Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-07
tieneraI News summary.
BOSTON VIVID VICINITY.


Key. Jacob M. Manning, junior pastor of
the Ola South church, and chaplain of the 43d
(llger9 regiment, lies dangerously i'll of ty-
phod fever at his residence in Boston,
little girl OF Thomas Nichols, who had
been missing from the 4th to the 9TH inst,
was found in the vault, having accidentally
fallen in and persisted.
The balloon Star Spanged Banner landed
safely about IL o'clock on the night of the
4th IN the southeasterly part of Deering, n
H., having Travelled about sixty -five miles in
little less than five hours. They renamed
there till four o'clock on the afternoon of the
5ths when they made another ascension, and
after splendid trip of sixty two miles, land
ed safely at Pennington, N. II. The balloon
which ran away from Mr., Stearns landed
safety in Salisbury.
The third enrolment district, in which the
draft is to be Immediately made comprises
wards 4, Z, 8, 8, 10, II and u in Boston, and
the whole Of the city Of Roxbury and town of
BroOkne
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
soldiers Of 1872" was held in the rooms of
the board Of trade on the 4th Col Thomas
AspInwall, presiding. Five members
have died within the year, and relief has
been afforded to five of its members iom the
funds accruing from the semi-annual dues.
LUIS lulu mas Deen atdpu heretofore by the
llberaity OF one of its members, and further
| apr )prlatlOn was made TO aid the INDECENT
| members. Officers were elected as follows
President, Col Thomas Aspinwal; vice pres
ident, Gen. Sunuel Chandler; secretary and
treasurer, Levi j. Prescott; executive com
mlttee, Col. Samuel Sweet, E5enezer Wee
man, Capt Benjamin Stevenson, VIM. An.
drews, DR.. Jonathan Ware. Remarks were
made by Gen. Chandler and the Rev Il. NJ.
p Welles
The steamer City of Richmond, from La
tayette, with large number of prisoners, ar
rived in the lower harbor on the 4th. They
were Immediately landed at fort Warren, and
the steamer proceeded to sea.
The electric light is to be repeated some
evening this week at Boston On that occa-
| sion the batteries on the state house and at
the edge of the frog pond will be used. 1t
| the weather is favorable this will not only be
treat to the immediate residents, but to
those within a radius Of ten miles of the city.
MfDDLEsEX CouNTY.*
At the state prison on the 4th, Mr. HAYNES,
the warden, INDUCED the inmates with CON
siderable degree Of liberty. He assembled
them together. ard dir fits brief address songs
en- them in the yard, the walls being properly
| guarded. Some who had not seen their rela-
tiveS near them tor years, now enjoyed for
the first time an opportunity TO converse with
them. A game of football was also in
dulged in, and the prisoners enjoyed the oc-
casion much.
A store was destroyed by fire in Charles
town on the 9TH inst. belonging to Messrs.
Pearson & Libby. Loss $1,000.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In Salem on the 4th, Alice Ropes, little
girl ten years Of age, was burned to death by
ri tnlri fra ran a SlpW match nj
fire cracker while she WAS sitting upon the
door step.
The aggregate weight of the family of Mr..
John Bray, residing Mt R0ckport, Mass, CON
sistiig of himself wife, and seven sons, is
1856 pounds This gives them an average OF
IA little rising 206 pounds each, and fully enti'
ties them TO be recognized AS solid members
of the community.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
David b. Torrey, of East Abingdon, has
COW which lately produced ticenty-t0o and
one-half ounces Of bHtter from fire quarts of
acilk inst four and q half ounces TO a quart.
The cow has nothing but good pasture feed,
and is but four years old She gives thirteen
quarts of milk day.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The 4th passed off quietly in RoXbury.
There were no serious accidents, and but few
cases of drunkenness. There were three
alarms of fire caused by fire crackers
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Letters received in this city on the 18th says
that the 23d Massachusetts regiment has lett
Carolina city and gone into Fort Spinola, on
the Neuse river, about two miles from the city
of Newbern. 1t is rumored that they would
be changed from infantry to regiment OF
heavy artillery and garrison the forts near that
city.-New Bedford Mercury.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
A man who was Fright on his hurry walk
ed from Chicopee to Springfield the other day
nearly four miles-n thirty-Seven minutes.
1t will require long legs and "big" walking to
beat that.
Mr.. Parish, principal of the high school at
Springfield, has been offered the superitend-
ency Of the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio.
The real estate of Palmer is valued at $754,-
1924, and the personal property at $407,710,
making the total 81, 1884. The state and
county and town tax amounts to Sl2,SS0-the
rate one per cent. Number of polls, seven
hundred and twelve.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The left wing and main building of the shop
in South Hadiey Falls, owned by Bardwell,
Ingraham 4 Co., and occupied by them for
the manufacture of agricultural implements,
were entirely consumed by fire on Thursday
evening about 8 o'clock. The right wing,
used as saw mill, and the machinery in the
lower part of the building were saved. The
loss will reach $4,000; insured for $4,000.
This is the third time building has been
burnt on this same spot.
MAINE.
A wolf recently killed in Carthage, for more
than a dozen years has been the terror Of
sheep owners in that vicinity and in his
day has been the death of hundreds Of
dollars worth of sheep. He was at last over
taken by strychnine, mingled with a bali
which was put in his way. The length of the
animal is 81 feet, and height l-2 feet.
) Two l00-pound Parrot guns have beer
mounted at Fort Popham, at the mouth of the
Kennebec.
The state has temporarily chartered tht
steamer Ella Morse, to be well armed and ply
: about the mouth of the Kennebec for the de-
fence of Bath and also the navigation OF thu
river.
The loss from the fire which destroyed
4 nearly the whole village Of South Wayne, is
much larger than at first reported; 1t will
reach three hundred thousand dollars. Three
men exposed themselves SO much to the in
, tense heat that they are not expected to sur
l yive.