Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-03

pended in Connecticut, owing principally 10
The unpopularity of the law regarding IT, and
also because the volunteer companies are
found to be sufficient
An Irish woman named Mary Donahue
took The cars on the New Haven, Hartford,
and Springfield road at Windsor Locks, Fri
day morning, having S210 in her possession.
She was robbed OF the whole before she left
the train in New Haven.
The wooden factory in Canaan, owned by
Messrs Daiy, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day evening last, about o'clock. No insur'
ance'
The editor Of the Killingly Transcript an.
nounces that probably the handsomest hearse
in Connecuticut" has been added 10 the nnhlic
institutions of the village, and adds: we are
pleased that MIR. Brown finds the demand for
such carriage in this vicinity, for it is an in
dication of a cultivated and refined sentiment
in the community"
Horace Weaver of Winsted writes home
from camp at Washington, that he has just
carried the log Tor three hours as the penal
ty for shooting a hog while ON sentinel duty.
He had orders to let 'nothing pass, and after
sharp tussle with the pOrker he had to give
in or shoot.
The oldest person in Hartford is Catherine
Birmingham, who was born in Ireland in 1860
and is now l02 years old. She has five child,
REORGANIZATION. She sews without spec
tacles, walks 10 church, and enjoys life as
much as ever.
WAR ITEMS.
A dispatch has been sent by the secretary of
war, to Leavenworth, directing major gen
eral Hunter to take command of the expedi-
ton about to move from that post southwark.
A prisoner of war named Taylor, OF Cincn-
nati, arrived by a flag of truce from Richmond.
u l. Il
l5OOO troops from Manassas, and that JEFF.
Davis is TO take command in person at Man.
assas, after his Inauguration on the 22nd of
February The greatest panic prevails at
Norfolk and Richmond, relative to Burnsides
expedition.
a deserter from the first North Carolina cav.
airy confirms the statements OF previous de
serters as to the condition of the rebel troops
and intrenchments about Manassas. The term
of enlistment of over $4,000 men, he alleges
expires at the end of January. Of this nun-
Der not one tenth will re-enlist, and il an at
tempt at coercion is made, he prophecies
desperate and bloody resistance.
Two suffers, VIM. De Casey and Andrew
Classy, who for some time past have been
furnishing supplies to Stockton's independent
Michigan regiment, in Porter's division, have
been brought up with round turn. Finding
the soldiers were obtaining supplies Of liquor
from some unknown source, Maj Davis made
an investigation into their establishment and
stock. Aside from large supply of whiskey
he found about 5000 in counterfeit hills,
which they had been industriously djsribut-
ing among the men. Their entire stock of
goods was confscated, which, with two horses
and four wagons, are estimated at $4,000 in
value. The men were brought to the city to
await the action of the proper authorities.
Most OF the counterfeit money! was on the
Marion City Bank, which is broken.
1t is stated that Col. De Trobriand of the
New York ity-titth French regiment, is to be
promoted to brigadier generalship, and that
the Count De Paris, now on McCIean's staff
will command the ftty-ffth.
The New York Evening Post saws that
twelve regiments and corps of volunteers,
numbering in the aggregate more than Seven
thousand men, are now i'll camp in or near that
city, awaiting orders to proceed to the seat of
war
The "Kearsage," captain Pickering, will
leave Portsmouth Immediately with orders
to cruise for the Sumter. The Constellation
Is also fitting out Seven other vessels are
now on the lookout for her.
The Massachusetts 18th, Col. Monteith,
now at fort Columbus, New York harbor, will
sail for Port Royal early during the coming
week. They will doubtless rejoice at the pros
pect of speedy release from place to which
camp Cameron was paradise. Lieut. Ad-
dlson a. Hosmer is, by Gov. Andrews re-
quest transferred from the quartermastership
to that OF the Massachusetts 18th.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
The last steamer from England brings an
account Of dreadful coliery accident at
Shields Two hundred men and boys were
in the pit when the shaft was closed by the
huge beam of the pumping engine falling
down, carrying the wood work with it, and
killing five out of eight men who were coming
up IN cage. AT last accounts hopes were
entertained of the final rescue of many of the
men. The pitmen's wives had been watching
with intense agony at the mouth of the pit for
two days
The government of Prussia has granted
Carl Schurz, who is political exile from that
country, special permission to visit his native
land.
The Due de Penthievre's son died victim
to his irregularities and profuse squandering
OF his property upon Mile. Mire a woman
eminent Tor her musical talents. The Partisan
wits made the following ingenious epitaph
upon him, composed OF five musical notes
and which, it is said, were engraved upon his
tomb :-"Mi-re Ia mi la," (Mue Ia mis- a,-
Mlre put him there).
MISCELLANEOUS.
| There was a curious case on trial at the
OHIteu DtdteS district court IN Albany last
week A man and his wife living in the west
ern part Of the state had separated by mutual
consent. During this period the husband
| opened letter written to his wife. He was
arrested for this at her instigaton several
months since, and the trial took place last
week. The jury brought him in guilty. The
| Judge sentenced him to twenty-four hours i'm
! prsonment in the county jail, and fine Of
| $40
man at Chicago has, after much thought,
brought out an invention consisting OF TWO
padded cushions, one Of which is to be strap
ped ON to the back OF the young skaters head,
and the other to the back of his coat tails l.
Is supposed that the managers of skating parks
WIN at once order supply, for, when using
the cushions, person may fall ever so hard
without cracking the ice.
school girl was married lately, when one
one OF her schoolmates, little girl Of eleven
years, told her mother-"why don't you
think, Snsan is married, and she hasn't gone
through fractions yet"
Canadian paper says one of their officers
on hearing that the militia were to be called
out, sent his commission to his lieutenant col
onel, endorsed as follows :-"deer CurnOl, i
beg 10 reslne mi commissioner Being disc
pie OF Krist cannot take up the sord"
An exchange says, "'Truth' is crowded out
tins issue" This is almost as bad as the up
country editor, who said, "For the evil effects
OF intoxicating drink, see our inside"
John Cruver was executed in Newton, n.
D., last week, for killing Allen Skellinger. He
said in his confession the loss of his mother i'll
his early youth and the evil influence of bad
company had brought him TO his fate.