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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-12

A young man from the extreme outskirts,
recently modestly asked one of our bland
apothecaries, if he had any erratic salts to take
out invisibie ink.
The difference between a taxidermist and
tax gathercr is this, saith the philosopher /:
the former stutis the skin and the latter skins
the stuff.
The Vermont has been heard from, off the
capes of Delaware, drifting at the rate of
about. two knots per hour at the mercy Of the
wind aud tide, and without steering apparatus
or sails. The steamer Saxon at Philadelphia
las been telegraphed to start without delay,
and search for che Vermont.
1t will be important to commanders of our
state militia to know that the number Of pri.
Yates for each company fixed by the latest
legislation is fifty. See sec. /, chap. 143, acts
OIL 1901, and page 459 Of the Blue Book
a great deal has been said concerning the
boarding Of the Merrimac by the Minnesota.
Inns would not be feasible, Tor the only yul.
nerable point on the Merrimac would he the
port hole Of each gun and that ia so small az
barely TO admit of the prOtrusion Of tho nnz.
zle-au opening through which ONLY single
man could have squeezed himself nj a timn
anu which was covered with slide after ear,
discharge.
FOrt'Trumbull at New London is remarked
in readiness for any emergency. Col. Gates
has not been idle since placed In command Of
that post.
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a correspondent, writing from Nashville,
gives the following amusing description of the
effects of the blockade in that place -
The London Times and the rampant sheets
Of the youth may pirate of the inetliciency of
the blockade, but it needs no long sQjourn in
Dixie's land to discover that in these state
ments there is much more Of bluster than fact.
1t is efficient, and with no designs OF detaming
''mine host" | will aver that detect it in the
rye-like aroma of his coffee al breakfast, the
persistent succession of native products and
cured meats at his dinners, and tie freshness
of his butter and the weakness Of his tea at
supper. Woe TO the unlucky scribe who is
out of paper not a sheet or an envelope is TO
be bought in the city. Sad must BE- tie fate
of any bootless hero who finds himself here
without well lined pockets. Twenty dollars
is the modest sum offered for a common army
boot. Should an officer desire 10 repIensh
his wardrobe, it would be apt to he done at an
alarming sacrifice OF his last months nay. Ali
sorts of manufactured articles, if they are to be
found at all, are sold at such rates as must
make poor mans head swim. Salt, corn,
wheat, potatoes, (which are so scarce at the
hotels as TO be esteemed luxury and fresh
meat, and thousands OF common neCessdries,
are sold at fabulous prices Specie has been
so scarce until within day or two that in
the common business transactions silver or
gold coin was never seen. The presenta-
| ton of gold piece in payment OF a small
| purchase to day obtained Tor me no less than
| three applicants, who begged the pleasure of
changing it for me- AS l had got TO take
my change in dingy sllinplasters any way,
saw fit to humOr one OF them, and the grim
satisfaction with which he rolled the coin up
in a piece of newspaper and transferred it TO
bis wallet, was almost worth the value of the
coin. Purchasing paper OF a newsboy this
morning, and rendering a twenty-five cent
note, he returned tent cent bill OF the same
description, searched his pile" diligently but
uaavailingly for five cent plaster, and then
very rueiully drew from his pocket Il half
dime, glanced affectionatey at it, and finally
! handed it over with the remark, "Aint clev-
er, now 2" These shinplaSteIs, by the way,
are great nuisance. Ones pockets soon be-
come fairly corpulent with them, AID when
you take out your pile to buy cigar, you
unrol 'pile" indeed But they are taken
everywhere, Citizens tell me they have seen
more coin in the last three days since the SOL
ders arrived than they had in the last six
months. The people have not only been
obliged to resort to these shinplasters for
change, but the reputable merchants, shop
keepers. barbers, &C., have issued their prom
ises to pay" five, ten, or twenty five cents,
and they too pass current. Coniederacy scrip
is also passed quite freely, so that person
may actually transact a pretty heavy day 5
business, and yet not handle dollar of real
money.
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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,


