Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-04
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BosToN-AND VICINITY,


There are some 240 patients IN the RIston cit,
hospital, more than ever before ~ one time
Special police officer Charles H. Hubbard. o
Boston, was robbed OF silver watch valued a
SO, IN beer saloon known as the Rancho
SATURDAY night
J. ID. Baker, one of the keepers of the Minott
ledge lighthouse, states the number of vessel
which passed that structure during the montl
OF January as follows: Fifteen ships, 80 barques
Al origs, 514 schooners. 2 sloopS, % steamers
Total, 100.
Saturday afternoon the body of an unknown
man was found in the Water off Long wharf BoS-
ton, by officer Holbrook. The deceased was ap
paTeutiy about IS years of age, five feet seven
inches in height, dark hair and complexion, and
dressed in dark coat, blue flannel shit and
striped pants. TIC remains, which appeared to
have been in the water about six weeks, were
taken to the house of reception, in North Grove
street.
To-day there win be issued in Boston, a large
nlty-SlX column commercial newspaper, upon a
very elaborate and complete plan, and embracing
much talent upon its editorial staff. Though
announced as independent of all political bias,
il is still TO be devoted TO liberal discussion of
the political and social questions OF the day
II Is to be called the Boston Daily Globe, and
though larger than any OF the Boston dailes,
will be sold at the same price,-th that is, four
cents per copy.
Among the arrivals in Boston, last Friday
was Il party of japanese, seven in number as
follows: n. kavoda, X kaneco, I. Davo, I.
Uskama, e kikana, ). rchnya, I Cmaka. The
party range IN age from ten 10 eighteen years,
with the exception OF the Interpreter, who is a
few years older. They arrived in this country
with the embassy now at Washington with
which, however, they have no official connection.
Ii is their intention 10 remain lew days in Bos-
ton, long enough to see the sights, after which
they will take their departure for some other
point not yet decided upon.
man named Abraham Reed was found, last
Friday noon, lying on the floor of Il house in
Cambridge, with his throat cut. He had not
oeen seen since Sunday night, at which time he
appeared TO be slightly int Xcated. He and his
son had recently moved TO Waltham, and he had
returned to finish packing up his furniture. 1t
Is supposed that he killed himself in TT of in
loNlcation. His body was frozen when found
aud from the appearance of things he had been
lying there several days. HIS son was in town
looking Tor him on Tuesday last
The city clerk oi Cambridge was called upon,
lew days ago, by a young man whom he eyed
pretty closely upon his giving a familiar name
and asked If he had moi received his certificate
before issued. The fellow replied: Yes and
the one before that" Inc clerk was still further
confused when the visitor desired reduction of
charges, and, saying, "Tbe other two girls didn't
KNOW wanted to get married till showed them
the documents, but this one does, was assured
as delcately rs possible that in the city clerks
office no premium was allowed on a deficiency
OF brains.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Friday morning the dwelling house and barn
oil MI. m. johnson in Midway were totally
consumed by fire, together with the furniture,
TWO horses, one COW, and a large quantity OF
nav lDe tire was the work of an neendiarv,
ahd Mr JohnSon's family were obliged 10 leave
the house in their night clothing.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
heF' henfy Matthews, late OF Crewe, England
mas accepted call to the pastorate OF the Zion
Primitive Methodist church oil Lowell.
The steam saw mill belonging TO Messrs,
Shedd and Randall, and situated in the south
part Oi Westtord was totally destroyed by flre
friday night. The boiler and machinery is said
TO have cost about $780, and it is thought the
whole loss may have been $4,000. The mill had
Just been put in operation.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr. Ira II. Allen OF NewDuryport has gray
and white owl, which weighs eleven pounds and
measures from Tip 10 tip five feet aud two inches
II was caught in trap on the Plum Island
marsh.
Inc Lynn Reporter states that the schooner
champion, OF SwampScOt, Capt. Horton with "A
crew OF twelve men, stocked, last Friday and
Saturday, the eXtraord nary amount OF thirty
thousahd pounds oil fish which sold for iour
cents per pound, making twelve hundred dol
lars ior TWO days work. The crew shared sew
ehtA-tWo collars each Tor Fridays catch.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
New Bedford paper says the bark Sacra-
Ilehlols expected TO arrive soon at that port,
lioln the coast of Africa. with a cargo of pea
NUS. F
AT eleven O'Clock Friday night, fire broke out
III me restaurant and shoemakei's shop Of
lhomaS Hindle, in Taunton, and the building
ana contents were destroyed, though the loss
was not very heavy.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
D. w. Ellis escaped from the Barnstabe
S W1,y jan few days ago. and was last seen in
MludieUofough headed towards Boston.
Inc schooner b. 5. Young, from Virginia, lost
overheard on the 2Sth ult., off Long Island. one
oI line crew named L. s. Atwood of Wellfleet
All ehorls TO save him we've unavaing
fIederlck blatchlord, Of Hyannis, mate of
schooner Hope On, bound from Philadelphia TO
postoh' Was knocked overheard by the main
1oom and drowned off West Chop of VINEYARD
Haven, on The 26th ult
NANTUCKET COUNTY
Hoh' EDWARD NJ, Gardner, judge of probate
lor Nantucket, died at that place on the oath
uit' oi cancer, aged about sixty years.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Ansel Wright, OF Nurthampton nv bis will
let $4,000 to the Unitarian society Of that Mace
i1e incoLhe 10 be used 10 support preaching
9IVVV gees Tor family monument, and the re.
malnder to his heirs
MAINE.
a, Inc ice on the rivers in the eastern part of
thick 1N"A iH'"eo
A young woman at Paris has sued promi
heht man of that place for 5000 DAMAGES for
Wood and Oil while the wretch was courting
het' cause, the man is now engaged to another.
iue average number Of cOnvicts in the Maine
stare PRISON Tor the year has been one hundred
an slXty-eight, two less than the ayeraue Of
the year. N-i'N''''' u'ii"s
Judge Morris has in his historical collection at
t tne nunSlpaI court room, Portland, thirty
Two pound shot, fired by Mowatt when he burn
ca tue town, and which lodged in the wall of tbe
Old FIRST Parish meeting house, torn down in
1926. '" III
young lady died in Bangor last week, from
an overdose OF hydr.te of chloral, taken bv her
pei. uurlng the temporary absence of her attend
AM, Whlle IN temporary stare of idIotc I'M
oeelllty caused by a long use OF this subtle
agent, given by her physician to afford relief
from distressing disease under which she was
suffering.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Inc scarlet fever is prevailing in Manchester.
ABOUT 400, 600 yards Of cloth are being made
at the mills OF the Great Falls manufacturing
company each MONTH
O Inc soap factory of William Lennock, in
Squanium village, East Jaffrey, was burned on
tue 18Th ult. Loss 5000; ms urance $500.
ihe Dover board Of trade, through its COM
Iaillee, Is making strong effort 10 induce the
boston ana Maine railroad to locate its new re-
pair shop in thar city,
Mr. Benjamin Foster, man sixty-three
years OF aye, and in good circumstances, com
united suicide at Ayers village in Haverhill,
on thursday morning for fear of coming to
want tie mas saff red from occasional aberra-
tions of mind for several years.
VERMONT.
musical convention is to be held in Mont
pelier, next week, under The direction of Col IL.
d. Hopkins, to begin Tuesday and continue
four days, with concerts Thursday ana Friday
evenings.
CONNECTICUT.
A chorus will 20 to the Boston jubilee from
DanelsC nville.
Charles Powell, grinder in the employ of the
Holey manufacturing company of Lakeville,
had his seventh grindstone explode under him