Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-31
General News Summary.


NORFOLK COUNTY.
The fishing fleet Of Cohasset has been re-
markaby successful the present season. The
crews will average from $3.50 to $500 per
share, some of the vessels having landed
1000 barrels and upwards.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Samuel N. Aldrich of Marlboro has receiv-
ed commission as justice of the peace for
Middlesex county from Gov. Andrew.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A farmer in Bytield, Massachusetts, has
raised a crop of tobacco this season, from
which cigars have been made and sold for $40
a thousand.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
ID. a. Smell, of the mechanical bakery,
New Bedford, has obtained a contract to fur
nish 100000 pounds of bread for the govern
ment, to be filled in four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Munroe of New Bed
ford celebrated their silver wedding on the
evening of the 29th.
The trial of Zeno Kelley of New Bedford,
charged with fitting out the ship TahmarOo as
aslaver, was brought to a close in Boston on
the 18th, the jury, after a short absence,
bringing in verdict of guilty. The charge
Of Judge Clifford occupied couple of hours,
and was considered to be against the accused.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Charles II. Sabin of Lee has Devon Dur
ham calf. six months and i half old which
weighs 544 pounds.
John Donnelly, drunken Irishman about
sixty years of age, was drowned at New
Lenox on the 29th. He fell num bridge on
the road leading to Washington, and his body
was found in the stream :. morning.
John Sisson of Mill River shot a large
black fox few days since. The skin is val
ned at $40.
A Mr.. Heminway, recently employed in
Cohoes, N. Y, but formerly resident of
Pittsteld, where his wife now resides, has
been arrested for enticing away, for purposes
of prostitution, the daughter of a respectable
resident of Piltsfeld. The father has been
to Cohoes and taken his daughter, whom he
found cohabiting with Heminway.
MAINE.
Eleven thousand bushels of potatoes we're
bought and sold in the city of Bangor on the
goth. This is thought to be Il fair average for
the week.
New B Brunswick paper says that the gip-
sizes are emigrating to Aristook from Europe.
There are now over a thousand in thai coun-
~ and Canada.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
fast young man from Portsmouth, visited
some relatives in New York city last week,
stole six hundred dollars from his brother
in-law, and to cover up his crime set fire to
the house.
On the evening of the 9th, while some stu
dents Of the East Canaan academy were play
ing with pistol, one of them carelessy
pointed it at Warren Shatkford, not suppos-
ing it to be loaded, when it went off directly
in his face. Fortunately it contained nothing
but powder. His face was badly burned and
one eye destroyed.
VERMONT.
single Albany firm recently bought in one
month 10000 pounds of butter in Barton,
Irasburg and neghboring towns.
The appearance of bear and cub near the
village in Nottingham on Sunday, was made
the occasion of an impromptu hunt, but moth
ing came of it.
AS Mrs. Dickinson of Vernon, a woman of
some sixty years of age, was crossing the
railroad in that place on the 22d, train of
cars struck the buggy in which she was rid
ing, injuring her so severely that she died
soon after.
CONNECTICUT.
Henry S. Barnard and Samuel G. Beach,
man, both of Waterbury, have devised
mode of copper sheathing for iron vessels,
which, it is thought by naval experts, will eff
feet an entire revolution in the marine con-
structiOn of the civilized world. The great
objection to monitors, the fouling of iron bot
toms and their rapid corrosion and conse-
quent destruction, is overcome by simple
arrangement, by which copper is attached to
the iron surface in sheets, as upon wooden
vessels, and with almost the same mechanical
rapidity, while perfect insulation from con.
tact is secured, and thus all galvanc action
arrested. The naval scientific board have
had the discovery under careful examination,
and recommend its adoption by the govern
ment.
John w, Franklin Of Hartford, stole an
overcoat, umbrella and watch at his boarding
place on the 29th. He was arrested soon
after by an officer, and upon examination it
was discovered that he was deserter from
the U. S. 18th regiment. So he will have to
answer for two charges, that of being thief
and also adeserter.
DIR. Abbott of Hartford, Formerly sur
geon in the army,) fell down dead on the
2lst from heart disease. He had been run
ming short distance.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Ryder of STRAIT
ford and alsD the furniture, was consumed by
fire on the Goth.
RHODE ISLAND.
Counterfeit three dollar bills on the Granite
bank, Paseoag, are in circulation.
They have commenced holding war meet
ings i'll Rhode Island, i'll reference to taking
measures for filling up the states quota by
volunteering.
The muster Of the second brigade took
place at Providence on the 29th. 1t was one
OF the largest military displays ever witnessed
IN the state. The number OF men on duty was
zolf' An immense conc0urse of spectators
were present to see the parade.
I"ehty-nVe bushels of potatoes were dug
one hour and ffty-seven minutes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Governor Tod of Ohio, has appointed No
vember 20 as day of thanksgiving in that
state.
The governor general of Canada has an
pointed November 18th for a day of thanks
giving.