Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-23
General News summary.


winch would average in value $3.50 each.
The total losses by fire in Boston during
the year 1861 amounted to the sum Of $477,-
81, and the insurance on the same was
S3l9 ,6l9.
ESSEN COUNTY.
George Burchstead of Wenham committed
suicide by shooting himself on the 9th. The
deceased was a single man, about % years Of
age, and laboring under mental alteration.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Twenty acres Of woodland, belonging to
Martin Gammons and Deacon Perry Of Ro-
chester, were recently burnt over.
Jonathan Hathaway Of Rochester recently
| plowed up a relic of the aborigines in the
form of peStle, probably used by them for
! pounding samp
! The North Bridgewater Brass Band, at
tached to the 18th regiment Mass. Vol, have
| returned home, having been discharged from
service at their own request.
MDDLEsEN COUNTY.
man, named Gouding, was run over on
| the Boston and Fitchburg railroad, between
Groton Junction and Shirley, on the 18th.
His leg was severed Just below his knee, and
he survived the accident but few hours.
S1oulding was an operative in one Of the Shir
ley mills, and about 60 years Of age.
The house of Mr.. Winslow in Maiden. was
robbed, Thursday morning. of $50 in money
and some silver ware The money stolen
was taken from Mr.. Winslow'S pants, lying
near his bed.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The lunatic hospital at Northampton now
contains $50 patients, and 60 more are eX-
pected to arrive soon from Taunton, which
will raise the number to a figure higher than
was ever before reached.
II. Nj. Burt, Of the Northampton Free
Press, will soon issue THE Mountain Path
finder" journal to be devoted to Mount
Holyoke, its local history sublime scenery,
advantages for sight seeing, and the improve
ments that are made and contemplated there.
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer, in an article on
the provoking manners of secession men and
women, wonders how Gen. Butler and his
men can stand their vulgar Impotence, and
not smite them to the earth. A less courteous
man, says the Inquirer, would do so and risk
his commission.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The Barnstable Patriot SAYS that Russell
Randall, conductor on the Old Colony rail
road has recently had stock dirideRd of two
hundred per cent, in the shape of two fine
boys. man with so many double letters in
his name, must expect double blessings in this
world.
| MAINE.
About 100000 shingles have left or are
about leaving Tobique and the upper st. John
for market since last year Very nearly one
half were or are owned by the enterprising
traders OF PreSque Isle.
Two boys about ten years of age, one the
son Of Daniel c. Libby, the other the son of
Mark Mosher, while playing ball in Gorham,
on the 10th, got into dispute. Mosher had
stopped the ball, although forbidden to do so
by Libby, who threatened he would whip him
hg il, Il II Ill
tering Libby struck at him with stick hit
ting him just back Of the ear, causing instant
death.
Robert Ward of Bath, aged 20 years, was
drowned in Merrymeeting Bay, the 18th He
was returning home from the other side ina sail
boat, which was struck by a sudden gust of
wind, capsized, and sunk, and though GOOD
swimmer, he was lost.
The Augusta correspondent Of the Aroos-
took Herald mentions seeing fincly-dressed
lady in that city with beautifully turned an
kle dressed in dirty stockings.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Samuel Curricr of IIenniker was
drowned on the 10Th inst, by falling into 4
pond.
On the 9th inst, Ebenezer Z. Bailey, one of
the foremost citizens Of Claremont, was in
stantly killed by falling from tree in his yard
His back, neck, and arm were said to be bro
ken, and when Mrs. B.. who saw the fall,
reached him, he was dead
RHODE ISLAND.
Gov. Sprague has received an order from
the war department to raise one regiment of
infantry Immediately for the service of the
| United States.
CONNECTICUT.
Colts armory at Hartford is to be doubled
in size and capacity, making it the largest es-
slts 1ar1ff ft -iy,1 +1,.,
additional building is now nearly completed
and $4,000 worth Of new machinery for
making gun stocks is procured The estim-
ated value Of machinery and tools in the old
armory is $500, 900; about 100 men are en-
ployed, and the pay-rolls amount to $4,000
per month
WAR ITEMS.
Three outspoken Union men have been
found in Norfolk by our troops. One of them
was worth year ago 100000, every dollar of
which the rebel government confscated. He
took to the woods and swamps south of Nor
folk; and upon hearing thatthe old flag waved
once more over his native city, he returned
Meeting an old northern friend on the streets,
he threw himself into his arms and fell to the
| ground shrieking maniac. The CONFUSION
of JOY was to much for mind and body, en-
feebled by his starving life in the woods and
he is now a manufacturers. NJ 7. Post,
1t is no longer possible to be lawfully mar
ried in Richmond, as will appear from this
notice in the Dispatch ga stitch in time
saves nine is an adage which has lately re-
ceiycd several eXempliications in this city by
the removal of precious documents Of vari-
| Gus sorts by those entrusted with their Gus
tody. They have carried the papers where
they think the hands of the invading vandals
cannot reach them. For the present, at least
all authorized permits to. commit matrimonv
are not to be had. Those who may wish to
double their happiness have one source of
consolation left them-North Carolina is not
yet blockaded."
Gen. Butler has appointed Jonas H. French
provost marshal Of New Orleans French es-
tablished his Office at the custom house,
which had been daily crowded, at the time
the Steamerle left, by persons seeking licenses to
keep public houses, saloons, &C., passes to
leave the city, and similar favors.
NusCELLAN EOUs.
The amount of seed cotton hitherto receiv-
ed ut the port of New York from rebel states.
and ginned for the benefit of the government.
IS about 2,j0O,O00 pounds. Nearly 100000
pounds have arrived within the last ten days
Over forty machines of the Mccarthy and
Brown patterns are now employed by the gov
ernmcnt on its cotton in South Brooklyn.
Great care is taken to preserve the seeds Of
the finest lots, to be sent to the ground from
which they came and rcplantcd there.
The London Times makes the statement.
that only about $50 bales Of cotton arrived in