Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-12
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New England News summary.


very valuable cargo OF wool arrived at the
port OF Boston, Monday, from New Zealand and
Monteyideo. The market is dull
The body Of an unknown woman, fifty or
siNiy years old, was found IN the basin west of
Parker street, Boston, Tuesday. She had APP
parently been dead bat few hours.
small boy of three years named James lrV-
ing, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon by
being run over by Norfolk horse car on WASH
lngion street, Boston.
Ship Ceylon Capt. Woods, at Boston from
Manila made the passage home IN ll9 days,
bringing full cargo OF hemp ana sugar Inc
Cevlon sailed from Boston Tor SandWic zen lslahus
aud Manila and has made the passage around
the world in just one year TO within nfteen min
utes from the time OF starting.
The fifth annual convention of the American
railway master mechanics ASSOCIATION began its
sessions Yesterday in Horticultural hall, Boston.
The attendance was quite full. II. NJ Britain
Of Cincinnati, president of the association, was
in the chair. Boilers and boilermakers" was
the subject Of discussion. The convention con-
Times three days, with sessions from till 2.
The convention Of the New Jerusalem church,
at its closing session yesterday, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: President,
Thomas Worcester, ID. D., of Naltham; Vice
President, J. Young of Chicago; Secretaries,
Rev. Willard II. Hinkley of Wilmington, Del,
and Francis A. Dewson OF Boston: Treas
urer, Thomas Hitchcock of New York.
MIDpLEsEX COUNTY.
An unknown elderly man, supposed to be
George Miles, OF Natick or Westminster, was
killed by being thrown from his wagon on the
road between Marlboro and Hudson, near Fort
Meadow, about ten O'Clock Monday forenoon.
His head was badly bruised, and he was prob
ably instantly killed.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Newburyport is flooded with drunkards every
Saturday night, large numbers of people going
there to get the liquor they cannot find in the
neighboring towns.
A new isinglass factory has been started al
Rockport. Immense quantities of bake and
cod sounds are used in the manufacture Of
isinglSss.
A respectable citizen of Essex has dug his own
grave the past week lie wanted to be buried
near his nearest and dearest friend, and fearing
his wishes would not be complied with, he
thought he would do his own work.
Samuel Long, man about thirty years old 3,
who halls from Boston, was found at South
Lawrence on Tuesday morning drenched with
blood from wound on his forehead made by
a pistol bullet pistol was found in his pos
session. He SAYS his intention was not to COM
nit suicide. The bullet did not penetrate the
skull, but simply plowed up the flesh on the
forehead, making an ugly but not dangerous
wound, Long was taken charge of by the po-
lice authorities, and sent to Tewksbury aims
house.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford city government will not
make any appropriation for the 4th OF July
'Young America" will have the entire response
biity for the observance of the day upon its
shoulders
Michael Cunningham, aged so, was found dead
in the canal at North Easton, Monday. The
last seen of him alive was on Sunday, when he
left home somewhat intoxicated TO attend a
funeral.
On Friday an Irishman died at the Fall River
pesthouSe Of brain fever. His friends were
anxious TO receive his body for burial, and got
permit TO do so, providing DR.. Foster would
sign it. This the doctor refused TO do, thinking
it not safe. At this time they became very
angry and were determined 10 lake il by force
The police prevented it.
X. Henry Lee, station agent on the Boston and
Providence railroad, at Attleboro, died very sud-
denly on Saturday. Feeling unwe he went
home in the afternoon, and physician was soon
summoned, but death occurred before any reme-
dies could be applied. He was thirty-three years
Old and about to he married He served with
distinction in Rhode Island batteries during
The rebellion.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Dennis is to have new hotel and bids fair
TO be the principal watering place on Cape Cod
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
The Nantucket Mirror says that Capt. OH
+. Eambin, on his recent voyage in the barqut
Andrew Hicks of Westport, took from a sperm
whale, which he captured near the Gallipago.
