Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-28


important information"
The gale OF Monday night, the Oath blew
down sOme'houses in Nantucket, and did other
damage. a large brig, with sails flying, was
seen near Tuckernuck, with the sea breaking
over her The Inquirer says "a vessel was
also seen To drift by Ihe south side of the isl
aud with her masts cut away. Ii is feared she
went on to Old Man shoal, and il so, will
never be heard Of more. The breakers on
that shoal were going up more than sixty feet
into the air. The whole ocean around Nan.
tucket was all of living foam"
The Nantucket Inquirer is in great distress
from fear that New Bedford will be taken from
the congressional district to which that island
belongs. 1t SAYS III New Bedford is at
tached to another congressional district, the
blow will tall heavy on the conservative men
OF this county who are preparing with the Ut
most confidence OF success TO elect eX COVER
nor Clifford to the next congress"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The railroad between Palmer and Amherst
is again in running order, the distractions
having been removed early this week, by ex
traordmary effort In many places, SIX inches
OF solid ice had formed upon the rails
CONNECTICUT.
The water contract has been ratified at New
Haven by duly authorized parties. The city
obtains the use OF water for fire and other pub.
lie purposes, for twenty years, at an average
rate OF s5oOO year. commencing at $1,000
and rising gradually to $4,000 annually. The
water is coming gradually into use, and is re-
markably pure i'll quality, being titto drink on
its first introduction.
The schooner Meteor, of and from New Bed
ford fnr New York, went ashore on Plum Isl
and during the gale. The vessel and her car
60 OF lumber and old junk will prove total
loss. Her crew OF three men were all LOST but
Their bodies recovered. The captain, Abram
B. Davis, saved himself on the lumber
Col I. IL. G. Kmgsbury of the eleventh has
resigned his commission and returned home.
MIR Thatcher Eels of Derby was severely
injured while firing a salute en- Washngton's
birthday. lie lost the use of his right hand,
and injured his eyesight
only two daily papers in Connecticut sup
port The democratic state ticket, the Hartford
Times and New Haven Register. Last year
there were six.
Two artillery companies, of &C men each,
volunteers fer the state militia, have Just been
organized in Bridgeport
The artillery regiment, now at Fort Rich.
ardson, has received orders 10 proceed to Fort
D0nelSon as garrison for The works
A monument to Lieut.. StilIman, who fell at
Roanoke, is to be erected. He was buried at
Saybrook, on the Point, near the old fort.
fire broke out Wednesday morning, in
the old brewery at NoIwalk 1t burnt out
some dozen stores, among them three groce
rles, one bookstore, one shoe store, one dry
goods store, and one hat store. Loss about
Sfo,O0O. The business portion of Main street
was destroyed.
MAINE.
The manufacturers OF Lewiston have pur-
sued liberal course the past winter-reiusing
10 sell cotton at the late fabulous prices, but
running tier mills at a sacrifice, keeping their
operatives busy, and disbursing thousands of
dollars in beneficial cash. The have prevent
Cd much pauperiSin, and are in good trim 10
take advantagesot the approaching turn OF the
tide.
VERMONT.
The Hydepark Newsdea Gays that Mr.
PhineaS Bartlett a member of the third Yer
mont regiment, recently discharged on &C.
count OF illness, has been arrested and com
mltted to- Jail OH charge OF appropriating to
his own use moEey sent by him by different
individuals at camp Griffin 10 their friends in
LamOile county. Ghe various sums amount
10 over $780, AT the time OF his arrest he was
at Rutland to get his state pay, and TO enlist in
the seventh regiment
Col. Hawkins and Major Kimball, of the
New York Zouaves, which regiment greatly
distinguished itself at the battle OF Roanoke
Island, are both Vermonters.
The Irasburgh Standard says that measles
and scarlatina rage to an unprecedented extent
in that town. 'Many small children are first
attacked with measles, aud after they get bet
ter the canker rash sets i'll and Terminates IA
tally. Funerals are OF almost daily occur
renee"
The police of Brattleboro' recently arrested
gay lieutenant and sundry privates OF the
eighth regiment, in a house OF i'll repute in that
town. The Pn@nix says it is currently report
ed that these arrests were made upon informa
ton given by certain civilians, who had been
temporarily suppanted in the affections OF the
inmates OF this house by the aforementioned
sOlti.rs.
Milton Knapp of Dummerston owns a colt,
which was foaled ON the 1st OF June, 1859, aud
weighed, on the first day OF February inst,
HOO pounds.
Mr. John Wells of Bratteboro', fell dead
near his residence Saturday evening. The
cause Of his death was apoplexy.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Coos Republican gives an account of
the ascent OF Mount Washington by three
gentlemen OF Lancas er, on the 10Th inst, who
stail at the summit two days and two nights
which lasted for SO hours-saw one of the
most magnificent sunrise scenes that magma
ton can picture-saw the sun 90 down in
vast snow bank-saw moonlight upon a hun
bred glittering peaks-tOund the most extreme
cold while there Indicated at five degrees be.
low zero-returned in thick snOw.slorn, and
now feel perfectly satisfied with their trip.
In the month of November last, MIR. Solo.
mon Heath, of Bow, drove home from some
nla. t1.
OF nine sheep. The remaining three of the
flock he could not find They were two full
grown, and one lamb of last spring On the
llth inst, the bleat Of sheep was heard near
the woods. Mr. H. went in search, and found
the tull grown sheep, not only alive but one
of them strong enough to make the owner
some work to catch 1t.
On the 2Olh inst, Luther Wallace, a watch
man at the Northern railroad shops in Con-
cord, was crushed between an engine and iron
post. lie was so severely injured that he died
on Monday.
In Pelham, a schoomistress recently whip
ped boy II years of age for disobedlehce in
sci ool.' She was afe ward arresteds for as
saut and battery. On the day OF the trial
bOtn parties agreed to refer the case to a med
ical commission consisting OF four doctors
The referees have not yet agreed upon vef
dict.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Newport, Wednesday, the extraordinary
spectacle was witnessed OF a genuine rebel flag
floating over the City Hall for several hours
The facts were these, Ills honor the mayor,
to crafty the public curiosity to see the reb,l
flag received as trophy from Col. lew, had
it hosted directly under the stars and stripes,
and union down. 1t attracted no little atten.
ton.
WAR ITEMS.