Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-30
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BOSTON AND VICINITY

FOHlON AND N1NANAI1E
Mr James NJ. Forbes OF Boston started for
Europe on Sunday in yacht Rambler.
Thomas Butler of Boston is in sharp training
for his rowing match with Schorff at Phiadel-
phia.
The little sisters Of the poor are to erect two
story brick building on Dudley street, near
Woodland avenue, Boston Highlands, 10 be USED
as an asylum for aged people.
liquor dealer of Watertown has recently
signed the pledge, taken away his bar, ana
few DAYS since made a fOrcibe address al teili-
perance gathering.
In the Boston municipal court Monday, ChaS'
H. Connolly and WilliamF F. Connolly were eacl
held in $500 for the superior court, Tor an as
sault with knife on Arthur Leary.
Fires in the woods prevailed extensive. nu, IN,
day in Milton Canton, Dedham, Newton ana
the Dorchester district. A large tract VI teiir
tory was burned over
Two menIrecenlly broke into the ST. Thomas
church, Jamaica Plain, and stole the money de-
positcd in the boxes for the poor. They have
made a confession Of the theft to Father Magln-
mis-.
The Hon. tiinery Twiche has designated as
cadet at West Point, VIM. Alexander sessions,
son of the Rev. Alexander J. Sessions of Brook
line, and he has received the appointment from
the war department.
John Hurley, who was serving out a twenty
years sentence in the state prison for larceny,
was missed from his place, Saturday night, as
the men were being locked up, and was found
80 f'---4
to slip out.
Edward Monzan, Cuban, tried to kill Jacob
Pinto, German, in Washington street, Boston,
Monday morning, with dirk knife. He struck
for Pinto's heart several times, but only sue
ceeded in splitting one of his hands open. They
are both in the tobacco trade, and qnarreed
about business matters.
The estimated loss by the fall of the coliseum
at Boston is about $50 600. The loss on lumber
is little less than $1,000, that on the time of men
nm finn rita
building the trusSes, of which nineinow remain,
$1,000. Taking apart the trusseS will cost SS00O,
and the loss by the depreciation OF the lumber
in them $4,000 more.
Sunday afternoon, little three years old son
of Mr.. Thomas McClcskey, who lives in East
Cambridge, fell into a well which had been left
partially uncovered. One of his playmates i'm
mediately ran to the factory for Mr.. McCloskey,
but ii was some ten minutes before he reached
the spot. On arriving, the father waited not an
instant, but sprang into the well and held the
little fellow until ladder was brought and let
down to him,
Mr.. James R. Pendebury of Cambridgeport,
discovered in an old ash pit on his premises, re-
Gently. number of bones, thought 10 be por-
ton of human skeleton which had been
through the fire. He also found an old knife
and razor in the same place, and more bones
have been eXhumed in the garden Mr.. Pendle-
bury has occupied the houss for about year,
previous to which a family named Reynolds
cleared Up is Question, but officers of the local
police are engaged in investigating the affair.
One of the cars of a gravel train on the Bos-
ton, Lowell and Nashua railroad jumped the
track at S0merville Centre, Monday, and col
lided with the seven O'Clock Noburn train. The
car struck the tender of the WObun engine
throwing it crosswise under the baggage car in
its rear, and making wreck of some fifteen cars
OF the gravel train. Both trains were complete
ly demoralized The manner in which the grav-
oil nup cfrp lr tor
more serious accident there being only one
person injured, brakeman, named Ira Picker
ing, who jumped from his car, hurting his back.
The services at the chapel of the state prison
On Sunday forenoon were of unusual interest
and of a somewhat extraordinary nature, as in
the course OF the morning lesson the.chaplain,
Rev. w. W. Colburn, related to the prisoners
the remarkable experiences connected with his
life as regards his father, who, Tor over thirty
years, he supposed was dead. Mr.. Coburn mas
been given leave of absence for three months
TO visit his father, who is now on the shores of
Puget sound, Arizona, and OF whom he has no
recollection. He will start upon his journey
next Wednesday.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Mrs Peter Andrews, in
the northern part of Shirley, was destroyed by
fire Monday morning, about eight O'Clock. The
fire caught on the roof by spark from the
chimney. Furniture insured.
