(Wlorccstcr ihiln Spn. New Fnalnnd News Mummnn. BORTON AND VICINITY. The commissioners on the state police arc iu Reston almost every day renKxleiinT the force and hiving plans for the campaign against rum. It is reported that the executive council re fused to confirm the appointment ol Mr Jklward L. Pierce as a judge ot the superior court. The annual Boston press supper takes place at the Revere house this evening and promises to be a fine affair. The triennial catalogue of Tuft’s college has just tteen issued, from which it appears that during the existence of the college there has been 184 graduates, <>l whom 18 have died. The tihimni numbered 160, of whom 11 have died. u the gra hiatcs, 82 served tn the late civil war, and 6 h»t their lives in it. Iu the ficsh man cln-s, this year, there are 15, and 7 who tufeied lor a partial course. The divinity school numbers 20 stn nts, ol whom 4 are in the. grad uating class. The college seems in a flourish ing condition. ESSEX COUNTY. Some excitement prevails on account of a case of small pox in close proximity to one of the public schools of L iwrenec. Very few scholars now attend the school, and it is thought it will have to be closed. Samuel G. Aaron of Salem fell from an ele varor m the third story of the Naumkeag mills, a few davs ago, breaking one leg and injuring his head. This makes the third time the same leg has been broken. Fhrough the personal efforts of John G. Whit tier, upwards of a thousand dollars have been raised In Amesbury and duly forwarded to Chi cago, Mr. Whittier himself making a liberal gift. Col. Jchn F. Gowen has entered into n con* hacl to build, guide and equip Hie Newbury port and Amesbury railroad— a distance ot six ami one-halt miles—and will begin the work lurtli with. Hi- excellency the governor, with advice of the council, has appointed Hon Gustavus V. Fox, of Lowell, late assistant secretary of the navy, a member of the state board of health, in place ol Wm, C. Chapin, Esq., late of Lawrence, resigned. I he annual meeting of the Boston and Maine raihoad was heal in Lawrence The following directors were elected: N. G. White, Lawrence; E. J M. Hale, Haverhill; Geo. C. Lord, Boston; Amos Pant, South Newmarket; Jolin E. Bick ford, Duvet; Cyrus Wakefield, Wakefield; N. J. Bradlev, Boston. Messrs. A. J. filton and S. F. Prescott have in process of cred ion twelve brick stores on Wash ington street, Haverhill, which, when finished, u ill be an ornament to the city. Other shoe par ties ol the city are contemplating building two or more brick blocks in different localities on the opening of next spiing. Tne stores now in pio cess ol erection, and those to be built in the spring, are lor the shoe manufacture and trade, and the former arc already engaged for that pur pose, which fact shows that there is a constant increase of the buot and shoe business of the city. The following is a list of the crew of the senooner Fitz E. Riggs, Jr., which was lost on Georges in the gale of October 12: Laban R. Hyland, master, leaves w blow and lour children; Thomas Leary, widow and throe children; Michael Fitzgerald, widow and four children; Alexander McKenzie, widow and two children; R »bert Chns:ophct leaves a mother dependant on him lor support; Chai les Austin, Thomas Foley, John Welsh, John Smith alias Pattick Flvnn, all single. The latter belongs in Canso, N S. The town of Danvers is just now exercised over the question of a supply of water for do mestir and manufacturing purposes. A meet ing was held on the evening of the 7th, at which a number of citizens spoke—the final result Iwtng an expression in favor of a supply from the Salem works at Wenham pond, by a vote of 129 to one. Some think the Salem terms are high, without perhaps realizing the cost of the established works to Salem and the high annual expense at which they are maintained. Still others, remembering that the cost of the Salem works was very far in excess of the original estimate, h ar that the same may prove true in the case of Danvers. It is estimated that $150,- 000 will be required to lay the pipes m the latter town. Quite likely the vst may, as usual in such cases, exceed the estimate. Thcburglai Sanborn, at Lawrence jail for a number of days, has been steadily failing. Dr. (J W. Sargent, his physican, consulted Dis. Bigelow and Hodges ol Boston, and it was de cided to perform a most difficult surgical opera tion upon the prisoner. This has been accom plished in the most successful manner. The femora and profunda arteries we ligated. The in juries I ruin the wound were found to be more serious than at first supposed, and it is said that the patient could not have lived but a few days at the fait host had not the operation been performed; and even now the chances for