Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-07

names, Jennie, Alice, and Mary, had a very
pleasant b oat ride on Concord river, Friday
Embarking from a point near the battle
ground, with PROV pointing toward Lowell,
they padded their canoe down the tOrtuous
stream, making Bllerica mill dam in good
time. From that point, leaving their craft for
the return trip, the young ladies walked to
this city, tarrying with friends here for a day
or two, and then returning as they came
Such an adventure has probably not been I'M
dertaken before since the days of the Paw
tuckets.-LoUeH Citizen, 9Th.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Capt Myron C. Pratt of the lst Massachu-
sets cavalry, formerly of Holyoke, and editor
of the Holyoke Mirror, was killed in a recent
skirmish at Snickersville.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A singular combat took place in Pelham,
few days since, between a hawk and black
snake. MIR. Tristan +. Palmer, while walk
ing IN held IN Pelham, came upon hawk
and u black snake in a life and death struggle
From appearances, the hawk made a descent
upon the snake, with the expectation of max
ing an easy prey of it, but the result was IA
tai to both. The snake was firmly held in the
talons of the hawk, which had managed to get
coil around one wing and one leg, in such
manner as to prevent the bird from disengag-
ing itself, but the snakes body was picked and
torn by the hawk, whose head and neck were
at liberty. Apparently the hawk stood the
best chance of winning the fight, as the snake
appeared to be pretty nearly used up but the
struggle would have proved fatal to both, had
not the gentleman put an end to it by dis
patching the combatants. The snake was
three feet and ten inches long, unusually
heavy for its length. The hawk, from tip to
Ifc
party of about one hundred persons, citi-
! zens OF Boscawen and students of Elmwood
Institute, met one evening, recently, at the
rooms of Jonothan Tenney, Esq, and pre-
pared for drying about forty bushels of apples
The apples, when dried, will be forwarded to
the hospitals for the use of invalid soldiers
traveller on a New Hampshire railroad
speaks of finding ''iron-clad" doughnuts for
sale at one station
RHODE ISLAND.
deacon Of one of our churches yesterday
made the remark that he could understand
why the inhabitants of Fernando Woods and
Ben. Woods districts should elect them. but
why the Lord should allow such men to be
elected he couldn't see.-Proridence Journal.
CONNECTICUT.
Mr.. Hoyt, superintendent of the New York
| and New Haven railroad company, has been
arrested and placed under bonds for issuing
and circulating checks for twenty-five cents,
redeemable by the company.
Gov. Buckingham has appointed Nov. 9th
Tor day of thanksgiving in Connecticut.
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
The people of Little Rock and vicinity are
represented as having a hard time getting
something to eat. Bacon is thirty to forty
cents per pound, and flour was not to be had
| at any price. Indeed, starvation almost look
! ed them in the face, and fearful time is be-
fore the people of Arkansas the coming win
| ter.
Gen. Magruder has been assigned to duty
in the trans Mississippi department. his dis
trict comprising Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico
The Richmond Examiner says: ''The
| southern people expect now only one thing
war-until they are destroyed or peace is
made with beaten enemy, on his own soil.
| What Europe is going to do, what the north is
to do, are questions which perpleX us no more.
We are determined on that simple and clear
road to our end, which is measured by the
blade of the sword. The south will now fight
while a man remains in it. 1t hunts for no al
lies, and will look for no terms"
The confederate congress has appropriated
six millions of dollars for the defenses of the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, and order
ed the building of a sufficient number of gun
boats for the protection of those rivers.
Gov. Harris has issued an order for the en-
fOrcement OF the CONSUMPTION law in all the
counties east of Davidson, in Middle Tennes-
see.
In the city of Richmond two rifle manufac-
tories are actively engaged in making muskets
and rifles
The Tredegar Iron Works employ over 400