Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-24
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY "a, 1868.

S"uiseliinS resistance to the draft. He was
very out spoken IN Hartford last week, urg-
ing young men TO violent measures, and
saying at the same time that he was acting
for Seymour and Eaton, and for the Hartford
Times.
The journymen employed in the boiler
making shops at Mystic went on strike last
week. They had baen getting so rs per day,
and struck for So.
Samuel z. Hine, teacher at the Pierce
Academy, Middlebore has been drafted. He
is only three feet high and it is thought that,
on examination, he will be thrown into shadow,
as he is too much fOreshortened to be drawn
Quite Il number of substitutes have been
Fright on their skeedaddle" lately, some of
them quitting OUT for the West Indies, while
others have brought up rather suddenly at
fort 'Trumbull.
RHODE ISLAND.
While several men were in conversation at
grocery in Providence few days since, an
ounce ball came whizzing into their midst,
striking the stone step and glancing into the
store and through glass window. 1t passed
within foot of one man and very near an
other, but fortunately did not strike anybody,
or do any serious damage. 1t is supposed
that it came from a muslnet accid entaly dis
charged, but in whose hands is unknown.
An ''eye and ear iniirmary" has been closed
IN providence, the proprietor, ''Dr. b. l..
lIorr," having been arrested for passing
worthless bank bills Twenty dollars of the
bogus money was found upon him, and about
two hundred dollars was found in the bottom
of a patent coffee-pot in back Office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The mayor of Washington recommends the
erection of school building every year capa-
bic of accommodating at least six hundred pu.
pills. until there shall be one such building in
each ward of the city.
The Prince of Wales is II field marshal
without ever having seen battle, doctor
OF the civil law without ever having looked
into Il law book, and now he is both fish
monger and merchant tailor, without ever
having sold fish, or got up a coat or pair
OF trousers.
Secretary Stanton has decided that nom
commissioned officer who has been dis
charged for promotion before his time ex.
pres, Is entitled to bounty of one hundred
dollars.
The governor of New Jersey is said to be
likely to succeed in obtaining permission for
that state to furnish its quota by volunteering
and so avoid the draft.
While the rebel General Morgan was on
his raid through Oho, the available capital
OF the banks in Dayton, comprising six tons
OF gold, was removed to Toledo for safe
keeping.
Major general Abner Doubleday has been
ordered to Buffalo to take command Of the
depot OF drafted men to be established at Buff
falo, N. Y.
There is an organized band of conteder-
ate deserters in Dindwiddie county Virgin
ia, which is making much trouble for JEFF
Davis
The new Canadian parliament will be sum-
moned to meet on the 18th day Of August.
The liberal ministry have perfect confidence
i'll the strength of their policy and their popu-
larty.
A the entrance of the cemetery of Gettys-
burg there is posted up Il solemn ''warning,
winch announces that fine OF $50 will be
imposed upon any and all persons who injure
the fences, detaue the monuments, cut the
trees, or shoot guns in the place.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that Gen. Sherman WILDE
given permanent command n the East.
There is a second advent preacher in Chi
cago who declares that the end of all things
will occur in 1868.
1t now takes eight and half paper dollars
to buy gold dollar at Richmond.
The wife of senator Pomeroy Of Kansas
died day or two since, on board the steam
boat America, just before reaching Albany
She was on her way TO Geneva, the home of
her family, from Washington, where she had
completely exhausted her strength in building
up an asylum for colorcd orphans.
Maj. Gen. d. IL Maury, commanding at
Mobile, issued "A proclamation to the citizens
OF that place on the Sth warning them that the
Calamity at VickSburg had peculiar signif-
canoe for them; that Mobile might be attack
ed in IL short time, and that troops must be
Immediately armed for protection, and that
slaves must be sent to work on the defences
Immediately.
Peter Cooper has presented to the Police
Commissioners of New York his check for one
thousand dollars, to be added to the Police
life insurance fund, in testimony of his admir-
alton OF the courage and devotion of the police
in quelling the late riots.
The New York board of supervisors have
offered a reward of five hundred dollars for
the arrest of the murderers of the late Col Ii.
L. OBrien.
The discovery of tin mine in Missouri is
announced by correspondent of the Scien
hfic American. If the report be true, and
the mine workable, no more important discov-
cry has been recently made. We have here
tofore been entirely dependent upon England
and the East Indies for our supply Of this inn
portant metal.
arrested at Brentville, but few miles from
Washington. The conscript officers are scour-
ing Virginia for more troops.
The papers relating to the draft in New
York city have been removed to Governors
island for safe keeping.
The iron moulders Of Troy have undertaken
by united organization to raise fund for
paying the exemption of all mOulders from
the draft.
Ex-Reverend w. II. Knapp has been sem
fenced to the penitentiary for two years,
for having presented false vouchers to the
government.
The skeleton of a man was found standing
upright lately among the cargo Of an Austral-
ian ship on her arrival at London. He had
evidently tried to get free passage, and was
walled up by the cargo.
BRAVE OLD PATmor.-1ohn Burns, over
seventy years of age, a resident of Gettys-
burg, fought throughout the battle of the first
day, and was wounded no less than five times
the last shot taking effect in his ankle,
wounding him severely. He came up to
Col. Wister, in the thckest of the fight,
shook hands with him, and said he came to
helm. He was dressed in his best, consist
ing of light blue swallow tailed coat, with
brass buttons, corduroy pantaloons, and
stoye-pipe hat of considerable height, all of
ancient pattern, and doubtless an heirloom in
his house. He was armed with a regulation
musket. He loaded and fired unhnchingly
until the last of his five wounds brought him
down He will recover. His little cottage