BOSION AND VICINITY.
The first horse cars OF the season started
Tuesday morning in Boston, on the Maiden
and Melrose holse railroad that being the only
road yet opened TO travel.
Gov. Andrew has received letters from Gen.
Burnside, speaking in the highest terms of the
Massaci usetts regiments included in his divis-
ion. He says they bear every privatiOn with
out murmur, and never in all his life, has
he met with men more cool, brave, and subor-
dinate."
Henry L. Sabine of Wlliamstown one of
the recently appointed cattle commissioners,
has been presented with huge bowie knife
by several OF his friends at the state hodse.
The gift is intended as an aid to Mr.. Sabine
in the prosecution of his important duties as
cattle commissioner
The Traveller says that the rebel generals
Buckner and Tilghm N were put in close con.
fnement Monday, at II o'clock. The tugboat
in use at the tort made two trips Monday, one
OF which was an extra one to the navy yard,
for shot and shell.
A singular case is on trial before the supreme
court, BustVn, brought by Benz. Dean ct al ,
administrators, VS.. American Mutual Life In
surance Company. A man named Cheney, of
West RoXbury, while insane, committed sui.
eide by cutting his throat The defendant
company had insured his life. the policy con.
tanning the usual provision that it should be
void if the man died by his own act. This
suit was brought to recover the amount of that
policy, and it now comes up on the point of
law raised by the plaintiff that as lie commit
ted suicide Wdite insane, the policy, which is
for the benefit OF other parties, is not thereby
void.
MDDLEsEx COUNTY.
NJ. C. Bryant Ut Lowell has been appointed
agent OF the Lowell Machine shop, in place of
w. a. Burke, appointed agent of the Boot
Cotton Mills.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In New Bedford Monday, tile dead body of
an infant, apparently stiIlborn, was found in
the water near Hazards wharf. 1t was tied
up in bag with the CRATE of a stove attached.
DUKES COUNTY.
The barque james Andrews, which was
seized at EdgartOwn, as being owned by resi-.
dents of seeded state, has been released
from custody under an order from the U. S.
district court.
uAMPDEN COUNTY.
A lad named VIM IL. Kelso OF Chester, on
the evening OF the 9th, overlook woodchucls
on the crust, and kicked the animal to death
after severe "tussle."
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
VIM. B. Caswell has been appointed post.
master at auckland, in place Of A. W. Ward,
resigned
The salary OF the principal Of the Green.
field high school has been reduced from $3.50
to 5000 per apnum; and L. 3. Parsons, prin.
cipal Tor two or three years, has resigned that
position.
In Greenfield, in 1861, there were so births
"a marriages, and 40 deaths.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At the celebration, in Littleton, Of the birth
day Of Washington, the president of the day,
Dr. Adams Moore, introduced 70 the andience
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Rev Father Newell, who was a Methodist
preacher on the landau circuit about fifty five
years ago; whose flowing silver locks and
time touching cOuntenance and form prepared
the audience lOr the announcement winch he
made, that he was ten months and four days
older than the Declaration of Independence.
Samuel i. Gilman has been arrested in La
COMA for passing ten dollar bill on the AT
lantic Bank of Boston, and two fiyes on the
SOuthbridge Bank of this state. Gilman is
supposed to be mere tool The chief crimi-
nal is yet TO be arrested.
VERMONT.
Out of Eden, a town Of 9l9 inhabitants, GO
have gone TO the war.
RHODE ISLAND.
Sunday night, the first part of the telegraph
ic news, which was very uufavOrable to the
f deral cause, was taken to Newport by ex-
press from Fall River. Measures were imme-
diately taken TO prepare for any strange rebel
craft which might be afOat. The authorities
of the city sent boat to the lightshp with
signal rockets, and in conjunction with the of
fcers and members OF the Naval School man
ned the guns Of fort Adams, and took all pos
sible precautions to guard against surprise.
CONNECTICUT.
Capt. George f. Chester, formerly of New
London, has been appointed lieutenant colo
mel of the New York 53I regiment (DEpin-
euil Zuuaves,) to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death Of Lieut. c i. Monteuil at Roam
olie.
An offer has been made by the government
agent for the charter OF the fine steamers City
Of New York and City OF Boston. The COM
pensalion offered is $500 per day Tor each
boat. the proposition has not been accepted,
and it is hardly probable that it will be.
Rev. Z. w. Ray has resigned the pastorate
of the First Baptist church in North Stoning-
ton,
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GENERAL MCCLELLAN ON SLAvERY.-The
Washington correspondent of tie New York
Evening Post makes the following state
ment:-
81 was yesterday informed by one of Gen.
McClellan's most intimate friends, that lie APP
proves most heartily the presidents emancipa-
ton proclamation, and that lie has been very
much misunderstood by the county generally
as to his views on the slavery question, as it
connects itself with the war. This friend
asserts that Gen. Mcclellan believes that the
country will see no lasting peace till slavery
is destroyed, and that he is not q prOslavery
man, as some persons have stated. It is fur
Their said OF him, that as a soldier he has been
careful of his speech on all such matters, but
that lie has intended that no officer Of the PO-
tomac army shall ever return fugitive slave,
and that the few isolated cases which have
occurred have not met with his appreciation.
That he ordered the arrest Of Gen Stone is a
well-known fact, and it is further known that
when his attention has been repeatedly called
TO the fact that fugitive slaves were in the
camps of the government troops across the
river, lie has replied that the commander Of
the army could not recognize any person as a
| slave"
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The Wounded Soldiers from Roanoke
Island.

