Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-12
General News SUNNI
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The liberality of the city government in
voting S350,000 bounties for recruits has had
some effect in increasing enlistments. There
does not appear to be very bright prospect
that the quotas of the city will be filled with
out draft.
Judge Russell, the commissioner in charge
of drafting for Suffolk county, held a session
Wednesday in the rooms of the superior court.
The applications for exemptions were not
numerous-less than two hundred.
Ten thousand dollars of the new postal
currency was received and distributed, on
Thursday There was a great rush for the
hive dollar parcels, which were speedily dis
posed of.
Rev. Mr.. Manning of the Old South Church,
Boston, is expected to go out as chaplain to
the 43d CTiger) regiment.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The upper stories Of Nix wooden tenements
in Charlestown, were destroyed Wednesday
morning, burning out twelve families and de-
strOying most OF their personal effects. The
premises were owned by Hon. r. 7. Sawyer
loss $2,500.
Brig. Gen. II. A. Pierce of New Bedford,
has been appointed to the command at Camp
Meigs which embraces the 42d regiment, 667
men; the 43d regiment $50 men; the fifth
regiment, 96l Llen; the 45th regiment, Gin
dependent cadets and the 18th battery.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The stockholders of the Boston and Maine
railroad held a stormy annual meeting at Ha-
verhill, Wednesday, Coggswell, the for
mer president, having resigned on account of
differences with a portion of the board. Isra-
ell NJ. Spelman Of Cambridge, heads the new
board of directors.
Tobias Beck of Charlestown, was married
of ,rJ
to Sarah Kilgore of Hampden, Maine The
friends OF bride and bridegroom, military and
others, formed a square, within which the GER
emony took place, the exhilerated reporter
says, ''under the bright shining moon"
The fifth regiment mine months) have gone
into camp at Wenham The Marlboro COM
pany, including the Berlin and Bolton quotas,
| Capt. &. b. Newton, were escorted thither by
| the fire department, the Marlboro Zouaves,
| the Ashland band and citizens-making a very
imposing display.
John L. Juniter, a coored man about forty
| years of age, was killed at the eastern rail
road station in Salem on Tuesday morning.
| He fell while attempting to get upon a train
of cars in motion, and was run over by the
| wheels.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
An old horse belong to Barnabas Blossom,
Esq, died within a few days, at the advanced
age of AZ years, Mr.. Blossom had owned
him for the last thirty years. His long
life is due to a temperate diet and kind treat
ment. Jehus who wear out horse in three
or four years, should make note of this fact.
Fall Rtrer NeicS.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The extensive bone fertilizer mandatory
of VIM. l.. Bradley in RoXbury, was destroy
ed by fire Wednesday night, with the adjoin-
ing buildings. The property was valued at
$4,000 on which the proprietor had insurance
to the amonnt of $4,000 in New York and
Boston Offices.
| NANTUCKET.
The schooner Rainbow arrived at Nantuck-
ct on the 9th inst, with a thirty barrel hump-
back whale. Had been absent about four
days. The Inquirer says, ''Nantucket has in
1t all the clements Of success, if she only will
be willing to begin again, and begin small"
In Nantucket on the 9th inst, a barn with
lew tons Of hay belonging to George Greasy,
ana also barn with the contents, belong to
George CONN nearly joining each other, were
consumed by fire. Probably the work of A
pipe.
The Nantucket straw works were nut in
operation again, last Monday, and will prob
ably employ seventy-fve hands.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
! Old Deerfield held her war meeting ON
Wednesday evening. One young man offer
ed to volunteer if the young ladies would kiss
him, upon which two ladies bestowed the
favor craved upon him, but his pluck was not
equal to the emergency, and he backed out
amid the misses of the audience.
VERMONT.
In the county Of Windham there is a neigh
borhoOd containing fourteen families, in II
distance of about eighty rods, which is called
''Houghtonyille." 1t has but torty.seven in
habtants, twelve Of whom are over IS, and
six others are over GO, or in their Goth year