Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-03

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
A leading broker on State street, Boston,
having induced certain parties to take an in
terest in a mining operation, and finding it a
bad affair, relieved his friends by taking the
stock off their hands. A rare specimen O
Justice among brokers.
James Welch, a soldier, was attacked by
some roughs in Boston on the night of the
3lst ult., whose intentions were to rob him OF
two hundred dollars on his person. The
roughs got the worst of it. and one of them
has been arrested. They also attacked the
master of Il vessel lying in the stream, at the
corner of Richmond and Commercial streets,
and robbed him of everything he had, even
his ships keys.
On the night of the 3ist ult., fire broke
out in the Independent news room in the
basement of the OldState House, in Boston,
Some damage was done, but the fire was
speedily subdued
On the LIST Gov. Andrew visited the state
prison at Charlestown and joined in the Gus
tomary religious exercises in the prison chap
ell. After the regular services his excelency
addressed the convicts with great feeling and
eoquence for half an hour. His theme was
the higher teaching of misfortune, and many
full hearts and watery eyes testified to the eff
fcacy and value of his words.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
On the night of the 27th inst, M. w. Sui
livan of South Reading committed suicide by
hanging himself in the Mclean Hospital at
GAINESVILLE.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Isaac Wade, native of Nova Scotia and
blacksmith by trade, attempted to commit
suicide IN Lynn few days since by drowning
himself. Rum was the cause.
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perintendent of freight at Phillips wharf, Sa-
lem, on the 30th ult., was crushed so badly
between two cars, which lie was engaged in
Stacking, that he died soon after.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. John N. Peck, of Fairhaven, raises
cabbages with three well-formed heads on one
stalk.
About seventy-ive midshipmen, comprising
those last appointed to the naval academy,
were sworn in on the 3lst inst, by Benjamin
Marsh, I'd, justice of the peace.
Little mackerel have failed to appear in
Newport harbor this fall. This is the third
consecutive season that they have failed. Their
nOn-appearance is attributed to the horse
mackerel, which gobbe them up and drive
them off,
Ordnance sergeant Morrison, in charge OF
fort Walcott on Goat Island, is in the 10Th
year of his age. He has been in the regular
army number of years, and was some years
since appointed to his present position through
the Influence of Gen. Scott, under whom he
served in the war with Mexico. He is a
Scotchman by BIRTH and was for many years
in the British army under Wellington, and
was in the battle OF Waterloo. The old gen.
tleman retains much of his former activity
and is over ih town quite frequently.
Ai.r i,, T,ri
Adams, passed sentence of condemnation
upon the whole establishment, especially in
relation to the armament, (which consists who'll
ly of smooth bore guns of the pattern OF half
a century ago, mounted, many of them, upon
carriages so far gone in decay that the first
discharge would dlsmount the guns and rem
der them useless.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A match game OF football between the two
literary societies Of the Wesleyan academy at
Wilbraham, took place on Saturday last. 1t
was very exciting game, lasting one hour
and twenty minutes Twenty-Five mem
bers from each society participated in the
contest Professor Kimpton rendered valua-
BILE service by acting as umpire for both sides
Fifteen games were played, seyen of which
were won by the members of the Young
Mems Debating Club; the remaining eight by
the members OF the Union Philosophical So
ciety. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, large crowd was present to wit
ness the game.
Old Ben Hazard, homeless colored ndi-
vidual more than a hundred years old, died
very suddenly at the Monson state almshouse,
one day last week.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The dry house connected with the saw mill
in Leeds, (Northampton) belonging to the
Nonstuck company, was completely destroyed
by fire one day last week.
MAINE.
AT the supreme court in Pennington, or
the 18th ult., Jesse Wright was convicted OF
the murder of Jeremiah Tuck on the 9Th Of
May last. Wright is seventy-five years old
Ihe alteration which led to the murder wa;
about some sheep.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
James Ham of Albany selected stock O
beans, and good hill of corn, which WELDED
one hundred and eighty-two pods, seven O
which were green, and did not open, contain
ing one thousand and thirty sound beans.
CONNECTICUT.
The conductor of the New London AMI
New Haven railroad found one hundred dol
lar bill on the cars of that road a few dav
since, and upon inquiry it was ascertaine,
that it belonged to one of the passengers,