Island.
Mr.. Thomas Earle of the twenty. fifth regi.
ment, in Gen. Bunlside's division, arrived in
this city Tuesday morning. He lett Roanoke
lssland in the Ellen S. Terry, boat set apart
for the transportation home Of the sick and
wounded soldiers. Gen. Burnside had given
instructions to have all possible arrangements
made on tine vessel for the comfort Of the
suffering soldiers, on their homeward passage.
But these directions were wholly neglected,
owing to the carelessness ineficiency Of
some subordinate, and DR.. Hitchcock, the
energetic state agent, was obliged to appeal
personally to Gen. Burnside, who was exceed
ing sorry, not to say angry, to find such an
instance of fragrant disobedence to his humane
order. The general promptly gave DIR. Hitch
cock full power TO proceed in the matter ac-
cording to the dictates of his Judgment, and
it is unnecessary to state that the men were
speedily provided with quarters more suitable
to their ptiable condition.
The Ellen Terry left the island on Thurs
day, about noon, arriving at Hatteras before
shutdown, and in attempting to cross the Oar'
ran aground She remained in this disagree
able position for twenty.four hours in a severe
gale, and every man on board was loud in his
denunciations OF Haueras, as the last place
on the globe COR civilized beings TO make
long tarry. The Terry finally succeeded in
getting of, and anchored above the inlet till
Saturday morning, when she started on her
trip, arriving at Baltimore Sunday night.
On this vessel were forty boxes, filled with
trophies sent home by members OF the twenty.
fifth regiment to their friends. One of these
boxes contains some two hundred packages.
The number of sick and wounded soldiers from
the different regiments on board the Terry was
l25. There were also commissioned officers
who had resigned, aud others on board, max.
ing the whole number OF passengers 202
The returned wounded and sick soldiers
from this city are Horace Z. Brooks, David
b. Bigelow, Ephraim Smith, Samuel Thurs.
ton, Peter Brady, John Howell, S. S. Dresser,
Frank Sibley, and W. A. Knox, all of the
twenty fifth; from Ftehburg, j. s. Green,
J. A. Gilchrist of the twenty fifth and c. II,
Green Of the twenty.frst from Tempeton.
Z. Blodgett, Geo, II. Sawtell, Chas. II. Cut.
ting, Chas Cobleigh, Geo. d. Whitcomb of
the twenty first, and Marshall Cobleigh Of the
twenty. fifth. The bodies Of Corporal Mann OF
Leicester and VIM e. Hathaway Of Barre
we're forwarded by the Ellen Terry
The following officers in the twenty first
regiment have resigned Col. Maggi Capt.
Washburn, Capt. Rogers, Lieuts ParkhurSt
and Williams. Lieut., Wiegand OF the twenty
fifth regiment has also resigned. Major Clark
is now the lieutenant colonel Of the twenty
first, aud Capt Rice, formerly colonel of the
ninth regiment volunteer militia, has Ibeen ap.
pointed major
One hundred and twenty-five Of tile passen.
gers by the Ellen Terry left New York ast
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Roanoke ISLAND, n C., March ., 1862
How thankful should we all be for victory,
and none can be more reioiced than those who
participate in the battles which win them
than those who fight tile battles al the peril
OF their lives and risk of their limbs-than
those who witness with throbbing heart the
awful battle scenes, see the poor wounded sol
diers as they are carried off, and look upon
once heroic comrades as they lay dead at your
feet. Let man fight one battle only, and it
makes him better man and stronger pat
riot Burnside's division has done nobly-
we have won great victory, and are ready
to do more when required, and nope that will
be soon. But don't forget when you speak
tavorably of us, to bespeak u good word for
the western troops who fought so CALAMITY at
fort Donelson. They deserve all tile praise
they can have.
| admire the letter of Secretary Stanton to
the Tribune. 1t tells the whole story it
won't do to waste too much time in making
details and plans; push on our army in all
directions let our cry be-noue on The column
rush on to victory, our trust is in Coo Be as
sured the rebels are all ready 10 run. They
are dsheartened, and already vanquished.
Their ragged columns will welcome an oppor,
tunity to lay down their arms. l don't be
lieve, if our troops do as well for two months
as they have in the last three weeks, that this
war will last many months longer,
This has been a dreary, wet day, and we
have all been glad 10 keep in doors, and near
the stoves and fire places. Major Clark of the
twenty-first is promoted to be lieutenant colo
mel, ia place of Lieut., Col. Maggi, resigned.
Capt Rogers OF the twenty-frst has resigned.
A lieutenant in Capt. Bradford's company has
also resigned. Capt. Rice is appointed major
in that regiment The twenty first see a good
deal of trouble, and very much Of this trouble
is due to Col. Morse, whose bravery led him to
remain at Annapolis, instead of heading his
regiment in battle.
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Statements Cleaned from an Eyewitness Of
the Fight

