Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-13

| bOolO AND VICINITY.
The estate on Beacon street belonging to
the heirs of the late John Hancock has been
sold to James H. Bebee and Gardner Brewer.
for the sum of Sl25,000. The estate con-
talns about 10000 feet OF land, which makes
the price paid over Sl2 a foot. The pur-
chasers propose to erect private residences
on the splendid site, and soon all vestipes of
TINS ancient and revolutionary residence will
disappear from view.
Lieut.. Appleton has opened a recruiting Of
flee in Cambridge street, for the new colored
regiment, and has some twenty-five names
enrolled Capt. N. p. Hallowel of the 10th
regiment is experimenting the arrangements
Tor organizing the regiment, and will take
them into camp at Worcester as soon as the
| number enrolled is sufficient. and the bar
racks are in order.
The lst battalion of the I'd regiment Mas
sachusetts cavalry left camp at Readville on
| Thursday afternoon for fortress Monroe. pro-
ceeding by railroad to Baltimore. The bat
talon numbers $50 men and horses, including
the ''Calltornia hundred" and commanded by
Maj. Caspar Crowninshield.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Three unterfeiters-Frederick Miller.
John Baker, and - McCarty were arrested
on the Providence train, Wednesday, for pass
ing counterfeit money in New Bedford.
Capt. j. W. Grace has received his COM
mission and authority to raise a colored COM
pany in New Bedford-to be placed on the
same footing in all respects with other Massa-
chusetts troops.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Charles II. johnson of Warren has author.
ity to enlist company. of colored men, and
Is about TO open recruiting office in Spring.
held.--The Black Swan vocalist has returned
from Europe and gives one of her first con-
certs in Springfield next week.
MIR. VIM. Rice, for twenty-nine wears req
lister of deeds for Hampden county, and for
eighteen years county treasurer, died at his
residence in Springfield, Wednesday, at the
ripe age of seventy-five years.
CONNECTICUT.
James Munzey, carriage maker from New
Haven, supposed to have been insane, threw
hlmseH before train of cars in Hartford,
ednesday, and was instantly killed. The
top half of his head was cut off, throwing the
brains in every direction, and he was other.
wise shockingly mutlated.
The democracy of Hartford held caucus
tuesday evening-addresse by Tom Sew
mour and Bill Eaton-the former being
prominent candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation Tor governor. The latter leads the
Hartford delegation, and says that he supports
any man ''who goes against this abolition out.
rage OF war"
Personal.
Nicholas Longworth, the well known wine
grower of Cincinnati, died in that CITY on
Tuesday, aged eighty-one years. Mr.. Long. |
worth was native of Newark, N. j., and at
The age of twenty-one moved to Cincinnati,
where he entered upon the practice of law.
he early invested his gains in land, and by the
Use in its value obtained great wealth His
Vineyards covered an area of more than two
lundredacr
Hon. Henry L. Pinckncy, the founder of
he Charleston Mercury, died in that city on
me 80 inst. He was formerly member of
ne United States congress from that district.
u was his father who submitted the "Consti-
1ton OF the United States" to the congress
u 1Io1-the largest portion of which was /
The president on Tuesday last nominated {