Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-24
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

SUI eOlD c1lld on AuStln Streef, IN the VICINITY
OF the state prison about FIVE O'Clock Tuesday
morning
Edward L. Jones, who recently embezzed
about $50 Of the funds of the Pennsylvania
railroad from their agent in Boston, has been
arrested in Baltimore.
4 negro named George B. Hayes was buying
goods at some places in Boston Monday pre-
tending to be steward of the steamer New En-
gland. Later in the dav he "might have been seen
vending his way" TO the lookup
The funeral Of Mrs. Stephen n. Stockwell
took place Yesterday afternoon, at "HIlside,'
the residence of Mr.. Stockwell, in the Highland
district, and was very largely attended. The
remains were taken to Forest Hill cemetery.
Last Saturday woman named Edgerly,
about 50 years old, idied at the alms-house in
Brighton, and before her death gave birth to
child aud confessed that an abortion had been
performed upon her. She came to Brighton on
the 11ih inst, and hired a. a servant, became
sick and was taken to the alms-house Tuesday
Alexander McCornicher, young man about
twtnty-siX yeaIs of aye, was arrested IN Boston
Monday morning and lodged in the city prison.
ioI not Keeping promise ofmarriage with Mary
McLaughhn,a prepoSsessingy young lady of some
seventeen summers. During the afternoon
Alexander sent for Mary, and informed her that
he was perfectly "willin' TO cast his lot with
her for life. Mary was delighted to hear this
declaration, and soon afterwards they were duly
bound together.
Frank Gilrow reports that when crossing Bos-
ton common to his boarding place at the West
End on Monday evening, he was suddenly
attacked by two men, who gagged him aud
threw him Gown, He was knocked senSeleSs by
a blow on the head from some hard instrument
When he recovered he was lying on the grass
ten feet from the walk, minus his wallet with
$50, ard bis watch and chan worth S2S. He
was bleeding profuscly from a wound in the
head
A skull which was found by the widening of
Broadway, Chelsea, turns out to be one which
was brought from one OF the southern battle
fields by a Chelsea soldier, and had been miss
ing for two years. This conflicts with the
rather sensational paragraph in morning pa
per in regard TO it, which stated that it might
be the skull of a man named Stone, who it was
suspected was murdered in Chelsea some fifteen
years ago by a gigantic and ierocious negro
named TolNer, who was for time the terror
OF the Town.
A suit has been brought in the supreme Judi
cial court at Boston by James w. Converse
against Henry G. FaTwell ct al, to recover the
value of fifty bonds of the Boston, Hartford &
Erie railroad company, OF $1,000 each. 1t is al
legged by plaintifto have been loaned defendants
on the 9th of Janumy, 1870, and returnable in
thirty days, and that defendants have failed to
have returned the same. The defense is that
the bonds were loaned the railroad company
TOR the purpose of obtaining state aid and in
pursuance OF written agreement between the
several bOndholderS, to which agreement de
iendantS ailege plaintiff TO have been party.
MIDDLEsEy COUNTY.
The coroner jury on the inquest of the body
oil Patrick GilShannon, who was committed to
the police station in Lowell Friday night, and
found dead Saturday morning, was that ne died
OF excessive lntoXicahOn.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Bedford protests against having state mill
Tia encampment there this year.
As the tain which lett Boston al sis Monday
afternoon, on the Boston and Maine road for
Newhuiyport, was within mile of Byfield sta
non, the engineer saw man lying between the
rats. brakes were applied but the train could
not be stopped, and the body was rolled under
the entire length of the train, tearing it into
almost shapeleSs fragments, The remains were
scattered along distance of more than one hun
dred feet from where the body was first seen
Jhe mass was placed upon boards and taken
into Byhcld depot, and by some pieces of the
clothing were recognized as having been worn
by Edmund Currer of GEORGETOWN who was
seen passing BStield station about an hour be-
fore the accident occurred, in an intoxicated
condition, aud was warned about being on the
track. Currier was about fifty years of aye and
leaves family in Georgetown.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The lad, Lester l.. LIbDey, noticed Saturday
as having symptoms OF lockiaw, the result of a
fail, died III Falrhayen Saturday afternoon
Monday morning the dead body of a child
apparently about three DAYS old, was found in a
bag in the river near the Weetamoe mill in Fall
River. The remains wee taken charge of by
the police, placed in box and buried.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
George W. Buxton oil Chicopee is greatly
afflicted; within month he has been called TO
bury his wife, sou and daughter, his father;
and Monday he took the remains OF his mother
to WOodSie fol intetment
be Springfield Republican says that plan is
under discussion for the formation of company
10 purchase a nice little steamer at a cost OF
about $4,000, to be used on the river by picnic,
excursion and other pleasure parties. 1t will b G
small enough TO pass through the canal around
the Euheld rapids, and would thus be able to
make llequent trips to and from Saybrook, at
the mouth of the river, where some of the
Springfield people are interested in the new
hotel and its sites for summer cottages
MAINE.
