Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-12-13
General News Summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSION AND VICINITY.
The colored people of Boston are making prep
aration for the celebration of the LIST of January
1868, as day of jubilee. Frederick Douglass ia
10 deliver the Grafton.
The ship T. B. Wales, the destruction of
which by the Alabama was reported by tele-
graph, Friday, was insured in Boston and New
York only few days ago for a considerable
amount. The Boston Transcript says the T. B.
Wales was offered by herowners, Wednesday, to
committee of the Boston board of trade to
trdtuitou>ly convey cargo of provisions from
THIS port for the Lancashire sufferers. Instead of
going on this errand of charity to the starving
operatives of England, she has been wantony de-
srroyed by piatical craft, builtin England with
ineaus furnished by British merchants.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY
Wednesday afternoon, son of Edward Sim
onds, twelve years Of age, and son of Joseph
X. Adams, were skating in company with other
boys, on the Merrimac river, near the Lawrence
mills, in Lowell, when they both fell through
Smonds was drowned. Young Adams struggled
tor life, until rescued by two or three coats being
tied together and thrown to his relief, but he was
so much chilled, that his case was considered
critical the next morning.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
posse of Providence officers was in New
Bedford, Wednesday, with fife and drum look
ing at'er stockholders from Rhode Island reg-
ments.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Barnstable Patriot says that the war has
proved pecunlary blessing to the Cape. Every
branch OF business has been prospered the past
season. Even whaling has come up, and what
few vessels the Cape has in that business have
been remarkably successful and uncommonly re-
muIlerGtive. Ia no Town is the pro- perity more
generally add SenSiby felt than at Provlncetown.
All branches OF industry have seemed to thrive
with her tie past season. Her coasters, bankers
mackere fishermen, and last but not least, her
western whale fisheries, have all proved signa!ly
successful, and it is estimated that the gross re-
ceipts OF these will amount TO over one mi lion
dollars.
NANTUCKET.
A Guild of Robert MONEYS, in Nantucket, was
recently SO badly burned, by its clothes taking
lire from stove, as to cause its death.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The cotton mill i'll Enfield owned by the MinOt
Company was destroyed by fire on the Sh, with
all its contents, except about $500 worth Of cot
ton. Inc mill operated over 1000 spindles, and
was doing very successful business Strange
to say, wealthy as is Enfield, it has no fire en-
gines.
MAINE.
Henry r Lancaster, a lad only ten years of
age, mas Oeen arrested in Augusta for perpctrat-
ing series OF successful lrcenIes and sentenced
to the state r. form school during his minority.
lie had stolen from different stores about 5000
me various mills at Gardner are in active op-
Grafton, business nevel being better than il is
now with them. The only complaint the OWN
ers OF saw mills make is on account of The non
bIe they ind in getting workmen
Isaac smith, the boy murderer of Portland
mas been sentenced 10 The reform school during
his minority, and in casa the trustees do not
keep nm there, TO ten years in the state prison.
Miss Sarah A. Lee of Vassalb0rO recently
sued Alden Morse Of Winncgance for breach
OF promise to marry. The jury gave verdict
for the plaintiff tor So, 500. The defendant will
try to get new trial,
VERMONT
WIN Foster of Fayetteville, Il man about sew
envy years OF aye, worthy and much respected
citizen was instantly killed on the Sh by falling
from the door steps of his house.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On Wednesday, Joseph G. Grove and Curtis
Whittier, hailing from South Weare, did quite
an extensive business for a time in Manchester,
in passing counterfeit five dollar bills on the
Southbridge bank, Southbrdge, Mass. They
were arrested.
CONNECTICUT.
gentleman skated from Glastonbury to Hart
ford on the Connecticut river, on the Sth
The people of New Haven are signing nett
ton 10 the city government asking thar their fa-
nous green may he flooded tor skaling pur-
poses. The skating fever seems to run high.
RHODE ISLAND.
A two story dwelling house in Olneyvlle be-
longing 10 Ebenezer Sdebotom, was damaged
by fire TO the extent Of $1,000, on Thursday. In
sured.
Arnold Wakefield of Smithield recently lost
three fat hogs. He was about TO have them
DutcheIeu Wnen one uleu lie Killed the other
two, and found them diseased. The flesh after
death became spotted. The editor of the Woon-
socket Patriot hears that large hog died in that
village with similar indications.
Personal.
The Cincinnati Gazette says Randolph Rogers,
the distinguished American sculptor from Italy,
arrived there on Saturday last, on his way west.
The Boston Post says james Gordon Ben
nett ST., abdicates from the New York Herald
in favor of bis son, }. G. b., Jr.-said to be a
young mar. Of excellent parts, and q famous
yachtsman."
Lieut.. Col S. p. Jennison, of the 10Th Mime
sofa regiment, is native Of Southbrdge in Wor-
cester county.
Young Mead, the Vermont artist, and his Sis
ter Nellie, have gone 10 Europe He is to spend
year or more in Italy, to perfect himself in his
art, and she to unite her fortunes with our con-
sui II Florence
Major John Morrissey, of the Sd Massachu-
sets regiment, now ~ Newbern has been APP
pointed, by Maj Gen. Foster, president of a
court OF inquiry into an organization composed
Of soldiers and sailors belonging to New York.
Gov. Andrew, with several members of the
council, went to Lowell Thursday, aud were met
by Lieut.. Gov Nesmth, Sheriff Kimball, and
county commissioner Huntress, who escorted
them TO the county Jail and other places of in
terest IN the city. The governor and council arc
ViSitng several of the reformatory institutions