Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-23
GEN EKAL NLws Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Y.
The Boston Journal states that a few weeks
ago respectable citizen OF Boston was arrest
ed, charged with procuring the death of a do
meStc in his family, in order to hide their mu
tual guilt Tie evidence against him was the
death bed confession of the unhappy girl.
Subsequent investigation established that it
was IA clear case OF suicide, the girl having
taken poison, and after her condition was dis
covered, while lying upon her deathbed, invent
cd the charge against her employer fOr the
sake OF screening her real lover, and perhaps
also OF escaping the last disgrace which those
of her nation and faith nticl upon the suicide,
the loss of the rites OF christian burial in con-
secrated ground, The accused person was
honOrably discharged.
The steamer boiler at the Globe Locomotive
Works i'll South Boston exploded Saturday
morning, tearing il TO fragments, and shatter-
ing nearly every window in the building. The
explosion occurred about two O'Clock in the
morning, while the workmen were at their
slumbers. Mr.. Hibbard, engineer, the only
person in the vicinity, was severely sCaldcd
upon his arms and legs, but was nOt otherwise
seriously injured.
One hundred political prisoners are to be
shortly transferred TO Fort Warren in Boston
harbor. The order comes from The conmissa.
~ generals department at Washington, Tor
quarters, one months rations, aud guard Of
one hundred soldiers to be detailed from the
Massachusetts volunteers.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
The cottage house in Maiden, occupied by
DIR. Dean, was burned down Frid " night, and
his furniture and farming utensils were de-
strOyed. IhG loss was $1,000 on the house,
and $500 on the furniture, which was not ill.,
sured.
The Marlboro Journal learns tn John J.
Spencer, of the Marlboro company in Col.
Leonard's regiment, was shot on Sunday, 10th
inst, by the rebels while out with scouting
party. The sad occurrence occurred while
Capt. BlackmeI of Westboro' was preaching
Spencer was much esteemed in Marlboro, to
which place his body was forwarded for
burial.
The Railroad Mercury, which has been
published tor several years in Groton, is to be
discontinued on account OF the pressure OF the
times. The publisher trusts to an early reac.
tion in business, which will enable him to
issue the Mercury again in an enlarged and
improved form.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Horoatio G. Knight OF Easthampton has Of
ferred to give $50 to single, and 500 to mar
ried men OF that town, who will enlist in the
company that is now forming in Northamp-
ton. Rev Mr.. Merrick of South Amherst
has recently paid SO each to len men of his
parish who have enlisted in the Amherst COM
pany.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Several counterfeit tens on the Atlantic
Bank, Boston, were passed in Fall River, last
week. The utterer oil the counterieits was a
gentemanly looking person. five feet ten inches
in height. He managed TO escape after doing
day s profitable business.
The citizens of New Bedford held an enthu-
siastic war meeting, Thursday evening, to en-.
| courage enlistments, which was addressed by
| Mayor Tabor, Hon. John ii. Clifford Hon.
| Thomas d. Eliot, Col Fessenden, and others.
The recruiting is still going forward with ac'
| tivty.
Dir. Henry u. Wheelwright, of Taunton,
| has received authority to recruit military
company in that town TO serve for the war
| John Il. Cobb, NJ D., of the same town, has
| been commissioned assistant surgeon in the
navy, with orders to report at the Brooklyn
navy yard,
| CONNECTICUT.
George A. Hubbell OF Bridgeport, news
| agent on the Naugatuck rallroad-a chap oil
rebel sympathies, who had probably been sell
ling forbidden reasonable papers, was arrested
| 10y Marshal Carr, Friday morning, and taken
| to Fort Lafayette.
Twenty four car loads of ammunition for the
army, consisting of ball cartridges for mus