Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-03

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against him, chargnghim with an sssaultwi
intent to commit rape.-TT OUtdeHce Press.
VIM. Il. Greene, one of the oldest and most
estimablc citizens of Providence, died Sunday
morning in the 95th year of his age. He was
in active business as II trader for many years,
and afterwards for long time filled the Office
of Overseer Of the poor. He was formerly Il
very active and efficient member of the Me-
| chanicS' Association, and at the time of his
| death was the oldest member of the Beneficent
| Congregational church, Providence Journal.
PERSONAL.
Rev. C.. w. Dennison, hospital chaplain,
having left this country for Europe, has by
order Of the president been dropped from the
rolls of the army.
Gen. Rousseau of Kentucky, was taken
suddenly i'll at Lancaster, Pa, Saturday,
while en- route from the west. He was de-
tanned in the care OF physician.
Col Tom Ford, who was cashiered for his
part in the surrender of Harper's Ferry has
had the sentence Of the court martial reversed
by the president, who was over-persuaded to
allow the fellow to resign honoraby.
Simon Cameron had an alteration with
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts at "A late dinner
party in Washington, growing out of discus
sion upon the merits OF the formers manage
ment of the war department.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The North Carolina women that are seen
by our soldiers are not extremely fascinating,
If we may judge by the following description
given by an officer who was with the late ex-
pedition :-"SGme of the females did talk
awtully bitter as we passed their habitations.
Southern beauty is not found in his region
among the female portion, and their language
corresponds with their appearance. Long,
lean, lank, slab-sided, lantern awed looking
beings, most of them sucking a stick on the
end Ofwhich is yellow Snutf-Shabbily dressed,
their houses looking dirty as they do them
selves, and don't wonder at the darkies' con-
sidering them beneath their nOtice."
The senatorial canvass at Albany is waxing
hot. EX governor Morgan leads but Daniel
s. Dickinson has many friends who are conf
dent of his election. Charles b. Sedgwick
and Henry j. Raymond are also warmly sup
ported.
The archbishop of Dublin has written
reply to Harriet Beecher Stoves encychial
letter in the Atlantic Monthly, in which he
states the views prevalent among that class
of British subjects who dislike slavery, but
yet have kindly feeling toward the rebels.
lie says they do nOtfail to see that in conliS-
eating property and cmancipating slaves, the
government eXempts the slaves of those who
adhere to the federal cause, which does not
speak well for the sincerity of its regard for
human liberty. They also see that peoplr of
color are not kindly treated in the northern
states, seldom having an equal chance allowed
them with white ab0rers, so that if they were
freed, their condition under tie government
would not be much better than servitude
The archbishop does not very clearly express
his own opinion, but laments that the north
erners" and "southerners" should be willing
to sacrifice so much more than they can hope
to be compensated for, by any advantage they
can dream OF obtaining.
Victor llugo'S ''Miserables," dramatised by
his son Charles, is to be performed shortly in
French at Brussels; in Italian at Milan and
Naples; in Germany at Vienna and Berlin;
IN Danish at Copenhagen, and in Swedish at
Stockholm.
The latest style of head dress is made by
sprinkling the hair with powder of gold, sill
yer, artificial snow flakes, birds nests &C.,
&c. Head dresses of humming birds nests
with eggs are also in vogue. The ''c1iStdl
etlncetle" is the name of the other imported
crown, which Sparkles day or night like ten
thousand diamonds
One Of the workmen in a sugar refinery in
New York took it into his head the other
night to take II sleep-walking tour up Broad
way, clothed only in his yoJeS-de auit, and
presenting altogether very ghostly appear
ance. He was brought to his senses by a
policeman, who took the Grant sugar refiner
back to decent clothing and an anxious wife.
John Fitzgerald, the wealthy banker, who
committed suicide in New York Saturday, had
for some time suffered with the delusion that
he should die in lunatic asylum. One Of his
intimate friends had tried to dipel the ilu-
sion, and the day previous had been author
lied to purchase $4,000 worth of goods for
the deceased. Before the time came to settle
for them he had taken his own life. lie was
but 30 years of age, and worth an estate val
ued at half Il million clear of all encum-
branceS.
The dwelling house of II. C. Pool, near
Titusville, n. Y, was burned Saturday, and
his wife and Mrs. Gonzales persisted in. the
flames.
The Richmond papers complain bitterly of
the character and quality of the cargo of wo-
men sent from Washington to Richmond
lately. The Enquirer furiously demands that
''steps shall be taken to protect the communi-
ty from such characters" and the Charleston
Courier says the women behaved scandalously
on the voyage, and calls the thing ''an abuse
of the flag of truce