pet
cat seized the dangling queue and pulled it I'M
mercifuy, and, yesterday, gentlemen was
Mortified at being requested by his Chinese friend
TO raise moment, ioryou 'sittee on my tailee.' "
VIM. johnson, boy seven years old, was acct
dentally shot by a Schoomate named Arthur
Davis, at Springfield, Tuesday. Both boys had
just come out from school, when Davis, who
had borrowed pistol a few days before, careless
~ fired off the weapon, and the ball entered
Johnson's groin, inhicting severe wound. The
ball was extracted, but at last accounts the boy
was very deliriouS. The boys in that vicinity
are in the habit of carrying and handling fiie
arms in a very careless manner
Just before one O'Clock Wednesday morning
fire broke out in building in Springfield for
merly known as the Hampden house. in the
portion occupied by Herman Knappe, furniture
dealer, and the flames were not eXtinguished
until damage to the extent of about $4,000 en-
sued. The building is owned by Martin Yves
son, and insured Tor $4,000. The loss on the
building viii not exceed $4,000. The first floor
was occupied by the Adams express, and their
goods were all removed to the rooms of the
Merchants Union company, with slight damage
by water. The upper floors were occupied by
Herman Knappe as furniture rooms and
dwelling for himself and family, together with
E. j. Lazelle and his wife. The second and
third floors were filled with furniture to the
value of $4,000 or $40 900, as Mr., Knappeihad
just been receiving a new stock. His loss must
be $4,000 or $13 600, mostly by water. There
is an insurance of only $4,000. Mr.. Lazele had
an insurance Of $500 on his furniture, which
was entirely destroyed, and his wife had not
time to dress herself before fleeing for her life
MIR. Knappe and his child, lad of - years, had
narrow escape from suffocation.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The harvest of chesnuts, hickory nuts and
butternuts in western Massachusetts this autumn
viii prove exceedingly light. Many of the open
land chestnut trees bear fruit, which is now
nearly matured, but the chestnut forests are
comparatively destitute Of burrs, while walnuts
and butteTnuts are almost equally scarce. The
boys and squirrels will find their usual autumn
occupation gone, much to their regret
MAINE.
Secretary Fish has returned He and Secre-
tary Belknap are the only.cabnet. officers in the
city.
A house and barn at Oxford, owned by Mrs.
Sarah Dale, were destroyed by fire few days
ago. They were unOccupied.
Hiram Wormwood's barn at Porter was
burned few nights ago. Loss $1,000 and no in
suTance.
Stephen Raglan, and woman, name unknown,
was upset in the river at Bath Tuesday afternoon.
Moore and the women were rescued, but Raglan
was drowned
-Four men, Foley of Calais, Coover of Addison,
and RAINING and Sawyer OF EaStpOrt, broke Jail
at Machias on Thursday night. Some fisher
men from Deer Island, n b., report having seen
them there Tuesday morning.
The proprietor Of Shaw's tanneTy, at Vance
boro, having notified their employees that their
wages would be reduced from $50 to S35 per
month, between thirty and forty of the best men
struck, and have quit work
Alden MarsOn OF East PittStOn was killed in an
alteration with his son, John, last Tuesday eve
ming, during a drunken row. 1t seems that
MarsOn, who is a desperate character had been
abusing his wife, threatening her life, when his
son took her part with the above results. Young
MarSon is under arrest He is only nineteen
years Of age, aud is said to be very peaceable
young man.
The workmen on the Mount Washington rail
ROAD have way OF adjusting board to the rails
and sliding down very fast. Saturday a French
man was descending rapidly, and a heavy mist
prevailing, he ran into a locomotive, killing him
instantly.
On Monday morning, 22d nit, as the wife of
Alonzo Garyin, OF South Berwick, was walking
in the street short distance from her residence
she was seized with violent fit of coughing
winch ruptured blood vessel, causing her death
IN about fifteen minutes. She had been in an
Ill state OF health for some time past
Bcktord and Haines, two of the rogues who
escaped from Portland Jail Monday night were
captured at Centre WATERFORD on Tuesday night
by Deputy Shcrifis Pencil and Gardiner They
were on the railroad track going towards Leba-
non, BicktOrd's home. They made no resist
aanee, Bickiord being pretty well used up by
hunger and fatigue and the effect of his late es-
cape from a railroad car.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
James II. Pinder, a farmer at Portsmouth,
lell nom train on the Eastern railroad, at
hampton, yesterday morning, and was killed
An owl spreading fourier four inches of wings
was trapped at Hanover the other day He bad
been INDUCING in chicken and pigeon suppers
TO an eXtrayagant extent.
Two young fellows at Laconia drove a horse
50 numerically one day last week that it
dropped dead in the street.
The entire property Of the Pine Valley manu-
laclurlng company was sold at auction yester-
day for S99,OOO, the amount Of its Indebtedness
though when the company suspended opera.
tons about three weeks ago the debt was repre-.
scented TO be but s57 900. DR.. Edward Spaldinp
OF Nashua was the purchaser The mill real
estate and buildings cost $4,000 The increase
III The debt from the first report was owing 10
various bills not rendered until recently.
VERMONT.
Isaac K. Houston, Of Victory, was hung in
efhgy few days previous to the September cleo
ton. He has caused quite a number TO be ar.
rested, who, he supposes, were engaged in the
OF HOY have fr,a I.,st r. ~