Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-08
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.



on tbe 3lst nit, and alter iraHsacting his
business. was seen 1t the Worcester depot,
which is the last that has been heard Of hiGi.
Dir. Wood wa3 strictly temperate IN his habits,
and his mysterious disappearance causes much
anxiety 10 his family and friends.
\ boy twelve years OF age, ramtd Martin
Quirk, has been arrested IN Boston, for at
tempting TO steal waich from tie person Of
another bvy.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Prescott, while visiting
her daughter in Charleston, Sunday, died
very suddenly, Of heart disease.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Sycamore Cottage Oh Lynn beach was
destroyed by fire Monday morning The only
occupants of the residence Mrs. Alonzo Lewis
and her young child, were awakened by the
barking OF dog, and barely had time TO es-
cape from The burning building.
The keeper Of the light house on Bakers
Island Salem barber, discovered, just before
dark Sunday evening, on the benct, the body
OF a woman. The body was that Of a middle
aged woman, and had on a bonnet and gloves.
The dwelling known as the Moore House,
at West Gloucester owned by George James,
was destroyed by fire Thursday evening. In
sured for 5000.
The Catholics of Newburyport subscribed
on Sunday $500, for the relief of the widows
and orphans OF those lost on board the Giou-
cester fishing vessels.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The new copper works in New Bedford
have been IN operation tor some days, and a
superior quality Of the metal has been manu-
featured
The dwelling house of Simeon Doane, in
New Bedford, was destroyed by fire, Sunday
afternoon. Partially insured
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
One half of the Palmer journal establish
rnent has been sold by a. j. Golf to James
Mclaughlin, who has learned the business in
that Office. The new firm will be Gordon NJ.
Fisk & Co.
Daniel Granger has been chosen town SUI
perintendeut OF schools in Palmer.
Charles f. Thomas, the abscending forger,
is supposed to have left about $1,000 OF spu-
rious notes in Springfield and vicinity.
The number Of rife muskets now made at
the Springfield armory is over 10000 per
month. The largest number made before the
war was 5000 per month. Seventeen hundred
workmen are employed.
MAINE
We are indebted to a Maine paper for an
account of the suicide of sheep. A farmer,
while feeding his flock one evening last week,
noticed that one of his sheep was missing. lie
traced the unhappy animal down the road,
about half mile, &c a river, where the flock
was never known to go, when she walked di
recty into the water and was dro Rned.
Two valuable horses have recently been
sold in Bangor TO Boston gentlemen. The
horse known as the Brewer Boy" has been
sold Tor $500, and the Gray Monitor" for
S500-both trOttng horses.
RHODE ISLAND.
Four grown up boys have been arrested in
Providence, who have been engaged for the
last two months in stealing such property as
they could lay their hands upon. Their ages
are from sixteen TO twenty two years, and they
are children OF respectable parents The Judge
before whom they were arraigned, considered
it best to allow them to enlist in the navy and
that course will be pursued
CONNECTICUT.
The Messrs Greenman of Mystic are build.
ing new steamboat tor Capt. VIM. Colt of
Norwich. Capt. Colt intends running his
steamer between Norwich, Mystic, and Watch
Hill
The dwelling house of Dennison Swan in
North Sionington was destroyed by fire, with
all its contents, ON the 29lh ult. Loss $1,000,
no insurance
Charles Mallory of Mystic has commenced
building propeller Of 100 tons, Tor Hargous
Co. of New York, which is to be completed
within ninety days.
Personal.
The health Of Mrs. Lincoln is now restored
sufficiently to enable her 10 attend to her du.
ties.
A very costly and handsome gold snuff box
is to be presented to Lieut.. John L. Worden,
who was in command of the Monitor at the
time of her engagement with the Merrimac
Its cost is $500. The present was ordered by
citizens OF Buffalo, The cover bears an en-
craving Of the conflict between. the Monitor
and the MerrimaC.
Rev Dr. Storrs, pastor of the Church of
the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, is mentioned as a
candidate for the professorship of ecclesiastical
histCry in the Andover theological seminary,
vacancy having occurred by the resignation
Of Prot. Shedd.
Samuel j. Jones, who has recently been ap-
pointed by jeff Davis G. S. A. marshal for
New Mexico, is the notorious individual who
held the office OF United States marshal Tor
Kansas during tie administrations Of Pierce
aud Buchanan,
Among the persons confirmed by Bishop
Eastburn, at Dr. Huntiugtons church, in
Boston, Sunday evening, were daughter of
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Miss Catha-
rine Beecher well known daughter OF the
venerable DIR. Lyman Beecher.
The Richmond Examiner calls Jefferson
Davis crazy man dancing upon the top of a
chimney"
WAR ITEMS.
The Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate declares
1--WE have had bad luck with Kentucky and
her people Critenden, one of her sons, lost
a battle he ought to have gained TilgGman,
another Kentuckian, gave up fort Henry
Johnston, another Kentuckian, failed to save
fort Donelson, which he might have done;
and Buckner, also Kentuckan, surrendered
twelve thousand men,"
In the lack of guns the rebels on the Ten,
nessee have organized "batlle.a>e egimen ;"
the men being armed with ancient battle axes.
They carry a banner OH which is painted a
tree representing "the government Of the
United States, and the battleaxe regiment at
the butt chOpping the tree down"
In Pinto county, Texas a call being made
for volunteers, out OF a crowd of men, only
five marched out when fifteen young women
marched out into line, declaring they would
go into the service of the conlederacy if their
places were not filled by good men perfect
yell enSued, and fifteen men took their places.
brass 6pounder gun, belonging to a
rebel battery of flying artillery which was si-
fenced by bayonet charge of the 2lst Massa.
pluspttS rpuimpnt "A Ne w harm n wos ,,ro-