Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-18
New England Dispatches.
The Reported Resignation of Oliver
Ames Denied-FOund Dead i'm Boston
Street-KilIed ON the Railroad, etc.


MASSACHUSETTS,
BosToN, Jan. 17.-Therc is no foundation for
the report of the resignation OF Oliver Ames as
president of the Union Pacific railroad.
| George Hnckley, aged Seyenty-eight, a resi-
dent of Cape Cod, on a visit to friends IN Bos-
| ton, was found this morning on the sidewalk, in
| Pembroke street, with his throat cut. He is
| supposed to have committed suicide while tenn
| porarily insane.
An unknown man, aged about forty-five, was
| killed to-day in attempting to get aboard the
morning train at the Eastern depot,
MAINE.
| AUGUSTA, Jan. 17-In the legislature this
| forenoon the principal proceeding of interest
was the election of United States senator for six
| years from the fourth Of March next 1t took
| place at half-paSt eleven O'clock both branches
voting separately and by 0iUa Uoce as the roll
| was called. But few spectators were present in
| either branch during the progress of voting,
| and little interest manifested i'll the result
| as it was known that the election of Hon. Lot
| M. Morrill,, the republican candidate, would be
an easy victory, as it proved. In the senate,
which is composed of thirty-one members, Lot
NJ. Morrill, received twenty-six republican votes,
and Abram Sanborn, the democratic candidate,
| one vote. Two republicans were absent and two
| democrats. In the house, Mr.. Morrill, received
80 votes; Mr.. Sanborn, 81; Joshua l.. Chamber
| lain, 6; and Richard u. Rice, 1. This branch is
composed of 151 members. Eighteen members
| did not vote, nearly all Of whom were absent.
| Only one republican present, Mr.. Hill of Brown
| field, voted against Mr.. Morrill,, and that mem
| Der voted for Chamberlain. The remaining five
| Chamberlain votes were given by democrats.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
| PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 17.-The amount of duties
collected at this port of late years has been from
| $4,000 TO $4,000 per year up to the year 1861,
| but the annual receipts have been steadily in
| creaSing, and for the last two years amount to
| 100000 per year. This is owing to the trans
| portation of COAL salt and iron. Three cargoes
of salt arrived here in 1869, and three in 1870.
| There were also three cargOeS OF iron last year.
| Four thousand and two hundred tons of foreign
coal were received here during the last fiscal
| year, and l4,OOO tons OF pig IRON, which was
mostly sent to Lawrence Concord, Dover, New
| market, Tacoma, Great Falls, etc.
SUMMIT Mt. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE
| clouds passed off the mountains at ten A. NJ.
They remained in the valley westward until late
| in the afternoon. As they passed the Notch,
| they were dissolved in Yapor The rain has left
| us coating of ice, which makes walking rather
| precarious, especially when, as to-day, the wind
| has been blowing seveuty-fye miles per hour,
and that in fearful gusts.
VERMONT.
| RUTLAND, Jan. 1.-THE Grand Army of the
Republic Of Vermont elected the following
| officers for the ensuing year: Gen. w. w. Hen
| ry of Burlington, grand commander Col. G. S.
| Redheld of Ludlow, senior vice grand com
mander Col. Albert Clarke of St. Adams,
| junior vice grand commander; Gen. George j.
| Stannard, delegate at large to the national en-
campment in Boston in May. Major George H.
| Bigeow of Burlington is representative to the
| same.
| CONNECTICUT.
| HARTFORD Jan. 1.-THE internal revenue
| receipts for Connecticut from the time of the
| organization of the internal revenue depart
ment to the end of the fiscal year, end
| ing June Both, 1870, were: First district, S12,-
1882; second, s1OSO2 ,662; third S6,51O,O74;
fourth, 81 1886 Ait; total $50, 3OS, 1885, The col
lections in the Hartford or first district were
| forty-seven per cent. of the entire amount reck-
oning also the receipts Of the succeeding five
| months.
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. IL George L. Hurds'
hay -four and grain store, No. 175 Canal street,
| was damaged by fire this evening, to the amount
of $4,000 to $4,000; incendiary.