Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-30
General News summary.


BOSION AND NlLlNll l.
The newly formed union club in Boston is
having the Lawrence mansion on Park street
fitted up for club house. The first public
meeting under the auspices of the club is to
be held at fremont Temple on the evening of
April 9th, when an address will be delivered
by its president. Edward Everett.
James O'Neill lost at the great fire in East
Boston, July 4th, 1861, trunk containing
four hundred dollars in silver and gold, which
at the time he could not recover. Recently
he has been at work and has recovered two
hundred dollars and is still digging.
Charles Thompson, Jr., a Boston merchant,
of the firm Of Goddard & Thompson, died on
Friday last, at the age OF forty-one years.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
George Whitney, widely known as the road
master of the Boston and Worcester railroad,
committed suicide Friday afternoon by hang
ing. He had been ill for several weeks, and
had exhibited symptoms of insanity. He was
road master of the Worcester railroad for up
ward of fifteen years, and previously well
known as an omnibus driver on various routes
in Boston. He was highly esteemed as an
honorable man and a useful citizen.
CONNECTICUT.
| Counterfeit $40 bills on the Atlantic bank,
Boston, were passed on several parties in
Hartford, Thursday evening. The party who
passed them lived in a neighboring town and
was seen the next day and ''talked with"
Rev. Mr. Goodhue, Episcopal clergyman
of Brookfeld, was thrown violently from his
carriage few days since, breaking his collar
bone
The houses of E. Darlington and II. Whit
ing, in Colbrook, were struck by lightning on
the night of the Goth inst. The same light
ming then few to the house of Trady Whiting,
which it struck and utterly destroyed, though
its inmates were not injured.
RHODE ISLAND.
There was spirited sale of old coins and
medals in Providence, Friday, at which the
following were some OF the prices obtained
Rare proof of Napoleon and Eugene medal
81 25. 1873, wreath cent fine, So o. l7J3, wreath
cent. good, 50 So 1888 liberty cap very good, So
1895 thick die, hundred for dollar, on edge
| 81 05. 1904 very fine Sc 05 1904, fine, So. 1856,
nickel proof So II, 1888 half cent, very fine 81 So
1902 half cent very fine, 81 80. ISL, half cent very
fine, 81 10 1862 pine tree shilling, 81 So 1862 oak
tree shilling. 81 30. 1862, pine tree sxpence, 81 30.
Massachusetts half cent, ISL 81 80 Massachusetts
large eagle,) Sc. Washington cent email engle)
Messrs. Jenckes and Bradley, the opposing
candidates for congress in the east Rhode
Island district, had a political discussion at
| Howard Hall, Friday evening, which was at
tended by an immense audience about equally
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WAR ITEMS.
tits said that delegation of planters from
Arkansas. claipipo "a 10 -! =
~; i'''ioii VI ,ile emancipation proclalna-
M De SusPenueu III portion OF that state.
di;i was courteouSly Out hrmiy de-
t G.iiieu W the PIeSlueht' VINO reminded the pc
a,tioleis tli9t eter once maze strong protest
"1ionT Vi Iueii'y 10 the Loru, Dut atterward
an n 'leni ny thrlce denying Him whom
ne Iau c'loseh 10 serve ana added that IN this
He Hiu hot "lsn 10 initiate refer.
asSen9erS from Fort Royal, 10th, state
mat Ine at'acH on charleston has been tenn
porarliy aoandoned' as the river is filled with
torPeuoes' ana inc de1enses OF the city are
snols enough 10 DO" any neet out OF water
aWIteiiiptin9 10 [earh IT, Inc decks OF the
Nionl'olS' IL Is also sald, are not suited to the
Piuh9lhg nre TO winch they would be exposed
from l,ie loftS: Ericsson Is now preparing
second Sheathing to protect them.
Inc report OF the committee on the conduct