Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-28
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.

AT Roxbury. on Saturday morning, Patrick
Buckley was arraigned and held in $1,000 to
await the action OF the grand jnry on charge OF
decoying Mary Ann r gau, aged 10, INFO some
woods on the evening OF Oct II, and repeatedly
ravishing her.
The Journal of Saturday evening saws: "With-
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, the
streets OF Boston never presented so many novel
scenes as were witnessed to-day. The epidemic
among horses has reyolutinnized the ordinary
modes OF transportation, and handcarts, wheel
barroWs and small trucks have come into use
while heavy express teams drawn by twenty
stalwart men, and teams on which are two and
four vo6es of oxen, have Ibeen greeted with
cheers and uprOariOuS laughter 1t was William
BlaXtou, we think, who in the very early days
of Boston rode around the barren peninsula on
bull, and tradition says that the streets of the
city were originally COW paths. We are return
ING to the bovine ways of our ancestors at a
rapid pace, and the approaching torchlght pro-
ceSsion may bring out a Tanner battalion mount
cd on magnificent bulls"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette tells of man who APP
peared in Raynham last Monday, who has an
unpleasant mania for killing boys, similar TO
that which possesses Moore, the man arrested in
Springfield a few weeks ago. The lad was set
ting a snare in the woods, and was surprised by
man standing over him and asking TO borrow
the boys knife. The boy lent it TO him, where
upon the man stuck il mp in the tree above the
boys head, and then ordered the boy to come
along with him, saving 81 am going to kill
you" He then seized the boy and dragged him
along in the woods until they came TO a high
embankmeut, at the bottom of which was the
track olthe Old Colony railroad. The man told
the boy then that he was going to put him on
the track and let the train pass over him. The
boy, terribly frightened resisted, and they had
struggle on the edge Of the bank, when the
boy as last alternative bit the mans hand
whereupOn he loOsened his hold and asked him
what be did that for and then missed his
footing and fell down the bank, in the mean
time the boy getting far enough away to battle
ms pursuer and reach home in safety.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Proyincetown mackerel feet in the early
part of last week, after a trial of two days with
out finding mackerel, broke in small squadrous
and sought their home ports to haul up, or TO
engage in other pursuits. Ii has lowered around
ProvlncetOwn, and been in harbor since August,
taking but few fish. Inquiry at the packing es-
adjustments discloseS the fact that the entire
catch Of that part of the feet haing from this
port will not much exceed 1900 barrels. In
1870 the catch packed 81 552 barrels, and in 1871
1t was 24,91S barrels From information re-
ceiyed. the opinion prevails that the falling off
in the catch Of the whole feet will not be less
than that part of it sailing from this port.
few vessels using seins have been successful, but
those depending upon the hook and line, con-
shutting much the largest part, will not, as a
whole, realize sum sufficient TO pay expenses.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The much talked of Springfield trotter None
such has paid forfeit TO HaTison's SUSIE of
WeStfeld, and the $1,000 match between the two
horses has been withdrawn.
MAINE.
man named Sewall Thurlow was seriously,
and tits thought fatally, stabbed in the abdO-
men at North Gray, Friday night, by John Far
well. Farwell was arrested.
man, aged about 40, by the name of Fran,
els H. Butler, a boot and shoe manufacturer at
SDrlQpValp committed guipidp nv baOuiOu ar
his residence, Thursday, about noon. AT his
request his family went away TO spend the day,
and on their return found him dead in the attic
He leaves a wife but no children.
The other day a large hen hawk few into the
barn Of Thomas P. KimbaIl in South Bridgton,
and seized a fat hen, which he at once proceeded
TO devour. Mr.. kimball shut the door and pro-
ceedei 10 dispatch him with the hoe handle.
The hawk measured nearly four feet from tip to
tip.
On Thursday morning girl named Amy Du-
gan, OIL Skowhegan, was found dead in her bed.
IL has transpiTed thar she requested a young
man mined Thomas Brennan to purchase some
oil OF cedar on Monday evening, which he did.
She took this to produce an abortion and died
from the effect OF the deadly poison. Brennan
has been eXonerated from any intended partici-
patton in the sad affair.
