Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-05
Gdia1urttsttr Daily Spp.
New England News Summary.

tEauCGS Al sea. Inc Jury Il NGTulSt OF
guilty; sentence deferred.
Holden, of the Journal, is STYLED the "arial
editor" and when he returns from trip he is
very pertineutly greeted in the Office with
"When did you come down?'
AT meeting OF the state police commission
ers in Boston, yesterday, the resignation Of
Major Jones was formally accepted and COM
plimentary letter given him. The commission
ers have not yet decided upon his successor, and
probably will not until next week. Among the
additional candidates for the office are Capt,
George w. Boynton OF Essex county and Capt.
Goodwin.
The German 'Nartin Luther Home" for chill
dren, organized by Mr.. Burkhardt, and located
on the famous Brook farm in West Roxbury
which he bought and presented for that puT-
pose, was dedicated on Thursday with appro-
PIRATE exercises. Among those who participated
were DR.. PaSSevant, Rev. c. G. Hollis of Mt. Yer
non, n. Y, Rev. A. Breivend of Boston High
lands, Rev. o. Hauser Of Boston, and Rev. o.
Kobe of East Boston. The object of The home
is to care for destitute German chdrenA
The experiment now being tried by the East
ern railroad Of reducing the fares between Lynn
and Boston 10 the lowest possible figure is likely
10 prove failure from the persistency with
which some persons, either through obtuseness
or a willful desire to cause trouble, continue to
buy and sell detached coupons in spite of the
repeated statements that they are worthless,
which will cause a return to the old prices, unless
some better system can be found, which is very
doubtful.
The balloon trip made by Messrs. Samuel A.
King, the noted aronaut, and Luther L. Holden
of the Boston Journal, during the afternoon
and night Of September 26 and the morning of
the 9th from Plymouth, NJ H., to Sayabec,
Quebec Province, Canada, was one OF the most
remarkable ever made in this or any other
country. The adventurous gentlemen passed
over wild regions of New Hampshire, Name and
off g untan ffa
of the gulf of St. Lawrence, travelling about five
hundred miles in y hours and AZ minutes.
They narrowly escaped being blown far out to
sea, and making far from agreeable visit to
the nhospitable shores of Labrador. The high
est peaks ofall the White mountains and many
hills, lakes and rivers in Maine and Canada
were passed over during dark and stormy
night, and at an average elevation of two and
one-half miles.
The annual meeting of the trustees and man
ayers OF the school for idiotic and feeble-minded
youth was held st the institution, in South Bos-
ton, Thursday afternoon. The secretary, Mr..
Edward Jarvis, presented the annual report OF
the trustees, which discussed the regulations OF
the institution and the cause ofidiocy. Itstated
that there were 1O6 inmates in the institution at
the commencement of the year, that fourteen
were received during the year. six discharged
and that ia was the present number of in
mates From the report of the treasurer it
appears that, after paying all Indebtedness, there
remains balance in hand of about 5000. 1t
was voted TO ask the state for the usual annual
appropriation of 500. After the election of
the following officers for the ensuing year the
meeting adjourned: President, DIR. S. G. Howe;
vice president, Hon. Emory Washburn; secre-
tary, Edward Jarvis: treasurer, f. w. G. May !;
trustees, Samuel Eliot, Samuel G. Howe, Ed
ward Jarvis, W. B. Storer, Emory Washburn,
Samuel A. Green.
ESSEX COUNTY.
John H. Harrison, coored, aged 30, was in
stantly killed on the Eastern railroad at Lynn,
Thursday night
A freight train on the Haverhill Branch road
ran Off the track yesterday morning, near
Georg town, and seven cars were wrecked.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The wood yard and kindling mandatory of
William E. Deau in Taunton, were burned out
yesterday morning, shortly after two o'clock
The probable loss is something like 500, par
tally covered by insurance.
HAAIPDEN COUNTY.
Five boys and two girls have been arrested in
Springfield for shouting after the Chinese, peep
ing into their windows and otherwise annoying
them.
