Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-04
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BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The burning of the Boston ship Star of Peace
by the pirate Florida is reported She was on
her return from Calcutta laden with saltpetre,
linseed, gunny bags, and other valuable
freight estimated at a half million dollars. The
vessel and cargo were insured for SISS, 300 in
Boston and New York.
The store of John J. Stevens, fremont
street, Boston, was entered sometime during
fast day or night and robbed of from $1,000 to
$500 worth of silk goods. They are sup
posed to have been concealed in the building
when it was locked up, Wednesday night, and
to have operated at their leisure Since On st.+o
street was entered one day this week by one
| Thomas Bannigan, who assaulted one of the
clerks with pistol, and made off with bag
| containing thirty-coppers He was arrested.
Fitty-three deserterS have reported to Col.
| Day under the presidents proclamation of
| March 10th, requiring absentees to return to
| their regiments under the penalties of the law
for deserving.
MIDDDESEX COUNTY.
Hon Stephen Mansur of Lowell died at his
residence in that city, Wednesday, at the
age OF SO years and months. Mr.. Mansur
was prominent merchant, and had served his
city in every branch of its municipal govern
ment, ard in the state legislature-alway
contributing to its welfare by his uniform and
well directed public spirit.
The Lowell manu- featuring company have
increased the pay of most of the operatives
employed by them ten or twelve per cent.
They employ twelve hundred operatives, and
deserve all the prosperity which their liberali-
ty will be sure to bring them.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Hon. David Pingree of Salem, president of
the Naumkeag mills. and of the Essex rail-
road company, and largely interested in the
eastern lumber trade, died on Wednesday last
at the age of 81 years.
There was fire in Gloucester, on Sunday
morning, destroying Johnson's boarding house
and liquor store, and stable occupied by L.
W. Hammond, of the Gloucester House, and
owned by Charles Boynton. The aggregate
loss was about FIVE thousand dollars; partly
insured.
The dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Stone,
in Salem, was burnt Sunday afternoon. No
Insurance. The grocery store of Messrs.
Parks and Harris, in Salem, was on fire last
Wednesday, and nearly consumed.
NANTUCKET.
The county jail in Nantucket was set on
fire on Saturday evening last by prisoner
named Claudne Maria, a Portuguese wo-
man, who was awaiting her trial for arson.
age was done.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The only gin distillery in Massachusetts be-
longs to Porter & Adams of Agawam, whose
recent contribution to the national fund
through the internal revenue collector was
$l,545 40
The proposed battalion Of the I'd Massa-
chusetts cavalry to be raised in western Mas
sachusetts has been abandoned.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
There is to he special term ofthe supreme
court at LenoX in June, for the trial of James
Calender for the Otis murder. This is the
dreadful case of rape and murder, where a
mother and child, out in the lots gathering
berries, were seized by Calender and his
father, the mother violated, and both MUIR
dered.
John W. Rowland of Pittsfeld, formerly
| quartermaster of the 10th Mass. regiment, and
| recently appointed commissary of subsistence,
has absconded with Sl6,500 of government
money and large amount of government Sc
curities, said to amount to 100000, but the
only available funds in his hands were the
$l6,500 in money. He is supposed to have
fled to Canada; the officers are on his trail.
Gambling was the road to the pit in which he
| fell.
| The consolidation committee of the West
| ern ana w orcester railroad companies were
in Pittsfeld Wednesday, proceeding thence to
Albany-having been on tour of inspection
Of the property of the two roads with view
to the proposed consolidation; commencing
at Boston and passing over both roads and
branches by special train.
| MAINE.
Hon. Joseph Bryant, formerly mayor of
Bangor, died in that city Tuesday, at the age
of 70 years.
Hon. John II. Kennedy, prominent citizen
of Maine, died at his residence in Waldoboro
on the Both ut., of apoplexy.
Near "Fort Halifax" in an old wooden
building constructed about century ago by
the Indians to protect themselves from the
whites, and where nowrest together the bones