Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-06


were accounted amply sufficient to secure its
success. But punishment, with its lame foot,
has finally knocked at its door, and its dreams
of universal empire have faded"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nilsson declared that the most beautiful wo-
man she had met in America was a young lady
of Portsmouth.
Herbert F. Nourse, formerly of Newport, re-
Gently convicted of murder at Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming territory, has been sentenced to the house
Of industry for life.
A raid was recently made on all the liquor es-
adjustments of Ossipee, resulting In the clean,
ing out of all except one, whose owner lowered
his stock into a well.
Saturday afternoon Walter L., a five year Old
son of John Y. Sanbon Of Lake Village, fell mo
a covered reservoir and was drowned Ills nay
found lying Y the opening first led to the search
in the reservoir.
After several very excited town meetings, on
Saturday Rochester instructed the selectmcn to
hire and nav over to the Portland and Rochester
railroad the forty Thousand dollars pledged TO It
in March, 1867 The vote stood 25S for, to lo0
against n,.,,.,
The graduating class of II of Phillips Exeter
academy have purchased finely executed Ipic-
turcs of the Roman Forum and Coliseum, and
elegant statues of Homer and Virgil, the latter
imported from Europe, for parting gift to the
academy. The fall term commences on We'd
nesday, the 9Th inst.
Two twin boys, named Morgan, eleven years
old. were arrested in Suncook, on Thursday, for
placing distractions on the Suncook Valley rail-
road. They confessed, but gave no reason for
the act, Not being of responsible age, they were
suffered to 90 free. The train ran against the
obstacles, but no damage was done.
Mrs Geo. Scott, of Portsmouth, jumped over
board from the end of the Concord railroad
wharf, Saturday afternoon, with the intention
of drowning herself. She was rescued, but
eluded her attendants, rushed TO the wharf and
again Jumped into the river She was, however,
timely saved. 1t is asserted that her mind Is
affected by the excessive use of antimOuy.
The programme for the Portsmouth muster
has the following caption: Brother firemen,
we welcome you,tO our city, and while we eX-
tend the hand of lraternal greeting, let us
not forget the duty We owe to ourselves; and
although clothed in the habilimentS of firemen,
let us remember that we are citizens, bound
together hy one indissoluble tie of friendship"
The hOrn.pouts Of Goose pond, the source of
Keene's water supply, have been dying by the
bushel, ard have been removed by the authori-
ties. The Republican says: "The dead fish are
observed TO be almost always minus a tail, and
some with more or less of the body missing,
with the spinal bones protruding. In lew
cases the side of the fish shows piece missing,
and appears TO have been the point attacked by
the disease. general squeamishness as to
drinking the water has been felt, but the recent
rains have diminished the difficulty"
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford hasn't many policemen, compared
With some cities, but she has a heap of trouble
with their morals. One of the force was suS-
pended last week for having two wives.
The faculty and executive committee of th
rustees of Wesleyan university, to whom last
was referred the question okthe
admission of ladies to the privileges of the nsti-
ution, have decided in favor OF so doing, and,
lext week President Cummings will give notice
hat, henceforth, women have as much right in
I'D Weseyan's halls as men.
RHODE ISLAND.
The sixth anniversary celebration of Olive
Branch Temple of Honor No. I, next Friday,
PROMISES to be very interesting.
Bro Fn university opens its doors again TO
tudents next Friday, although the Rotations
10 not open until Monday next.
All the labOrerS have been discharged from the
works on Dutch island, off Newport, and Oper-
tionS will not again be resumed until il is def
litely settled what pattern of gun is to be used
or forti6cations hereafter constructed.
Brown university has just received the largest
Ioltz electrical machine in the world. Ii pro-
luces electricity by induction instead of fric-
ion has thirty inch plate, and is capable of
fifteen inch spark; while the
argest friction machine can produce but three
nch spark under the same circumstances rs
his will one of twelve inches.
The Providence Press says: Or" Paul NJ.
Brennan, well known in this city, as well as
every other place in the union he ever visited,
was arrested in Quincy, Ill.,, recently, for steal
inc diamond ring. The evidence was not
strong enough TO convict him, however, aud he
was discharged. In his trunk were found sew
ara letters from married women, which, says
the Quincy Journal, will probably lead TO d.
yorces.
A gentleman recently returned from the vii
lage Of Warwick, on the Providence river,
about three miles from Rocky Point, says that
last Sabbath he paused there briefly on his way
TO Boston, and saw enacted scenes which would
disgrace any half civilized community. A CO.
tllon party was in progress, roulette and three
card monte tables were spread openly, and
gambling, fighting and almost every species Of
vices reveled undisturbed. This gentleman is
not the first to discover this place of evil and
Sabbath profanity.
The Newport correspondent of the Providence
Journal says a young man residing in Fall
River feeling that he had some time since been
injured in some way by another young man,
whose residence is in Newport, has been "nurs-
ing his wrath" ever since, but unable to "stand
it any longer" he took the cars on Friday even
ing for Newport, and upon arrival sought out
the young man, determined to click him out of
his boots" But, unfortunately for Fall River,
he had "reckoned without his host" aud when
the afternoon train left it conveyed back to his
home young man with pair of black eyes,
swelle1 face, and minus a tooth or two and the
Newport
The fire on Sunday evening at the wooden
mills of James Legg in Mapeville nearly de-
stroyed both mills, with their machinery,
stock, etc. A portion of the stock was saved,
but the buildings were rendered nearly worth
less. The fire burned several hours, and was
seen for many miles, The buildings and ma
chinery were valued at $4,000, and the stock at
$4,000. There is insurance of S94 700 through
the agency of Samuel Shove, No. 4 Exchange
street, Providence. On the buildings and ma
chimes the following insurance companies are
represented Hartford, Phenix and City, OF
Hartford, $4,000 each International Continental,
Manhattan and Citizens, of New York, $4,000
each; North British, England, $4,000; Wash
ington, Hope, of Providence, 5000 each; indie
pendent, Boston, $4,000; National, Bangor
S25OO. Insurance on the stock is placed in the
following companies: Htna, Hartford, S694O;
American, Roger Williams, Atlantic of Provi
dence, S3470 each; Hide and Leather, Boston
$40; Franklin, Philadelphia, $780, Lamar
New York, S3470; Peoples, San Francisco
S3470; Westchester, New York, S347O The fire
is supposed to have been inrpndiarv