Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-03
New England Dispatches.
Various Items from BOstOn-The Great
COnundrum in COnnecIicut-HOw the
Democrats of the Nutmeg State Will at
tempt TO Prevent an Investigation, etc.


MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, May 2-The exercises at the fftieth
anniversary of the English high school, in
Music ball, to-day, consisted of the formal I'M
yelling of the marble bust of Thomas Sherwin,
late master of the school, prayer by Rev. DIR.
Babcock, of Dedham, Grafton by ]. Willis Ed
mands, poem by Rev. R. c. Waterman, andead-
dresses by Messls. Thomas Garfield, John B.
Babcock and G. NJ. Cumston, graduates of the
school. Members of the state and city govern
ments, including Governor Clahin and Mayor
Castor, were escorted to the hall in the process
sion, which was composed of graduates from
all the classes since the school was founded.
The class of 1865 was presented with beautiful
prize banner for having the fullest representa-
ton. Music hall was crowded to overlooking.
Scion P. Patten, charged with embezzling
two thousand dollars from his late employers,
Soper, Ames & Co., Boston, has been arrested in
Chicago, and brought here for trial
Four hundred workmen, employed on the
water works in the Dorchester district, struck
this morning for two dollars aday. No trouble
has occurred vet
LOWELL, May 2.-The dead body of Thomas
D. Rogers, who had formerly resided here, but
who has been absent from the city latterly, was
found this morning in the Old South burial
ground, on the mound Of what is supposed to
be his wifes grave. His death is considered as
suicidal, bottle partially filled with laudanum
being found in his pocket, and words-"T. D.
Rogers. Bury me here"--chalked on his hat,
burial ground about two weeks ago, when he
desired to have the grave of his wife fitted up.
He was also seen on the grounds yesterday af-
ternoon. Discharge papers from the torty-first
Massachusetts regiment and from the forty
fourth United States infantry were found on his
person. He was forty-two years of age.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, May 2.-The republican members
of the senate, in caucus tonight, nominated
Hon. Ezra Hall of Marlborough as president
pro tenn of the senate, and Edward B. Bennett of
Hartford for clerk. The house republican eau
Gus nominated Hon. Edwin II. Bugbee of Kill
lingy for speaker, and b. A. Hough of Danbury
and Geo. H. COwell of Waterbury for clerks.
The democrats have nominated L. w. Sey-
mour, Esq, of Litch6eld, for speaker, and
Reuben B. Belden and MIR. Driscoll of New
Haven for clerks. The democratic caucus was
secret; that of the republicans was held pub
licly in the representatives hall. 1t is under
stood that the democrats will strongly oppose
an investigation, by the committee on the cam
vass of votes of the matters in dispute concern
ing the count Of votes in New Haven and En-
field, where the presiding officers have sent in
statements that there were undoubted errors in
the count.
The Legislative committee will have power to
make a thorough investigation, in order to de-
eide who has actually received a majority of the
votes cast for governor. Ii is pretty certain,
from what has been learned OF the action of the
democrats, that they will oppose an investiga-
ton in every possible way, when the legislature
acts upon the matter tomorrow. There will be
no public parade tomorrow. The republican
nominees flor the legislative offices will be
elected.
The funeral of Samuel w. Collins, of Collins
vile, the well known manufacturer, whose death
was announced Monday, was largely attended
at Collinsville to-day.