Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-07
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New England News summary.

New England News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Boston gas light company owns real es-
tate to the value Of 81 100000.
The nightly receipts at The Boston theatre, for
the fortnight ending March 1st are reported TO
have averaged S5000
Charles A. Huckins, who escaped from tie
Taunton lunatic asylum few days since, was
arrested in Boston on Wednesday.
About ten O'Clock Tuesday night the barn of
Mr.. VIM. Garrett of West Newton was set on
tre and entirely destroyed, together with two
horses, two calves, two carriages, one sleigh,
harnesses, NOV ing machine etc. insured.
Captain l. J. Logan was on :ionday evening
elected to the majority Of the 9th regiment, his
most popular rival being ex-senator Captain
Patrick A. Collins.
Two Boston teamsters, Frank E. Powers and
VIM. Mcintosh, quarreled Tuesday night, using
knives. Powers nearly killed Mcintosh and has
been arrested.
the wharf OF the Eastern railroad corporation in
East Boston were swept overheard by the force
OF the wind, yesterday afternoon, and recovered
after floating around awhile,
Monday afternoon, John Williams, while la
boring under a temporary attack OF insanity,
jumped from third story window in the rear of
$50 Albany street, Boston, broke one leg, dslo-
Gated one shoulder, and crushed his forehead.
He was taken 10 the city hospital, where the LEG
was ampurated near the hip. Recovery is doubt
The Boston board of aldermen have voted an
appropriation of $1,000 for the filling of certain
low ground on the common. The spot dCSio-
mated 10 be thus improved is the hollow near
the music stand, which catches the rain flow of
flagstaff hill and other sloping ground around
II. Ii is proposed to fill up the hollow 10 a depth
OF one or two feet, by which the surface water
viii be drained away, and the spot redeemed
hon its muddincSs,
Dr. John Sullivan, a well known apothecary
OF chelsea, met with most distressing accident
on tuesday evening, which in all probability
viii terminate fatally. After closing bis store
he proceeded 10 his residence, and as he was
descending flight of stairs missed his footing
and fell He struck upon his back and irac-
tured his spine, which occasioned paralysis of
his body below the shoulders. He was picked
up inSensiblc.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
a Newfoundland dog, kept in New Bedford
Is very respectful in respect TO the family cats.
lie plays with them enthusiastically as if they
were puppies, and always eats with them from
the same dish. Ii their dinner is set out and
Tue cats are not by, he hunts them up before
commencing the meal, and he always quits
white there is something left; then, after the
Gals nave finished, he ckS the platter clean.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The safe il the office OF S. G.. Carter, town
tr asurer of Amherst, was blown open at about
O'Clock on Tuesday morning, and relieved Of
az hiptlCN lutEtiil, iuChl1 dlUOuIll-
ing TO but S30.12 Mr.. Carter, upon reaching
his office on Tuesday morning, found all the
front windows blown out, the floor covered with
plasteFng, tue safe open and its contents
scattered around the office. The burglars
gained an entrance by boring a hole Though
the office door against The lock, and forcing that
portion OF the door.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Colebrook received no mails last week for five
days, in consequence of the blockade OF the
Grand Trunk railroad
A large twO-StOry house on the East Concord
road, about three miles from Nashua, owned
and occupied by Mr. VIM Eayes, was totally
destroyed by fire on Tuesday, together with all
its contents. The fire is supposed to have
caught from defective chimney. The loss is
between $1,000 and $4,000.
About TWO hundred persons assembled at the
city hall in Dover on Tuesday night to listen 10
X. p. T,evlllick of Michigan, who spoke for
about an hour in the interests of the labor re-
form party.
AT an adjourned term OF the United States cir
cut court, held in Exeter on Tuesday, natural
ization papers were issued to about fifty aliens,
some oil whom came nearly a hundred miles to
avail themselves of this last opportunity to Sc
cure the right TO vote next Tuesday IL is said
Tue majority Of the parties naturazed are re-
publicans.
VERMONT.
The kaolin beds at Brendon are still worked,
s''iH 'iSo thOot glSllll4 OtHit duu NGIlUh pl0-
ments in form of clay. Manganese is also
abundant in the same immediate vicinity.
CONNECTICUT.
The handsome residence of D. r. Gould, near
Sharon, was burned few days ago; loss SSO0O
The reform school had 1865 bows at one tlme
last week, the largest number ever there at once
before.
This is the dinner they gave at the New Holly
Tree restaurant at Hartford: liberal supply of
roast meat, bot potatoes, large slice OF home
made bread, nice butter, big cup of tea, with
plenty of sugar and milk, a quarter quot an
e'Shth) Of raspberry pie-and all for thirty
cents.
RHODE ISLAND.
A westerly man sent a note TO his family
physician the other day, bidding him to "bring
up his vaccine and pepper FIVE"
Ii is said that Tom Scott is negotiating for
the control Of the Stonington and Providence
road, and intends to buy Rhode Island as site
for repair shop.
Mr.. Otis Hawkins, stationary engineer at Ed
ward Harris's wooden mills in Woonsocket, has
occupied that position for fifteen years and five
months, and during that time has never been
absent from his post an hour, and never a min
ule behind the appointed time for starting his
engine, until Friday, when he was drawn as a
juror, and Obliged 10 make a trip to Providence
one day last August, two young ladies,
equestrlans from New York city, who were pas
sing the summer in Wakefield were out riding
aud came upon several children who were play
lng IN sand bank by the roadside The Young
ladies' upon horseback seeing that the children
were ahaid of their horses, rode after them for
the purpose Of frightening them more, aud one
OF the ladies was so reckless as to ride over the
daughter of Mr.. Rueben Eaton, hurting her
upon the side very badly, and manning her
PROBABLY for life. The little Girl has been grow
lng worse ever since she received the injury, and
IS now unable to walk, tumor having formed
upon her side where she received the bruise from
the horses hoof