Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-09
General news Summary


town, Pa, on their way to join the oath regi-
ment at Readville, were at the state house,
Wednesday, attracting considerable attention.
They were fine looking fellows, and appeared
to possess genuine fighting pluck. They had
guitar and violin with which to while away
the leisure hours of life in camp.
1t is reported that eight soldiers deserted
from fort independence, Tuesday night. They
left on Il raft, and the officer thinks all of
them must have been drowned, as the raft was
blown back upon the island by the high wind
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Rev. Convers Francis, d. D., professor of
pulpit elOquence and pastoral care in the d.
yinity school at Cambridge, died in that city,
Tuesday morning, at the age of sixty-eight
years He was a brother of Lydia Maria
Child, and was formerly. pastor of the Uni
tartan church in WATERFOWL.
Mr.. Sibey, librarian of Harvard college,
in his last report mentions that within a year,
through clergyman, three coins have been
restored by gentleman who received them
from a graduate, some time since deceased,
who stole them while in college more than
thirty-tive years ago.
The authorities at the arsenal at Water
town, drummed a thief out Of service, Il few
days since, with all the honorS. The culprt's
head was shaved, Il procession was formed,
and in the presence of the five or six hun
dred mel and women employed at the ar
senal, he went out into the world with the
thiet's brand upon him.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Boston Journal learns that a young
man named c. l.. Stackpole, of Beverly, has
been arrested and lodged in Salem Jail for
poisoning his fathers family. The cold
blooded villain obtained arsenic in Beverly,
and also in Salem, which he put in some soup
prepared for the family, and young sister,
about three years old, died Tuesday in conse-
quence of eating it, while the rest of the fam
lily are yet sick from the effects of the poison.
When arrested, Stackpole had bottle OF ar
senic upon his person, which has been identi-
fed by an apothecary in Salem, as some he
sold him for the alleged purpose of killing
rats. Stackpole, who is about "a years of
age, is young man of bad antecedents, hay
ing frequently run away with money belong
ing to his father, 1t is said he has three
times enlisted in the army and got the bounty
and afterwards managed to get away. His
| object in committing the terrible crime is sup
posed to have been to get possession Of lis
fathers property. He took his arrest very
coolly, and is evidently hardened villain.
| BRISTOL COUNTY.
| Col. Maggi of the 33d Massachusetts, regi.
ment has resigned on account of an old
wound which has opened anew in his leg. His
| resignation has been accepted and he is hon
orably discharged.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The house owned and occupied by John II.
and Joshua G.. Robinson, situated at East
Falmouth, was destroyed by fire on Satur-
day night last. with nearly all its contents
| The furniture on the lower floor was saved in
| part, but the loss will reach and perhaps ex.
coed $4,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| On the 27th ult. Nathan Moulton, a wealthy
and highly respected citizen of Hampton Falls,
fell from high hay-mow in his barn. injuring
| him SO severely that he died on Monday last
He was about 20 years old.
The wife of the late Stephen Chickering of
| Pembroke, took the smoll pox from washing
the clothes of her son who recently returned
from the army. She was in an unconscious
state during the whole sickness, and died on
the fifth day after being confined to her room.
The steam mill on Hollis street, Nashua,
and saw mill near by, both owned by Aaron
| Marden, of Holliston, Mass, were destroyed
by fire, Tuesday afternoon. 1t was supposed
to have been set, as the building had been ten
antless for six months. Three thousand dol
lars will probably cover the loss on the build
ings. Four thousand dollars worth of ma
chinery was rendered worthless.
CONNECTICUT.
One dollar notes of the New Haven bank
are in circulation, altered to fives and tens.
Vignette, Elliot preaching to Indians.
In Newtown, few days since, an interest
ing little son of Philander Seeley, aged ten
years, was playing around a saw mill, when a
log rolled over his body, killing him almost
instantly.
The house of Richard Odell, in New Brit.
ain, was burned to the ground Tuesday night
There is little doubt but it was set on fire.
Loss about 5000.
Henry Pitchet a soldier, was found dead
Tuesday morning in a new made vault of an
clubhouse, in New Haven, where he had fallen
while IN state of intoxication.
Personal.
Mrs. Jane G.. Swisshem, the Minnesota
editress, has been appointed to a clerkship in
the war department with a salary of $1,000 per
annum.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Vanity Fair is closed. 1t lost its wits some
time ago and ceased to pay.
|. Seven hundred and fifty contrabands, worth
at the south over 100000, have reached St
Louis from Arkansas within two weeks.
Twenty-three hundred applications for their
services were made to the superintendent who
had them in charge; 200 were hired by lii
nois farmers, 200 went TO Kansas, and 100 to
! Iowa.