Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-13
General News Summary


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Rev. Thomas b. Thayer, pastor of the fifth
Unversalst society in Boston, has resigned
his chargc-to take effect on March next-on
account of i'll health.
The friends Of Gen. Butler in Boston are
preparing to give him good public reception
to-day-as tribute of respect for his public
services. At meeting in the Merchants EX-
change, Monday, large and distinguished
committee of arrangements was appointed,
and it was proposed to invite the general to
address the citizens at an early day.
VIM S. Appleton secretary of the Boston
Numismatic society, exhibited at its annual
meeting several interesting coins, among
which was a rare pattern for ''5 Declines" of
the French republic of 1898. 1t is large
coin Of bell metal, and with the inscription
degeneration Franchise" represents the
Goddess of Reason supplying nourishment to
the French nation.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Henry G. Brown of Dedham, young farm.
er in t1ourishing circumstances, has been ar
rested and held to bail for attempting to poi
son his wife and two children. The wife was
the principal witness against her husband
who charged him with placing arsenic by
stealth in her breakfast rolls, and other poi
sons in her tea. The prisoner was put under
$4,000 bonds.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Two adventures, James G. Smith and John
L. Tyley, have been held for trial in New
Bedford for encouraging desertion and shar-
ing the bounties. One of their subjects had
deserted three times, giving part of his boun-
ty money each time to the defendants.
Johney DeWyer of New Bedford, started
from his house Saturday evening, upon an
alarm of fire, when he was seized with fit in
the street and died soon afterward. He was
fifty years of age and leaves family of three
children.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The superior court of New Hampshire has
awarded one Elder Davis a verdict of 500
against the Boston and Maine railroad on
| account of injuries received. The conductor
of the train put the elder off the cars for re-
fusing to show his ticket according to the GUS
tom of the road, whereupon the aggrieved pas
senger sued the corporation for SIC, 1000.
RHODE ISLAND.
| The Providence journal chronicles the ar
rest at the barracks in that city of a German
recruiting officer named Tut anda whole COM
pany of one hundred and four men, mostly
Germans-the authorities having reason to
! believe that they had been enlisted with the
| understanding that they should receive their
| bOunteS-S30,O 900 from the state and $500
from the federal government-and then dis
! solve and desert. The men were taken to fort
! Adams and placed under guard. Tut had
| been detected i'll various INSCRIPTIONS and
| criminal proceedings which first attracted sus-
| picion to his real intent. The men were re-
cruited mostly in New York for the I'd Rhode
| Island cavalry.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Count Melan, the first French consul at
New Orleans, who used his office for the BEN
fit Of the rebel residents, has been dismissed
from his post by NJ. MERCER, the French min
lister. The count has acted as banker for the
| rebels and has actually PAID over the money
for clothing for the rebels. His dismissal ia
act OF good faith and honorable dealing on
| the part of the French minister.
The sales of Jessie Fremonts EStory of the
guard" were promising the first six days
after its publication, that the publishers paid
over $500 on account of copyright money for
the benefit of the families of the guard.
| Rev. Mr.. Graves, an eminent baptist cler-
| gyman Of Tenn, who lately made a tour of
! the northern states and afterward published
statement in Richmond calculated to show
that the resources, energy, and Termination
of the north would in the end prove too much
for the south, has been arrested and thrown
into prison. Mr.. Graves was himself suffi-
GENTLY southern in his views for any reason
able climate; but Richmond demands abso-
| lulS anu dUJeCt stNluly'
| Michelet has written sensation book call
ed 'La Sorcerie." Victor Hugo calls it ''pro-
found and touching" and George Sand says
it made her sick, and kept her awake whole
night with horror and indignation.
There were present at supper the other day
in Albany one father, three daughters, one
son, one mother, one brother, three grand
| daughters, three sisters-in-law, one brother-in
law, three aunts, four cousins, one wife, one
nephew. one grandson three nieces, one hus-
band, three sisters. Only four persons were
present-all counted.
| The story is told of stout, athletic zouave,
who, running away from the battle at Freder-
icksburg, was checked by lieutenant with
drawn sword. Said the latter, ''Stop, sir!
Go back to your regiment, you internal cow
ard; you are not wounded" ''For Heavens
sake, let me pass, implored the fugitive; 81
know am not wounded, but I'm Teaqfully
demOralized."
The Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coke. formerly
rector of Grace Church, Baltimore, and one
of the most distinguished of the Episcopal
clergy, has just accepted the rectorship of
Calvary church, New York city, in place of
the Rev. DIR. Hawks, whose secession procliv-
tiles here caused much trouble in the parish
Salary $4,000 per annum.