Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-27

10, Aroostook county, was sold at st. An
drews, n. b., recently, for $l54. She weighed
alive 1900 pounds.
A soldier sent home an unexploded rebel
shell to friend in Portland, who, for safe
keeping, secreted it in his barn. Some swill
boys found it, knocked it to pieces, and sold
it for old iron, quite unconscious that in so
doing they had risked their lives.
Adna Wing, man 40 years of age, sup
posed to be laboring under temporary inSani-
ty, attempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor, in Green, on Friday morning
last.
The dwelling house of James Perkins of
Perry was consumed by fire week before last.
His potatoes were also destroyed
The steamer EXpounder from Washington,
with the I'd Maine regiment on board, arrived
at Bangor at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
regiment was received by the city govern
ment, the military companies and fremen, the
free masons, and other societies. The bells
were rung, and the occasion was made grand
jubilee.
VERMONT.
The old medical college in Woodstock is
being converted into tenements.
The band Of the LIST Vermont brigade, N.
d. Adams, leader left, Monday, for the seat
of war.
string of six pike, weighing SO pounds,
were recently taken from Connecticut river,
just below Windsor, one of which weighed IL
pounds.
Henry NJ. Mitchell of the junior class of
the university of Vermont, had his Jaw bro
ken on Saturday last by kick from horse.
Thirty-two disabled Vermont soldiers from
the army of the Potomac arrived at Burling-
ton May 22d.
The Mountain House on Mount Kilburn is
looking somewhat dlapidated, the storms and
wind of the past season having taken off part
of the roof and many Of the boards.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The earnings of the Boston, Concord, and
Montreal railroad for the past year have been
Sll9,346 y more than expenses, being gain
of S52, POP 0G over the preceding year.
CONNECTICUT.
A DR.. Joseph X. Church, alias White, has
been arrested in New London on charge of be-
ing practising abortionist. His clerk, who
was arrested at the same time, made a clean
breast Of the matter, and disclosed all he
knew about the carvings on at the office with
which he was connected. Church was in
formed against in four cases, and held for
trial in the sum of $4,000. Church was an
inmate of the Rhode Island state prison
year or two since, having been found guilty of
a conspiracy to eXtort money on claim OF an
insult offered his wife.
The yacht Victoria has been presented to
c. f. Hall, who is soon to leave New London
for the Arctic seas on his voyage to King Will
liam'S Land. The gift was by Capt. Henry
Robinson, wealthy citizen CT Newburg,
NY.
The will of the late A. S. Beckwith of Hart.
ford has been admitted to probate. The es
tate is valued at $l,250,0 900.
William H. Thompson's barn and outbuild-
ings in East Windsor, in which were pair of
horses, four oxen, and sundry other stock,
were entirely burned early Sunday morning.
Loss $4,000, insured for $1,000.
Balloons and fireworks are the staple of the
Hartford 4th of July celebration.
A little son of Il. II. Agard of Hartford was
drowned in the Connecticut river, while bath
ing, Saturday afternoon. He received no as
sistance as he was going down, because the
boys to whom he cried thought he was trying
to fool them.
RHODE ISLAND.
Col. Tristan Burgess the last surviving
child of the distinguished man whose name
he bore, died at East Providence Saturday
morning. He was a member of the state SEN
ate and aid to Gov. Sprague, and has accep-
tably filled various official stations, both civil
and military. He was severely wounded at
the battle of Williamsburg.
A monster hog was brought down on the
Perry to Newport, Saturday, weighing 400
pounds.
Capt. Samuel Low died at his residence in
Old Warwick, on Sunday afternoon, in the
92d year of his age.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warren De La Rue, Esq, f. r. s., has
succeeded in obtaining successful photograph
ic views Of the moon, which are said to pos
sess great delicacy and novelty.
1t is stated that John Van Buren, has pur-
chasedthe ''Lndenwald" property for $50, 900,
and means to farm it.