Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Gov. Andrew has signed the death warrant
OF Geo Z. Jersey, who is to be executed in
the Dedham Jail yard on FRIDAY, August 8th.
The people Of Weymouth, Nova Scotia,
have forwarded to Boston five hundred pairs
OF socks to be sent TO the Maine troops at Shin
Island, Port Royal, and elsewhere-tifty pairs
to each regiment.
Twentysix rebel field and staff officersl
some OF them formerly belonging to Genera
Bnckner's staff arrived ut fort Warren, Thurs
day evening.
Hon. a II Rice has nominated Francis
Lowell Hills, OF Boston, as catlet at the West
Point Academy.
Well executed counterfeit 500 bills on the
Holland County Bank, Connecticut are in cir.
cula'ion. The Suffolk Bank has detected
about So0OO Of this counterfeit within the past
few days
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
a party OF sportsmen recent Y went on fox
hunting expedition TO Chelmsford and sue
ceeded in running the fox into hole, and then
commenced to dig for him. While digging
they came upon nest OF young foxes, one of
which was brought away. One of the party
having litter OF young kittens at his house
in Lowell, placed the young fox with them,
ana II takes It's nourlshment with them, and is
now doing well.
IL
that letters, received in that city the previous
day from Gen. Butler, make no mention of his
intention to come north.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Kew. Mr. Campbell Of Newburyport after
his parish had voted him the same salary as
last year, voluntarily relnquished 500 in con.
sideration of the hard times and the heavy
taxation to which they will be subjected to
carry on the war
BRISTOL COUNTY
In North Attleborough, on the 9th, a daugh-
ter OF VIM. Ryan, six years of age, fell into
the Falls pond, and before assistance could be
obtained, was drowned.
A circular from the secretary of the board
OF education, announces that teachers insti.
tute will be held at Attleborough, on the Dist
inst, and continue five days.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
The natural history society of Williams
College have just procured the skeleton of a
whale, 80 feet in length, which will soon be
set up in their rooms.
A little daughter, four years old, of A. L.
Bristol, was burnt to death at West Stock
bridge, on the 8lh inst, by her clothes taking
fire
VIM. j. Corson was intantly killed in the
saw mill of Abraham Tobey, at West Stock
bridge, on the 4th by the breaking of belt
WHlle he was arranging some machinery. He
was 90 years OF age, aud leaves a family of
children.
A lot Of boys were up before the police court
at Williamstown, on the 8th inst, for "horn-
ing" newly married couple, breaking win.
dows, &c. David Wilson was sent to the house
of correction for 80 days; Geo. Chambers and
Henry Chamberlain for 60 days each Edwin
lngraham was fined so cents and costs, and
Franklin Walden 81 and costs, and twenty or
thirty more are awaiting trial
Ezra Iug:abam OF North Adams, deaf
and aged man, was knocked down, run over,
and seriously bruised, causing insensibility for
several hours on the evening Of the ri, by
some reckless driving students from Williams
College, in carriage.
A snow drift has lately been cut through in
WiIliamstown, near the residence of Ashael
Foote, that was nine feet in depth for dis.
lance of forty rods.