Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-28
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


Al.
The following companies attached 10 th'
18th regiment OF Massachusetts volunteers
Co, +, Marlboro, Capt. Abel III. Pope
Co. G, Sudbury, Capt Abel ii, Jones,
Co. Ii, Natick, Capt Hobart Moore,
Co. l, Marlboro, Capt. Moses p. Palmer.
Co. X, Weslboro', Capt. VIM. p. Biackmer.
are ordered TO report to Major Samuel IL
Leonard ON Boston Common at one o'clock
Saturday afternoon, fo proceed thence to Fort
independence for ganrson duty.
Col. Clark's regiment (lltll) IS not likely tt
be ordered from tire barracks at Cambridge
before Monday next. They expect 10 receive
horses and wagons on Saturday. They are
organizing a regirhenlal band which will ac
company the regiment when it leaves Boston
The volunteers from Wrentham, who wen
to New York to join Sickles' Brigade, have re
turned, aud are in quarters at Faneuil Hall
The brigade was not what they expected, and
| they preferred to take thli chances at home
L They will probably JOIN The Eighteenth Regl
| nlent
The ladies OF Boston have presented to Col
! Gordon's regiment Il handsome silk American
| flag, through the hands OF j. Lothrop Motley
The stars on the flag are OF gold bullion, and
the staff is surmounted with Il solid silver Ca
| gle, heavily gilded.
The British residents Of Boston and vicinity
are preparing TO raise company OF British
volunteers; and have started promising sab
scrption III aid OF the object.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Geo. W. Fleming OF Newburyport was
drowned, Wednesday evening, while out III a
pleasure boat with two other young men. The
boat was upset by a sudden squall, and being
encountered with an OvercOat lie was unable Il
reach the shore. He was 20 years of age.
Tho ualnatin,, ~ Namhurvpnrf tnr 1881 il
81, 1893, 100 a decrease in two years of quarter
OF a million. The rate of taxation is $40 AZ
on $1,000. Seven persons and estates pay d
tax of $1,000 and upwards. The highest ind
vidual tax payers are Mrs. S. W. Hale al
Sl542 81, and John Currier, Jr., at Sll22 81.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Edwin a. Rleketson OF Dartmouth was ar
rai2ned, Wednesday, for attempting to admin
lister arsenic in the medicine of his father
Apolos Ricketson, with intent to kill him. He
pleaded not guilty, and had his case continued
until Saturday, bonds in $1,000 being required
Tor his appearance.
RHODE ISLAND.
The mounting of The heavy barbette guns
on Fort Adams is progressing with as much
rapidity as is consistent with the heavy nature
OF the work and the smalness of the force
employed, and in few weeks, for the first
time in its history, this fort will be in eight
ing tlim."
CONNECTICUT.
The large brick factory in Leesville, East
Haddam, was totally destroyed by fire Tues
day evening, the fire breaking out one halt
hour after The mill had been closed for the
day The loss is estimated at $4,000. In.
sured for SIT 900 in Hartford. The mill was
owned by the "East Haddam Duck Co." a
joint stock corporation, and was used Tor the
manufacture of cotton canvass.
Jos. q. Sisson of West Hartford, was sud
denly killed Wednesday forenoon in distress
ing manner. He was moving with machine
when the horses became frightened and ran
with the machine directly over Mr.. Sisson
One of his legs was cut off by the knives, and
the other SO terribly lacerated that he soor
bed to death.-Hdntord Press
Hon. William L. Storrs, chief justice of the
supreme court OF Connecticut, recently deceas
cd, at the age of 67 years, was member OF
congress in 1887 During his term he was
elected judge of the superior and supreme
courts of his native state, and has remained
upon the bench during the subsequent period
to his death. He was of sound intellect of
liberal culture, and estimable character
The members of the Third Connecticut reg
iment at the seat Of war, evidently intend to
make the most OF their camp fare. They have
sent to New Haven a tough whip lash, bI aided
from a piece of beef served out to them for
ratlons.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Three Polish rope.dancers, performing at
the Hippodrome, were recently precipitated to
the ground by the breaking of rotten rope.
The father and son were killed on the spot :;
the other son had his legs broken. The
widows of the two men brought an action
against the directors for damages, and were
allowed $4,000 francs. The director then
turned upon the rope maker, and obtained the
same amount from him.
The vicinity of the Redan the Malakoff,
the Garden Battery, the heights OF Alma and
other Notifications, are yet the scene OF inces
saut labors on the part of the poor Jews ant
Tartars, who have dug to the depth of twenty
five feet below the forts in search Of guns, anC
shot and shell, loads of which are being cart
ed away, OF bones too, there is very dill
gent aud profitable search.
While the ID Rhode Island regiment was
on its way to Washington private G. w. John
son, in state of somnambulism, walked of
the platform of the cars which were rushing
at the rate OF Thirty miles an hour. Not q
bone was broken, nor does the slightest bruisC
exist, and he, now rejoicing over his providen
tial escape, is the same good soldier as ever.
1t is now midwinter in the Andes A letter
from Valparaiso, May 18th, remarks "The
Andes are now closed for passengers only
those who can brave the snow travel in those
cold and houseless ATTITUDES. Winter has sci
in early and decidedly. Heavy snow storms
have fallen in the mountain passes. The
mail is carried over once month by a post
man, who goes on foot. Two others go witt
him to carry provisions, fuel, &C."
1t is said the New York Firemen Zouaves
near Alexandria, have proved themselves
quite expert in the exercise of milling, at one
OF the Virginia mills, where they found
good supply of wheat.
The Woodstock &c. W. Times says pow
der mill has been erected on a tributary of tn,
Thames in that neighborhood, which is now
engaged night and day in the production of
very superior article of rifle powder Thu
proprietor OF the mill is a gentleman latel,
evidently in conflict with the neutrality law!
existing between Canada and the Unite(
States
| The town from which Col. Kelly so effect
fualy routed the Virginia rebels, was nance
for Phillippa Barbour, a daughter of the lat
Gov Barbour OF Virginia; hence the feminin
termination is the true one, and the classica
association of the name must be given up.
One of the privates of the Thirteenth Penn
sylvania Regiment was shot, last Tuesda,
night, in the head by one of the officers, 70
naturalization. He had been in the habi
of stealing rations and selling them for Ii
quor
Death of Charlotte Bronte's Father.