Michael Gibbns, of the United Stares army,
anu hOliiS sGiNltt Ut tudlItSioHly utstIttu
about two weeks ago, since which time he has
been working at Chelmsford. He made visit
TO Lowell on Saturday aud was arrested. He
will be returned to Charlestown tomorrow.
This is his second deserton and second arrest in
Lowell.
By an accidental discharge of gun Friday,
John GarveT OF Lowell was shot through the
body, the charge entering just below the left
nipple. His case is considered very dangerous,
though there is some hope of his surviving,
The accident occurred while Mr.. Carney and
others were engaged in target practice
young man OF Lowell twice attempted TO
commit suicide by drowning Sunday afternoon
while under the influence OF liquor. Once he
attempted TO jump from one OF the windows of
Central bridge and at another time Jumped into
the Menimac river near First street, Centreville
beng IN each case rescued by friends He re-
neWed attempts OF sell-desructon in the police
station.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A well known barber of New Bedford, who
has closed his saloon and moved away, has a
plaeald IN the window of his old stand which
reads, Gone where a white man can open on
Sunday"
Walter Barnard of Sunderland, on retiring TO
bed at the Sheridan house in New Bedford on
saturday night blew out the gas instead of
turning 1t OIL. The next morning he was found
lnsenslble, and it required several hours of ac-
i've effort 10 restore him to consciousness
ne missing Barker will was found inside one
OF the dispositions in the case, where il had
shipped The papers had been carefully looked
over several times, and it was discovered at last
by seeing the end of the red tape with which the
sheets were fastened - the first instance on
record in which red tape helped to clear up a
middle.
James c. Han, twenty years of age, clerk
with II. L. Peek, boot and shoe dealers. disan.
peared IRON Taunton Friday morning, after
hlilns team to 20 to Providence. Nothing
mas been heard from him since, except by two
letters from Boston announcing his purpose of
gong TO Europe. 1t is not known that he has
any pscuhiary OF other complications leading to
sudden departure
Michael Mcdonald was brought before the
municipal court in Taunton, Monday morning
charged with assault and battery upon Mary
Burns, wife john Burns, but as it appears on
lrla that there was probable cause Ia believe
him guilty oil rape he was bound over in $1,000
10 The superior court at New Bedford in June
Saturday, morning, about half-past seven
o'clock, fire broke out in wooden block in
ran River, owned by Bailey Borden, which
caused damage of about $4,000, covered by an
insurance OF e2400 in the Bristol County Mutual.
ana $1,000 in the bingham Mutual A man
named fellX Mckenney, member of the Cas-.
CAGE engine company Of Fall River, while en-
ueavofng to save himself from falling ffOm the
ROOT oil Mr.. Borden's building al the FIRE canoht
hold OF window and had 10th of his hands
lefnoly mutated by the broken glass A sur-
eeoh was called, and reHdered medical assist
abce 10 the sufferer.
HAMPnEN CoUHTY
The afternoon express from Albany strucI, n
man, Saturday, iast beyond the RAILROAD BRIDGE
IN Springfield, knocking him thirty feet down
an embankment, but, strange TO say, he COT up
apparently uninjured.
James Smith of Springfield, lire repairer of
the Western Union telegraph comnany. upon
climbing pole pear Il.Jmpsonyille, SATURDAY.
aiernool, l9und Sec cred in hole near the top
~ m" ~ and a seal rug. One of the
;, "a a price tag attached TO IL, indicating
" = nave been stolen from some store,
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY,
President Clark Of the Amherst agricultural
college has been elected president Of the Purdue
university at Lafayette, Ind. This university
has the whole agricultural college land grant of
that STATE, amounting 10 100000 acres, ample
endowments, and an accumulated interest Of
S1o,OOO on its bonds, which could be Immediate
~ applied for the purchase of apparatus, etc
Horace Capron, commissioner of agriculture III
Japan, mas Just written 10 President Clark that
several young japanese have Just left for the
purpose Of entering the Amherst agricultural
college.
MAINE.
The Portland Press says there is not n renub
liean paper in Maine but what has declared in
the most positive terms against Inc Cincinnati