Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08

Hartford has sent ss2, 900 and New Haven
| S33 900 to Chicago.
Geo. II. Twining, bogus Chicago sufferer"
and confidence man generally, has been SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment at Norwich
One of Danbury's prominent citizens objects
| TO the Both for Thanksgiving. He says it is the
last day in November he would think of for
that purpose.
The new depot of the Hartford road at Wal
lingtord was opened Saturday. 1t is large
and handsome brick structure, and very con-
veniently arranged.
man named Wm. Davidson, living near
Bridgeport has had three wives within . perio d
of four months. A wdower twice, and mar
ried man three times. He is hald-headed.
Miscreants have been amusing themselves at
New Haven by stealing the head-boaHls from
the Catholic cemetery and depoSiting them in
conspicuous places about the city.
An attempt was made ON Saturday evening TO
burn the building OF Samuel Knox, in Sutficld; ;
| but timely discovery of the flames by a neighbor
| foiled the incendarys purpose.
The railroads have finally driven off the old
stage line between New Haven and Waterbury,
and new route has been established via Ches-
| hire, to connect with the New Haven and North
| ampton railroad
The Episcopal church at West Haven is the
oldest in Connecticut, having been built in t74O.
! The founders OF the parish, organized in 1923,
| ave barred about the church, and the parishion-
ers celebrated All Saints day wednesday, by
| taking care OF the neglected yards.
The prohibIiCBist OF New Haven have issued
call for a state convention TO be held in that
| city, December 10, 10 nominate a temperance
ticket for the next election. A new temperance
paper has been started at Hartford and another
| is projected at New Haven.
The president of the Merchants insurance
company of Hartford has returned from Chi.
cagO, and reports their losses &C lO0, 900. He
has issued circp'eT 10 agents directing that all
policies &c Cancelled, but the affairs of the COM
Sduy are not sufficiently adjusted to warrant a
decision as to its future course.
Two young men bv the Dame of Bliss hailing
from Germantown, Pa, stOie a gold watch from
MIR. Lingsem in Bridgeport, Sunday, and de-
parted for NOrwalk, but were Overtallen on the
way and bfonght back 10 Bridgeport, where the
older one vas sent to jail and the other TO his
home.
Frank Gatfney was arrested in New Haven,
Saturday, charged with an attempted outrage
on the person Of a servant girl in the employ of
Thomas Atwater, year ago. Since that time
Gatfney has eluded the vigilance of the detec-
tives, and had just returned to the city when ar
rested. He gave bonds in the sum of $1,000 for
his appearance at the city court.
The uniforms Of the fourth regiment, G. N.
| g., have been ordered and nearly completed, the
state paying S25 per capita, with IS additional
| from each member The regiment numbers at
present 4sJ men, and the cost of the new ar
rangement exceeds the sum of S1344.
AS already stated, the cool thief who stole
$4,000 worth Of the bonds Of the New Haven
and Northampton railroad at New Haven, last
year. then wrote to the officials of the road,
offering TO give them up for $1,000, and now
sends another letter demanding 81 800. The
beauty of the arrangement is that the thief can't
dispose of tie bonds without being detected,
and he knows it.
The Waterbury American states that new
confidence game has been successfully played in
that city for some days, young man calling
at several houses and exhibiting a number of
sealed envelopes containing samples of dress
patterns, calico, silk, merino, etc. the choice of
which lie sold for twenty-five cents, promising to
subsequently deliver dress pattern of the same
material as the sample chosen for the sum of 81
Accommodating a goJdly number of twenty-five
cent stamps the agent departed for some other
field of operation.