Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-12

Portland Press (repubican) for alleged libel,
claiming damages to the amount of $4,000.
The Press, upon challenge of the Argus,
had charged its editor with ''disloyaty." The
Argus is one of the most mischievous jour
nails of its class, and we much mistake the
patriotism of our down east neighbors if it
finds its lawsuit an agreeable pastime.
Capt. John Edwards, Jr., of Portland, of
the third regiment of artillery, U. S. A., has
been made lieutenant colonel by brevet for
distinguished services at Gaines Mills, Me-
chanicsville, Turkey Bridge, and Malvern
Hill. The grandfather and father Of Capt.
Edwards were of Massachusetts, stock, the
former having been judge advocate general in
the revolutionary army, and a member of
Gen. Washington's staff
/ CONNECTICUT.
Frederick Montgomery, late editor of the
Vicksburg Wing, southern man by birth,
has come to Connecticut to participate in the
campaign against the copperheads. He is an
example of the southern Unionists, all of
whose sympathies are with the uncompromis-
ing defenders Of the government, and against
the detestable enemies who are stabbing it in
the dark.
James G. Bodies, Esq, of Hartford, has
been appointed United States collector for
ard, not confirmed.
RHODE ISLAND.
Six patents granted to George H. Corliss
of Providence, for improvements in steam
engines, have been extended by the patent
office for seven years from March 10TH 1868.
PERSONAL.
The estates of John Slidell in New Orleans,
to the estimated value of $3.50, 900, have been
cOntiscated. He was one Of the wealthiest
men in the southwest, but he never spent
much of his time there, and his most valuable
property is still untouched in other sections of
the country, or in Europe, where he keeps his
person in precious security.
There are stories of a gathering of demo-
cratic magnates at the residence of Gov. Sey-
mour in Albany, recently, at which the coop
perhead" policy of Vallandigham, Brooks,
Wood, & Co., was fully discussed and-con-
demned. Senator Bigler of Pennsylvania ad-
vised little more discretion in their disloyal-
ty, and Gov. Seymour himself stoutly refused
to follow them.
Thurlow Weed and Greeley are sat it,
again like bantum cocks. Thurlow loses his
temper and appears to poor advantage, and
the people have become a little tired of Hor-
aces ''cards." The periodical ruffiing of
their feathers has nothing of the high public
gun, and eXctes anything but indignation or
even respect.
Brig. General Stoughton, captured by the
rebels at Fairfax Court House, is but twenty
one years Of age, and is the youngest general
in the army. He is native of Vermont.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Consul-Gen. Murphy, at Frankfort on-the-
Main, in sending intelligence Of the shipment
of contributions Of sympathetic Germans Of
five thousand pounds OF lint and three thou
sand pairs Of soldiers socks, declares that he
could send to the army fighting in America
for freedom $4,000 men in ten days, if he was
authorized to do so. He represents the Ger
man states to be pervaded with enthusiasm
for the Union cause.
There are twenty-one distilleries of apple
whiskey in Sussex county, New Jersey, yield
ing this season 10000 gallons. In Morris
county there Is still larger number, and the
product about 60 900 gallons. What a waste
of fruit and labor! Better feed the apples to
the hogs and white pine sticks on the sunny
side OF a stone wall.
On Thursday of last week four hundred de-
serterS from Gen. Hookers army were sem
fenced by the court martial to hard labor dur
ing the residue of the term of their enlistment.
The rumor is renewed that the president is
soon to call out large force, so as to keepup
tie army to the standard of million of men.
large camp of instruction is to be some
where formed for Il hundred thousand men.
Either the neighborh0od Of Washington or
OF Annapolis will probably he taken for the
purpose