Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-13
adlurccstrr Daily Syn.
SOW rmglana rev. summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY


The 6rst real snow storm for the season at
Boston commenced at noon yesterday, ana con-
timed through the evening.
Stanley the dscoverer, has arrived in Boston
and IS stopping at Parker's. His young negro
boy in livery is the centre of attraction.
The case OF the Merchants NATIONAL bank oil
Memphis against the National Bank Of Com
merce Of Boston, in which verdict OF s5O,Vuu
was given for plaintiff few DAYS since, IS 10 DC
taken TO the supreme court ii Washington on q
wit Of error.
Geo. Harmon, II wears of age, a brakeman on
the Boston and Albany railroad, while attempt
iBg to draw pin between TWO cars OF a moving
train in the freight yard at Boston, yesterday,
was knocked down aud the train passed over
him, nearly severiug his body in twain. He was
Immediately taken 10 his home, but died before
reaching there.
mDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Stillman Rich Of Medlord, who has been miss
ing since November u, was found yesterday
morning frozen in a small brook between VIM
ter Hill and the Mystic house. He was 55years
OLE. He leaves widow and one child.
An unknown man was drowned Wednesday
night between ten and eleven O'Clock in the
western canal at Lowell. He made loud out
cries, but assistance did not arrive in season 10
rescue him. He was about fifty years Of age,
and was dressed as a laborer.
\ recount OF the votes for alderman IN ward
four. Lowell, elects Alpha B. Farr over Benla-
min Patch by As votes. In the same ward Ma
thaniel B. Favor is elected councilman over
Francis II. Chandler by one vote. IN ward a'e
George Smith is elected councilman by TWO
plurality over William Shepard aud Elbrldge
Dearborn, vino had lie vote. This leaves one
vacancy, which Will be filed by special cleo
tion.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Tuesday forenoon the pile wharf at East
Gloucester owned by MCssrs. VIM. Parsons, "a,
& Co., and occupied by the Gloucester salt COM
ny, cayed in, and the salt warehouse was
dumped into the dock and completely demoi-
Ssh ars,1to cont aiu ed
hogsheads of CadiZ salt, worth over s2O,OOO,
very little of which could be saved. The loss IS
severe one TO the company, ana VIII make me
supply in Gloucester a small one TO meet the
spring call. The Messrs Parsons are losers to
the amount Of $4,000 or $4,000.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
house in Nefeet, belonging 40 VIM. Stone
and occupied by Philip Higgins, Jr., and Free
man Cook took fire Tuesday forenoon, and was
totally destroyed. The furniture OF MIR. higgins
was mostly sayed Mr.. Cooks was about all |
burned. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
A Falmouth correspondent says; While pass
ing through Vineyard Sound to-day (Dec. lOlhl
we noticed several fine cottages in process oil
building on The Falmouth shore; and, upon in
quiry, learned thai they are for the following
well known Worcester gentlemen, who intend
them for summer residences: Rev. ). >. rover,
Thomas Monahan, and James Melanely."
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton stleet railway earned sixteen per
cent on the capital last year, and the amount
viii be expended in Improvements.
A New Bedford liquor dealer refuses to pay |
for $1,000 worth OF liquors purchased on creolt, |
and mas brought suits 10 recover $4,000 paid Tor |
liquors, on the ground that the sales were in |
violation ol1law
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Daniel Bobih Of North Adams, while helping |
his father 6ress a cows carcass last week, was
hit on the head by The falling OF a beam winch
they wer( using in heu OF wlndlaSS, and II IS
feared his Skull was fractured.
MAINE.
An aged Woman named Dugan, who has been
missing sincS Monday, was found drowned in
cistem in erlcellar at Bangor yesterday after
noon. She lived alone, was incorporate and |
partially insa3e
Schooner Sarah Buck, of aud for Belfast, from
Salem, in ballast, was run into and sunk by the |
British scfloouer Mary G. Of Nova Scotia, bound |
ives. with grindstones. The crew was taken 10 |
PorAan yesterday by the Mary, which put in
to1t1epails.
>@The Lewiston Journal speaks in terms OF
highest praise Of its 1000 or 2jOO Canadian
French population. They are industrious, tru-
gal, quiet and prolific The families frequently
have len, and one is quoted that numbers
eighteen children.
