Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


John Darlington, a printer by trade. was
loRhd dying, Thursday evening, in Sewall
PAce, Boston, He was taken 10 the police
station, but soon expired. His death is attrib.
uted to heart disease. He leaves a widow and
two children in Lawrence.
In the police court, BOston, VIM Baker of
Rochester, n. Y, was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment tof stealing a gold
chain from the jewelry store of j. NJ Ford &
Son.
Mrs. Alice Miller dicd in Boston, on Thurs.
day, from taking an over dose OF colchicum.
Her husband had been taking cOlchcum for
the rheumatism, and she tried it for the same
complaint.
James Davis of Boston, while reading
morning paper at his residence, Friday, sud
denly died. Thursday evening, Andrew Law
Ter, well known citizen, died suddenly while
sitting in his chair.
a concert will be given in Music Hall, Bos.
ton this evening, for the benefit of the SOL
| diers. Many OF the leading citizens, incud-
/ ing Gov Andrew, have manifested personal
interest in its success.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Michael O'lare has been arrested for the
recent robbery of Mr.. Clark in Lowell.
O'Hare is an old offender, having been ar
rested about a year ago for robbng man on
the street of SIT.
Mrs. Hannah Buckley employed in the
weave room OF the Lawrence corporation in
Lowell was killed by the elevator striking
! her, while she was reaching down the box af
ter waste. Her oversetr had often cautioned
her against the act. She was IL widow and
leaves TWO children
The board OF aldermen of Lowell have
abolished the liquor agency and appointed
! apothecares to dispense ardent liauors far
medicinal and mechanical purposes.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The governor and staff were in Marblehead
! on Thursday to attend the funeral of the late
Lieut. John Goodwin, Jr. The occasion wan
one OF solemn interest
barber in Gloucester has in his posses.
sion razor, said to have once been the prop.
erty OF Gen. Washington, which he lett at his
headquarters III Cambridge during the Revo.
luton.
MAINE.
A fire occurred in Biddefprd April ooh.
which destroyed the Union block in that city'
| and greatly damaged the whole contents
Inc insurance on the block and contents is
about $4,000. The fire is believed to hive
| been set.
Gov Washburn has promptly taken meas
urcS to furnish the Maine regiments now ba
fore the enemy at Yorktown with addilionol
surgical assistance, should it be required in
the conflict now impending there. Large
quantities of hospital stores have also been
forwarded.
Capt IIinkley, of Bluehill, some of whose
cattle were reported to have died of plturo
pneumonia, says the disease was more like
diptherla in the human subject Are not the
diseases analogous.
| VERMONT.
The Brattleboro' Phenix gives the following
description OF pig beiouginging to John p
| LiScom OF that town: "'Hhe head and fire
legs OF the pig were all right, but out of The
Dack OF the neck grew an additional pair of
ears, Immediately behind which was another
par of tore legs standing upward. From the
shoulders there grew two bodies, male and te.
male, with two hind legs TO each and The re-
| quIsite number OF caudal appendices. The
supplementary portions were somewhat small
! er than the main parts
RHODE ISLAND.
The establishment Of Wood & Adams Mt
| Central Falls was damaged by fire to the OK.
cent OF one thousand dollars, on the 24lh.
| Ihc Pleasant street baptist church and the
| third baptist church in Worcester, have each
| given I'M unanimous invitation TO Rev. J.
! Barnard OF PawIucket TO become their pas.
| tor.
battalion drills of the naval school at New.
! port take place twice week, as also practice
in gunnery by the same institution, willie the
naval band, every pleasant morning ami eve
ming, discourse sweet strains OF music in lou
| 70 Park.
| WAR ITEMS.
The Goth Ohio regiment, Col Lewis ID
Campbell, marched through the city on Satur
day en- route for Dixie land. The bows had
been long time in camp, performing irksome
garrison duty, and were glad to be moving,
| .Parson BrOwnlOw is the chaplain He will lie
| with the toys MS soon as he gets out his book
--Cincinndh Commercial
Some OF the rebels in Camp Douglas, Chi
cago recently robbed poor apple woman of
several dollars worth, when Col Mulligan al.
fixed pIacard with "thei" upon il to their
backs, and sentenced them to labor for a con.
tractor at camp, at the rate of IS cents per
Gay, the proceeds to be paid to the woman
| upon whom they had committed the theft nm.
I'll Tue amount OF her loss should be IT stored.
Conversations with the rebel pickets Mt
Yorktown are still kept up. One of the rebel
piGkels SAID to our men, the other night
when old Magruder gets about SO drunk we
nave to turn out for Il fight" A few nights
| since Massachusetts company was ON nirtat
Inc rebels inquired what regiment they be-
| longed to, to which proper response wae
| gwen linen came request for a pair of
SHOES, "i0r said the rebel, 81 reckon vour
uncle was shoemaker" That "hit Tho noii
on the head, for II was true that Tint rnyi.
! meht was raised in and about Lynn, Abing.
ton, and other shoemakng towns,
| lie refugees from Norfolk, recently arrived
AT fortress Monroe, report that notwiihstnnd
ing the fame Of the Merrlmac, She is moi verv
popular and 1t Is with the utmost difIirnl,y
tliat men can be got to work her. The men
VINO escaped say they are part of her crew
Not DellP az invunerale as they tbouaht sbc
would DE- she ia not in high favor with those