Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-13
Friday evening, the particulars of which are
given in our advertising columns.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

the Pacific I, from Great Britain %, from Eu-
rope l9, from the Mediterranean u, from
West Indies 22-total 10, of which 81 are
ships and barques. Their cargoes will give
us fresh and extensive stock of all kinds of
goods.
The exercises OF the graduating class OF the
medical college connected with Harvard Col
lege took place Wednesday. The degrees
were conferred by Prof o. W. Holmes, and
the annual address was delivered by Prof.
John Bacon.
Messrs. G. & I Booze Of East Boston will
launch on Saturday next u superior white oak
ship, named Merchant, owned by Sushet
Mauran, Esq, of Providence,
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
James Cook OF Lowell has been elected sec
retaIy of the Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. The largest sum lost by this COM
pany during the past four years amounts to
but S35
The news of the rejection by the United
States senate of A. j. Butler as quartprmaster
at Ship Island is received by the friends of
the soldiers here with evident satisfaction
but the rejectl II Of p. r, CT orge is received
with horse laugh, and not a friend OF the
dumb animal says neigh '-LoweH Citizen.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Southwick, at his store on State street,
Keeps puss which he has taught many in
geniouS tricks that make her curiosity She
Will not only scratch when he orders-which
is more than can be said OF JEFF Davis troops
but what Is more uncommon, when in a tenn
pest OF passion, at mere shake of the finger,
she will lie as quietly as a lamb, and new as
lovingly as though she never had a claw. She
will sit up on her hind legs, and give her paw
to shake hands like little lady. She will
jump or lie still, as commanded, will open a
door as handily as child, and has various
ways of expires ing her likes and dislikes,
manitesting Il greater degree of Intelligence
than we have ever seen before in one of her
species. -Netobuypo,! Herald
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The barn of Mrs. Nancy Blaekmer, in New
Bedford, was destroyed by fire, Tuesday
evening. 1t was occupied bv Bradford Pierce,
and contained derrcks, tools, SC, Tor getting
out stone.
Since the withdrawal of the propeller y. II.
Bowman, under government charter, we are
without steam communication to New York.
An effort to charter propeller to put on the
route having been unsuccessful we under
stand the subject of building boat is under
advisement-NeW Bedford Standard
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Congressman Delano has selected Henri
NJ. Adams OF Amherst, son Of the late Ma.
thaniel D. Adams, tor Il cadetship at West
Point.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
The Evening News is the name of new
paper which has been started in Springfield
by Mr.. G. II. Newton.
The temple of justice for Hampden county
was proianed, Tuesday afternoon, by rough
and tumble assault on Wm. G. Bates, Esq, of
Westtieid, by Fred Dwight of Agawam
While Mr. Bates was sitting in dignified quiet
inside the railing which seCludes the legal fra
terni'y from the common crowd, MIR Dwight
marched in, said "The hunter is after you -
cutfed Mr.. Bates on both sides of the head,
dragged him from his seat, aud commenced
kicking him on the floor. Dwight was finally
seized by tive sheriff, and was fined SIS by the
court. Several years ago, Mr.. Bates, while
conducting a suit for breach of promise of mar,
riage against Dwight. spoke OF him as hunt
er of wild animals and female innocence.
MAINE.
The Lewiston Journal says lady in that
town lost an infant child short time since,
and came out in deep mourning When asked
why she put on mourning Tor the death OF an
infant child. she replied, mo, didn't put on
mourning for the child alone, but my husband
is ailing, and don't think he wi live long,
so thought would be prepared"
Ebem w. Hanson OF Bangor committed sui
eide Sunday morning, by cutting, hts throat
~ nus iOt JSdlS beSii ditldill
ed, and has once been in the insane hospital at
Augusta During the last year he has travel.
ed over the State, lecturing upon agriculture.
RHODE ISLAND.
Those WHO attended the Lenten service in
| ary Of the Episcopal churches Tuesday after.
noon, must have been struck with the appro-
| prlateneSs of a sentence in one of the psalms
selected for evening prayer en- the 1lth day of
the month, and therefore read yesterday. 1t
occurs in the Goth psalm, 7th verse, and i'll the
psalter reads thus :-"Gilead is mine, and Ma.
masses IS mine. "-Pr0vidence Journal
CONNECTICUT.
In Hartford, Monday evening, Barney Cal
lahan, fighting character, while under the in
tuence OF drink, got into fight with Fawell
ConnertOn. Thomas Maloy intertered to sep
arate the combatants, and Callahan stabbed
him under the lett thigh, inficting a wound
Tour inches in depth, severiLg the termoral ar
terry. Maioy died the same night from loss of
| blood.
Rev. DIR. Wentworth, formerly of Norwich
now missionary IN China, has embarked with
| MS family, Tor visit 10 America and may be
| expected 10 arrive at New York the last of this
month lie brings with him the remains Of
hls wiie, deceased soon after his arrival out,
| TOR nterment in this country
| ReCrults for the first Connecticut artillery
are being rapidly sent forward to Washington,
from the rendezvous in New Haven Lutte
dlihculty has b en- experienced in obtaining
enllstments for this egimcnt, and the prospect
now is that it will shortly be filed TO the
maximum number
The thirteenth Connecticut regiment is now
full to the maximum, and ready for marching
orders Tor which the officers and men are
patiently waiting. 1t was the expectation to
g, away the present week, their destination
being Snip Island.
WAR ITEMS.
The New York " GRID warns the navy de-
partment against irOn-cad monsters in pro,
cess OF construction or constructed at Mobile
! and New Orleans, lest they run out some
bright morning and sink and burn probably as
the Merrmac did
a number of frightened gentlemen held a
meeting in New York on Sunday night, and
called sundry distinguished merchants and
loyal ship.owners out of their beds to advise
on the best means of defending the city against
the Merrimac, which was believed to be On its
way to fort Hamilton, having demolished tort.
ress Monroe. The mayor, it is stated. sug-
gested the procuring of old ships and sinking
stone fleet in the ship channel.
Work upon the iron.plated vessel built at
Mystic, Conn, and now finishing at Green.
point, l.. l., is pushed with the utmost speed.
day and night, aud it is hoped that she will be
ready for sea the present month. This vessel
will be much larger than the Monitor, will
carry eighteen guns of the largest caibre, and
will be practically invulnerable 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed that she will be the fastest of
this slow species OF war vessel ever construct.
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