Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-10
GENERAL NNws SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

"Wednesday evening. Rev. Henry w. Foster
of Kings chapel, Rev Mr. Hepworth Rev.
DR.. LotlrOp, Rev. DIR. Hedge and Rev Mr..
Hale participated in the exercises. The
Orpheus Glee Climb reinforced the choir upon
this occasion. The church is, says the Adj
vertistr, outwardly, plain, neat, brick build
ing, trimmed with irees!One and of very good
proportions. The tower is on the corner next
Shawmut avenue. Upon the tower is a coat
OF arms, carved in freestOne Il shield divided
INTO four by a cross, a cross and anchor in
the upper right hand and lower left hand
| quarters, respectively, and in each of the
other two cup. The bell which hung in the
beItry OF the old church has been transferred
| TO the new one. The auditorium is finished
III black walnut. The front Of the galleries
| are suspended from the ceiling by iron rods
thus doing away with the necessity for
| pillars from below, which, in many churches
are such announcement obstacles to sight
From the tops OF the rods the walls rise in
| Sroined arches to the ceiling, which is ircs
| coed IN lozenges in the center. The cell
| ing over the galleries is frescoed in panels.
The organ, the same which was used in the
! old church, is set within a large semi-circular
| arch, and the front is oruamented with hand.
some laced work, no pipes being shown. The
pulpit is set back in recess, lighted by mar
| row stained glass windows, one on each side
$1,000 SS''S III Il Idi dICIl corresponding
with that over the organ. Behind the pulpit
Is cross in tresco, surrounded by cherubim,
with the motto, GLORY to God in the high
| est Within smaller arches, outside the re-.
| cess, are inscribed texts from the Scriptures.
The church is lighted by long windows of
stained glass. 1t contains $50 pews large and
small, aud will seat about 1900 persons.
AT meeting OF the Suffolk South Associa-
| ton, held on Tuesday at the house OF Rev j.
| RnN Tho ALI, [
| the senior class of Andover Theological Sem.
mary were licensed to preach the gospel -
Horace b Boardman, Edward Chase, Henry
| n. G9odhue James A. Laurie, and Cyrus p
Osborne. Rev Thomas Laurie acted as mod.
orator of the meeting
a few days ago, an elderly ady, named Su-
san Williams, while crossing Il street in
| Charlestown, slipped on the ice fell and broke
her leg, and otherwise injured her so that she
died the following day.
Apartments are preparing at fort Warren
for the reception of two lady prisoners. Ii is
supposed the crazy Mrs Greenhow of WASH
ington will be one OF them
They are hauling suspicious vessel over
the Goals In COOL earnest ut Boston. 1t is the
brig A. Is. Cook, owned in Salem New York,
and Maine, and has been shipping coal for tile
privateer Sumter, and doing other dirty work
for Secessa The United States authorities
expect to confscate'the vessel
ESSEX COUNTY.
Al a meeting of the Essex South Associa.
ton, held in Salem, the following members of
the Theological Seminary were licensed -
David NJ. Bean, Edwin S. Beard, Nathaniel
q. Gonney, Thomas NJ. Boss, Henry j Brace.
George Constantine, VIM. Gill, Henry c. Has.
kell, and Henry S. Huntington.
Three sons of Gen. George H. Devereux of
Salem have received commissions in the nine
teentl regiment Col. links. A. T. Devereux
is lieutenant colonel Of the regiment, and
Charies u. ana John DevereuX are captains.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Some of the SLOW people of williamsburg
are greatly exercised about the prospect OF a
railroad being built to that place, and are sign.
ing remonsIrance to the legislature, against
leave being granted to the town to take stock
in the road.
The criminal expenses of Hampshire coun-
ty, last year, were Sl3 143, after deducting
fines and costs received and prisoners labor
About hail the expenses OF Hampshire county
| and the same may be said OF other counties
is as as paid the result OF crime.
AT Chesterfield there were IA deaths in
1861, and four were OF persons over 70 years
old.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The receipts into the treasury of Franklin
county in 1861 were $50, 143, and the expenses
Sl9,509. The balance of cash on hand is
SIl4o. The support Of the prisoners cost
Sl94O, and the labor of the convicts brought
I into the treasury S222 The amount of last
years taxes unpaid is s4636. The county
debt is S24 600.
VIM D. Harris, recently principal of Monson
Academy, has been ordained as minister at
Saxton's River
Mrs. Albert Boardman of South Hero was
drowned on Thursday evening" on Keeer's
Bay She AMI her husband, aud Mr.. j. S.
Halbert of Fairfax, were crossing on the ice,
about clock, when The sleigh broke tbrouph.
Mr.. Boardman and Mr.. llabert narrowly
escaped drowning also. The horse went under
the ice
Some of the farmers in Rutland county raise
big crops. IL. w. Lester Of Rutland raised 80
bushels OF Poland oats from an acre of land
VIM S. Winsluw of Chittenden lis bushels of
turnips to one eighth OF an acre and Aaron
Barnes of Rutland 221 bushels of oats on 80
rods. SO the committee on the field crops
appointed by the county agricultural society
found,
RHODE ISLAND.
The wife of Joseph Gladding of Newport
committed the objectionable folly of trying to
XIII herself, on Wednesday. She inflicted
several severe gashes on her throat with Il ra.
zor; but 1t is supposed she will recover, saws
the Providence Press
CONNECTICUT
The Hartford post office is now located m n
building owned and rented by avowed enemies
OF the government, condition of matters nm
satisfactory to many of the citizens of that
city. The republicans, at caucus. two or
three days since, adopted resolution "'rLat
Senator Dixon be and lie is hereby requested
TO procure the appointment OF a new post
master. and change in the location of the
post office, TO the end that the cause of LOYALTY
and the interests of the federal government
may be promoted"
Captain James II. Rogers of New London.
formerly of the baIque Zoe, is in command of
the gunboat Seneca. which has recently taken
prominent part in the movements on the
South Carolina coast
The Connecticut giantess, or Danbury fat
girl, is one of the attractions at Barnltn's
Museum.
In Moodus the blacksmith and carriage shop
OF y. Il. Jones, was consumed by an irccrI.
diary fire on the night of the 4th inst In tbe
shop were ten finished sleighs, several wagons.
besides TOOLS. 500 worth OF paints, and $3.50
worth of grain The loss is about S3O00-no
insurance.
Il. S. Cleveland, Esq, the present postmas.
ter at Hartford, is a good republican, and also
a good postmaster. In connection with the
talk there in regard to changing the location
Of the post Office, somebody has proposed TO
remove him from office, He takes notice of
it by having his ,pitaph written, in anticipa
ton of such official behcadal, as follows -
man of letters has departed hence
stamped with a current token for three cents
There may be doubts ii the celestial most
although prepaid,l will entertain his ghost.