Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-12
General Rews summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The amount collected in Boston, up to the
Sth inst, for the fifty thousand dollars fund,
to be used in raising negro troops, is ST., 600.
Among the indictments for murder which
the grand jury of the superior court in Bos-
ton returned on the 10th inst, were those
against James Campbell, Michael McNamar-
ra, Robert McCarren, Michael Gibbons, and
John McGrath, five of the persons engaged
in the riot of Cooper street ON the night of
July l4th.
On the 10th inst, while a carboy of vitriol
was being put aboard a ship at India wharf, it
was accidentally broken, VIXEN the second
mate rushed to help throw it overheard, but
slipped and fell directly into the caustic liquid,
by which he was terribly burned on various
parts of his person. Several physicians were
immediately summoned, and it is hoped he
will hot be permanently disabled.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Catherine Wittie of Lowell died last week
at the advanced age of k0l years.
A steam carriage is to be exhibited in Low
ell on the 18th inst. On a good common road
it will run from thirty to forty miles an honr.
1t will travel slow or fast, up hill and down,
backward and forward. The proprietor came
from Boston to Lowell in his famous machine.
The powder magazine belonging to the
state, situated on Captains Island" near
Charles river, in Cambridge, is now under
going needed repairs to the amount of $500,
the sum appropriated for the purpose by the
last legislature. Captains Island, as it is
called where this magazine is located, is over
two hundred years old, and derived its name
from the fact that it was once owned by
Captain Pelham. In 1880 it was confiscated
by the commonwealth from sympathizer of
ba nd ftar dc hnf lxy To ha
again purchased for the purpose which it is
now used.
A negro, probably deserter from the Long
Island camp, was found drowned in the water
between the Fitchburg railroad and Warren
bridges in Charlestown on the 18th.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Rev. r. A. Patterson of Plymouth has re-
ceived and accepted call from the Green
street Baptist church in Newburyport, to be-
come their pastor.
Mackerel are now very plenty in Salem
bay, and of as good quality as those taken in
the bay of Chaeur at this season.
Mr.. VIM. Towne of New York was attacked
by cross bull at TOpfeld, on the 10th, and
very severely injured. His life was saved by
the presence of mied of Mr.. Erastus Clark,
who courageously entered the enclosure and
attacked the bull, which gave Mr.. Towne an
opportunity to escape.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The two locomotive establishments in
Taunton turn out three locomotives month.
Caleb Jenney of New Bedford has raised
grape leaves this season, which measure IL
inches each way.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
destructive maggot is making way with
the onion crop on Cape Cod.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The New London Northern railroad has
''riz" on its passenger tariff.
VIM. Cowrell, young man about % years
old was drowned in the Chicopee river, Chic
opee, above the lower dam, on the 9th inst.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sandford, formerly Mrs
Streaton, reached her Tooth birthday on the
2Sth ult., at Windham, Portage county, Ohio.
She was born at Monson, and has resided sew
cral years with her son, John Streaton, lad
of II. The old lady has knit socks for the
soldiers of three wars, and hopes to live to
see her country for the third time victorious
over its enemies.
They had a real drunken muss in Spring
field on the 10TH One fellow attempted to
pick fuss with some conscripts, but got laid
out in short meter. At the depot another
tried to stab a companion, but wassunsuccess-
full. A third clamored about his rights, and
found them in the lookup. Still another
couple of roughs had horse and wagon, and
signalized their drive by tumbling out each
separately, and again both together.
While Charles M. Horsford of Springfield,
a member OF the 46th regiment, was coming