Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-18

Der OF valuable cattle owned by Samuel Clark
Vi 1iuule'own, the other day by sprinkling
arsenic on their fodder. The poison was de-
iecteu' out not the scamp who placed it there.
PERSONAL.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
"nhuiaws its unfavorable comments upon the
olnclal conduct OF the secretary OF the interior
as entirely unmelied on his part
Archbishop Hughes writes by the Asia that
ne expects to be back home by the middle of
May.
Col Corcoran sent home word to the prcsi-
ueht mat 1t he could best serve his country in
southern Jail he tcaS contented TO remain.
A Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Post says that Charles Carroll, grandson
OF the sinner Of the Declaration of Iudepend.
ence, and now in possession of the manor.
nails the proposition of the president and con.
gress for compensated emancipation with
giauneSs and JOY. He is the largest slavehold.
er IN Maryland, with one or two exceptions.
owning about three hundred slaves.
Commodore Hollins IS said to be among the
prisoners taken at Island No. 10. The New
York Times recommends that lie be made a
powder boy on board the Monitor
Gov. Morgan has nominated Col. Michael
Corcoran as one of The harbor masters for
New York. The Tribune says, he is under
St'Nu " bG Il pOOI Ildtl, anu ms appointment
Will afford something handsome to his family,
even should he be longer retained, or even
should he die in the rebels clutches for we
presume the other harbor masters will divide
his duty among themselves and their receipts
with his family.
Commodore Vanderbilt has made president
Lincoln present Of his steamer Vanderbilt.
now at Hampton Roads, and has offered to sell
his next best steamer to the government, iron
clad, at price TO be fixed by its own apprais.
ers.
WAR ITEMS.
According to late army order all officers
anu enlisted men OF volume ers who are n
parole not to serve against the rebels will be
considered ON leave OF absence until notified
OF their exchange or discharge They are re.
qulred immediately to report their address to
the governors Of their states, who will duly
be informed from the adjutant generals office
at Washington as to their exchange or dis
cl,a-Se
The Quebec Mercury admonishes the Ca
nadans to take lesson from the bull dog
spirit which is manifested by the Yankees in
the present struggle. 1t says the ridicule of
Bull Run, which would have crushed more
delicate race, seems to have had no effect but
to determine the northern people to Try again.
BY letter recently received from Lieut., w.
uss
Fairhaven, and one Of Gen. Grants staff, we
learn the reason of the temporary supersedure
OF the latter officer, a matter which created
not little feeling among the admirers of that
BLUM but gallant soldier. After the battle of
fort Donelson, Gen. Haleck for nearly week
could get no response to kilograms sent to Gen
Grant, and for this supposed neglect lie was
relieved of his command 1t was soon ascer.
tanned, however, that both generals had been
sending dispatches, which neither received,
secession operator having suppressed them ALL
New Bedford Mercury.
1t is a curious fact that on the 18th, senator
Grimes was informed by lady in Washing
ton city of the rebel account of the second
days battle at Pittsburg Landing. 1t came
i'll the shape OF a letter from Richmond And
tile curious part Of the performance is the
mode by which the lady obtained her letter.
1t was not by way OF fortress Monroe
1t is stated that out Of steam boat load of
four hundred federal wounded soldiers ar.
rived at Cairo from Pittsburg Landing, seven.
teen died, and the probability was that one
hundred would not survive their wounds. In
one rebel regiment 45S strong, only about las
mustered for duty after the battle.
lettertrom Yorktown says 1.-THE sharp
shooters, with their target rifles, are great
institution here. The other day the 22l Mas.
sachusetts got too tar in advance for safety
when the bugle sounded the retreat Tor them,
the rebels, to the number OF thousand
Jumped on their earthwOrks and began to
cheer But their third cheer was turned into
groan. The bugle was not obeved by about
three hundred OF Berdan's men, who lay still
and when the rebels showed themselves,
picked off good many before they got
through their third cheer. Another time,
the sharpshooters exchanged their gray caps
and coats for the regulation blue. When they
appeared on picket duty, the rebels, unsus-
pectlng the change, came out of their works
and approached our lines. When they got in
plain view our sharpshooters fired, ard nine
OF the rebels were seen 10 fall. Two got up
aud followed the retreatng foe, and the others
lay there this morning, tie rebels fearing TO
come out to get the bodies
Inc rebels are paying much attention, of
late, to The chances OF retreating, for all their
batteries are now constructed with an eye sim
6 e TO this all-important movement. In a font
recently captured and destroyed near Wash
ington, N. c., were covered passage ways
leading to the woods, so that they could run
out under ground while our troops were run
ming in.
MISCELLANEOUS
Embalmiug bodies has become quite bust
ness at Washington. One physician is sad
TO have made $4,000 The prices are $50 for
an officer, aud SIS Tor private.
The great Parish will case at Albany has
been decided. The estate of Mr.. Parish
amounted to over million of dollars, and by
a will made in 1912 the bulk OF the property
was given to his brothers; but by codicil in
1854 it was given 10 his wife This codiciI
has been set aside, and the brothers get the
property.