Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-22

cord uleu Wlllllu TWO years. lS'lN my PlopSlty
of between $50, 900 and 100000, who began
life with ''the clothes upon his back. jack
knife, and pistareen (twenty cents) in his
pocket" His first work was as Il laborer on
the Londonderry turnpike.
VERMONT.
Mr.. Samuel Wilson, of Factory Point,
was stabbed through the heart on Wednes
day, the Goth instant His supposed muir
derer, man named Davenport, is under ar
rest.
The American missionary board met in con-
vention at Burlington on Monday evening the
Goth, and was addressed by several mission-
aries, among whom was Rev. Mr.. Hazen of
Boston.
CONNECTICUT.
Capt Fiske, late clergyman in Madison,
and known by the nom de plume OF Dunn
Brown, is reported safe and sound, a prisoner
at Richmond, and not killed as heretofore
supposed.
One Patrick OReilly, who was one of
Stonewall Jackson's soldiers, captured in the
last Fredericksburg fight is in New Haven.
He has taken the oath of allegiance and en-
listed in the Connecticut cavalry.
A new steamer, named the Stamford, has
been put on the route between Stamford and
New York.
James H. Stebbins of New London has been
appointed assistant engineer in the navy.
A gentleman going to Hartford from New
York on the steamer Granite State, on Tues
day morning, the 18th, had his gold watch,
worth Sl25 stolen from his berth while he
was asleep.
Samuel E. Chappell of Norwich, on Il charge
of forgery, has been committed Tor trial at
the August term of the superior court, in de-
fault Of $500 bonds.
Charles w. Bradley of New Haven went
nto room with lamp, few nights since,
where gas was escaping, when an explosion
followed which barbered him completely
hair and whiSkers-in ''the quickest time on
record" besides smashing up things gener
ally.
Contributions for relief for Ireland are he
ing taken up in several towns of this state.
The sum OF $315 was collected in the Catho-
lie church in East Bridgeport on Sunday last.
On Wednesday morning, the goth, young
woman was observed to go to the bank of Lit
tie river in Hartford, and throw in pail. As
she acted in Il suspicious manner, persons
went to the river and recovered the pail, which
was found to contain the body of a still-born
child.
Geo. N Cook, the principal in the Mccall
frey case, which has been on trial in the SUI
perior court in New Haven, has been admit
ted to bail in the sum of three hundred dol
lars.
The following is a copy reJJatim of a notice
posted in front Of a vacant lot nearly opposite
the school house in Dixwel avenue New Ha-
ven :-"Iney Person or Persons Crossing this
will Be PRocuted or tress Passing in aney
way"
RHODE ISLAND.
" al vi
ing in Newport, fifty years of age, cut his
throat on the goth. He has been subject of
late to fits of melancholy.
Small pox is reported as quite prevalent in
Newport.
There is considerable complaint regarding
the condition Of the colored schools in New
port.
They have IN Providence an original deed
of six hundred and twenty five acres OF land
from VIM. Penn to Thomas Vernon dated in
Mr.. Nathaniel Mowry of LIMERICK, recent
~ captured live eagle that measured seven
feet from tip to tip. The bird was taken while
suffering from temporary indsposition that
has since disappeared.
tlity-two companies of the new state mil
itia have already reported to the adjutant gen
eral.
There are few cases of small pox in Provi-
dence and South Providence.
1t Is sad to the great credit of the grad
yates OF the naval academy at Newport
that, unlike the West Pointers, but very
few have used the knowledge gained at the
nations expense against the nations life.
MISCELLANEOUS.
President Lincoln sent down his little son,
with beautiful bouquet Of rare and fragrant
flowers, and wreath of evergreens, decked
with flowers, to be placed on the coffin of
Gen. Berry, who fell while gallanlly leading
charge at fredericksburg
revolutionary soldier aged ITO years died
at his residence in Rockcastle county, Ken
lucky, in April He entered the national ser.
vice shortly after the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and served during the war, taking part
IN many battles, particularly that Of Stony
Point
While two negro companies were marching
near the old capitol at Washington, Tuesday
evening, without uniforms aid unarmed, some
soldiers of the 9th NJ 18th Pennsylvania re-
serves made an attack upon them, throwing
stones at them, and inficting some slight
wounds. The attack was entirely unproyok
ed, and was not resented by the negroes.
a man in Laporte county, Indiana, while
digging well recently, went down for the
purpose OF examining it. When within ten
feet OF the bottom he fell from the box in
which he was standing. Another man des
cended, but had not gone more than ffty feet
when he called to the hands at the windass to
draw him up. They did so, but when he was
within ten feet of the top he appeared perfect
ly crazed, let go his hold on the rope, and fell
to the bottom of the we'll. The two men were
drawn out with iron hooks, both dead
The southern papers tell this incident to
illustrate the impudence of the Yankee raid
ers in Mississippi: "a couple of their scouts
were sent into Hazlehurst an hour or two be-
fore their raid upon the place, who walked
boldly into the telegraph office and penned a
dispatch to jackson, stating that the Yankee
raiders had turned to the northeast. Their
true character, however, being recognized.
there was some talk of arr sting them, when
they-the Yankees-drew their pistols and
dehed the officers and men of the town.
mounted their horses and reioined their COM
mands, then within two or three miles of the
place. After which the whole force entered
the town, IN squads of fifty and a hundred
several hours interval between the van and
rear guard-as leisurely and with as much
nonchalance as our country people would ride
into town on gala day."
The eldest son of Longfellow, the poet. but
10 years OF age, determined on entering the
military service OF the country, and to learn
the soldiers life from the beginning, enlisted
as private in Capt McCartneys battery of
Massachusetts artillery, stationed at the seat
OF war, and for several weeks discharged in a
manner that gave entire satisfaction to his
captain, the hardest and most disagreeable