Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-06
Gdrurtrsttr Daily spp.
New England News summary.

Fond OF NGNtOu, QlCu ouHuaif NsCuiu-s iiNAAt IN
iuries received by playing at blasting, last
Samuel A. King. the well known eronaut,
has been engaged by the city committee 10 as
cend from Boston common, July 4, Wtth ms
monster balloon Colossus
Charles H. Staples, aged eighteen, mas oeen
arrested and held in $1,000 bail, charged with
kindlinc The forest fires which caused great
damage in the towns Of Franklin and Midway
some weeks ago. -,.,,..
: Mir George Moraphy attempted to Kill himself
~ his lodgings in Boston, Tuesday night, by
cutting his throat with razor. Doctors sewed
mn ne borrid cash he made, and think he will
live. He was thought to be industrious and
sober.
About six O'Clock Wednesday morning, a man
about forty-fiye years Of age, who registered
himself as d. W. Jenness, was found dead in
his bed at the Merrmac house in Boston. He
is supposed TO belong to New Hampshire.
Strauss has concluded to compose a daShiHg
pot-pourri for the jubilee, made up of excerpts
from the best Of his former works, and to which
he will give the appropriate name of Sounds of
Boston,. In addition, he IS writing a new
waltz especially for the jubilee, which will be
given 10 the world for the first time under the
title OF Fair Columbia
Tuesday night fellow or two hid themselves
in the ladies dressing room of the Newton depot,
and, after all was locked up for the night, went
to work and pried the ticket office open, taking
about $50 in money, new overcoat and a pair
of new boots, leaving an old overcoat in eX-
change. They did not try to open the safe To
all appearances they got scared when the watch-
man went by on his beat, and did not 20 50 far
as they intended.
Nehemiah c. Ives was held in $500 in the
Boston municipal court Wednesday morning for
trial at the superior court, on a charge of en-
bezzling 81 So from Mary Mckenzie. Mrs Me
kenze intrusted the above amount to Ives On
Saturday for the purpose OF paving her rent
t.tss of 1.iEa ha
funds aud made journey to Newburyport at
which place he was alterward arrested by officer
Hines.
MIDDLESEN COUNTY.
well known business man of Aver was ar
rested Tuesday afternoon at that place, on sus-
picion Of starting the fire on Saturday evening,
April 18Th which resulted SO diSastrously 10
that village at the time. The FIRE inquest COM
mittee, who have been investigating the matter
as to the origin OF the FIRE, have strong proofs of
the guilt of the arrested party.
ESSEN COUNTY.
curious case OF restitution occurred recent
ly at Hayerhill. A man two years ago drew
some money from bank and was Oyerpaid Jour
hundred dollars. As banks never rectily mis-
takes, he Kept the money. Recently he has be
come Christian, and the four hundred dollars |
troubling his conscience, he has Just paid it
back, giving mortgage on his house TO do so.
BARSsTABLE COUNTY.
Rev. c c. Rich of Utah. tenth apostle of
Brigham Young, who has SIX wives and forty
nine children, is to attend the gathering of tile
Rich family at Truro, ON Cape Cod, the 9th of
June.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Westfield has thiTty-two firms engaged in the
whip manufacturing business, employing 525
persons, besides hundreds of women who work
at it at home, and manufacture the enormous
number OF 211 900 whips every month. The
largest firm employ 200 hands and make each
month AZ 900, and the smallest firm two hands
and make 500 whips.
The Messrs. Merriam of Springfield filled
an order on Monday for sixteen copies
OF Nebster's unabridged, from Colombo.
capital OF the island of Ceylon, in the
East Indies. During May, they had two
orders from Japan, one of eighty and one of
thlrty-siX copies; also, one of twelve copies
from Constautinope. Webster's speller keeps
up Its sale OF nearly one million copies per an
h nI The actual number for the past year was
9I9,2O4.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Alonzo Bradley of Lee, the bee prince, we un-
derstand has lost thirty to forty swarms of bees
by the severity of the winter.
MAINE.
