Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-09

gan his career in crime, and while in his teens
robbed several stores in Bristol. His wounds
are serious ones, and he has only about an even
chance to recover. He said that he should have
shot the officer had be got chance. Since his
escape from Concord he has operated alone and
the large amount of money found on his person
and the plumber discovered at his retreat leave
no doubt but that he has committed extensive
robberies in many localities
At Concord on Saturday, the supreme court
sentenced Henry V. Allen to prison for two
years for watch stealing; William S. Morrill,
and Charles Blaisdell of Chichester for two
years and one year respectively for breaking and
entering Thirty-three liquor indictments were
tound by the grand jury which has just risen,
which include all the apothecary and ale stores
in Concord. There will be a lively fight over
some of the trials and considerable excitement
has resulted in town. The county solicitor
comes in for many hard words, as prompted to
such action by a severe cut received in the Leg
islative debate last June. One of the indicted
parties is politician of national prominence.
In regard to the question of the warden of the
state prison there is strong and growing senti-
ment among all to let well enough alone, as
Warden Pisbury is an excellent officer One
or two appointments made by the present exec
utive have caused open grumbling among the
democrats, and a change at the prison, unless
much for the better, would not improve the con-
dition of things
CONNECTICUT.
Work has been renewed on the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie railroad near Putnam, Ct About
a dozen laborcrs are laying the old track and ex
tending it, and 4 gravel train will soon be put
on to convey material for fill about two miles
out of that village. The road is nearly ready
for the temporary track the entire distance be-
tween Putnam and Willimantc, and the iron
will soon be forthcoming.
Nathan Champlin, native of ChArestown, r.
l., died in Norwich last week, aged ninety two
years. He was the oldest resident of thar city,
and probably the oldest Mason in the state, be-
coming a member of Somerset lodge in 1909,
and maintaining his interest in the order to the
last.
Mrs. Celia Burleigh was ordained, Nov 9Th,
as pastor Of the Unitarian church in Brooklyn.
The services were as follows: Reading the Scrip
lures and Prayer, by Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford;
Sermon, by Rev. John W. Chadwick: Ordain-
ing Prayer, by Rev. w. p. Tlden; Charge by
Rev William Potter; Welcome to the Ministry,
by Rev Oscar Clute; Address to the People, by
Julia Ward Howe.
President Porter of Yale college, in the course
of a speech made one day last week. at the law
ing of the cornerstone of building for new
public school in New Haven, gave some account
of Mr.. HillhOuse, after whom the fashionable
avenue IN that city is named. He said that Mr..
looked like an Indian, and was called
the Sachem. When in the United States senate
he kept a tomahawk in his desk He planted
the Gins which have made New Haven famous
ticut was largely increased, and the salary he
received for this service he gave TO the fund.
The new school is TO be known as the Hill
house high school,
RHODE ISLAND.
a new Congregational church will be dedi-
Gated in Newport next Thursday.
Eben Baxter of Pawtucket hung himself Sat
lrday morning. He was thirty-fve years old
and an houest, Woodworking man.
The Norwich Bulletin says that j. P. Collins,
of the turbine wheel on which he
holds patent is about to remove his manufac-
DRY and business from that city tG Providence.
Newport has been excited for a few days over
he reported appearance of small pOX within its
precincts, but Investigation has established the
of the report, and the good peo-
de of the Getty OF the sea" now breathe more
reely.
A recent graduate of the state prison, George
jayton, was arrested in Bristol last week by a
long Island detective, on charge of stealing
ewelry from a store while at work on the
sland. Gayton acknowledged his guilt, and
was conveyed TO Long Island by the detective to
receive the penalty of his transgression.
The Odd Fellows funeral aid association of
Rhode Island, which has been in existence
nearly three years, has proved to be a great sue
cess, numbering nearly one thousand members
The initiation fee is S2.15, and the subsequent
payments are 81 30 from each member on the
death of brother, the widow or heirs receiving
have occurred since the organization of the So
ciety, and in nearly every instance the sum re-
ceived by the family was really needed.
Arrangements are being made for a grand
demonstration by the Odd Fellows of Rhode
Island on the 25th of the present month at Paw
tucket. Although the movement has been inau-
gurated but : few days, the prospect is that it
will be an affair OF more than ordinary import
anCe to the fraternity. The order has grown
wonderfully within the past two years and is
still increasing very rapidly. From present
appearances, every lodge and encamLment will
be largely represented at the Pawtucket cele-
braton on the 25th. The programme includes
parade, dinner and ball.
To-day the people of the state are called upon
TO vote upon three proposed important amend
ments to the constitution. Briefly stated these
amendments are as follows; 1st the abolish
ment of the property qualification in vorers; ID,
abolishng the registry tax; and Sd, preventing
the appropriation of public moneys to the sup
part of sectarian schools. The first amendment
is the most important, and that which creates
the greatest interest. AT present foreigner
cannot vote in this state without he owns S134
Of real estate, or, sand and gravel" as the
popular phrase goes. A very large proportion
of the population evidently believe this is right,
for an amendment similar to that which is to
come up to-day has been put out to the people at
nearly or quite dozen elections, and every time
it has been defeated by large majority. The
advocates of the measure have very strong hopes
of success this time, however, because, with one
or two exceptions, the newspapers of the state
are favorable TO it. The second amendment is
certainly as much in doubt as the first