Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-28

| pdny 20 per cenl', Ile arrangement to take
| effect soon.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A post office has been established at Gran
vile Corners, and Rufus II. Barlow, a COM
petent and worthy gentleman, appointed post
| master.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church in Palmer held a social gathering ON
| Wednesday evening. An able address was
| delivered by ReA. Mr. Parkhurst of Warren,
on the state of the country, and good time
was enjoyed, which melted the society the sum
of $ll0.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The body of an unknown man, apparently
about torty-tve years Of age, was fonnd in the
woods near New LenoX, on Sunday, where it
| must have been two or three months, and was
! dressed In new clothing, satin vest, silk neck
| tie, &c. A small sum of money was in the
vest pocket, but nothing was found by
which the deceased could be identified The
body was discovered in bower of bushes
which seems to have been previously prepared
| by the deceased.
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer announces that
WIZ. H. Beekman has become its RESPONSE
bic publisher, and Alfred Macy assumes the
editorship. Mr.. MS salutatory is brief but
announces that the Inquirer is to give the
government full and cordial support
| MAINE.
The Portland Price Current saws that in the
mandatory of the Messrs Small, in that CITY,
thirty-three bushels of potatoes are consum-
ed in making one barrel of dessicated potato
for the army.
patent has been issued to Alexander C.
Currer of Halowell, for a shot-proof dome or
cupola, for sea and land service
The Bath Times gives the names of three
citizens OF that place who are "a years of age.
One of them, Mr.. Gushing Allen, is as spry,
almost as boy of sixteen.
The Maine temperance convention assem-.
bled in Augusta on Wednesday, and the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year were
elected president, Hon. j. j. Perry of Ok
ford; vice presidents, Eli Jones of China.
Rev. ID. Thurston of Litchfield, L. H. Star
bird of Falmouth, C. W. Coffin of Sidney,
Marshall Grain Of Brunswick secretary, b.
f. Thorndi1e of Portland treasurer, S. l..
Carleton of Portland
RHODE ISLAND.
The Rhode Islond legislature is discussing
| proposition that naturaized citizens NAV
| ENJOY equal rights with native citizens after
residing in the country five years subsequent
to naturalization.
The Newport folks have got ahead of the
people of Taunton--the former having had A
haul OF herrIngs On the aist, salu % be tlo
first Of the season. Probably the fish in
Taunton river waited the passage of the pro-
tective bill in our legislature before running
up stream.
COPPERHEAD ITEMS.
Douglas democrat in the 18th Vt.reg't
writes home: elf there are any copperheads
among your readers tell them that we soldiers
| think the southern rebels are clean compared
with them.
The authorities in Missouri have no undue
tenderness for secessionists. The proprie-
tiers of Platte County Conservative, who have
h0isted the name of Vallandigham for pres
ident, and have served for some time in
Prices army have just been arrested and put
under bonds of $4,000 to behave as loyal men
hereafter.
Democrats are apprehensive that the return
home of the I'd New Hampshire to recruit
will have bad effect on the copperhead
cause there on election, and they are working
| industriOusly to have the order counter
manded.
There is an old story of an Irishman who
complained of the incivilty Of famous echo,
near the lake of Killarney. He shouted GIVE
got you now!' and received, somewhat to
his surprise, the reply you lie! The cop
perheads have come Unexpectedly upon sim
liar experience. Their cries of treason are
echoed back from the army, but the echo is a
cry of loyalty, determined and often fierce,
which will probably prevent them from tempt
ing fortune in that direction again.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Notwithstanding the positive orders to the
pickets not to communicate with the enc
my's pickets, an occasional joke transpires.
| One day last week, the officer of the day
was going the rounds in thei night along the
| Rappahannock, he came in full view OF the
rebels posted on the opposite side, who, see
ing his sash and sword gave the order, "Turn
out the guard, officer of the day" The rebel
guard turned out, when the orders again rang
across the water, ''Present arms-shoulder
arms-order arms-stack arms" and the
guard, having thus saluted the officer on this
side, again dispersed with loud cheer.
s@A special dispatch dated Stafford, Va. Feb.
46, says About noon yesterday, Stuarts
cavalry made an attack on part of Az
erilPs division of cavalry, near Hart
wood church. Quite a skirmish ensued,
resulting in the repulse of the rebols.
Our loss in killed, wounded and prisoners is
said to be about forty. A rebel captain and
lieutenant are among the killed; another
rebel captain was taken prisoner, also a num-
Der of privates.
An army correspondent writes 1.-THE
passage of the conscription bill is the occa-
sion of much joy in the army. No one single
act on the part of the government will, am
confident, do as much toward reviying the
spirits of the soldiers as the enactment and
enforcement of this measure
BY careful estimate, there were taken in
the waters of this state, on Wednesday last,
240, 900 pounds of cod and haddock; that of
this amount 100000 pounds came into the
town of Swamscott, and on Thursday morn
ing not pound could be obtained it having
been sent by all sorts of conveyances through
out the country
Elihu Burrtt is lecturing in England with
marked success.
Commodore Stockton has been appointed
by the governor of New Jersey a major gen.
eral Of the state militia.
Many of the widows OF deceased soldiers
find much difficulty in obtaining pensions for
want of proof of marriage, the persons per-
forming the ceremony having failed to make
returns to the proper recording officers.
| Clergymen should remember this, and make
their returns without delay.
A large amount of government securities
has been recently purchased in New York for
| England and the continent. The enormous
| premium at which the exchange can be drawn
reduces the cost in Europe to a point that has
attracted the attention of investors all over
the continent. AT par government six per
cent bond costs the European buyer only
about sixty, which is a tempting price fOrgov-
eminent security paying six per cent interest