Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-29
New England Dispatches
More Turf Reports from BOstOm-New
Hampshire Legislature and New HamP-
shire Politics, etc.

MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosToN, June 2S.-The drill for the champion
ship between the Montgomery Guard and the
City Guard to-day RESULTED in favor of the
Montgomerys. A great crowd witnessed the
drill, which took place on the parade ground
The common, high and Latin school boys,
fourteen companies, were reviewed to-day on
| Boston common by Mayor CASTOR, several dis
| tinguished military gentlemen and the officers
| of the Austrian steamer NOYara.
The Mystic park races were witnessed by
large assemblage to-day, and the first of horses
that never beat 2 :81 for purse of $1,000, proved
very exciting, all the heats being very close and
the fourth declared dead.
SUMMARY.
J. J. B0wens 6. g., Royal john, l 2 l 0 l
o. ii. Banchards b. g., Bay Whale
Ben Mace's b. lydia thompson. 8
John Murphy's b. g., Charlie Green. 8 8 2
g. Z. Carpenters g. M, Belle of To-
rOntO ............. .........,....
b. Loomis' S. g., Climax. ............ Z 8 8 6 8
W. II. WoodrHff's b. g., Dew Drop 7dr
George Robinson's spot g., Colonel
Time, 2:2Ss 2:26&, 2:2S5, 2.2715 and S:2 S5"'eu
The second race was for tour-year Odds, for a
purse of $500:
Owners b. M, Idol Glrl..................
G. w. Wales C. m, Lady Williams. go. .
John Stewards b. m, Juno. .............. 8 8 8
). Emerson's b. s., Joe Bowers ........... 4dis
w. 7. Wellman's b. m, Annie Allen. 49,. dis
Time. 2:473a, 2:471a and 2:49.
The 2:23 race was Withdrawn.
The Judges stand was draped in mourning
coors, in recognition of the death of the veteran
horse trainer, George Woodruff, by accident, at
the Allston crossing of the Boston and Albany
railroad, this II orning.
SPRINGFIELD, June 2S.-ConductOr John l..
ButterwOrth; Truman 0. Stevens, Warren r. D.
Day, Fred Dumas, Henry Lawrence, Austin
Pratt, Alfred C. Brownell, all employees of the
Boston and Albany railroad, were arrested TO-
day for extensive thieving from freight trains
large amount of goods were recovered.
MAINE.
BATH, June 2S,-The annual sessions of the
orthodox Congregational and UnversaliSt con-
ferences began in this city yesterday.
PORTLAND, June 2S.-This afternoon, on the
Portland and Ogdensburg railroad, near Otter
pond, construction train and au excursion
train collided. Six aborers were much injured,
two, it is supposed, fatally,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, June 28.-The morning hour of the
house was taken up in reports of the committees
and advancing several bills. Leave to withdraw
was granted, to unite the Great Falls and Co.
checo railway, and resolution to transfer the
state interest in the Gettysburg cemetery to the
United States, The committee on judiciary re-
ported inexpedient to legisate on the prohibit
tory law. Mr.. Gates, of Hancock, moved to re-
consider the bill passed yesterday, exempting
$500 homesteads from taxation. The bill was
reconsdered, 23O to 81, and the clerk was Or
dered to obtain bill hom the senate
Governor Weston, since he assumed office,
has made over one hundred and sixty justices OF
the peace by new commissions aud renewals.
He has also nominated Joseph F. Wiggin, of
Exeter, as Judge OF probate for Rockingham
county, which will soon be vacated by the pres.
ent incumbent, w. W. Stickney of Exeter
reaching the limitation of age. VIM, Barrett
of Nashua, has been nominated for solicitor of
HillsbOro county, on the expiration of the term
of the present incumbent Joseph B. Clark, of
Manchester,
At meeting of the sachems of the demo-
cratic party, this afternoon, it was informally
decided to bring charges of bribery duress and
undue influences against Smith before the SEN
ate, which charges will suspend him until ac-
tion Is taken; meanwhile to push party meas
ures. One of the charges will be that Il sou of
the senator has been promised a Washington
clerkship at S2500, as a consideration of his
fathers position. Mr. Bingham thinks this
will make him master of the situation. Another
meeting is to be held this evening. Mr.. Dame,
of LempSter, member of the house, and HOn.
L. Cooper, ii was stated, would substantate
the charges.
While Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, Universast minister
at Claremont, was crossing the Connecticut
river on the ferry boat at that place with his
wife and wiie's father, they were by some
accident thrown into the water and all drowned
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, June 2S.-An Irish lad, eleven
years of age named Thomas Keavins, was drown
cd last night in the Seekonk river, while in
swimming with some other boys. He was the
son OfMichael Keavins, workman in the Provi-
dence nail works.
BY the breaking Of a car axle, this afternoon,
on the Boston railroad, adozen freight cars were
wrecked, and the track obstructed for several
hours,