Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-24

to death near the Rutland depot, at Burlington.
She was supposed TO have been insane.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Middlebuly college has sent thirty men to the
war. She prints their names separate in her
catalogue. as a roll of honor"
In Manchester, on the 22d, Mrs. Margaret Con-
ner stole mutf from fur store She was ar
rested and confined IN room over the city mar
Shal's Office. She attempted to escape by the
window. Converting her shawl into a rope she
commenced letting herself down; but the rope
parted, and she fell to the pavement, distance
of twenty feet, and struck upon her head, sus-
tanning conclusion of the brain, which termin-
ated fatally in few hours.
CoNNECTICUT.
The Colt revolving firearms company in Hart
ford has declared dividend of thirty per cent.
on the capital stock, an operation which places
100000 to the credit of the stockholders.
The post office at New London was entered by
burglars, recently, and robbed of the New York
and Boston mails and the letters that happened
to be in the delivery boxes Tho plumber was
taken to the rear Of one of the churches, the
bags ripped open, and the contents taken out
No arrests have been made, though suspicion
rests on certain parties.
RHODE ISLAND.
The No. Mill of Edward Harris in Woon-
socket was damaged bSfire to the extent of sew
eral thousand dollars, on the 2lst. His estab-
shment of four large mills and other buildings
were threatened with utter destruction, but the
activity of the citizens prevented such result.
Personal
Mr.. CoifaX in his paper, the South Bend (Ind
Register, denies emphaically, that he is seeking,
or wishes, a place in the cabinet. He SAYS =
From the hour, last October, when the exciting
contest i'll the ninth district closed felt that no
office in the gift of the government, if rendered
would justly me in resigniug my seat and eX-
posing principles that then succeeded by a small
majority TO the perS of new election at a time
when it would be difficult to poll a full vote"
Mary Ann RytherS of Grand Rapids, Michi-
| gan, has applied for a decree of divorce from
her husband, because he is an officer and doing
service in the rebel army.
Squire Ben Eggleston gallant of SiXty-two
| years, has had to pay ST and costs. in Cincin-
natl police court for kissing Miss Lavnia Fen
| ton, a handsome GamSel, contrary to her wishes
| The squire, perhaps, would have kissed her sat
istactorily if she had explained her preferences
The New York Commercial Advertiser saws
| that the government has secured the services of
MIR. Donald Mckay, the noted shipbuilder.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New York Tribune publishes the returns
| from the last election in twenty states and foots
| them up as follows: majOriteS for the admins
tration, l27,43S; opposition, 66,037 Not much
of change in public opinion.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
! more Sun states positively that the emancipa-
| ton proclamation of the president will be put in
| force upon the first of January next.
The Canada papers give an account of the ex-
| ecution of man named Thomas Cook, in front
of the Jail at Woodstock, on the 10Th, and the
terrible scene that followed. The fall was a very
long one, the rope being nine feet four inches in
| length The fau being so great and the mans
body being in diseased condition, the vertebre
and muscles connecting the head with the Shout
| ders gave way, and the head rolled off, while the
body fell with heavy plunge into the interior
| of the scaffcld.
A Chicago firm has agreed to furnish certain
army contractors Seven hundred and fifty tons of
| hard bread, to be baked and delivered in the
month of December This is said to be the heav-
lest single contract of the kind ever made in the
| United States.