Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

The Ames Company at ChlcOpee are turn
ing out seven brass cannon-one more thal Il
battery-every week, and OLD smooth pore
guns, including columbads, are Oeihg rlheu
for the use OF the James conical bali ana smell
The company are also turning out 4UO sllot
and shell daily, and 5000 swords ana lOOO
sword bayonets for Sharp's and Colts rifles.
monthly. -Four riing machines have recent
ly been manufactured for the government, one
of which is IN operation at Thompson's Island,
New York harbor, and the others Will shortly
be in use at the Washington navy yari.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Daniel Mooney, a member Of Col Towns
ends regiment, who was killed at the Iii
Bethel fight, aud left upon the ground, was
formerly employed in Northampton, where he
has relatives. He was Is years old aud
much respected young man.
The whole number of polls in NORTHAMPTON
is 1920, an increase of II over last year. The
assessment in the town for the present year is
ST 100000 on personal property and SZ,O9f,
600 ON real estate, being gain OF upwards OF
S2O0,000 over last year.
The house and barn of John Ladd, few
miles west of Northampton, were destroyed
by an incendiary fire on Saturday last. IL was
house of i'll fame, and the inmates, SIX or
eight girls, had only time to escape with their
clothes in their hands.
The deputv sheriffs of Hampshire Coun,
ty have a,iopted court uniform which they
are requested TO wear during the services of
court. 1t consists of n blue frock coat with
gilt buttons. slammed with the state arms,
cockade on the hat and black papts,
RRtsyoI COUNTY
Hon. James Burlington, member Of congress
from the Fall River district, is serving as
private in company of Fall River, of the
regiment encamped at Taunton. He drills
and messes with the men. franks the letters Of
the regiment and performs various kind Of
fees in its behalf
RARNsTARIE COUNTY.
Lotbrop Davis ESQ. of Barnstable. for
thirty wears register of deeds in Barnstable
county, and who has held yarious other town
and state offices, died of paralysis on Tuesday
morning, at the age of sixty eight years. He
was very extensively known and his loss VIII
De deeply felt
VERMONT.
Mr.. Daniel Hoag, wellto do farmer OF
Grand Isle, blew out his brains with bis fowl
ing piece on Thursday morning last. He had
been in disordered state for months, said to
be aggravated by the present national trouble.
He was go years of age.
RHODE ISLAND.
During the hail storm, Sunday, the house
of Henry c. Budlong in Warwick was un.
rooted, and the family covered themselves
with bedclothes to protect them from the drv-
ing hail stones. Fifty fowls were killed in his
yard, and his crops were utterly destroyed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Scott was heard to say that he
would have captured the rebels at Harper's
Ferry and all their munitions OF war had not
been for tile newspaper press lin their anX.
iety to give early news,) keeping the rebels
fully posted up in every movement of the
United States troops. He said he youid
rather hare one hundred rebel spies in his camp than
one ne,rspaper reporter!
The grand Jury of Allegheny county, Pa,
have found an Indictment against their army
contractors for conspiracy to der ,ud the stale
of $4,000 by divers subtle and fraudulent
means and deyic' IT. n, ,ida,,ca ,,,a};pst
the sum OF oooOo each.
'''I D y silo 10 oe "a ooros b,s heen az.
,'' e.ua ~, > nouile s',, Tba nnitorm will
bo heav w LAY LAY a'nnoI sacx coat metal
hr+,ons ,yithS III. ,,sl,ot collar and brown
bat viii small hia,l, taather The rifle is TO
he tba we'll knd,wn star,,at rife rast steel bar
rel swedgad han false mu1Io ou,I other globe
n, telesconic sigl,ts
Garabadi,s dangbter Teresina with her
husband Major Stefano canzio has bcen wei
con;ad nv tbe C;enoese amongst whom she
will reside in y verv cordial manner. The
MARRIAGE took nlace on Sunday Nav 26th. in
tha Generals nrivate CHAMBER in his Main
farm .honse ut Camera II was the vicar OF the
neighborinc isle Of Maddalena who performed
the nuntial office THE hanpv connie sailed
next dav for Genoa whore an acrlaiming nom
mIara greeted ,hs;r landing mn The onay and
six vonng Girls in The name Of ali tEeir sex in
that citv crowned he bride wifi flowers.
Row Ezra Stylas EIv d ID died in pbila.
deInbia m Monday at tho age If 76 wears
Dr. civ had been for twenty nine Years the
nastor Of the pine street and Rntterwood
He published several works, of which his