Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-23
General News summary
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The master painters of Boston have decid-
ed to pay 81 per day for good workmen, and
to others such as they may be worth.
The funeral of Rev. Charles Spear, who died
recently at Washington took place from the
Warren street UniversaliSt church in Boston
on Tuesday. Mr.. Spear was the publisher Of
the ''Prisoner's Friend, and was sixty years
old.
The members OF the senate and some dis
tinguished citizens were entertained, Tues
day evening, by Hon. Peter Harvey, and the
occasion was taken to present to Hon. j. L.
Field, the president of the senate, an elegant
silver pitcher and two silver goblets, Hon.
Francis Brinley of MiddleseX making the pre-
sentation speech.
Col. Day, of the United States army, 9th
infantry, who has been stationed at Boston
for the last fifteen months, has been ordered
and is about to proceed to join his regiment
which is near Falmouth. Col. Day has been
in the service of the country since 1928, at
which time he graduated from West Point.
Capt. Collins succeeds Col. Day as superin-
tendent of recruiting. and military comman-
dant of this post.
The value of exports from Boston last week
exclusive of specie, was 1917 $40 10 against
1897 1927 90 for the corresponding week in
1862. The amounts of imports at Boston
for the past week were $6ll ,GS5, against
1901 ,601 for the corresponding week in 1862.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
An account recently presented to the city
government of the city of Cambridge embrace
ed memorandum OF sundry "meals of Wit
ais " furnished toward officers, and in its tout
ensemble would be 4 credit to Lord Timothy
Dexter.
The rite of baptism by immersion was adj
ministered at Cambridgepnrt on Sunday last
to thirteen persons connected with the Ander-
son street (colored) church nthis city. There
were about one thousand persons in attend
ance, and the proceedings were all conducted
in the most orderly and impressive manner
At circus exhibition in Cambridge on Mon
day, Jacob Day, an elderly gentleman OF Cam
bridgeport, had his pocket picked of $lS7.
ESSEN COUNTY.
George w. Heard Esq, leading citizen
of Ipswich, died in that place on Tuesday
night. He has served in the Massachusetts
senate, and was last year elected to the house
of representatives., but resigned
The old Berry house, on the Gloucester road
in Ipswich, was consumed by fire on Tuesday
night.
On Thursday last, April Is, as the freight
train was moving near the depot in George
town, Charles Edward, son of Franklin and
Susan A. Hoyt, aged 10 years and 10 months,
fell from the train, the cars passing over his
body, causing his immediate death.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Ex-sheriff Babbitt has been tried before the
Taunton police court on several complaints
charging him with having disturbed the receut
annual meeting of the Peoples Equitable Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company, and also with
an assault upon Philip L. Hill, treasurer of
that corporation. 1t vas shown that Babbitt
1 I I,,r a.,
meeting referred to, and that he shook his fist
in the face of the gentleman named. Conse
quently the justice imposed fine upon the
defendant of $40 and costs of prosecution.
From this decision, as also from an examine
ton upon the other complaints against him,
the trial of which he waived, Mr.. Babbitt APP
pealed to the superior court, and gave bonds
for his appearance before that tribunal Mem
bers of the legislature of 1862 will probably
regard the progress of this case with interest.
MAINE.
A flood in the Androscoggin, at Lewiston,
last week, swept away 100000 logs from the
| boom of the steam mill company.
The ice passed out of the Penobscot and
Androscoggin rivers on Sunday last fresh
ct on the Saco river carried away two bridges
and grist mill at Linington, the bridge at
| Simpsons mills, near Limerick, and several
others. The lower grounds along the streams
| which join the Saco were all flooded.
| CONNECTICUT.
The ladies of Hartford are adding hand
some sum to the funds of the Soldiers Relief
| Society by the sale of fragrant boquets of the
trailing arbutus.
| A snow or Arctic owl has been shot at
| Prospect Hill, near Hartford. 1t was of a
pure white, with a few of the feathers slightly
dotted with brown, and measured from tip to
| tip of wings five feet. 1t is bird that seldom
visits New England, and the Courant supposes
that this one was induced to visit them on ac-
count of the many ''copperheads' which were
around that vicinity till recently, and that
gorged to repletion he suffered himself to be
| shot.
| RHODE ISLAND.
The cotton mills in Woonsocket are reduc-
ing their hours of labor, some of the mills
now running only half time.
| As the midday Worcester train was about
leaving the depot, yesterday, a man of the
| Johnsonian type of manners entered one of
the cars, and gruffiy requested that two young
ladies occupying separate seats should sit to-
gether. that he and his friend might enjoy a