Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-18
GENERAL Navys SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The whole number of persons employed at
Fort Warren, including garrison and prisoners,
is now about Twelve hundred. The political
prisoners are allowed larger liberties than the
rest, though they receive their ratiors with
the rest. The llatlelas prisoners are mainly
ignorant and improvident but receive the
kindest attention.
The Old Colony and Fall River railroad
corporation on the 1ltl inst. reduced the
wages Of their employees ten per cent, where
upon the backsmiths and maChinists picked
up their tools and clothes, and left in a body,
to take employment in the neighboring shops
at their old wages
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The entire works OF the Merrimac corpora
ton in Lowell are to start up" as soon as
necessary repairs on the machinery are com
pleted The corporation manufacture the
renowned "Merrimac prints, and when in full
blast employ 100 females and between roo
and 800 males.
William Forbush Of Lowell who has been
the principal witness against tvs of his fellow
clerks Young and Kelley, who have recently
been tried for robbing the mails, has been in.
dicted for The same otfense and coniesses his
guilt.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The experiment Of making army shoes in
Lynn has not been successful one-the arg-
est establishment Of the kind in town having
burst up, leaving one hundred hands to bear
q very heavy loss. Others who undertook the
business have given it up as bad job.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
1t is stated that the secretary OF war, under
the war power has directed the manufacturers
of gun machinery ior private parties in Chico
pee, to pass over the machinery TO the super
inteudent Of the Springfield armory, and draw
upon the government for the value of their
contracts.
Henry p Munsel of Wilbraham, man is
years Of age, while gathering walnuts recent
ly fell from a tree Il distance Of Il feet, mjur-
ing him so severely that he died the next day
He leaves a wife, who has been insane tor
some years, and four children.
VERMONT
The Vermont legislature, in joint session,
has elected the following officers :-Adjulant
and inspector general-P. L. Washburn of
Woodstock; quartermaster general--George
f. Davis OF Cavendish; judge advocate gen
era-A. B. Gardiner of Bennington sergeant
at arms-G. B, Dodge of Montpelier; railroad
commissoner-Wm + Dickinson OF Chelsea.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The house, outbuidug and two barns of
Capt Isaac N. Hartman OF Searsport Me,
were burned on Tuesday night. Loss $500
insured for S1400 The fire occurred by lad
gong into the barn with fluid lamp, and
falling upon a pumpkin and breaking the
lamp.
The anniversary o. the battle of Trafalgar
has Just been celebrated in England. The
engagement was fought ffty-six years ago
| yet one hundred and seventeen veteran Off
GERS of the British navy who participated ii
it met at the Royal Navy Club to seebratC
! the day.
Fred Douglass addressed large audience
in Syracuse, last week, ON the relations o
slavery 10 the war. The meeting was guard
ed by force OF one hundred policeman, ant
the Monroe Cadets, forty-fye in number, arm
ed with muskets, in anticipation OF an out
break which had been boldly threatened anl
arranged.
The extensive agricul. ural implement mau
ufaetory of Ridgway, Roofe, & Lawson, a
Germantown, Pa, was destroyed by fire OF
Thursday, involving loss Of some $4,000
and seriously interrupting the manufacture 0
Springfield and sword bay onets for the govern
ment for which the proprielors held heavy
] contract.