Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-17
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New Enzland New. summary.
BosroN AND vIcINIrY.

Tue bOSTOO ana IFONlUSnCe TdllIodu NOh-
sidering the feasibility Of erecting passenger
depot at the end OF West Chester park.
A resolve has been introduced IN the Boston
common council, the design OF which is to even
tual,y place the horse railroads under municipal
control, provided a suitable plan eau be sug-
gested
Boston paper suggests that highway rob-
berry is becoming too frequent in that city. A
few days since little girl had a chain forced
from her neck by villain.
The Boston Journal says: ave should be
happy TO receive calls from the three gentlemen
who at different times assured us they held votes
enough to control the result at the Eastern rail-
road meeting. There must have been dlscrel-
aucy somewhere"
A very estimable lady died in Boston recent
", who had a strong love for her pet birds. One
in particular was her tavorie. A few hours
after the death of its mistress, the little bird,
without any indication of illness, was found
dead ia its cage.
The Advertiser understands that prominent
borsemau of Boston has offered $4,000 for a
FeaInaught colt only nineteen months ola,
owned in Augusta. 1t is believed 70 9e 'ne
largest amount ever offered in America ior so
Young a colt.
Hon A. H. Rice, who presided so effectively
at the first grand musical jubilee, very appro-
prately heads the list OF officers iOr tue coming
one Before he went to Europe he consented
that his name might be so used Ii II was found
desirable.
A lady from Boston testified in the Jumel
case that Joseph +. Perry used to go to her
house to see the lady she was waiting on"
Counsel on both sides seemed l., be at a loss TO
understand this last expression of the witness,
when Judge Shpman kindly came to their as
sistance and said: That is the technical term
IN New England for 'eourting.'"
The barque A. Houghton, an old African
trader Belonging to Boston port, showed re-
markable sailing qualities on her last outward
voyage. She left on the 9Th of December, and
during the first twenty-iour hours she ran, by
observation, 3l5 miles, and when thirteen days
out she was within 500 miles of the African
coast, the average speed being ten miles per
hour. She arrived at Sierra Leone on the LIST of
January.
The ship Calcutta, Of Portsmouth, n. H.,
Capt. Robertson, bound from Calcutta to Boston,
and now out 194 days, is reported in telegram
10 nave put into Bermuda leaky, and was dis
charging for repairs Sheslad previously touch
ed there for provisions, but subsequently, on
reaching this coast, had encountered the fierce
northwest gales which had prevailed from Jan.
to Feb, 8, aud being leaky and unable to reach
her destination in consequence of the strong
mead winds, she put away for Bermuda. She
has valuable cargo of hnseed, jute, &c, most
oil which is owned by the Tudor ice company.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The old Jewish buryng-grouud at Maiden is
an ancient one, and was originally the property
of few private individuals 1t never belonged
To CONGREGATION, which is an accountable rea-
son OF its previous neglect, as the lsraelites are
Ihelr needed ones and congregational matters.
lhere are buried about u hundred bodies, and ii
mas long been the desire to place these grounds
IN good repair and to erect good fence and
dead house, for which purpose a Bene6t ball is
to be given next week, at MInot hall, in which
great interest is taken by all parties. As the
cause is commendable one and is in the hands
oil prominent, enterpnsing manager, well
known IN tue community, no doubt the good OBJ
Ject IN repairing the grounds will be realized.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport Herald says: "Notwth-
Standing the pleasant weather of the past few
days, our fishermen have been unable to reach
the fishing grounds by reason of the heavy sea
upon the bar The storms which have been ex-
perenced at sea have been eXpending their force
upon our Shores max ne the waters upon our
coast exceedingly turbulent; and their roar is
IKE unto that OF Niagara, and at nightlall can
De neard at long distance from this city,
The new ship Franconia, Captain Marshall
which started from Newburyport on the 22d of
January for New York, was blown off her course
py the heaVy northwest gales which prevailed
shortly alter she left port She finally brought
up in the West Indies, a point somewhat remote
from her destination. A dispatch from Havana,
dated 10Th inst, says she had reached the port
OF Nassau, Bahama Islands. 1t is supposed the
vessel received no material damage.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
rag end auction sales are popular with the
women Of Fall River.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
Lately, p9rues holding the franchise of the
Cape Cod canal corporation have approached
prominent merchants in Boston, with view 10
start the enterprise They were met with the
statement that the enterprise was not of Massa-
chusetts origin; that Massachusetts men were
invited to and in obtaining the charter, assured
mat the funds TO construct the canal were ready
from sources out of this state. The intmation
was thrown out that the financial source laid
III the coal interest Of Pennsylvania and the
steamship interest of New York Those who
aided the charter believed that the canal, if con-
structed, wonld benefit Massachusetts, but did
not recommend it as financial scheme indie
pendent OF the coal and steamship interest,
Whlch the canal was supposed to be of great
prospective value to. Now a new move is con-
templated, which, for the interest of this state,
1t Is hoped will be successful.
