Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The amount of southern funds seized by the
United States marshal in Boston was $50, 900,
most of which was found in the hands OF the
southern steamship company. The funds will
be held by the government to be adjusted at
the end of the war.
The amount OF subscriptions by individuals
and moneyed institutions, TO the government
loan, taken by the banks in Boston, thus far,
amounts to ST, 3O00 900.
The Wade scholarship fund of $4,000, es-
tabIished for tue New England Female Medical
College, having within the past year become
available affords free tuition to Il large number
of students, without limit as to their place OF
residence.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The town of Marblehead in the war Of indie.
pendence contributed l000men, and at the close
of the war in population of 1000, there were
400 widows and 1000 orphans. She was then
the second town in the state in population and
wealth.
VIM H. Weeks Of the Mechanic Light In
fantry of Salem, died quite suddenly alter the
return of his regiment. He escaped the dis
eases of the camp and the pers OF the battle
| field to die alter a brief illness by his own
fireside. He lett wife ana two children, the
youngest being born on the day OF his lather' S
| Beverly, Saturday evening. 1t is supposed
| that during his watch on deck he was struck
| by some object, and thrown overheard The
crew were reused by the tapping of the sails
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The large barn belonging to DIR. Caleb Swan
in South Easton was destroyed by an incendi-
airy fire Saturday evening. The loss was
about $1,000 The doctor offers reward of
500 ior the incendiary.
One Of the school houses in SwanZey was
broken open, Sunday night, and an attempt
was made TO fire the building. The shayings
and wood which were lighted burned out with.
out kindling the floor.
The barque Margaret Scott was seized by
the United States marshal at New Bedford
Tuesday, on suspicion of being fitted out as a
SLAYER. Samuel z. Skinner, owner and agent
of the barque, Capt. Ambrose Landra, and the
first and second mates were arrested. They
all belong in New Bedford
The New Bedford Mercury is informed that
onet third of the legal voters of the town of
Raynham have enlisted for the war and it
might add that Bristol is the banner county Of
the state in furnishing troops for the war.
| HAMPDEN COUNTY.
| The manufacture of guns at the Springfield
| armory is pushed forward with increased rap
idity every day, and there are now one thou.
sand hands employed on the premises. Gas
| for lighting has been introduced into the water
| shops.
The subscriptions to the national loan in
| Springfield, Monday and Tuesday, amounted
to four thousand dollars which was mostly in
small sums, from fifty TO five hundred dollars
each.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Chas. Minot an inmate of the hosnital AT
| Northampton, escaped on Tuesday last, and
| broke into the house of Isaac WolCOtt, which
her ansacked from top to bottom, doing great
INJURY TO furniture, clothing, and other valua.
| bles. The deluded hOusebreaker was subse.
| quently arrested and returned to his Quarters
| Three sons OF Asa Williams of North Had.
| ley Were in the three months service, holding
the posts of first lieutenant, orderly sergeant,
and corporal in the thirteenth Illinois regi.
ment, stationed at Cairo. Geo. H., a fourth
member OF the family, is corporal in the Mas.
| sachusetts twenty irst.
! The young ladies of Dr. Halstead's estab.
| lishment in Northampton have formed them
| selves into company for the defence of
Round Hill, under the name of the sRound
Hill Home Guards" Miss Huber of Phila.
delphia is captain, and several young ladies
who are reported TO be proficient in ''Hardee's
tactics" are named as eutenants sergeants
and corporals.
Judge II. l. Hodges has been appointed
postmaster at Northampton in place of Mr..
caused some fermentation on the part of the
opponents of Mr.. Hodges and the friends Of
Mr.. Chilson, who express themselves with
great freedom in regard to it,
MAINE.
Cyrus +. Sergeant of Yarmouth, who
was arrested by order of the secretary of war.
FOR completely with southern traitors was one
of the "Mrs. Cunningham democrats" who at
tempted to cheat the state with the bogus ba-
by-"peace."
Two boys, named Albion Edgecomb and
John Foley, were drowned at Robinsons
steam mill wharf in Bath, Sunday evening.
while playtully attempting to jump from tile
wharf 10 the deck OF steamer lying by its
side.
Foster Webster soldier in the continental
army, died in Foster, Me-, on the 23d ult., at
the age OF SO years In the memorable battle
OF Saratoga, when Burgoyne surrendered he
and his father were present and bore conspic-
uous part in that glorious campaign
Ii is reported that some forty years since
the father OF Robert Elliot, who was recently
arrested for treason, was hung fer the murder
OF his own child. His bad blood, grown worse
by age, has descended TO his children.
CONNECTICUT.
Two widows, twin sisters, aged Lightweight
years each, were at the camp OF the sixth and
seventh Connecticut volunteers at New Haven.
last week. They were born before the Reyo
luton, and have lived TO see the first attempt
to destroy the nation established in their child
hood.
The schooner Dan Smith, Of New Haven.