Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-24
60 - NE.M suMMAE I

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Miss Amy Swift, daughter oi John j.
Swift, president OF the Fichbulg railroad
company, was severely bafned, Tuesday, by
her clothes taking fire from an open grale.
She was an estimable young lady, seventeen
years OF age it is thought ihat her wounds,
though severe are. not dangerous.
Tie schooner United States, from the Arc
tic. with the exploring expedition >of DIR.
HAYES on board, arrived at Boston, Wednesday
morning DR. Hayes was warmly weIcomed
by his friends, who congratulated him wsfmiy
on his sale return All on board were well.
ESSEX COUNTY.
James Webster Ut Methuen, some 10 or Oh
wears of age, while engaged, Monday after.
noon, with his hired help, in getting IN his
crop of corn, died very suddenly from disease
81 the heart.
ERisroL COUNTY.
Our obituary column records the death OF
Cesar Russell. at Il very advanced age, his
wears probably Communicating those OF any
other person now residing in the town OF
Taunton by nearly halt Il score. Cesar was
horn "A slave in North Carolina, and lived IN Il
stale OF seryilude for seventy five years; at
he end of which time, he having previously
married Il free wife and surrounded himself
with very large family Of free children, hle
nropeny purchased the freedom OF the old
nan. and he was removed TO this place, where
lie has ever since, now period OF thirty years,
,asided He was the father OF about dozen
children. some of whom were persons OF re.
markable intelligence and character lhe Ola
gentleman always sustained sHameless repu-
istion, and was believed by those VINO knew
him best, to be siucefe ana puhipIe cnilstlal'
Iauatoa ltazetle.
Can't. Martin Bowen of Fairhaven was re-
Tuning iron his garden on tile 18th inst,
when he fell to The ground and died in few
mo ..ents. While the body lay at the hotel
| Il was rohhed OF Il gold watch. The. thief
/ subseq emily came to Boston, where he was
! crested.
Benjamin Lindsey, Esq, appointed United
4',.~, '..>.e rs aft '"%7 passage ~ uTe 'Da.it
Mondamin, Tor Rio Janeiro.
RHODE ISLAND.
The barn Of lir. Il. W. Reach, in the west
ern part Of Gloucester, was burned on Mon
day night at about s. O'Clock 1t contained
about tvurteen ions OF nay. The loss is about
$500, No insurance.
On the night previous the barn OF Mr.. Ste.
pen Smith, who IS the lather-m law of Mr..
, Reach, was burned, together with quantity
Of hay. The barns We're probably fired by an
neendiary Prooideoce Jooraai.
CONNECTICUT.
Eli Whitney OF New Haven, son of the in
ventor OF the cotton gin, has been Apo nted
aby the president as one OF the commissioners
to the Worlds Fair in London, in 1862 Mr.
Whitney continues the manufacture OF fire.
arms Interchangeable, two miles from New
Haven, where his father began IN 1902 and is
now making 10, 300 .rified lnuskets Tor the U.
S. navy ~ --,xg,>se's
VIM. P Howard, bookkeeper for the Water
bury Brass l9ihpanS, was ,ie.,md dead i'll the
office, Monday morning from the effects Of
pistol shot wound in the lett temple. Howard
was a single man, twenty six Years of age,
and engaged to be married to an eslimable
young lady.
MISCELLANEOUS.
One OF the principal equestrianS at the Paris
Hippodrome, hanged himself a,few days ago
rather than break off EoiSoa with mistress
Whose extravagant iollieS Ills income, though
large, was insufficient to CRAFTY
. ltHis said a private in the Massachusetts
, FIST regiment mas found bride in one of tho
! daughters Of BIadensburg, Maryland, and
iQtimates that the bright eyes Of the pretty
girls OF thai region may effect other conquests
Tor tiieSsVuth over the soldiers OF the north
ExgoveInor Wickliie ri Kentucky, ex.
POSTMASTER general &c, is ioyalto the hearts
core, butiaSa son in the rebel army. That
son attemptedtto apply the torch to his own
fathers house hiFBardstOwn, but Gen. Ander.
son sent a ment to the rescue
The Rleeg|g4Ssf blsspafS8N quotes from the
New OrleaQS~ButNtiQS Van article expressing
grave soictdde about the fate Of Texas.
Mexico is represented IS friendly To the
Washington despplisp.SSS 1t is feared that
forces viii cone I siS 57i1SM Geswest and north
S simultaneously aud QNeffaI Tie state
"Perley 2'ot tie BostenS,J ournaI, writes that
the Cay is coming wien lfSwil be necessary
10 fit up one OF the ro0nls o >thefWhite House