Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-21
G0lurttsttr Daily spp,
New England News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

year. lie VIII continue to devote his attention
10 physical culture and hygiene.
During the Jubilee of 1869 there was general
complaint of the dullness OF business, both
wholesale aud retail, but this time, by some
reason or other things have taken different
turn, and the retailers are dong good ouse
ness, while MANY branches OF tue wholesale
trade are doing well.
The estate of John Redman Of Boston. who
died twenty wears since, making the Massachu-
selfs general hospital his residuary le@atce, has
lust been settled and il is discovered that the
FREEDMAN fund" which was not expected to
amount 10 more than S50,0l0, will loot up to
the magnificent sum OF S446,000
Annie Kelley, OF CharleStown, attempted sui
eide Wednesday evening, by hanging herself to
a beam in the cellar, using the rope OF swing
for the purpose. She was discovered by one Of
the girls of the household, and cut down in
time TO save her lille. A physician was called,
and he pronounced that she had previously
taken poison, but will probably recover She
said that she ran away IRON her home in Nova
Scotia where she left her husband and five
children. She is about IS years old.
The oyerseers Of Harvard college, on Wednes-
day, concurred with the votes of the university
appointing ChaS. c Perkins university lecturer
on the history of art for the ensuing academic
year, and comforting the degree of Bachelor OF
Arts, ont OF course, upon George NJ Barnard,
Jr., as OF the class of 1857; changing the title
of the "PTolessorship Of Modern Languages" to
10 the ''Prolessorship of German The
president also presented a vote of the
corporation electing Frederick Henry
Hedge, d. D.. professor of German, and
the same was referred to Messrs. S Eliot Walker
and Dana. The subject of revising 1he statutes
OF the university was laid on the table, and the
committee thereon discharged
About hall-past four o'clock "Wednesday aitef-
noon, as Hon. fheOphilus Burr, one Of the Bus-
Ton city assessors, was passing John Gmflin's Sa-
in nth on no 1HrQN Ia lp
ham steamer, a man came behind him aad
struck him on the head with what Mr. Burr
thinks was either slung shot or n sand bag.
His hat broke the force OF the blow and he was
only stunned for moment. He instantly
picked up his hat, bat his assailaut had disap
peared Returning to the Mariners house, "a
North street, he secured the company of Mr.
Hamilton, the proprietor, and together they
went back to Griffin's saloon and entered it,
when man present said he saw ragged look
ing fellow strike Mr.. Burr, and then run hastily
through the saloon out the back door. No one
else admitted any knowledge of the affair. The
ponce were then made acquainted with the facts,
but it is not likely the pepetraIor Of the outrage
will be discovered.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Walter Wentworth, formerly of Lowell, re.
Gently committed suicide in Chicago.
James Humphreys was arrested in Lowell,
Wednesday noon, on a charge of attempting 10
Cook OF Lowell is agent, and in which Humph-
reys had an insurance of $1,000 on property de-
stroyed by ire in New Hampshire.
Lowell was hOnored Wednesday BY the pres
ence of the Russian minister to the United
States, Baron d'Ofenb berg, who was accotdpa-
MED by W W Tucker, Esq, OF Boston. The
party visited the MiddleSeX mills, and Inspected
the manufacturing operations as well as other
matters of interest concerning the way IN which
our operatives live and labor. The baron ex-
pressed himself delighted with his visit
ESSEX COUNTY.
Until quite lately some of the large mauufac-
turing corporations at Lawrence were apprehen-
siye OF a water famine, and were perfcetng ar
rangements for running their works BY steam
power during the summer. The late rain fall
however, says the Lawrence American, HAS
brought the supply for the year within less than
one per cent oil the average, and all danger for
THIS season seems to be passed Lake Winnepe-
saukee is full for the first time in three wears.
and there is now no probability OF any scarcity
during the summer.
Two Lawrence ladies visited the Jubilee on
Monday, aud one carried her own and the
others tickets. They got separated at the coli.
scum, and the lady who held the tickets while
making anxious inquiries for her friend, was
answered by gentlemanly appearing man that
he was perfectly well acquainted with the lady,
and would carry to her the tickets, AT the same
time taking the tickets Of both out of the ladv's
hand and darling away. The action was so
sudden, and the lady so much taken by surprise.
that before she recovered herself the scamp had
disappeared in the crowd. The superintendent
OF the chorus, on the matter being explained 10
him, duplicated the stolen tickets, and the ladies
passed into the jubilee rejoicing.
