Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The residence of Col. Ezra Lincoln of Boston
narrowly escaped destruction, last Saturday
night, from an explosion of gus. Finding,
little before twelve O'Clock, that the gas was
leaking, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln went with
light to ascertain the cause, when the gas
ignited, and terrible explosion followed.
The injury to the house is estimated at $4,000.
Both Mir. and Mrs. .lincoln were seriously
burned, and are under the care of ply sicians.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The nine surviving daughters of the late
Amaziah Shatuck OF Milford, n. H., met on
Thanksgiving in Chelmsford, with all their
husbands save three, and children enough to
make up the number to 40 persons. The ages
of the sisters range from AZ to 90 years, and
their weight from l04 to 30 pounds. Their
aggregate age was 472 Years, and their aggre-
gate weight 1880 pounds, Death has not WIS.,
tied the family for ~ years
The large and elegantly furnished mansion
house on the estate of the late Rev Thomas
z. Smith of Medford, known as Mystic Hall
Seminary, was burned to the ground Saturday
night, with large barn, 100 feet by %,
stocked with hay and grain, The Mansion
house was unoCcuped, Mrs. Smith being alb
sent in Europe. The loss was about $4,000;
probably insured.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
On Saturday night, Capt John w. Lee Of
Buckland commanding the Franklin county
company in Gen. Buffers division at Camp
Seward in Pittsfed, was stabbed by private
Michael Sullivan. The wound is almost GER
taInly mortal. Sullivan is, or pretends to be-
insane from family causes. He enlisted at
Springfield. Capt. Lee was officer of the day.
lie is a favorite, aud the affair causes great
excitement in camp.
nANpDEN COUNTY
The family gathering at the residence Of
Warren Dauks in Ilolyoke, Thanksgiving
day embraced one great grandmother, two
grandmothers, one grandfather, four husbands
four wives, four fathers, five mothers three
sons, three grandsOns, one great grandson, ten
daughters, eight grand daughters, four great
grand daughters, four uncles one great uuce.
five auntS, one great aunt, eleven cousins,
eight second cousins, eight neces three neph-
cws, ten sisters, three brothers, four brothers
in-aw-but only eighteen persons i'll ALL
RHODE ISLAND.
The stone cotton mill OF c. IL. Reynolds in
North Providence was, early Saturday morn"
ing destroyed by fire. 1t has been running
full during all the hard times in the manufac.
ture of Irvine, which found ready market
The loss was about 100000 on which there is
insurance in various offices for S23, 900.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is whispered about Cardinal Amtouei,
that his emnence made the acquaintance OF Il
Polish lady of rank recently arrived at Rome,
and becoming an assiduous visitor at her ho-
tel, was much chagrined one fine morning at
discovering that she had eloped with gay
Young French officer taking with her 100000
worth Of jewellery, gifts from the Cardinal.
He was ungalant enough to denounce her to
the police us a robber.
The "Stone Blockade fitted out for the
closing of southern ports consists of % vessels,
agregating 1876 tons. The effeCtuaI stoppage
OF the approaches to Charleston and Savan-
nah, or any one ofmany southern ports, would
relieve large number of war vessels from ac-
tive duty, and enable them to be used for oPe-
rations Of an offensive character.
The jurisdiction of Gov. Pferpont las been
| extended over all Virginia west OF the noun
| tains, and in the northern part of the state as
far as Hampshire county. 1t also includes
all Of Alexandria,, a large portion of Fairfax
county, the region about Fortress Monroe and
| Newport News also Accomac and Northamp.
ton counties, on the eastern shore, making
me original 6ruTnance OF secrssrurr OF ooutn
Carolina, beautifully engraved sheet o.
/ parchment, bearing the signatures and photo
| graphs OF the members of the convention
which passed twas found at Beaufort carefully
boxed up in the house of Barnwell Rhett Ii
is needless to add that the document is now
i'll possession of the government at Washing.
ton.