Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY

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extended call to Rev. Daniel Tenney of
Lawrence, to become their pastor.
One of the speakers at the anniversary
meeting OF the Unitarian Sunday school soci-
ETY. in Boston, in referring to his satanic ma
jesty, styled him ''the original Jefferson Da-
WIS.,"
As the eight o'clock Midway train on the
Worcester railroad was approaching the Ire
mont street bridge in Boston, Thursday. the
bunter of the locomotive struck woman in
the back, throwing her violently against the
stone abutment of the bridge, and causing
her to rebound like ball, and landing her
close to the track. Notwithstanding the Sc
we're shock, the WOMAN was evidently con-
sclous OF further danger, and instantly draw
ing herself up in the smallest possible COM
pass, laid by the side of the track until the
tram passed. 1t was asceTtained that the
woman escaped with only few slight bruises
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY
The dry goods store of Miss L. Rugg in
Reading was entered Wednesday night by
thieves who had taken the best of the stock
and put it in bags; but becoming frightened.
they fled, leaving the bags and contents out
side the door. An attempt was also made to
enter the store of Mrs. Wightman through a
window, but it was not successful.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The Salem Register says that Capt Raw
mond of Beverly, in command of Co. G, Mas
sachusetts 23d, has resigned, and will come
home, to be followed by others of the same
regiment. 1t is intimated that dissatisfaction
with the appointment of adjutant Chambers as
major is the cause Of the resignation.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
most singular incident occurred in
Bridgewater few days since, illustrating the
peculiar habits of bees. Mr.. A. p. Benson,
noticing an unusual stir among his hives, pro-
ceeded to examine into the cause. whereupon
an entire swarm Withdrew from the old hive,
and settled upon his head and shoulders. Mr..
b., without any serious inconvenience. sue
ceeded in transferring the swarm safely to a
new hive.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
a letter has been received in Taunton from
sergeant in the twenty-ninth Mass. regi-
ment dated-''Near Norfolk, Va, Camp Ms
cry, fifteen miles from, the 'Knowledge of God,
May %, 1862"
private letter received in New Bedford
from New York says 81 was amused at a
little incident which TRANSFERRED here Monday,
the 10th. 1t was this The seventh New
York regiment expected to be the first in
Washington. But in this they were disap-
pointed; for in the afternoon about one hun
dred Massachusetts soldiers passed down
Broadway in coaches at a terrible rate in Or
der to catch the six o'clock express. A pref
ty big thing on the SEVENTH
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
w. H. H. Blair of Blandford is the owner
of profitable turkey. She set upon II tur-
keys eggs, recently, and Matched out 81 tur-
keys, and one chicken from an interloping
hens egg.
The enormous wild cat which was killed at
Chester about month since, now illustrates
natural history in the Springfield museum
with his stuffed carcass. He weighed twenty
one pounds when alive, killed three sheep the
night before he was shot, and was of such
strength and ferocity as to drag a heavy steel
trap, attached to one leg, into his den, and
there set the hunters at defiance for some
time.
DR.. Albert r. Rice, for the past year asso-
ciated with DR.. W. G. Brock of Springfield,
has been commissioned by Gov. Andrew as
an additional surgeon of the first Mass. caval-
ry regiment, now at Port Royal
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Hampshire Gazette says an ex-member
OF the legislature from Worcester county
stopped at the Mansion House in Northamp-
ton, one night last week, and ten or fifteen
minutes after retiring he called to the land
lord, saying she believed he smelt gas" Mr.
Hill inquired if he hadput out his gas. ''Yes,"
said he, as honest as a Quaker, 81 bloaced it
out !! And sure enough he had blown it out
Tor the gas was pouring into the room to the
full extent of the burner
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The publishers of the Patriot, Statesman
and Independent Democrat, propose to unite
IN the publication of daily paper during the
session of the New Hampshire
to be called the Legislative Re-
porter"
Labor has not been resumed in the cotton
factories at Baskerville, but the cabinet max
ing, box, sash and blind business employ
large number of hands. Business at Little
ton is rather dull.
The yearly meeting of the Free Will Bap-
fists in New Hampshire, will be held at East
Andover, on Friday, June 18th, continuing
three days.
A child of George b. French of Ports
mouth, was so badly injured on the 2Gth, by
heavy cellar doortaling upon him, that doubts
are entertained of his recovery.
RHODE ISLAND.
About nine hundred and fifty men loft
Providence for Washington the 9th, and five
hundred more were ready to 90 the following
day.
WAR ITEMS.
The rebel captain Tatnall has published
letter explaining the burning of the Merrimac.
lie says she was lightened so as to draw only
eighteen feet, with which draught the nilots
told him they could carry her up the James
river to within forty miles of Richmond and
thus have enabled him to destroy orr gun-
boats, which had gone up the river. After
she was llghtened by throwing over portion
OF her armament, and thereby rendering her
unable to cope with our fleet in Hampton
Roads, the pilots reported that the winds, be-
ing westerly, had so diminished the dcnth of,
water in James river, that the Merrimac could
not go up. This left no other alternative than
to burn her This is Tatnalls explanation. 70
be taken for what it is worth. He ascribes
the deception of the pilots to their reluctance
to being engaged in fight.
Several persons holding office in the denor+-
mentS at Washington betrayed their secession
Syihpdtrhes by eXultations over the reported
disasters of Gen. Banks.
Inc army correspondent of the Savannah
republican says the confederate loss at the
Dattle OF Shiloh, on the 9th and 9TH of April.
was tully ten thousand in killed, wounded, and
missing. ~ ''''o
The London Times informs the English
pubic that New Orleans was taken bv Gen
Grant, who conveyed his troops in transports
across lake Pontchartrain, and thus achieved
an easy victory.