The late Deacon Charles A. JeSsup of West
field made the following public requests: To the
Second Congregational society of Westfeld,
$1,000; to Williams college, $1,000; TO the Mas
SachusettS home missionary society, $4,000; TO
the AndoYer Theological seminary, $780, TO
the Massachusetts general hospital, $1,000. The
about $4,000, is to be divided equally
between the following named societies: The
American board, the American education so
clety, the American missionary association, the
American home missionary society and the
American Congregational Union.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
sad story of seduction and shame comes
from Ware, the victim being young girl whose
lover has deserted her ard married her rival.
All the parties, it is said, joined the Method st
church last spring on probation,
MAINE.
Taxes in Bangor this year are $40 per $1,000,
aud the total valuation is S9,913, SIT.
Thursday night D. Knowlton & Co.'s brass
foundry aud stock, in Camden, were damaged
by fire to the value of $500; no insurance
Deacon Benjamin. Stearns dropped dead in
church at Centre Lowell, Sunday He was about
70 years of age and well known and generally
respected in that section.
The Lewiston Journal says hay sells there at
81 10 SO; apples grated fruit, so to go cents a
bushel; butter, 30 to 30 cents; eggs, % TO "a
cents; potatoes quick at so to 65 cents
The crews which have been engaged in blast
ing Independence rock, near the Maine Central
station at Bangor, have concluded their opera
tons for the fall, owing to the swiftness of the
current and the darkness of the water, which is
considerably increased since the fall rains be-
gan.
The store of J. NJ. Perry, West Auburn, was
broken open, Tuesday night The safe was
blown up with powder, aud rified of $500 in
money and two watches. The noise aroused
persons sleeping near by, Wko haEtened to the
premises just in season to see two persons has.
tenlng away in the direction of Lewiston.
rather curious accident occurred last week
at the Gambo powder mills, near Portland. A
man named George Kinnison, while at work in
the mills, got his clothes permeated with pow
der, and without brushing himself went to din
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powder upon bis person ignited and exploded
with marked effect, setting fire to his clothes
and badly burning him.
VERMONT.
rive families living within a distance of ffty
rods, at Berlin, have each lost member by
death within few months, and in rlost cases it
was the head Of the family.
John w. Braley, Waterman at the railroad
depot IN Montpelier, while Stacking cars, Tues
day night, was caught between the couplings,
and SO badly crushed that he survived but a few
Henry Walker, a prominent citizen of Peach.
am, died on Saturday, the 18th ult. On Thurs
Gay preceding, red spot appeared on one hip.
Wmch appeared TO be a carbuDcle A surueon
ianced the sore on Friday, but there was. no
dIscharge, and he died on Saturday. Mr.. W. Lad
oeen a state senator and member of the coun.
Gil of censOrs.
CONNECTICUT
The Alert hose company of Hartford made an
excursion Thursday to Poughkeepsie, N. Y, by
a special train via the Connecticut Western and
foughkeepsie Eastern railroads. A grand torch.
Agnt parade Of the entire fire department took
pace at night in their honor, and they were also
rendered banquet.
marx Twain OF Hartford, who has Just gone
abroad, contemplates writing a third book, il is
sald, deYoung himself this time TO the eccentric
tues oil The English people, among whom ne
expects 10 reside for the next twelve months. in
oIueT 10 take their mental photographs, and also
TOT Inc sake Of his wiie's health
MIS- Schenauer of New Haven, who was so
murderoosly attacked by her husband at the
lme ne killed himself and child, few weeks
ago, mas SO far recovered as to bel able to ride
out, and her physician now considers her ulti-
mate recovery assured, although it will be some
Slihe before her nervous system fully RECEIVERS
from the terrible shock it has received
RHODE ISLAND.
ieilow calling himself George Baker. with
several aliases, who had been held in ia;l at
providence several months for a robbery con.
nltled 10 New York, was on Thursday taken IN
new hampshire on the charge of robbino a
oank at hoifboro' Of $4,000 three wears ago.
man apparently very much deformed fsbent
up double, as the saying is, was begging from
mouse 10 house, in Providence, the other dav
One lady who gave him all the change She bad
was curious enough 10 watch him, and was
somewhat surprised 10 see him straighteD mn as
wen 'as any other man" after he had proceeded
a snort distance, and was out of sight as he
thought II is pretty hard work to tell who is
deserving nowadays.
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