The Monitor for nearly four hours steamed
round and round the ~ errimac, sometimes at
a distance OF half a mile, sometimes touching
her, constantly hammering her with immense
shot from her two guns. The eifGrt was to
hit her Stern, which was believed to be the
heel Of this Achilles but the Merrinac aware
of this, kept turning, also trying to strike the
Monitor with her beak
Once only the Monitor got into position be-
hind the Merrmac, but unfortunately, the cur
rent did not stop rotating at the right moment
and the shot missed their work In the course
of the fight the Monitor discharged from
eighty to ninety shots, and the Merrimac, fly-
ing, as some officers think, black flag, some
two hundred. AT length the Merrmac retired
with her consOrt.
Her stern seemed to observers to sink lower
in the water than when she came out She
was towed of by the tugs, and some say her
crew or portion Of them were seen upon her
roof, as if afraid she would go down. Lieut..
Worden, commander of the Monitor, is sure
he put three shots through her, and the gen.
eral opinion at fort Monroe is that she was dis.
abled, but the assistant secretary Of the navy
FOX, who was ON the ground, thinks other.
wise.
The Monitor was entirely unframed. Not
a man was killed, and the only one injured was
Lieut.. W0rden, whose face and ewes suffered
twice from the flame and iron particles IRON
shells bursting outside, which penetrated
through a small aperture into the pilot house,
through which he was directing the fight.
The crew and gunners felt thoroughly safe,
so much 80 that quartermaster came on deck
to inquire how the Fight was going on He
was hard Of hearing, and could not make it
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TUESDAY, March 1l.-The case of Aaron
S. Estey VS.. r. H. Williams, for fraudulent
conveyance of deed, was decided by yer
dict for the plaintiff. The court charged that
to enitle the plaintiff to recover, he must sat
isty the jury, first, that representations were
made, substantially, as the plaintiff has al
legged; second, that those representations in.
fluenced his conduct, and were relied upon !;
third, that they were untrue; fourth, that the
defendant knew them to be untrue at the time
of making the same. Bacon for plaintiff, Yer.
ry for defendant.
The case OF Davenport VS.. Andrews, an ac-
ton of tort Tor illegal arrest and detention, was
given to the jury at the adjournment. Hol.
brook for plaintiff, Dewey & Williams for de-
PENDANT.
On trial, VIM. C. Stedman VS.. Larkin AM
midtown, claim for a mechanics lien. Bacon
& Aldrich tor plaintiff, Dewey and Hyde for
defendant.
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Worcester Retail Price Current-,Iarch II.

