Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-04
I0aurtcster Daily gpp,
New England News summary.


The Boston street commissioners have elected
Mr.. Joseph Smith chairman and Mr.. }. b. Jen-
kns clerk.
The Boston Journal devotes five and a half
columns TO a summary Of the most important
events in the history OF 1871.
Mr. C. Davis, the present assistant attorney
general, will continue in that Office under Mr.
Train, attorney general elect.
Rey. George F. Pentacost Of Brooklyn, \. Y,
as been called TO the Warren avenue, Boston,
BaEiist church.
Michael McCarty, who is in Jail for beating his
wife in South Boston last Friday, has become
raving maniac
Ward eleventh, Boston, has furnished six
presidents of the common council in ten years.
M. Dickinson, the last elected, beng from that
ward.
The ninth regiment has been invited TO send
delegates 10 the convention OF Irish societies this
year, TO arrange for the ST. Patnck's day cele-
bration.
Mr. William Page is the Oldest person in Dor
chester being IN her 9Sth year. She is cheerful
and bright and a regular attendant at church.
collection of over nine hundred vases, stat
uettes, bas relietS and other art relics, collected
by our consul at Cyprus, has been landed in New
York 1t is destined for the Boston museum of
fine arts.
The Boston Commercial, one of the handsomest
business papers in the country, will be enlarged
this week by the addition OF a column 10 the
page.
few days ago, Robert Robinson, employed
at Pages box shop, Cambridge, had most of
his teeth knocked out and his head badly bruised,
by the elevator upon which he stood falling from
the third story to the cellar below.
A Boston paper has had 1900 answers 10 its
$1,000 prize problem, requiring to know how
long il will take q ocomo i've to run 100 miles
providedit goes so miles the first hour, % the
next, u! the next and so on. OF course the
offer was eminently safe, as the problem involves
an infinite progression, forever leaving a re-
mainder TO be divided; or, as one of the mathe-
maticians puts ii, we have the Startling prOpo-
sition that body may move toward stationary
point, always keep in motion. and never reach
it,. Yet most of the replies purpOrted 10 give
the exact time the locomotive would reach the
end of its journey.
a call was issued June 5, 1871, for national
Temperance meeting, to be held in Mercantile
hail, Boston, Mass, Feb. 5, 1872 1t has since
been thought best to meet in fremont Temple,
on the day named. There Will be three sessions;
10 A. NJ, P. M, and at in the elening. PrOmi-
nent speakers upon the subject Of temperance
are expected, and no pains will be spared to
make the meeting interesting Among the
speakers viii be Mr.. NJ w. Page who has dur
I'M the past year, visited 300 schools and circu-
lated $4,000 pledges
MDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A large number Of the friends of the editor of
the Lowell VOX POpuli and his wife met at their
residence on the 1st, where the twenty-ffth an
niyersary of the marriage of their host and
hostess was commcmorated. A number of
unique anu COsll pTNSeuIS were bestowed. A
fine collation. was served and the evening was
very pleasantly passed.
special meeting of the milk producers
association of this state and New HamDsbi1e
witt be held in Union hail. to-day, at A, er at 81
O'Clock a. m, for the transaction of business
and discussion Of the best method of raising
milk and better plan for marketing the same.
ESSEN COUNTY.
MIR. Samuel Galley, who has been elected
mayor Of Salem, was a member Of the house in
1870 and II.
A barn belonging Albert Bentley in South
Lvnnfeld was destroyed by fire on the 1st Six
COWS persisted in the flames. Loss about S12OG:
no insurance The FIRE was set by an incen-
diary.
Suspicious having been entertained that the
death Of MI. John Foley at Gloucester last week
was caused by an assault on his person. Christ
mas night, his remains were diSinerred by the
inspector OF police, VINO also caused the arrest
OF deteased's brother, Michael Justice ID Wis
hell an inquest. The body had a few slight
bru ses, but the jury rendered verdict that
death ensued from internal causes. Michael
Foley was discharged. Deceased was blind,
leaves family and formerly lived in Boston.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The mayor OF Fail River receives a salary of
$1,000 and The aldermen 500 each per annum.
sheet iron safe in the paint shop of Ben
Jamin 5. jenkins IN New Bedford was broken
open and robbed of $500 some time between
SdtufdaY afternoon and Monday morning.
