Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-18

steamer Pacific, the weight of which in rough
is $4,000 pounds, and when finished its weight
will be about AZ 900 pounds.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
John e. Parry, Of Lakeville, four miles east
of Myricks station, recently heard an unusual
noise which sounded like the rafting OF a
carriage over the pavement, and ended in a
heavy report. His daughter, looking out of
the window at the time, saw the earth undu-
late like waves of the sea, and, as it fell, fire
issued from several crevices. The people in
the vicinity have been much disturbed by the
occurrence.
A gentleman of Fairhaven has discovered
in an excavation on the island, near Mattapoi
sett. the old flint lock of gun, together with
the skeletons of six Indians. some copper
spoons, glass jars, pipes, &c.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The enlistments of Berkshire men in Mas
sachusetts regiments have numbered GA, and
Il officers have also been commissioned.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Methodist society at Chicopee have
contracted with a builder in that place to re-
construct their church, which was so badly
damaged by the crushing in OF the roof by
snow, some time since. The work is to lie
completed by midsummer
MAINE.
Mr. Shiings and wife, of Gorham, started
last week TO visit some friends III the neigh.
boring town, taking their infant child with
them. On the road they called at a house,
and the child being asleep, was placed on a
bed When they went for the child it was
dead, having been sufocated by the large
amount OF clothing put upon it.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Calvin Gutter, of Dorchester, has been
ordained pastor of the Congregational church
in New Ipswich.
RHODE ISLAND.
Counterfeit So bills on the Bank of America
are in circulation.
Captain Joseph Spencer of Warwick has
been appointed surveyor of the port Of East
Greenwich, vice Walter Spencer
The records of Newport Tor the year 1861,
show IA total OF 50 marriages. 292 births, and
ia deaths.
CONNECTICUT.
The Thames river is clear Of ice flom Nor.
witch to the Sound.
John Brinnen had three fingers taken ffby
a Matchmaking machine, in New London, on
Friday.
Chas. Buckminster of Ellington was acci.
dentally shot in the head, Friday, while hunt
ing muskrats with several young men, and
died Saturday.
Doctors Turner and Lyon Of Hartford, have
been arrested for producing abortion.
WAR ITEMS.
1t has been repeatedly stated that the Mer.
rimac is superior in speed TO the Monitor, but
correspondent Of the Baltimore American,
who has been on the Monitor since the battle,
says this is an entire mistake. The speed OF
the Merrlmac is not over five knots an hour,
whilst that OF the Monitor is about seven On
putting the question to one OF the gunners as
to the ability OF the Merrimac 10 run away
from the Monitor, he replied we would like to
see her attempt it. "She would then be at
our mercy, and by following close in her wake
we could soon cripple, ii not destroy her rud-
der and propeller"
The rebels have LOST seventeen of their gem
erals by wounds, resignation and suicide, dur
ing the war. The Union army has lost but
two-one was killed in saddle, the other died
oil sickness produced by wounds.
The navy department have rewarded John
Davis, the brave sailor, by appointing him
gunner an office which carries with it salary
OF $1,000 Il year, and is Il life appointment
William Brown, of the Mackere Brigade,
N Y. V. M, writes from Manassas: 1--WE
have met the enemy, and they are hours
ahead OF us"
When Secretary Stanton was told that
Lieut.. Wordem might lose the sight OF one of
his eyes, he standardization we will fill the
other with diamonds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
E. L. Amadun, formerly harness maker
in Springfield, was accidentally drowned while
crossing bayou near Caledonia, ILL.,. on the
25th ult. He was a volunteer in the federal
army, and on his way to his home at Metropo-
lis, ILL., His s0rrow-stricken wife gave birth
to son two days afterwards.
Lord Lyons private theatricals are said to
have delighted huudred or two of the elite
of Washington city. Ladies and gentlemen
connected with the legations, and two or three
resident ladies of the city, performed 1.-THE
Serious Family" BOX and Cox" and "Bom-
basies EuriOso, and it is said the last named
character was represented to perfection by
Mr. Russell, the correspondent of the London
Times.
During the recent foods in California, Her
cules, the largest OF the famous grove OF mann
moth trees, tell TO the earth The tree had
leaning to wards the southwest OF about ten
degrees, and the rains and SHOWS loosened and
sottened the earth about the roots, so that they
gave way to the immense weight and leverage
pressing them upward.
The new congressional apportionment places
Messrs. Thoua as and Train in the same dis
trict. The names of Judge Thomas and Gov.
Andrew have been mentioned in connection
with the United States senatorial election of
next winter. Gov. Andrew will not allow his
name to be used against Mr.. Sumner.
lelegraphlc dispatches ana correspondence
are to be produced, showing that the navy
department was wide awake on tie subject Of
the Merrimac. On January 30lh word was
sent from the department TO hurry up the
Monitor for sea, as the Merrimac was nearly
ready at Norfolk, aud the Monitor was to be
sent there.
A brutal murder has been perpetrated in
Cattaraugus county, N. Y. The victim was
an old man named John Durham, aud the
murderess, Nancy Conway, his own daughter.
The daughter has been committed for trial on
u charge of wiiui murder.