Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-13
GENERAL NNws SUMMARY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Last Saturday evening, the chapel of the
Second Church in Bedford street, of which
Rev Chandler Robbins is pastor, caught fire
from the furnace and was damaged to the OK
tent of $1,000
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Mercury gives the follow.
ing account of the brig A. b. Cook, seized at
Holmes Hole 1.-The brig sailed from Eliza
bethport, n. j., some time since, with a cargo
OF coal for ST. Thomas at which port the coal
was put on board the prvateer Sumter, which
had come into that harbor for the purpose of
cOaling. The officers are informed that on the
voyage to s.. Thomas the captain told the
seamen that the coal OH board was for the
Sumter. Tie 'brig is owned by parties in
New York, Salem and Cherry field, Me. She
has on board cargo of salt taken at Ragged
Island, and consi ,ned to parties in Bridgeport,
Conn. The information in regard to the
above facts was communicated by Capt. Sands,
of the U. S. cutter Varina, now at Holmes
Hole, to collector Griunell OF this port, by
whom the libel was sued out"
The New Bedford Standard says 1.-THE
contract to suppl, the light house department
with 10000 gallons winter strained sperm oil
was taken by parties in this city at an average
price of 81 ,65 per gallon. Three other bids
were made, viz: S1,S7R, 81, 80, and S2,25 per
gallon"
Geo. Walker, Esq, informs the Taunton
Gazette that he saw white quail, few days
since, in flock in the westerly part Of Taun-
ton others verify the fact of the existence
here OF so rare bird
The city council of New Bedford voted the
sum OF fifteen dollars to each man in the com.
pany raised in that city tor the twenty eighth
regiment Mayor Taber accompanied Col.
Monteith to New York, Tor the purpose of pay
ing the men.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A little girl of four or five years, daughter
OF Mr.. Nahum Harden of East Brdgewa.er,
on the afternoon OF the 2lst ult, was playing
with other children in field near her fathers
house where bushes were being burned, and
either by being pushed by her companions, or
by venluriug too near the blaze, her clothes
took fire, and she was so badly burned that she
lived but few hours
Mr.. Charles Aston Bristed says, in Wilkes S
Spirit OF the Times, that in 1852, in Paris, he
bet another American gentleman $1,000 that
Louis Napoleon would not be living on the
ninth anniversary OF the coup d. etat. The
party betting in the affirmative insured Napo.
Icons life in an American company for the
amount by paying p per cent premium. On
Dec. 2, last, the insurer won his bet.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
A brilliant meteor pissed over Nantucket
town on Sunday evening between daylight
and dark. 1t had the appearance of Il comet.
The head was large bali OF fire with lumin-
Gus tail that seemed disconnected Cor Il short
distance with the head It's course was from
north west 10 southeast It's attitude about
tortyfiYe degrees when south OF the town.
The velocity was so slow that some seconds
elapsed while it was visible to the observer
Nantucket Inquirer, Sh.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Tuesday last week, young couple, one be.
longing at Northampton and the other al Am
herst, called at Rev. Mr.. TuXbury's in Had
ley, to be married The ceremony having
been performed, the bridegroom sent his bride
into the entry, and gave the clergyman TWEEN.
ty five cents, remarkiug that it had cost him
more than he ca culated to get there, and that
he would come around sometime and pay the
balance. The happy pair then departed re.
jOicng, and when last seen were trud ging over
Hadey Meadows on foot.
In Hadlpy, Tuesday last week, valuable
horse OF John Aveilll, frightened by collision
with another team became unmanageable,
and having rid himself OF the sleigh, run up
into the town and jumped over a sleigh stand
ing in front OF Charles Gaylord's house, STUN
bled, and struck his head against the great
gate post, killing him instantly.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Palmer Journal states that Miss Rich,
who was shot by Cheever, last week, in Ware
Center, is apparently recovering. Cheever,
who Is in jail, is acting very strangely, appear.
ing insane, which may be true, although as
remarked last week, he was not 50 before the
commission of the deed SO far as his acuuaint,
ances ever discovered
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Michael McGloughn was killed in Tanner
& Perkins paper mill al Lee, on the 9th inst,
by his overcoat being caught on a revolving
shaft, which wound up his clothing So rapidly
as to dash him to the floor aud break his neck.
lie was twenty-five years OF age, and leaves a
wife.
The gas at Great Darlington does not flow
readily Kicking the meter has sometimes
started 1t, but that expedient failing OF late, the
Courier queries whether kicking some of tho
operators up at the gas house would not be the
proper remedy.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The dry goods store OF II. j. Odell Lake
Village, was destroyed by fire last week
l. Sarah Il. Watson of Manchester, young
lady Of only 16 years of age, drowned herself
in the Amoskeag canal, at that place, last
Thursday. The immediate cause was grief 1t
the news of the death Of corporal John Smith
OF Co. L, fourth New HAMPSHIRE regiment.
The Manchester Mirror publishes letter
written by Miss Watson to friend, in which
she details her reasons for the act with which
she was about to close her life.
VERMONT.
The store Of Ransom & Keyes, at East