Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-11
General News Summary.


\ New 1Orker, who visited Ayers foundry
at South Boston last week, reports that four
hundred men are still working day and night,
and turn out daily numbers of brass cannon
weighing four tons each, and iron guns that
will throw balls of four hundred pounds
weight, beside twelve hundred weight daily OF
conical shells, twelve hundred weight of NOR
tar shells, and large amount OF other war
material. Among these last are some new en-
| gines of destruction, whose effects tested by
| experiments are peculiarly terrific.
| Major Davidson, rebel officer who has
been confined for some time in fort Warren,
was released on the 9Th on his parole, to al
low him to proceed south, for the purpose of
etfecting the exchange Of his own person for
that of Major Wilder Dwight of the I'd Mas
sachusetts regiment.
The Boston Transcript of the 10th says =
''At an adjourned meeting Of the board of
trustees of Tufts college, held this day, Rev.
Charles II. Leonard OF Chelsea was elected a
member OF the board. Rev. Aonzo A. Miner
was elected president Of the institution. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Miner accepts the office
without salary, and that he will devote only a
portion of his time to the college. retaining
his connection as pastor of the second Uni
versalist society. He will enter upon his new
duties with the commencement Of the next
college year.
| ESSEN COUNTY.
4 number of the Grand Bank" fleet of
| Marblehead are now lying idle for lack OF
hands to man them. This is caused by the
brlSkness Of the shoe trade, and the large
number Of men, about 700 in number, the
town has supplied to the army and navy.
Five Beverly vessels are also kept Sat home
from like causes.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
a lady in Fail River, 50 saith the News, has
| been fined 81 and costs, in the police court
for freeing her mind rather too publicly in
that good city" OF course, she paid the fine.
a lady Of FAN River, a passenger on the
steamer Metropolis, while coming from New
| York with some sick and wounded prisoners,
called the steward Of the boat to her and said
Can these men have supper" mo marin,
| there has been no provision made Of that
kind by the government and we cannot pro-
vide these unless We provide all" Can you
| get them suppers II | will pay for it?" Yes"
VERY well, do So" The supper was accord
ingly got, with all the delicacies ON hand, for
which the sum OF Slj0 was paid
The Fall River News says milk white
robin is domicIcd with her mate in a wood
pile in North Rochester, where she is engaged
in raising Il brood OF young birds.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In Milton, ON the 9Th, a young man, TWEEN
sn;cla ,' oG Iii,t - itun' Goiii;,it t
chamber, being found dead there by his sis
ter, whose attention had been drawn by the
noise.
NANTUCKET.
Patience Cooper was tried last week at Nam
tucket on an indictment for manslaughter. for
vemh9r 1sGn So ,rol 81 - o' uay Vi No
inrv Excnntions ,rnr,, tol,a- 10 1i,s ~ llie
c0,nsel 0'Aei'0"h'
u,upsunr corxrv
Mrs. George n. Mcclellan. vito Of +bo. nv,
mander ot the army of the Potomno ~ I'm a,I
gagged rooms at the house Of Mr. Tbon'as g
Isaacs. Easthnmpton. for the con;n,r -
u,upnrv conway
Edward I. BRADLEY of West Snr;n,,f,, ola ,,.,
found drowned in a Lrook nnar H. rne;Jo " 90
on the 9th.
MAINE.
Two democratic state convention, ORC
called for the present vear-one at Rargor
on Thursday, June 18th. under the name n
..people's convention and the other at Port
land, August l4th, of the simon pure old lin,
democracy.
VERMONT.
The Vermont republican state COMMITTEE,
have called a convention for the nominatio,
of state officers, to meet at Montpelier. OF
Wednesday, July 9TH The call is addresse,
to ''all who are in favor of sustaining the con
stitution and the Union, and of supportin,
the national administration in the present crit
sis Of the country"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Col j. a. Gilmore has resigned his com
mission as colonel of the 9th New Hampshir,
regiment, now being raised.
The Manchester American says that tn,
wife of Mr. James Holmes, of the firm O
Walker & Holmes, at Piscataquog. in that CITY
took a quantity of corrosive sublimate, b,
mistake. Intending to swallow n little cam
phor, she took the bottle of poison instead q
the camphor. She died in a short time.
nuopr ISLAM
The neat uniforms and hrigbt buttons 90 a.
midshipmen of the naval school at New W u,