Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-29
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New England News summary.
BosToN AND VICINITY.

h'sIoN AND NtNiNiti-
Powder House bill will be laid ont in lots
having been purchased by spectators.
BOSTON parties are up IN Lewiston, Me,
buying horses cheap aud in large numbers
A. Chaplin Southworth, Esq, of Neponset,
has been appointed coroner for Suffolk county,
Governor Washburn has signed the bill abol-
ishing the state almshouses at Bridgewater and
MOnsOn.
welshmeu resident in Boston propose to cele-
brlte 81. Dayid'S day al fremont temple, Fri
dav.
The Boston tenement houses are all to be in
spected by the health department early next
month.
1t whispered that the forthcoming estimates
for the municipal expenses of Boston Will be
much larger than last year.
The Session Journal predicts this: I'm less
than ten years narrow guage railroads VIII con-
meet Boston with all the suburban towns
The state constables were engaged at Boston
on Tuesday in destroying various quantities OF
lquor, which has been seized and coniscated,
during the past few months, from out fifty
persons.
While on a visit to Quincy on Saturday, Mr..
Oliver Holman was taken i'll very suddenly and
died. Neuralgia OF the heart is the supposed
cause. He was well known in the stationery
trade.
Chief Engineer Damrell is confined to his
house bv Illness Chief of Police Savage is still
suffering AT home from the effects of his recent
accident. Mayor CASTOR is suffering from a Sc
we're Spran.
The Globe, the new daily paper, has made its
formal announcement of publication. The first
number will be issued on Monday Dext, and the
proprietOrS promise to spare no pains TO render
1t worthy of success.
portrait of Paul Revere, by Copley, recently
came to light in Boston in dilapidated coudl-
ton, and has been completely restored, and is
now on exhibition on fremont street.
The annual meeting of the Massachusetts as
soclation of base ball PLAYERS will be held Tues
day, March II, at the Boston base ball head
quarters. All senior amateur clubs of Massa.
chusetts are entitled to two delegates to repre-
sent them at this meeting, and it is hoped that
all the organizations which intend to take an ac-
tive rarl in the next campaign will be repre-
sentCd
In the superior criminal court at Boston, on
tuesday, Cornelius McQuirk, who is now sery-
lng out sentence at the state prison, was
brought from that institution TO the above court,
Tor trial on an indictment for assault with in
tent to Kill John w. Fenley, one of the in
structors at the state prison. McQ1lrk was en-
ploycd in the shoe department, and on the 18Th
OF January, while Mr.. Feney was about giving
MN some shoes 90 make, he seized shoe pegg-
lng hammer and struck Mr.. Feney a severe
blow in the face. The jury after being absent
only few minutes returned verde, of guilty,
and McQuirk was again remanded to his old
quarters, there to serve an additional sentence
of three wears imposed bv Judge Brigham.
The great organ 10 be built by j. H Wilcox
Co for the grand jubilee win surpass in size
ana IN volume of tone all instruments on
tue continent, il not in the world. 1t viii be
perfectly adapted to organ solos as well as chu-
rlses, ana Will be Opcrated during the jubilee
by the finest organistS in the country. 1t will
have two manuals of slXty-One notes compass
each, and a pedal of thirty-one notes. There
will be fifteen full stops in the Tirst mammal,
eight in the second, and six in the pedal, two
octave ccuplers, and a number of mechanical
appliances for controlling the stops by pedals
and otherwise. The pneumatic lever will be APP
piled TO every key and register throughout, and
there will be electric communication from the
key-boards to the organ. The instrument will
stand in the rear Of the chorus, while the organ
Isl Will sit neal the conductors stand.
Work was begun upon the site of the coliseum
Tuesday morning, the ugh the weather was Tath-
or unprOpItlous. The ground was staked out
and arrangements made Tor a regular commence
ment The bridges over Newton street and
Huntington avenue will be built bv Ii. Par
kei OF Rockport, the Cape Ann granite company
furnishing the material. The cost will be nearly
100000, and Parker & Co. bid only about $500
lower than other parties. The structures are TO
be finished by the tenth of April Mr.. e ".
Roeth, the well known decorator, is preparing
designs for inferior ornament. tons, TO lie sub
mltted with Others, to the committee on decora-
tions.
