Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-25
General News Summary.

Orders have been transmitted from the
navy department to the Charlestown navy
yard for the construction of an iron clad bat
terry, which, from its peculiar model, is I'M
queStionaby designed for harbor defence. 1t
will be 240 feet long, SO feet beam over all.
and ii l-2 feet deep. 1t is required to draw
u feet and to register 1900 tons The up
per deck will be flush like that of the Mont
tor. neither bulwarks nor rail rising above it.
This deck will consist of six-inch oak plank,
with one and half inches of iron plating out
side of that Her iron mail on the outside of
the hull will be five inches thick.
Frederick w. Thayer of Boston. formerly
of the firm of Thayer & Warren, died on
board the steamer Asia previous to her arri
val at Halifax, from Liverpool. Mr.. Thaver
has been sick several years, and was returned
home without hopes of recovery, to die
among his friends.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Lowell Courier predicts that that CITY
will be the first in the commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts to report her full quota of troops in
camp. About 225 men have been raised.
leaving 175 to fill her quota. The bounty Of
feredis $40.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In New Bedford, Wednesday. Gideon
Sherman, housewright, had his nose broken,
and all his front teeth knocked out, by pile
of lumber falling upon him.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Baptist church at East Abingdon have
voted to obtain the service of Rev. Serene
Howe, of Marshfield, as their pastor. Mr..
Howe has signitied his willingness to accept
the same.
Z. Pratt, of North MiddIeboro, has twenty
acre lot on which he has planted white pine
trees, exactly ten feet apart, great care being
taken to have the rows entirely straight. He
anticipates in about Is years having a grove
that will be worth visiting.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
A town meeting was held in Yarmouth,
Wednesday, at which it was voted to pay S2I3
to each volunteer required to fill the towns
quota, which is thirteen.
NANTUCKET.
Charles w. Rand, formerly of Nantucket
has been appointed U. S. marshal for the
southern district of California.
MAINE.
The towns of FOXcroft, Sebec, and Mon
son, have filled their quotas and sent several
more than the required number. Bowerbank.
sends, under the new call, just three times the
number required of her.
The Portland Advertiser states that under
the present laws John b. Brown of that citv
VIM PHy III huAlNo uDOu lDOldSScS. winch he
imports for his sugar manufacturing estab
lshments the sum of $1,000 day and an
excise tax upon the sugar which he manufac-
lures from the molasses, of $50 additional
per day-making daily payment to the gov
eminent of $3.50.
VERMONT.
On the 9th a fire occurred in Readsboro'
City, destroying two barns owned by Michael
Sanford, and four dwelling houses. Sanford's
barn was valued at $1,000. The loss is est
mated at $500 to S3000 and will perhaps ex-
coed this latter figure and there was no in
surance on any of the buildings except a small
amount on one of the houses
RHODE ISLAND.
DR.. Wheaton, medical superintendent nj
Portsmouth Grove hospital, has been sum-
moned to Washington to answer to charges of
grave nature. The Fall River News saws:
"lf one tenth Of the charges that are made
against him by the sick soldiers under his care
are laid before the surgeon general and PROV
ed, there can be no doubt of his removal. We
do not know that any pains have been taken
to collect and forward the testimony. Enough
is known, however, of the drunkenness and
profanity Of this "olficia, to render il CERTAIN
that he is very unfit to have the charge of sicl,
and dying men," DIR. Carpenter of Proyi-
dence takes the place of Dr. Wheaton during
his absence.
CONNECTICUT.
Joseph e. Sheffield has given 100000 to
lale College, for the purpose of founding n |
scientific department. A course of lectures
is to be given in chemistry and natural science
ana instruction afforded to students in matbe-
mates and other branches Of learning, calcll-
lated to prepare young men for the duties Of
practical life. The course extends througb