Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-27
GENERAL NEWS Summary.


toil' ne gun was tOAteG with SiugS, one OF
which struck Benton in the back aud passed
through his body, Coming out at his chest. 1t
ls feared internal hen urIhsge will cause his
death. Alurtaugh has been lodged in Cam
bridge jail.
The newsboys' school in Bos ton is in a
fiourishing condition. The school numbers
about seventy.tive boys, and many of chem
are making rapid progress in their studies.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The total valuation of the uildings owned
by the city of Lowell, together with the land
upon which they stand, is s30S,0O0.
ESSEN COUNTY.
A la by the name of Mcdonnell, who
worked in Jacob Emerson's hat mill in Me
thuen, got his hand caught in the thrasher,
and it WAS shockingy man3led. 1t was nee.
essary TO amputate the arm three inches below
tue elbow joint,
Rev. Prof Shedd of Andover Theological
Seminary has accepted the call from, the
Brick church in New York TO be colleague
pastor with Rev. DR.. Spring
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard notices the re-
turn to that city Of y. G. Maggi, recently lieu
tenant colonel of the 2lst regiment and says:
"lle must, OF course, have had some strong
reasons ioI resigning his position, and these
are undels stood to have been i'll feeling against
him on the part of his fellow officers, on ac-
count OF his being foreigner. and OF his opin.
ions on the slavery question" The Standard
publishes letters from Gems Burnside and
Reno. and also one signed by many officers of
the 2lst, which speak IN the highest terms of
the military skill and courage OF Col. Maggi.
John r French OF New Bedford, attempted
to commit snicide, by Jumping flom garnet
window to tie ground, a distaI o. fifty feet.
lie has had several attacks ot deirium ire
mems. Ills recovery is doubtful.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Geo. w, Bradford OF Conway, has a flock
ofsiXteen sheep that have produced this spring
thirty one lambs-three OF them having trip
lets nine twins and four one each
w. L. Townsley of Greenfield, made a bet
one morning that he could draw tour sleighs
with one man aboard TO Conway before sun
down, but lie los: it, as he fell short tw miles.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
n fashionable woman visited an ambrOtvpe
saloon in Springfield and said 10 the propri.
etor in rather disdainful manner, I see YOU
have copies OF your pictures, and / shall not
have mine taken here, it you keep copies for
public inspection" The artist cody replied,
1--WE never retain copies without consent, and
unless they have some peculiar merit, either
beauty OF the subject, or the excellent tone
and expression OF countenance, we never sug
gest a duplicate as sample. Yours would not
be asked for for either "
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Hatfield has sent e volunteers into the fed
eral army, aud is now paying 500 per month
to the families Of certain ones.
retrenchmcnt OF $500 per annum has
been effected for the coming year in the saa-
ries of part of the school teachers in North
ampton.
DR.. Theron Temple, assistant surgeon of
the twenty fifth regiment, is at home in Bel.
chertown, aud his health being poor, he will
not return 10 the regiment.
MAINE.
On the 2lst inst, the youngest son of Joab
Palmer OF Bangor, was fatally bnrned while
asleep in his cradle. Ii is supposed that a
coal snapped into the cradle from the open
fire.
Mrs R. Nickerson Of Bangor, has one son
in the second Maine regiment Of volunteers,
another in the regular army, and her third and
last son has just enlisted in the first regiment
of California cavalry.
The Machas Republican learns that a COM
pany is being formed in that town to engage
in gold mining in the lately discovered Nova
Scotia mines.
Snow in the woods is said to be five or six
feet deep, and snow banks twenty feet high
are no uncommon thing on the line of certain
railroads.
Two boys, named Eben Pendexter and
james Jones, inmates OF the state reform
school, attempted to burn the building on the
18th, probably hoping thereby to escape.
They SCI fire to three beds, but the flames
were discovered and eXtinguished.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The house and store of VIM Howard. at
{ Y n ast hut
the 18Th, with all their contents.
The house of ID. w Barber at Milan. was
by thieves on the night of the 18Th,
and several hundred dollars in money and
other Valuabes were taken.
RHODE ISLAND.
Amos Perry OF Providence, has been an
pointed consul general of the United States at
Tunis
Definite arrangements for the obsequies of
Col Siocum, Major Ballou, and Capt. Tower.
have been completed in Providence. The
bodies will arrive Sunday morning, and the
exercises will take place Monday.
CONNECTICUT
a woman was found dead in low groggery
in Hartford Her husband, George Merriam,
is soldier in the twelfth regiment, and made
proper provision Tor her support but she neg.
lected her children, and drank herself to
death.
Among the interesting incidents at the
grand masonic gathering in Hartford, was the
exhibition OF masonic apron which had once
been owned and worn by Robert Burns
Two women from Norwich, the worse for
liquor recently appeared at the railroad depot
i'll New London, and proposed to whip the
ticket master. They seemed so resolved to
carry out their threat that an officer was called
and the women were arrested
Capt Mower formerly a resident of New
London had command of the artillery enQap.
ed in the first attack made OH New Madrid
by Gen Pope.
The schooner Pinta arrived at New London
from New York on the 18th inst with seven.
ty five kegs of musket ualls and the largest
cargo OF merchandise ever brought to that city
III sailing vessel.
PERSONAL.
A petition to the president is in circulation
in Boston, asking him TO use his authorit, TO
secure to Gen. zone the full benefit of the
articles OF war, aud an immediate trial on the
charges preferred against him.
The appointment Of Mr.. John Clark, for
merly of the Boston Courier, as c0nlisissary,
after having been suspended for time has
been confirmed.
Lieut.. Wordcn, the gallant commander of
the Monitor, is still very i'll, eryspeas having
broken out SHOULD he recover, he will be
severely SCARED.
MISCELLANEOUS.
j. b. Cough is very much Disguised with
Canada. lie recently said in Troy "There
are great many good people, and a great
many snobbish people in Canada. The Brit
ish residents there endeavor to be much more
English in their habits, customs, preiudicea,
than those who dwell in England. They play
second fiddle 10 English snobbery. The pres
ent season | had an engagement for three
weeks there, but after leeturng nine evenings