Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-28

Judge Thomas Russell was the main spring
of the recent successful sanitary fair. He is
thinker and a worker-a rare combination
The Boston Gazette says several changes
will take places in the business firms in that
city on the LIST of January, young men without
gray hair in their heads retiring with COM
potency.
Hon. Henry Wilson was in Boston on Sun
day.
A pair of skates manufactured in Boston
sold at the fair, last week, for $75.
Patrick Malone, convicted of a felonious
assault upon police officer Ostrander during
the July riot at Boston, was sentenced on the
10Th to three years in the house of correction,
winch Is the extent of the law for that offence.
Mrs. Margaret Hickey of South Boston
was probably fatally burned on the 24th by
her clothing taking fire.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Lowell has enlisted l64 OF her quota of 29S.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
There was an accident on the Old Colony
railroad Saturday night The train for Bos-
ton ran into a wagon load of persons, near
dorchester, and two women were fatally man
ged One was widow, whose husband was
killed on the same railroad a few years ago;
the other Is young, and has husband in the
army.
The riotous Neponset nail makers have
been discharged from Jail.
Mr.. Asa Sargent, Jr., of Franklin, was
thrown from wagon and had his leg broken
and badly shattered. The straw business in
the above town is represented as very hourjsh-
ing, and additions are being made to the man
utactories. The feeling in reference to the
quota OF the towl is war hot; considerable
more than the quota Of the town has Deen
cured, and the citizens have raised $1,000 for
the families of volunteers.
ESSEX COUNTY.
According to the Newburyport Herald, a
certain "squatter sovereign living in West
Newbury, on the road which divides the two
towns, having expressed his wish to enlist
somewhere, some OF the Oldtowners went
up with their teams, hitched ON jagged his
''shanty" across the road into Newbury, i'll
order to have him credited ON the quota of
that town.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The residence of Richmond Freeove, to-
gether with the furniture, bedding, and nearly
all the clothing of the family, were consumed
by fire on the night of the 23d. The loss will
be over $1,000.
James Dougherty, who escaped from the
house of correction in New Bedford, on the
18th, was arrested on the 23d His running
away was worse for him than staying in pris-
on, as he had lived in the woods, almost fro
zen and starved, for four days.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
The town of Eastman has filled its quota.
DUHEs COUNTY.
VIM. G.. Luce Of Holmes Hole, was muir
dered in his store on tie evening OF the 23d.
He was struck ON the head with an AK, had
his skull split open and his throat cut. He
was found by his daughter. M clue has yet
been found to the discovery of the murder
er.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Rev. DR.. Eddy OF the old church in North
amptun has declined the tlattering invitation
of the Pearl street church, Hartford.
MAINE.
Two soldiers lately robbed a man of his
watch and wallet in the streets Of Augusta.
Pretending that they were IA provost guard,
they took the man they had robbed to Jail,
saying that he had attempted to rob them, but
he was locked up till the next morning, when
he established his innocence.
Much excitement exists in Calais and other
towns on the borders Of New Brunswick in
consequence of apprehensions of rad by
rebel agents and ''roughs" from st. John. The
citizens of Calais and Eastport have procured
arms and formed bone guards for defence.
A course of lectures in Portland, for the
benefit of the sanitary commission, was opened
last Saturday night, by Hon. Owen Loyejoy,
M. c..
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Up to Dec. 18th 2065 men had enlisted on
the quota of New Hampshire.
In Epping, a few nights since, some fell
lows who were nicely stepped in liquor, over
turned quite number Of carriages, threw
large quantity Of lumber into the river, broke
over forty panes Of glass in the Methodist
church in that place, and committed other
depredatlons OF a similar character.
CONNECTICUT.
That copperhead daily, the Hartford Times,
laments that the democrats did not triumph
at the last presidential election Had they
done so, 1t says, the country would now be
united, prosperous, and happy. Pretty cool
for paper that supported such vile traitors as
breckenridge and Lane.
Xix hundred and fifty scholars have been
admitted to the reform school at Meriden,
since its organization in 1854. The largest
number in the school at one time was PA, the
smallest SO. At present there ara POS MEM
bers in the school, 100 of whom have been adj
mitted since last January.
colCred volunteer was taken before the
provost marshal in Norwich, on the 23d, fol
examination, and upon being disrobed, gave
unmstakable evidence Of having lately recov
cred from small pox. There was ''rgh
smart skedaddle in consequence, and the vol
unteer was allowed to leave unmolested.
The president has at last appointed Henry