Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-13

Of the 81 students who graduated at the
Boston latin school, is are candidates for
Harvard, and one for college in Montreal.
The office of the British Consul was crowd
ed on the fifth inst with Irish, who have been
drawn under the draft in Boston. They
claim protection OF the English Government.
but it is not believed that either the Consul or
the Home authorities can grant them any re-
lief in the premises.
There is considerable dissatisfaction in Dis
trct No. Four at the manner of drafting
placing all the names for the six Wards, |, ,,
3, 5, and in the box, and drawing without
any regard to the Ward divisions. In this
way some Wards will have more than their
proportion and others less.
a man employed in Boston, but living in
Chelsea, was enrolled and drafted in Boston.
He explained the matter to the Marshal, who
ordered his name stricken from tile roll and
put in the box with the Chelsea names, and
when the draft from there was made, he was
drawn second time. 1t seems to be settled
that he must go to the war.
MiDDLEsEX COUNTY.
gentleman of Acton belonging in the first
class thought he would rather enlist than
stand the draft. He declared his belief that
he should be elected" and taking an early
train for Boston enlisted, and secured his
bounty. His forethought in SO doing was
made apparent, as his name was the first ore
drawn from the box.
One gentleman in Lowell has been through
every town, city and village of Pennsylvania,
driving his horse all the way.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Prof julius II. Seelye of Amherst College
will deliver the address before the Phi Beta
Kappa Society at Union College, New York,
Wednesday evening, July %
Ans0n Brown Of CRANKY, while passing
over Mount Holyoke to attend the late ami,
versary at AnllcrSt captured rattesnake
measuring nearly five feet in length. 1t was
impossible to determine his age positively,
but old snake-catchers pronounce it the most
formidable serpent Of the kind ever taken in
the vicinity.
Among the degrees conferred at Com
mencement, Amherst college, are the follow
ing:
Doctor of Laws-Hon. Edward Dickinson
of Amherst, treasurer of the college.
Doctor of Divnity-Rev Jeremiah Taylor,
of Middetown, Conn. Rev. John Duns of
Edinboro, Scotland.
Master OF Arts-John B. Cough of West
BOylston; James T. Ames, the head of the
Ames manufacturing company of Chicopee;
Joseph Il. Hood of the Springfield Republican
editorial staff.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Shad fishing in the Connecticut is legally
over. MessrS. Cooley and Parker, the veter-
an fishermen of Double Ditch, have seined
about 5000 shad in the last ten weeks. Par
ker claims total catch of 5478, weeks
work Of ll47, and Cooley a single haul of 3d.
NANTUCKET.
Rev. J. X. Archer, recently of Toronto, C.
W., has received and accepted call to be-
come pastor of the South Congregational
(Unitarian) society in Nantucket.
MAINE.
A boy named Witham, fifteen years of age,
was so badly injured by the premature dis
charge of a cannon at Richmond, on the 6th,
that he cannot survive.
Rebel spies genuine ones, are reported as
having lately been at Machias, observing the
topography of the town.
The merchants of Portland are agitating
the subject of building a dry dock in that har-
oor' The dimensions of the proposed struc-
lure are 800 by so feet; with a pier attached
Nfo ny oo. The plan is in the hands of a COM
miItee.
Inc annual Protestant EPISCOPAL conyen-
uon Tor the diocese of Maine has been held
at Portland during the past weelr RI Pev
bishop Burgess presiding. The nroreedinrs
consisted Oh the usual religious exercises and
GIe 'rHnS'.''s0 on OF the customary business.
non Dah'el " llllams OF Augusta was elect
ed treasurer OF the convention in mace of
hon robert H. Gardner, who declined after
service of seventeen years
cat belonging to Messrs Lawrence &
Cook, OF Augusta, gave birth to five kittens,