Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-06

ltu plulpS HIstllul Ill Augusta, Me. twenty
thousand English Enfield rifles, 800, 900 rounds
of fixed ammunition, and any number of tons
OF gunpowder, have already been received,
and other stores of war are on their way there
for safe keeping in view of future emergen-
ces.
The house of Mr.. Samuel Longfcllow, in
Hallowell, was robbed of Sl400 in bills and
$1,000 in railroad scrip, on Wednesday night.
A young man named VIM. Hall of Bath, who
was at the house on the night of the robbery,
has been arrested and held for trial on the
charge of b ing concerned in the robbery
Thomas Casey, formerly OF Bangor, aged
81 years, was killed in gold mine in Grass
Valley, California, Feb. goth, by falling into
shaft of eighty feet deep.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Col. John IL. George, late candidate for
congress, has sued the city of Concord since
the election, for three thousand dollars, in
plea of the case that he holds city note for
two thousand dollars, which they offered to pay
him in United States legal-tender notes
which he refuses, demands gold, and brings
tins suit, notifying the city that he will insist
on the trial next August.
Several capitalists in Nashua are about or
ganizing a new bank under the recent nation
al banking law of congress. similar under
taking is on foot in Manchester.
On Wednesday last section of the wall of
the New Hampshire state prison fell-eighty
feet in length, and reaching "from turret to
foundation stone" Not one of the one hun
dred and seven inmates attempted to make
their escape.
VERMONT.
The prospects for the maple sugar crop are
the fairest for many years. The winter has
been kind to the naples beyond precedent,
and the owners thereof are correspondlngly
juhilant.
The little son of Rev. 5. W. Bidwcl, of
East Mlddlebury, accidentally hung himself
few days since, while playing in the barn with
rope during his parents absence at church.
CONNECTICUT.
Inc village OF New Hartford was visited
with destructive fire, Wednesday night, de-
stroylng the large hotel, barn, and livery sta
Bile, occupied by Harris Bros; the stage barn
occupied by Carter Co.; the Greenwood
Company's team barn; and building used
for store, shoe shop, and dwelling house
most of them large and valuable building The
loss sustained was very heaVy ana only par
TALLY insured.
On the train from BridpeDOrt to New
uo,.o,, l,e+ ,,,ol- = "a Lii; 49,
AdNen' last WeeA, "ouhueu soluler was
among the passengers. 10 farmer at his
side he told how he had fought and become
disabled rho farmor ronIiod .scnod onor,rI,
Hi'''"lO"' Ah0 i'i "'el iNPllVu' Noou chouSh
LOT you, you neeu not nave gone. Inc SOL
der struck him with his fist so that the blood
ran freely, and he will carry the scar with
him to the polls to-day as an evidence of the
rod which all soldiers have in pickle for cop
perheads who insult them.
Col. George S. Burnham of the 22d Con-
nectcut regiment is now at home. 1t is said
that quite a number of soldiers from Connec-
ticut regiments have been permitted to come
home in time "to spend Fast day with their
friends" Some of them propose to remain
long enough to vote.
RHODE ISLAND.
Miss Nancy Bardin of Bristol-an aged