Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
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new England News summary

itllGfS NA NiNtlit ny liN SNOlNs
DR.. Fitch f. Oliver and DIR. d. Mclean 1hax-
ter, who have been connected with the city hos
pisal AZ Boston ior many Years, have tin their
designations.
MIR Prank d. Millett, Boston artist, has been
awarded the medal at the ConcouTs just closed
at the Antwerp academy OF fine arts. He Is the
first American who ever won the medal.
In the case OF James W. Converse against
Henry n. FaTwell, at Boston, 10 recover the val
ne OF S51 900 of bonds Of the Boston, Hartford,
and Ere railroad, the jury found for the PLAIN
tiff IN the sum of s25.2l6.61.
A dispatch from Boston says that George L.
Sanford and Alexander Macdonald, OF the lish-
ing schooner NJ. L. Wetherel, were recently
drowned on the banks by npSettinS their dory.
The FIST professional trip of the Red Stock
ings has BEEN arranged as follows: National,
April 80; Ovmpics, May /; Baltimore, May 2;
Athletics Nav 4; Atlantics, May 6; Mutuals,
May s. The Tufts college nine will play
game with the Red Stockings on the Boston
grounds to-day
A car load of butter from San Francisco, Cal.
10 Boston direct, arrived at the eastern terminus
of the Boston and Albany railroad, Wednesday,
The car contained 100 boxes and 210 packages,
weighing in the aggregate 10 100 pounds. This
is the first car load of butter that has reached
Boston from the Pacific coest, and its arrival is
considered quite an event by the produce deal
ers.
DIR. Samuel Greene, the city physician of
Boston, lately testified in court that not less
than seven cases of smallpox had come under
his notice last winter in which the patient had
before had the disease, the results OF the former
attack being strongly marked. Is not this re-
matkable accession of numbers 10 the few eX
ceptiOns hitherto placed on record against the
rule that the disease cannot be repeated in the
same person.
On the 29th of February last a difficulty oc-
Cured between two BOYS on the school ship
about some sewing, in which Overt Ottley
stabbed Timothy Sullivan in the groin with a
sheath-kniie, inhicting a wound which at the
time it was supposed would prove fatal. Sulli-
van was taken TO the city hospital, where his
lee was amputated, from the effect of which he
has now nearly recovered 0ttley, in the mean
time, has remained in jail, but yesterday morn
ing was examined and held in $4,000 to await
the action OF the grand jury OF the superior
court at the May term.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Monday night MIR. Benjamin Nichols, first
mate of steamer Bristol at Fail River, had one of
his legs very badly crushed by the falling of
block OF marble, weighing about eight hundred
pounds, which he was assisting to lower into the
hold,
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The cigar manufacturers cooperative assoca-
uon al Nestfield employs seventy hands, and
has weekly payroll of $1,000.
be wooden mill owned by Elijah Shaw, of
Wales, known as the "Dell mill" was burned
Tuesday morning. The wool house. containing
colds OF wood, which were IN close proximity
were saved through the very efficient working OF
the fire department
MickiwicS, the Russian count, has trumphcd
He was promised the hand of Carrie Lester of
Amherst, an heiresS in marriage provided he
would leave the country for a year and bring
back proofs OF good character, and provided,
furthermore, that Miss Testers affection for him
did not abate before that time. He came back
promptly with his proofs, and Miss Lester re
nalnng true TO him, the consent of her mother
has at last been obtained, and the wedding is TO
take place within a week.
The first case brought up in the supreme
eourl at Springfield, Tuesday, was that of John
M.Muore, Of Westfieid, an unsophisticated Young
man OF %, who asked to be unyoked from Ellen
Moore, whom be married, not because he
loved her but because he was paid $500 TO do so,
the whole amount promised him being $500.
lie thought, as Ellen was agreeable, that on the
whole 1t would be a good financial transaction,
Out the result showed that the goods were sold
10 nlin under false pTetences. The pecuniary
consideration does not seem TO have excited his
suspicion, as be swearS that when he married
the girl he supposed her to be claste; but three
months after the wedding she gave birth to
enid, the paternity of which she assigned TO
young man named Francis Gaylord. Ii was
Gay lords father, who, 10 shield his son, had
paid Moore the $500, but Moore finding that
NJ mad assumed greater Responsibilities than he
had bdrsained for, now comes before the court
anu pt5s 10 DC excused.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
James Hlrbortle of Ware,llas had his name
changed 10y legal process to James EdmOndS
Spring butter sold for % to % cents al st.