Islands, an iron belonging TO ship Catawba q
Nantucket, lost some twenty years ago. 1t is
remarkable coincidence that Capt Hamblin
has, ON two successive voyages, brought home
irons belonging to the same ship,
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Hoyoke paper company are turning ont
i've tons OF writing paper daily, and employ
400 hands, run eighteen engines and three Four
drner machines. The stock house is 110x4S:
the main building is very extensive and every
department is Systematically arranged, one
finishing room alone being 240x50 feet to ac-
c0mmodate the various operations of sorting,
counting, folding and preparing packages for
marker. SIX tons Of coal are consumed daily,
five barrels OF lime together with an unlimited
quantity of bleaching powders: 600 feet o3
boards are sawed up daily, to be made into
packing boxes; the various machines are driven
by seven water wheels, and the monthly pay
roll is $4,000
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Goshen man was relieved of his pocket boob
and $50, while in the crowd around the tickle
wagon of the circus at Northampton.
Over sixty persons were admitted TO tn
churches in Hadey, on Sunday, their ages vary
ing from 10 n years.
The store of James Hastings near the depot
Amherst, was broken into during Sunday ana
robbed Of about thirty dollars worth of goods
On Monday the depredatOr boy named Shay
was arrested. The stolen property was all re.
covered.
The Northampton loan and trust company has
organized with a capital OF 100000. joel Hay
den of HaydenviIle, l.. Mallby Of Northampton,
aud IL &. Knight Of Easthampton, are TIE cor.
porators.
clock and money drawer, which were stolen
from the Store OF s. O. Policy of Amherst An.
gust ~. 1871, were found beneath pile of bricks
IN the woods at Mill Valley, about ten DAYS AGO
by Mr.. Burnley Smith, while engaged in select
inc bean poles. When returned by the finder
the clock was found to be in good running con
dition.
The contract for building the Massachusetts,
Central railroad bridge across the Connecticut
river AT Northampton has been awarded 10 j II.
smith OF Springfield. Included in the contract
are the foundations, masonry and superstruc.
ture complete, and the total contract price is mn.
ward of $4,000. The bridge will he AGO ieet
long and will be completed by September, 1873
WORK Will begin ut once and will be vigorously
pushed during the summer.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Prof. Tenney has secured fine specimen q
black bear for the college cabinet. Ii wa
trapped just over the Vermont line, near Whit
Oaks.
The Wilson house, at North Adams, was dam
aged $4,000, Tuesday morning, BY fire; fully in
sufed. Barnes Co, jewellers and music deal
efs, 10 the same building, we've damaged S200(
by water and Lafayette lodge +. and A. NJ. 500
by water
The progress at the east end of Hoosac tunnel
last month was l2S feet, and at the west end 14g
leet The distance TO be completed between the
section running east in the central shaft and
that advancing westward from the east end is
less than one-third Of a mile, which when com.
pleted VIII do away with the immense expense
shaft, as both will fad egress through the east
ern portal. The distance to be completed from
the section IN the central shaft being pushed
westward TO meet that on the west side OF The
mountain, is but trifie over three-quarters 0
mile
MAINE.
The strike on the Maine Central extension. al
Waterville, ended yesterday after a lapse of ont
week. The men, mostly French from Canada
have always made it point to strike lust before
the haying season, but this time tliey ali re-
turned and took the old price-S1 so per day.
The Springfield commandpry of Knights Ten
plar, OF $ 5ringfeld, Mass, George w. Raw, L.
T., numbering seventy-fve sabres, accompanied
by the Springfield armory band, arrived in
Bangor Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock. on
the steamer Cambridge, and Immediately en-
6arked upon special train on the E. e. N. A.
K for St. John.
SAID gentleman, the other day, to an old
farmer, who is known in Portland as a cham.
plon gfowler," "Well, you probably can't find
lauit ms year about not being wet enough for
hay. there must be good crop" Eyes. but
Miiat uoes u amount to to have such erop as
TINS LOOKS likeF You can't sell it for five dollars
ION IL il keeps on this way"
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