Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-28
dalurcester Daily spp.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Sew England News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The relief fund for the benefit Of sufferers by
the Boston FIRE amounts 10 S192 5S5.
Tie furniture mandatory OF Joseph Clark, in
North Cambridge, was destroyed by FIRE last
evening. Loss GOO.
A slater named VIM. Brown, belonging in
Portland, Me- te from a roof in Boston, yes
ierdsv, fractured his skull and died in few
minutes,
About thirty-five ships and barks from the
East Indies are on the way TO Boston, which is
a larger number than for some years past. These
ships are from Calcutta, China, Java, Batavia,
Huo. Mauila PadanG, Penang, Singapore,
Arabia, Muscat and East Africa, and are fully
osded with valuable cargoes. Some hiteen or
twenty vessels are also on the way from Great
Britain, and as many more from the Medlterra-
mean, thus making some slXty-hve vessels
bound here from the East Indies, England, and
the Mediteu anean
A Boston letter writer tells the curious story
that the servants of the gentleman in whose
house Mr. Froude has been a guest, gave him
notice, last week, of their intention to leave it
he continued to entertain Mr.. Froude; and, IN
ssmuch as the servants employment agencies
were in sympathy with these servants, the gen
tleman believed he would find it difficult, il not
impossible, 10 replace them, under which cir
cumstances Mr.. Froude said that, TO relieve his
friend, he should insist upon leaving the house
the next day.
SINCE TUESDAY q ulNCI has bCtl tAllOliu4 thS
bottom of Charles river for the ak with which
il is supposed the Ellis murder was committed
The Search thus far, has been truitleSs. The
supposed murderer, Alley, is said to have great
" changed in appearance since his arrest. HIS
ford complexion has become sallow, ard he
seems dOwncast. When the news Of the SEN
fence ofthe murderer, McElhaney, was commu-
nicated 10 him he was much affected 1t IS prob
able that an indictment will be found next
week, and that the trial will occur in January,
TIL, credito S of the firm of Stanfeld, Went
worth Co, oil Boston, which lost heavily by
the fire, was held at twelve O'Clock yesterday, at
the rooms of the board of trade. A statement
OF the liabilities of the firm was presented,
which amount to 50 200 O00 and also an analysis
of their assets, which was referred 10 commit
Tee to examine and report at future meeting.
The committee consists of MCSsrS. Samuel IL.
Valley. Edward Atkinson, Jacob Edmunds and
Henry A. Rice of Boston, and William Cross of
Worcester. As the paper issued by the firm
bear the Endorsement of other parties, it is i'm
possible at present to say how much the credit
ors will realize
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A Taunton paper thinks it strange that, while
so many people have been thrown out OF en-
plOymCnt in Boston, one of the largest clothing
manufacturers in the former city cannot get any
response to his repeated applications for gar
meDt makers, men and women, though be offers
liberal pay and good inducements for their
labor.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the New
Bedford and Taunton railroad, held yesterday,
II was unanimously voted to sell the road 10 the
Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg company Tor one
million dollars, according 10 the terms agreed
upon by committees Of the boards OF directors
of each road About twothirds of the stock
was represented at the meeting.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A party of thirty Cinnamon arrived at North
Adams on the evening train, Tuesday, for Calvin
7. Sampson, the shoe manufacturer. This makes
the full number of Chinese employed by MIR.
Sampson 1O3
Mary Jane Tracy, French girl about thirteen
years old was drowned in mill pond at the
Broad mill, Hmsdale Monday afternoon. She
had gone with q smaller sister to the pond 10
yet pail oiRwater, and ventured too far upon
the ice, which gave way beneath them. The
younger child reached the shore in safety. The
body ofthe drowned girl was recovered.
MAINE.
The murder sensation at Mechanic Falls has
exploded, it having been shown that the lad
Frank Eiwell, who disappeared, has run away
10 sea.
Eugene Brown, who left the house of Deacon
Joseph Brown al Dover on the 18Th inst, was
found drowned in the river near by on the 24th.
1t is supposed he committed suicide
In Cornish, Saturday, two young men named
Daniel French and VIM. Day had an ARRAY with
Puesey family, in which Levi Pugsley, the
old man, aged 7s, had his skull fractured with
crowbar, and will probably die. His daughter
was knocked over and French was badly injured
by Pugsley's son with manure fork. French
and Day were bound over in $500.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Fitzwiiam has voted $500 with which TO cele-
brate its approaching centennial.
n. II. Carr, Gllmanton butcher, was recent
ly fatally injured by catching his foot in the
wheel of wagon and being dragged mile or
more on the frozen ground.
A South Alton man. SIS wears of are. lives on
the old homestead, has been married 6S years,
and -er bought but one barrel of -four, and
that was year when the wheat crop was injured
by rains.
VERMONT.
Hazen Ladd's house, at North Enosburgh
was burnt on Sunday.
The St. Adams butter market was dull on
Tuesday, with sales at 20 to So cents.
The house of L. F. Hoadley, at Swanton Cen.
tire, was destroyed by fire on Monday. Loss
$4,000.
Alonzo Hunt of Bloomington, who has been
out of health for some time, was found dead in
his bed last Thursday.
Some scoundrel rolled big boulder on the
Rutland railroad track near Chester few days
since, and terrible disaster to the down train
was prevented only through the vigilance of the
engineer.
A Vermont husband whose wife has applied
for divorce, writes protest TO the Judge, in
which he says: This plagued thing called d.
NoIce mas, IA my OPINION, parted many man
and his wife" Just so.
CONNECTICUT.
An INDECENT female, representing herself as
the widow Of Congregational clergyman and
victim of the Boston fire, is soliciting aid from
New London citizens. She has paper with the
forged signatures of some Of our prominent cit
liens. She's fraud
Lab iip, who is connected witt the Chinese
delegation at Hartford as tailor, has made appli-
cation for admission to one of the Congre9a ton
al churches. He produced letter from one of
the missionaries Of the church in China, saying
that he had been baptized and admiteed into the
church, and had even served as a lay preacher
among his brethren. He was cordially welcomed
by the pastor, and will undoubtedly soon be adj
mitted to full membership
RHODE ISLAND.
Matthew Boyle, laborer, was fatally hurt by
railroad train near the Providence depot last
evening. He leaves wife and five children.
MISSING SINCE THE FIRE.-The Journal