Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-30
d0lOrfrster Daily Spp.
New EsngIand News summary.
BOSTON AND vIoISITY.

pfDNutlNUs WIlic INC pIupElttOis VI INV 4iots9N7
were each fined 500 and costs.
Mr.. Charles Billings OF East Boston, who was
taken 10 the city hospital on the supposluon
that be had taken poison, died al that lnSututlon
Tuesday night An examination revealed the
TACT that death was the result OF Bright disease
of the kidneys Mr. Billings was a ship black
smith. about so years OF age, and as he had been
subject 10 fits Of depression, and when found
was lying on the fiOOr of his room in an uncon-
scious state gave his friends cause to fear that
he had attempted suicide.
meteor Of unusual magnitude and bril-
liaucy was observed in West Roxbury, about
eight O'Clock Wednesday evening. 1t was ap-
parently about one-third the size Of the moon,
and of reddish color. When first seen il was
stationary, and remained so for several minutes;
then it seemed to crumbe into bright fragments,
which tell like the golden rain of rocket to-
wards the earth, quickly expiring, with the eX-
ception of large ball Of FIRE, which made a
quite moderate descent towards the earth. No
sound or appearance OF explosion was observed
when the heavenly ySilant met its iate-nO
throwing of OF bright fragments in various d-
reetions but seemingly aquiet collapse.
One Of the deer escaped from the park on
Boston common, yesterday morning, and the
time made as he flew along fremont street by
the Park street church would have astonished
the owners OF some of the celebrated steeds. So
rapid was his flight that even the dogs on the
street were SO astoniShed as he shot by, that
they did not recover selfposSession in season TO
give chase, and with lightning speed the al
trighted animal dashed down Bromtied street
into Washington street, leaping over every
obstacle he encountered, and lodging between
teams and individuals. Quite cOmmotion was
created as the deer passed through Dock square,
and when last heard from he was goingithrOugh
Union street in the direction of Charlestown.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Three boys were arrested in Lawrence,
Wednesday night, and taken to Lowell. for
taking the horse and wagon of John Aver, driv-
ing il 10 Lawrence, breaking the wagon and
oyerdriving the horse. The age of the oldest
was only nine years
The body of an unknown man about fifty
years OF age was found lying beside the track,
near the Linden station Of the SauguS Branch
railroad, Wednesday, with the head severed
from the shoulders. The man was seen in an
intoxicated condition Tuesday evening walking
on the track, and il is supposed he was run over
by one Of the late trains.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The barn of Henry Codding in Mansfield was
burned last Saturday night, with six cows,
twelve tons of hay and all his farming tools.
man by the name Of Tucker, while intOXicat-
ed, had some high words with Coddiny and de-
clared he would be reyenged for some fancied
wrong. Soon after Codding's barn was found
on hire, but too late TO save it, Tucker has been
arrested
HA8IPDEN COUNTY.
The New York watch company, at Spring
held, turns out fifty watches per day, employs
10 hands, and hopes in ten years to be larger
concern than the one at Waltham.
A Springfield fruit dealer has the largest
bunch OF bananas ever imported. 1t is seven
feet long and has nearly 400 bananas.
An agent of the post office department has
visited Springfield, and among the places exam
med with reference to a site for the new city
office was Gilmores billiard hall. The agent
was convinced that more room was needed than
the present quarters afford, and it is hoped some
definite results Will be reached ere many weeks.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Quain lung Tuck, one of the Chinese en-
ployed by g. L. Samson, the North Adams shoe
manufacturer died on Tuesday of rheumatism
OF the heart, aged twenty years, and his funeral
was attended from the residence of Charles
Sing on Wednesday This is the first death
which occurred among the Cinnamon since they
came to North Adams. One other of their
number IS unable 10 work at present All the
Cinnamon appear in white coats, their emblem
Of mourning.
MAINE.
The world is threatened with another contro-
Yersy about dinner to which Fred Douglass
wasn't invited. The place was a Brunswick
dining saloon, where the walters refused to
serve HIM until it was too late; but the pro-
prletor disclaimed all knowledge OF the affair,
and furnished Fred lunch to take to the cars
Timothy Bean, who disappeared from Sutton
TWO or three weeks ago, on account of domestic
"0npleasantness, and for whom his fellow citi-
zens hunted the forest and streams diligently,
wandered MS far as Newport, where he went to
work, and in less than week was induced to
return to his home, a wiser man.
Charles Evans, employed on the bark Yose.
mite, was almost instantly killed by falling
down hatchway, at Gardiner, Wednesday
lie was about Is years old, and belonged in
Hallowell.
NEW UAMPsu1pr
Alpheus Gates, of Gravelly Ridge, was acct
dentally shot through the head by boy named
Ernest johnson. He is alive, but there are no
hopes of his recovery. Both were in the employ
OF Frank Jones, brewer.
Jones writes from the Profile house that he
has discovered new fall. He found it among
the rocks in the rear Of the house, and saws
there was sharp descent of about rod, a swift
rise OF two feet, and large damn on reaching
the fat rock.
Mr.. ii. Sargent, who conducts the through
freight train from Concord to Woodvile, on the
Boston, Concord and Montreal railroad was
dangerously, Ii not fatally, injured by striking
his head against bridge in Rumney Wednes-
day evening He was conveyed to the Moosil-
lauk house in Warren, where he now lies in a
critical condition.
A man in Jamacica, within the last six years.
has had born TO him by his first wife pair Of
twin daughters, she dying, and by second wife
one pair OF twin boys and another pair of twin
daughtcrs-being three pairs of twins by two
mothers.
The body Of Wilmer Leavitt, whose mysteri.
Gus death caused much excitement in Gran.
mann was dIslnterred on Tuesday, aud cOro-
lieI inquest held, closing Wednesday. The
YSi1ict was accldehtal drowning. The friends
VI LeaFitt ana the community generally, are
Treaty aissatisned WIN the manner Of conduct
my the inquest, ana the suspicious OF foul play
ate " no hieuus alla4eu. Inc examination OF
nltnesses Mas WIN eioseu doors, ana the post
ilol teiIl y oenouneeo by some as farce. Much
eActeiheht prevails.
VERMONT.
-, "1,lu ~, ~ am anu AleXander Fatten were blown
up py the premature discharge of a blast, while
~ Morh On Iedge on the railroad between
Iiilu~lcN anu alcott, on the 10th, the explo
SION throwing them nigh in the air. Grant
VIM "lo wa foreman on the ledge, died next morn
ihS' anu u IS thonsht Patten may recover.
CONNECTICUT.
a, zen miles OF water pipes have been laid in
new raven during the last six months, making
sIxty'nVe miles IN all. Lake Whitneyville, the
source OF supply, could supply fifteen times as
in4c1 =, as the CITY present demand upon it.
D. n Oi!deit, a brutal husband OF New Haven
M wa aDusing ms wife, Tuesday evening, when
sue turned upon MN with large butcher knife
sailhlnE MN just ABOVE the hip, inhicting Il
dangerous wound Public sympathy is with the
"oI1ah, VINO mas Deen held for trial.
A l by summers OF Hartford, seaman on
the snip RAINBOW, Is stated 10 have fallen over. |
ia ullu peen crowned on the passage from
ems OSPS VI Noou nope 10 New York, August |
ooa oahu az hartford is engaged in family