Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-29
Gd1urtrsttr Daily Spp.
New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

corps Of the United States, officially visited the
Charlestown navy yard yesterday. He will visit
Portsmouth to-day.
A large parry Of roughs left Boston yesterday
morning said to be bound for Campobello
island, off Passport, Maine, to enjoy prize fight
between Iimony of Providence and Kelly OF
Boston. Ii is reported that the fight VIII take
place Friday morning.
sentenced in Boston, Monday, TO the house of
industry, who two years ago occupied high
position among his associates, with practice of
$4,000 year but who had fallen a victim to
drink, and was obliged to resort TO this method
of cure.
Someschanges have been made in the board of
instruction at Harvard college during the sum-
mer. Dr. Hedge is to have the German depart
ment, assisted by Tutor Rowland, who will in
struct the freshmen and sophomore classes
Prof. Bocher will be assisted in French by Tutor
Jacquinot, and Prof Nash, besides pursuing his
regular duties as teacher Of Spanish, viii have
entire charge of the Italian department during
the absence of Prof. Lowell in Europe In the
new course of anatomy and physiology, Drs.
Dwight and James will be the instructors Prof
Seaver has returned, after a years sojourn in
Europe, and will resume his duties.
& At some time before - o'clock, Sunday night
gentleman on Forest Hills street, saw a lonely
long team passing his "Pizarro" 1.-THE fashion
able term for balcony, and in the lonely long
team a lonely long man and lonely long box.
"Ah," says our spectator, that's a case of
smallpox in case going 10 be buried" Soon
after loud screaming in the street occurred.
NeighborS rush 10 the window, and the lonely
long man yes out "Don't yer come nigh mel
Don't yer come nigh me! I'm burying fcl-
low with the smallpox, and have lost my way
to the cemetery" Speaking trumpets were
brought into requisition, and the lonely long
man was sent on his way gravely.-TfdUetter.
ESSEX COUNTY.
barn Of Mrs. William Bagley, containing
nd q al uah1 ID of AYnpg htrr
Ferry, were burned on Sunday morning.
On Saturday last Mrs, Sally Reed, the oldest
woman in Peabody, died at the age of ninety
four years six months and seven days. Her
father fought at Bunker hill and her husband in
the war of 1872. She lett TOUR children, twenty
one grandchildren and nineteen great-grand-
children.
For some time past packages of various kinds
have Deen missed from the freight depot of the
Boston and Maine railroad in Lawrence, and
suspicion fell upon young man named Thomas
O'Connor, who had been seen at various times
hanging around the depot with his team. His
premises were searched and three chests of tea
found, and the mating of another chest which
had evidently been disposed of. As many other
articles have been missed from time to time, it
was evident that O'Connor had been carrying
on a system of peculaton the extent of which
it would be difficult TO ascertain. When he
heard that the officers were on his track he left
for parts unknown, but the city marshal of
Lewiston, who had been furnished with de-
scription of him, he having friends in that city,
arrested 0'Connor, and he was taken to Law
renee.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A religious meeting under the care of COM
mittee of the New England yearly meeting of
friends, has just closed u three days session at
New Bedford. This is a new departure, in some
respects among the Friends, being the first meet
ing of the kind ever attempted in New England.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The only sou of Joseph w. Holway of East
Sandwich, youth 16 years old, accidentally
shot himselfrecently and died on Sunday.
A barrel arrived at Yarmouth camp last week
directed as follows Yarmouth camp, Slough
ton tent. Baggage-masters, please handle this
and all other baggage for the same as if it were
your own, and you were to camp out and board
yourselves"
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
There was a collision at the Connecticut river
railroad depot in Northampton, Tuesday fore
noon, between a train loaded with camp-meet-
ing passengers and a freight train. The con-
ductor of the passenger train, Mr.. Hills was
considerably bruised, butnone Of the passengers
were injured
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Professor W. c. Richards of Pittsfeld, who
has been in Europe during the summer, collect
ing new and valuable apparatus for use in his
scientific lectures, has reached home
MAINE.
steam pump has been set into the New Eng
land and the tug boat Stroud took her in tow TO
Portland yesterday.
