Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-16

huston AND VICINITY.
Hon. Benjamin C. Clark of Boston died at
his residence on Beacon street, Saturday. at
the age of sixty three years. He was one of
the pioneers of the important trade between
the port of Boston and the island of Hayti,
and was ever devoted supporter of the gov
eminent Of that country i'll its efforts to m.
prove the colOred race. He was at the time
OF his death acting Hayden consul at Boston.
The difficulties at the navy yard at Charles
town have been adjusted by the navy DEPART
ment-the former hours of labor to be re-
stored on and after to-day. This decision is
in favor of the strikers, who will probably re-
turn to their posts.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY
The extensive Improvements and repairs on
the Boot mills at Lowell, are nearly all com
pleted. They will be in operation in a few
days. The only drawback which now threat
ems is the scarcity of cotton.
The people OF Newton have been imposed
upon recently by three fellows representing
themselves as seamen who have been in the
United States navy, and telling founda-
uoniesS St0ry rriat tuey 6auIy SCaIueu
by a gunboat explosion. They succeeded in
obtaining quite an amount of money by stat
ing that some of their number were III the
Chelsea Naval Hospital, but there are no such
invallds there.
EoSEA CobNl
Mr.. M. Linburg, returned member of
the 46th Massachusetts regiment while rid
ing out on the 18th inst, was seriously if not
fatally injured by his horse backing oil an
embankment at Ipswich. a young mau rid
ing with Mr.. L. jumped from the carriage
and saved himself from like fate.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Zeno Kelley OF New Bedford, convicted of
fitting the ship Tahmaroo Of New Bedford for
slave voyage, has been sentenced to pay a
fine of $1,000 dollars, and to be confined in the
Dedham Jail for the term Of four years
As Capt w. Jenney was driving a load of
wood down hill in Dorchester on the 18th,
his horse ran, throwing him from the load
the wheels Of which passed over his body. He
had several ribs broken, and sustained severe
internal injuries.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The wife of wealthy man in Wlbraham
recently applied to the seectmen tor assist
ance, stating that her husband would not pro-
vide her with the necessary comforts of lite.
A new stone bridge which cost nearly three
hundred dollars, has just been completed
over the stream near the state al nshouse in
Palmer; also a new stone dam has been re-
Gently built on the aims house farm, in place
of the one carried away by treshet a few
months since.
The city library of Springfield, which for
long time has been the largest and best in the
western part of the state, had an addition
made to it last week of $50 volumes. There
are 1860 volumes at the present time in
library.
The Southworth manufacturing company at
Mttincague have just completed their second
artesian well. 1t is 2S3 feet deep inches in
diameter, and yields supply of 80 gallons Of
clear water per minute. Two hundred and
tifty-eight feet of the boring was through solid
rock Seventy-five feet from this well is an
other 300 feet deep that yields about the same
amount.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
A Pittsfeld youth OF thirteen years recent
ly clipped with a couple of gils of the same
tender age, but was followed to North Hoosic,
N. Y, and thewhole precocious trio captured.
This is elopement No. from Pittsfeld within
a few weeks.
The paper mill in Dalton has been pur-
chased by Capt. Byron Weston, late of the
49th regiment, who is going to carry on the
business at that place.
MAINE.
glass manufacturing company has been
established at Portland. 1t is the first insti-
tuition of the kind in the state. Fifty men are
employed, and their wages probably take care
of some TWO hundred and fifty men, women
and children.
A large new stable belonging to Mr. John
Turner Of Moose River, was consumed by fire
on the night OF the llth, together with seven
horses, six yoke of oxen eighty tons of hay,
and 500 bushels of grain.
The wood .sawyers in Portland are making
$3.50 to $3.75 per day.
live American eagle has been obtained in
Washington c,unty by DIR. A. ID. Crabtree,
whose wings when spread extend six feet
four inches from tip to tip. The bird is to
be forwarded to president Lincoln.
VERMONT.
George Bliss OF Shelburne has gathered
from crab apple tree, this fall, thirty one
bushels OF apples, from which he made three
barrels OF excellent cider, worth So a barrel
making tie nice little sum Of $24.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MI seldom Sanborn shot bear at the head
OF Sanborton bay, on the 9th.
The house of Richard Melvin of Derry was
entered on the night of the 18th by burglars
and robbed OF $500 in money, a nice gold
watch and pair of gold spectacles.
Political feeling at Conway has not subsid-
ed; on the 9th the boarding house and stable
OF Stephen Mudgett was destroyed by an in
cendlary fire. He lost all of his furniture.
two horses, seven neat cattle, six hogs. tittv-
two tons of hay and straw, a lot of harnesses.
and farming tools. Great alarm prevails in
the neighborhood, and the people are keeping