Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-25
a0lurrrster Daily Spp.

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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The late john d. Hendley Will, deyising half
1 million dollars, was contested in the supreme
judicial court Friday, and fully sustained by
ary verdict.
Jonas Flint, seventv-hve years old, arrived at
he fitehbnrg depot 10 Boston, Thursday, from
Sreat Falls, intending 10 proceed TO Portsmouth
or the purpose Of receiving treatment for ery-
ipeias in his leg, from which disease he has
leen sufferer for several months. Upon sit
ing down in the depot he was suddenly taken
ii aud almost Immediately died.
Mi. Appleton, after lnauy DAYS Of acatc sut-
ieung, mitigated by few hours OF unconscious
ness at The last, passed away al the Boston city
hospital Thursday night. From the time oil his
terrible bHraing.he has borne his great agony
with degree Of foriitude which surprised his
attendants. His family have been in constant
attendance at his bedside, and al the time OF his
death besides Mrs. Appleton, Mrs. Bonaparte,
his sister, Mr. Samuel Appleton. the Messrs.
Webster, and a namber OF other relatives were
present.
A novel hfe-bost was exhibited at South Bos-
ton GA Wednesday, called the Beaupre auto
matte liieboai. 1t is built OF galvanized iron
about twenty feet in length, and will hold thirty
persons The floor IS constructed with air
chambers having valves so arranged THAI the
pressure OF the air keeps out the water from he
low, while water entering from above opens the
valves and as soon as the water Is discharged
they close by the air pressure The boat was
capsized and filed with water, which emplied
itself in less than fifteen seconds, and it again
bailed itself out with ten persons in it.
MIDDBEsEx COUNTY.
J. Edward Vdes drum naior oe the 18th
Massachusetts repimenf. who scc,deptaJlv sbot
himself at Waltham on Wednesday, died Thurs
, psSrN eo,rSTx
Javvronca mar, Sasir,,,S ~ i,,,;,,,,o ,oo,l,
extracted, recently took ether, and as he began
TO regain consciousness inquired, "Where am
the facetinuS Jentist DIN i,n 6,r kiIIing my
1vi1ai i l,a,e ti,,l, !, ILL enc ~ fhat
The maekerel tiSbcries are neetin,r with the
hest sncceSs of any brsnci of The ministry inst
ar nraSe,t Tho Sontbern tls.t are malin1 fro.
onent visits 10 New York with fair catches
which And readv SaIes at remnneratioe nrireS
The new schooner George Sieeie lan1ed fnrtv.
seven barrels NJ New York in loss Than a Sveek
after leaving home. Large schools of mackerel
have made fhcir onnca,y,nec IN Gloncester wa
tiers, and the sciners came ia with mll decks
"Wednesday. tbe mackerel heinG Of Iaroe Size
but dcstitnie of fat The catch IS sold flesh, as
they come from, The wa,er md soon Aud ,be;T
way hacked in ice IN distant markers
RRIsToI. CouNTy
The president and other officers of the Old
Colony railroad have projected a nlan fnr mir.
ing the Old Colony and New Bedford and Tanu-
ton roads near Weir Junction at Taunton by
buiIdinr track on i r1dins far tohr In dred
feet over Land OF Georye Il Williams nortbcasT.
erly of the jancfion dtno and il is believr,i that
one result at surt a nrnnnsed q rnnecfinn wnniJ
be the running Of trains from the present Tam
ton branch s.atlon over fhe Old CoIonv road
GnStead of the Boslon and Proyidencel 10 Rms
ton
The superior court is engaged at Taunton in
trying the case of John Hourigan, administrator.
