Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-15

ailel, certainly in that state. A woman Who
has lived in Concord for a number of years
;uade voluntary confession to some of her
friends, last week, wherein she stated that she
had been pilferng from the stores in that city
tor dozen years past. She had several
trunks packed iull ofall sorts of dry goods and
millinery. Silk dress patterns, thousands eff
skeins ofsilk, hundreds of pairs of kid gloves,
shawls, SHOES, ST., were found, being worth
originally, it is estimated, $1,000. 1t is thought
she is partially insane.
VERMONT.
Seventeen divorces were grained in one
county in Vermont, at the recent term Of the
supreme court. Thirteen Of the petitioners
were women.
RHODE ISLAND.
L he store of James Greene, in Pawtucket
was recently damaged by fire, and his stock,
which was fully insured, injured to the amount
of $500.
1t is said that the proposed national tax on
manufactures, if agreed to, will make Gov
Sprague,s firm in Rhode Island pay tax an
nuay OF S125,000
Henry Durtee of Providence has been ar
rested, charged with an assault with intent TO
kill, committed upon James Monroe
CoNNECTICUT.
The city of New London was greatly stirred
up Thursday evening by dispatch published
IN the Star, to the effect that the rebel army
had been 'disburSed" by proclamation from
JEFF Davis.
The New London Star states that Col. f.
Is. LOOMS of that city has sold his wooden
mills IN Montvie, to II. A. Keep, & Co., OF
New York.
James Shenan of Hartford fell dead in fit,
Thursday He had been subject to fits for
many years.
WAR ITEMS.
The Boston Post says "A correspondent
thinks the governor should recall the commits.
sion OF lieutenant in the Dist regiment, who
belongs to Worcester, for remaining at AMMAN
oils to keep boarding house instead of going
with his regiment 10 North Carolina" The
Post may be right as to the lieuteuant's brs-
ness in Annapolis, but is certainly wrong when
1t says he halls from Worcester
Pnrters mortar fleet has arrived safely in
southern waters the precise point it is not
proper to state. Experiments made at sea
with the heavy mortars proved entirely salts
factory, shells weighing over two hundred
pounds bursting in half minute at the dis
lance of two miles.
Capt: Fox, assistant secretary of the navy,
has had some additions made to the def.nces
OF the Monitor, since the fight Her pilot
house had perpendicular square sides, and the
conclusion OF a Merrimac hall on this house
near the lookout, is what jur Lieut. Wor-
den, and checked the fight. Her pilot house
has now angular fronts, from which ball will
glance as from her siOping sides. The naval
forces at tort Monroe are anxious to grapple
the Merrlmac again, vowing TO take or sink
her on sight.
1t is related CT Beauregard that when he
visited the immense rebel Notifications at Co
lum6us, recently, he remarked, you have a
wonderful number OF cannon but no classmates
here. You will have to evacuate"
1T is stated that the Cumberland sloop Of
war, Lieut.. Morris commander, which fought
the impenerable iron clad frigate Merrimac
With a desperate courage worthy of Paul
Jones, made three attempts 10 board her
antagonist while she was in collision with
her, but, IRON the peculiar shape OF the ar
mored vessel, this was found to be an itppos
sibity.
The duel between the Monitor and Merri-
mac is likely 10 be renewed. Intelligence has
reached the navy department that the latter
vessel Is coming out again, and may make use
OF her superior strength and speed to pay her
antagonist with iron chains and carry her off
as prize. We are OF the opinion that the
rebel battery will be glad to dissolve the CO.
partnership alter Il fair trial. 1t is pleasant 10
have near neighbors, but we should prefer
some other craft to the Monitor moored along.
side. The Monitor chained to the Merrimac
| What quiet, tender, subdued couple they
would be-
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our army found posted at Manassas a no
tice that the late rebel quarters would be
| lent TO the fedeTals Tor month or two
| Perhaps the scamps, at the expiration of that
| time, intend to come back and claim an occu.
| l.. IL, /