Camp Meeting John, now in his 18th year, is
still preaching down in Name. He illustrated
an idea the other day. with this little story;
"Once a drunken man came forward for pray
ers. visited that drunken pentent next day at
bis place Of business aud asked him 10 kneel
and pray. The man kuelt at one end of the
counter, then slyly tipped over his liquor key.
The man saw it 90 over and rot up and cried,
'Oh, wasted, wasted Ii is to late in the day for
man to think of going to heaven while he
drinks"
On Sunday, as some persons were passing
through piece of woods near the upper end of
Sabattis pond, they came upon the Wondering
skeleton q HINT n1
shreds of clothing, buttons, cane and a knife,
BY these articles the remains have been identi-
fed as those of Mr.. John Given of Wales, who
disappeared about three years ago. Mr.. Given
had few years before removed to Wales from
the eastern part of the state; and losing a son
ID the army soon after, his reason became unset
tied. While in this state of mind he wandered
away; and though extensive search was made
he could not be found.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Congregationalist church in Gilsum pro-
pose to celebrate their centennial on the Goth
inst, with commemorative sermon, historical
address and other exercises.
CoNNECTICUT.
Sheriff OsgOOd of Wndham county arrested
in Chicago, Saturday, Frederick McMullen, who
last September killed Peter Morgan in Putnam
in drunken brawl.
The Norwich Bulletin says that by taking
care TO make all the railroad connections
promptly, letter can now be hurried through
On election day, in WolcOttville Patrick DON
nelly struck John Deowry over the head with
almusket barrel which he had taken from De-
lowry, and fractured his skull SO that he died
on the 18th.
The latest trouble with the Hartford state
house is that they are digging the cellar and
preparing TO lay the foundations without any re-
gard to the laying out Of the grounds, One
writer IN the COurant says: SERIOUS mistakes
already are visible to an experienced eye in re-
,raTd q GRADES and ha ie IN,
this way the city will either have their beautiful
site seriously injured, or pay 100000 more to
patch up blunders.
Michael Dorus was brought up standing at
New Haven one day last week, by wife who
came all the way from Ireland 10 have revenge
on wife Mike married on this side the water.
She found them as report had informed her. and
will see that tie law against bigamy is enforced,
after which it is her intention TO go back to her
fathers house in Ireland. She don't want her
husband, but wishes to have other women un-
derstaDd that they can't have him.
Brazllla Banks, who was recently released
from sing Sing, was arrested the other day in
Bridgeport for stealing S64 in money and some
other articles from the house of Mr.. Norman c.
sherwood OF Stepney. He was confined in the
station house under charge of a stupid police
man, who neglected TO bolt the outside door,
and having entered an adjoining room, was
locked in by the prisoner The latter therefore
made his escape and went back to Stepney,
Nichols, his former wife, now divorced. This
lady gave him mp to the authorities, and he lies
IN the jail at Bridgeport, with fair prospect of
another term at Wethersield.
The Wooster house, drawn by Nehemiah Jen-
nlngs Of Southport, is still in possession of Mr..
Nathan Iurrll, Mr. Jennings not yet having
established his title to it. II is now question
whether he, or club of ten of which he is
member, own the ticket, He claims that he
bought of Mr.. Banks, the agent for Mr.. Tur-
rlll IN Southport, and the club are ready to
swear they bought it Of Mr.. Banks. Whoever
bought 1t, the ticket is not entered as sold bv
the trustees This is a matter Mr. Banks must
explain ana settle. The members Of the club
were all IN Danbury, Monday, with their expla-
nations but no satisfaction was arrived at and
they all returned home, Tuesday, to fix the
matter up.
RHODE ISLAND.
Warren Kempton Of Little Compton. and
Whine Nye Of New Bedford, in three DAYS killed
175 sea fowl of Warren's point last week.
The Providence Press says: "a poor man in a
neighbodng town came TO the city Yesterday
afternoon with his wife, in a conveyance, for the
purpose of purchasing carpet While driving
on Broad street, the horse was frightened by a
yel0cipede, aud a runaway followed during
which the carriage was badly broken up. The
mother Of the boy whose yelUcipcde caused the
accident "a wealthy aud benevolent wOtnanl
directed that the carTage glOuld he thornugblV