Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-15

The body of an unknown man was found IN
the Westfeld river, at Westteld, on Tuesday
night, the 18th. He had dark whiskers and
hair, wore jacket and oyeraiS, and was ap
parently about 40 years old.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The electors under the will OF Oliver Smith
held their annual meeting at Northampton,
last week, ana reelected the old board OF
trustees, viz: Osmyn Baker of Northampton,
George w. Hubbard of Hatfield, Cephas Clapp
of South Deerfed.
The state tax for this county is SOL ,672.
This, in addition to the tax of $50, 900 for
county expenses, makes tax of 81 ,642 for
the year 1868.
The body of male infant was found in
Mill river, at Northampton, near the Connec-
ticut river railroad bridge, on Friday, the Sth.
There was no clothing on it, and one side of
its head was fractured.
MAINE.
Capt. Jewett, an old and influential citizen
of Buckfed, committed suicide by hanging on
Sunday, the 10th.
The fishing bounties for the Portland
district, amounts to $40, 1886, and are now be-
ing paid.
The Portland Advertiser, in noticing the
case of an idiotic boy named Archibald, who
murdered a child in the almshouse in that
city, says 1T is fact which should be
known that the parents of this boy have had
twenty one children, all of whom were imbe
Giles, and this owing to the fdctthat they were
cousins. What warning should this prove
to those who would marry blood relatives, and
thereby entail on their offspring all the ills
flesh is heir to-
A dUwneaster sold another man horse for
q certain number of sheep, to be delivered on
such a day. They came promptly, but to
the purchasers establishment, all were nicely
sheared! 1t was a cool transaction, especial
ly for the sheep.
VERMONT.
\ girl by the name of Lynch about four
teen years old, was drowned few days since,
by falling from the wharf at Burlington while
engaged in picking chips. The body was re-
covered.
Mr. Farnum Of Peru, has raised enough
cotton to make a shirt. The flower of the
plant is attractive enough to repay the ladies
for cultivating it as a house plant, making the
cotton as profit.
Geo. Campbell of Westminster, of great
sheep notoriety, is going to take some of his
sheep to the coming international exhibition
at Hamburg.
Walton's journal says that patriotic citi-
zen of Montpelier has taken the names Of ey-
cry man he met who seemed to be gratifed
with the repulse Of General HoUker's brave
army.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A notorious copperhead lawyer of Bradford
who had publicly rejUiced at the repulse of
Gen. Hooker, was recently hung in effgy by
the indignant citizens. They let him off too
easy.
&c IL all Al.
pox at Baskerville. 1t is stated that there are
thirty cases, though many of them are only
mild form of varioloid.
Rev. Mr.. Manly of Sanbornton Bridge,
chaplain Of the 10th regiment, is said to be
on his way home from New Orleans. His
healthis quite poor.
CONNECTICUT.
In the case Of James S. BabcoclZ VS.. Samu-
ell Dickson, OF New Haven, claim for stone
sold to defendant, the court has decided in
favor Of the plaintiff allowing him $444.6l
and costs OF suit, and refusing to allow any
portion Of the offset claimed by the defendant
on the ground that the matters alleged by the
defendant could not be properly set off against
the plaintiff claim.
Two boys, about thirteen years of age,
were arrested at New London, on Wednes.
day, the 18th inst. for stealing from the
store Of Fred. Allen. One Of them had Sc
creted in his boot watch, and in his hat a
property.
Samuel Powers, of Lebanon, has been
held in two hundred dollars bail. for his ap.
pearance before the superior court for horse
stealing.
The New London Star is engaged in
pretty lively dispute with the Chronicle of
that city. The Star calls it "a little seven
by nine sheet, which the proprietor permits
country pedagOgue and botch printer to
rum"
Capt Leavett Darrow of Plymouth fell dead
in his garden on the llth. He was a man
greatly beloved and respected
gentleman doing business in Hartford has
received from some unknown source a note
SIS 80. Another gentleman has
received an enclosure Of So with this written
on sheet of paper; ''Yours by right" On
the two notes they are written ON
the same kind of paper, and the handwriting is
the same.
Mr.. John I. Adams Of Norwich is ''the
leader on the republican side in the house this
year. He has been a prominent member for
two years before, is an accomplished cultured
gentleman, ready, strong, and courteous in
debate, and has been identified with political
antl-siayery movements in Connecticut Tor
fifteen years. Mr.. Adams was bred 4 LAWYER.
but has not been in practice for many years,
having given his attention to politics and lit
erature, and written one or two popular nov
els
Hazard johnson OF Mansfield Center, an
old man of 10 years, died suddenly on We'd
nesday, the 9th, and on Thursday evening his
wife died suddenly. Both were buried in one
grave. Both had been in apparent good
health up to the time of their death.
The house spent considerable time over a
resolution, on the 18th, introduced by Mr..
Eaton of Hartford, denouncing the admins.
ration for its course in the arrest of Vallan-
1igham of Ono, and defending that gentleman
as patriot and worthy citizen. The resolu-
ion was finally tabled.
WAR ITEMS.
Rebel guerrillaS made an attempt. a day or
.wo since, to burn the railroad bridge on the
Alexandria and Orange railroad, Just below
Alexandria.
An intercepted letter from rebel in Mis-
iSsippl expresses great fear about Grants
movement to the rear of Vicksburg, and saws
III idea of holding Arkansas and Missouri
las been abandoned.
Col. GrlersOn, who has been operating with
70 much success on the enemy's communica-
ions in Mississippi, has arrived safely with
lis command at Baton Rouge.
Gen. Burnside's general order No So re-
cites the proceedings of court martials and
sentences four spies to be hung and one de-
'erter to be shot, May 30.
Mrs. Swisshelm writes from Washington
that all the soldiers in hospital needed now is
Tor refreshing drinks-something