Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-03

cndnts Vi boston nave S0ld steamers TO parties
to prey upon our commerce, voted, that the
board respectfully request the board of trade
of Boston to take efficient measures to pre-
vent such sales in future"
The bodies Of three women were found in
the Marsh stream near Wipterport, on the
9th ult Foul play suspected, but nothing
known.
The Bangor Wing says that 81 bills. on the
Traders Bank. altered to Sl0s, have been
passed in that city within few days The
alteration is made by cutting out cypher
from Veazie shinplaster and pasting it on
the corner of the bill.
town meeting was held in Auburn on the
29th ult., to see if the town would vote to nav
$500 to GALL the drafted men" under the CON
scription act. After considerable discussion
the meeting adjourned without acting upon
the article in the warrant. Thus ended the
attempt to place Auburn in position of op.
position to the government.
/ barque supposed to be a pirate was seen
on the 9th ult., of Rockand. She boarded
schooner and inquired for Boston papers,
VERMONT.
As a man was riding in West Charleston, a
match with which lie had lit a cigar set fire to
the foot mt in the buggy, and his horse took
fright, and before it could be stopped the bug
gy was pretty much burned up.
Senator Lane of Kansas, and Gen. Coch-
rane of New York, will positively" address
the Union mass meeting at Rutland on the
Fourth
Gates Kilburn & Co.'S chair mandatory ut
Burlington barely escaped total destruction by
fire on the Both ult.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles Chutison OF Kennebunk, student,
while bathing in the Merrimack at Reeds
Ferry on Friday last, was drowned. He was
| II years of age.
The American telegraph company have
completed their line to the Franconia noun
talns, and opened an Office in the Profile
house. The line will soon be finished to the
White mountains, and an office opened in the
| Crawford house.
The Judiciary having doubted the constitu-
tionality of the soldiers voting bill, proposed
| by the legislature, constitutional convention
is IN contemplation for the purpose of so
amending the constitution as to allow the SOL
| diers to vote.
CONNECTICUT.
| The effect Of the Hartford and Wethcrslield
OF real estate largely in Hartford For land
horse railroad has been to increase the value
recently sold at 500 per acre, $500 an acre
is now refused
pieGe of glass, three-fourths of an inch
In width, has recently been cut from the foot
of boy in Hartford, where 1t had been a
| year inIbedded without soreness
Isaac Newton of Northield CLitchfeld),
has grapevine which measures foot in di.
ameter, and from the fruit of which he makes
a barrel of wine annually.
The Judiciary committee of the legislature
have reported to the house a bill in favor of
allowing Connecticut soldiers to vote at State
and presidential elections
new corporation has just been formed at
Middletown for the manufacture of machine
ry. 1t is called the Middletown manufacture
ing company, and has a capital of $40, 900.
The Horse Railroad Company of Hartford,
are having an excursion car built in Philadel-
phia, which is to be drawn by four horses,
and will be arranged so that the top can be
removed. 1t is to be large enough to carry a
hundred persons.
Stonington suffered severe sensation on
the aotlr ult., account Of ~,>rious -,.a.o~s
respecting rebel priyatcers, and movements
are on foot to have suitable Notifications erect
ed for the defense of the town
Burglars reaped Il rich harvest in New Ha-
ven during the obSequieS of Admiral Foote.
Several houses were entered and valuables of
all sorts and IN great quantity taken.
Fifteen carloads of fixed ammunition, for
muSketS and rifles, and Two carloads of mus
kets passed over the Norwich and Worcester
Railroad on the LIST inst, going forward to the
seat of war.
RHODE ISLAND.
The post office at West Greenwich Centre
has been re-established and Pardon T. Bates
appointed postmaster. twill be opened on
the Fourth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
President Hill of Harvard university, and
Henry Barnard of Connecticut ex-chancellor
of the Wisconsin university, have accepted
invitations to deliver addresses at the meeting
of the national teachers association to be held
at Chicago OIL the 9TH of August, The meet
ing will probably be attended by Il large dele
CATION from New England
A letter from Folly Island says that the
blockade running steamer Ruby, which ran
aground there, is complete wreck, SO ex-
posed has she been both to the rebel fire and
our own.r There is nothing of value now
either upon or within her.
In the cavalry fight at Kelly's ford about a
fortnight since, Capt Tucker of the first
Maine cavalry was taken prisoner by two
rebels. and was deprived of his arms. Seeing
favorable opportunity he snatched a sabre
from one of his captors, killed them both and
made his escape.
A St. Paul (Minnesota) letter of the 9th
ult, says that Sibley's force had marched five
days when heard from, travelling nearly fifty
miles. They experienced great difficulty for
want of water, and if the drouth continues the
army will suffer terribly. 1t may even pre-
vent the force accomplishing anything. The
Indian scouts are very active, and have been
seen in the rear of our army.