Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-15
General News Summary


The Custom House, Banks and Clearing
House in Boston will be closed for business
on Commencement Day, Wednesday, July 10.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Among those drafted in Concord on the
18th, seventh district, was Rev. Moncure ID.
Conway, the would-be dipl0matst now in
England. He is very small sized lion.
The drafted men in Mcirosc had jolly time
of it ON the 18TH A party OF them arrayed
themselves in fantastic uniforms, and with
strange weapons, an American flag, drnm,
bones, tin pans and other musical instruments
made tour of the town, calling on all their
fortunate companions, and there was gener-
al impression with the citizens that it was a
jolly thing to be drafted.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In Beverly are three F'citizens of color
and all three were conscripted on Friday.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The anniversary exercises of the Wheaton
Female Seminary, occur at Nort) III this week
The exercises OF the graduating class will be
on Wednesday morning, and in the afternoon
an address will be delivered by Prof James
ID. Butler, of Wisconsin State University.
a boy weighing Is pounds was born on the
18th inst, in New Bedford. Both mother
and child are comfortable, and doing as well
as could be expected"
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
1t may not be uninteresting to the friends of
A. +. Barnes, formerly the fat and Jolly land
lord OF the Great Burlington hotel, to learn
that he has gone to farming in Illinois, and
that in the first month of his labors he lost
titty-three pounds of flesh!
MAINE.
A gentleman has recovered his gold watch
from one of the Tacony pirates in Portland
Jail. 1t was taken from him on board mack
erel schooner.
CONNECTICUT.
The carcase Of an OK killed the other night
on the shore line was carried mile on the cow
catcher before it was removed
On Sunday afternoon four small boys, aged
from to II years, went down on the beach
at Fairfield to 90 in swimming. Unforunate-
ly they ventured out into deep water, and
three Of them were drowned, and the other is
under the doctors care.
Quite sensation was created in New Ha-
ven on the 18th by the appearance there of a
mad dog.
One hundred soldiers were expected at n ew
Haven, from fort Trumbull, on the 18th.
Speaking Of the fling that Miss Dickinson
better he amending her stockings than speak
ing in public, New Haven paper says, good
dlrned stockings are good, but darned good
speeches are better.
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Mcdowell has been ordered to 90
to New York, to organize the Army Rptir-
ing Board, recently ordered by the war de.
partment.
The New York Herald says so successful Il
''c0rner" as that at present in Harlem stock
has not been Known in Wall street for years.
The cash stock is so scarce that two per cent
has been paid every dav for the use of the
stock for twenty-tnur hours, and fifteen per
cent f''r ten dos's uptlon.
The Louisville journal says Meade and
Grant are great Gnancicrs. They raised the
value of greenbacks in the New York market
eleven per cent in two days.
The California democratic state convention
have nominated ex-governor Downey for gov
ernor, and adopted IL platform similar to that
of the Seymour democrats of the state of
New York.
Gen. Sickles is much improved, and his
surgeon now says there is no doubt of his
final recovery.
A splendid sword has been made in Cincin
natl for presentation to Gen. Grant, costing
$1,000.
The Montreal Advertiser, after announcing
acknowledgements arrival at Halifax, states that
he will soon go to Niagara Falls, where he
will remain for the present, taking care to
keep on the Canada side