SONGS, SoNGs. "EllswOrth's Avengers" and forty
other popular Ballads and War Songs, for sale at the
Boston and Worcester Railroad Station by A. G. Ken
dali.
"GREAT EXPECTATIONS" will be realized by the
use of HILLS MINT SPECIFIC, for Badness and
Falling OF of the Hair.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS will be realized by tho
use OF WAX FLOSS for dressing the Hair
GREAT EXPECTATIONS will be realized by the
nse of PREPARED TUFA, for cleansing aud beautify
in the Teeth.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS" will be realized by the
use of the WAYERLY PERFUME for the Handker.
chief
"GREAr EXPECTS TIONS" will be realized by the
use of HILLS LIQUID AMANDINE, for Chapped
Hands, Roughness of the SKIN DC.
Prepared and sold by
JOHN O. HILL Apothecary,
% d4m Me thames Hall.
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lnaDle IN correcting regulating and removing all oh
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The combination of ingredients In these PILLS are per
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w ana uiihcut Menstruaiiun, (partlculary al tie
change Of lliel They Will cure the Whites and remove
all distractions arising from colds, exposure or anv
SausT ana may be used sue cees.fuy as preventive
Females peculiarly situated, those surprising them
selves So are cautioned against using these Pills while
IN that condition. lest they Invite miscarriage and be
Rrnprleor assumes no responsibility after this admon
ton although their miness would prevent any isebisf
TO- health otherwise the Pills are recommcnded FuIi
ana eApllci directions accompany each box Price al
u S9i9 ~ W9,resster Mass, BY the following druggists
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through the Worc ster Post ONCE can have fke nii
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evening, in the cars. Seventy-one of them
came beyond Hartford, and thirty of them
stopped here in Worcester, when the train
arrived, little before midnight. DR.. Hitch
cock and the Fitchburg committee were with
them
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CITY AND COUNTY.

THE NATURAL HIsToRY Rooms, in the
Public Library building, will be open TO the
public this afternoon and evening, as is usual
on every Wednesday.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-12

In this citv, March H. George Richards 80 yrs mos
Prayer at the house No II Portland street. this after
noon at q O'Clock. Friends invited.
In this city, March H. Frank Demond, only child of
II Waliord and II Maria Denny g.
In Fatrnaven, March 9, Benjamin Jenney, 80 yrs 8
In Grovelanj, Paul Parker IS.
Killed. at the Portsmouth q III navy yard, Jan 8, by
mcrlv OF Bolton. IS.
In Providence, March s. Alfred EIdred, in his 42nd
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In Leicester Feb 25 by Rev A II Coolidge d Ballard
Robbins to Susan NJ, daughter of Ezekiel Bellows Esq
all of Lei ester.
In oxford March 6. at the house of Rev DR. Bardwel
Marsh Of sutton, TO Matte a, eldest daughter Of
DIR Holman Of Oxford.
In Chicopee, Mach 5, Chas B Woodwork to Mrs
Harriet Dixon.
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REV. Mr.. BoYCE's LECTURE.-The sui ject
of Mr.. B5yce's lecture, at Mechanics Hall, on
Monday evening next, will be The Irish EX-
lie and his Antecedents'
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-12

POLICE CoURT-Y yesterday, Albert Witt,
proprietor OF the Lion. saloon, for permitting
gambling on his premises on Friday night last,
was fined SO and costs. He appealed, and
gave bonds in $500
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-12

The Confessions and Experience of an In
vaIid-Published for the benefit and as a warning and
caution to Young men who suffer from Nervous Debil-
itr. Premature Decay, &c; supplying the same time
the means OF self cure. by who has cured himself
after being put to great expense through medical mpo-
stOn and quackery BY enclosing post paid addressed
envelope, SINGLE be had of the au thor Ma
THANlEL MAYFAIR, ESQ, Bedford, Kings county
n \. d&wiy mchS
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HOUSE AT AUcTIoN.-E. W. Vail will sell at
auction, at ten O'Clock this morning, the house No
10 Bowdoin street.
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The n Union nj Kestored.-F; A. CLoUGH would
respectfully inform his friends and the public prnerSii
that Union Block having been fully restored since H.
ire he has e-opened his old HairDressng Room in bet
ter style than where he Will he hapnv 70 arena
unon all VINO may favor him with a call. dtf ans
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miscellaneous.

Also constantly on hand Il fine lot of Blank Books
Gilt BOOKS, Bibles, Schuul Books. and Fancy Goods ali
new, aud Cheaper than at any other place.
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