Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-03

BOSTON AND VICINITY.

| BOSTON AND VICINITY.
| Nehemiah Stanley, well known as a report
er for the Boston Press, and as the Scout
correspondent of the journal, died Sunday
| night in Tamworth, n. II.
General McClellan's display reception took
place in Boston, Monday-his admirers gen.
orally closing their places of business during
a portion Of the afternoon, and joining in a
well ''gOt up ovation.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
| the Eastern Railroad was held in Boston Mon
day, and the following directors were chosen
George NJ. Brown of Boston, Samuel Hooper
of Boston, Micaiah Lunt of Newburyport
Franklin Haven of Boston, Benjamin E.
Bates of Boston, VIM. l.. Dwight of Ports
mouth, Henry l.. Williams of Salem.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
G. Washington Warren, Judge of the
| CharlestOwn police court, who has recently
| been visiting our army in Virginia, has re-
turned with about ten thousand dollars, which
was forwarded by the soldiers for their fami-
lies. The City Guards have sent home three
thousand dollars within few days.
The city treasurer Of Cambridge received
the following letter a day or two since =
''Some dozen years ago lived in Cambridge,
and should have paid a poll tax. | have not
| thought much of it till lately. l consider |
interest about three dollars, which have en-
closed, and which you can credit to
TAXES FOR 1852"
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Nathaniel Snow, Esq, of Roxbury, who
| diedrecently in Paris, left several public be-
quests, among which were $4,000 to the Sail
or's Snug Harbor in Quincy; $4,000 to the
ROXbury Charitable Society; $1,000 to the
Forest Hill Cemetery; $1,000 to his pastor,
Rev. George Putnam, ID. D.; and $1,000 each
to the Massachusetts Bible Society, Warren
street chapel, and the Chldren's Home and
HOME for Aged Females in Roxbury. The
total amount bequeathed was 100000.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Lawrence ID. Hacking of Fall River, was
taken i'll while in attendance upon a religious
meeting, Sunday evening, and died soon after
reaching home. He was about sixty years of
age, and left a family.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The tannery establishment of j. b. Moul-
ton, in North Weare, n. H., was entered by
robbers on Friday night last, who perforated
the lock of the safe, charged it with powder,
and blew off the door. They then took all the
money there was. $500, and skedaddled.
The body Of Charles Wesley Sanborn, the
boy who was drowned three months ago, at
Lake Village, was found near the shore Mon
day forenoon, partially decayed.
CONNECTICUT.
Benning Mann, Esq, for some thirty or
forty years police justice of Hartford, and
since he was too old to serve as justice clerk
Of the police court died on Saturday last at
the age Of eighty-one years.
DIR. Horace C.. Gillette, formerly of South
Windsor, Ct, has been appointed major of
the battalion of Major General Netherlands
body guard.
The wife of Daniel Riley of Orange, was
found dead in a small stream near her resi-
dence, Sunday morning. She is supposed to
have drowned herself while suffering from an
attack of insanity, to which she was subject
Capt. Henry c. Smith and VIM. I. Loomis
of Hartford were accidentally killed by the
cars at Alexandria, Va, on Friday. Captain
Smith was one of six representatives in tine
army from the Hartford Press Office. He was
"a years old, and leaves a wife and child.
j. NJ. Clarke of the Winsted Herald sued
the editor of the Litchfeld Enquirer for libel;
damages $4,000. The trial was to have come
be ore the superior court at Litchtield, this
week, but was settled at the last moment,
without trial.
RHODE ISLAND.
Nathan Young, colored barber, was ar
rested Saturday evening for violence offered
to soldier, whom he charged an exOrbitant
price for coloring his hair. He drew his ra-
zor and threatened to assault him with it if he
was not paid. The arrested man was sent to