Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND NIClNlI1.
Louis Peihel, a German, was arrested in
Boston, Saturday, for passing the counterfeit
threes on the Webster Bank OF that city
Some thirty or more of the counterfeits were
found upon his person. The rascal escaped
from confinement
ESSEX COUNTY
The estate of Lorenzo ID. Bragg, in Lynn,
was confiscated to the use of the government
one day last week. lie came to that city from
Texas, and returned soon after the beginning
of The troubles. He now holds commission
in the rebel army
Jos phi Kimball of Salem is supposed to
have been drowned on Wednesday last. He
went out fishing, and during the day a severe
wind rose, after which his dOry was found
capsized and drfted ashore.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette says that within the
past fortnight five persons have died in Free
town, whose aggregate ages amounted to 404
years. The record is us follows :-20th ult.,
Mrs, Phcbe Phillips, S2 81 inst, Mrs. Lucy
Barnaby, 81 3d. Mrs Abby Douglass, &c ;
9th, Mr.. Malbon Hathaway, So; llth, Mr. Al
den Hathaway, 81
The News says the valuation of property in
Fall River for the year 1861 is Sll, 26l ,0G5.
The rate of taxation is $500 on $1,000. There
has been slight increase in real estate, owing
mill, ard decrease in personal property,
owing to the decline in shares of some OF the
corporations.
The American Print Works and the nail
mill in Fall River started on Monday. The
Union Mill company proposed to their en-
poyees TO resume work at twenty per cent.
discount on their wages. The operatives de-
clined the proposition, and the mill will remain
idle for the present.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Dayton, our minister TO France, who,
with his family, resides the next door to the
Persian ambassador in Paris recently declined
the invitation o. the latter to attend the festival
in honor OF the shah's birthday, because it
came ON the sabbath
MISCELLANEOUS,
All persons connected in any way with the
quarterlnaster's department in Missouri have
been forbidden to purchase from, or deal with
any person or persons not known, or satisfac-
torily proven, to be loyal to the United States
The officers in New York seized on Friday
$1,000 in gold, for the benefit of the United
States. 1t was in charge of the American
Express Co., and had been drawn from New
York banks on drafts from banks in Georgia.
That gigantic plant, the Victoria Rega, or
Royal Lily, is producing succession of its
gorgeous blossoms in the aquarium OF the Kew
OarueHSj I1hgldIlu' L HS ledFes Vi Tue MY are
three feet in diameter.
A Methodist clergyman in the village of
Dardanele, Ark, who had preached a sermon
from the text "In the seventh year thou shalt
let him go free from thee" was hung at his
church door. He was originally from Zanes
vile, Ohio.
Two young rebels, named HELEN and Gait,
members of good families in Washington, dis
tnguished themselves on Pennsylvania avenue
on Friday-frst by hurrahing for jeff Davis,
and then by hammering a Iieutenant's head
with settee rung, woundng the officer badly.
HELEN was arrested
w. a. Donaldson, formerly of the Boston
Theatre company, is a captain in the Sickles'
brigade. He played an important part in the
"Sege of Lucknow" which has probably
inspirted him with military ardor Donald
son has a voice like Mars. to threaten and
command.