Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The freight train from Boston tor Framing
ham, Wednesday evening, ran over and killed
two persons near the ROxbury line On back
ing the train. one Of them, named Dennis Sui;
Ivan, was found lying dead by the track, with
his head severed from his body. The other,
named Peggy Driscoll, had both legs cut off
above the knee, and was lying in the middle
OF the track. She survived buI a few mo-
ments. They were walking upon the track
with third person, who escaped injury.
The munitions of war which are being pre-.
pared and forwarded from the United States
arsenal at Watertomn continue without any
abatement of activity. "Munition trains"
pass over the road nearly every day in the
week, with shells, cartridges, baggage wagons,
and whatever is needed for the prosecution of
the war. The articles nov going forward are
intended in great part Tor the new naval ex-
pediton.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Two young men, named Joseph Grace and
John Mining, were arrested in New Bedford
Tuesday, and sent to Boston to answer to
charge OF highway robbery committed in that
vicinity.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY,
The house OF Mrs. Thomas Cobb, at East.
ham, near the camp ground, was entirely de.
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night, Mrs. Cobb
was burned to death. II is not known how
the fire originated.
MAINE.
The Portland Argus, democratic journal
| noticing the fact that none of the Maine dele
! CATION in congress voted on recent question
with the socalied conservatives" ;" makes the
! following appalling charge: "Maine is more
abolitionized than Massachusetts !" and is the
"most unadulterated abolition state in the
whole lot %
The Masonic fraternity OF Maine have con-
tributed S400 toward the colossal bust of ex-
Gov. Dunlap, deceased, the erection OF which
has been entrusted 10 Frank Simmons, the
young and talented sculptor OF Portland. He
has already completed other works of unques-
tiOnable merit.
The Bath Times understands that the ru.
mored difficulties in the Sagadahoc Bank have
all been adjusted to the satisfaction of the di.
recturs, and that the machine is moving for.
ward with its accustomed freedom from fric-
ton.
CONNECTICUT.
The following are among the appointments
for the junior exhibition at Yale College =
Philosophical ora ions-Leander T. Chamber.
lain of West Brookfeld, and David b. Perry
Of Worcester; oration-George r. Tufts ci
New Braintree ation-Fred S. Bar.
nard of Worcester; disputes-George w. AL
len of Worcester, and William H. Within OF
Whitinsville; colIoquy-Edwin Macomber OF
0akham.
Jacob Hurd of Middle Haddam died on Sun
day, at the great age OF SO years and months
He was engaged in privateering during the
revolution, and was once taken prisoner by
the British. He also served while in the
army under Gen. Putnam.
The new steel vests made at New Haven
stand ritied pistol shot at twenty five PAGES
by actual test; and Mr.. Ioadley, with one on
was thrown out of his wagon and trod on by
his horse, without injury, Good thing.
VIM Tullice, OF Norwich, was run over, on
Wednesday evening, and his head was nearly
severed from his body. He had been TO Wor
eester, returning home on the freight train,
from which he is supposed to have fallen.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Hamilton &c. W. Times calls for one
hundred 'healthy negroes" to enter the ser
vice OF the Australian Cotton Association, in
New South Wales and Queensland Passage
paid and and Ell 1884 per annum, with ra.
tions, are the inducements.