Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-14

serters arrested, 1854; amount OF property
stolen reported, S3O5, lGS As; of this there
has been recovered and returned to the own
ers, S246,17l Is; 1900 disturbances were sup
pressed, and 1867 intoxicated persons were
assisted to their homes.
Joe Clash, the coiored barber, who shot
John Rogers in his BARRIERS shop, on the "a
ut., has been tried for manslaughter and ac-
quilted Detense-scli. defense.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Asa S0uthwurth, in the Plymouth Jail await
ing trial for the murder OF Gay Richardson OF
bingham, attempted to commit suicide q few
days ago, by opening the arteries OF his arm
with piece OF strap iron which he had wrench
ed from his iron bedstcad.
The town of Bridgewater has voted to pay
ali soldiers in service from thar town from the
beginning Of the war for the term Of three
years, SlGO with interest from the time they
were mustered into seryice-proyided they
receive an honorable discharge.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Capt. George \. Washburn of Taunton,
was on the 9th inst. elected treasurer and col
lector of Taunton; and on the same day he
received notice Of his appointment to twelve
hundred dollar clerkShip at Washington.
William Higgins Of Mansfield, was drowned
on Monday last by walking into an aperture
where ice had been taken from the mill pond
of Mcssrs. Moran & Fulton, in that town.
MAINE.
Lieut.. Pike, son Of the editor OF the Angus
ia Age, lost one of his legs at the battle of
Williamsburg. lie, however, remains i'll the
field, and leads his battery on horseback, car
rying his crutches with him. lie does not
intend to leave the service until he loses both
legs.
The democrats carried one ward in Angus
ia, and elected jefferson Darts as one OF the
councIlmen. That was honest.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
John Howard March, Esq, native Of
Greenland, n. H., and the last of six broth
ers, sons of Hon. Clement March, died in
Paris, France, Feb. I'd, in the seventy~third
year Of his age. He was appointed consul at
Madeira in 1917, and held the office torty-tour
years, to 1861, when failing health compelled
him to retire.
CONNECTICUT.
Hon. George c. Woodruff has been re-
nominated by the democrats Of the fourth
Connecticut district as their candidate for
congress.
Isaac Toucey, Buchanan's secretary of
the navy, has been called into the service Of
the ''copperhead" democracy of Connecticut,
and is stumping in portions of the state, with
Fernando Wood. Vallaudigbam. Seymour.
and the rest of that precious creed.
RHODE ISLAND.
Nearly all the wooden manufacturers in this
rooion. have raised the nav of their operatives
ten per cent.
The ..confdence man who succeeded in
swindIinu several uron,inent citizens of BOs-
ton, few days ago, was arrested in Provi-
dence. Thursday, whore lie was about COM
mencinu operations. lie is an old bird. and
has been very successful in his Dpculiar style
If ,navnrv
The Irisbmen of Woonsocket and Black
stone nronosn m miro in = GRAND celebration
| If ST patrick's dav. at Woonsocket.
PERsoNA
Secretary Seward cave 4 dinlomatic dinner
on Thursday 10 CoI. Roman. the eolored
Uavtinn minister
ry.it.,II; l. nor, ,blo with tbo aid of
crutrhps. to walk to tbe sea shore lie is en-
gagod in stir,ing nm Itoiian patriotic commit
tnGs IN do What fbav can IN MD the Polish in
surocnts.
-n--4,+an,ont that Cen. Rntlec
incorrect The law provides that that officer
snail have ''the rank, pay and emoluments of
colonel Of cavalry" 1t is thought that Gen
Butler can do better.
hume, the spiritualist, is said to be fast de-
Ghhihg IN c2nsumpton-ot which his wife,
NE countess houchaloh, recently died.
M lie Adehhl Patti has gone to Vienna from
farlS' after two months campaign in which
she reailzeu one hundred thousand francs.
III. Eeinhoid Solger, the learned and ac-
compllShed German lecturer, has been ap-
pointed assistant register OF the treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS.
III lhe town OF berger, IN Prussia, Is an ell
esant church, capable OF holding one thou
Sahu persons Observation-Disclosures and all
OF PAPER mache.
Jared fhlllips' Respectable citizen Of Lea
rehwor'h' Kansas, while on his way to Cali
lorhla' overland, Il month or two since, was
captured ny the Indians, and put to death
"iln inc most horrible tortures, being I'M
Join'ed Iiiho by hmD. 1t IS SAID that many
euiiSrah'S nave been found murdered and
Scalpeu'
" Is sald the owners OF property along the
streams 10 ne oyeriiowed, VIA Lake Provi-
1ghce; nave made an offer to the citizens Of
fIGNSouIs oI Sz,ooo,oOO, III money, II they
Will surrender ana save them from loss by the
cutting OF IeveeS. The destruction OF proper
y Will ne immense should these lands be
submerged.
VINE the broadway railroad was before
Il committee OF the New YORK legislature,
~" u'y ; ago, Ior SOME special privileges,
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