Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


The steamer Cambridge sails from Boston
to-day, with Il number OF volunteer companies
and supplies, for Fortress Monroe. The Rich
ardson Light Infantry OF Lowell Capt. Davis,
will join the Sixth Regiment Recruits from
different parts of the state will he sent to fill
up the companies in the Third and Fourth
Regiments. Several companies in the First
Regiment are rustIng Tor fight, or for active
service Of some sort, and it is proposed to give
them am opportunity to join tile Fourth Regi-
ment by this steamer, and fill up the compan.
les as recruits.
II is stated that measures have been adopted
in Boston, for the enrolment of a | rye mum
Der OF colored citizens, whose duty it will be
10 act as a h.me guard. The company com
menced drilling in large hail on Cambridge
street. under the instructions Of Capt James
Watkins. Capt. Watkins, few ears since,
comman ed a company of colored men, known
as the Liberty Guards"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Several vessels this week have been brought
to while entering the harbor at New Bedford,
by shots from Fort Phenix, tor neglecting TO
show their coors. The commander of the
fort has strict orders not to allow any vessel
to enter the port without showing allegiance
to the Union.
The editor of the Taunton Gazette says he
has seen man who has seen man who says
he has seen man who attended Beauregards
funeral in Charleston, some two weeks ago.
The family of a man named Reynolds, in
Dartmouth, consisting of seven children, has
lost four OF them by diptheria, within the last
four days Two OF them died within fifteen
minutes of each other. The remaining three
are not expected To recover.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The James Mil, Newburyport, will make a
reduction OF ten per cent ON the pay of opera
tiyes the last of this, month. The Globe and
Ocean Mills, that short time since reduced
their running ma :hinery one-third will soon
stop for two days in week.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Widow Hannah Perkins of Plymouth Sc
years of age, has sent to Capt. Dolen box
OF nicely scraped lint as her contribution to
the necessities OF war. She says she is "too
old to knit or sew, but anxious to do some
thing" and has been taus thoughtful and
patriotic. She has three Grandsnns in the
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
On Monday OF last week the flooring of Mr..
John Bassetts barn, at South Lee, gave way,
and five mich COWS and two 2 years old bulls
were left hanging by the neck. When found
next morning, all the cows aud one OF the bulls
were dead.
Henry w. Dwight, Esq, son of the late
Col. Dwight, died Thursday, at his residence
in Stockridge. aged IS. Mr.. Dwight has rep.
resented his native town in the legislature,
and has held several public Offices.
MAINE.
The Gospel Banner reports the death of
Mrs. Martha b, Washburn, the wife of Israel
Washbun, Esq of Livermore, and the moth
er OF Gov. Washburn and two members If
congress. The deceased was Il daughter of
Samuel Be- jamin, an officer in the Revolution,
and was IN tho 69th year OF her age.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Ephraim jackson wis nearly scalped in a
steam mill machine shop in Portsmouth, a day
or two since. Putting his head near the Shalt
of a turning lathe, his hair became en;angled,
drawing his head against set screw which
was in motion, and Iakcd and tore his skull
till the hair gave way.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Lafayette village store in Wexford,
stocked and kept by G. I. Bowen, was CON
suned, Thursday morning, with all its con-
tents, valued at $1,000. The stock was in
sured tor nearly its full value, The fire was
the work OF an inccndary.
CONNECTICUT.
One COMPANY i0r the naval brigade, which
is organizing in New York, is to be furnished
by New London They enlist for three years,
wear the navy uniform, carry the Minnie rifle
with saber bayonet, and are practiced in In
family drill as well in nau icaI training.
The prize debate OF the Linonian society in
Yale college, took place, Thursday evening,
on the question Ought politics to be intro.
duced into the pulpit Z" The first prize was
awarded to Henry P. Boyden OF Worcester,
Mass.
The people of Salisbury, at fag.rasing Il
few days ago, after tie bunting had been un
fured, took the following oath ''With uplitt
ed hands and uncovered brow, III the presence
OF Almighty God, we swear eternal fidelity to
that flag We pledge ourselves to God and
each other to protect and defend it, in all
places and under all circumstances, with the
I. last dollar OF our money and the last drop of
our blood"
Philip Nancy, rs years of age, of Collins.
vile, attempting TO walk across the pile bridge
in that town, MondaY evening, fell through to
the ground, distance of twenty feet and was
injured beyond hope of recovery.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Three hundred tans, of the time of Louis
AlV. and Louis Nv, once the property of
Pompadour, Montespan, La Vallie.e, DuBar.
ny, and the other queens of the hour, were re-
Gently sold at auction in Paris. There was
sharp rivalry of purchasers to obtain posses.
SION OF these nementoes of the vanity, CO.
auttry, aud cupidity OF the Old French court
RlStorl is winning increasing glory in
81 le' IN que ol her recent representations Ot
"Beatrix," Marshal Narvaez, who was in one
OF The boxes, rose, and leaning forward, crown
ed the great tragedienne with rich corona
OF gold, ornamented with the Itai ian coors,
amidst the irrepressib.e enthusiasm OF her au
dience.
The Aleghanians," burIesque singers
from New England, gave grand concert at
Hawaii recently, attended by the king, his
grandees. and lieges. The receipts amounted
TO 70 pigs, 50 turkies, ll6 fowls, 10000 cocoa
mats, 300 pine apples, AIS bushels of ba
nanas, 600 pumpkins, and 200 oranges, The
happy artistcs were day and Il hali embark
ing their receipts
Count Y. Penatel lately left Lisbon for
Paris, losing letter of credit Tor 7O,O00f ON
the way. He teegraphed the loss to his Lis.
bon banker. who telegraphed TO his Paris cor
respondent to suspend payment OF the letter
OF credit, and at the same time sent him by
mail photograph of Count Y. Penafe. with
instructions 10 pay the count on this evidence
of identity.
The mansions in Paris once occupied by
Mime dc Stael, Nine. Recarnier, Ptriegaud.
the banker, and Mile. Guimard, tile famous
dancing girl, are TO be torn down and a new
opera house erected ON the site. The sum of
1882, 600 was paid for the real estate alone.
besides damages to tenants evicted, amount.