Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-27
General News Summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

eye with Ratchet, inficting a severe wound
and knocking him down. Both husband and
wife had been drinking freely, and one being
fearful that the other wculd get too large a
/ share of the liquor, quarrel ensued, and
| Ann proceeded to establish her claims in a
! striking manner.
! The two steamers having on board the Sth
and 5lst regiments, left Battery wharf Tues
day evening, and proceeded directly to sea.
Besides these two regiments few men were
| taken out for the 3d. the 25th, and other Mas
sachusetts regiments. Several persons also
went out as passengers, to visit friends among
the soldiers at Newbern.
nDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Henry NJ. Currier, belonging to Lowell,
| left Alton Bay, n. H., on the 18th of Octo-
Der, with the intention of going to Portland
! the same day, aad has not since been heard
| from. He was feet 10 l-2 inches in height,
had dark brown hair, gray eyes, heavy
beard with red tinge, and weighed about 100
pounds, and is 81 years Of age.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The Pacific mills at Lawrence now employ
1900 hands, the Atlantic 1926, the Washington
/ 1900 the Pemberton 500, the Duck 1870. and
the Everett 375-in all 1890
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Taunton Republican says Col Pierce,
| OF the 18th regiment, is expected home soon,
at the head of recruiting party, while the
regiment is lin winter quarters"
large iron foundry is to be established in
Fairhaven. company has been formed I'M
der the name of 1.-The Boston and Farhaveu
Iron Company" and $4,000 of the stock has
been taken by citizens OF Fairhaven.
Brig. Gen. Pierce of New Bedford has been
appointed to the general command of the mil
itary encampments in the state, Gen. Reed
having been relieved of the same, at his own
request.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The late Zenas Clapp of Salina, n. Y,
native of Hampshire county, willed sum of
money to the Hampshire Educational Society,
to be used in educating young men for the
ministry. The directors of that society will
petition the next legislature for leave to trans
fer the money to the American Educational
Society, where it can be used to a better ad-
vantage than at present.
MAINE.
The Calais Herald says that the pirate Ala
bama has appeared off Machias. Captain
Semmes," it adds, lis well acquainted with
these waters, having at some previous time
visited both Machias and Eastport in a sail
ing vessel. We consider ourselves safe,
in this immediate vicinity, feeling that with
such secesh places as Machiasport, Jones'
port and Cutler lining the sea coast, there can
not be much danger
Cornelia Sedgley, girl nineteen years of
| age, employed in Il mill at Bowdoinham,
narrowly escaped instant death by her clothes
! getting entangled in the machinery. She was
wound about shaft, both her legs broken,
and her body otherwise cut and mangled. Her
recovery is doubtful.
The mayor of Portland recently visited
Washington in relation to the defences of
| Portland horbpr II tbo 10
were promised to be complied with by Sec
rotary Stanton. Fort SCANNED is to be gar
risoned, and a large supply OF ammunition and
equipments furnished.
CONNECTICUT.
A touching proof of the depth of woman's
love was witnessed at Canterbury recently at
the funeral of sergeant Charles Lewis, who
was killed at Antietam. A young lady, Miss
Hyde, to whom he was engaged, upon hear
ing Of his death was taken fatally sick and
died in few days, and was buried at the
same time as her lover.
I. Il. Wetmore has on the stocks at Nor
witch finely modelled steam propeller, of
about 400 tons, 125 feet long by 25 feet BEAM
The keel has been laid for another screw
steamer by Charles Mallory, at Mystic.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The currency has touched bottom" in an
interior town of New York. gentleman
rendered dollar bill to pay a charge of sixty
cents, and was gravely offered forty squash
seeds as the change due him.
The military commission to investigate
charges against Gen. Fitz John Porter has
been dissolved, and in its place there is to be
a regular court martial. The sessions will be
public.
Three sons Of Jonathan Smergh, of Wind
sor township, York county, Pa, came to their
| death rppaptly up1ar +ha oil 81
circumstances 1t appears that some time
during the forenoon they came to the house
for mattock, to dig out rabbit that had
taken shelter from the dog, under the roots of
large tree that had been felled by the late
storm. The trunk Of the tree was cut off
leaving an ordinary length of stump, but very
heavy, as the tree was large one. The lads,
the oldest about Is or 16 years of age, com
menced to dig under the upturned roots, to
which was attached large quantity of soil
While engaged in this business, the whole
mass turned over to its original position bury
ing the three unfortunate boys alive. The
father inquired tor his children when he came
home to his dinner, and they not appearing,
he went in pursuit of them, and when he
neared the scene of the disaster, he saw the
faithful dog lying near the upturned stump.
1t is calculated that at least 100000 hogs
will be cut up in Chicago this season. In that
of 1861 the number was 23l,3 1886, and in
1862 it was 5l4, ll8. Some place this fig
ure this year as high as million, but the
above estimate is safer.
The post office department is reported to be
making arrangements for redeeming stamps
circulating as currency. All stamps, no mat
, ter how defaced they may be, will be re-
deemed, with the exception of those that have
evidently been used upon letters.
, Two immense columbiads, weighing IA,
, S22 pounds, are on their way to New York,
and intended for one of the forts commanding
the harbor Of that city. Others are being
. made for the same purpose.
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