Inc new DeulOEu merchants have APPOINTED
} a committee consisting Of Jireh Swift, Jl w
". Grape, William Taher John P. Knowles
%, ana George Phillips to take snch steps as
they diem eXpedien' for preventing the admIs-
sion Of seal aud other oils free of dury.
In his inaugural address before the New Bed
ford city government, Mayor Richmond said:
In the iast, as in the four previous municipal
contests, tue leading issue was the enforcement
OF The law prohibiting The sale OF Intoxicating
drinks. Ile verdict OF the people has again
hppD rpDdaecd apd I
and the responsibility it imposes upon me
Prohibition OF rum-selling, like prohibition OF
thCt', aims at the Suppr ssiOn of an evil as the
tru, st mode of restricting il within the narrow
est limits. The statute is not a perfect one and
eXreilence will suggest valuable amendments
Bu It Is not failure simply because il does n )t
entirely suppress the evil which il prohibits any
mole than other criminal laws are Intellectual be
cause crime exists IN spite of them he law
does good, and that good is commensurate with
the vigor and importantly OF its enforcement
We have abundant evidence that its enforcement
IN our city has lessened crime, diminished pau
Derism, and promoted good order. Carefully
collected statistics Nhowthat intemperance is the
fruitful source OF crime; that in New England
nearly ninety per cent. Of criminals are intern
pefaie, and thar nearly ninety-fye per cent of
juvenile delinquents come from the houses Of
Idle, Ignorant and drunken parents. Our city
presents more gratifying condition. Under
the kind, bui firm and impartial discharge OF
duty by the worthy city marshal and his eff
Gent assistants, there has been steady gain IN
immunity from crime, security Of properly and
lessening OF criminal expense"
MAINE.
Portland is to have public market, the build
in 10 COST S100O00.
Portland had thrty-six fires and alarms the
past year. Total loss S109,6SS with S95, 600 in
surance.
he snip Gen. Chamberlain reported wrecked al
Haack, was owned by j. 2. Morse of Bath, Me
There was tue following insurance on the YES.
sci; ashilgton, 81 ,000 Insurance Co. Of
North America, $4,000; Neptune, $4,000, In.
da, $4,000; total, $4,000
The RQckland Mel Free Press complains that
the democratic commissioners of Knox county
have not made proper returns of their expenses
and intmaies thai they have diverted more oil
Inc pubic funds to their own uses than they
care to have the people know The EXPENSES Of
the county have increased largely under demo
crane rule, and the Free Press saws there is II
way to make these men refund every dollar they
have drawn illegally Tor their services"
Al kockand, on the goth, thorough search
was instituted Of the premises at the steamboat
wharf BY post office official and the agent of
the eastern express which revealed upon OPEN
Ing desk, which had been closed Tor some
time, the missing mail which left Portland Dec
3, ana was destined for Rockland and Thomas
ton, IN an undistuIbed condition This mail
contained ei9hty-five letters thirtv-fye of which
contained checks fOrp pension bounties and which
were supposed 10 be lost or stolen. The boat
messenger OF the express, in his haste, deposited
them in the desk, and BY the accident at Win
tefport on his journey up river, whereby he was
killed, all knowledge of their Whereabouts had
remained mystery.
From thoroughly reliable source, we learn
thai the yield Of hay for the past year, is about
one-half the yield Of favorable seasons, the total
amount OF the crop being 4S7 800 tons In 1868
the yield was 600 600 IONS 1863 800 600 tons
1870, 10000 tons; 1871, 4S7 800 The Weld ol
corn IS computed at $50 70O bushels against
100000 in 1870. The extent of land in corn
was something greater than the average, the
yield iouf-tenths below the average. In several
localities total failure is reported on account
Of gfassboppers. The extent of land IN spring
wheat was fully one.half greater than in 1870.
ana with the conditions Of the season greatly
asainsa the crop, this large increase Of surface
brought the yield nearly mp TO eightenths of
the average. Tue surface in this crop has been
gradually Increasing during the past six or eight
years. The entire amount harvested is esti.
mated at 10000 bushels. Oats are still a lead.
Ing grain crop. The figures OF the total Weld
are pared al tive-tenths below the yield Of 1863
OF 100000 bushels. The yield of barley i
given at thrce-teutls below that Of 1870. or n
fftf All AT rl.gIu