Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-10
GENERAL NEVvs SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Dir. Windship, the strong man, has contin
ued to cultivate his muscle, and now announces
his ability to lit on a platform twelve men
averaging l40 pounds each
A private in Col Wilson's regiment got into
difficulty as they were marching to the cars.
A woman came from the crowd into the ranks
and the police, in endeav0ring to get her back
ont of the lines, were assaulted by some OF
the soldiers. One of them became so furious
us to thrust his bayonet into policemen,
whereupon his uniform was stripped from him
and he was taken before the police court, where
he has been committed for trial
The bark "TeXian Star" owned by C. w
Adams of Boston and parties in Texas was
seized, on Tuesday, by the U. s. marshal for
having run the blockade, carry ing powder to
Galveston, and cotton thence to Liverpool
She arrived in Boston this week with car 70
Of camel coal and fell into the grasp of the
law. Mr.. Adams has suddenly left for parts
unknown.
The Boston post office is likely to be remov
ed back to State street again, it is said,
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The post Office at East Peppercll, Mass, has
been removed to Peppere Depot, and j. "
Spaulding, Esq, appointed postmaster.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Major w. s. Clark, Of the 21st Massachu-
sets regiment, late professor in Amherst Col
lege, returned TO Amherst on Saturday, on a
short Through He is president OF the IIamp-
shire Agricultural Society, and one object of
his visit is to take charge of the show at Am
herst on Thursday and Friday of this week.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Installation ot Rev. Eden b. Foster, as
pastor OF the First Con regational church in
West Springfield, will take place Thursday,
Oct 10, at 2 P. Nj. DIR. Swain OF Providence
is TO preach the sermon.
Diptheria is again prevailing in Palmer and
several deaths have already occurred.
The new track from Palmer to Brmfeld on
the Western road, is now in disseminating a
double track all the way east OF Springfield.
Col Wilson's regiment went into Spring
field to the tune Of GLORY Halleiujah, played
by the caliope The officers had A supper at
the Massasoit House, and the men were pro-
vided with collation. by the city.
MAINE.
Neal Dow las been commissioned colonel
of the Maine 18th regiment.
RHODE ISLAND.
The town of Richmond gives each unmar-
ried man $50, anl each married man $50, who
enlists in the army from that town.
CONNECTICUT.
Professor Eli Ives, OF Yale COLLEGE, died at
New Haven on tile 6;h instant. aged 81 years
He became professor in the medical school at
Yale in 1920, and was considered the first
obsietric practitioner in America
FOREIGN
The town OF Zurich in Switzerland has made
a present to the sharp sh9oters OF the Canton
Ur of colossal statue Of William Tell, which
has been placed on the exact spot where the
tyrant Gessler hing mp lis hat 10 be Worship.
ed
It is proposed II Paris 10 reconstruct the
ParthenOn OF Athens upon the hill Of Mont
martre. Modern psychologists, aided by an
cient and modern researches, lattcr them
selves that ihey are able to effect This recon-
structon without neglecting even the most
minute detail The modern structure like
that OF Athens if accomplished, will be OF
white marble.
The Able Domenech has been affording
rare sport 10 Tie Parisians Last year he had
printed, at the emper0rs expense, a volume
containing 22S plates, lac simIes OF some rude
drawings discovered in America purportng to
be the work OF "les Peaux Rougcs," with ll9
pages OF text, containing learned notice of
the biography of the Red Indians Ii would
appear the Abbe docs not know German, for
to ms horror, on the publication Of the draw
ings, they were ut once seen to be the work ~
some German child in the l.--',% ooGs' as
amongst the designs, occur seVeral herman
words rougllv written and wrongly spelled.
Some lines which the Able described as signi
tying Divine chaslisement by Lightning, the
child by an inscription, iestities were meant
tor sausage!
The ruins of a vast Gallo Roman town have
lust been brought to light in France, near the
Port Sur SodUUUj uUpIrtGueHt " lIc IAtul
Saone Between the remains of the walls,
which are about three feet in height, are trag
ments of pavements in concrete, mosaic, mar
BILE, and brick, all for the ground floor apart
ments. Fragments Of pottery aud OF earthen
ware, vases, tiles, bricks used for stoves, fire.
Goes, and household utensils, together with
coins, articles OF iewelry, Sc, have been
brought to light and carefully preserved
The Prince of Wales is having as jolly
time in Prussia as he had in America year
ago.