Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-28

Inc Boston Herald tllukS II Is almost as
difficult to get news from tort Warren, as it is
from Yorktown. The health Of the garrison
is good. Buckner and Tilghman have been
allowed quite recently, an hour each day
to walk by themselves on the parapet over
the sally port. Mayor Brown, late OF Bulu-
more, was visited one day last week by his
/ brother
| Margaret Mcguire, has been arrested in
! Boston tor attempting 10 pick the pockets OF
! several ladies on Washington street. The
officer Who watched her, saw her place her
| hand i'll several pockets, but she did not sue.
! coed il stealing anything.
In the United States commissioner court
! in iBOston, Oh Saturday, b. II. MacLauren,
late mate Of the American ship Ganges, was
| examined on a charge of mauslaugh liter, i'll
! causing the death OF John Williams, one Of
! the crew OF me Ganges, during her recent v0y.
| aye from Calcutta to London. The evidence
offered showed that Williams was not 4 well
man when he shipped at Calcutta, and that
! frequently during the voyage, and before his
| death, the mate would kick him and beat min
with Delaying pins MacLauren was held in
S25O0 for trial at the next term of the circuit
court, when The defense claim 10 be able TO
show that the death Of Williams was caused
solely by disease.
ESSEX COUNTY
The Cape Ann Advertiser says the vessels
which have recently arrived at Gloucester
from the Banks have brought in small larcs,
| and report fish very scarce. The catch ul
halibut this season has been unusually small,
and they grow more scarce every season on
Georges Bank, The vessels, taken as IL
whole. will not average more than thousand
pounds Of liailbut to trip the present season.
In Beverly, ON the 24th John Ii. Young
firm OF Foster & IouLg,) had three fingers
OF his right hand so crushed that they were
atterward amputated. That firm has com
menced the manufacture of shoes by steam,
and Mr.. 1oung's hand was caught between
two fast moving rollers. Had he not, with
remarkable presence OF mind, "cast off the
band" with his lett hand, more serious c0nsc-
quences would have ensued.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Warren Ashby, Gustayus French, and
Amelia Hathaway have been arrested in New
Bedford for perjury.
Horatio II. Smith of New Bedford had his
arm caught in some machinery in his bakery
ON Friday. His arm was badly bruised and
his shoulder disIocated.
The body OF man in marine suit, was
found washed ashore opposite Somerset village
IN Friday. 1t is believed to be the body of
jerome Vanderhoof, who was drowned in at
tempting to cross the river on the ice OH the
evening OF the last day in January.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The long expected draft of 100000 from
the treasury department has been received III
Springfield, for paying wages and bills at the
United States armory.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
young man named Sanford, 20 years of
age, whose mother resides al Huntington, was
drowned at fort Edward, on the Hudson river,
18th inst lie was a student at the institute
i'll that place, and while pushing a log into the
stream, slipped i'll himself and was swept away
by the swift current.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The most generous Easter Offering ever
made at ST. James church, Great Darlington,
was that on the 10Th. Ii amounted TO S54OS,
and pays off the entire church deb.
MAINE.
The new railroad bridge across the andre
scoggn at Brunswick has withstood the fresh.
ct finely. One cake OF ice, covering about an
acre, struck the stone pier with all the force of
the river, but did not jar it. The cake broke
in two pie Ces.-AdUertiser
The Machlas Union says it will be several
weeks before the ice leaves the lakes in the
interior. Most of the saws on tile river have
good stock of lumber a much larger guam.
tlty of lumber has been shipped tins spring
than last At Jonrsboro' the saws have been
running two weeks.
The AroOstook Pioneer says Levi Berry
commenced an opening in the town of Smyr-
ma, IN 1871. AT That time there was not rod
OF turnpike in the town. He has now cleared
800 acres OF land, and he las cut in one sea
son 700 tons of hay. Last year he harvested
l5O tons He has built upon his premises up.
wards of four miles Of yoked cedar fence
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Rev. b NJ. TllotsOn OF Manchester is to be
tried by council OF clergymen of the Uni
versalist denomination, on quite numbsr Of
charges brought against him.
RHODE ISLAND.
lhe Newport correspondent Of the PTov-
dence Press say $ 1T is suggested by those
here who best know Gen. Magruder, who was
stationed at fort Adams during 1858 and 1859
or thereabouts that the most proper dispusi-
ton to make OF him when caught, would be TO
lmprison him i'll fort Adams, and subject him
to the duns of his numerous creditors here Ii
is said there is memento of him yet in ex.
lstence in the archives of one of our traders
in the form of liquor bill OF colossal dimen-
siOns"
a dead body, supposed to be that of mau
named James DensmOre, of East Providence, |
was found in the Seekonk river short dis. |
lance above India bridge, on Friday. 1t is
supposed he fell overheard while intoxicated |
on or about February 23d.
CONNECTICUT.
One day last week, Alessrs, VIM, Wright, |
Nehemiah Randall, and Oliver Randall, of
South KingIy, killed in an old cellar, near
the Line Store" twenty-five black snakes,
whose aggregate length was 81 feet.
Capt. 1hos. X Briggs OF DaneisonyiIle, |
now in the third Rhode Island regiment, has |
been appointed commandment of the post at
Hilton Head.
Aaron r. Staples, aged 81, and lis wife
Eliza, aged 81 years, died on the 18th and !
l9h insts., in Daubury. There was one |