Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-21
aaurttster QaiIp Spp.
new I.nsInud News summary.
nosroN AND VICINITY.


The safe of w. Z. Putnam & Co. was taken
from the rims OF their store, at the corner OF
High aud Pearl streets, Thursday. Il has been
subjected TO an almost continuous heat since
the fire. and when taken out il was found thai
the panels on the sides and back had been con-
sumed leaving but little hope Of finding any
thing but ashes on the inside. The books,
though ebarred bv the intense heat, were still
legihle. There was no money let in the safe
New Bedford paper growls because the I'os-
ton Journal didn't come to time the other night
upou which the Journal ''gets in q good square
one" ON certain objectionable features in the
streets. II says: "When Washington street IS
widened. and the useless sidewalk on the out
side OF the Fremont street side OF the common is
removed such complaints will not occur. On
both occasions when our New Bedford friends
have been disappointed our depot team was
blocked up while passing through the streets,
and for the space OF a sufficient number of min
utes to lose the train, it could not 90 on or back
OUT. Boston IS waking up, and old fogyism Is
passing away.
At meeting OF the pew proprietors Of the
Old South church yesterday afternoon, vote
was passed, % to %, to lease the church edlhce
and vacant ground around 1t TO the United
States government for the use OF post office.
The lease runs for two years, and the rent j.
SOB 600 year, the society TO pay the taxes
motion was also carried that the standing com
mittee of the society publicly announce that
fficN VIII sell tue tAultil tulHCG 10 tliC hdSsa-
chusetts historical society at price 10 be fixed
by three diSinierested persons, to he kept forever
as a historic building. This action was taken
10 enable those from abroad who demonstrated
against the lease Of the building TO the govern
ment for post office TO subscribe toward the
purchase Of the property.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A new election for mayor OF Haverhili, 10 ill
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Mayor
Taylor, has been ordered for the sOth inst.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Charles II. Tucker of Mansfield, convicted of
arson few months ago, has been sentenced to
seven years in the state prison.
The accommodation train from New London
TO Providence Yesterday ran INTO freight train
at Westerly on account of a misplaced switch
doing considerable damage to the latter, aud
also iaiuriug the locomotive and baggage car
of the passenger train. No injury to persons.
About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon Geo
W. Scott, an employe in the Providence and
Worcester railroad ward, was run over by
train of cars which were backing down, and so
badly injured That he lived but half an hour.
He was about so years old
Money and yaluables have lately been missed
by peone in the Civ hotel at Taunton. AT Two
O'Clock Yesterday morning, during the storm,
the nioht watch saw man on the hotel roof.
lie was hailed but did not answer, and speedily
disappeared. His exit was traced TO Union
slreeI, be travelling the whole distance in his
stocking feet. He was found in bed and arrest
ed. He said he had been in since eleven o'clock.
In his nosseSsiou were found articles belonging
10 parties al the hotel. At the examination, the
man, whose name is Richard II. Spencer, was
bound over for trial at the March term of the
superior court.
respectable looking young man, calling
himself Charles Bias set, alias Williams, and
claiming that his father and uncle are hoth
bank cashiers in Providence. visited Fall River
last Tuesday, aud was duly registered at a hotel
in that city. Having a prolusiOn of greenbaeks,
the young sport was taken into a house of i'll
repute, where his money was freely spent. The
next morning he reported TO the police that he
had been robbed on the previous evening. A
search Of The premises by the officers did not,
however, reveal the money. The same young
mau was arrested Wednesday in beasty state
Of iutoXicatiOn.
HAAIPDEN COUNTY.
SieaTns, the killer OF Sandy Thompson, was
found az farm house in Ltchield, New Hemp
shire, where be had hired out as woOdchopper.
MAINE.
Smallpox is abatiag at Bangor. There has
been no new eases for four davs.
The infant son oil L. X. Rich OF Charleston,
was hurued to death b. falling into the fire from
chair in which il was placed.
A lad IS wears Of age, son of George White Of
WinleIpeTt, was thrown nom horse on Tues
day, and so badly injured that he died The next
day.
Messrs Lake and Wesson, of Saccarappa,
have nearly completed a new paper mill OF Two
ions capacity, which is to be leased 10 Boston
parties.
4 be board of aldermen Of Bangor have passed
an order, in concurrence with the common
council, submitting the question Of a subserip
ton BY the cty of the sum Of 600 to the
stock Of the Eastern Shore railroad, from Ban
cor TO Mschas and Calais, 10 vote Of the cit
izeus OF Bangor on the 9Th Of January next
Portland is now shipping Goldfish direct TO San
Francisco, the shippers sending it from that port
because they can transfer it 10 the cars from
the vessel without any cost OF trucking, which
could not be done if The cargo was discharged
at Boston, the freight from Portland 10 Boston
being considerably less than the cost of truck
ing across that city.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Lancaster Republican tells this story: A
gentleman not a thousand miles from here, not
having a classical education, always entrusts
the reading Of his store bills TO bis better-hali,
who, when she comes 10 items of female appar-
ell, which she don't wish her husband to under
stand, calls Them tobacco and other groceries. "
But a short time since he was heard telling the
sforekeeper that his tobacco bills were getting
enormous and that he must leave off using it or
it would kill MIN. The habit he thought was
rapidly increasing
VERMONT.
The house Of Lewis E. Tucker OF Worcester
was destroyed by fire few DAYS ago.
CONEECTICUT.
Col. Richard Il. Wheeler, killed by the cars
y
OHIO cavalry regiment during the war. He was
3s years old.
Mrs. Corners Of Hartford was found dead in
bed about twelve o'clock Thursday morning.
She cut her hand with a piece of glass last
week, and caught cold in the wound, which, ii is
thought, produced death.
The dwelling house, with all its ontents, OF
hIT. Elijah Eldridge Of Mansfield, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday evening between FIVE and
six O'Clock, while the family was making a
"a, sltv Sc
we're one
Tue Connecticut Valley Advertiser. published
by Z. Emory johnson, at Moodus,. East Had
dam, publishes a leading editorial this weel
headtd "1he End,' 10 which the editor an
nounced that the paper has not received tn
necessary support, and that hereafter it will b.
discontinued.
AS Train on the Hartford, Providence anC
Flsbkill railroad was passing Bolton Notch
Thursday, il struck double team driven by
Col. Wheeler of Holland, killing one Of the
horses aud fatally iniuriDg Col Wheeler. The
horses became unmanaaeable al hearing The
locomotive whistle, which was the cause of the
accident
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence ana Philadelphia steamship
company have put new boat upon the line
called the Catherine Whiting, 900 tons, com.
manded by Capt. Harding.
10 Rhode Island they think eight hours foI
a d9ys labor do not make an unqualified bless
lnE lOr ihs auOflug man or mill operative, iOl
boarding house Keepers raise heir rates when
their patrons are allowed extra time for dinner
as the c0usumpiive capac ~ Of said patrons is
increased thereby.
A FAMILY QUARREL ABOUT WILL From
Yesterdays Boston Herald. just b.icr; the
crlmlnal session OF the supenor court adjourned
Thursday night, detective Smith OF the STATE
police came m with two invertebrates II. Lewis
Of Everett and John Lewis OF Maldeu--the fist
named on charge Of perjury and the latter on