Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

| The venerable Josiah Quincy, who was re.
| quested by the director Of Harvard College
| Observatory to name the AsteriOd lately dis
| covered there, has selected that OF Maid, the
mother of Mercury, in the ancient mythology,
and one of the Pleades.
Several of the crew of the ship VIM. Lord,
Jr., goI drunk and mutnous on Tuesday,
while down the larbor, and the captain was
compelled to appeal to the officers Ut the school
chip Massachuset for help. Capt. Dolliver
went over, pacifed the rioters, and put them
quietly to bed.
Pete Houston, notorious thief and pick
pocket, was arrested in Boston, Wednesday,
for robbing lady named Clark at an auction
sale in Maiden, about the firsl of May He
was sent there tor trial,
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The story is told OF one of Ben Buffers
professional freaks by factory girl in whose
behalf it was practiced. She had been dis
charged and the corporation refusing to pay
her, she retained Mr.. Butler for her counsel
He listened to her case with much interest,
and afterwards consulted the representative of
the corporation, who still refused to pay the
girl her wages. Butler then issued writ,
and attached the main water wheel of the es-
adjustment, aud by bringing the whole manu-,
factory TO a stop, the corporation, rather than
allow their millsto remain idle and await the
laws delay, paid the girl her wages and re-
sumed operations.
VIM. a. Harris, a we'll known citizen of
Newton, has been arrested by the authorities,
on the char of cruelty to his cattle. The
reports of his treatment of his animals indicate
most startling nlumanity. The care asses of
seven cows and horse were found on his pre-
misses, starved to death The cattle were all
OF imported breed, and Acknowledged The
,ff,ai tt,,iI liz
neighbors. 81
NORFOLK COUNTY. n
rs15rn ,a,9A u Z r. sshszssssi
ed BY fire, with its contents, on "Wednesday
last. Ii was known as the "Whiting Mill.
The fire originated in the gauze room, under
the picker Mr.. ROckwood's loss is SOU, COW
cred by $500 insurance; and Mr.. Rays loss
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Ichabod Morton, IL well known and greatly
esteemed citizen of Plymouth, recently de-
ceased at the aye of II years. He was an
early aud firm friend of the anti.slaverv cause
an earnest ~orker in the cause of education,
and IN every wise and good REFORM
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Inc fremont IRON works at fremont were
destroyed. Thursday. The engine house
caught fire, but it was extinguisned The
woods III the vicinity were at last accounts ON
fire. VII
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
Ihe body OF a German named Antoine We.
ger was found in the Housatonic river at pins.
field, near the cotton mill of Punkelt Clam
Co., Monday. He had been missing week
and 1t is supposed he had been in The river
lhat length OF time. Rum did it.
Brig Gen. A. A. Richmond died, Wednes-
day evening, OF heart disease at his residence |
III NORTH Adams Gen. Richmond was n |
politician few years ago in north |
ern Berkshire. Ill health has recently some.
what Withdrawn him from public service.
MAINE.
during drill of Capt. Burton's six-footers
II oldtown, a few days ago, while marching
iPoh Piatioim towards the river, where the
,lalofm ended, no order TO halt being given,
ney kept on until ten had jumped into The
lver ana commenced swimming. Had NOT
he order been finally given, the whole con.
AMY would have followed them, and perhaps
.ept on swimming to this day.
JOSIAH H. SnOw OF VIM, Me-, was drowned
u MONDAY, by the upsetti1g of a boat. The
on OF Mr. >. w. Stinchfield of Lincoln. was
\ the boat with him, but managed TO save
lbselt by clinging to the boat. MIR. SNOW
'aves wife and six children.
oharles Getchell of Winterp0rt was drown
IN Milford Me-, on Tuesday, by the unset.
ny Oh oirch canoe, in which, with two com.
aiiiohS' ne was gong TO boom. Ills com
aues we're saved. he deceased was an un.
larried man, about q years of aye.
The barn Of Leonard Chandler, in Canaan
le.,. was destroyed, on the 18th inst. will
)hSideraOie live stock. 1t was fired bv
3ung girl whom Mr. Chandler received
len she was child from the town CHARGE
I'D had brought her up as one of his FAM.
VERMONT.
ne brattleboro company recruited for the
regiment of Vermont volunteers has been
ustered into the service of the state FIR
rec years II Is designated company C, and /
70 DC me color company wheE the regiment ,
lormed' Inc ladies have supplied the i
'ys Win hos. of comforts, and lleir fellow
tzens have taken care that they Shall want
nothing in their power to supply. i
Livery man enlisted in the CAPITAL Guards q
Montpelier, by Major Randall, for two i
a's, slsneu the new papers changing the 4
ne 10 three years. The Vermont BOYS are 3
una 10 have hand in the fight let tile war d
, Infee months or three times three years.
" heh the hrSt regiment started from Yer
'hI, 4 week or two since, two ladies were a
ihu ~ Tue cars, resolved to go as nurses, a a
ss !, dorsey OF Cornwall, and Miss Grace of ii
uuieoury who has a brother in the repi- 3,
'nt' They were voted in and each member N
TX an oath to shoot every man that offers n
I'm an insult. ~
VI the "a men at Burlington for one of the
regiments now in process of formation in n
rthoht, Secenty two have signed temperance X
uge to abstain from intoxicating drinks tor !,
three years for which they enlist ~
IN the evening of the 2lst inst, heavy "
q sllde occurred from the bank al the south X
OF the tunnel at Burlington. burying five 81
SIX OF lie workmen, and killing one of or
m, Peter Hart of Rutland, Outright so
coNNEcTICUT. 81,
oseph Gallup of Norwich, gentleman of ca
entire habits, well known in eastern Con. i'm