Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


| GENERAL NEWS SU MMAh1
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
One thousand Enfield rifles, manufactured
| in England Tor the commonwealth Of MaSsa-
| chusetts, by its agent abroad, have been re-
ceived al the adjutant generals department
| The rifles are of superior pattern, and cost
about $50 each.
The anniversaries now in progress in Bos
ton are thinly attended, and attract little pub
lie interest. There is marked absence OF
| clergy men and laymen from abroad, i'll many
instances the places OF meeting being scarcely
| half filled
1t was suggested at the central prayer meet
| ing in Boston, Wednesday, that prayers should
! be offered for those OF the army who are not
praying men-Gen. Butter and ali the young
men.
The sabbath schools of Fitchburg, Leomn.
ster, and Shirley, occupying fifteen cars, made
pleasure excursion to Boston, Wednesday,
to visit the prince of whales at the Aquarial
| Gardens.
The count johannes in new libel suit
against the Atlas and Bee establishment,
claiming damages of $4,000 for being called
a 'Soi diSam count" has recovered verdict
of one cent.
Elizabeth Haven has been decreed divorce
| from her husband, Langdon ii. Haven, late
president of the N. Z. Oil Manufacturing Co.,
who strangely disappeared some two years
| ago.
The body of an unknown volunteer was
| picked up, Wednesday, off Governors Island,
| by schooner bound Tor Boston. 1t appeared
to have been exposed about ten days, and was
| taken to SwampscOt.
| Brig. Gen. Joseph Andrew of Salem has as
sumed command OF the garrison at Fort War
rem, in place of Gen. Pierce, promoted TO the
command OF the Massachusetts forces.
BARNsrABLE COUNTY.
| The skeleton of an Indian was exhumed
the other day near Barnstable, which the peo-
| pie think may be that of Iyanough, the Indian
| sachem of that region at the time OF the settle
ment of the whites. He sold considerable
tract OF land ON the south side to the settlers,
in exchange for brass kettle, and it may
fairly be presumed that this was the only
brass kettle possessed by the Indians, and
I cfffeT' me kattIe which covered this skeleton
was of brass, and may be the iden tical one
The mackerel fishermen, in the vicinity of
Barnstable harbor have been doing a GOOD
business for some days past. Several OF the
boats have taken three thousand each, and
yesterday new school" came in shore. in
creasing thrir prospects for a profitable spring
business.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY,
Rev. A. b. Wheeler OF North Brdgewater
has again failed this time for $50 900 His
business las been brokerage. How many this
tumble involves in pecuniary loss, is not stated,
but we hear OF several cases of peculiar hard,
ship.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs. Jane Mckee OF Fall River iumped into
neighboring river, Wednesday morning, and
was drowned. She had become disheattened
because her husband had been long tune out
of employment.
MAINE,
Rollins foundry in Portland, and five wood
cen buildings, occupied by some twenty or
thirty families, were destroyed by fire, on the
25th inst The Merrill block, and much
valuable property were in peril, but were
saved without serious loss.
Senator Nesnlilh OF Oregon has been on a
visit to ArOostook, where he was born, and
whence he removed in search of his fortune
twenty-five years ago, with all lis earthly et
tectS tied up IN cotton handkerchief.
Chas Day, employed in single mill at
East Burlington, was caught by his clothes, a
day or two since. in shat while banding the
pulley of a shingle machine. He was whirIed
swiftly round tie shaft, breaking both his legs.
and dying in few hours.
CONNECTICUT.
The wife of Daniel Naples, residing in Led.
yard, was struck by lightning while on her
way mum Her mouse 10 Iue Darn, on Monday
morning. Her clothes were burned and she
lay senseless for three hours, but was not seri.
ousY injured.
The town of Bethany was visited with a
destructive tornado, on Monday last, which
blew down several buildings, uprooted trees.
and did much other damage to property in the
vicinity.
Vim. Chapman, icweler in New Haven,
has left that city with his family TOR Rich
mond, place of more congenial sympathies.
The United States marshal had his baggage
under supervision before his departure.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The yearly meeting of the Hicksite friends
was held in New York, Sunday, at which Ra-
chel Rogers, one of the speakers, alluding to
the present war, said that Friends should
now adhere to their non resistant principles
though the time might come when they would
feel that they might waive die matter, as Pc
ter did when lie smote off the ear of the hiph
priests steward"
The Richmond Examiner says that city
contains, at this moment, not less than five
thousand unemployed negroes. The tobacco
factories are closed, or working short force
All the usual occupations of manual labor are
at a stand still. Slaves walk the streets.
whose masters can find no work for them to
do.
Thomas Hall, for some years paymaster of
the New York Central Railroad, has disap-
peared under circumstances which lead to the
suspicion that he has committed suicide He
lett behind 500 in money, bis watch gold
pencil, and several other articles in package
directed to his children and took with him
none OF his wearing apparel except such as was
on his person.