Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-27
GENERAL xusvs sUAra1ARY.

Vlgor tlat 1t does III the Heart OF the Common.
wealth. 1t is understood as en- reqie to ask any
| OF your good looking acquaintance for their
| pictures, which leads the editor OF the Gazette
to wish he was no better looking than ''any
other man, that he might be exempted from
| the necessity Of haviAg dozen taken each
week, to supply the demand made by appreci-
alive friends.
The Boston churches are suffering from the
| effects of the war. The annual receipts o;
some churches have diminished $780, The
| Transcript Of that city thinks that If the po.
lIlcal troubles continue at least fifteen church.
| es OF different secls can well be spared 1t is
Boston notion evidently to look upon church.
es as Injuries o, We men OF modern Athens
| ye need a modern Paul.
Thomas ). Parker, a returned prisoner from
| Richmond, has arrived in Boston. Mr. p be-
longed to the Massachusetts, first, Co G. Dos
| ton Fusileers.)
Some rogues broke into a store on Friend
street, Oh Friday night, by firing four pistol
| balls through The show window the glaas of
winch was one quarter OF an inch thick. They
then thrust in tner arms through the hole and
secured about 500 worth of goods
The Alendelssohn Qlintette were Individual
ly sound enough in body ahtl mind to give a
concert in Boston, last week and I'VE need
not say, says Dwight's journal, "the cello
was ayed arlist-like by MIR. Fries. Why
don't they come 10 Worcester!
BRISTOL COUNTY
The barqne Eben Dodge, one of the vessels
burned by the privateer Sumter, was owned
in New Bedford. Sine was a good vessel Of
~ tons, sailed from New Bedford on the 70 II
OF last November, on whaling voyage IN the
Atlantic and Picifc oceans, and was owned
by Franklin How an >, agent, and others
She was value at SIS 900, and two of her
WEI far ::
New Bedforl which did not include war
risk. The Standard says she was probably
captured in lat % ~ Ion. 30 w, upon which
ground she was to arrive in December and
cruise for several weeks, that locality being
lavorite cruising ground for Atlantic whalers
IN the winters
Among the vessels purchased for the gov
eminent the Washington correspondent OF the
Fan River News notices that OF the barque a.
Houghton, an old whaler, sold in Fall River
last summer, tor $1,000, but which, alter some
repairs, was showed on to the government for
Sl1, 800.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
MIR, Samuel Slavery OF Plymouth was
thrown from his wagon near North Brldgewa.
ter, Tuesday evening of last week, and so in
Jured that he survived but a short time
Inc government bounty to fishermen, paid
at plymouth this year, amounts to 5000.
lAMPDEN COUNTY.
Rev. Silas Piper of the New England con-
terence has be n suspended from the ministry
I'LL the ensuing annual conference, by the
unanimous decision OF a regular committee of
ministers belonging to the conference. The
Palmer journal says the reverend gentleman
was charged witt having been scandalously
intimate with a sister in the church at N-i!cs.
for several years. He formerly preached IN
Wales, but recently in Ware, leaving the lat
Ter place last summer rather abruptly, after
discovery OF his conduct had been made The
church refused 10 pay him, and he brought
SUIT to recover, but the courts decided against
him.
Merrick c. Mumtord of Monsoon has been
committed to Jail for adultery with Mary j.
Thomas, girl about Is years OF age and a
sister OF the wife OF Mumtord. The story of
the girl reveals sad case of family morals
through five or six years. The wife usually
worked in the mill while her siste- kept the
house. The girl has had two children, and
on the hrst OF the week, having no home or
friends to aid her, was taken 10 the Monson
state amShouse.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The balmoraI skirt manufacture has become
almost speculative mania in Berkshire coun.
~ They are produced by hand and power
looms both, and their superior texture and
beautiful colors give them precedence in the
market. The supply not being equal to the
demand, not less than So new looms have re.
Gently been started on these goods, mostly at
Pit,steid.
The ship Vigilant, destroyed by the Sum
ter, was Bath ship, 652 TONS three years old,
owned by Il. & A. Sewall, rating u. She
cleared at New York, Nov. 10Th, for Sombrero
Island, to load with guano, and was probably
i'll ballast.
Schooner Arcade, which shared the same
fate, was vessel of 122 tons, built at Hamp-
den, Me-, in 1855, and owned in Searsport
She left Portland, Nov 7th, for Guadaloupe,
and was probably on her return home when
captured. The total value OF the vessels,
stores, Nc, won perhaps amount to between
$4,000 aud $4,000
file broke out in Saco, on Thursday
morning, consuming the block Of stores O
Main street known as "Thornton Block"
owned by Richard Thornton, and the one
next above, together with one dwelling house
and an engine AMI hose carriage house iioAt.
ing on Free Sue t.
VERMONT.
Aspeca meeting OF the Vermont Historical
Society was held at Burlington on Wednesday
and Thursday Ex-Governor Hihnd Hail
presided. Papers were read ON the "Insur.
reciion ia Windsor county, in 1886" on the
Flora Of Western Ygmont," and on Cen
tennlal Celebrations in Towns" Biographical
sketches were also t%itl OF Ferrani f. Merrill,
DIR. Dana of Brandon, David Olmstead, Chas.
u Eastman, Rev. joel Ciapp, aud Rev. Dana
Lamb.
DIR. Herman Tucker Of Sandgate died on
the 9Th inst, from the effects OF a silver in his
finger, he having caught cold in it, causing
modification.
a boy named John Phair made 4 desperate
assault upon Capt. NJ. ID. Hall, on the Hin.
ny dropping stone weighing eighteen pounds
upon his head, as he was passing under the
railroad bridge at Vergennes severely brnis-
ing, but not killing him The young scamp
had attempted similar assault.
The house aud ontbudings of Stephen Kent
OF Passumpsc, together with one COW. were
burned on Monday. No insurance.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Thursday afternoon, in Manchester. Mi.
chael Campbell lad about IA years old, en-
ployed in the machine room at the Aanches
ter Print Works, had his arm caught in the
machinery and terribly lacerated
a destructive fire occurred al Plymouth
Tuesday night destroying Taft's store and
widow Dearborn's dwelling. Loss about 500
900. lnsuHd for $1,000 The fire was
caused by Il defect in the chimney. Part Of
the goods were saved.
The AmOsSeag Manufacturing Co. of Man.
chester, builders OF the somewhat celebrated
steam lire engines, one of which is soon to be
dispatched to the government of Russia, hav.
ing received large government contract for
arms, are now busily engaged in manuiactur.
ing the necessary tools and machinery.
CONNECTICUT.
T.,