Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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France, was released from Fort Warren, Mon
day, ON parole, and left for New York the same
evening route for Richmond. lie is expect.
ed To effect the release Of congressman Ely Of
New York, or return to his quarters in Boston
harbOr,
Lieut.. Col, Sargent of the cavalry regiment
at ReadviIle, has been arrested at the instance
Of Samuel H. Smith, a member OF the regi
ment, whom he stabbed with his sword while
attempting some weeks ago to quell the mutt
ny in the regiment.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The station house On the Boston ard Maine
railIoad in Medford, known as the "Welling-
ton station was set on fire Saturday night,
and wholly destroyed. Several incendiary
fires have recently occurred in the town, and
the authorities and citizens are on the alertslO
discover their authors.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A vile fellow named Kelley was arrested
near Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, on
Sunday, tor a feonious assault upon the child
Of his brother, a girl oniy eight years of age
He was sent to jail.
The Naumkeag Cotton Company sold, last
week, one hundred bales of cotton, at the
enormous price OF thirty cents per pound, cash
This, we believe, was the highest price, at the
time OF sale that the raw material has ever
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The child of Mr.. james Aiken of New Bed
ford was burned to death on Sunday morning,
its clothes having caught fire during the tenn
porary absence OF It's mother. The little sui-
ierer lived in agony for several hours, when it
was relieved by death.
Mr.. Henry Dimon, of Fall hiver, picked,
last Sunday, in his garden, a bouquet Ot very
bright peonies, with a few dandellons Uf De-
cember growth.
DIR. John T. Goldman was quite severely
injured at his laboratory, Saturday forenoon,
by the falling OF a heavy iron lever against
his forehead, while he was IN Il STOPPING pos
ture near a machine used for rolling gold.
The blow inflicted an ugly cash in his forehead,
upwards OF gn inch in length, just above his
right eye.-Id Gazette
Michael Leonard OF Fall River has been
committed to answer the charge OF killing his
wife, Sarah, last June, by throwing her down
stairs.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Methodist Clergyman in Ware was re.
Gently unable to collect the amount OF his sal
ary and sued for the balance due him. The
defence claimed that under the Methodist Sys-
TEN nothing was due himyas he was sent by
the confer enCe, not called by the society, and
therefore all payments were voluntary and moi
tees did not collect the full amount Of The saIa.
ry there was no legal manner Of collecting the
balance. The court decided in flvui OF the
tr, stees and against the clergyman.
The wife OF Wm. Butteriield OF South Am
herst, while her husband was absent on the
night OF the 4th inst, frightened off robber
from her clothes line by firing a revolver at
him. He dropped his booty and left it, iuclud-
ing ham which he had taken from the cellar.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
One of the dry houses OF James +. Trask,
CT Erving, was destroyed by fire, last week,
with its coutents.-Mr. Moore's tannery in
Leverett, where a large business was carried
on, was consumed ON the following night.
Mrs. Levi Dole, OF Shelburne, about SIX
weeks ago fell aud broke the small bone of the
leg and dslocated the large one at the ankle
joint. She lay in this condition four weeks,
suffering severely, when it was broken up and
set under the influence OF chlOrolorm. She is
now doing well.
The Grlswoldville Manufacturing Company
in C7oleraine, which has been lying idle since
May last, start portion Of their works the
present weole. The same company have also
built a fine Two story brick store.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Dr. Henry g. Parker, a well known and
much respected physician of Manchester, N.
eight years He had represented his ward III
the legislature, though his tastes and ambition
were III the line OF his profession.
RHODE ISLAND.
James Minor and his wife, of Warwick,
started, Saturday evening, Tor home, from
East Greenwich, both of them considerably
intoxicated. On Sunday morning the body
of the woman was found in the water, also the
mans hat, and the boat which they. left in.
They lad fallen overheard, and both were
drowned They leave several children.
CONNECTICUT.
DR.. j. r. Read, an independent clairyoyant
ply sician at Hartford, who had joined the 1lih
regiment, has been arrested and put i'll all for
criminal malpractice in regard 10 a woman at
Higganum, whom ior nearly a year he had
been doClorng for tumor.
The descendants OF llezekiah Richards to
the number OF twenty SIX, and representatives
of the htth generation, met at the house of
WIN. j. Richards, in Canton, Dec. 3D. to
celebrate the one hundredth anniversary that
the old homestead has remained in their
name. The deed, dated Dec ID, 1861, con-
veying the property TO them, and given i'll
the reign Of George H., was read on the &C.
casiOn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev George Gordon, president of Iberia
College, Ohio, has been convicted Of resisting
a United States marshal, in an attempt to cap
ture fugitive slave, and sentenced to impris-
onment ior six months, and payment of tine
and costs OF prosecution amounting 10 $500.
The largest army ever collected was that
with which NerXes, king OF Persia, invaded
Greece in the year $50 b. c. 1t is estimated
to have numbered 250O,0O0 soldiers, with as
many more camp followers, making the whole
host 100000 human beings.
SNEAKING INTO NorIcE.-It seems that
MIR. Yancey was not, after all. the guest Of the