MAINE.
A building at Monroe, owned by Jos Palmer,
and occupied by Pote & Quimby and Mrs E.
johnson, was destroyed by fire on the 9th.
fOle Quimby's loss, $4,000; insured $2500.
MIS-. Jonnson's loss is estimated at $500, which
Is nearly covered by insurance The house of
week.
The Bay View hotel, at Jonesport was burned
at about four O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th
inst. The hre took in the upper part of the
building, and but a small part of the furniture
was saved. This hotel was built by Capt VIM
Rumery, Jr., and opened to the public about five
years ago, at a cost, probably, of building and
furnishing, of $4,000 10 ,06C. 1t was large
ished
The Portland Press, commenting on the prob
aolll'y OF war with England, asserts that such
contingency would mean more in that city
lhan almost anywhere else. 1t says that city
Tor military purposes, if for no other is "the
natural seaport Of the Canadas' In the winter
season, especially, Portland must be the British
Oase OF supplies, since il is their only means OF
easily reaching the Canadian frontier by rail
and hence the Press asks: "Does it not seem as
II the combat, in the improbable event of IFS
ever opening, would begin with struggle
Tor P1rtand harbor and the Grand Trunk rail
rOad?'
lhe annual report of the state superintendent
0l SCHOOLS has been distributed. 1t comprises
40 pages. HIS recommendations are a school
hilll tax, reduction OF the per capita tax from
one uOliar TO eighty cents, the distribution of the
scbool money according 10 the average attend
auce instead OF the number of pupils, the estab-
ilsnthent OF Tree nigh schools, uniformity oftext
oooks, compulsory attendance increase OF the sn-
peilnlendenrs salary and appropriations in aid
VI the normal school, Journal of Education and
STATE education association. Bills have been re-
ported from the committee on education in ac-
cofuance with most OF these recommend tione
and are now pending before the legislature
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Sandown has neither minister, lawyer MOI
doctor in its limits
The Lancaster manufacturing company ar,
10 put into their mill a new boiler.
PIttsburg is about out of debt The toU1
owes about $4,000, aud reimbursements ar,
over 5000.
The store Of John c. Leavitt, Cd, of bingham
was destroyed by FIRE on the night of the 3d
$1,000 S0N''' 41'"ie
-, The wife Of Hon. John G. Sinclair. died on
tuesday, at Littleton, aged lorty-eight wears
Alrs. p was an estimable lady, and has been mi
invalid for many years. 80
a. bradley Davis, an actor al Booth's tbaa.or
new York, under the name of A. Davis Rad.
icy, learned the printers trade in the (,oos Re-.
publican Office and, for time, was its fore are
man. S' "AS 40 ioIe-
rash newspaper man at Portsmouth bos
made a wager Of twenty-five dinners With %" !
manchester republican that the home Of NJ .
Straw viii not give him five hundred maioritY
The town OF Milan has voted to build a ne,,
bridge across the Androscoggin river al Mia,
corner. George Cole has CONTRACTED 10 mil
!, and Is to have it completed by the first 4
VERMONT,
vermont is said TO he the cbampion hean mr.,
ducng state Of the Union. r.
deorge J.. Mussey Of Rutland, one of tbe M,
ties engaged in the alleged swindlin0 III IN
farmers of Stockbridge and elsewhere was ,arra
and teathered al Ludlow on Tuesday
The Argus and Patriot saws tbof n ~.