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

Hon. Amos A. Lawrence and other mem
bers of the citizens drill club of Boston APP
peared before the Legislative military commit
tee, Wednesday, to advocate the general or
ganization and drilling of all able-bodied Cit
zens. They recommend that choice should
be left open TO all to drill either in volunteer
companies which may desire to preserve their
charters, or with the enrolled militia. They
also recommend the introduction of drill ex-
ercises into the public schools.
The oil merchants Of Boston have estab-
lished an exchange which meets daily, and
was yesterday organized as follows: Presi-
dent, James Lee, Jr., of the firm of Lee,
Crocker \ Co.; vice president, w. d. Phil
brick secretary and treasurer, j. B. Bartlett,
of the firm of Bartlett & Osgood.
The venerable Josiah Quincy attained his
ninety first year this day. Two well-known
merchants of this city, both over four score,
who were of his military family when he com
manded the Hussars, paid their respects to
their former chief, notwithstanding the ex-
IRENE cold. The united ages of the three
gentlemen exceeds the period that has elapsed
since the landing OF the Pilgrims. Boston
transcript, 4M.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Capt. VIM. Nichols of Newburyport now
lies very sick, and is not likely to recover. In
the war of 1872 he was the most famous of all
the prlvateer captains on our coast, and was
widely known for his exploits in the Decatur
in particular. He is now eighty years old.
There is one army inspector who doesn't
wink at the rascality OF contractors. A few
days since a shoe manufacturer in Essex
county had lot of shoes returned on his
hands with large hole cut through the bot
tom of every one, so as to etfectualy pre-
clude the possibility of their subsequent ac
ceptance by any less conscientious inspector.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Lieut.. Thomas f. Plunkett, Jr., of Pitts
field, of the 37th regiment, who has been act
ing captain Of Co. Il, has been transferred to
the staff of Gen. Devens.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mr.. Josiah Archer of Oxford, n. H., has
five sons in the army: Josiah L., aged rs,
Henry W, aged %, and William E., aged II,
are in the 9th New Hampshire regiment; and
Nathan H., aged "a, in the 4th Vermont;
Stilman H., aged 81, in the I'd Vermont reg
iment
CONNECTICUT.
Miss Elizabeth Talcot, great-grand- daugh-
ter Of Joseph Talcott governor Of the colony
| of Connecticut for eighteen years during the
early half of the last century, died in Hart
ford on Tuesday ,ast at the age of 90 years.
| llNl cal anu LudtuIC lllG WIS spent Ill luS
society and converse of the most illustrous
men OF that epoch = Hamilton, Schuyler,
| Wolcott, Ellsworth, and the rest-her remi-
niscences Of whom were of the most varied
| and interesting character.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Wauregan manufacturing company
have declared dividend of 30 per cent on
its capital of $500,000 The mills of this
company are located in Connecticut, but all
the stock is owned in Rhode Island The
shares are now selling at nearly 100 per cent.
above par.
The barn belonging to Emeline d. Sherman
in Bristol was burned, Monday night, with its
contents, consisting of four tons of hay, two
cows, and other stock. 1t is the third barn
destroyed in the town by incendiares, within
as many months.
Hon. John r. Bartlett, secretary of state,
after careful examination of all the plats of
public lands open for the establishment of ag
ricultural colleges, has selected 100000 acres,
to which the state of Rhode Island is entitled,
favorably located in Kansas.