Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-09

New YORK, Nov. THE Post SAYS: ga
Baltimore correspondent writes, under date
OF November 6, that friend vino left Anna
polls yesterday states that, up 10 the hour of
lis departure, forty five out of the one hun
dred and eighty Union prisoners, recently
brought from Richmond, had died, and from
twenty-five to thirty more of them were, to
all appearances, in dying condition. The
physicians do not hesitate to pronounce that
the causes of death are starvation and ne
glect. 1t is too horrible to think of.
'There is much rejoicing here in consp-
quenee Of the Union triumph in our state and
city, yesterday. Flags are flung out to the
breeze and crowds are assembled in public
places congratulating each other.''
New YORK, Nov. THE greatest activity
prevails in the department of Rickers Island,
which, together with the disbursing depart
ment, has been consolidated with the provost
marshal'S bureau. During the past few days
800 consCriptS were sent to the army Of the
Potomac, and about $50 to Morris Island.
The men will be used to ill up the decimated
ranks OF the New York regiments.
In the case of VIM. Gr0svenor versus the
New Jersey Railroad and Transportation
Company, tried in the United States circuit
court, before Judge Nelson, the jury brought
in verdict last evening for the defendants.
The plaintiff was injured at one of the sta
tons in Newark, N. D., while getting on the
car when the train was in motion, he having
previously alighted from the cars at the wrong
station.
The navy department has purchased of the
Neptune Steamship Co. in this city five new
pr0pellers, named Nevius Protius, Glaucus,
and Galatea. They are sister ships, 200 feet
long, 50 feet wide, and II - feet deep, COM
posed principally of white oak and put to-
gether in the strongest and most substantial
manner. Ali the exposed iron work about
the vessels, including steering and rigging
apparatus, is galvanized.
The result of the election has given quite
an impetus to the recruiting business, and
there has been almost twice the number of
men enlisted since than there was for three
weeks before that time.
Secretary Seward, after visiting several of
fcers here, left this afternoon for Washing
ton.
The British schooner Belle, Capt. Allen, ar
rived this morning from Tobasco and reports
that the British brig Dashing Wave, with ma
hogany, bound to Liverpool, and the confed-
crate schooner Wave, with cargo Of cotton,
went ashore Sept. 25th, during norlher nine
miles west of Tobasco river. Both would
have to discharge.
LIVELY GALE IN BROOKLYN.
The gale of yesterday was quite severely
felt in the outskirts of Brooklyn. Two brick
houses in course of construction, on Fulton
avenue, corner of Albany avenue, were
blown down. Also five frame buildings on
Herkimer street, near Albany avenue.
large frame mansion in Tompkins avenue,
between Dekalb and Myrtle avenues, was
unro0ied and partly blown down, and large
frame building in course of construction for a
factory. on Thrope avenue, near Lafayette
avenue, was reduced to lumber pile; total
loss estimated at about 5000. The most
lively incident Of the gale was the blowing
down OF the tents OF the circus, on Fulton
avenue. 1t occurred during the afternoon
performance. The wind lifted the canvas so
that the supports fell from under it, and down
it came on the audience. There was a terri
BILE screaming and scampering, bat Fortunate
" nobody was hurt. The performance was
suspended.
SUNDRY MATTERS.
A special to the Evening Tribune SAYS that
Gen. Fosters personal friends apprehend that
he is to be added to the list of shelved gener.
ais. In some military quarters, however, the
report is current that he is to relieve Gen.
Burnside In others still it is stated he will
assume command OF the department Of Mary
land when Gen. Schenck takes his scat in
congress.
The prospects now are that our govern
ment will succeed in forwarding clothing and
supplies to Union prisoners at Richmond, in
full assurance that they shall be distributed.
Washington special says; Gen. Butler is
at the war department to-day, and proceeds
at once to the field of his new command.
SECOND MASSACHUSETTS ARTILLERY.
-Four hundred men belonging to the first,
second and third battalions of the I'd regiment
Massachusetts heavy artillery arrived here
TINS afternoon, on board the steamer Common
wealth, from the camp at Readville. They
are under command OF Capt. White, and on
their way to join the main body Of the regi-
ment at NewbeIn.
MARSHAL FoREY AT NEW YORK.
The French steam trigate Panama, in which
Marshal Forey arrived yesterday, now lies in
! the stream off the battery. She is under