The bees in eastern Maine were all killed nv
The severity OF the past winter
Ihe Maine papers say that slight shock of
earthquake was ieltin Paris ON Sunday. Mt about
ten A. NJ. Three distinct vibrations were no.
tced. WV NV
Daniel Haynes, young man twenty wears Of
age, employed at Morse & Co.'s mill. met with
a ptooany iatal accident yesterday afternoon
by falling on a circular saw which was reyolv
IlS win great rapidity, mangling him in fear
full manner
Inc Bangor Wing office was honored on Mon
gay ny YlsTt from the widow of the late Michael
Sargent, Esq, and daughter of Peter Edes who
inoe ~ INC llrst paper on the Kennehee as well
as on the Penobscot. When her father published
The Bangor Gazette" in 1916. Maria then -,
tne age OF twenty-seven years, worked reoulorI,
AT the case, and is, probably, the oldest T1,in'
female compostor in the United States. Sh
mas a lively recollection Of events el the nast
aeu Ielates WIZ much spirit incidents and al
SS'uotes VI people long since passed away, an
Au" TO the public oHlT by history and trad
ton. Her father was a member of the fl mou
"Bosion Tea Parry, and Mrs. Sargent now ha,
at her residence on Ohio street a large punch
bowl in which the heroes of that party "brewed
iornm" after they had, disguised as Indians
spilled the obnoxious tea into the waters OF
Boston harbOr.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The dividends Of the Nashua and jackson
manufacturing companies Of Nashua arc Is Del
cent for the wear.
The brick block on Water street, Exeter,
known as the news letter building" was
burned Wednesday morning Loss $1,000.
An inquest on the body of the woman found
IN the river at Hanover resulted in the belle
that no violence had been exercised The body
had undoubtedly been in the water two weeks OF
more, as decomposition had taken place to somt
extent.
The New Hampshire legislature met and or
ganlzed Yesterday The senate elected Charlie.
II. Campbell of Nashua president, and Asa
Fowler OF Concord was chosen speaker of TIA,
house, receiving 2OS votes TO 1sS lOrThoma.
Cogs"eil, democrat. Governor Straw will b,
inauguratcd to-day.
A fire was discovered about three o'clocl
wednesday morning in the brick block 0,
Water street, Exeter owned by Mrs. Means
and the building with its contents was entirel
consumed. II was occupied by Mace & Scan
MON, butchers and provision dealers: Mrs M
/. Billings, milliner and dressmaker, and Chas
III. Gcrrish, dentist. The Losses are estimated n
follows: Gu building $1,000, insured for $1,000
Mace Seammon, $500, insured for $1,000
Gerrish, s1000 insured for $500; Mrs Billings
$1,000, Insured for $500.
man named Lot NJ. Norton. a mate i'm til,
United States service, and attached to the Upitcf
States irIgaie Sabine at Portsmouth has been
missing for the last fourteen DAYS and il is
feared thar he has been foully dealt with on
FOUND watery grave while attempting TO cross
the nver TO the vessel TO which be belonged
lis habits were somewhat irregular which fnct
induces the belief that he is drowned as he fire.
quently had occasion to return to the Sabine by
night through a swift running tide Since his
absence from the ship his wife, who lived 10 d
distant town in Malae, has died, and although
the relatives made every effort TO Get the news
Of her death TO Norton, his whereabouts coul6
not be discovered.
VERMONT
The st. Adams butter market was slow on
tuesday, with prices varying from twenty-five
10 twenty-cight cents.
Mormon elder arrived in Woodstock last
week TO conduct two elected brides Mrs. Mary
markham and Miss Ruth Holiness to the city OF
IN, CONNECTICUT.
q. ne thirty-sixth anniversary OF the Hartford
tHheoiogical seminary will be celebrated on ines.
uAy aud Wednesday Of next week.
:. laborer in Danbury is fortunate in being
~ sul VI one Of five recent heirs to a New York
PiyGeeLly valued at 81, 500, 600
VIZ I' ~ bushnell, Of Saybrook, a graduate of
"a X nas invented torpedo which has attract.
gu n ene a"y ~ Of the king of Sweden.
DaNlu W aheman, while employeJ in toL;no
49, ~ ~" uuhding in bridgeport. Tuesday
was caught by some falling Debris and fstsiIGy,
p;IiP,a. - a, esses, who was murdered in
DIldsep3rt monday night, had la oo0 men ~
ahce on ms NE, S5I 800 being in Hartlor oeaa
me cohnechcut Mutual having S95 ooo '''''0''
Capt WIN. Turner, an old resiSsUt'
heid Wasinstanfy killed short distance rnir
Of the depot at that village, on Sat"rha's
lxf he g1sn frusr ,.,t..