Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.



The chief OF police received, on Wednesday
last, box OF jewelry, valued at S234, which
was stolen from the store OF Gray & Lbbey
about week ago. The case was accUmpa.
MED by note from a pentent sinner" who
said he stole il somewhere while he was
drunk, and begged the officer, ''for Gods
sake, to hunt up the losers and return the
property.
Some Of the friends of emancipation have
established in Boston an "Emancipation
League, with the purpose of urging upon
the people and the government the tuning Of
slaves into iTccmen as Il measure of Justice
and military necessity. The officers will be
chosen when sufficient number of names are
attached to the constitutions
Joseph Hardy Prince, Il well known crimi-
nal lawyer in Boston, died on Monday last.
His face was familiar for many years 10 all
trequenirrs of these courts, prosecuting and
defending in causes OF assault with danger
Gus weapons, beating and wounding, ""wan-
ton cruelty" and similar olfenses
twenty-five rebel prisoners captured by
wilson's Zouaves during their late fight On
Santa Rosa island, arrived in Boston, Thurs
day, and were marched to fort Lafayette.
There were two lieutenanls among them,
about twenty five years OF age. The men
were IN good health, but the cold affected them
dressed, and shvering.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Massachusetts Teachers Association
closed lis sessions at Taunton, Wednesday,
having chosen, rs officers Tor the year, John
hneeland Of RoXbury, president Thomas
Sherwln OF Boston, aud thirteen Others as vice
presidents L. d. Adams of Newton, secreta-
ry and James a. Page Of Boston, treasurer.
Sixteen vessels loaded with stone sailed
from New Bedford, Wednesday, und r sealed
orders. They are expected TO reinforce the
blockading squadron, and perhaps 10 stop up
some OF the rat holes" on the coast. Hon.
Rodney French commands the fiotilla.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Corning building connected with the
powder mill OF Owen Rockwell in Westfield,
exploded Wednesday, instantly killing Seth
otanward, the overseer, who has been engaged
IN the business nearly forty years, and etitcting
the complete destruction OF the building.
VERMONT.
Some time ago Leonard Hawkins of Star
boro', VT, wrote to inform the president that
his wife had presented to hin three sons at a
birth, and to request him TO name them The
president referred the matter to the war de-
partmen!, the secretary informing the happy
father that they had been named Abraham
Lincoln, Gideon Welles, and Simon Cameron.
The hotel in Winchester kent by George
Smith, was burned on the 8th inst 1t was the
oldest landmark in the section OF country
where 1t Stood the main part oft having been
built over one hundred years.
The new gun boat OSSipee, which has been
constructed at the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
was launched on the 10th with interesting GER
emonies. 1t is one OF the largest OF gunboats,
and It's cost will be about four hundred thou
sand dollars.
CONNECTICUT.
The catalogue OF Yale College for 1862,
shows that the whole number OF students is
500 Of whom 462 are academical. and 1877 pro-
fessional students. Th library contains about
10000 volumes, and the cabinet 10000 speci.
mems
Messrs. G. d. Cook & Co., of New Haven,
have government contracts for carriage work
for batteries, 10000 pairs Of army shoes, KNAPP
sacks, and haversacks, giving $50 hands en-.
ployment, at a cost Of $4,000 per week.
Waiter ). Alexander OF killingy, recent
graduate OF Andover Theological Seminary
was on Friday ordained as pastor OF the first
congregational church OF Pumtret The scr
mon was by Prot. Park OF Andovrr, who
preached a vigorous discourse, setting forth
our duty as warriors for the sustemancr of our
government.
Several counterfeit $40 notes on the Water
bury (Ct.) Bank, were passed in Providence,
thursday, large number OF traders having
suffered. Two cOunIeIttters from New York
were arrested in the evening, having on their
persons some $500 OF the bogus money, and a
considerable quantity OF Providence money in
small bills, indicating the extent of their 6usl-
ness.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The pirate captain, Oaksmith, who has
been sent to Fort Lafayette, is son of Eliza
beth Cakes Smith, widow OF Seba Smith
and is supposed to have fitted out more slave
ships Than any man in the country, and there
fore to have taken naturally to treason.