Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The sixteenth regiment, Colonel Wyman,
leaves Boston to-day. Their immediate des-
tnation is Baltimore, beyond which they are
not informed. 1t was expected the regiment
would leave Thursday, and many of the frien S
of the members gathered to bid them farewell.
Among them was young married couple,
the wife having brother in the regiment
Soon after their arrival the surgeon received
a hasty summons, and in one of the soldiers
tents, amid those stirring scenes, little girl
first saw the light of the world.
Charles Senter, a delivery clerk in the
Boston post office, has been arrested and held
for trial, for tamperng with money letters.
lie has been employed 10 the office but few
months, but his populations have been going
on nearly the whole time. On Thursday
afternoon watch was set upon him, when he
was 0bsetYedt "a SeiGJEes at ''''-' So
Rev. Arthur B. Fuller, the chaplain of the
sixteenth regiment has heen presented with
purse containing $3.50 by bis friends in Wa
tertown. Among the donors were members
of every denomination, the Rev. Mr.. Flood, of
the Catholic Church, being included among
them.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Joseph Grape in
South Dartmouth caught fire ON Wednesday
and was totally destroyed. Loss $1,000 aud
partly insured.
james Bufinton, member of congress from
the second district, will join his regiment in
Washington, next week. He serves in the
ranks private soldier.
The New Bedford Standard says that
great mortality exists among hogs in that
city, and that the disease which is its cause
has been recently imported with drove that
was sold there. No one seems to understand
rf4n al In n rf1a-
RHODE ISLAND
The Woonsocket Patriot says, among the
manufacturers in this region who obtained
contracts for army cloths, are the following =
Evans, Seagrave & Co., Waterford, Mass,
100000 yards dark blue kersey, q inch, 95
cents per yard; Sayes, Cook & Co., Pascoag,
r. l., 10000 yards sky blue kersey, u inch
50 cents per yard; w. Stillman, Westerly,
r. l., $4,000 yards flannel, 81 inch, rs cents
per yard; and White Rock Company, OF same
town, 12O,0O yards same fabric at same price
Slater & Robinson, Webster, Mass, $4,000
yards cap cloth, 81 inch, 81 87t per yard and
5000 yalds twied do. at 81 "A.
CONNECTICUT.
The brig Vermont was seized Wednesday
evening, at Norwich on the suspicion that she
intended to run the blockade. The Vermont
is commanded by Capt. Fargo of Norwich,
who will be remembered as commander Of the
Julius Webb by those of our citizens who went
on the trip from Norwich to Nantucket III that
schooner last year.
n b. Ford, a young man employed in
Colts armory, lost his left hand on Thursday
by the falling of five hundred pound weight
upon it. crushing it to.a shapeless mass The
hand was amputated Immediately.
On the request of the near relatives of Gen.
Lyon, Governor Buckingham telegraphed to
Gen. Fremont Wednesday, requesting that
the body be preserved until the arrival of
friends, who will bring it home for interment.
Brigadier General L. w. Sherman, of
"Sherman's Battery" was in Newport, Tues
day, and left the nelt morning. lie is on an
important secret mission to the governors of
the northern states, connected with army OPP.
erations against the bells, and will visit Mas
sachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire,
&c, before his return.
MISCELLANEOUS.
X. Plantagenet Granville, who died recently
in London was the thirteenth Duke of Buck
ingham. He was the inheritor of great title
and great estate and died in obscurity and
need, living OF recent years principally by the
booksellers, and compiling those historic docu
ments or memoirs which 90 by his name.
The London Times says the power and love
of work killed Lord Herbert. He gave up the
enJoyments Of wealth and brilliant home Tor
the great game of politics, and died of exhaus'
ton at the age of fifty one He had in his
favor every social advantage-high birth, "a
great estate, happy home, handsome per.
son.
Gen. Wheat, the filibuster, is at last dead,
after lingering some time He was rollick-
ing fellow-always full of fight and OF rum
and was about as bold a rebel as there is south
OF Washington.
Some years ago Mr. Kimwel was preaching
10 large audience in a wild part of Illinois,
and announced as his text, "In my fathers
house are many mansions" He had scarcely
read the words when an old coon stood up and
said, 81 tell you, folks, that's lie / know
nus father well. He lives fifteen miles from
Lexington, in old Kentuck, imam old log cabin,
and there is but one room in the house"
The venerable Mrs. Caldwell of New York, |
who died last week at the age Of ninety.tive
years, left four daughters and nine grand
daughters who are widows. The late Rev.
Daniel Sharp. d. D., of Boston, who married
a daughter OF the deceased, wrote an obituary