Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-22

A complimentary banquet was given by the
| city government of Boston to Gen. Robert
Cowdln on Monday evening. 1t was a very
successful affair, speeches being made by
Mayor Lincoln, Gen. Cowdin, Hon. Alexan-
der Ii. Rice, and others. The general gave
very interesting history of the First Massa-
| chusettS regiment, whose tattered banner was
the noblest ornament of the banquet hall.
An order has been passed the city govern
| ment OF Boston fixing the amount to be raised
! by taxation the coming year at So, 400, 900.
\ court martial, held at fort independence,
found private j. G. Marden, 22d Massachu-
sets regiment, guilty of repeated desertions,
and sentenced him to be shot. The president
has commuted his sentence to forfeiture of
| pay and discharge from the service. Private
Daniel Andrew, lth U. s. infantry, for de-
sertion, was sentenced to be shot; sentence
| approved. Eleven other privates were found
| guilty of desertion, and sentenced to various
grades of punishment.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The following divorces have been granted
by the supreme court in Greenfield April
term, Judge Dewey presiding Laban White
of Gill vs. Anna 2. White; Abner Z. Alden
of Conway VS.. Caroline L. Alden Thomas
ston; and Arson w. Lee of Adams VS.. Fanny
T. Lee; all for desei ton by the wife of the
| husband.
Hiram Norton, who has been supplying the
| pulpit of the Unitarian church in Rowe was
last week ordained to the gospel ministry.
c. w. Severance of Leyden, has a copper
coin bearing the date of 1922.
A young man named Voight who has been
collecting considerable money from citizens of
Deerfield and adjacent towns, under pretence
of being agent OF the New England Soldiers
Aid Society of New York, has been arrested
and lodged in Greenfield Jail. He gave his
name as Mason in Deerield.
4 pig jumped out of Geo. Il. Stebbns'
pen in Mortified few days since, ran mile
up the river and then swan it, ran up through
the meadows aud followed the railroad track
rs far as Walter Fields where he was unable
to pass the cattle guard, then to the travelled
road and brought up in j. b. Callender's yard,
making the distance, about six miles as he
travelled, in three hours Greenfield Gazette.
MAINE.
The Tooth anniversary of the settlement of
Machias, Me-, is to be celebrated on the 10th
of May 1t is anticipated that Geo. S. Hill
lard, of Boston, Profs. Hitchcock, Harris,
and other natives Of the old territory, will be
present and participate in the ceremonies.
Mr.. Stephen G. Hodgdon's store, in North
Boothbay, was entirely destroyed by fire last
Thursday night. The fire was discovered at
about one o'clock in the morning. Two YES
sells lying at the wharf were saved with diff
Guilty. Loss not far from So 1000.
A chain cable factory is to be built at Bath.
The company propose to own a steamboat to
run between Bath and Boston, of 500 to 1000
tons The works would consume about 1000
tons of bar iron per month, and employ a
large number of men.
VERMONT.
The ffty-ffth anniversary of Elihu Field,
ESQ.,, and lady, of Guilford was celebrated
on the 3d. The aged couple could remember
the time when but few openings had been
made in the forests of that part of Vermont.
''Rosy currant wine" enlivened the sumptuous
board.
l. Barnard is to be tried at Newfane,
VT, for putting out Rev. L. NJ Bruce from
the Baptist church at Wilmington and pre-
venting him from preaching in the same.
St. Adams is to have a centennial cele-
bration-August 18th. A. 0. Adds will give
an historical address, and John G. SAKE a
poem.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The police authorities of Manchester are
strictly enforcing the law in regard to licenses
for dogs. About twenty unlicensed dogs were
shot last Saturday. The tax on dogs in New
Hampshire is expected to yield a revenue of
S25,O0O.
Mrs. Eunice Hayes, widow of Daniel
Hayes, Esq, died at Milton, March 81, aged
lOI years, months, and IL days. Mrs.
Hayes was born in Madbury, July 10, l76l,
on Friday-was consecrated to God in bap-
tism on Friday-was married on Friday
moved into Milton on Frday-her husband
died on Friday-and she died on Friday, as
she often affirmed she should.
The dry house connected with Buck & Co.'s
peg mandatory, at Lebanon, was destroyed
by fire Friday night, the 18th inst Loss
$1,000; insured.
John Francis Horrocks, about fourteen
years of age, was seriously injured while at
work in the Portsmouth steam factory, on the
10th inst, gear tearing the flesh of his right
thigh very badly.
| CONNECTICUT.
miss MISS Rose Terry is one of the executive
HI ar,Sa Of the ladies' loyal Union league of
Rice T Tov Chauncey +. Cleveland and John S.
TONED . 90 To-. OF Harrington, have been men,