Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-01
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Captain William E. Mason, of New Bedford,
has been promoted to full inspectorship in the
custom house. Mr.. John G. Grinnell has been
made storekeeper in the custom house
James Houlihan, twenty-five years OF age,
was Killed in the Boston and Albany freight
yaid, at Lehigh street, Boston, Monday evening,
while intoxicated
David Nichols, broker, was arrested in Bos-
ton Yesterday, charged with forging the name
OF Horace Saunders, another broker, to note
for s9SI5, and was held in $4,000 bail.
boy named Fellows, about twelve or thirteen
years old, was struck by a freight train at New
ton last evening, and thrown one side of the
track by the engine, and considerably bruised
and cut about the head; but the doctor thinks
that no serious injury was received aud no bones
broken.
Mrs. Kelley, 20 years old, was found Monday
evening, in dying condition, in Boston. She
had been last seen by her neighbors on Sunday,
and she died soon after being found. She had
taeer Tinkham.
The body of man, which had evidently laid
in the water for some time, was found near In
dia wharf, Boston, Monday. In the pocket was
wallet containing S11 in bank bills The body
was taken TO the dead-house, where il was iden-
tilted as that of Enos Wright of Provincetown,
who has been missing for some time past.
MIDDLEsES COUNTY.
There Is an elopement case in Waltham, n
youth of II and a girl of IA.
Catherine Mccain, a notorious shoplfter, was
arrested at her home in Centralyllle Tuesday
morning, where were found large quantity of
stolen articles of wearing apparel. She acknowl-
cages TO having continued her thieyish opera
tlons Tor two years or more.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Tuesday forenoon, John Talbot, employed on
the building of the new depot, IN moving among
the timber, stepped upon the end OF short
piece plank, which caused the other end to
come up and strike him a heavy blow in the
lace. The force of the blow caused him to
stagser, and falling backwards he struck upon
some timbers, breaking his neck and killing him
instantly. He leaves widow and five children.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A forest fire near Taunton, on Sunday, de-
stroyed 100 cords of wood belonging to L. NJ.
Leonard.
jeremiah B. Mason, an old and esteemed citi-
zen OF Fall River, died on Monday, aged sixty
two years
On Sunday a Fall River boy was discovered
setting fire to a lot of rubbish within few feet
ol half ton Of gunpowder belonging TO the
Crescent mills.
Capt. Allen Pease of Fairhaven, a fisherman
while off Norman's Land, Saturday, in his boat
alone was passed by fishing boats bound in tC
the island, and he said he was coming in in
few moments. The fishermen, after dressing
their hsh, hauling up their boats, SC, went OF
TO the hill to look for Capt. Pease but not seeing
anything OF his boat, they launched boats ano
proceeded to look for him, but only the sail and
one oar of the boat could be found. 1t is sup
posed the boat was capsized and sunk with Cap
tain Pease.
Cyrus e. Starkey, alias Wainwright, has been
arrested in Washington on dispatch from the
chief of police Of New Bedford. He is charged
with blgamy and feloniouS assault and will be
sent east IN accordance with a rcquiSition from
the governor of Massachusetts. Starkey had
served part of term Of ten years in the Charles
town state prison, and was let out on promise
behavior 10 IN
a sort OF doctor, and in the course of his career
proved himself I'll candidate for his old place
IN prison. He married young lady of the vi
entity, while having a wife living. When his
vlllainy was discovered, he made tracks, and for
nearly three months the officers have been try
ing to catch him. A man of the name of Star
key, fresh from the CharleStowh prison, was
around lecturng on prison abuse, or some such
topic, last winter; but we have no means Of
knowing whether this is the same fellow or not
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Smith & WessOn of Springfield are running
their pistol factory over time, rapidly filling or
ders for the Russian government. AleXande
evidently doesn't mean TO have "peace."
Mr. Samuel A. Hitchcock of Brimfeld, in
Vlted, a few days since, the tTeasureIs of Am
herst college and Phillips academy at Andove
TO meet him, and made them presents of 500,
UOO and $4,000 respectively. Mr.. HitchcOel
has, on former occasion, given $4,000 to Am
herst and $4,000 to Andover. He established
thS llltNuNONk lIOieSSOIsnlp VI IteDTSW IAN
Suage and literature at Andover, and at Am
herst the Hitchcock proiessorship of natural
theology and of geology. Six scholarships in
Amherst owe their existence to his lberality.
