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


sociation, organized in Boston, has leased the
John Quincy Adams farm in Quincy, comprls-
ing some four hundred acres, and also the
buildings thereon, where home will be pro-
vided tor disabled soldiers.
Charles w. Bradley of Rochester, n. H.,
visited Boston last week and fell among
thieves, alias gamblers, who tleeced him out
of Sl294-$35l have been recovered.
Edward Everett is president of the Union
club Just estabishedin Boston. Josiah Quin-
cy, Sr, manifested his interest in the move
ment by attending the first meeting and read
ing written address. The Abbot Lawrence
estate on Park street, has been bought for "A
club house for $4,000.
Col. Samuel NJ. Quincy has returned to the
command of the second regiment, having re"
covered from his wound received at Cedar
Mountain, and the effects of his Imprisonment
in Virginia. AT the time of his capture the
colonel was captain. The promotions Of
Colonies Gordon and Andrews, and the sad
losses of the regiment in battle, have placed
him at the head Of one OF the best disciplined
corps in the service.
The Mata Mata turtle, brought from Brazil
by Rev. Mr. Fletcher, and obtained more than
thousand miles from the mouth OF the Anna
zon, has been on exhibition among the works
of art at Williams & Everett's. 1t is more
curious than handsome.
Two young scamps sent some thirty car
Tiages to attend a funeral on Saturday at the
residence of Boston gentleman who had no
occasion for their services. In the course of
the afternoon some eight or ten tons of coal
came in the same way, and numerous other
articles of furniture arrived which were not
wanted.
Three miners who enlisted in the 10th bat
terry after making oath that they were of age,
have been discharged from the service by
chief justice Bigelow, but were at once ar
rested on the charge of traudulently obtaining
money from the government, and will be tried
on Wednesday.
Hon A. H. Rice has secured an amend
ment to The omnibus bill in the house of fifty
thousand dollars for the preservation of Great
Brewster in Boston harbor.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Something like 100000 of the capital
stock of the Dighton and Somerset railroad
has already been subscribed. The amount
required is 100000.
Counterfeit tives of the Bristol County
afGidHfb daafa OF trade purposes to
tablish merchants exchange in that city.
The Bath steam block factory of Messrs
Duncan Davenport employs forty-five
hands, and turns out twenty-five thousand
blocks year.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The residence of Moses Eaton in Salisbury
was robbed of gold watch and chain, $40
in cash, and notes of hand to the amount of
1919, a short time since. Mrs. Haley, who
had charge OF the house during the absence
of Mr.. Eaton and his family, had left the
house for the afternoon, locking the door and
hiding the key, but the key was found by
some rogue, who improved his opportunity to
plumber.
Salisbury reioices in a haunted house,
which has CHEEKY aspect by day, but at night
"a ghostly light illumes the deserted rooms,
while strange sounds indicate the presence of
mysterious visitors"
Mr. Charles q. b. Ryder of Dunbarton, has
boy six years old that has eaten apples
from tree in New Boston, and he belongs to
the sixth generation that have eaten apples
from the same tree. The tree was brought
from Scotland.
CONNECTICUT.
Rev. Mr.. Tiffany Of Springfield, Mass, has
engaged to spend the next three or fourweeks
in speaking for the sanitary commission in
Connecticut.
The Phoenix bank of Hartford has declared
dividend of three per cent.
RHODE ISLAND.
Hon. Wm &. CoZZens, who is to fill the va
cancy when Governor Sprague resigns, is not
the lieutenant governor, but the presiding
officer OF the state senate. Hon. Samuel G.
Arnold, who was elected lieutenant governor
last spring, resigned in order to serve till the
4th of March in the United States senate.
The Providence conference of the Method
list Episcopal church meets in Warren March
9th.
In Providence last year there were 1920
births, being l76 less than 1861. The num-
Der of marriages was 547, just the number re-
corded the previous year. The number of
deaths was 924.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The rebel pirate Oreto has burned the ship
Jacob Bell, from Foo Chow, China for New
York. loaded with teas.
Thomas II. Webb, late secretary and agent
at the present time of the New England Emf
grant Aid Company, has addressed memo
rial to congress asking indemniicaton for the
destruction of property at Lawrence, Kansas,
May 81, 1856.
There is great mortality among the rebel
prisoners brought to Chicago from the south
west Nearly one hundred died within the
past week. They were in a wretched condi-
ton when they arrived, nearly one thousand
being under the surgeons care.
Rev. Timothy X. Wilcox, for several years
a tutor in Yale College, died suddenly at Chi
cago last week.
Deserters had better pack their knapsacks
and hurry back to the Rappahannock Gen.
Hooker is about to issue an order giving them
just 20 days in which to save themselves
from the fate to which he has made up his
mind to subject deserters.
When jeff. Davis was secretary of war he
ordered the chapter on slavery to be left out
of the edition OF Wayland's Moral Science
used at West Point. Is the expurgated edi-
ton still used?
As the marriage of the Prince of Wales is
to take place in the country, and not in the
metropolis, Punch suggests that the secrecy
of the proceeding should be carried out to the
utmost, and that all the intimation the nation
should have that the heir apparent is welded
shall be the following advertisement among
the marriages in the Times of March 18th:
son the 18th inst, at Windsor, by DIR. Lang
ley, assisted by DR.. Thomson, Albert Edward
England, X. g., to Alexandra Denmark. No
cards"
The green house at Mount Vernon, was ac-
destroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. Fortunately, the building was one which
in itself had no association with Gen Wash
ngton, having been built by Judge Washing
,on in 1917 The original greenhouse was
burned about 1887.