Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-31
General News summary.



The chief mate of the pirate Alabama proves
to be one VIM. IL. Noyes, who was employed
in one or two newspaper offices in Boston, as
engineer lie also had charge of the work
men who prepared the foundation for the
light house on MinotS ledge, down the har
Dor.
John Fling, discharged soldier, fell upon
the sidewalk in Boston, receiving injuries
from which he died on Saturday. Joseph
Watson of Boston, fell on the Dover street
bridge, Sunday evening, and died in few
minutes.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Otis Southworth, superintendent in the
works of Lazell, Perkins, & Co., at Bridge
water, fell from ladder on Saturday last,
distance of forty feet, breaking his thigh and
several ribs on his left side. 1t was thought
he would recover.
The steam mills situated near the railway
station at Middleboro', which were consumed
by fire few weeks since, are to be immedi-
ately rebuilt
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The buildings and fixtures of the New Bed.
ford oil company, with 1876 rods of land and
1913 feet water front, were sold by auction on
Saturday, to Henry 7. Wood, for 5000.
MAINE.
Hon. Rufus Goodenow died at Paris, Me-,
on the oath inst. aged 70 years. Mr.. Goode-
now was member of congress twelve or ff-
teen years since.
VERMONT.
One of the clerks at Rutland was "taken
in" by shrewd female thief, last week, in the
following manner She entered store and
informed the modest fellow that she had lost
one of her gar-elastcs, and requested him
tp riy trit ,bet,t ia,
as her stocking gave her much trouble. The
obhging clerk complied, and she went behind
the counter for the avowed purpose of fasten-
ing it in its place. The string, it appears, was
really used to tie some pants, which she con-
trived there to lay hands on, inside her hoop
skirt.
CONNECTICUT.
Rev. E. B. Huntington of Stamford is about
to publish genealogical record of the des-
cendants Of Simon Huntington, whose sons
were among the earliest inhabitants of the
town of Norwich.
The corporators of the first national bank of
Connecticut, to be organized at Norwich I'm
der the new banking law, are the stockholders
of the Eagle armory of that city, comprising
several well known New York and Hartford
capitalists
United States paymaster Watson of Boston
visited the hospital in New Haven last week,
and disbursed some $4,000. The pay was
for four months up to and inclusive of Feb
26th.
WAR ITEMS.
1t is reported that correspondence is pro-
ceeding between ours and the French govern
ment, upon the subject of letting out the to-
bacco and cotton belonging to French mer-
chants in Richmond, Charleston, New Orleans
and Mobile.
There has been a great reaction in public
sentiment in Indiana since the adjournment of
the legislature. No doubts are entertained of
the prompt enforcement of the CONSUMPTION
law. AT no time since the commencement of
the rebellion have Union men felt more en-
couraged than at present.
Admiral Dupont, in dispatch to the navy
department, dated March 81, attaches much
Importance to the destruction of the large
war steamer Georgiana, which he says was
brought over by a retired British officer, in
tended for the confederate navy, to be Differed
in Charleston.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The editor of the Alexandria Daily News
was tried last week by court martial and sem
fenced to a years hard labor at the Rip Raps,
for publishing the roster of Gen. Heintzei-
mans command for February last. Private
IASHiy dHuGWdleT OF the lSt u. u. YOluu-
teers, who furnished the roster for publica-
ton, was at the same time sentenced to the
forfeiture OF all pay, and to three years con-
hnement at the Rip Raps. Gen. Heintzelman
reunited the editors sentence with repri-
mand, and the soldiers to forfeiture of pay,
three months confinement, and dishonorable
discharge from the public service.
The cOpperhead breastpinS, cut out of the
old cents, according to Vallandigham's sug
geStion, have been adopted and are worn by
the Secessionists and their sympathizers resi-
dent at the capital.
Queen Victoria has commissioned Mr.. w.
L. Firth, Il. A., to paint a picture of the royal
marriage. The copyright for engraving this
record has been secured at the price Of five
thousand guineaS This snm is the largest
ever given for the copyright of any painting,
exceeding by two thousand guneas the price
paid to Sir Edwin LandSeer for his Peace
and War"
The 'Willey amendment, which has been
adopted as part of the constitution of West
Virginia, with great unanimity, provides that
the children born of slaves after july 4th.
1868, shall be free; that slaves less than ten
years of age at that date shall be freed al the
age OF twenty7one; and slaves over ten and
less than twentyone shall be free at the age
OF twenty-five, prohibiting also the importa-
ton of slaves into the state
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