Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-03

MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
frost was visible in Westfnrd on the 3lst
ult. 1t was so light that it did little or no
damage to the vegetables.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mr.. Snow of Chicopee has half an acre of
verbenas in full bloom 1t is said that he has
the finest collection of tropical plants in all
New England.
The present term which has recently be-
gun at Wesleyan academy, Wilbraham, prom
Uses well. Two hundred and fifty pupils are
in attendance, of whom 200 board at the
boarding house.
Mr.. Benjamin Fuller Of Springfield, while
getting out of the cars at that place on the LIST
inst, had $3.50 worth Of property in green
backs, treasury notes, &C., stolen from him.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
That great tobacco story-S40,0 900 for a
single field in Hatfeld.will hardly prove to
be true, as it is estimated that the largest field
IN town would not produce that sum, unless
sold at three dollars a pound.
young man at Enfield. who was fooling
one day last week with gun loaded with a
slug and three buck shot, accidentally shot
the whole charge through the arm of Josiah
Dixon. between the elbow and shoulder, sew
ering the main artery.
Hiram Knapp of Haydenville let horse
last week to go to Goshen and it was there
found hitched with rope around the neck
and choked to death.
MAINE.
The Portland Courier has heard of two la
di es in that city who have had the courage to
appear without hoops. There are hundreds
OF ladies who have repudiated stupid fash
ion IN the same way
VERMONT.
Calvin Clark of Groton was smothered TO
death recently, by the upsetting of load of
hay upon him,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The shoals of Portsmouth, N. H.. are I'M
dergoing vital changes in their organic struc-
tufe and situation, and the tides do not rise
relatively as high ON Gosport side as form
ery.
schooner, bound from Bangor to Salem,
put into Portsmouth harbor, and during the
aoSen e OF her captain on the 30th, the mate
(whn is said to have learned that he had been
drafted) ran away with the vessel. The cap
tain observed that he was spreading the sails,
and came up to the navy yard for assistance,
ana The yacht America, tender to the Marion,
went III pursuit oi the runaway vessel.
CONNECrICUT.
The postmaster AT Hartford has established
Sly branch Offices in different parts of the city
for the accommodation Of the public.
Cyrus Northrup, lately elected professor of
rhetoric in Yale College, retired on the LIST
from his editorial connection with the New
Haven Palladium, to be be succeeded by Ed
ward g. Holden, late Of the Hartford Post
ClOthes-lne thievlng vas carried on to con-
siderable extent in UncaSvilie, on the 3 lst ult
The thieves were captured ON the following
morning, tried, and sent to Jail.
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many of the deaths in that city, for some time
past, has been occaSioned by lead poison
DIR. Preston was lately attacked with dis
ease Of singular nature as to battle for
time the skill Of his physicians, who finally
came to the conclusion that he was poisoned
NY drinking water drawn through lead pipes,
and upon administering the antidotes for lead,
they cured the disease.
Col. Henry Berdan, through whose ndefa-
tigable industry and perseverance the Justly
renowned corps Of sarpshooters, armed with
Sharp's rifles, were introduced into the serv-
ice is stopping in Hartford.
RHODE ISLAND.
The anniversary exercises of the literary
societies of Brown University was held on the
LIST in Providence. The Grafton was deliver
ed by George William Curtis Of New York,
and the poem by William Winter of the same
terest, and the poem was pronounced to be
one of the best that ever graced festival of
that character.
4 substitute was presented at Providence, a
few days since, who, to show his agility, turned
somerset backwards, but not being ready to
go into camp the marshal refused to accept
him till he was ready for service. But the
''sub' wanted his money, and the principal,
having great confidence in his honesty, paid
him the three hundred, with which the fellow
sl1edaddled, and has not been heard from
since. So the ''conscript" will have TO pay it
over again or ''else GO"
As a coored party we're going to camp
meeting from Providence, IA day or two ago, a
pistol in the hands of one Of them was acct
dentally discharged, wounding one of their
number in the breast.
James O'Niel was arrested in Westerly on
the 3lst ult., charged with deserving from the
18th Rhode Island regiment, and also of the
murder of private James Lymons Of Newport
while in camp on the 18th Of October last He
told his secret to his "lady-love," who was en-
ployed in the same mill with him, charging
her never to tell the fact upon pain of death
A short time since he had quarrel with her,
and the girl, smarting under his taunts and
abuses, made the fact known to her employer,
through whose instTumentalitY he was ar
rested
On the 3lst ut, among the Perry's passen-
gers from Providence to Newport was girl
about twelve years of age, who fell into a
state of uncOnsciousness and created quite IL
stir aboard the boat. She afterwards revived
ahd was restored to her mother in Newport.
When she got on board the Perry to return
home she was attached by spasms or some
thing of the kind, that left her in state of
syncOpe.
The commencement at Brown University
took place on the ID inst. twenty-five re-
ceived the degree of bachelor OF arts, and
five the degree OF bachelor of philosophy.
The degree of ID. ID. was conferred upon Rev.
Andrew Pollard of Taunton, Mess, and Rev.
James Champlin, president OF Wateryille Col
lege.
A boy named John Ralph, about fifteen
years old, was shot in Providence on the LIST
inst by colored soldier. 1t was alleged that
the boy was one Of party who used very
offensive language towards the colored SOL
diers, and afterwards peted them with stones.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The sword recently presented to General
Meade by the Pennsylvania reserve corps cost
$1,000. 1t has two scabbards of solid silver,
one for service, and one, more highly orna-
mented, for dress. The sword was ordered
after the Fredericksburg battle
The government contemplates raising eight
or ten more regiments Of sharpshooters.
On the 3Sth ult girl named Julia Mat
thews was instantly killed at the India Rub
Der works, Newark, n. j. On going home
she iestingly remarked that she would have
n r;da ,,non a shaft which projected foot