Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-20
General NEWS Summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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subject of the conversation was a noted general
down south. 'Wel," said the patriot, 81 like to
see man take the responsibility" 81 never
knew him" said the other, refuse to take any
thing that didn't belong to him. Boston COu-
rierI
John Daley, residingin Boston, says that while
his wife was gone to the overSeers of the poor
Thursday, to make applications for pecuniary as
sstance, his tenement was broken into and
robbed of 1925, chiefly in Juveniles" and 'fiftes"
on the Webster Benk fine subjec for assist
ance from the city treasury.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At the Mills Village, Amesbury on the 18TH
meeting was held in hid of the English opera
tives of Lancashire. Resolutions were submit
ted by John G. Whittier The deepest sympathy
was expressed for the sufferers and committee
appointed 10 solicit subscriptions.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
On account of the death of Deacon Samuel
Gaylord, most of the manufacturing establish
ments of North Adams, with which he was con-
neced, suspended business the early portion of
the week, and will thus remain until an adjust
ment of the affairs can be made In him the
village loses one of its heaviest and most active
business men.
Of thirty-two men who were drafted in Berk-
shire, twenty-eight procured substitutes who
were accepted. The first man drafted lin Sandis-
tield) was a negro
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The cigar makers of Westield, numbering 300,
have resolved in public meeting to quit work un-
less their wages are advanced. They demand an
advance of 81 per M. on all cigars made
MAINE.
A family on BeaPs Island, Jonesport of pa
rents and seven children, named Wallace, were
attacked by diptheria of which the father and
six children died within few days, leaving only
the mother and onA child.
The wife of Joseph Jack of BowdoinhaIn, sup
posed to have been partially insane for some
time, committed suicide on the 18th by hanging
herself in the porch of her house, her husband
being absent at the time.
In Bath, as Herman Shottler was trying to
drive hog out of his var |, the animal made
sudden and furious attack upon him, knocking
him down, biting and otherwise injuring him SO
severely that it was thought he would not sur
vive. Mr. Shotter has been an invalid for some
two years past, suffering from a paralyte shock,
and consequently was unable to defend himself
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
AT meeting of delegates to nominate a can
didate to represent the third congressional dis
trict of New Hampshire in-congress, on the
four ballot Prof. James w Patterson of Hano-
yer received the nomination.
The editors and proprietOrs of New Hampshire
newspapers met in convention at Concord on the
18th, agreed upon a scale of advertising prices
and voted to increase the price reduce the size
of their newspapers. They also voted to receive
pay for marriages and deaths. The size of all
the Concord papers is to be reduced on the first
of january.
CONNECTICUT.
The selectmen of Norwich and Preston have
made contract with l.. E. Truesdel & Co. of
Warren, Mass, for the construction of one of
TruesdelPs patent iron bridges across the She
tucket between the two towns in place of the
wooden structure which was burned last sum
mer. The bridge will be one of the finest in the
state.
Dennis B. Farren, eight years old, son of Capt
M. Farren of Fair Haven, was drowned in a
stream in Middletown on the 18th
Mrs. Cynthia p. Robinson of Durham, widow
of the late Capt. Richard Robinson died last
week. She was the mother of the celebrated
Richard ? Robinson, whose trial and acquittal
IN New York for the murder of Helen Jewett
more than quarter of q century ago, was more
remarkable and produced greater sensation
than any similar trial before or since on this con-
tinent
RHODE ISLAND
An inquest was held on the 18th inst on the
body of Welcome Mowrv, which was found in
the river at Smithiie d. He had been in the river
about three days. The verdict of the jury was
Intentional or accidental death by drowning"
MIR. Mowry was 76 years old, and was formerly
extensively known as mllwright.
PERSONAL.
W. l.. q. Greene, formerly connected with the
Boston press, has been appointed major in a
cavalry regiment now raising in New Orleans
for service in Texas.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sever Il kilograms of Gen. Porter to Cen Nc
Cleilan have been introduced into the Mcdowell
trial. although Porter thought he had destroyed
them, which are said 10 contain startling evil
dence of hostility to Pope and contempt for his
plan of campaign.
The New York papers state that in answer to
their advertisement for proposals for furnishing
3OO,UO0 pounds 1T printing paper a week, pro-
poSal has already been received from a party to
supply the amount at large reduction from cur
rent rates.
Jacob A. Wcstcrvelt, the New York ship build
er, has sold the chips made in his Shipyard TO a
contractor. but that worthy finds it an unpleas-
ant1ob to collect them, as the workmen consider
the chlps their perqusiie, and The sale of them
mas created almost mutiny. The men make
the yard hot place for the chip merchant
Hon. John COvode of Pennsylvania, the mis-
sing member of congress, supposed to have b. ell
captured by the rebels at Fredericksburg, has
turned up in Washington safe and sound
There has been singular fatality attached to
the family Of the lamented chaplain Fuller
Eugene Fuller, one of the sons was drowned on
the voyage from New York to New Orleans, in
1899, the same year that the mother died Mar
garet Fuller countess of Ossoi, persisted by ship
wreck on Fire Island, near New York in 1850.
She was returning from Iialy TO her native land,
from which she had long been absent. Her hus-
band aud child were lost with her. And now
Arthur b. Fuller has been killed in battle In
every instance the surviving members of the
family received the sad ldngs 10y telegraph.
A BRAVE COLOR BEARER.-Patrick Dunn is
the name of an ensign belonging TO Il Massachu-
sets regiment, who was shot through the upper
part Of his head at Fredericksburg on Saturday
last, and who arrived in this city last eveHing toll
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