Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-28
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BoSIoN AND VICINITY.
John Merchant has been arrested for steal
ing, at various times, from the coffee factory
of Stickney & Poor in Charlestown, coffee
to the value of $500.
ESSEN COUNTY.
n young man named Irving Foster
was arrested at South Danvers on Thurs
DAY afternoon last, for stealing horse
| from pasture near Hamilton. 1t appears
that he hired team in DanverS, took the
Stoien horse to Brighton, where he was sold
anu then returned home with the hired team
lie was then arrested for the theft, and while
under arrest confessed to having broken into
the premises of Mr.. Mouton Whose stable
was burned a few weeks since), with view
OF stealing a harness, and while there ionitcd
matches and accidentally fired the building.
roster has resided at South Danvers for the
last few years, and was clerk at the hotel of
MI SimondS. He has been committed to
Salem Jail.
At South Groveland, Z. NJ. J. Hale, who
owns the wooden mill, is putting nm another
factory-l60 feet long by so wideLthat will
run eight sets Of machinery, and more than
double his business there.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Gazette says that General
Couch Is at home, on a brief furlough from
his command. His health has failed. and rem
dered temporary absence necessary to his
recovery.
The Rev James Mulchakey, late rector of
church in Troy, N. Y. has been invited TO
become the rector of Grace Church in New
Bedford.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Professor Hitchcock of Amherst COLLEGE
which Is the only college in the country where
gymnastic exercises are conducted as part of
the regular college duties, reports that after
two years trial the gymnasium works with
complete success. The health of the stu
dents has been greatly improved.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
In Palmer and Monson two Young men
who have fitted themselves for the ministry,
have enlisted as priyates.
AT war meeting in Wales few evenings
since, a woman of Spartan hcroism led her
husband up to the desk to Sign the roll, stat.
ing that she gave him to the defence of her
country.
MAINE.
The Pennington Chronicle estimates the
capital invested in grapes in the county of
Franklin to be not less than three thousand
dollars.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Five 800 counterfeit bills on the Merrimac
County Bank, located at Concord. were ex
changed for $500 in good money at the Merri-
mac River Bank, in Manchester, one day last
week. The rogue escaped.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Journal says that in Paw
tucket, cloth manufacture has almost entirely
ceased. The cotton, yarn and thread manu-
factories, with the skirt manufactures seem
to be unusually active.
Thomas Douglas of North. Kingston. was
tDnp1 dead in his haJ
ing. He was in his usual health on Tuesday
and worked on his farm. His age was ~
years.
Rev }. 6. Richardson of Valley Falls, has
resigned his pastoral charge of the Baptist
Church in that village, a position which he
has occupied for several years past.
CONNECTICUT.
hooper johnson, Il painter residing in
Hartford, attempted to commit suicide, by
putting the blade of butcher knife under his
left ear and drawing it Theoretically across his
throat towards the right. He failed to cut
deep enough.
An unnatural mother in New Haven, a Mrs.
Hart, went of and got beastly drunk, leaving
her poor children all day alone-two little
glrls-one OF them two and half, and the
other only tro months old. Their cries at
last brought the people in to see what was the
AAAs''NNA' liz ihliut was nearly UIelcSS, nut
care and nourishment revived it. The town
agent took them in charge, deeming the moth.
er an unfit person to have the care of them.
John Smith Of New London has been bound
over for trial before the superior court, for
biting off w. S. Mills lip.
a young man who had been detected in va,
rlous petty thefts at one or two of the Winstetl
hotels, has compromised matters by ensting.
The american Mills Co." Rockville, offer
to continue the whole pay Of all men in their
employ who volunteer, and to give them their
| places when they return.
Elias Howe, of Bridgeport, inventor of the
! sewing machine, and one of the wealthiest
men in Connecticut, after giving $1,000 to the
enlistment fund, has enlisted himself uncon-
ditlonally, and announced that he will not
| procure substitute
| PERSONAL.
| The ''old man from Kentucky of the name
of Wickliffe," president Tyler's postmaster
| general, has four sons in the rebel service.
| Col. Wickiffe, one of the sons, commands
the NTH Kentucky regiment in the confeder-
ate army; another son, Ben. Wickliffe, ex-
| governor of Louisiana, with his two nephews.
also joined the rebel standard Another one.
Col. Charles Wicklitfe, was killed at Shiloh
and still another, Capt. Nat. Wicklife, who
was aid to Gen. A. Sidney Johnston, is still
in the service.
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