Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-12
orNERAL NEWS SUMMARY,


sale OF cotton was effected in Boston,
Wednesday, at SO cents "A pound. Manuiac'
| tured cotton goods of the c0arser grades are
sold by the quantity, at the rate OF about 43
| Ceris pouud
The Emancipation League" has chosen
the anniversary Of the "BuSton Tea Party
| iOr its inauguration EX Gov. Boutwell, dey
ers the inaugural address next Monday eve
ming, On The Justice, EXpediency, and Ne
cessiy OF Emancipation"
Samuel Hatch sold al public auction in Bos-
| ton, Wednesday forenoon, the entire assets OF
the Lawrence machine shop, for S9l5O, to ia
cob Pierce. The property was originally
worth SlS5000 in notes, stock, and bonds, be
sides 2194 acres OF land in Illinois,
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Two hunters while on Il cunning expedition
i'll DuXbury, last week, discovered family Of
nine wild geese, six OF which they shot, and
| wounded the rest.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The following epitaph was taken from a
tombstone in Pntsfield =
When you my friends are passing by,
And this informs you where lie,
| Remember you ere long must have,
Like me, Il mansion in the grave.
Also Infants, 2 sons ana daughter"
MAINE.
While several boys were skating on the ice
in Lewistown last Sunday morning, two of
| them fell into the water, aud two others who
went to their rescue were also submerged with
them. The cries OF the -four drowning persons
were agonzing and heart rending. BY The
earnest efforts of persons on shore tie lrg was
cut and boats sent to their assistance in season
| to save the lives of three OF them. The fourth,
lad OF fifteen, pei ished
The city council OF Bangor have passed a
resolution iustructiDg the municipal school
committee to introduce military drill into such
pf tlita fuh liz In
dent.
RHODE ISLAND.
The wife of Samuel Kelley of Darlington
rose from her bed at an earlier hour than usu-
al Tuesday morning, wrote note stating her
purpose, and fastening away some distance
from the house, threw herself into body OF
water and was drowned. She had been absent
but few minutes when her husband tearing
something was wrong, reused the neighbors
and commenced the search ior his unhappy
wife. She was found about a mile distant,
where she had left her Lonnet and shawl on
the shore, waded into the shallow stream and
laid down on her face where the water as
less than two feet in depth. She was the mo-
ther OF family and had been sometime de
ranged.
The Social and Harrison mills in Woon-
socket are running full time, with a supply of
cotton sufficient TO last till May. The Clinton
company and the Hamlet are also running full
time, and the WOODEN mills OF Edward Harris
are running full, and in some of the rooms a
part OF the night.
The Providence journal says two lots of cot
ton, comprising about two hundred and fifty
bales, were sold in that city, ON Tuesday, for
hntyJf0e cents per pound, cash The sales
netted the owners the snug little profit OF 500
per bale.
CONNECTICUT.
Miss McCune, a young lady OF eighteen
years, residing in Woodstock, shot herself last
Sunday during fit Of insanity. She had pre-
viousIy made a will and left directions ior dis
posing of her remains.
Edmund j. Appleby, who lately enlisted in
the thirteenth regiment, C. ", committed su
ieide on the 7lh INST, by taking poison Cause
"mental arrangement"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Fremont attended service at Henry
Ward Beecher's church. on Sunday last, aud
the congregation rose en- maSSe as the general
and Mrs Fremont entered.
In the Trbuue's list of lectures is a Miss
Doty OF lion, N Y; age fourteen years; sub
ject, Fashion" Diapers and dolls, bibs and
fuckers are supposed to be the principal topics
Of her discourse.
Three hundred poisoned pies were recently
given to the New York fifth regiment by
secessionists in Belhaven, Md, bul the boys
were warned by negroes and foreswore pie.
President Lincoln, it is said, passes much
time at the ordnance bureau, and has invented
a new gun which is thought to possess con
siderable merit
The Chicago Tribune has Conformation from
an unquestioned source, that five thousand
acres i'll Illinois will be planted with cotton the
coming year"
G orge Wilkes of Wilkes Spr t of the
Times, narrowly escaped death, on Friday
last, from the accidental discharge OF loaded
"Derrnger," the contents OF which were de-
posted in his leg.
The expenditures OF the French govern
ment amount to GoJ,000 600 per annum, and
there is deficit of E40,O00,0OO Louis Ma
poleon is adopting measures OF retrenchment
and reform.
The chaplain of the house of representa-
tives, at the opening OF the session, specially
and distinctly prayed "ior the slave" which
caused new sensation in that slayehOiding
community.
Rev. Air. Camp and Rev. Mr. DrunIn rec
tors Of Trinity Episcopal church in Trenton,
N j., have been commissioned as chaplains
for the war, and are doing service for the
church mill ant.
The rebel j. P Benjamin has been at length
expelled from the Union club Of New York.
The club, wishing not to hurt his feelings, vo-
ted "to accept his resignation"
b. G. Howard, late secession candidate Tor
governor OF Maryland, has resigned his place
reporter for the supreme court of the Uni.
ted States, worth $1,000 year, with large per-
quisites
The Gazette de France states.thatthe grand
son Of the famous Fra Davolo OF 1779 after
desperate struggle with the National q ard,
in the province OF Benevento, wa, lately taken
and shot.
Rev Joseph Smelling, native of Boston,
and one Of the ancient pillars OF the ministry
of the Methodist church in New England,
died in Bedford county on the Sth inst, in the
S7th year Of his age.