Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-29
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


"ASNarty has Deen arrested charged Win TIE
robbery
John X. Paine of Portland, Me-, has receiv.
ed the appointment of music teacher at Har-
ward University, with salary OF $1,000 per
year Mr.. p. has also an engagement as or.
ganist in one OF The leading churches in Bos-
ton.
The screw second class sloop of war Canaan
daigua, 1000 tons, was launched at the Charles
town navy yard Friday morning.
The stock OF Messrs Nourse & Co., in
Boston, consisting OF agricultural tools, seeds,
&c, has been sod for sixty per cent Oh the
dollar cost.
John Adams has been fined $40 and costs,
for embezzliug small sums OF money from his
employer, Joseph Baker of the East Boston
Express.
There are about sixty field officers of the
rebel army in Fort Warren, besides the late
commanders of Forts Henry and Donelson.
Capt Victor Constant, widely known TO the
mercantile community OF Boston, died sudden
ly OF heart disease at his residence in Chelsea,
Thursday.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the Lowell pulIce court Charles Woods
charged with being concerned in lottery
scheme, has been held for trial in the sum Of
$1,000.
In Brighton a man named James Frothing-
ham had one OF his legs badly broken by the
kick O1 a horse
ESSEX COUNTY.
-Four Newburyport persons were ON board
the Gloucester vessels lost on Georges -
ID. CONWAY, who leaves a wife and five emil.
dren Robert Hamilton, who leaves wife
aud four children Michael Welch, vino leaves
a wife and four children, and young lad,
name unknown.
In NewDnIypori the rowdieJ have been
quite mischevous. One night a grocer's sign
was put on carver's shop; big wooden boot
was hung over the door OF a fashionable resi-.
dence, and barrel was hosted 10 the top OF a
flagstaff
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The schooner Joseph Crandall of Fall River
has arrived at New York, from Cadlz, Spain,
with the crew of one OF the American vessels
burnt by the Sumter on board.
The city council OF New Bedford have ap.
propriated for current expenses the sum of
$3.50 900. Last year the amount appropriated
WAS Sl90,000.
Michael Brannan, Waterman in New Bed
ford, was found lying in the street, and died
shortly alter being carried home, from disease
OF the heart.
VIM. Jenney, 80 years old, son of francis
Jenney, died very suddenly OF heart disease,
i'll New Bedford, Thursday evening.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Marshall P Wilder mas been reelected pres
ident OF the Norfolk Agricultural Society.
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer states that the
school committee of that town advertised last
week for teacher for the high school, with a
salary OF nine hundred dollars. The result
has been that more than one hundred letters
have been received rom teachers all over the
New England states, and personal visit OF
some half dozen teachers from the continent
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
We understand that Samuel Bowles ESQ
editor of the Springfield Republican, is soon
to make voyage to Europe for the benefit of
his health.
=, DR.. d. P. Smith of Spring field, late surgeon
OF the Massachusetts eighteenth regiment, has
been appointed medical director of Major
General Thumas's division, in consideration
OF The eminent surgical services rendered by
him ai!er the battle at Mil Springs, Ky
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The iron plates ri tie gallant little Monitor
which 50 well resisted the rebel properties OF
the Merrimac, were manufactured at Troy,
N. T., OF charcoal blast iron produced by Brrk
ley & Co., at the North Adams furnace. The
same description of iron has been applied to
the manutact ire of steel rified cannon.
Two children OF Henry Tins of Lenox,
while playing OH a pond, on the 24th, broke
through the ice. One, a little boy of four
years, was drowned. The other, girl of
eight years, hung by the edges OF the ice till
rescued.
By careful measurement, the depth of snow
that has fallen in the northern part of Berk.
shhe county, the past winter, amounts to 81
feet
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Stephen A Sawyer, representative elect
from Sharon, to The legislature, is only 81
years OF age, but sage Tor his years, as the Pc
terbOro Transcript says.
VERMONT.
About 100 cases CT measles have occurred
at Sherburne, causing the suspension of two
schools and prOstraliug several heads OF fami
lies with the disease The snow in Snerburne
is only five feet deep.
RHODE ISLAND.
Thomas Mooney, an freshman aged 50 years
died suddenly il Providence, irom in;emper-
ance.
The jewelry store of W. w. Dexter, in
Pawtucket, was damaged by fire Thursday
evening. The stock was considerably injured
by water.
John Hurst and Emmanuel Potts have been
arrested for stealing ON several occasions from
the store Of George Johnson in Slatersvile.
Daniel Webster, warden of the state prison
at Wethers ield, was stabbed in the heart and
abdomen on Thursday night by refractory
prisoner named Gerald roDie. Webster died
Friday uOon. He leaves family.
Robert Foot Ol Dtnbury. Il young man 20
years OF age, died very suddenly on the 9Th
inst. While the family were seated and lis
tening 10 the reading OF paper by the moth.
er, the son arose from his chair, made step
or two, and fell to The floor. He lived but a
few minutes af!er being removed TO a bed
Michael Ahern has been arrested, charged
with stealing cloths from the store OF f. M.
Hale IN Norwich.
Maj. Henry S. Vessels, of the sixth U S.
infantry, who is SAID 10 be nominated for a
brigadier general, is a graduate OF West Point
and native of Litchfield
The New London Star learns that consid-
cradle portion OF the l4,h regiment, IT, S. A..
will soon be sent to fort Trumbull amounting
10 several hundred soldiers, and among then,
about one hundred invads
A daughter OF Sylvester Smith of New Ha-
ven has been seriously injured by tho kick of
horse.
The New Haven Register says, every
known and avOwed diSuninnist in Connecticut
will vote for Buckingham for governor. The
Norwich Bulletin replies TO the statement
thus Take care, or you'll be making u
split in the party! The secesh this way all
go for LUomis,"
WAR ITEMS.
The Messrs Sawyer OF Fitchburg are ex-
permenting with a most destructive proiectile
at Fortress Monroe. The shell is flied with
substance which, " hen gnited by the burst
ing OF the shell, is like liquid fire and exceed
ingy destructive.
The rebel army at New Madrid were in.