Charles W Gushing, aged 10, belonging on
Crotch island, was drowned yesterday by the
upsettlng of his boat.
As an incentive to The formation of new man
uiacturine enterprises, the city council of BAN
ROI, Monday evening" passed to be engrossed a
resolution extmptng from taxation for ten
years all future improvements and additional
capital for manufacturing purposes TO the
amount OF $4,000.
A ine three masted schooner of s95 tons,
named the Alfred W. Fisk, owned bv Kilham,
lond Co. OF Boston, A. W. Fisk, George
Dawes OF Providence, R. l., and others, was
launched at Bath yesterday.
A flock OF thirty wild geese few into Capt.
AleXanders yard on Orr's island, Harpswell
last week. The captain drove them into the
house with his tame ones, and the next day the
wind geese were in the market
A man crossed Sebago lake, Friday, with an
OK team. Last yeaI the ice disappeared on the
I'm OF April. Ibis year it will be a month
later
Robert Beckett, whose exploits in store break.
Ing while travelling through the country last
winter with Valparaiso MUsely OF Ellsworth,
have been recounied, has been sentenced to FIVE
yeals IN the state prison for burglary in the store
OF Kmbal Leach, at North Ellsworth. Mosely
turned states evidence, going back on the old
man.
The Gardiner Reporter says it is reported that
aGaIdlner chap got drunk on the street one day
last week, and on reaching home smashed up
sundry articles OF furniture, amounting 10 nm
wards OF 500 this own estimate). lie then
threatened TO Prosecute all the parties who sold
MN liquor, ard some who didn't unless they
pald all The damages, and in this manner
oblained considerable cash.
Sunday afternoon MIR Harry Hyde, while en-.
gagged 10 securing some floating logs IN the
canal at BiddefUrd, found himself unexnectedly
engaged IN struggle with the now very rapid
current. Unable TO Withstand it he was lcarried
over the fall near Curriers' shop. He was fortu.
nately able to clutch portion of the bridge be-
low, and thus saved himself from certain death
il be bad been carried over the next fall below
he case of the kenneUec and Portland rail-
road against the Portland and Kennebec rail.
road company, 10 set aside the foreclosure of the
mortgage by virtue OF which The latter company
was formed and beld possession of the railroad,
was decided by the supreme court at Washing
ton IN favor Of the defendants, confirming the
title OF the new company TO the property, which
Is now leased 10 the Maine Central, giving TO the
latter company clear title under their lease
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Captain John NJ. Flanders OF New Hamilton
met With severe accident on Friday morning
last at the lumber mills Of Flanders & Moses IN
North oanbornton, By getting his hand badly
man4led with circular saw.
The Concord Patriot says that on the evening
OF me zOlh the selectmen OF Antrim met the
l1nIspofO stage at the town line and would not
permit TIE driver TO enter their town because
ihsIe are some cases OF small pox at Hillsboro'.
WINE Myrck, Young man about seventeen
years OF age, OF Manchester, while on a cunning
excursion near Coils Falls, on Saturday last.
ana WINE passing over a log bis gun struck
upon 1t, exploded, and the charge passed into
ms 0udy, near one OF his collar bones II is
thought that the accident will not prove fatal
Elder John q. Hook and Mr.. Lutz Of Pbiiadel-
phla, the revival preachers, who have RECENTLY
created great sensation at Concord. opened n
prouacted meeting Of eight DAYS at Music hali
Manchester, on Sunday, the Dist inst. In M
evening the hall was deniey crowded AT the