Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-04

| the city council on the I'd inst.
Quite sensation was created on Change
on the I'd, by the presence of Major Starbuck,
of the Massachusetts artillery, whose height
is six feet ten and one half Understanding
head and shoulders above many present. He
has been through the battles of the PENN
sula, at Antietam, &C., and proposes to con-
tinue in the service until he sees the rebel.
lion crushed. He stands high as an army
officer.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A portion of the Mass 1chusetts regiment
was mustered out of service at Wenham on
the "a inst, by Lieut.. McKibben, 4th U. S.
infantry.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
provost marshal Hall completed the enroll
ment on the 30th ult., in The second district.
The number in the first class was about
10000.
HAMPDEN COUNTY
There is an Irishwoman in Springfield who
supports and takes care of Il husband and
three children, the youngest one less than a
year old. She earns one dollar and quarter
per day by doing washings up three flights of
stairs.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Minor Loring of Sheffield, was knocked
down in his pasture, a few days since, by II
couple of villains who evidently meant to rob
MN, but were unsuccessful. They are un-
known.
The rate of taxation in Adams this year is
$500 on 800.
The assessors of Florida have assessed n
poll tax on their volunteers
A cartman at North Adams has tame crow
which sticks to his horse and dray like a coach
dog.
MAINE.
The Bangor Times says there is a band of
gipsies encamped in the vicinity Of Winter
port. Frequent raids have been made on the
hen roosts and other exposed domestic prop
erty, and an expedition is fitting out to dis
perse the depredators.
Both in Maine and New Hampshire, the
grass crop will be quite light this year.
Many farmers estimate it at less than half of
last year.
VERMONT.
The Bennington Banner says that Mr. Ri
der of Bennington, has found notices pasted
upon his door, warning him to move out
of his house, and threatening the destruc-
ton of his property. His windows have also
been broken at night by some parties I'M
known.
The earthquake which occurred short
time since, shook an immense mass of rock
'faOm one OF the mountains into Wiloughby
lake.
In the northeasterly part of Holland, a
sparSely settled region - there have been
eighteen deaths by diptheria within the past
six months.
RHODE ISLAND.
N. L. Chipman's tanner and currer shop,
at louisville, occupied by him and by Long
worthy & Gardner, sash and blind manufac-
turers, was destroyed Ivy fire on the ID inst.
Pawtucket and vicinity have had only one
rain within the last forty. eight days.
Mr.. j. p Childs, OF Woonsocket, a very
successful cultivator of Strawberries, has pro-
duced specimens of a new Seeding, of good
size, fine color and rich flavor. 1t is not yet
named.
Some Newport fishermen Drag over sword
fish recently caught, that weighs 200 pounds.
CONNECTICUT.
The annual Commencement exercises of
Trinity College, took place July I'd. Saluta-
tory Grafton by VIM. n. Ackley, East Had,
dam, Conn. Valedictory, John S. Smith,
Randolph, Vt. The degree of LII. ID. was
conferred on Hon. w. w. Boardman, New
Haven, and Prof w. G. Peck, Columbia
College.
A bill is before the Legislature of Connec-
tcut requiring owners of vessels from beyond
the mouth of the Connecticut to pay toll of
four cents per ton to the Port Warden at
Hartford. The money so collected is to be
applied to the keeping open Of the channel Of
the river.
George W. Harris of Middletown has found
an English silver piece, under the flooring of
an old dwelling, which his sister lost through
a crack over forty years ago.
fellow in Norwich had $50 stolen from
him while he was drunk, and charged the
theft upon woman, and arrested her. She
protested her innocence, but to avoid public
trial said she would replace the money which
had been stolen The terms were accepted,
and she at once returned the identical money
that had been stolen. She was a little too
smart for him that time.
Professor A. d. Bache, superintendent OF
the United States coast survey, with his wife
and six assistant surveyors, compose the
company now encamped on Ivy noun
tain, Goshen, making observations and
calculations for the same purpose as on Mount
Tom several months since.
On the Green at Wethersield stands an
elm tree known to have been set out about
los years ago, which is probably the largest
elm in New England. The ''great elm" on
Boston Common is but small tree in COM
parison Two feet from the ground its girth
is % feet; seven feet from the ground, lit
tie more than 20 feet. The spread of the
branches is about las feet s inches in dame
ter-or covering circle 437 feet in circum-
ference.
The Sachem's Head hotel at Guilford was
opened for the season the first of July. 1t
has always been a tavorite summer resort.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Massachusetts 39th, at Port Hudson,
has only 10 officers and 220 men fit for active
duty. The Massachusetts, 10Th, 10 officers
and 250 men. The time of service of nine
months men with the army of Gen. Banks
will soon expire.
Several states have sent in their claims to
the general government for reimbursement on
account of expenses incurred in raising
troops by the states previous to being mus
tered into the United States service. The sum
total of the claims received amounts to $685.
701,991.
By decree of the government of Holland
fifty thousand slaves in Dutch Guiana were
made freedmen July LIST.
The captured rebel iron-clad Atlanta has
been pronounced unseaworthy by an examin-
ing board of our navy. She leaks badly
where the iron work is fastened to her hull.
Gen. Sykes, who has been in command of
the regulars in the army of the Potomac, has
succeeded Meade in the command of the 9TH
corps.
An illiterate farmer, wishing to enter some
animals at on agricultural exhibition, wrote as
follows to the secretary of the society "Also
enter me for the best jackass. l am sure of
taking the premium"
A Polish organ has been established in New