Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-03

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Mary Stewart, arrested for vagrancy in
Boston, attempted to commit suicide in the
station house. She constructed rope of cot.
ton cloth, and would have been successful in
the attempt but tor the timely interference of
the police.
woman recently died at the insane asy-
lum in South Boston, aged 81 years, after
having been in that institution 10 years. She
was formerly in good circumstances. In her
own estimation she was The queen of the in
stituton, and freely bestowed from her imagi-
nary treasures rich gifts upon her unfortunate
companions, many of whom treated her as if
she were i'll reality what she thought herself
to be.
The Boston Herald says that Phebe H.
Phelps has applied to the supreme court for a
divorce, on the ground OF cruelty, from her
husband, Charles A. Phelps The case has
been assigned for the 29th inst.
Some children in Boston were recently EN-
gagged in blowing beans at each other through
tin tube, and boy named Thomas O'Conner
was struck in the mouth by bean thus
blown 1t went down his throat, stuck there
and caused his death.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A few ladies i'll Lowell are endeavoring to
institute a new fashion,-that of wearing this
season bonnets which were purchased last
year, and having been carefully put away, are
low brought out and worn with all the advan.
tages of novelty and economy. Husbands aud
fathers are staunch advocates of this nnova.
ton.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Our Oldtown farmers report much damage
TO their trees the past winter from the mice
The deep snow has driven tnem to the trees
for food and they have girded many young
trees, and some that were foot through. A0
the snow disappears their work of destruction
is made pparent.-NeWbngpo Herald
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The Unitarian parish of Barnstable has re.
quested Rev. John b. Willard to continue
with them as their minister. Mr.. Willard has
not yet decided to accept the invitation.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
a boy named Sullivan, employed in the
bleaching department of the American Print
Works at Fail River, had his left arm caught
by the large rollers of the washing machine,
and it was quickly drawn in up to the shout.
der The arm will have to be amDutated
The wife Of Henry Wordeil, residing in
Fall River attempted to commit suicide while
in fit OF temporary insanity. Several severe
wounds were inflicted with knife, before she
could be interered with
MAINE.
They have story in Portland, that during
the "Merrimac" panic the mayor of that city
telegraphed to the governor to send him two
of Timby's batteries. The joke OF the thing
is, that only model of this battery has been
constructed, and that complete battery would
be about as easy to transport as Mount Kaah-
din.
Priscilla J. Doley of Scarborough, while
suffering under temporary alteration of mind
committed suicide by drowning herself.
The soldiers Of the twelfth Maine regiment
have sent home another nstallment OF S5S98
from Ship Island, for their wives and families
The governor OF Maine has appointed Dex-
ter a. Hawkins of New York, agent 10 relieve
all invalid or necessitous soldiers of the Maine
regiments who may arrive in New York
clergyman in Maine startled his hearers
on a recent Sabbath, by calling upon the SEX
ton to open the windows, "as some OF the con.
gregation are aseepw
A barn, seven head of cattle, two horses
farming tools, carriages and other articles be-
longing to Mr.. Elias Elliot of New Sharon
were consumed by fire few days ago Sparks
from Il burning chimney flew into the cracks
between the boards and set fire to the hay
WAR ITEMS.
We understand that some of the prominent
Union men of Western Virginia intend to
urge upon Gen. Fremont, who is now in the
city, the Importance of arrestng two or three
hundred 0t the leading secessionists of this
section of the state, and holding them as hos
taRrFfQE the release OF the Union men arrested
-Wheeling fn.eHigencer.
The military from the Gulf states, at Nor
folk, are severe on the Virginia chivary, since
the defeat at Roanoke. Even the Richmond
Blues have fallen in public estimation. All
award bravery to 0. Jennings Wise, but his
father is proclaimed on the streets of Norfolk
as coward and poltroon. In his escape from
Mays Head he rode thirty miles on horseback
notwithstanding he had previously reported
himself too i'll to remain on Roanoke Island
at me head OF his command Wise and Floyd
rank together as fleet footed Information saws
Wise would be hooted in the streets of Nor
folk or Richmond. He has retired to his farm
in Princess Anne.
Union City, recently taken by COL Buford
ana his command, is very important place
as hve railroads center there 1t is about
thirty miles from Cairo, in a southwest di
reclion.