David Smiddie, Jr., Portland quarryman,
fell distance of fifty feet into the quarry, Mon
day, and was instantly killed.
A liItle child Of Darius Written of Canaan,
three years of age, while playing near well on
Sunday, the 18th inst fell in and was drowned.
Captain Joshua Downes, venerable skipper
and master Of the first schooner that ever sailed
nom Bangor, was Frustrated by the heat at
tB9OOOr Monday and tbprp rp fpar hot bax will
not recover.
A lively competition is going on between the
different steamers plying on Moosehead lake,
and large numbers of people have taken advan-
tage Of cheap fares TO make excursions on this
loveliest of Maine lakes.
Spanish negro from Philadelphia on Friday
took lodgings with young colored boy at Port
land, and on Saturday stole his trunk contain
ing his clothes and 5000. He was arrested at
Richmond and all but the money recovered.
The autumn session of the Maine board of
agriculture, embracing q farmers convention,
Will be held at Skowhegan, commencing on
Tuesday, Oct. Sth next, and continuing We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday following All
interested in the progress of agriculture are in
Ylted TO attend, aud to aid and share in its sue
cess.
The Pullman express train from Boston ran
off the track at Carmel, yesterday morning, by
reason of a broken rail. The engine, baggage
and express cars passed over in safety, but the
two Pulmans and one passenger car were
thrown off. No one was injured. The morning
train from Bangor was delayed several hours by
reason Of the accident.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
cottage house and barn situated near the
residence Of Israel Webster in Manchester took
fire and were destroyed Tuesday night. The
barn was filled with hay and oats of the value
of about $500. The house was unoccupied. The
property belonged to James Howe. There was
an insurance on the buildings for $500. The
hre was SET by an enemy of Mr.. Howe.
Few law offices have had a larger number of
distinguished men and students than an UMPIRE
tentiOus Office at Franklin, now used as shoe
makers shop. Among its students and occu-
pants have been Daniel Webster, Ezekiel Web
ster, lchab0d Bartlett, John A. Harper Daniel
Abbott, Robert McGaw, Nathaniel p Rogers
George w. Nesmith and William G. Thompson
of Worcester.
VERMONT.
VIM. Bills was killed at Burlington on Mon
day, while engaged in Stacking cars.
Citizens Of ST. Adams have subscribed $4,000
toward the capital stock of an extensive rolling
mill to be established there.
CONNECTICUT.
Some East Windsor and Burnside roughs beat
an Old man IN Hartford nearly TO death the other
night, and have crowned their offense by desc
Grating the grave yard in East Hartford.
The Hon. George A. Paine, for the last six
years commissioner of the school fund of the
state, died at bis home in Woodstock, Sunday
morning, aged filty-seven. He had occupied
numerous offices of trust and honor, ana was
universally esteemed.
woman and young lad, aged about four
teen years, had AN alteration in the Granite
mill at Stafford Springs, one day last week,
when the lad drew off and struck her in the
mead, breaking her glasses and knocking her
down, where she lay insensible She was re-
moved 10 her home and her life was despared
Of fora few days, but she is now recovering
An cid man named Luke Snowden was put
IN the New Haven lookup on Thursday after
noon, and on Sunday was found dead in his
cell. de was insane, and the police authorities
appear 10 have neglected him
family ieud has long existed between the
families Of K. K. Pratt and Adorus Fisk, resid-
ing at Stafford Springs, which culrniuated in a
shooting affair early Sunday morning. Pratt
had mailed up the door 10 an clubhouse keeping
FisEs family from using il, and Fisk, acting
upon legal advice, was removing the obstruc-
ton when Pratt appeared upon the scene, pre-
scented pistol at the opening and fred the
ball striking Fisk in the ribs and gancing down
into the abdomen. The wound is not consid-
cred dangerous, unless modification sets in,
Pratt was arrested and held for examination.
RHODE ISLAND.
There was a mutiny Tuesday on board the
schooner K. Z. Reynard at DHtch island The
mutineers, William WEIGH, james Culbert, j,
johnson and -- Jones, were taken TO Provi-
dence and lodged in jail for trial next Novem-
Der.
OLIVE CULTURE IN CALIFoRNIA.-Oliye