BRISTOL COUNTY
Two OF the most valuable members of the
New Bedford city council resigned their places
on Wednesday night, on account of the fonIish
state law which forbids them doing business
with the city while they are members of The
government.
The New Bedford Mercury asserts that ON
tuesday afternoon valuable COW belonging to
MT. /. u Davis, Of Woods Hole, walked Off The
bank INTO cut twenty-five feet deep. excayated
Tor the railroad. Strange to say she WASH thurt
IN the least, hut got up and walked home as if
nothing had happened. Tough cOwl
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
James l.. Hashbnrn, the burglar arrested for
robbng Store in marlborough some TING
since, escaped from Plymouth Jail Monday, lust
perior court there for trial
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
sad case OF insanity, ending in an aftemnt
at suicide, came to light in Springfield Wcdnes-
day, when young woman, about tweuty-eipbt
years old, tried to kill herself bv Jumping from
a seeondst1ry window. Size had been engaged
TO young man in that city, who failed 10 make
good his word, and she fell, a few weeks auo in
10 melancholly state, which has ended in luna
cy She is now in The Northampton asvlnm.
runaway lad rom West Stafford was ar
rested in Springfield, Tuesday afternoon #
seems tnat his employer sent him TO collect a
oll VI Sl4 win his team, and instead of return
ing home with the funds, he drove the team
paftWay back, and leaving it by the roadside
went to Springfield, where he was having liz,
ne vacation on his own account. He had spent
half the money N 'i''H'
A great many logs are floating down the Con
necucut river at Springfield, which have been
nuug along me shores and bridges since the
breaking Of the boom at Holvoke and are nov
Deing pushed off and run down 10 parties in
hartford, who have purchased the whole lot
ner agent has suck posters at all points along
ihe nVer loroidding persons TO stop LOGS poina
down stream He pays twelve cents apiece ior
all Toys taken at the time OF the ireshet.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The farmers OF Hampshire are wolullv bebind.
hand III the tTanspianting of tobacco. The
pants are week or ten days later than they
were last season, and, as a natural consequence
nor more Than one-half the area Of land devoted
70 the growth OF the weed has thus far been
seeded with plants. '''"
James Mooney of Huntington was cop,,;c,od
Al the Northampton criminal court Monday Of |
u on IN ming the dwelling of Constable Allen. |
where quantity OF liquors were stored.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY,
"a ne" catholic church is talked of at Ienox
Thomas Allen reached Pittsield, his summer
nome, Monday evening, having come rom ~
LOUIS IN his own palata car, which he u,,s in
making trips on his hon Mountain railroad.
Mr. Cheveroy of Minnesota. who died
hort time since, left his property, amountin,r n
s45,OO0, to four nieces, three Of whom are mo
daughters of John Castle of Lee. who mas
worked a long time for the Smith PAPER comma.
y Of thar town.
The cheese factory at Lenox has been conyert-
q INTO creamery" and the manager nronoses
sell miik for five cents per quart. cream M |
oriy cents, butter forty cents a pound. cheese |
xieen, and ice cream at 81 80 per gallon. It Is
ne only institution of the kind in the state
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Is reported that Joseph =. FELTON, has nd |
M ~ nc FUNDS 70 purchase the press and tyne
w. nc iimes, the new paper 10 b. issued In |
olsehheld sometime, Henry A. Buddington Is |
W oe edltor IN chief and general manager
MAINE
-. young Child OF Mr. Frank Miller of Waldo.
~ y, was recently killed by falling on pair
.no caille oil Cherrydeld are herded unon tbe
era ino pSimeea there and Dcblois, and sben-
,. tao,eo aie 50 plenty in Eastport that tho
1ferseeis give a general notice tLat H. wy
lu.uish slhall children upon apnlicaIinn -"
, tuesday morning Gre in Tho ota"a,c a.
russell, dentist, AT Rockland. destso,oI , -. W
VI the inside part of the buildIno T,o , neaiy
OVefeu Dy an insurance OF S5OO0 ''ss 10
Clinton Suite, aged 20, a noss,n,..
op Of 80 excursion train on the Porti5rs5 ~,
DedcnsDufg rain Oad Thursday ana ,.N anu