Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-23

given up to the :.ayor by Dr. Merrck Bemls
chairman of the bui ding committee lie OK
pressed their unretervcd satisfaction with the
fidelity Of the builders. and having accepted
the work from their hands, committed ii TO the
future custody of the city. The mayor re-
turned to the building committee the thanks
OF the city Tor the assiduous attention they
Lad given TO the work during its progress,
and, with appropriate reference TO the excel
lcnce OF the house and its appointments, and
10 the high importance of the interests ii was
intended TO serve, he entrusted its particular
management aud ntro TO the supcrintcnd-
cni of schools and his associates, and com
mended to their thoughtful care the welfare OF
the children who would be educated within IFS
walls Rev. Mr.. Jones, superintendent in re
ply, expressed his gratitude to the city council
tor the generous and liberal bounty they had
given at such time MS this 10 the cause OF
free popular education. lie spoke OF the en-
traordinary increase in the number OF children
between the ages when ample school provision
is indispens able, and closed with happy al
fusion To that clause of tile state constitution,
enjoining upon all public teachers the duty OF
imbuiug with an ardent love of country the
young minds committed to their guidance and
control Other spirited and entertaining
speeches were made by Rev. Mr. Shipper,
Rev Mr.. Richardson, and Rev DIR. HILL when
the benedictIon was pronounced, and the ex'
erciscs were brought to a close
The building itself is handsome two story
edifce, designed by NJ S. D. Harding, and
built by Messrs. Harding and TAFT. 1t has
front of sixty two feet is fifty feet deep, and is
designed to accommodate four schools, or two
hundred and fifty scholars. 1t has two main
entrances, opening into commodcus entry
ways with " hich tie boys and girls clothes
rooms are attached. The school rooms are
spacious, light, and well ventilated, the access
to them is convenient and natural, ami all their
appointments are made in most substantial
ard useful manner The building is divided
by fireproof wall running through its cen
ter. The grounds are neatly graded and
handsomely fenced. In all the essentials the
new school house is all that could be desired.
Its entire cost, exclusive of the lot on which
it stands, will be about $4,000. The schools
VIII ch are to be located there will open some
time during the week, of which public notice
will be given.
ALLOTMENT TIcKErs. The war depart.
ment has completed arrangements by which
soldiers can have portion OF tAeir wages reg
ularly paid to their families at home. The
| system has long been in operation in The navy.
and las been very successful The work is
done through a committee OF officers, who re
ceve the money and forward it 10 the Suffolk
Bank IN Boston, to be deposited To the credit
OF the regiment Then they draw checks for
| the various amounts payable to The order of
4 the wife, parent, or friend To whom the soldier
wishes TO send the money. These checks will
b. cashed at any bank in the state. Some OF
the Rhode Island and New Hampshire regi-
ments have already sent home very large
amount of their monthly wages.
The CorroN SUPpLY.-The New York
Evening Post of the 2lst, says: '''rhe United
States has almost as much need rs Great
Britain of cotton, and the United States means
to procure a supply. We cannot state just
now how IFS gorg 10 do il, but we may say.
in general way t., that certain cotton ports will
be open before the end Of the autumn. The
ships are on the way which will unquestion'
able place two OF the most productive of the
cotton states within the power Of the govern
ment"
GEN. REYNOLDS BEATS TIE REBELS
The Cleveland tOhio) Leader has the follow.
ing item of news from Western Virginia "A
dispatch from an authentic source says that
General Reynolds has driven the rebels from
both his positions, (the formerat Cheat Noun.
tain Cap the latter at E!kwalcr Camp, some
eighteen miles distant ON the luntersvile
road killing about one hundred rebels. Col.
Kimba Of the Indiana troops, was twice sur
| rounded but repulsed the rebels with great
gallaniry and small loss en- our side"
The LOWELL ADVERTISER, democratic,
frankly refuses to support the ticket put in
nomination for state officers last week. 1t
speaks of the controlling majority of the con
venion as a ''clique of disappointed politi-
ciaus," "actuated more by personal hatred
than regard for democratic principles.
a communication from Secretary Seward,
which we publish this morning among our tel
egraphic dispatches, gives an official explana.
ton of the confiscation acts. This explains.
ton, and the directions accompanying it, show
that some seizures OF rebel property have been
made not exactly in accordance with that con
struction of the confiscation acts which the
president indicated in his letter to Fremont,
must henceforth he recognized in all parts of
the country.
The Mozart Hall democracy of New York
city, through the decision of their general
committee, have adopted The peoples Union
ticket of the Syracuse convention, by the
consent of more than four fifths of its men,
bers.
From the Boston Traveller.