Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-02

Su U lSGN - lllCllCS Ill lCllStA.
The widow of the late Amos Sears Of San
distield, and a Mrs. Lamson of Essex, had Il
narrow escape recently, from death by poi, ON,
in consequence Of eating pickles which were
kept in an old paint keg.
Rev. Dir. Porter, Of the Baptist church at
Pittstield, has positively resigned his pasto-
rate, and will yacate September lst.
Milton Barnes Of North Beckett has cut the
largest amount of lumber in a given time,
with circular saw mill, yet announced. In
q consecutive days, with three men, he sawed
ll2,0G5 feet Of lumber, all on bills to order.
MAINE.
The post office at North Berwick was brok-
en- into about five weeks since, and robbed of
about 5000, including money taken from let
tiers obtained by cutting open mail bags. Sus-
picion was directed to Charles Allen, Andrew
j. Sargent, and Josiah Sargent, living in the
neighborhood, and they have confessed their
| guilt They have been held in $4,000 each
for trial. They are desperate men, and have
been engaged in robbing some time, carrying
their plumber to a cave leading from the cellar
of the house in which the Sargents lived.
The Maine republican convention will meet
in Portland on the 9TH inst, tonominate gov
ernor and other state officers. The call is
addressed to ''all supporters of the present
state and national administrations.
VERMONT.
Theodore Ash Of Weybridge, was drowned
in the Lamon Fair river, few days since,
when returning from bringing some ladies
over. 1t is supposed he was taken with a fit
which caused him to fall overheard.
The town of Windsor has sent to the war
II volunteers, Woodstock 60, Rochester 60,
Bethel 81, Pomtret 81, Andover IA, Weston
II, West Windsor, I.
An Indian AK of stone was plowed up last
week by j. w. Sanborn, at Lyndon from the
site of some former camp and fishing ground
of the red men. 1t is of wedge like form, 6
inches long by 2 12 wide, and weighs about
two pounds. The possessor uses it as paper
weight.
RHODE ISLAND.
Miss Almy c. Spencer of Greenwich was
recently found dead in her bed. She retired
at night not quite as well as usual, but appar-
emily not seriously indiSposed, and not rising
in the morning at her usual hour, some one
| of her friends opened her room and found
her corpse. Miss Spencer was 81 years of
| age.
few evenings since, while Asaph Carpen-
| ter Of Pawtucket was returning to his home,
his progress was suddenly arrested by a man
stepping directly in front of him, and at the
same time striking him very heavily mo-
ment after a comrade of the offender came
up, but Mr.. G., having regained his feet, sue
ceeded in reaching his home without further
injury. The motive of the assailants was
without doubt robbery.
CONNECTICUT.
John Gould has been arrested in Norwich
for stealing two sides of sole leather from the
store Of Chas. Farnham.
Margaret Shea, little girl in Hartford,
seven years of age, was knocked down by
horse, and his fore foot striking her on the
side of her head, smashed the skull in, and
caused death in about five minutes.
Ellen Wade, little girl in Hartford, was
run over by a locomotive, and her left leg
severed just below the knee. She cannot re-
cover
Mr.. George Shepard of New London
shrewd business man, and much esteemed,
died ina fit on the 2Sth ult.
Mr.. S. H. Hill, an aged citizen of Lyme, had
his carriage upset by the horse taking fright,
and his wife thrown out and severely injured.
A son of Kirby Stafford, aged fourteen, of
West Woodstock, was killed on the 2lst ult.,
by being thrown from Il horse, which took
fright while blowing, and ran to fence, upon
which he was thrown, fracturing his skull.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Siegel is described by the Pittsburg
Chronicle as of medium stature, and light, but
well knit frame. He wears thin moustache
and goatee, and his hair, which is rather long,
is cut square round. He exhibits not parti-
Gle of pretension, and has a very ordinary APP
pearance.
Mrs. Gen. Lee and Mrs. Gen. Beauregard
are now within our lines. If they will pardon
the apparent want of gallantry we propose to
exchange them for their husbands. Can the
chivalric husbands be so ungallant as to refuse
to accept our offer ?-Pror. Journal.
WAR ITEMS.
1t has been stated that some of the female
rebels at Winchester, Va, fired upon the re-
treating Union forces. A correspondent of
the Baltimore American says that one female
who fired upon a sick soldier but missed her
aim was shot by a soldier of the 46th Penn
sylvania regiment, who brought off her bon
net as a trophy.
1t is stated that the authorities at Washing
ton have ordered Gen. Mcclellan to extend
his picket lines until he meets those of Gen.
Mcdowell. This would make picket line
of 60 miles in length!
MISCELLANEOUS
The old Stuyvesant pear tree (I75 wears
| old,) corner of East 18th street and Sd avenue.
New York, is again in blossom, and appears
more profuse in its blossoms than for years
past. The old landmark shows strong symp-
toms of decay, yet will doubtless last many
years to come.
The Hoosac Tunnel Commissioners have
all accepted their appointments.
The Chicago Tribune says there probably
never was before time in the history of the
west, when there was such an immense amount
OF counterfeit money in circulation. Such is
the anxiety of eastern bankers to obtain a
circulation at the west that even hundred dol
| lar bills have become very common.
The Buffalo Courier says 1.-THE story of
the three men going over Niagara Falls on the
25th ult is nothing less than mercless hoax.
1t has been definitely ascertained that huge
log foated over the cataract on the dav on
which the terrible fatality is said to have oc-
CURED, which fact explains the sensation par
agraphs of the Rochester Union and Demo-
| GRAFT"
The Newbern Progress of late date SAYS
can objectionable error has been committed
in recent shipments of mails from this port,
north. Yesterday four bags containing from
| 5000 to 10000 letters, which had been sent
from here, came back without being opened.
There has been carelessness somewhere be-
| yond here, at New York, or on the route"
This will account for the non-receipt of let
tiers from the Burnside division, by many at
the north.
| The ARMIsTICE WITH THE REBEL GUER-
| MLAs.-We have already published the re-