Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-05
CENgHAh NEWS SUMMARY


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Neptune house at Chelsea Beach was
set on fire Sunday evening, ana entirely des
tToyed. The house was closed tor the season
about three weeks ago, but was opened Sun
day on account Of The wreck of the steamer
Canton near the beach. The loss was about
So 600.
The Amoskeag machine shop have just
completed a first class steam fire engine for
the Russian government 1t was ordered
through Col liomanon, OF the imperial board
of engineers, and is to be forwarded to the city
OF Anour, Siberia, On the AmoOr river.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
IN the height OF the storm OF Saturday night
and Sunday morning, some of the people y
ing near the river in Mediord heard uud cries
OF fire. Upon repairing 10 the spot, they
found Mr.. Amos Hutchins, a respectable CHI
zen OF the place, in the river and cuging to a
post for his lie. He was rescued and found
to be greatly exhausted, and could give no
explanation in regard to his being in tile river.
He occupies store near the place where he
was tound.---ITaveRer.
The building on Fowler & IIaskins' wharf,
occupied b. them, was destroyed by fire, early
Monday morning, entailing less of some
500 or $500. Three fremen were prostrated
by a falling wall, one of whom was killed.
MAINE.
The Portland Duck Co. received orders
Oct. 24th for $4,000 yards which they were
unable to supply, as the capacity of their mills
is taxed to their fullest extent, turning out
about 5000 yards daily, to fill previous state
contracts tor furnishing duck for tents and
wagon covers Tor the army.
The Lewiston Falls Manufacturing Co. are
running full speed ON government contract
OF blue cassimeres and iinnels. The comma.
mai al al 4
400 yards OF cas- ssinere each day. The com.
pany have about four months stock OF wool
so 900 pounds-on hand.-Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The woolen factory OF l. Woods & Son, in
West Henniker, and the factory, together with
a corn and grist mill belonging TO Ammi
Smith, and all their contents, were DESTROYED
by fire Saturday morning. Total loss $1,000
partially insured.
CONNECTlCUT.
fhe eighth Connecticut regiment, Colonel
Harand, sailed for Annapolis, Saturday, where
they will remain in camp, under Gen. Burn.
side, till the sailing of the expedition with
which they are TO be connected. The tenth
Connecticut will also join them to day
The Wnsted Herald says that Rev DR.
Richards Of Litchfeld "wisheS to exchange
his theological library ior tato library OF equal
worth, he having concluded 10 quit the pulpit
for the bar, which affords fine opportunity
for some competent lawyer to enter the minis
try.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There has been in Washington several
weeks South Carolina lady, trying 10 sell TO
the government the code OF signals adopted
by the rebels. She asks 100000 for her
secret, but the government thinks "ohe is no
better Than she should be" and declines to
take them.
General Mcclellan has found it necessary
to organize a staff of experienced army
officers, several OF them ranking as brigadier
generals, that they can, if necessary, take
command at d critical moment, should cOlones
not be equal TO AN emergency.
The scheme for railway across The British
Channel, from England TO France, is revived
this time by Montrealer, and it is thought
his ideas are practicable though ;hey involve
an expense OF S60,000,000
John Bell is gazetted, as commander of a
gun boat in the confederate service Let the
people up stream look out. They may be sure
that that gun boat draws very little water
Providence Journal
Miss Adelaide Phillips, under the Italianized
name OF Phillippi, had obtained two months
engagement at the Italian Opera Of Paris, and
was, on the 2Otf ult., to make her dangerous
bow to Paris audience, in the character Of
''Azucena, in "The Troyatore"
w. a. Hawley, late Of Chicago, Ill and
formerly, for many years, editor Of the ilamp.