Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-24
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


A dealer in Boston sold a quiet, easy-going
horse to reverend gentleman from subur-
ban town, last week, but the animal was re-
turned because che would not eat cabbages."
The Providence Journal thinks the Boston
city fathers make pretty wretched work in
clpherng on the quota and enlistments. 1t
says; Gone day the people are told that the
quota Is almost full, and the next that several
hundred men are wanting. We could almost
equal that in some of our benighted, provin-
cial towns"
A destructive fire occurred in Boston on
Wednesday night, on Richardson's, Frenchs
and TilestOns wharves. The amount of prop
erty destroyed was between $50, 900 and 500
900. The principal losers were Moses French.
DR., and Shepard Robbins, wood and coal
dealers.
1t Is stated that Mr.. Rankin, collector of the
port Of San Francisco, now in Boston, has
rendered Gov. Andrew company Of cavalry
OF Massachusetts men in California, on the
condition that the expenses of transportation
to this state shall be paid Gov Andrew has
acceded to the proposition, and the company
will be assigned as part of the quota Of the
city of Boston, if accepted by the city gov
ernment.-BoStoa Journal
Mr.. William V. Alden, of the firm of Blake
Alden, furniture dealers, Boston, was taken
suddenly i'll on the Goth, while at his desk, and
tell speeches. upon the floor. He was con
veyed IN an inSensible condition to his resi-
dence OH Newton street, and without having
recovered his consciousness, expired early on
the 23d. The deceased was well known as
one OF the most upright, punctual and reliable
men in the business community.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Eben ). Wmttemore of Sandwich COM
missioner to superintend drafting IN Barnsta-
bic county, has reported to Adiutant General
Schouler that the quota of said county has
been furnished and mustered into the service
of the United States, and that each and every
town in the county has furnished in full their
respective quotas of militia men, without be-
ing obliged to draft single man.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
company of gentlemen in Pittsfeld have
purchased % l-2 acres of land, including the
lot on which camp Briggs is located, for 500
an acre, for sporting purposes. 1t is to be
enclosed with high fence building to be
erected, race track constructed, and provis-
ion made for flooding portion of it in winter
for skating
Information has been received in Pittsfeld
that Brig. Gen. Henry S. Briggs is danger
ously ill of fever. His brother aud wife have
gone hence to take care of him.
Mrs. Sperry, whose store in Pittsfeld was
robbed not long since, discovered in the win
dow Of German jew dealer in New York
some of her property. By iudicious manage
ment and the assistance of the police, she re-
covered about 500 worth of her goods, and
saw more she had little doubt was hers. al
though she could not swear positively to the
fact. The dealer was bound over for trial as
a receiver of stolen property.
HAMPSHIRE.
Hon. Horace Maynard of Tennessee spoke
in Amherst recently He denounced slavery
as the cause of the war, and deprecated the
raising of party issues at the present time.
VERMONT.
An item has been going the rounds stating
that the barn of Henry Durham of South
windsor was burned on the 18th inst. The
Vermont papers give notice that "IIenry
Dunham of South Windsor, VT, never owned
barn; no such person resides in South
Windsor, VT, and there is no such place in
this state"
a barn belonging to Mr.. j. A. Head, near
Windsor, was burned early Saturday morn
ing, the It'll, with all its contents, bull, 20
tons of hay, $50 bushels of corn, and other
grain.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Gen. John II. Gage of Nashua, commissarv,
general of New Hampshire, met with an ac-
cident on the 2lst, which it is feared will re-
suit fatally He was on cunning excursion.
and while putting his guns into wagon he ac.
cldentally exploded one of them the CHARGE
blowing away part Of his face and the bones of
one OF his ears. lie has wife and three chill
dren, and is about fifty years of age.
CONNECTICUT.
woman went into brokers' Office at
hartford and inquired what he paid for gold.
ne told her. "Well, said she, putting her
myers IN her mouth to remove Der false
lee,l, i was going to get new set of teeth.
and thought I'd sell the old PLATED"
The thirteenth annual meeting oftbo stocl,
holders Of the Hartford, Providence and
fishkill railroad company was held in Hart.
ford on Wednesday, The net earnings of the
roau Tor the year have been S07 ,999-an in