Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-03
General News summary.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The price steamer Victory. from WHINING.
ton, N. c., for Nassau. N. +. arrived at RnS.
ton on the I'd inst. She was captured ON the
2lst ult. by the U. S. steamer Sant,ago de
Cuba. She has on hoard q, verv v,inahIo
cargo, consisting of 1000 bales of cotton. 95
barrels turpentine, barrels resin and "a eases
tobacco, all of which probably belonged TO
the rebel government The Victory is an ex
pert blockade runner, having repeatedly
passed between Nassau and southern norris
She is estimated to be about ESQ tons hnrdeu
and is probably worth $50 900. AT nresent
prices her cargo is worth $3.50, 900.
s9An ordinance has passed the PHILADELPHIA
Common Council providing for giving to New
York and Boston, from the herd of deer at
Logan square, two bucks and four does ia
each of those cities, and the Commissioner of
city property will send them on in a few DAYS
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The city treasurer of Lowell received dur
ing the quarter ending July 1st for dog licen-
SEES. S5il. against 1928 received in all last
year. This large increase is due TO the efforts
of an efficient city marshal and police
The commencement exercises At Tpfts coll
lege will occur on the Sth. The baccalaureaie
sermon will be preached I)y Rev. A. 4. Miner.
in the college chapel. on the 9Th inst The
Grafton before the Mathetiran eoc;etv will Le
delivered by Edwin p. Winnie. Esq nm fine
9Th inst, to be followed by poem from Geo.
S. Burleigh of Little Compton, r.. l. The
annual meeting of the alumni will occur at
A. NJ. on commenc Ament.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
A novel and remarkable niece of ordnance
is in process of manuf,rture Inv Messrs T.azell
& ca. at their nvtens;Ta ,yorI,s in pr;d,1a,ra-
ter. heinz gun m.da Fran, ,vrounbt ;roM
forped s9lid in an 0ct.aonaI fnrn, and tbo
cavity horad ont th;rtaaT ;nnhnS ~ d;ar,otar
II viii he hoonod viii i,,,r,aUnl hnnds ~ irnn
nut IN bv hy,iranl;n I.aas,ul ~ LII ,,ai,,h
when cnmnIetad ahprt savortaar tnns A.
nresent thr process Of +,,ro;n'r i os;r,r ~
tho Io,Lo -; I'LL IL; Inns &c eo-"e c!l
s snSnandad han .',,1 immense u, . mass VI i.on
world 0N 'N''s 'i' Vi '"o i'' SeS' III 'ii'
n,,rps co,,xrv
The fine for boldino tI,o Uiro,,,.J o..,.
meeting has been fiyed r. cor,n,on H''t thp
18th of August nroximo r. nont;,,' va wy
week. '"0
uAupnrN co1,>,rv
Cant. R. II. Conweil Of tho od o.,;,Io.,.
formerly of the 46th regiment 10 ouito s;cl,
with fever at Chiconee Fails Cat Can1
well raised u Whole cnmnonv fnr tho dr,;l G""
from the 46th. before retur3;ny 70 Masaa, JS
setts.
The West6eld News Letter tells mvs,e.
rious tale about a voung counIa Who VOC
seen to enter the old burvinp gropnd in tbat
place on the 26th. and mass bab;nd son,a
shrubbery. Then woman's voice. Iond at
first, but Immediately smothered. in short
time the Young man alone driving randy
away All the search made since for the
woman has been unavailing, and the sequel Of
the graveyard drama" as our contemnororv
calls it, is unknown.
A fat grade three year old heifer in West
Springfield, belonging to Ebenezer Cotton,
weighs 1920 pounds. She has always been
fed high, and though remarkably fat and well
proportional, has cost more than she will
come to.
The Westield News Letter pitches into
conductor Chaplin of the Western railroad for
an alleged act of violence in putting soldier
of the 46th regiment off rho cars ,r1,o tod aa
ticket and no money to nav for ono nv
UAMpsyIRr Coryry
Tobacco growers are having a hard t;roo n
consequence of the severe drongIt and nd the no