Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-26
GENERA NEWS SUMMARY

BosTdN AND VICINITY ,
The citizens of East Boston have ADOPTED
preliminary measures to erect suitable mon
ument to the memory of such of their fellow
citizens as may fall in the present war HOT
ace Colby, a member Of the Greenough
Guards, who was killed at Big Bethel, is the
first mart, r.
NJ. w. Coaedge of Boston is reported to
have been killed in the battle at BooneVllle'
He belonged TO Capt. Yates company COL
Blair's regiment
Rev. Alonso II. Quint of Jamaica Plain has
accepted the appointment OF chaplain OF the
second (Gordon's regiment.
VIM. Carey, a soldier in company +, 9th
regiment, died Monday morning at camp
! Wightman, OF intermittent fever. lie llad
been sick several weeks and had been taken
care of by his mother at the camp
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY
Willie Richardson, Il popular private OF the
Stonelam company ~ Of the Massachusetts
9th, accidentally shot himself Sunday alter
noon, in the breast. while loading a revolver
There are hopes of his recovery
| PLYMOUTH COUNTY
The store of VIM Damon in South Hanson
destroyed by fire, on Thursday, 10Th. The
loss of building and stock was complete, bat
is well covered dy insurance-S900 on the
building and Sl50pon the goods
| In the supremel court, at Plymouth, Judge
Lord presiding. Thomas OBren Of North
Bridgewaler was HE'D upon charge of killing
his wife by kickinI band beating her He was
convicted, and semitic the State prison for sew
| en- years.
BRISTOL COUNTY
! There was slight mutiny at Camp Old
| Colony, on Sunday, owing to the dlsappoint-
ment of the publicI in not obtaining admission
to the grounds as They anticipated Privates
whose wives and stSeethearts had come great
distance to see then were refused admittance,
while some of theI{ Ulcers quietly smugged
| their household blsls within the lines. The
result was that Watching their opportunities
some two hundred NJ them were missing at
the calling OF the eytning roll.
VERMONT.
Geo. p. Plumbe, 4 member of company A,
second regiment, Bennington, was so seriously
injured by striking / bridge near Middlebury,
| Thursday, on his way to Burlington, as to
cause his death.
The citizens of Rutland are making prepar-
tons for the celebration of the 4th OF July on
grand scale 1t isproposed to celebrate the
day in st. Johnsb9ry, Shoreham, and Lin
coin
Two meu belonging TO the Vermont Guard
of Burlington got hohlesick and on Saturday
refused to serve dry longer. They were
drummed out of the second regiment
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Two youthful pedestrians from Massachu-
sets had romantic adventure in the noun
tain district few days since They VI der
took to walk from Watervie across to the
Crawford Notch, butIlost the bride path, and
wandered about two Hays and nights without
food. They struck swift river, and followed
the stream until they came to settlement
Their experience should warn all strangers
who visit the mountains, not to venture away
from the travelled rods, except in company
with trusty guide.
CoNNICTICUT.
The wadding and hitting factory of Parker
& Son, three miles east of Manchester Sta
ton, was burned by ire, last Saturday eve,
ming. The picker struck fire in tile afternoon,
but the flames were, it was supposed, extin.
guished. They re-aPpeared, however, and
burned the establishm mt. Loss about Sl5,-
600. Insurance $1,000
Bardwell Gladwin Of Higganum cut his
throat with razor aid died last Thursday
night. When the doctor was called and had
arrived he reached all the veins and cords he
could with his fingers and pulled upon them,
to make his death an event which no science
could avert.
Andrew Palmer, a secession farmer in Go.
shen, raised a secession flag, last Sunday on
| his cow house. Though good place enough
for the rag, lie was compelled by his indignant
neighbors to take it down.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
A lady OF large wealth and humane impul
SEES, residing in New York, proposes the 10Th
Of April l9ll-50 years hence,--as day of
universal jubilee when all the slaves in the
country shall then BECOME free in accordance
with plan OF conlllals saljjan- Ia he agreed
upon. She agrees to d4vote niDe-tenths OF her
income to ,iat object nov and after our death.
Corporal S. +. Blowers, of Albany was
killed, a day or two since while drilling a
squad in the firings. One of the privates un-
consciously got hold of a loaded musket, and
at the word fire !" snapped the hammer with
fatal result. The corporal was % years OF
age.
Three slaves, two men and one girl, have
been hung in Monroe county, Arkansas, as
leaders of an instruction. Their execution
ers state that by the confession of the party they
were to murder the white males, and reserve
the females for cruelties of the most t1endish
character.
A thief who broke out of the Jail in Ohio
the other day, being captured, told the sheriff
that he might have escaped, but he had con-
scientious scruples about travelling on Sunday.
The gentlemen appointed upon the Doug.
las lNllu COuIlnillSe iTOil MASSACHUSETTS, are !.
Charles Hubner, n p Banks, Il. G. Parker,
Eli Thayer, e. c. Bailey, Alex. II. Rice, Isaac
Adams, Emory Washburn, Prof. FELTON,.
| A very pretty viUandiere was DESTROYS of ac.
companying the Garibaldi Guard to the war,
but was told that only the wives of soldiers
were allowed to 60. With quick ingenuity
she Sc ected good looking and stalwart sol
der, who proved to be of compliant DISPOSE
ton, they were married before the the reg-
ment lett, and the fair 0iUandere went off in
triumph
just before the federal troops entered Phil
lppa, at the recent rout of the rebels, one OF the
Indiana companies, worn out with the march,
were struggling along with very little regard
to order. Hurrying up to his men, the captain
shouted, "ClJse up, boys close up! if the
enemy were to fire on you when you're strag
Cling along that way, they couldn't hit cussed
one of you Close upH And the boys closed
up Immediately.
Mrs. Gen. Lee, wife of the late commander
of the Virginia forces, has written a letter to
Gen. Mcdowell, thanking him, in the klndest
manner, for the preservation OF the property
at arlington" his headquarters.
Col. John w. Geary, well known as govern
or of Kansas few years ago, is in command
OF regiment of picked men in Philadelphia
The colonel distinguished himself in the
Mexican war, and is well capactated for the
field OF action.
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