Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-06

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regiments left Boston, Wednesday afternoon,
-the4lst for temporary sojourn near Brook
Ign, N. Y, preparatory to going southwark,
and the other three taking steamers for New
bern, N. c.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Jnlia Stone committed suicide in Lowell on
the Sd, by drowning herself She was 28
years old, was a native of Norway, Me-, and
had resided in Lowell most of the time for
several years. She had been working on SOL
diers' clothing for some weeks, and several
times had intimated to her friends that she
should not work much longer. She seemed
depressed, and spoke discouragingly of her
prospects the coming winter.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A colored voter of this city, was asked by
gentlemen, yesterday, what ticket he voted.
He replied republican" ''Well,." asked the
gentlemen, chow much money will you ask
to vote the peoples tcket?" The colored
man hesitated a moment and replied, II have
not much principle now; if l sell that, shall
not have any left. "-Nelo Bedford Mercury.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mr. Benjamin +. Drake of Stoughton re-
Gently shot in one day twenty-five woodcock,
for which he received Sc 80. 1t was accom-
plished with one-tifth OF pound of powder
anu ScfGli-SlSulllS VI Il pOullu VI SUOl.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A young Irishman named Matthew LAWN,
employed as porter at Cooley's Hotel, in
Springfield, was killed on the 4th by falling
from ladder to the sidewalk, distance of
about II feet.
MAINE.
Arrangements are being made to carry pc
troleum from the oil springs of Canada West
in iron tank cars, on the Grand Trunk rail-
way, and down to Portland From this port
tits to be shipped during the coming winter to
Liverpool, where an immense tire-proof build
ing is being erected at one of the docks in
Liverpool, for the exclusive purpose of stor-
ing the petroleum as it arrives. The building
is to be furnished with iron tanks capable of
holding 20,500 gallons, and with room above
the tanks for storing 40, 900 in casks
There is considerable excitement in the re-
gion of Lubec on account of the discovery of
valuable metals and ores, especially of lead
and gold. Prof. Shepard of Connecticut, is
now prospecting for mines and minerals in
eastern Maine, and the adjacent provinces.
His opinion is that Washington county is ex-
ceediugly rich in minerals. He says they
have just struck lead mine more valuable
than any one known in the world far exceed
ing the Missourian mines which he has ex-
amined. He backs up his opinion by invest
ments, and shows his faith by his works. for
he has purchased five thousand acres of land
in the town Of Cutler, which embraces five
miles of seacoast.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The barns Of George Porter in Manchester
Center, were burned on the LIST inst, with so
tons of hay, nine head of cattle, one horse.
and five hogs. Loss $4,000, insurance $1,000,
Supposed incendiary
VERMONT.
Thomas Nelson Of Ryegate, lad about lG
years old, Abe Wilson, and two brothers by
the name of Webster, waylaid on the 25th ult.
near Wells River, Martin Chamberlain, well
known citizen of Ryegate, and beat him with
clubs till he was apparently lifeless. Mr. c.
drew knife in defence, severely wounding
Nelson.
The gas company at Woodstock have so
altered their works as to make gas from pc
troleum oil, and now furnish it to customers
at five mills per foot.
CONNECTICUT.
Jas. Douglas of Stony Greek was born in
Rhode Island, Aug. LIST, 1853, and is now in
his one hundred and tenth year. He is rath-
er below the medium size, and in such good
health and vigor thatwe see no reason why he
should not continue to live a few more centu-
AAS9' liz pcIolslS Ill working ike most old
people, and in summer time walks about two
miles every day to labor on farm.-NeO
HaUen Journal.
RHODE ISLAND.
| On the LIST, as we learn from the Newnort
News, fatal accident occurred on board the
Constitution at that place. Daniel Donovan.
one OF the sailors on board, went up to the
head royal mast to clear the pennant which
had got foul. In order to do this he went ont
on the royal stays, and after clearing the men.
nant he came back to the main royal mast
but failed in his effort to gain hold upon the
mast and fell to the deck, distance of one
hundred and eighty feet. lie gave two or
three frighdul screams and struck once or
twice before reaching the deck-once upon
the cross trees. When he landed, he struck
upon the ridge Of the third gun on the star.
board quarter deck and was smashed almost
to pieces. He was dead in an instant. De-
ceased was young man and unmarried
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Hon. Hugh w. Greene has become
proprietor Of the Massachusetts Ploughman,
the venerable VIM. Buckmnster retiring at
the age Of almost so years, more than q of
which he has been the editor Of the Plough
man.