MAINE.
The house, barn and shed of Thomas Gala
her, in Fairfield, were burned last week, to.
gether with most Of the furniture some hay, etc
Loss about $1,000; insured for 5000.
A young man named Bella Garrett was very
badly injured in Midway, by logs rolling over
MIN. His skull was fractured, and he received
other severe injuries which must prove fatal
VIM. ERFrost has resigned his position al
principal of the Norway liberal institute anC
has accepted the position of principal OF tn
high school at Westport, Mass, with a salary o
$500 per year.
The Bangor Wing says it is rumored that on
OF the heaviest owners in the stock of the Main
Central railroad has disposed of his entire inter
est in the road to Boston parties. 1t is further
reported that the purchasers are largely inter
ested in the Boston and Maine.
In some towns in Oxford county the stock is
actually suffering for subsistence. On one farm
in Sumner there are at the present time four
CATTLE two hogs and several sheep dead for want
OF hay, besides Knox colt that the owner has
refused $500 for In one barn in Woodstock
there are eight head OF cattle and one horse
lying dead
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Eighteen persons were baptized in Horseshoe
pond Concord, on the 2Sth.
The new Phillips academy building at Exeter
is completed, and will soon be formally dedi-
Gated on the 18th of May.
The farm house of Ambrose Wiggin, in
Stratham, burned Tuesday morning. Loss
about $1,000.
Three hundred and twenty-seven workmen
were discharged from the Portsmouth navy yard
tuesday night, from lack of funds.
Mr.; Jeremiah Carroll, a respectable Irish Cit.
zen oil Lttleton, about sixty years of age, was
killed Monday evening by fall from the hay
loft in his barn.
The laying of the Sugar River railroad track
from Newport to Claremont will commence or
the Both, and will be pushed with all the ygol
consistent with thoroughness.
The house and outbudings of John W. John
son, three miles from 1ilton, were burned Tues
day morning, at nine O'Clock. The fire caugh
from the smoke house. Loss between $4,000 anC
$1,000; insurance unknown.
A young rough followed a woman named
Henrietta c. Morrill, short distance out of the
thickly settled portion of Portsmouth, Monday
evening, and improving a favorable opportu.
nifty, seized her, threw her down, and attempted
an outrage on her person. Her loud cries OF
murder, watch" &C., attracted policeman
TO the spot who at once proceeded to arrest the
rascal. During the encounter the policeman
drew his pistol and shot his assailant, making
an ugly bullet wound in his left arm AT the
trial yesterday the prisoner, whose name is Nc
Carly, was bound over in the sum $1,000 until
this morning.
young girl named Addie Jenness, employed
in a mill at Great Falls, bed wonderful and
narrow escape from DEATH Monday, by falling
down the elevator in the mill, distance of -four
stories, and striking on the top of the elevator
bruising her person very severely and breaking
her left leg.
VERMONT.
Rev. Joseph Steele, of Middlebury, died sud
denly last week of heart disease at Mobile,
where he had passed the winter.
Mantashquet mountain, opposite Brattle-
boro', was discovered to be on fire last Friday,
and large gang Of men from the insane asy-
lum worked all Friday night fighting it with
partial success. On Saturday it gained on them
and burned steadily all day, and at night pre-
scented grand sight, as the mountain was
nearly glrded with line Of moving fire, and
hundreds of persons sat up TO witness It. The
force engaged in stopping the progress of the
hre was enlarged on Sunday, aud they finally
succeeded in subduing it after il had burned
over several hundred acres of wooded land and
some 800 cords Of wood belonging to the estate
OF Moodcock Ninton. The insane ASYLUM
had some corded wood burned. and most Of the
standing wood on the mountain was owned Inv
the asylum. Woodcock Vinton's is partially
covered by insurance. r'' ''''''
CONNECTICUT.
little boy named Carberry died in Rridoe-
port on Saturday, from the effects of a kick in
the abdomen by a playmate, received in a boyisb
quarrel.
About 300 feet of track were laid ON the Ar