Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-01

HClu post OlHCc HStWCcR, directed 10 MISS -,
North lladley, Mass, with this direction TO
the North Hadley postmaster; 1.-THE post
master to North Hadley win you please de-
liver me TO Miss - in person will be mulch
obliged to you for have had two Sisters gone
before me that Never found the way to her."
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nashua is in trouble about the city clerk.
The aldermen are half democrats and half re-
publcans. The first undertook to stave Off
an election of clerk by absenting themselves,
when the time for cccting clerk arrived.
The other side, with the aid of the mayor,
elected one, claiming that the mayor made the
necessary quorum; the opposition claimed
that the mayor could not act under the char
ter, that therefore there was no quorum, and
consequently no election. The old city clerk
refuses TO give up the keys to the safe. The
mayor has ordered a new lock. The new
clerk performs his duties, and the old one
stays and protests
Warren V. b. Fhbbetts of Exeter, menu
Der of the Massachusetts 23d regiment, died
at Aqua Creek March 25th His sister, ABB
by Il. Thibbetts, died at Exeter on the same
day.
Mrs jenkins of Deerfeld, one of the Oldest
persons in New Hampshire, died on Wednes
day, the 18th inst, having reached the age of
one hundred and four gears, on the 18th OF
January last She was born amid the scenes
| of the old French war, in the early part of
| the year in which Quebec fell into the hands
of the English. She was the mother Of four
children all dead. She had fourteen grand
children twenty one great grandchildren, six
great great grandchildren. She retained her
faculties to Il remarkable degree, and used
| her knitting needles with effect when over a
hundred years old.
Hon. Daniel p. Drown of Portsmouth, N.
H., who died in Boston last week, aged sew
enty-nne years. was buried at Portsmouth on
Friday. Mrs. Underwood, sister of Mr..
| Drown, was buried at Concord, N. H., on the
same day and at the same hour. She was
eighty eight years old. The families of the
one knew nothing of the death of the other
till after the funeral of each.
VERMONT.
Lieut.. Louis Graham, of the 10th Vermont
regiment, who was recently reported to have
committed suicide, probably came to his death
by the hand of an assassin.
PERSONAL.
George Long Duyckinck, an eminent liter
Gteur in New York city, died Monday morn
ing, after brief illness. He was man of
highly cultivated tastes, diligent student of
the choicest productions of learning and ge-
MUS, especially in the older and more recon-
dte branches of English literature, and an
accomplished and effective writer. In con-
nection with his elder brother, Mr.. E. A.
Duyckinck, he was for several years the edit
or of the Literary World" weekly journal,
remarkable for the elevation of its tone, its
sound and catholic criticisms, and the excel
lent taste of its composition. He was also the
co-editor, with his brother, of the "Cyclop@
dia of American Literature work of emf
nent authority in its special department, and
marked by extensive research, and singular
fairness of Judgment. In addition to his other
| labors, Mr.. Duyckinck was the author of Il
brief, popular biography of George Herbert,
the celebrated English divine, and of Bishop
| Ken. OF earnest religious convictions, and
exemplary moral habits, he cherished a deep
attachment to the Protestant Episcopal church,
| of which communion he was devoted MEM
| Der.
MILITARY ITEMS.
1t is stated that some of the 9th army corps,
while passing through Columbus, Ohio, be-
came intoxicated, and attempted to pass the
provost guard being resisted, they com
menced throwing stones and using clubs at
the guard and the latter fired on them first
with blank cartridges, then with ball. Pri-
vate Quinlan of the 5lst Pennsylvania regi-
ment was mortally wounded, and Wright and
Alexander of the 2lst Massachusetts regiment
were slightly wounded.
The western mail brings accounts that the
rebels are terrifying Chattanooga, Tenn, and
have fifty or sixty guns in position. Earth
works are also constructed at Bridgeport,
Stevenson, Ala, Shelbyville, Tallahoma and
Dichard. Prices forces are expected, but
have not yet arrived. Bragg's official report
admits loss of $500 at the battle of Stone
river, including seven hundred officers. The
rebel army in Tennessee consists of one hun
bred and ninety infantry and seventy-fve
cavalry regiments.
MISCELLANEOUS.
William Smith, formerly a conductor on
the New York and New Haven railroad, and
afterward a railroad builder in Texas, was
robbed few weeks ago, while on bis way
from New York to Washington, of $4,000 in
bonds Of the state of Texas. The robbers
were last week arrested in New York, with
S., 900 worth of the bonds on their persons,
and 100000 worth of other bonds and pro-
perty, probably obtained in similar manner
The paymasters for troops in North and
South Carolina have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to repair to their re-
spectve stations with money for our soldiers
in those states. All of our troops will soon
be paid to the LIST of March, SS0,000,00 be-
ing required for that purpose.