Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-05
General News SUNNI cry.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The total amount of contributions to the
| Boston branch of the United States sanitary
commission is $3S,S43 33, all of which has
been sent to the treasurer of the commission.
One liberal citizen of Boston, on Wednesday,
contributed to the fund the sum of $1,000
The republican ward and county committee
of Boston have called ward meetings to be
| held next Monday evening, for the choice of
delegates tothe state convention, which meets
at Worcester on Wednesday next.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Mrs. Lucy Baxter, widow of the late T. P.
ID. Baxter, has been appointed, by the secre-
tary of the treasury, keeper of the Sandy
Neck lighthouse, at the entrance of the Barn
stable harbor.
The post Office at Sandwich was broken omen
on Monday night, and all the letters stolen ex-
cept those in the safe.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
The prospect is that there will be no draft
for nine months volunteers in Hampshire
county. Her full quota of three years men
Is complete, and large majority under the
last quota are already enlisted.
IL. s. Greenleaf of Shelburne Falls, and
Henry VIM of Boston, formerly of this city,
have received authority to organize a regi-
ment of nine months volunteers in Hamp-
shire and Franklin counties.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The dwelling house of VIM Wharfeld at
North Blanford, known as the old Hull house,
was burned Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Whar-
field, who was alone in the house, persisted in
the flames, her charred remains being found
near the door. 1t is thought she was taking
her usual afternoon nap, and while asleep was
suffocated.
MAINE.
EZr1 ~ Williams a ruaoltI,xy nit ofE ,I
mouth, committed suicide, w Wednesday, while
suffering under extreme depression of spirits
The instrument of self-destruction was
sword cane which had been thoughtlessly left
within his reach.
RHODE ISLAND.
Upwards of twelve hundred disabled soldiers
arrived at the hospitals at Portsmouth Grove
Wednesday evening, transferred from the
hospitals at Washington to make room for the
victims Of Gen. Pope's retreat.
CONNECTICUT.
One of the prominent citizens of Norwich
has set the good example of subscribing for
one hundred copies of the Norwich Weekly
Courier for the benefit of the 18th regiment
recruited in eastern Connecticut.
The 10th regiment, which has been in camp
near Bridgeport, received orders 70 march on
Wednesday for Washington. The ranks were
full, and reJOlced at the prospect OF entering
at once upon active duty.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Three of the surgeons who left Boston Sat
urday evening, proceeded at once, on arriving
at Washington, to the battle field, where,
while prosecuting their humane task, they
we were surprised and captured by the enemy.
me names OF the unfortunate surgeons have
not TRANSFERRED.
ne soldiers of the war of 1912 who are
now IN Washington, have rendered their SER
wees to the government for its defence. Gen.
w ellsworth has regiment of eighteen com
Pallles (lOo men each) of government en-
ployees, organized as a home Guard for tl,o
protection of the public buildings. WV
Inc rotunda, the senate and house halls
and the corridors of the capitol have been
hastily convertedinto hospital, cots and beds
Georgetown college buildings are also onan
for the reception of patients, and still remain
under Catholic coutrol.