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

in his store, Thursday morning last, about
o'clock. No cause is assigned for this rash
act, except slight depression of spirits, which
his neighbors EOticed OF late. lie was
trader aud a much respected citizen, His age
was forty -four.
CONNECTICUT.
The Collins Company at COllinsville have
been doing large business in manufacturing
war weapons. They have been turning out
200 swords per day, of quality equal if not
superior TO any made i'll this country. The
company ar now getting up some splendid
swords for Gen. Mcclellan and members of
his staff.
1t is told of a Connecticut field officer, better
acquainted with farming than soldering, that
when circumstances placed him in command
of his regiment at Halteras, he desired to
oblique his column in marching, and gave the
order, "Haw around that mud-puddle"
RHODE ISLAND.
The two Pawtuckets were united under
Rhode Island rule on Saturday, with Joyful
and appropriate demonstrations Seelonk.
also celebrated her new relations with Provi-
dence, and the freedom OF India Point bridge.
Fail River on the other side, gained large
accession of citizens and territory to Massa-
chusetts sway. Thus the quarrel of more
than two centuries is ended, and the bouuda-
ry line is fixed forever, upon a plan that will
probably be conducive to the prosperity of
both states.
There were two deaths in Providence last
week, from the small pOx. The Journal says
there are now cases OF the disease in all part
ct the city. Persons who have not been vac.
clnated Will do well to attend to it at once.
Ihe NTH meeting of the Rhode Island In.
sttute OF Instruction was held last Friday and
Saturday at Warwick
Friday morning, while Henry Prev, Young
man employed as brakeman on the Boston and
Providence Railroad, was sweeping out the
car, he discovered small brown paper pack
age upon the floor. Upon opening it it proved
TO be money in bills 10 the amount of 5000.
frew Immediately deposited the money with
the ticket master, and proceeded to advertise
It. lie was afterwards informed by the con
ducior that it was the property of Mr.. Ward.
well OF Cranston Meeting Mr.. Wardwell
shortly after, in search of his money, Prev
presented it to him, and received for the SER
vice lie had rendered $50.
MISCELLANEOUS
The New FORK Times says the contrabands
at Fortress Monroe, under Gen. Wool's sys
tenn OF cash VS.. lash, as a motive "haye paid
Tor their own support, saved very large sums
to the government, and accumulated a fund
OF over three thousand dollars in the quarter
master hands"
President Lii coin bears the reputation of
great joker, but his efforts pale before the sub.
lime assurance OF the king of Siam, who Of
Iers numDerless elephants TO a president al.
ready supplied with the biggest elephant of the
last three centurIes-one of southern growth
Mrs. Barton and her child were burned
to death in New York on Saturday The de.
ceased, while engaged in the bath room wash
ing her child, stood close to the stove used in
heating the apartment, when her dress caught
IRE. The flames soon developed her person.
and as she was alone, her servant being in the
cellar out Of hearing, she ran about the house
calling Tor assistance, and finally went down
stairs into the hallway, where she fell pros.
trate on the floor. Her body was burned from
head to loot IN the most shocking manner
Die was able, however, to tell her father how
the accident happened, aud died in an hour
after. The child, IL boy about two years old.
ran after his mother, and his clothes taking
fire from hers, was shockingly burned. Tie
poor fellow ran about in blaze, and seeing no
help, crouched in the corner of an upperroDm
where lie was found his clothes all burnt off
his body. He survived his mother but a short
time.
1t is strange coincidence, writes federal
prisoner at Columbia, S. c., that every one of
our number who have Died have been buried
Sunday and five of the six had letters ariiue for
them The day they ,cere buried And what seem.
ed saddest, all these letters were full of hone
and JOY. One was from mother to her only
SON. and breathed prayer in every line for
that sons health and safety. Another was from
sister, whose unchangng love seemed to
grow stronger by absence and time | never
realized how much misfortune makes us feel
for anothers SORROWS till | saw officers and
men, old and young, dropping a tear of sym.
pathy over those letters, which, alas, would
only be answered by strangers!
Russian student at Heidelberg has com
mitted suicide in the cause of science He
wished TO try on himself the effect of cyanure
OF potassium. He did so, and has lett rec.
ord OF the different phases of his self-posom-
ing.