Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-26
General News Summary


In Boston, Richard Bessy, twelve years
old, fell from bridge and was drowned, Sat-
urday. John Jenny fell down stairs at the
Howard Athenaum on Saturday evening, and
was badly injured. Mr.. A. W. Cowan jump
ed from wagon, attached to which was Il
runaway horse, and had one of his legs bro
ken. The horse also ran against Mrs.
Ryan and fractured two of her ribs.
The 54th Massachusetts (colored) leave
Boston, Thursday, for Port Royal in the
steamer De Molay. The 55th regiment (col-
ored) now forming, has about 800 men, and is
rapidly increasing. The governor of Ohio
has made application to Gov. Andrew to have
Ohio men appointed as officers in the colored
regiments in proportion to the number of men
furnished by that state. Adyices from Yari-
Gus sections of Ohio show that recruiting for
these regiments is more successful than was
anticipated
Governor Andrew having asked the surgeon
general of the army to establish hospi-
| tai in this state for sick and wounded Massa-
chusetts soldiers, reply has been received
| that there are so many thousand unoccupied
| beds prepared that he would not be justified
in establishing new hospital so far from the
| army.
II is stated that the Grafton on the Fourth of
July in Boston, will probably be delivered in
the academy Of music, and will be by DIR. Oh
Ner endell Holmes, who has accepted the
invitation OF the city government. The Dec
larstlon OF independence will be read BY Mr..
William Everett, son OF Hon. Edward Ev-
crett, and Rev. Chandler Robbins will act as
chaplain. There will be an illumination of
the dome Of the state house, fireworks, and if
the funds will allow, in addition to the usual
boat races, regatta for yachts in the harbor.
Ihe customary civic dinner will be dispensed
! with.
AT 9 o'clock on Sunday evening a house
and barn upon the old Pratt place, on
| the road to Newton Lower Falls, were de-
stroyed by fire. The house was owned by a
man named Lucas, who lost considerable
part of his-furniture.
Lorenzo Pedro, an Italian image vender,
was Srraigned at the special session of the
supreme court at East Cambridge Monday
morning, and pleaded guilty Of manslaughter
to the charge Of killing John Kelly at Sud
bury, July l6, 1862. Pedro stabbed Kelly, a
noted trough, for knocking down and break
ing his stock of images without provocation
! he was remanded for sentence.
Boston merchant has started west in pur-
| suit OF runaway wife, who eloped with his
book-keeper, carrying off $4,000. The money
is worth chasing, but we doubt il the wife is.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Under the head OF slip-knots, the Newburv-
port Herald says gentleman resides in that
CITY VINO Is without wife, though two women
are hVlng to whom he has been married. One
OF the women has been married to two men,
both living, and the other to three, all ot
whom are still young and active. On her last
marriage she sent to a friend saying she hac
got an excellent husband; and he was not the
nrst one OF the same kind she had been blcssef
with.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mr.. Z. w. Sayles of Wrentham was drown
ed on Saturday, in trying to rescue his littl,
son who had fallen into pond. The bow wa
saved Mr.. Sayles was highly respected
citizen, and member of the legislature from
his town the present year. He was of tn
firm of Bayley Sayles, who do business il
Wrentham and in Boston.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Fishermen are now catching at Seconne
Point any quantity of fish, among which ar
rock bass, and mackerel in abundance. Cap
Hezekiah Barker caught noble tautog tn
other day, weighing Is pounds. Bed
ford Standard.
Ezra L. Holway, one of the persons impl
Gated in the murder of Isaiah T. Wright,
East Sandwich, has been admitted to bail
the sum of $1,000: in the supreme judici;
court at Taunton.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
An elegant gold watch and chain were pre-
scented to Miss Mary L. Reynolds, at the frs
t th;, IN Springfield, Sunday. She leave
. in meek Tor Eski Zagra, missionary static
Y nonlo NY, 400 miles northwest of CONSTANT
|. in W tSke the position of assistant teache
,, M Byington has charqe n''e' 0i winch heV
Some large ,vh;t. o.