Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-20
ueneraI News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

huston AND VICINITY.
Rev. L. P. Scott and his wife sailed from
Boston, Thursday, for the missionary field in
Assam, Asia, under the auspices of the Amer
lean Baptist Missionary Union. Interesting
religious exercises were held upon the ship
before its departure, in which several clergy
men and eminent christians took part
NIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Catholics Of Charlestown dedicated
splendid cathedral on the 18th inst, erected
at a cost of $4,000. The dedication sermon
was preached by Rev. DIR. Rosecrans of Gin
cinnati, brother of Gen. Rosecrans, who dis
tlnguished himself at the head of the federal
army in western Virginia
The premises of six liquor sellers in Ma
tick were visited by officers, Wednesday, and
liquors to the amount of It's gallons were
seized and locked up to await the action of the
courts.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Rufus King, married man, about thirty
years of age, and d daughter of Rev John
! Jones of Pelham, aged eighteen, eloped from
Northampton, a few days since. Miss Jones
has been at work in the hoop skirt manufacto-
| ry at Northampton for some time past.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
In Deerfeld, Mass, on the 18th inst, the
wife of Dea. d. W. Childs was attacked by
COW, and now lies in a critical condition. At
the first plunge the COW threw her five or six
feet into the air with her horns. Hadn not her
husband been near at hand the animal would
have torn her to pieces.
MAINE.
On Thursday last little girl of ten wears,
living in Gorham, Me-, when about retiring
for the night, and while rising from saying
her prayers by the side of her bed, caught one
OF her feet in her clothing, causing her to
upset fluid lamp, by which she was so
| badly burned that she died in few hours.
Fears are entertained that the hay crop, the
most important crop in Maine, and that for
which all other crops are cultivated, will be
very small this year. The drought has been
long continued and the pastures appear like
| midsummer.
Gen. Geo F. Shepley, military command
ant at New Orleans, writes to the editor of the
Eastern Argus, that he declines to be consid-
cred a candidate for the office of governor of
Maine, as requested by his friends
The valuable and extensive law library of
the late Nathan Dane Appleton was sold dur
ing the late session of the supreme court at
Alfred. Its original cost was nearly three
thousand dollars, but it brought only about
four hundred dollars.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Ralph Bishop of Lisbon was instantly killed
on the 9th inst, by a man named Brewster
Young, who shot him through the neck
Young was drunk, and was abusing Ills fami-
ly, when Bishop interfered in their behalf
He was twenty-eight years of age, and I'M
| married.
Frank Libby of Sandwich was found dead
on the morning OF the 18th, in the barn of
John Churchill, shot through the heart The
| supposed murderer has been caught, but the
| mOtivp his 20
The first six horse team up Mount WASH
linton, made a successful journey on the 18th
inst Drifts of snow ten to twelve feet deep.
and thousands of feet long, still whiten the
| slopes and summit.
CONNECTICUT.
Some curious Indian relics have been re-
Gently discovered on the grounds of the late
Samuel Colt, in Hartford Conn, consisting
of skeletons, strings of beads, shells, copper
utensils, silver chains, etc, and skull in
which bullet is firmly imbedded. The dis
| coverers tried to keepit secret but ii leaked
out, and many curiosity hunters have found
| the way there already The relics probably
belonged to some of the early Connecticut
indians.
During the thunder storm on Friday of
last week, the house of Oliver Ratbun of
| Salem, Conn, was struck by lightning The
| family were at dinner at the time, but none of
them were hurt, although 4 dog that was ly-
ing under the table around which they sat was
killed by the shock
Personal.
The Utica Observer says: There is much
| excitement in portion ofwestern New York,
caused by the elopement of college profess
sor-the husband of an honest wife and the
father Of several children-with the widow of
a prominent politician of that state, lately de-
ceased. They are supposed to have gone to
Europe
Some disturbance occurred at llackensack,
n. D., few evenings since, growing out of
an attempt to arrest REV" G. Chauncey
Burr for reasonable expressions. The
friends of the Reverend" hearing of his
peril, rallied to his aid, and a considerable
| scrimmage ensued. Burr finally escaped. but
the excitement still runs high, and further
trouble is anticipated. The 'Rev." Mr.. Burr
was lecturer on toe-rappings, and was gem
orally regarded as one of the free and easy
order
WAR ITEMS.
Col. Gregory, provost marshal of Alexan-
dria, last Saturday, informed Rev. Mr.. Bit
ting, pastor of the Baptist church, that if he
could not pray for the president of the United
| States and the success of the federal arms, be
would be compelled to close his church. Mr..
ni'tlhS lhlolHleu Col. gregory that lie could
not comply with his request, whereupon Col.
| Gregory Immediately took military possession
OF the church and closed its doors. Several
other churches Of secesh proclivities have
| been taken.
In his official report of the battle of Shiloh,
Gen. Beauregard compliments one Calhoun
Benham for gallantry as volunteer aid to the
general-in-chief. This Benham was arrested
with Gwin Of California at New York, on fair
evidence that he was traitor. By special
visit to Washington, his brother-n-law, Geo.
ID. Prentice, editor of the Louisville Journal
got him out of fort Warren on parole. CAL
houn Benham was chief agent in the murder
of senator Broderick in California.
The Washington Republican says 1--WE
learn that the rebel captain who has figured
so largely in Que of our city hotels, eating
SumptuOus dinners and drinking costly wines
in company with several Union officers and
secession sympathizers, was taken into custo-
dy yesterday by direction of General Wads-
| worth"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Charles L. Tucker Of Decatur, Mich, is
likely to come into full possession of Law
renee estate, in the Bank of England, amount
ing to fifty million pounds, or nearly two hum
dred and fifty million dollars. This matter
has been in litigation about fifteen years, and
all the testimony necessary to establish the
claim has finally been obtained. Lyman Law
renee Of Mattewan, who is brother of Mr..
fuckers wife, was the legitimate heir, but
| made full assignment to Mr. Tucker who