Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Benjamin Garter was severely injured in
Boston, Friday, while hosting cotton from a
cellar. He was tending the hois,ing machine,
when his clothing was caught by the wheels,
ana he was carried over, irjuring him in the
head leg and abdomen. His back was also
| thought to be broken. Carter resides in Mel.
rose, where he has a family.
Ellen Conway and Mary Isabella Conway,
mother and daughter, the latter only fourteen
years old, have been arrested in Charestown
for shopllting.
The brig Waccamaw, now ly ing at Union
wharf, Boston, and mailing from Searsport,
Me, has been seized on the ground that Il por-
ton Ut the vessel is owned in a rebellluus
state.
Some forty teachers for the contrabands at
Port Royal are ready to leave Boston,
There were 96 deaths IN the city OF Boston
| during the past week.
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In Lowell, Ffiday NJ chatl Corners was
found dead in his bel. rne Citizen says:-
lils wife Is dead, and he has two daughters
living ont OF the city, and two sons. one in the
army and the other in the navy. lie has been
very respondent Of late ON account OF his
children leaving him, and undoubtedly took
To drinking To drown his sorrow, and that
| WIN Insufficient nourishmeni, caused his
DEATH
ESSEX COUNTY.
| Mr.. Warren CurrIer OF Newburyport in
| climbing into the top of his barn, Il few DAYS
since ieii back from the attic beam, some II
| or 10 feet, and came near brt aking his eek
lie struck ON the front of his head and face
which were badly bruised, while his neck was
much strained. lie was taken up insensible,
anu at first his recovery was doubtful but he
Is now doing well.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
a dwelling house in New Bedford owned by
Maurice DrInen, was destroyed by fire Sa;ur-
day morning Mr.. Drincn had $500 in a
| chest III the house, which could not be- saved.
| The flames communicated to an adjoining
house, owned by jerome Jusepls Will was
nearly destroyed. INSURANCE on Mr. Drinep's
house none OF the other.
The New Bedford Standard advises the
governor to look after Col. Williams OF the
sect nd cavalry regiment, and Col Morse of
the 2lst, and see if he cannot supply their
| places with men more worthy and capable
MessrS. Wllmarth Br0 of Taunton have
slaughtered young OK about four years old,
| weighing Z3OO pounds, which was purchased
OF an Illinois farmer, from a drove OF forty,
raised by himself, weighing on an average M.
wards Of 1907 pounds.
The secretary Of the board of pilot commits
sloners gives notice that William 0 Russell,
| John Aiken, Humphrey A. Slocum. and vii.
liam Slocum, of New Bedford, N. w. Wood,
OF Westport, aud Luther Bowman of Malta
poisett, formerly commissioned pilots for those
ports and vicinity, have had their commissions
revoked.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY,
watson Freeman, DR., OF Sandwich, son of
the former United States marshal, and VIM.
Z. Gibbs, also of Sandwich, have been an.
| pointed acting masters in the United States
| navy.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In the supreme court for Norfolk county.
Judge Merrck has decreed divorces between
the following parties Christina W Folsom
from BenJamin +. Folsom; Amos Fisher from
Mary Fisher; Mary Jane Drew from Festus
| 5. Drew; Elizabeth 3. Melcher from Charles
II. Melcher.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Last week, JAS 6. Allen of Palmer, sipped
down on the ice and fractured both bones of
the right leg, below the knee
The Amherst and Belcherown railroad was
/ uhuer snow and ice blockade for three days
last week
Russell Jencks of Belchertown, who was
arrested short time since on charge of
passing counterfeit money at Wareham. was
discharged, there being no evidence 10 convict
him.
MAINE.
Ezekiel Martin, Esq. of Turner, has met
with sad aiilcton III the recent death Ly
dlpthera, of TWO daughters, % al 25 years If
age respectively. One Of them died on Eli.
ay, and was 10 De buried on Sunday. The
second daughter was taken sick on Friday and
died on Sunday. The funeral OF the first
daughter was deferred till Tuesday, when Tin.
remains OF the two We're consigned to the
tomb.
CONNECTICUT
The Norwich Bulletin says there is den of
copperheads in Say brook, that wants The al
tention OF United States officers They un.
dertook peace meeting last summer, and the
reptiles have been quiet ever Since The Bull
letln says On til" 21>t Of f. bruary, the
remains of Lieut.. Stiliman, who tell Al Roa
noke, while galIanlly fighting for his country,
were taken 10 their last resting place in the
Old town. This circumstance seemed to bring
JOY, and boldncss therewilh, TO The 'secesh.'
During the night they raised, so we are i'm
formed, black ftg-whether To Indicate their
boodthirsty hate Tor the Union soldiers, or the
deep dye of their disloyalty, cannot be Told.
The emblem remained floating tor some hours
and the secessiOnsts were unusually black
mouthed That day. The rag was finally cut
down. GA Monday the stars and stripes were
Hung out by some good Union men. tint dur-
ing the night The hahjardS svere cut md The BAN.
ner dShonoted in the dust"
In the case Of Lowrey vs. Gridley. the su.
preme court OF Connecticut have held the
search warrant in the case (uuder the Maine
law to be valid, and rendered judgment for
the defendant This decision is of particular
interest inasmuch as it is directly contrary To
mat Oh the late judge Ingersnl Of the United
ota'es district court, under which he held con.
Stable Mott liable for the liquors taken by him
under similar warrant lrom the $ ore OF Da
VIZ. wa Ozark OF Hartford. Under his ruling that
Lne warrant was Illegal, Judgment was rem
der"d against Mr.. N1tt, which The tnyn "f
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