VS.. John NOVEL; The action is brought 10
recover compensation for pain and suffering
sustained by plaintiffs interstate in july, 1871.
a.. Ill . I
which was oil below the leral standnrd rs SCI
forth in statute OF 1863, and which oil was sold
by the defendant, "a well known merchant of
Boston. I'll
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A new bank with 5000, 600 capital, to be called
the Chaplin bank and trust company, is about
10 be started in Springfield
The Thomas Cat who has been one of the
Springfield Republican editorial eorus Tor the
past few yeais, m a baroxvsm of despair AT
having been named 'sHorace Greeley . threw
himself into a wheel in The enoine roon, or tho
establishment Wednesday and miserably ner
ished
HERKsuIRF CouNTy
Dalton is tn have another naper mill
VIM. Houlc was tried he ore Judoe Rockwell
of The district court AT North Adams. on Tines.
day, for stabbine Thomas Goodwin. and was nc
quilted. the prostcunon iailino 10 nrove tho
assault with knife.
The commencement nroOramp,e for vrill;a,os
college. SO far as now ARRANGED Is as IoIio,vs
Sunday, Jane %, baccalaureate by President
Hopkins; PRAYER meeting IN Mission park: adj
dress before Mills theological society. Monday
oath. Adelphir union exbibitiop Tnesday o5tI
class day exercises. examination of candidates
for entrance: reunlons of the classes Of az 80
'62 and go: promenade concert Vednesday
alumni dav; prize rhetorical exhibition. Thurs,
day. 9th. commencement exercises nr,sidentSs
reception The final arranqeu,ents fnr lilo in
on .rD
yet been made.
The general annual convention of the Fvanoe-
Iical Lutheran m;nisterinm made nm IF ~
second and third conferences. and embracin@
the churches of east New YorkIand New England
has been held in pftsfald tbis waelT and eiosad
Thursday afternoon. Rev. i ID. Hooer of pits
field presided and Rev. w Rpsse If pangh-
keepsie N, " was secretary Several interest
ing discussions took place. and sermons were
preached by Rev. Nj. Steiner of Rondout- N Y
and Rev. L. Gerndt OF Utica, n. Y. The trouble
in the Lutheran church, Springfield. caused hy.
the independent action OF Rev MIR. Burchard in
opposition TO the voice Of the majority, was mn
for discussion, aud was disposed of by the an
pointment of committee of three ministers.
who, with Rev Mr.. krotel of New ork presi-
dent of the minislerium will INVESTIGATE The
matter. Ii found advisable they have pow er to
remove Mr. Burchard. and send a new minister
TO take his place.
MAINE
Learder Miller of Wadnboro railroad en-
ploye, lost both legs on. Friday, by Jumping
from a moving tram near that Mace
MIR. VIM. Kingsbury, OF Frankfort, aged rs
years, bad been in his usual good health IN TO
Friday Of last week. when ON his return from
Searspoit, while in his barn embarrassing his
ho Sc, was suddenly stricken down with paraly-
sis, was taken up and carried to his house, ana
died Monday at four O'Clock in the afternonn
James Morley, one of the crew of the ship K.
L. Buck, of Belfast, iel overheard and was
drowned, on the tn inst, just after the vessel
had left The Meisey ON her passage from Liver
pool TO Boston.
MIR. w +, Coles little BOY, Of Bethel fell OF
the forward end Of a cart Friday, aud the whet4
passed over his neck aud breast. At frs t it aas
supposed he was dead but for a wonder he es-
capped. The cart contained Il half ton Of plaster.
The boy is now about the house.
Capt George A; Poland of Bristol, este master
oil the schooner W. q. Shroul vi that port, hung
himself with wOoien comforter oa b0ard of
that vessel while lying at hllmeF'S and john
son mil IN Prewer, Thursday forenoon. He
Was part owner, and had unlll recently been ia
command. Insanity was the cause He leaves
wife aud two children.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Lewis w. Clark of Manchester has Span am
pointed aud confirmed as attorney aenenal ~
New Hampshire. -
Henry jackson of Iaudon re,....ti,- o,to,r,,,ol
suicide by hanging, bur was ant down nv III
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