Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-26
General News summary.


BRISTOL COUNTY.
Hathaway Briggs of Berkelv, man of sixty
years, was run over, Monday evening. bv the
New York steamboat train, while walking on
the track from Myrick's station toward Mid
dIeboro. He was almost instantly killed.
Essen COUNTY.
Nathaniel Peyton, alias Smith, alias Jones.
was arrested at Nashua, Tuesday, for larceny
OF goods from various traders in Beverly and
Lynn, MS operations amounting to about 5000
in the last three weeks. lie was A deserter
from cavalry regiment.
The post office in Haverhill was broken
open on Friday night last, and S25 in change.
number Of postage stamps, &C., stolen, and
the letters in the boxes opened and rifed of
their contents.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A lieutenant in the 10th Massachusetts, reg
lment was robbed in Springfield, Tuesday, of
S4OO by smooth-tongued rascal, who made
his acquaintance at Jersey City, and followed
him for the purpose. The thief escaped.
William Treat of Tolland, who went up the
river with the Banks expedition from New Or
leans as forage and woodmastcr fell over
board opposite Baton Rouge and was drowned
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
MI. Joshua Freeman and Mr.. Gould of Or
leans were drowned on Monday, off Nauset.
by the upsetting of boat in which they were
fishing. The body of Mr.. Freeman was re-
covered.
RHODE ISLAND.
The eleven hour system was demanded by
the factory operatives in Cantral Falls on
Monday and as the demand was not acceded
to, all but one Of the mills were compelled to
stop for want of help.
CONNECTICUT.
Kew, BpOp0lpt Of tho EEDo1;tioo1 ,,,u
sons whom the copperheads have pressed
INTO their service, had Gleason's Hall in Kill
ingly, closed upon him, Tuesday evening, by
its proprietor, on account of the reasonable
character of his speech
The German and English operatives in the
Rockville factories, have struck for an adj
vance OF twenty-five per cent in wages to off
set the advance in rents. The work has
stopped in some Of the mills, and demonstra-
tons Of violence had been threatened
John Circuit, an agent of the colonization
society, and clergyman of the Stiggins type.
has written pamphlet to prove the divinity
OF slavery, ten thousand copies of which are
circulating to aid the election of Gov Sew
mour.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson has taken the
stump in Connecticut, and is announced to
speak every day till the first Monday in
pm oiuSl liNl duSplCSS II IOyal WOfuanS |
league has been organized in Hartford
Lizzie Sullivan, of Waterbury, seven years |
old, was burned to death on Monday of last
week. Her clothes took fire from a red. hot
stove, at the Catholic school,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Col. Higginson had among his men at tbo
capture OF Jacksonville an old patriarch. prav
headed, but too far gone to do any tigbting.
out yet prophet, priest and king TO t6e
younger negroes. He told them that everv
'ne who got killed in so holy cause WIS.,
pretty sure OF stepping right into heaven If
vas a short cut to eternal glory. The faIIo,r
E no. hung back who was afraid if he got Shot.
here wasn't much hope for him He is gr t,at'
;oG Generated BY the negroes and his eoquence
The late Mr.. Pettigru Of Charleston. who
wed and died Unionst, was accosted an | tho
reets short time before his death with the
question: Sir, will you be so kind as to d.
ecu NE 10 the lunatic asylum" ''CertainIv
nswered Mr. Pettigru "there it is, pointinG to
ne east; land there" turning and pointing to 9