Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-12
General news Summary


Since January LIST. 1861, there has been
supplied to the United States naval service
from the ship Ohio at the port of Boston, not
less than seventeen thousand men, or more
than one halt the whole number supplied. At
the present time recruits are coming in at the
rate of seventy or seventy-fve per week.
meeting of the stockholders of the Mer-
chants Bank, Boston, was held June IL, to
consider the prOpriety OF changing it from a
state to a national bank. After considerable
discussion it was adopted by almost unani-
nous vote, there being only lSS nays in a
stock vote OF nearly 700. As there was not
a sufficient number of stockholders present to
decide-a full two thirds vote being required
by law-the directors were empowered to con-
suit with those absent, and report. 1t is be-
lieved that the asserting shares in full vote
will largely exceed the two thirds required.
The president in his remarks, stated that if
it should become IA national bank it would be
selected as a depository of the public money.
The capital of the association is not to exceed
81 100000 at its commencement; but it has
the right to increase it to $4,000, 600 The
president was empowered to transact all nee
essary business to effect the proposed change.
1t is believed among the friends of the Divin-
ity school connected with Harvard college,
that Rev. Rufus p. Stebbins, ID. D., of Wo-
DuIii, lleS DeSH oSlCCltu ny the corporation 10
fill the professorship in that school, made va
cant by the death of the late Rev. DR.. Fran
els
The receiving ship Ohio is undergoing a
thorough repairing at the Charlestown navy
| yard, and will have an armament comprising
| 10 long 32-pounders on her gun deck, also
one 200-pounder rihed parrot and six 100
FOUNDER rifled parrott guns on her spar deck.
The ships company, which has heretofore
consisted OF 20 men, will be increased to 2lO
Rev. VIM. A. Greer, who has received an
appointment as chaplain in the North Carroll
ma brigade, was ordained to the work of the
gospel ministry on the evening of June 8th,
in the Joy street Baptist church, Boston.
In the superior court, June IL, George
White pleaded guilty to two indictments for
passing counterfeit $50 bills on the Merchants
Bank, New Haven, and was sentenced to the
state prison for four years. Two other in
dictments against him were laid on file.
d. n. Groce, a spiritualist physician,
jumped from an East Boston ferry boat on the
afternoon Of the 10th inst The boat passed
over him, and he had sunk twice, when he
was pulled out of the water by the harbor po-
lice, who went after him in their boat.
Lieut.. Col. James O'Brien of the Massa.
chusetts 18th regiment was killed in the re-
cent battle at Port Hudson. He belongs in
Charlestown, where he leaves wife and six
children.
The 55th regiment now numbers seven
hundred and fifty men, and there is every
prospect that the full regimental standard will
be attained in ten days. Ohio leads the other
states in the number of men furnished, and ar
rangements have now been completed so that
| those recruited in the west shall rendezvous
at Buffalo, and there be inspected. BY this
method much of the expense involved by the
| return of the rejected will be avoided.