Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-26
General News Summary.
UNITED STATES SHIP INo,



Benjamin French and Henry J. Manning
| of West Newton, were, last Tuesday morning
| precipitated from the staging of house which
they were repairing-Mr. Manning being Sc
riously injured, and Mr.. French dying the
next morning.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The late Capt. Albert w. Bartlett of New
buryport was the first man in command of a
company from that city during this war; he
was the first commissioned officer killed from
that city; and he was the first man brought
from a battle field to Newburyport, to be bur
led with military honors.
NANTUCKET.
Capt. Benjamin 7. Riddell, one of the most
active and intelligent shipmasters of Nantuck-
ct, died recently at Montego bay, in the is
land of Jamaica. The flags of the shipping
were lowered to half mast on the reception of
the news of his death.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Hampshire and Franklin county rcgi-
ment of nine months men has elected the fol-
lowing field officers For colonel, Captain
Greenleaf of Shelburne Falls; for lieutenant
colonel, Capt. Spaulding of Northampton; for
major, Henry VIM of Boston. The officers
| are all gentlemen of character and ability.
Isaac Bates, Esq, much respected citizen
| of Cummington, cut his throat with a razor
| Tuesday morning. under the influence of tenn
| porary insanity. He had been ill for several
| days, and rose early in the morning and COM
mitted the deed before the family were astir.
CONNECTICUT.
The literary societies of Yale College have
made a great fuss for several years about
John G. Calhoun, whether he belonged to this
or that society when in college. The tables
are somewhat turned now, each trying to
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upon the other
An apple tree in Thompsonville, which was
ravaged by caterpillars early in the season, is
now in blossom, and if frosts don't hurry up,
will have a crop of fruit yet this season.
Mr.. Theodore Bancroft, butcher living in
East Windsor, was fatally stabbed, Wednes-
day, by Colonel Watson of the same place.
Some difficulty in regard to the dividing line
of their property was the cause. Col. Wat
son had not been arrested up to late hour.
Moses Griswold, a resident of HaZardville
and employed at the powder mills, was found
drowned in small stream of water only eight
cen or twenty inches deep. Several years
ago he was injured by an explosion, and since
that time has been subject to fits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
few days since, maryland, my Mary
land, was the most popular tune in Lee and
Jacksons army. Now it is Garry me back
to Ole Virginny."
An Italian goDdola, on large truck, passed
through Wall street, New York, Saturday, on
its way to the Central Park. 1t came out in
vessel from Italy, and is of the style and
shape peculiar to the gondolas so generally
used in Venice. 1t is intended to be fitted up
as a sort Of pleasure boat on the lake in the
Central Park.
A party Of five men went from Albany to
Troy in hack the other night, and after in
dulging in spree started to return. The
driver mistook the way, and in attempting to
turn about near the bridge at Port Schuyler,
backed his coach off the embankmcnt into the
canal, and four of his intoxicated passengers
were drowned.