Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,

BOSTON AND VlClNlE1s
Mr.. Luigi Monu oi Boston, an Italian re-
iugee, las been appointed U tied States con-
sui to Palermo. Luther V. Bell, NJ. d., late
surgeon of the 1ith Massachusetts regiment,
has been appointed to be n brigade surgeon.
Great activity continues at the navy yard.
The Cumberland sails to-day. The gun boat
Cambridge has been taken out ol the dry
dock, and the bark Gemsbeck hauled in.
Both will shortly be equipped for service.
Cobb's Light Battery is expected TO leave
with the other regiments to day.
ESSEX COUNTY.
David A. Neal, Esq, a well known citizen
of Salem, died at his residence in that city
Monday evening Mr.. Neal was much re-
spected in meGanile circles as a man OF great
energy and business tact, and was at one
lime president OF the Eastern Railroad.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The citizens of Shelburne Falls held an in
dignaton meeting ON the Goth ult and passed
resolutions sustaining Mr. llaupt in the prose-
cuion of the Hoo>ac Tunnel enterprise, and
condcmning The IL ore recent policy which re-
suited in the s!oppage OF the work. They are
now circulating petitions for the renewal.
Matthew Skinner employed in the cutlery
establishment at Sheburne Falls, was drowned
on the % inst. while bathing. His body was
Subsequently found in about eight feet OF wa
ter, but IL trifling distance from shallow water
on either side.
The wheat pest is in the vicinity of Green
field, where an old farmer Identifies the bug as
the "Thrip Ceroalius, and says the only rem
eJy is to sow Stacked lime
There is a man in Conway who married his
second wife in Conway a short time ago. who
is very anxious to enlist in company OF .Hy-
ing artillery.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The regiment OF Captain Montgomery, who
figured so honorably during the border rnilian
troubles in Kansas, has finally been mustered
into service 1t is known as the third volun-
teer regiment of Kansas, and is composed of
two companies of cavalry, one company OF
artillery, and four OF infantry. A nephew OF
Louis Kossuth is the afjutant.
Quite an amusing incident occurred at one
OF the Washington theatres, few evenings
since. A brigand was trying to abduct a
beautiful lady, that's the way the play went,
and she struggling to free herself, when a
burIy volunteer in the pit cried out, isis, why
in h-ll don't you call for the sergeant OF the
guard He'll protect you"
The Lady OF the Turf, Madame Laache de
Fay, the cynosure OF the sportsmen OF France,
died on the 18th ult. Her husband, who died
seven or eight ears since, was a devotee of
tue tutl anu Otller Helu SpOTlS, III WHICH HIS
lady shared with enthusiasm which increased
with her age. Her success WAS the envy of
less accomplished artists, but she kept their
friendship and esteem by the charm Of her
manners, and by her constant and unceasing
charities.
The principal danseuse at Canterbury Hall.
on Broadway, New York, set her gauze dress
ON fire by the too'lights, while dancing last
Wednesday night, and died from the burns.
Her shrieks were dreadful. Her name was
Ars. Ida Crippen, her age Sc years, and she
supported herself and little daughter by her
own eXertions, her husband having deserted
her to join the rebel army.
On the 9Th ult., fire occurred at Newman S
Cove, short distance from Bonavlsta, N. f.,
iii the house of man named Brown, who,
with his son, was out fishing, when, melan.
choly to relate, five Of his daughters were
burned to death. The mother escaped through
the window, with the hair all burned off ler
head.
The secretary of war has given a colonePs
commission to Capt Lionel d'Epineuil, who
will return to New York and raise company
OF Zouaves, drilled and cffirered by French
men, and uniformed precisely like TIE Zouaves
OF France.