Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-17


coed to New York by the Boston and Fan
River route. They pass through Massacnu-
sets Tuesday.
VERMONT
The thirty. second annual meeting OF me
American Institute of Instruction Is 10 ne ,ie"i
at Brattleboro' on the 2lst, 22d, anu ZSd Jays
OF August The public exercises announced
are Of a varied and interesting character
Henry G. Fisher, long prominent ana sue :,
cesstul merchant in Brattleboro, instantly zen
dead in his room at The Brattleboro House on
Thursday morning, just a'ter e"'"'s mo
breakfast in usual health.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The second New Hampshire regiment, Col
| Gilman Marston. will leave Portsmouth,
| Thursday, arriving in Boston the sane after
noon, and proceeding thence to New YORK VIA
Fail River The sons OF New Hampshire are
preparing reception for them IN Boston,
Robert NJ. w. Sceley. a young man OF ~
| years, was arrested Mt Deerlllg, n H. las,
week, for the murder of Dudley kneeland
| Chase, about wear ago Chase was intoNi-
Gated at the time, and had had quarrel win
Seeley.
CONNECTICUT.
Mrs Ellen Sheedy, of Hartford, was Rlnui-
ing fire with burning fluid, on wednesday
last, when the fluid can eXploded' se''ihs nlS
10 he clothing, and she was so severely ourheu
that her recovery is doubtful g.,
Daniel Miller, of the ROxbury City Guard,
attached to the First Massachusetts regiment,
was run over BY the cars at Grotou, Ct, Sat.
urday night, one of his legs vas cut OIL, ana
he sustained other injuries which 1t is feared
will prove fatal
The barn of Nathaniel Lippitt in Putnam,
was struck by lightning on the night OF the
1lth inst II was entirely consumed with
about three tons of hay. No insurance, no
lightning rods on. Don't believe III either
Andrew Morse, the volunteer in Colts re1l'
ment, who became insane By bathing IN a
state of Precipitation, and was arrested, leap
ed on Friday last, from the third story WIN
dow of the hospital in Hartford, ana was con
siderably injured The same evening, WIN
his feet damaged, and his arm in sling, lie
eluded the vigilance of his keepers, ana was
at last accounts at large.
One of the huge brick kins for burning
charcoal situated on the highway between
Stamford and Hartwelville, CT, fell in last
week while being burned, and all the water on
the hillside was brought into requisition to
save the half charred wood from speedy de-
struction by the flames.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The courts martial sometimes int1ict move
penalties. One recently convened at Carlisle
Barracks, sentenced three captured deserter'
to he logged, branded, and drummed out o.
the service They we're tied up TO gun car
riages, received thirty lashes each, and were
then escorted out of the garrison, in presence
of the entire command, to the tune OF the
'Rogue's March"
Several coin in good state of preservation
were picked up on Collins beach, Cape Ann
last week. They bear the date of l763 ant
1865, and it is supposed they were on board o
a vessel wrecked in the vicinity many year
ago.
A door lock has been invented which ring
bell and lights taper the instant any per
son attempts to pick it. 1t is considered I
good safeguard against burglars. The mex
step will be to improve it, so that it will shoe
the burglar and give a signal to the police.
The sultan is in a very critical state o
health He is but 81 years of age, but ha
utterly ruined his constitution by sensuality
His physicians have sent to Paris to get advic
in his case. 1.-The sick man" cannot last long
On the return of several miners to Pike
| Peak from the San Juan country, where the.
had spent the winner prospecting for gold, III
Carson acting as their guide, the noted explol
ei met with serious accident from the fall G
his horse. lie was compelled to return
| Taos.