Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-02

BOSTON AND VICINITY,

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| The New England annual conference of the
| Methodist Episcopal church, commenced its
| session at Charlestown, on Wednesday, and
will continue probably till Tuesday OF next
week.
Col John Kurtz has been appointed chief
of police in the place of j. l.. c. Amee-to
the great Indignation Of the latter and his
friends
The appropriations for the new city hall in
Boston, already amount to three hundred
thousand dollars.
| ESSEX COUNTY.
There is unusual activity in shipbuidng on
the Merrimac. Eight ships, three barques,
| two schooners, and United States gunboat
are in process of construction at the various
yards.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The friends of temperance in New Bedford
have initiated series OF public temperance
meetings kly-under the auspices of the
Sons of Temperance, for lectures, confer
ence, and discussion.
Mr. Hunnewell Hathaway of Acushnet, a
shipwright was seized Saturday afternoon
with bleeding at the stomach, and in a short
| time threw up about two gallons of blood. He
IS in a fair way Of recovery.-NeIc Bedford
| Standard.
| Elisha Thornton, Jr., of New Bedford has
| place Of Col John Baylis, deceased.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Willistons cotton mill in East Hampton was
damaged to the amount of ten thousand dol
lars by the high water ON the night of the 25th
ult. consequent upon the heavy rain and
melting snow.
Elder John Buzzell, a veteran clergyman of
the Free Will Baptist denomination, and one
of the founders Of that Sect died in Parson-
field on Sunday last, at the ripe age of ninety
five years, seven months and fourteen days.
He was one of the original founders of the
Morning Star, and for years of its editors,
the organ of his denomination.
Capt. Jabez G. Rich, of Gorham, formerly
of the United States marine corps, was ar
rested in Gorham, Tuesday, and conveyed to
Fort Preble by provost marshal Elliott, under
orders of the secretary of war. He claims to
be parolled prisoner.
CONNECT CUT.
Sherman W. Knevals, one of the oldest and
most respected merchants Of New Haven, died
| on Tuesday last, at the age Of GO years.
| The store of Rawson & Kane, in Norwich,
| was entered Tuesday morning and robbed
the thief blowing the safe open with gunpow-
| der, and then making his escape.
WAR ITEMS.
| awe have received into our lines several de-
serters from the rebel defences at Carstons
| Bluff and Thunderbolt, who affirm that the
daily ration of the rebel troops consists of
only four ounces of bacon and seven of corn
meal. Many rebel troops are falling sick,
and all are fearing illness. The deserters as
sert that only for the fact that they are kept
on inside port duty, the entire regiments to
which they belong would desert. From what
is deemed a source entirely trustworthy, /
learn that all the women and children have
been ordered out of Savannah. They leftthe
city Monday and Tuesday. This measure is
induced not more by fear of attack than by
inability of the commanding general to sub
sist his troops, with so many nom combtants
to be fed"
A Washington correspondent of the 9hila-
delphia North American says the admihistra-
ton confidently expects before the close Of
the week news of important successes by our
fleet in the rear of Charleston. If the batter
les at Stone can be taken, it is believed
the troops can be landed and reach the city
with assaulting Sumter or Moultrp, which
being cut off from their supplies would fal
without the loss of man or vessel.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Saxton, having learned tina: deceased
soldiers have been buried on Port Royal islanC
> without burial service, has administered ;
y sharp rebuke to the chaplains at that por
t, warning them that it must not occur again
s. Henceforth he says if no chaplain or frienC
- can be found to read the burial service at the
~ grave of a soldier the general commanding
Will perform that sad duty himself