his recovery are extremely doubtful. Sanborn’s wife visits him ear h morning and afternoon, makes her stay in the city at the residence of City Marshal Philbrick, who courteously ren ders her all the assistance in his power. nRI STU I. COU NT Y. Taxes in Fall River this year are at thejratc of sl3 per $1000; a reduction from the rate of last year of $2.30 per SIOOO. PLYMOUTH COUNTY. Plymouth voted on Tuesday, 176 to 60, to sub scriiie $41,800 for 418 shares of the Plymouth County railroad. The condition is that the road shall be built through the town of South Scitu ate, upon the line surveyed. HAMTDEN COUNTY. The Springfield Union says: “It is refreshing to hear anything about more railroads center ing here. It is some mouths since the Tarriff ville road, on the Stafford project, has furnished an item, but the new road from Portland, Ct., to the city is bring agitated considerably. East Windsor thinks she will go 550,000 of the stock to help it along The Springfield Union tells a good story on a shrewd business man of that city, who had a fire in his block a while ago—insured of course, shrewd men always keep well insured—and when the company came to settle the damage Mr. T. ami the agent didn’t see eye to eye; but wanted SISOO and the agent thought half that sum too much. The commissioner and Mr T. proposed to leave it out, so the story goes, and wauled Iwo well known master-builders to be appraisers. The agent consented, the master builders figured and said the company should pay $750. Mr 1. is slightly irascible when any thing comes on bun suddenly, and he called the master-builders fools, and wouldn't be bound by any such derision. The agent wrote to his com pany and they advised him to settle if he had to pay more than was just, and he offered the insured $1000; finally SI2OO and give him a New York draft on the spot; but no, he would have SISOO or nothing. The agent said it was the last cent h- would give and he might sue if he would. At this stage of proceedings the Chicago fire oc curred, the company failed and the shrewd man is wondering what per cent on the $750 awarded he will be able to collect. MAINE. Mr. L. F.Redlon, bound over in S2OOO at Port land fur alleged rape, found sureties, and is now released. The change of the gauge of the Maine Central railroad, from Waterville to Danville Junction, was completed on the 10th. I'he jewelry store of Edgcomb Ruburn at Lew iston, was broken open on the night of the 9th, and goods to the amount of S2OO were taken. in Calais, last week, James Buchanan lost his house and barns bv fire, together with all his houshdd furniture and this year’s crops A fine mare, valued at SBOO, was also lost in the fl.uins On the 9th. Mr. Moses Russell, a well-known carpenter and builder of Portland, died very suddenly while at the breakfast table He had been ill from consumption for some time past. He was sixty-five years of age, and highly re spected. The store of Messrs. Davis and Beck, at White Rock station, in Gorham, on the Portland ami Ogdensburg railroad, on a recent night was en tered and rubbed of some railroad tickets and about S2O in money. The same night the key from the door of the store of Mr. J. S Leavitt, at Little Falls, tour miles below, was taken from the lock, showing plans fora roblrcry there also. Some paupers at the Gorham town farm have been ascertained to be the robbers. South Berwick has made marked improve ment since the large fire a year ago last Julv that swept away eleven stores and other build ings. Nearly the whole district has been cov ered witli brick blocks. One block is 60 feet bv 75, two stories high, with a Mansard roof. There are three stores on the lower floor, and a large Masonic hall in the upper story. Another block has three stores, with a village hall sixty feet square over them. This hall is connected with the upper story of another block, in which there will be two ante-rooms and a dining room sixty feet by fifteen, for the use of the hall. A third block is three stories high, with stores on the lower floor and various offices al>ovc them. One store of a fourth block two stories high is al ready completed, and the other two are soon to Ik* built. The mechanics are now collecting the materials to erect a brick shoe factory 200 feet long, four stories high, with a Mansard roof, the whole to cost $40,000, and to employ 400 hands. They are also to erect twenty tenement houses lor these operatives. There is also to be a good deal ol other building in the village the coming season. Ihe Baptist society are expending some fuur or five thousand dollars in extensive repairs ot their church. They have expended about the same sum within a year or two on their fine vesliy. I IV 4 NEW J. L. Woodman, one of Dover’s young, active :"i