Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-10
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voung men from Saeo, went down the river for
sail on Thursday afternoon, and have not
heen hoard of since The boat has been found
sunk in the stream, and it is supposed they are
drowned.
/ George Plumb, member of the Benning.
ton company while ON his way to the state
encampment at Burlington, on Thursday, was
fatally injured near Middebury. He was
on the top of the cars, and was struck by a
bridge.
CONNECTICUT.
The fourth Connecticut regiment leaves for
Washington this Monday afternoon The
regiment goes fully uniformed, armed, and
equipped ready for immediate and efficient
service. The Phaanx will turn ont to do es-
cort duty.
Col. W. L. Jillson, prominent citizen and
manufacturer of Willimantic, died on the LIST
instant. mt the age of SO years. Mr.. Gilbert
of Huntington was found on the LIST inst, lying
with his face in small brook, dead.
John Martin Of Hartford has been jailed for
sixty days for INDUCING himself with sticking
a poker through his wife's arm, beating her
with heavy strap and buckle, and other little
amusements of the same sort
The republicans both in ColbrOok and in
Norfolk have been defeated by the democrats
of those towns, in efforts to make town appro-
priations in behalf of he families Of the vol
unteers.
PERSONAL.
Jo Lane, senator from Oregon, has arrived
home, and the papers say has "gone up the
country in two horse wagon" On his ar
rival at Dallas the citizens raised the stars
and stripes, fred national salute, and closed
by hanging the old secessionist in etfigy. Joe
accidentally shot himself day or two later,
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covery.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The civil commotion is having disastrous
effect upon trade in Philadelphia. Houses
whose trade was with the south and west are
paralyzed Nearly all have suspended, while
many of them have failed and gone into liqui-
dation
The widow of George Dyer, at one time
well known in the literary world, and espe
cially as the friend of Charles Lamb, died
few weeks ago. She would have reached her
one hundredth birthday if she had lived till
Christmas. Her twin sister survives her.
She herself has survived her fourth husband,
George Dyer, just 20 years.
The sixteen Boston soldiers who started to
walk TO Washington, enlisted with w. B.
Chapman, after arriving in Springfield, and
have gone to New York to join the Anderson
Zouaves. They were invited to return to
their former company in Boston, but fearing
delay in being called into service, they pre-
ferl ed to join another regiment.
The French government has adopted new
bayonet, like a straight, triangular sword.
deeply followed in the middle, with two
grooves and back underneath. The handle
is of horn, ornamented with steel. The mus
ket to which it is fitted is rifed and the barrel
is not SO long as those of the rifle now used by
infantry soldiers.
| AT the close of meeting for army contri-
buttons, held in New York, few evenings
since, two ladies approached the Secretary's
desk and deposited upon it an unpretentious
parcel, As they passed out, a curious hand
unrolled the package and revealed large
number of old linen pocket handkerchiets in
scribed with the names of Phebe and Alice
| Cary