Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-02

" OF clothlhS ana Jewelry Ihey nave so
If escaped detection.
William NJ. Converse, the late democratic
Unddate for congress from the third district,
us commenced an Arcadian existence among
Ie hills of Franklin. Says the Norwich Bull
tin: "Here, undisturbed by political strife,
0 longer haunted on the one hand by calls
n letters, and on the other by demands that
shall not pen line Till after election re-
lote from town committees and caucuses, he
roposes to spend the remnant Of his days.
instead of the sounding brass and tinkling
ymbolS of the midnight serenade, so wont to
Ouse him from his slumbers, only the lowing
erds, the kicking horses, the night birds
Ong, and the hOarsc believing frog, will now
wake him to glory again"
The deck hands on the steamer City of
Norwich 'struck' for higher wages Just as
reight was being taken on board Tuesday
tternoon. The officers and agents went
/ work, left he hands in the lurch, and the
teamer started on its trip as usual. The men
hink it is a big ''sell," and would like to go
| Jack.
The boating fever is brewing at New Haven
With unusual vigor. The students are having
| fine boat house built at an expense of $1,000.
The Courier says, "college will come togeth-
er next week on Wednesday, and after the
IVY SNl WEI tiiS VI ltlCll SluAy
appointments, they will probably give their
| whole minds to their boats and their brilliant
uniforms"
There is a great rush of applications for
stock in the new national bank at New Ha-
! ven. 1t is thought another bank of like kind
will be started there.
Lieut.. Dewey of Hartford, who was killed
in the battle at fort Beasland, was a member
of the Junior class in Trinity college.
WAR ITEMS.
| On Sunday night, Goth ult., a rebel regi-
ment, under Col. Newton, the advance guard
of Marmalukes army, then retreating from
| Cape Girardeau, were surprised three miles
west of jackson, while cooking supper and
lettering around their camp fires Two small
howitzcrs loaded with musket balls, and
hauled by hand, within thirty yards of them,
were simultaneously discharged, killing and
wounding large number At the same time
the first Iowa cavalry charged them, and not
man Of their entire regiment, it is supposed,
escaped-all who were not killed or wounded
being taken prisoners. All their horses guns,
camp equipage, and several thousand dollars
worth OF stolen plumber, were captured.
Gen. Cooper of the confederate army has
issued two significant orders. One directs
that the clothing of deceased soldiers shall be
the other that partisan rangers" shall be en-
titled to whatever they may capture.
The Richmond Dispatch says that the con-
tederate government has one hundred thou
sand bushels of corn in store at Albany, Ca,
in damaged condition, and which, if not soon
removed, will prove worthless. The want of
| rolling stock for transportation is the cause.
Admiral Farragut reports that on the Sth
he captured the steamer j. d. Clark. She
had on board Major Howard, of the rebel
cUmmissary department. who was making ex-
tensive arrangements for the crossing of cat
tie over to the eastern shore Of the river at
various places, all of which was frustrated by
his capture.
News comes by a DIES, rter that Gen. Hamp-
ton, commanding the Hampton Legion, has
resigned Ills commission and returned home
His action is SAID to have originated in his
sympathy with the opposition of Georgia to
the food assessment and other arbitrary acts
OF the confederate government.
The New York Tribune has letter from
near Vicksburg, stating that only one of the
the transport fleet, the Tigress, was sunk in
passing the rebel batteries on the 23d, and she
was beached below and near our works, her
officers and crew all escaping. The other five
got by safely. The Tribune consequently
says the report that four were sunk and two
driven back is a canard.
FOREIGN ITEMS
The Irish Times states that recruits for the
United States army are leaving Ireland in |
large numbers. This is undoubtedly false. |
The Times is provoked at seeing so many of |
the better class Of Irish laborers emigrating to |
this country
The London Shipping Gazette complains of |
the seizure Of the British steamer Dolphin. |
off st. Thomas, by the U. S. steamer Wachu- |
set. The Dolphin was bound to Nassau, |
where she was to be sold to the highest bidder. |
The Gazette says "St. Thomas is fast becom- |
ing mere federal station"
The London Observer says that portion of
the cargo Of the Peterhotl was shipped under
a contract, sanctioned by Mr.. Mason, that the
'clothing" on her bills of lading was uni
forms; her boots, cavalry boots, and her bal
last satpetre.
The following dispatch appears in the Ship
ping Gazette:
"NoRTH SHIELDS, Wednesday, April To-
The directors OF the Tynemouth Chambers
have resolved to memorable government,
urging an immediate increase to our fleets on
the West India and North American stations,
to protect our ships engaged in legitimate
commerce from the attacks of federal cruisers.
The bark Southerner, from Nassau, arrived |
in the Mersey with GOO bales of cotton. She
raised the confederate flag on entering the |
river.
The American vice consul at Sheffield. with |
the aid of London detectives, has discovered |
beyond doubt that quantities of counterfeit |
five and ten dollar "greenbacks" have been |
manufactured in that city and shipped to New
York.
The Russian government has obtained a d. |
plomatic victory over England, France and |
Austria, by issuing the decree of amnesty IRE
jected by the Poles) some days in advance |
of the receipt of the notes from those govern |
ments.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A brigade of three thousand negroes is |
talked of in Washington.
Pierre Soule is reported to be at Havana, |
anxious to return to the confederacy.
The amounts wagered, generally at even |
rates, at the recent billiard tournament in New |
York, are yariously estimated at from $50 900 |
to $4,000.
Robert Emmett Dixon, clerk of the rebel |
house of REPRESENTATIVES, was shot dead on |
Friday by Robert E. Ford, late journal clerk |
of the house, in an affray.
Gen. Mcclellan has applied for communal
ton of quarters at New York; that is to say, |
for an extra allowance in money instead of |
the headquarters expenses he would incur in
the field.
The Georgia legislature has passed a bill |
making it penal to buy, sell, circulate or re-
ceive any note, bill or draft of the United |
States.
1t appears that the Richmond bread riot was /