Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-18

MAINE.
Gen. Samuel F Hrr,ey of Bangor has paid up
the whole of the Indebtedness of the bondsmen
of b d Peck, the defhulting state treasurer of
Maine, amounting 10 about twenty thousand
dollars.
In the supreme judicial court at Portland, Jos.
w. Lamb was found guilty of the crime of arson.
Pending the deriSion on a morton for new trial
Lamb was bound over in $4,000.
VERMONT.
On the 10Th inst, as Fred H. Faes, son of Mr.
H FaleS Of Montpelier, was doing some work in
the saw mill of Mr. A W Wilder, in attempting
10 catch belt, he was caught in pulley and car
ried round at the rate of 100 revolutions min
ute, injuring him severely and probably fatally.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The proprietors of the cotton factories at Sun
cook propose erecting monster mill next sea-
son. for the manufacture of the same kind of
goods heretofore made there The building,
about six hundred feet long is already staked
out on the Allentown side of the Suncook river.
and it is anticipated that its erection will shortly
commence.
Gov. Berry has appointed Messrs George w.
Riddle of Manchester, Ephram Hutchins Of
Concord, and John Chamberlaia of Canterbury,
commissioners 10 proceed Immediately 10 Fred
ericksburg TO attend to the wants of the wounded
soldiers belonging 10 that state
CONNECTICUT.
The Editors and publishers of Connecticut met
at New Haven on the 10th, and agreed to petit
ton congress 10 abolish the dury On foreign pa-
per, and mostly the unerous taxes upon ncwspa-
pcrs, which in the aggregate amount to greater
burden than is imposed upon other kinds of bus
mess
A few days ago, Henry Phelps of Enfeld, rose
in his sleep, proceeded to bis wood house, took
his axe, returned to his bed room, and made a
murderOus assault on his slumbering wife Mrs
Phelps, awakened by the blow, started up and
grapped with her husband. Before She could
awaken him, however, she had received several
blows hiph made StalD barh
without tracturing the skull. She is in a fair
way to recover
On the 18Th, two children named Carr and
Quigley, were walking on the ice il the canal
between AnSouia ard Birming ham, when the ice
gave way and the children tel into the water
Mrs. Carr the mother of one of the children, saw
| the accident and Immediately rushed to the res
cue, hut she as well as the children, was drowned
in spite of all efforts to save them
| The school house belonging to the fourth
school district in Fast Lyme was entered by bur.
| glars recently. Tney entered through the win
| dow, ana helped themselves to numerous arti-
cles of wearing apparel belonging to the teacher
besides number of valuable books
Officers Calhoun and Sccor last night arrested
Elizabeth IL Fox, the 'meiium,' and Henry FL
ninley, her present "atfiniiy," who were found
| in 0ed together in a room at her fathers resi-
dence on Main street. The doctrines advanced
! by the above man at the lectu.e on Sunday eve.
| ming, and other circumstances, led chief Cham
| Derlaln and Others present to think that things
! were not altogether right and upon putting thi,
| aud that together, evidence sufficient Was found
to warrant the arrest of the parties on the charge
| OF lultery, which was done as stated aboye-
! Hartford COurdmt, 17th.
RHODE ISLAND.
young man calling his name Edward A.
| FarusWOr h and hailiug from Fall RIVER went
into clothing store in Providence, and after
| putting on suit of clothes upon the pretence OF
wishing 10 buy, took advantage of a favorable
| opportunity 10 run off with them. He was pur.
sued by clerk, caught, and handed over 10 the
! police.
The city of Providence has contributed S25OC
toward fund now being raised to furnish the
sick and wounded soldiers in the hospitals at
Washington with Christmas dinner
PERSONAL.
| Gen. Busted of New York has been ordered to
| report to Gen. Dix at fortress Monroe, where an
important command will be arranged for him.
Gen. SiXtUn lately returned 10 Beaufort S. c.
from FcTnandina, with 100 recruits fur the Isl
South Carolina volunteers (coutrabands), Col. T.
w. Higginson.
The Hartford Post says Fernando Wood of
New York was ut one time an actor of very
small parts at the Richmond theater, in a com
pany under the management of Henry Willard
He was allowed to strut and fret for few weeks,
and then discharged for ncompelency
| Parson Brownlow says of Gen Rosecrans that
he is driving matters ahead and inspires Off
| GERS, prlvateS, aud citizens, with confluence
have had three interviews with him, in his own
| quarters, and he has impressed me more iavora-
bly,, in all respects than any officer in The United
States service with whom have come in con-
tact He is live man, a fighting man. and, to
ali intents and purposes, loyal man
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Inc Richmond Enquirer says that we have en-
tlrely outgeneraled The rebels in the west
Washington correspondent says, that during
the afternoon OF the fight at fredericksburg over
one hundred officers OF the army We're luunglng
about Wizards Hotel. Verify the story OF Rome
on fife and Nero playing the fiddle must give
place 10 the kindred facts of the present hour
By order of the governor the draft in Massa-
chusetts ordered 10 fill The deficiency OF TWO
thousand under The nine months call, which was
TO take place Dec. 1Sh, is further postponed 10
Jan 9Th
Re-CrOssing the RappahannOck-HoW 1t
Was Accumulated