Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-10
General News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


While one of the police OF Boston was tax
ing rough who had been fighting, 10 the sta
ton house, on the night OF the 7th, third
party stepped up behind the officer aud struck
him heavy blow with Il slung shot on the
back OF his head, injuring him very seriously.
A Miss Betts, from Boston, while on the
ferry boat from Chelsea to that place, was ac
cidentally pushed oil just as it neared the slip
at Boston, Oh the night OF the Sth. She was
injured internally, and her recovery is doubt
full. If the tide had not stopped the boat
from striking the slip heavily at the passage
way where the ladies get off, she would have
been instantly crushed to death.
Hon. Edward Everett was in Philadelphia
last week, gathering material to weave into
his dedicatory address, to be delivered at the
conservation Of the national cemetery at Get
tysburg, on the 18th.
Gen Gordon, formerly of the Massachu-
sets 3D. and Of late stationed at Morris Isl
and, is in Boston on a brief visit.
Within three days last week 2,946 tons of
coal arrived at Boston.
The dry goods store of Francis Skinner &
Co., of Boston, was robbed on the night of the
9TH of goods to the value Of $500.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Deputy Sheriff Ezra L. Pope of Sandwich
was shot in that town on the 9th inst, while
arresting one Anthony johnson on a warrant
for housebreaking. johnson fired several
shots, three of which took effect in the body
of the sheriff. but it is hoped they will not
prove serious.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Holyoke warp mill company has just
been organized. Its capital is $4,000, near
ly all of which is held by wealthy men in Hol-
yoke and vicinity.
The body Of Lawrence Russell, an Irish
han, of Springfield, was found in the Connec-
tcut river on the It'll. Whether his death
was accidental or intentional is uncertain.
regular, pre-arranged prize fight, $50 on
a side, took place at Springfield on Sunday,
the 6th, about three miles from the city, near
the water shop pond. The roughs deceived
the police by posting bills in various parts Of
the city stating that the fight would occur at
place called 'Indian Orchard to which a
couple of officers proceeded on the day ap-
pointed, but did not find the battle field.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
AT the town meeting in Deerfeld on the Sd
it was voted to re-setand re-letter the ancient
monuments in the graveyard in that town.
Tins ard is every year visited by scores curl
Gus to see some of the most ancient graves
in the valley Of the Connecticut as well as
some of much historic interest.
MAINE.
VIM. Rose of PASSPORT was suddenly killed
while blasting Il ledge at the new battery, on
the ID inst lie had lighted the fuse, and at
ter waiting a short time, went to ascertain
why there was no explosion. While examn-
ing the fuse the explosion occurred, and he
received the whole force of it directly in thu
face, causing instant death.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At Manchester, recently, some of Uncle
Sans greenbacks altered from twoS to tiities
were passed.
On the 18th ult., j. w. Slmonds of Frank
lln, and his hired man, lad OF seventeen
years, husked and carried inc the corn barni
SIXTY bushels Of corn in ten hours.
Inc Nashua IrGn Company, now extensive
~ engaged on work for the government gun
boats, have just purchased the Hartshorn s
Ames foundry for the purpose of convcrtin:
1t INTO rolling mill, where they will enplo,
seventy-hVe or one hundred additional work
men.
The Dover and Winnipisaukee railroad ha
been leased to the Boston and Maine railroa
for term of fifty years, the latter paying an
nually twenty-nine thousand dollars for il
use, and buying all its rolling stock.
The old ship Alabama, which has been o
the stocks at the Portsmouth navy yard fo