Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-29

BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The Boston Courier tells story, in which
it appears that in the cars solitary admrer
OF that sheet finds it necessary to propose
buying dozen copies of it at a time, in order
to make it appear that there is a demand
for it.
In the United States circuit court in Bos-
ton, on the Goth, Lawrence Shay, who was
found guilty on the 23d Of forging his fathers
consent to his enlistment in the navy and
thereby obtaining advance pay from the gov
eminent, was sentenced to confinement in
New Bedford Jail until October.
Lieut. james w. Smith, of Hadley, was
arrested in Boston May 9th, for desertion
from his regiment; he holds commission as
first lieutenant in Co. ID in the 34tn regiment,
and in the carly part of March last obtained
a furlough OF ten days and came north, since
which time he has failed to report himself to
his colonel. Probably he will be sent to fort
independence.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Mr. James McKicknic met with singular
and very serious accident on the 26th, at the
water shops, Springfield. He had been stand
ing on ladder about four feet from the floor,
when he jumped backwards upon a ''wiping-
rod" such as are used for cleaning out the
barrels of guns, it being upright and station
airy. 1t entered the unfortunate man near the
DeoC VI lllG opllldl SOlullll, COIulllR OUT US-
tween the ribs. His recovery is considered
doubtful.
Mortimer d. Whitaker, Judge of the po-
lice court at Chicopee, met with a serious and
probably fatal accident on Wednesday morn
ing by being thrown from his horse. No hopes
are entertained of his recovery. He has pre-
sided over the police court in Chicopee ever
since its formation.
MAINE.
1t is stated that fresh salmon are caught at
Ellsworth, Me- 1t is said that they went I'D
the Union river, on which Ellsworth is stu
ated, many years ago, before the mills and
dams were built, remained there, could not
get back, and so concluded to stay and multi
ply.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
In Dover, the 29th, ex-governor Noah Mar
tin died suddenly of apoplexy.
There is u woman residing in Concord with
property worth $4,000, who buys milk by
the gill, and whose father has home IN the
almshouse.
The Caswell hotel at Derry Village, was
burned about one o'clock, Sunday morning.
the oath.
VERMONT.
Shedd & Walkers paper mill in Waybridge
and an unoccupied linseed oil mill, were de-
stroyed by fire May 26th. Loss $500; in
sured $500.
CONNECTICUT.
Mr.. H. Meyers, at Colts armory, in a fit of
partial insanity, cut his throat with a razor on
the night of the eth. 1t is thought he may
survive.
At Trinity College, on the evening of the
9th, the prize defamation was awarded to
Joseph f. Ely of Rochester, N. 7.
Counterfeit 20s on the Merchants Bank of
well executed, and calculated to deceive even
good judges. The engraving is fine and the
paper good, but the writing of the filling in"
is poor. On the genuine the presidents name
is signed n. Peck, Jr.; on the counterieits
the Jr. is left out. Look out for them.
Botan Sibley, an esteemed citizen Of North
field, in Litchield county, killed himself by
severing the jugular vein with chisel, on the
23d inst, during temporary insanity.
Richard Kimball of Mystic recently fell into
the hold of vessel, and was injured so Sc
verely that he died three days after.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Belleville Factory estate in North
Kingstown, about one and half miles from the
Wexford depot, has been soldat auction to w.
E. Pierce for $l4,575. The estate comprises
about five hundred acres, of which 800 are
flowed by water.
The legis'at assembled May 26. j. r.
Campbell of Providence was elected clerk of
the senate and Thomas Durfee of Providence
speaker. The militia law will be remodeled;
but little important Legislation is anticipated.
Four of the certificates of election of rep
resentatives which were presented were so
intensely legal or SO undoubtedly loyal, as to
bear each ten cent revenue stamp at the leg
islature on the Goth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The emigrants arriving in New York from
the old country average 1000 day.
grand billiard tournament is to commence
in the city Of New York on the LIST of June,
and continue for ten days. The great play
ers are to assemble from all the northern cit
les, and contend for the championship, and
the possessession of a magnificent inlaid table,
valued at one thousand dollars and gold
mounted cue. The winner must hold the cue
against all challengers for three years, and
play match at least every six months, so the
fortunate fellow will have his hands full
Rev. A. N. Littlejohn has had proposal
from his Pensioners of the church of the
Holy Trinity of Brooklyn, that he shall make
an Oriental tour at their expense.
At Cincinnati on the 18th, colored man
named Thomas Mammo has been convicted
of the murder of George w. Walters, and
sentenced to be hung Sept. 18th.
EDWARD MELtEN, Jr.. c~HIlnues to pay the hishes,