Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-21

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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Gov. Berry's majority in New Hampshire,
with three towns TO be heard from, is 1913.
Manchester has three steamers, a hook and
ladder company, and a hose company. The
cost OF running them is about $4,000 year.
Under the old system with seven hand engines
the amount per wear went as high as $4,000
per year.
VERMONT.
George Campbell OF Westminster has pur.
chased in Addison county twenty-five Spanish
merinO ewes, Tor six OF which he paid Sl4JO,
and for the other sixteen SlG25,
RHODE ISLAND.
Charles Holland, brakeman on the Boston
and Providence Railroad, was instantly killed
on the 18th inst, by coming in contact with Il
bridge between Pawtucket station and Central
Falls. He was knocked off the cans, and the
wheels passed over him lengtnwise, mangling
his left side in a shocking manner.
The work of mounting the barbstle guns at
fort Adams, Newport, is nearly completed.
This FORT when on "A war footing, mounts
ABOUT four hundred guns, with Il garrison of
20OO men,
CONNECTICUT.
Two gentlemen Oh Norwich recently caught
IN that vicinity nineteen splendid trout, tie
first ul the season. Sin Of them weighed
pound apiece,
a halu Ill Norwich, owned by Mrs. Colt,
was destroyed by fire on the 1911 inst.
a. l.. hengar OF New London has been
promoted 10 IL captalncy in the revenue service.
lie has been ordered 10 Port Royal, TO take
command OF Il steamer there
a fine propeller OF about 400 tons has been
launched Iro.a the yard OF the Messrs Mallory
in My sIlc.
A Mr. Brown has been arrested in New
Haven, ior soliciting money t0r the widow of
the late Lieut.. StIiimau, without her hnowl
edge.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Illinois Central railroad is going into
the corn trade on IL magnificent scale. The
amount Owing to the corporation for lands
sold TO settlers is about $1,000, 900, and in
pay ment upon these notes 1t is taking com at
eighteen cents per bushel-nearly twice the
ruling cash price. AT new station called
Burnside, eleven miles south OF Chicago, it
has established an enormous depot SIX corn
cribs, each a mile Ia leihsth, are already
bulit, and the lumber has been purchased for
five more. Upwards Of 700 900 bushels are
already stored there, and it is expected that
the whole amount, from last years crop, pur.
chased by the company VIII reach 800, 900
bushels Ii corn is king, the Illinois Central
is prime minister.
woman living in jackson county, Iowa,
has lost, within eighteen months, two hus.
bands. The first was Il common farm hand
able to earn ten dollars per month - the latter
a miilwrlght, who earned two dollars IA uay
but was killed the second week after he got a
steady job Tor Il year. She said 10 IL consollng
friend, the other day, at seemed so bard to
lose him, just alter he'd GOT GOOD JOB,
Too!'
a Mr.. and Mrs Shaw have been arrested
in Buffalo, N. Y, charged with circulating
counterfeit bills OF the SouthOrdge Bank in
this state.
The thirteenth regiment, Col. Leonard, By
new order, Is now part Of Gen. Aberurom.
bic brigade, which consists OF the twelfth
and thirteenth Massachusetts, twelfth and six.
teenth Indiana, and ninth New York reui.
ments.
The rebels seem to have paid great atten.
ton to the spy system, aud have doubtless
gained thereby much information. Lieutenant
Richter, Of the Massachusetts twenty.Htth,
recognized in Lieut.. Seldeu, who was killed
inside the breastwurks at Roanoke Island, Il
man from whom he purchased silver watch
i'll Anuap lis.
Lieut.. john w. T;aftOn, of Co. L, twenty
fifth Massachusetts regiment, wounded at the
battle of Newbein, is son OF Rev. MAJ
Tratton, formerly member of congress trom
western Massachusetts.