Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-27


THE New York Express, noticing the
transcripts fippant attack upon Gen. Butler,
says "the general, it is clear, will never be
forgiven tor not turning aboliionist. "-BoSton
Post.
How insatiably politicians of the class to
which the Express and Post belong turn to the
"negro question" to explain motives In this
case, however, they have bluudered. Since
the war began 10 man has spoken against
slavery with more emphasis and "radicalism'
than Gen. Butler lie delivered bref speech
in Worcester, on his way from Washington,
awhile since, which was as strongly tinctured
with "abolitionism' as anything that has been
heard here lately. The serious defects in the
temper and mental habits of this man can not
be concealed by any contrivancc that bunker
ism can manufacture out of tie "negro ques
ton" Gen. Butler does not lack talent but
he is not always as wise and consideraie as he
should be, and his faculty tor disturbing the
equanimity of those with whom he deal; is
remarkable The Boston Herald thinks it
was mistake to give him one of the mos
prominent military appointments. Who does
not feel and comprehend at once the difference
between him and such men as Gen. Burnside?
The Snow STORM IN IFS EFFECTS ON THE
RAILWAY TRAINs.-The unusual fall of snow
and sleet followed by deluge Of rain on Sat
urday, presented very serious obstruction to
the trains. On the Boston train, all went and
came on time, excepting the two early after
H.;
the express three quarters of an hour late
These delays were caused by two freight trains
which were blocked, for time, west of Mil.
bury.
The morning train from Springfield (Par
ker's); due at 9 A. NJ arrived at p. NJ, hav-
ing also been hindered by freight trains The
New York express, due at 20, came at $50,
and the Albany, due at 3. 10, arrived about 81
o'clock. The boat train from Norwich, due
at 80 A. NJ, came at 8l0P.M.
Yesterday SUNDAY J. the boat train came in
at A. M, and the New York express at u NJ,
the latter having left Springfield at 9 AM On
each side Of the rails are walls Of ice from one
to three feet high. OF course, all the usual
outlets for the escape OF the water are closed,
and, in consequence, ice is forming over the rails
Men were busy with picks and shoyes, on all
the roads here yesterday, and pIows were run
over nearly if not all of them. We hope these
precautions Will enable the trains to run to-day
on all our roads, with their usual regularity
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BLACKSTONE Whole number Of marriag,
in Blackstone in the year 1861. GA of these
Q o0
Is grooms and Is brides were born in the Uni.
ted States; grooms and brides were born
in England; 2 grooms and brides were born
in Germany and grooms and 2 brides were
born in Canada The number of deaths dur.
ing the year was SO males 81 females, Az
OF these, 70 were born in the United States
and Il in Ireland, and "a were under one year
old only four were over seventy. The mum.
Der OF births during the year was POI males
80; females, 10s. OF these l22 had Irish
fathers, and 1913 Irish mothers; 10 had Eng
lish fathers and mothers 50 had fathers and
So mothers who were born in the United
States.
MILFoRD-Second Lieut.. Wacott of Mil
ford company, in New York Mozart regiment,
has been promoted to a first lieutenancy, and
private Emmons Fletcher of the same company,
has received a commission as second lieuten-
ant
Charles w. Knowles of Milford. now in
the seventh regiment has been made sergeant
major
BERLIN.-Whole number OF marriages in
Berlin, in the year 1911 births, 81, (mules.
a. females, II y deaths, 49, of which four
were over seventy years Of age.
STRAY Fox.-The fox reported in our pa.
per Of Saturday as having walked lesurely
through the village Of South Lancaster, we
suspect, is the same cunning animal which
left good quarters at No. Walnut street,
about four weeks ago Like some other wan.
derers, we fear the further he went the worse
he flred. We do not hear Of any regard hav-
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