Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.



John Long, a colOred man. while standing
at the corner of Devonshire and State streets,
Boston, on the evening OF the 18th, was
stabbed in the abdomen by another colored
man, named Charles Brush. The wound was
a serious one. Brush has been arrested.
Edwin G. Ray, the noted confidence man"
has been before the superior court in Boston,
on three indictments tor obtaining goods un.
der false pretenses. Chief Justice Allen sen
fenced him to ten years confinement in the
state prison-tour years on the first ndict-
ment, and three years on each of the others
Mrs. Matilda Hetfard in Boston had one of
her arms and the side of her body badly burnt.
while her husband was filling lighted kero-
sene lamp The lamp accidentally tell over,
and set tile table on fire, and in attempting to
put the fire out, her clothes took fire.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery COM
pany of Boston, have invited Parson Brown.
low to deliver the annual election sermon be-
fore them, June I'd,
E. H. Marden, formerly lieutenant in the
first Connecticut regiment, has been arrested
in Boston on the charge OF uttering forged
Certificates for pay" to the amount OF sos,
and selling the same as genuine to E. Z. Wor-
cester.
Col. John Kurz of the 23td regiment ar
rived in Boston Monday night having come
rangements tor procuring recruits for his reg.
iment He reports the general health of the
men to be good, though there are few cases
OF typhoid fever. The force now under COM
mand OF Gen. Burnside is sufficient to meet
any force likely to be sent against him, and
there is felt to be but little danger of an attack
from the rebels.
The magnificent new iron steamer Merri
mac, the sister ship of the Mississippi, was
successfully launched the 18th inst, at South
Boston. She is over 1000 tons, built of iron
and is separated or divided by water tight com.
partments, each of sufficient buoyancy to bear
her up in the event OF accident to all the 9th.
ers.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In Lowell, on the 18th, son of Walter
Wright, nine years of age, was drowned in the
Boot canal.
ESSEX COUNTY.
VIM. A. Currier of Newburyport has been
commissioned acting masters male in the
navy, and has reported at Charlestown for
duty. He has been detailed for gunnery prac.
tice.
Paymaster Watson of the 26th regiment
has returned to Lawrence from Ship Island,
with allotments for the families of that regi.
ment, amounting to about S2S000
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Five persons in Taunton have been fined
So each, for violating the Lords day, by in.
dulging in the sport Of c1ck fighting.
Mrs. Stephen Tallman of Westport fell and
broke her arm on the 18th inst.
petition is in circulation in Bristol coun-
~, asking congress to adopt measures to "se.
cure the freedom of all persons now held as
the property Of the rebels" 1t has received
a large number OF signatures.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
The Abingdon Standard says that in 1926
two girls, natives of that town or vicinity
went to service in the households of two resi-
dents of South Abingdon, both living under
one root, in a double house. Up to the pre-.
sent time, period of 80 years, they have con
tinued to faithfully perform their duties.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Henry Holbrook Of Rowe, endeavored TO
commit suicide at his residence on the 4th, by
cutting his throat with razor. He did not so
far succeed in his designs as to render his re-
coyery impossible. lie was suffering from
mental arrangement.
On the 9th inst, son Of Charles Mouton,
of Orange, aged about eight years, while play.
ing in one of the shops of the place, got
caught in belt, and had one OF his arms
broken, once above and once below the elbow.
E. G. Ball Of Warwick, has been appointed
ajustiee OF the peace for Franklin county