The business at the chorus room of the peace
Jubilee managers, just now, is cbiehy the reccp-
ton OF returned circulars sent 10 the different
choral societies to be iilled out stating their
title, locatIon, date of organization list OF off
GERS, conductor, number of sopranos, altos,
tenors, bassos, rehearSals, time of meeting, etc.
The return OF this certificate entities the socie-
ties to the Jubilee music, the first edition of
which is now ready and will be distributed this
morning. Two of the largest societies vet re
ported are the Choral Union of Worcester, 300
members, and the Salem 0ratorio Chorus 400
members Nearly ali the societies reported
have held closely to the proportion of paris
designated in the circular, namely, eight So
pranos, seven altos, seven tenors, six bassos
The committee recommend that all who can
sing alto should do SO, as there is probability
that there will be Il superfluity OF sopranos
Reports are received by the committee of socie-
ties forming in New York, New Jersey, Conuec.
tlcut and Maryland who are organizing with a
view TO joining in the festival. Inquiries are
received from all parts of the coGatry asking
how societies can be formed and what rules are
TO be observed
ESSEX COUNTY
l ne society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals has taken in Salem and appointed City
Marshal Jackman its agent there.
Forty-three liquor sellers in Essex county
have been sent 10 the house of correction at the
present term of the court there.
No more camping out on Marblehead Neck
as the property has been sold. Lowell must
seek another breathu y-place and has turned
It's eyes to Pigeon Cove as a summer resort.
AT Andover, on Saturday, littlethree wear old
son OF Mr.. John McManus was Sliding on the
ice of the Shawshine river, when it gave way
and be was drowned.
The train which left Lynn for Boston at
twenty minutes past five Monday evening ran
over man named John Keenan,, a resident OF
Philadelphia, and caused serious if not fatal in
Jurles Keenan, was taken to the Massachusetts
general hospital.
The Essex railroad being now nearly COM
pleie1, It Is proposed to connect with the Boston
and Maine railroad, and extend the Essex road
10 Nloucester. BY such an extension coal and
cotton, used in the manufacturing towns along
the line, could be conveyed to Gloucester bv
water, and thence shipped by rail A profitable
freight traffic in numerous other commodities
would also result
BRISTOL COUNTY.
ne last new mill that we have heard of for
Fall X yer is TO be located at the southern ex-
tremity Of Cook pond. Some of the parties in
terested in getting it up are owners OF consider
able quantities of land in that vicinity, more or
less oil which they agree TO put into the enter
Prise. large amount OF the stock, we are in
formed rI has air already been subscribed for.
The Fail River News SAYS: "No new cases of
small pox have been reported for nearly two
weeks, and The progress of the disease in This
city, II is thought, is checked at least for the
present. 1t appears we were led into error IN
statn@, saturday, chat Mrs. Murphy, who went
WIN hcr children to the hospital 10 take care of
OF them, was also dOlCR with the disease Our
informant intended to have it understood that
she was dorm street again, which is certainly
tbe more agreeable condition TO occupy amid the
ups aud dOWnS OF life"
The Fail River News says that on Saturday
afternoon young woman named Mary L.
Boomer, residing with her sister, Mrs. II c.
Lincoln, left her home in that city while labor
iDg under temporary alteration of mind, and
soon after wandered down the track OF the New
port and Fall River railroad, until she reached
Borders wharf in Tiverton, where she was seen
toJpmp of into the river. man and a boy in
tue yicinlly ran down to the wharf and rescued
her, out She was 30 much exhausted that she
1'u as sotn as sue was taken out of the water
On leaving home she said she was going TO
iahe walk. She had been in ill health for
some time. ~
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Df. Ihomas Lotbrop, formerly of Province
town. on recently retiring from the Office of en-
perln'endent Of education, at Buffalo Y 10
celied from the school teachers a sci of siiver
ware valued al $500, and a copy of Apnleton.s
Encyclopedia valued at $50, presented AS a
token o. their high esteem for him
The Barnstabe Patriot says Capt A. w Hol.
brook and L. II. Libby, while wandering down
towards Blngsgate point the other day. dis.
covered hnback whale laundering IN shallow
water, aud attacking him with iack-kulyes and
hce-handles, so disabled him thar he could moi
get away, but next tide worked his way nm h.
ward The village, dropped bis ins and died. HI