Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-29
GEN EIt4L NEWS SUMMARY,


The fine steiner Cambridge has been pur.
chased by thegovernment for the naval ser.
vice. x<She wi be fitted up with all possible
dispatch andthoroughly armed with heavy
ordnance
The Boslo3ioast guard, Capt R. B. Forbes,
has been accepsd by the war department as a
light field batsry, and will at once enter into
the service okhe United States.
Quite an exciting incident is reported TO
have occurre at Readvie. on Thursday
night. A lieLenant in one of the regiments
encamped thee knocked down the guard of
another and pok his gun away from him.
The ieutenantyas arrested by the regiment,
the guard of elich was SO roughly handled.
The other reainent was soon drawn up into
line, with the Bowed purpose of rescuing their
officer but thf was checkmated by the oppos-
ing regimen icing marslialed with guns load
ed with ballcarlridges. The excitement fl
nally subsided and nothing serious grew out
OF the matter
Hon. james d. Green has resigned the of
flee of may orpf Cambridge, on account of i'm
perative dutc which command his attention.
*1lDDLEsEx COUNTY.
When the econd down train from Milford
was approaching Holliston station, Saturday
morning, the engineer discovered two small
Irish children at play ON the track, and he
wlIistled torheak up, but could not stop. One
of the childrH was killed instantly, but the
other escaped.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The dwelling house of James H. Anthony
in Tanton, was entered about two weeks since,
in the absellce of the family, and silver ware
and other goods were stolen to the amount of
5000.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The meeting house at Powers Corner, in
which the United Brethren worshiped, was de-
stroyed by fire last week 1t cost about $1,000,
and was undoubtedly the work Of an incen-
diary.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The snow at Tuckerman's ray1ne, in the
White mountain region, is still from Is to 25
feet in depth. Around and just above the
.rayine thirty distinct patches OF snow may be
counted. Some OF large size, which, although
exposed TO the direct rays of the sun for near
ten hours in day, are still left as testimonies
to the awful depths of snow thrown there dur
ing the winter.
Three men were drowned in New Hamp-
shire last w$ek-one named Quinn, at Clare
mount, wad thrown from horse which he
rode Into tie mill pond another John Mar
shallRyho fFas drowned in the Connecticut at
Walpole, 40 the third young man Of 20
years, while bathing at Chesterfield, in the
same strt 3m.
RHODE ISLAND.
Joseph Hlount, of Bristol, seaman on board
the schooner Lille Saunders, now lying at
Delaware CITY, fell from aloit and was instant
ly kiV4d.
TlsomotG Ee Of Col. SIocum, Major Ballou,
:; and sss s.s['7AfI-.e .he 2j Rhode Island
reg Ant, who tellin the DISASTROUS Battle or
Sunassy, are still living in PawtGcket within
stones throw of each other.
Peleg Card of company/H, I'd regiment,
was killed. lie was married only few days
before he left. He was the son of Gideon b.
Card Of Coventry, and was about twenty
years OF age.
CONNECTICUT.
Samuel Adams bar keeper in Hartford
attempted on Thursday last to shoot his wife,
while in a carriage, but without success. He
then hurried to the bar room of a hotel, and
cut his own throat, dying in about twenty-five
minutes. He had been married about two
years, but his d nestle relations were not hap
by, aud about a week since his wife obtained
a divorce from him.
The cutlery works of Rice & Lathrop, in
Winsted, were destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing, with large amount Of property. The loss
includes finished goods worth $4,000, the
building being worth about $4,000. 1t was
insured for $4,000, mostly in Hartford
Rev. Mr.. Eddy, chaplain of the second Con-
nectieut regiment, is missing, and is supposed
to have been taken prisoner. He was last seen
on the field of battle, Sunday afternoon, carry
ing water to the exhausted and wounded SOL
ders.
The degree of doctor of philosophy was
conferred this year for the first time upon
James M Wilton OF the class of 1858, and Eu-
gene Schuyler and Arthur W. Wright of the
class OF 1859.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Ransom Rathbone died at Rathbone-
vile, Steuben county, on Wednesday, July
18th, aged 81 years. Gen. r. was from 1906
TO 1910, a prominent and highly respected cit
izen OF Chenango county, New York.
The son Of ON. Hood, the renowned hu-
morist, is preparing new edition Of his faith
ers works, intended to be more complete than
any yet published.