AlbanS, on Tuesday, and select lots at 80 to 32c
MAINE.
James 0Brien, a laborer was killed at Port
land yesterday, by the caving of bank
house at Burlington, owned by Norman
Page aud occupied by Robert Nutter, was burned
on Tuesday NIGHT
Mr. Wm. Merrill of Sanford, about fifty years
oil age, dropped dead while walking in the road
one day last week.
Chas. Mason's dry goods store at Bethel was
broken into Saturday night and the safe blown
open, but the rogueS got only few dollars for
their trouble. }. H. Mason's hardware store
was also entered, but here, too, the thieves were
disappointed IN obtaining much booty.
The liquor sellers Of South Berwick and Ber-
WICK nave been notified TO cease selling, two
days grace being allowed after the notification
Those onithe Berwick side at Great Falls were
also notified
AT meeting of the Portland board of alder
men Monday Mr.. VIM. W. Ruby brother of
Hon; q. 5 Ruby of Texas, was drawn as Juror
Ihe hTst colored man ever selected in that city
to sc We.
An immense temperance meeting, under the
auspices Oi the new Washngtonian movement,
was 1leld in Blddelord Wednesday night. DR..
Haley presided, aid large delegation was pres
Of the meeting was the singing of the Cold
water Temple, composed OF 200 school children
Hundreds signed the pledge, many of them
heretofore drinking men. -
Inc ponce seized large quantity of liquors
al the residence of A. b. Robinson, dealer in
soda and small beer, at Bangor on Tuesday. A
large amount OF compounds used in the manu-
1acture and adulteratlon of liquors was also
seized. Mr.. Robinson was fined $50 and costs
on search and seizure process, and neld in $1,000
D I'm a IA ~ aar INV
charge OF iTaudulently adulteratng liquors for
the purpose OF sale
MessrS. Stanton of Boston, railroad contrac-
tors, at the request of the directors have recent
~ been looking over the Portland and
Ogdensburg road and the line of the proposed
Notch extension, and have expressed Them
selves favorabiJ as to the estimates of the ex-
tension constructed, the character of that part
now Completed and the prospects for western
business and connections. A conditional prop
osiuon for the building OF the road is now under
consideration by the above named parties
Capt. Mhitlock, OF the barque Hesperus. from
CUBA, which arrived at Boston, yesterday,
Drought IN the crew of the barque c. " Mlnot
OF Bath, Capt. Heaey, which was wrecked on
the voyage IRON New York TO Matanzas. She
went ashore on the 11th lust on Salt Bay. Ba.
hamas, striking SO bard on the reef that a hole
was soon made in her bottom, when she filled
win water, and on the following day was abau-
dOned by officers and crew, who took refuge on
DOaiu the hesperus. she was laden with coal,
and vessel and cargo were a total loss The
barqne was 44S tons register built at Phipsburg
Me-, in 1865, and was owned in Bath.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. William G. Clarke, tue attorney general,
has been confined 10 his residence in Manches-
ter for three or four days by very serious i'll.
ness.
The prominent citizens Of Manchester are TAX
lug active measures to erect a public hospital
A petition 10 the city council asking for an aI-
preparation for that object, has been signed by
Hon. h. A. straw, the agent of the AmOskeag
company, and the agents Of the other manufac-
turng corporations and also by many of the
leading citizens. 1t is understood that the man
ntactunDg companies Will extend substantial
aid 10 the enterprise
A bill 10 equity has been filed by the counsel
in the case Of Mrs. Catherine Conner agaipst
the Manchester and Lawrence railroad eornor-
anon, Tor damages for alleged injuries while
fldlng ID the cars year or two since The case
was recently laid before board Of referees who
decided in favor OF the corporation. Tho conn
sci Tor the plaintiff petitions the court IN snnnl
this decision, on the ground that one Of tbe
referees is party in interest, in thar he is y
stockholder In the Lawrence railroad
VERMONT
More marble was shipped from Rutland las,