Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


The ship of-theline Vermont is receiving
her stores at the Charestowu navy ward. and
will probably sail next week for Port ROYAL
Her armament consists of twenty 32.poundeIs
and four 64,pounders.
A gang of six bows. from Is to 20 wears old.
have been arrested in East Boston for a mum
Der of robberes committed the past few weeks.
The Boston banks held ON the u III inst eioht
million five hundred and sixty-two thousand
one hundred and seventy-iye dollars in specie,
while, at the same time last year. the amount
was only five million five hundred and thirty.
Two thousaud and ninety dollars.
Messrs. Alger 6, Co. of South Boston. have
lust completed the last of twenty ll-inch rifi.d
colunlbiads, weighing eight tons each. for the
government.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Colonel IIincks, OF the Massachusetts seven.
teenth regiment. arrived in Lynn ON Wednes-
day. with the body of his little son. ayed five
years, who died in Rockville. Md. last Mon.
day.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The annexation of Fail River, R. I. to the
city OF Fall River, which takes place ON the
1st OF March adds to that city 1898 inbabit
ants, swelling the total to II .262
fire in New Bedford on Wednesday morn
ing DESTROYED three buildings ON Union street
The princpal sufferers were Almv & Swain
hardware dealers: Parsons e. Co bnoksel
lers and j. Hicks & Co.. tailors. Abraham
Barker was the owner OF one of the buildinos
Thomas Almy and George Winslow of
New Hedfor,I and Thomas Smith of Dart
mouth. have been Amounted masi.rs' mates in
the limited States navv. The latter will hn
assigned for duty on board the steam sloon.ot.
war San ,Iucinto
Ja,nes Il Wond IF of Nov Ra,Ie,rl L,,
bepn apnointed artinp mast,.r aud Gideon n
smith and Henry Il FdwarIs alsn of N,
EaJford mastars5 n,ata. in tho Irn;tul SIata.
navy. They are ordered IN renort for ,Intu at
the CharlesIown navy vard
RARNsT,ntE Corxrv
s,or, o,r,'a,i b., 80 ~,
nied hv Michael Srotf s,,tirnly Iastro,,,'d
bv fir. AionIav n,ornin'y Tho sto., 80 81
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4 man who under tbe ,r,,;so ~ s,.;
the soldiers ot H., prots7I1 ; ~. 9upPi1 i"S
beep furnishing lion, Vii, iia',an Low
nuaIitv on ooing intn tbn f,rt ~ p19 ~;
nav nf the so1,rS ra,i MS
which was admins,reJ ~ hi,, h., 49,, ~ ~
officers '''0
A tad about fourtaen vears oF aro r.o,,,1
| George w Carnenter If Iawistnn ~, ~,
OBI inst tool; from the nost tfice in rho,
n letter directed 10 Dorcas Grant ,yh,nh o,'i
toined $40 ITniIed Statos traasnr,. III.
was arrested and held 1or hIs ,mnaor,, la
before the United States commissioner ot
Portland,
RHODE ISLAND.
The ninth battery of Rhode Island fl vino ar.
tillerv. Cant. Sisson. are eypectino to receive
orders tn ranort IN C,ar Iono
Al an eariv bour WeJ~osdav n,or,,ir,, Tho
WOODEN factory At Sprino Grove ahnut a m;Ie
from Cbepachet. owned Nv the heirs ot smith
Mowry. and run by MIR. George FogIe took
fire and was consumed.
Mr.. r. Wheaton King of Co i. FIRST Rbodo
Island regiment. wounded and taken nrisnnsr
at the battle of Bull Run. died in PhiIad,lnhia
while on his way home to Providence. accom-.
panied by his father, DIR. David King
coNNEcrIcur.
The number of letters mailed at the New
London post office in the year 1861 were 1856 =
500 the number of letters received there dur
ing the same time was los. 200.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wheeler of North