Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-25


night of the 18th. Insurance S4OO. Emer-
son Howe's barn in the same town was de-
stroyed on the night of the 10Th by Il probable
lncendiary fire.
In Manchester, VT, resides a man named
Dole, who is violent Secessionist. Recent
~, while he was expressing his sentiments in
favor with the rebellion, and hoping that eve
ry federal soldier at the south would be shot
or struck dead with lightning Mr. H. E. Mi
ner, editor OF the Manchester journal. knock
ed nm down. Dole had Mr.. Miner arrested
ana the case was tried before jury. While
t!e piaillth counsel was summing up for
ms cllent' one OF the Jurymen wrote the follow
ing verdict mot guilty; and the Jury would
recommend all loyal citizens to 90 and do
likewise" The other members endorsed the
verdict, and without leaving their seats. re-
turned 1t to the court, by whom it was receiv
ed, and the prisoner discharged.
me vermont democratic state convention
viii be held at Bellows Falls on wednesday,
July 2 Their call charges the renblican
party with sectional and tanatical PRINCIPLES
ana unconstitutional and meddling practices. :"
RHODE ISLAND.
a little lad, s years old son of Edwin 7.
or0cker OF Woonsocket was drowned on the
23d, while bathing in company with hiS
younger brother. The water where he wis
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CONNECTICUT.
The legislative committee on cruelty in the
state prison, after close examination and thor
ough inquiry, both of individual officers and
numerous prisoners, have made report com
pletely generating the prison officers from
the charge laid at their door.
Inc military committee of the Connecticut
legislature have unanimously reported mill
tary Dill requiring able bodied men between
tle ages OF 10 and 40. with the usual exccp-
tons, to serve in the enrolled militia. and i'm
posing tax OF 81 on the excepted classes.
Counterfeit So bills on the Windbam hank
are In circulation They are limitations of
the genuine; vignette a woman seated on
Dale' womans portrait on the right, frogs in
lower corner.
Mrs. Lucretia Barnard of Hartford, about
4O years OF age, attempted to commit snicide
by taking two ounces of laudanum. on the
22d. There is a prospect of her recovery.
She told the doctor she intended to kill her
SELF and any person who prevented her was
worse than murderer
The New Haven Journal says eve have
been IN the habit of selling our Sunday morn
ing extras to clergymen. We regret to learn
that such course has been Il subject of COM
ment in some of the churches, and, to pre-
vent scandal, we give notice that hereafter we
snail not willingly consent to any such clergy
man having the secular news until Monday
morning"
The oldest inhahitant in Norwich died on
the 2lst,-Rose Brown, colored woman.
whose age was one hundred years and seven
months.
A new company has been formed for work
ing nickel mines at Cotton Hollow, in Tor
rlngton; furnaces are being constructed to
Smelt the ores.
The nOrcalaip cla1, oor,,,o,,.- -. f,--I II |
has begun operations.
PERSONAL
Col. d. f. Jones of the Goth Mass regiment
arrived in Boston on the pod, in feeble state
OF health, and now lies extremely low at the
fremont house.
Gen. Birney of McClellans army having
been acquitted by court martial, has been re-
stored to his command.
Commodore FoOte, writing from Cleveland
ONO, takes occasion to express his sincere
qualification with the movement of senator
GrlmeS to abolish the spirit ration from the
naval service. He declares the senator to be
a real benefactor to the service.
Senator Wade of Ohio has one son in the
army before Richmond; and second, sixs
teen years of age, has just enlisted under the
new call.
OF F February NaF T and Up Up to the capture of Mem
phis, the Union armies have gained fifty-thre
victories over the rebels. The storming of
the enemy's works on the White river makes
the fifty-fourth. This is at the rate of one
victory in every siXty-eght hours for nearly
four months past
After the federal army left Harrisonburg,
Virginia, on the 18th, the citizens concluded
to illuminate the town as token of reioic-
ing, and at night every house in the place was
blazing with glare of light. When Col. |
Ashby, with his cavalry regiment, entered the
place, both himself, his horse and his troopers
were covered with flowers.
An officer Of the Lower Mississippi 1otila
writes from before Vicksburg, that on his
voyage up stream he passed jeff. Davis plan
tation, which was under water. On a ridge
of high ground that rose out of the food a
number Of Jeff's negroes stood bundle in
hand, and by signs and shouts manifested
their desire to be taken on board the national
ships.
The New Orleans correspondent of the New
York Herald reports the discovery of a CEN
spiracy between six men, French and Spanish
Creoles, to take Gen. Buffers life. Four of
them were arrested and brought before the
general. They protested their innocence, but
were ordered to be chained together until they
should conclude to divulge the secrets of the
conspiracy. Other astounding developments
of conspiracies were expected.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Washington correspondent of the In
dianapolis Journal writes San officer of the
10Th, strolling through an old burying ground
at Fredericksburg, Va, few days since,
copied a few curious and interesting inscrip-
tons. From them am permitted to copy the
following, which, coupled with recollections
of the great Bard of Avon,' is of singular in
terest; Here lies the body Of Edward Hell
der, practitioner in Physic and Chirurgery.
Born in Bedfordshire England, in the year
of our Lord 1912. Was contemporary with,
and one of the pall-bearers of the body of
William Shakespeare. After brief illness
his spirit ascended in the year of our Lord
| l6lS-aged 76'"