Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The steamship Constitution, lying in Boston
harbor, awaiting the departure of Gen. But
ler's expedition, has been To- the last two or
three days scene Of lively interest. The
ship was cleared for the reception OF troops,
Tuesday afternoon, aud is expected to sail
sometime to day.
The peripatetIc lieutenant who has succeed
ed III swindling anumbcr OF respectable people
| in Massachusetts, was brough, before the Su-
| perior Court at Boston, yesterday, and SEN
! fenced to eight months residence in the house
| Of correction.
The blacksmith and wheelright shop of
! .Wm Griffin. at All fremont street, caught
Whole loss is estimated at 500
| MIDDLEsEX COUNTY
Tie twenty.sixth Mass regiment (Col.
Jones) left Lowell, Tuesday afternoon, for
| Boston, en- route for their southwark Journey
| with Gen. Buffers brigade. The companies
oil the regiment have their full compliment.
are finely uniformed and equipped, and armed
with the Springfield musket.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Col. John Nelson of Deerfield started for
Boston in sleigh, Nov. 18th, 1920 He was
Two days on the road, remaining there one
day, and returned during the two following
days, finding good seghing all the way from
Deerfed TO Boston and back
Henry Stebbns, a man about 46 years old,
was found dead, recently, in the north part of
Bernardston lie had been to a distIllery in the
border Of Vermont, and procured some cider
brandy, which he drank TO excess, causing his
death.
RHODE ISLAND.
An attempt was made to rob the Woonsock-
ct Falls Bank last night at half past eleven
o'clock. The rObber was caught in the build.
ing with false keys and burglarous nipple
ments upon his person, by Two young clerks
who were left there purposely 10 watch for
him. This precautioi was taken in conse-
queuce of small sums of money having been
missed from time to time, and marks having
been found where tools had been used for en-
tering and tampering with the safe 1t had
been correctly surmised as 10 who was the
depredator, as he was seen to leave the build.
ing the preceding day, just before the bank
closed. The watchers heard him try the door
open it,and lock it behind him They immedi
ateiy seized him, and one retained him in Gus.
toby, While the other went for an officer He
is now under arrest. He had previously sue
ceeded in boring holes from above into the
upper part Of the vault, SO that filings were
found scattered on the books. The robber be-
longs in Woonsocket is most respectfully con
nected, and has considerable property He has
formerly been clerk or bookkeeper in two or
tiIee vi the w oOhsOcRel banks. we deem it
proper to withhold his name from the public.
for the present-Proc. Press Nou 10.
The citizens of Lonsdale, r. l have formed
military company, one hundred strong,
through the eXertions OF Rev. n w. Il. Root,
who has been actively engaged as drill master
for the past seven or eight weeks.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t appears that only some fifteen or sixteen
houses were burned at Guyandotte, Va after
the savage massacre OF Union troops. The
burnt district comprises the most valuable
business part of the town. While the massa-
ere was going on, one poor soldier ATTEMPTED
to swim the Ohio river, but returaedzA apless
to the Virginia shore, and begged for quarter.
His throat was Instantly cut from ear to ear.
The quartermaster and suter of the seven
ty ninth N. Y regiment have been arrested
for stealing jackets and overcoats belonging
to the regiment to the value of $4,000 The
clothing has been in great part recovered and
sent to the brave fellows at Port Royal, while
the thieves who would have plundered them
are awaiting trial and punishment.
Gen. McKinstry, late provost marshal of st.
Louis under Gen. Fremont, has been arrested,
and is held in close confinement. 1t appears
that his arrest is part of the unjust persecu-
ton which Fremont and nearly all connected
with him have had to bear for their part in the
conduct OF the western campaign