A Canada lynx, or loupceryier, tmd, in
offensive creature, was recently shot at Jetler-
son, after causing great alarm among the poo
pie who believed that a terrible savage wild
beast was proving about their highways, fields
and woods, ready 10 deYour themselves and
their children.
The wool house Of the North Bcrack compa-
ny was burned yesterday morning. The build
ing was insured in the Connecticut fire insuI-
auce company OF Hartford I)r SlO0O, and the |
stock in tie Home insurance company OF New
York ior $4,000, which Will nearly cover the
loss.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hilsgroye, the house robbeT, who broke Jail |
at Dover a few weeks ago, has been sentenced 10 |
three years IN the state prison.
steam cylinder in the paper mill of SPauld- |
ing Wardwell, at Ashland, exploded on Sat |
uIday causing 5000 to $1,000 damage
Ephraim Hutchinas, who has been a promi- |
nent citizen OF Concord, died Wednesday night. |
He was about SO years OF age. He has been all /
active business man in years past, and was
postmaster for four years under Taylor and Fiji!
more.
VERMONT.
Mrs. Mary Ann Mclaughlin, widow of the
late Col. Thomas Mclaughlin, died very sud-
denly at Rutland on tuesday, of heart disease
Only a few minutes before she died she spoke of
feeling uncommonly well.
There is a report OF a terrible crime having |
been committed in the town Of Dorchester, |
which adjoins Canaan. 1t is stated that man
named Follansby gave his little boy, aged four
teen years. an allotted task of labor which the
child failed TO perform, and that he was not seen
alive aiterward by any one outside oil the family.
The circumstances OF the lads death are such |
that there is strong reason for believing that he |
was whipped to death by his inhuman father. |
chester, and a legal investigation Of the matter |
will undoubtedly be made.
CONNECTICUT.
Winsted has had a great gale, during which |
the wind somehow worked under the tin roof Of |
the freight depot of the Connecticut Western |
railroad, and peeled it completely off, varying |
and twisting il up as though il were nothing but |
paper. The other buildings in the village, in |
GLIDING those in process Of erection, escaped |
without injury.
The STANDIsH MoNUMENT.-The weather
this fail has been quite favorable for working
upon the monument, and a solid mass of stone
has been laid, equaed in this country only by
that at Bunker Hill The structure SO far is
very massive, aud many Of the first tier Of stone
above the foundation averaged something like
four and une-half ions each. The quartes oil
R0ckport. Hallowell and Quincy have each con
tlbuted largely, while some OF the stone has
been sent from Vermont aud New Hampshire.
The Quincy stone has gone over the Old Colony
railroad, while that lIOm the Rockport Cape
Ann and Haiowell quarries came by steamer
and sloops About three-duarers of the whole
amount Of stone required is on the GROUND, and
large portion has been hauled mp Captain's
hill, ready for laying, by OK teams kept lor the
purpose. Some Of the owners of large stone
stores destroyed by the ae fire in TINS city,
have contributed blocks from the ruins, show
ing the effects OF heat upon the same, which, |
with an inserted tablet, is TO be placed in the
inner wall, conspicuous TO view IN ascending
tue winding stairs. about three tons OF stone
have also b. Ell contributed from the ancient
ruins III Egypt, which are also TO be placed
conspicuousy on the inner wall. The center
cone OF the monument, around which there is 10
be a spiral staircase, IS 10 be Of brick resting
upon arches sustained by eight round granite
pillars Of twelve feet in length. These pillars
are finely cut, and as there is an open space
around them on entering the door Of some %
feet in diameter, the appearance and effect is
very fne. They were presented by member OF
the association, as were the stones from Frank |
In street and the Egyptian ruins. The work on
the monument will be started again early in the |
spring, so as to secure its completion Of 10 feet
IN height next season.-,JOurRot.
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From THE DAHBUEy NEws.-A Livingstone
county IN. Y man is tue last individual 10
stone a glYcerine can. In ,he absence OF any. |
thing else TO sit on the jury used chairs.
People WHO use a candle Tor hair dressing |
shond be careful 10 remove all yestiges Of me |
wick before going into company
poet with a boil under his arm Is hardly in |
a frame Of mind to indie Thanksgiving poem, |
which accounts for the absence Of thar article in |
our last issue
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