Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-06
General news Summary.


Seventeen barrels OF apples, a number of
baskets of peaches, and other fruit, were re-
Gently sent to the LIST regiment, by dealers i'll
Faneuil Hall market, the mayor having Incl
dentally suggested that ''the boys would rel
ish supply of fruit.
Hon. Edward Everett has been invited to
deliver the address dedicatory Of the cemetery
at Gettysburg, to take place some day during
this month.
During the fog on the %, the guard of fort
Warren fired two volleys of musketry at Mr..
Henry Hunt, who was in II skif pulling to-
ward a vessel at anchor, which he was gong
to pilot up. On Mr.. Hunts protesting, two
more shots were fired which penetrated his
canoe. The guard system OF the fort needs
reforming.
A man living on Lowell street, Boston, was
stabbed in the heart on the evening OF the Sd,
by one John Babb Of Cambridge.
Elizabeth Dunn Of Boston was arrested for
stealing, and hanged herself at station No. |,
on the 81 inst, but was discovered just in
time to save her lie.
Otis Tufts, ESQ., of Boston, one OF the best
mechanics which our country affords, has
been for some months engaged in celebrating
plans for iron vessels of war OF model differ
ent from any heretofore built, and the govern
ment has given him contract to build one Of
these vessels after his own plan. 1t will be
$50 feet long and of about 5000 tons capacity,
1t will be built in East Boston, and for that
purpose MIR. Tufts has purchased the extern
sve ship-yard and wharf Of Mr.. Samuel Hall.
The invention is an ingenious one, and prom
Uses to reflect honor alike upon his name and
the American navy.
The crew of the revenue cutter in Boston
harbor, hearing the cry Of ''help' from the
sloop-yacht Fire Fly, boarded her and finding
no papers seized the vessel and six men on
board. The stories of the men were very sus-
picious and contradictory.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
A short time since lady named White, of
Northampton, went to Milton ON Il visit, and
while at the depot in the latter place she left
her bag containing $3.50 in bills of the Hol-
yoke Bank, on a settee. She Immediately
returned to the spot where she had left it, but
1t was gone. She placed the matter in the
hands of two constables, who succeeded in
finding a greater portion of the money one
day last week concealed in an attic
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The barn belonging to James Eustis, in
South Reading, were burnt on the 3dinst., to-
gether with all the winters stock Of hay, &c.
A horse and cow also persisted in the flames.
Before the above fire ceased, the large barn
belonging to the VIM estate, containing forty
tons OF hay, was discovered to be in flames,
and was wholly destroyed. Soon after, the
large school house, situated a short distance
from the barn OF Mr.. Eustis, was discovered
to be on fire, but the flames were soon eXtin-
gushed by the application Of a few buckets of
water. These three fires all occurred in the
west part of the town, almost simultaneously,
making eight fires that have occurred in that
place since July. All are supposed to have
been incendiary.
Miss Caroline Stevens, a school teacher at
Lowell, has recovered damages Of the city of
Nashua, n. H., to the amount Of 1925. 70, for
injuries received from fall upon the ice on
| the sidewalk on Maine street, while on visit
to that city in February, 1862
On the Sd the police of Charleston arrested
John Callahan OF that place, who was anus
ing himself by severely beating his wife. The
officers had not more than placed him in
cell, when he drew forth from his pocket IL
razor and cut two very deep gashes in his
| throat. doctor was called, who sewed up
| the wounds and the criminal is in a fair way
of recovery. He had just been released that
forenoon from six months confinement IN
in the house of correction.
Mr.. John Alden, ship carpenter employed
in the navy yard at Cbarlestown, was severely
injured on the I'd, by falling from a staging
| which he was engaged in constructing.
| ESSEX COUNTY.
Several buildings in the Essex company's
lumber yard, Lawrence, belonging to q. w.
| Ella of Concord, n. H., were burned on the
| ed inst.
Mr.. Ira B. Newcomb of Lynn, a popular
citizen of that city, and engaged in the boot
and shoe business in Boston, died very sud
denly at his residence in the former city, one
1aV last Nppnlx II nudIov ha
sick but a few moments. Instead of being
placed in grave already dug, at the time OF
the funeral, he was placed in tomb, as it was
thought he showed signs of life. After being
in the tomb two days and nights, he was re-
moved to his late residence, and some Boston
physicians who were called, attempted to re.
store life. They were unsuccessful however,
| and his remains have since been returned to
the cemetery.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
From two seeds picked up on a wharf, A. j,
Borden, Jr., OF Dartmouth, raised the pres
| ent season squashes of the aggregate weight
of two hundred and fourteen pounds. The
vine on which they grew measured six hun
dred and sixty feet. Mr.. Calvin X. Turner Of
the same place, has raised the present season
crookneck squash weighing thirty six pounds
This is the largest of that variety we ever
heard Of
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Ames company of Chicopee, manu-
featured during the month of September five
thousand cavalry swords-a greater number
than they ever made before in the same peri
od-and this month they finish two hundred
and fifty day An order for horse artillery
swords is soon to be filed. Nine navy how.
tiers are made week, which are of new
pattern, and in appearance more like the
Dahlgren gun than those formerly manufac
tured at this esta blishment.
Gov. Andrew, his wife, daughter, council,
and Brig. Gen. X. A. Pierce of the Readville
camp, were in Springfield on Sunday the 9TH
They were to visit the state aims house at
MoDson, and then return to Boston.
Knock downs are all the go at Springfield
just now. On tho Sd one fellow had his head
split and two other occurrences of a similar
nature, TRANSFERRED upon the following eve
ming.
MAINE.
DIR. Joab Brown OF Liberty, has been ar
rested for traudulently aiding conscripts to
procure exemptions. His trick was to pro-
duce the appearance of the worst cases of the
piles by administering croton oil, or some sim
liar substance. He charged one hundred
dollars for putting his men through, and when
reconstructed with at the exhorbitance of the
price, would assure his victims that he was
compelled to pay the medical board large