Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-20

ter listening to the testimony OF various wit
nesses, the case was adjourned until Wednes
day next
The product of four mills in Ansonia of Ger
man silver, copper, sheet brass and brass wire
for the month of May, was over six hundred
thousand pounds. Excepting Waterbury, th
is now the largest market for these metals il
the United States.
A man in town in Connecticut is so penuri
GUS that lately, while shelling corn, a kerne
flew into the woodpile, and he removed seven
cords of tour-foot wood to find it. A neighbor
standing by dropped kernel near where the
searcher was looking; but when he found it he
said: "You can't fool me with thatt, small ker-
mel; the one lost was a large one:
The camp meeting of the New Haven district
Methodists, Rev. NJ. L. Scudder presiding, will
be be held in Plainville during the week begin
ming August Dist The ground embraces more
than thirteen acres, but the trustees are IN DEBT
for ground aud Improvements some $500, and
they have asked for collection III the churches
of the district for the purpose of removing the
debt and obtaining something additional for the
treasury.
The Episcopal convention at New Haven on
the 18th, adopted resolution to the effect that
but two members of the standing committee
shall attend the general convention, aad reso-
luton instructing the delegates to the next gen.
eral convention to oppose any proposed change
in the prayer book The Rev. Drs. Mead, Hal
LAM Beardsley, Pynchon and Deshon were
chosen as the standing committee.
Gov. Jewell has placed in the state library
some valuable Historic rolls" of the first Con-
necticut artillery, and the twenty-second regi-
ment Connecticut volunteers. They are geneal-
ogical records of the soldiers of those regiments
carefully compiled by s. c. Newman, who sub
scribeS himself "genealogist TO the army"
and has performed the work as labor of love
without any apparent prospect of reward The
records were presented to the state by Charles
rxtA lava Irsa aIv q
Hartford, in whose hands they had fallen.
circumstances are in circulation against the
bill now before the legislature for the consolida-
ton of the New York and New Haven and
Hartford and Springfield railroads, except it be
amended so as to limit the passenger fares to
such rates as will yield good but moderate div-
dends to the stockholders. The remonstrants
assert that the rates now charged are not less
than three cents per mile for through passen-
gers, and from four TO eight cents for way pas
sengers, while q charge of two cents per mile
would be enough fairly to remunerate the stock
holders.
1t was rumored about the state house on
Thursday that Mr.. Hilbert, member of the house
from Canterbury, had lost child by smallpox,
and consequently many members did not ap-
pear anxious to cultivate his further acquaint
ance. But yesterday Speaker Bugbee, calling
attention to the rumor, said that all the founda-
ton it had was that Mr.. Hilbert lost child
has been most of the time some weeks ago,
and that while in New York he heard there was
case of smallpox in Canterbury and dis
patched physician to take care of it, but did
not go himself, nor had he been at all exposed.
So that scare was got up out of q story very
much like the crow affair, and the general as
semDly is not so much inclined to vaccination
as it was.
Victoria G. Woodruff has raised the banner
of suffrage and short hair in Connecticut
She has issued an address to the women of the
state, calling attention to the even balance of
the political parties, and urging the sisters to
take advantage thereof. Her advice is for the
women TO wait until all the nominations are
made, then toselect candidates from both lists
and see that they are elected. If the votes of
the women are refused, suggests Victoria they
can easily accomplish the election of their can
didates 'by influencing the votes of men," She
is already in communication on this subject
with some of the leading political women of the
state" The Norwich Bulletin queries thus:
I'VE should like to know whether candidates to
be thus promiscuOusly selected are merely to be
sound on the short hair and suffrage goose, or
whether they must also stand upon the free
love PLATFORM
The Hartford Times says: "The universal be-
llet that we are TO have a scant crop of hay in
Connecticut, this year, owing to the great
drought of last year and the dry month of MAY
just passed, is undergoing some modification
owing to the rains we are getting in June
Ihese are producing a beneficial and Very
marked effect; and here in the Connecticut val
ley the grass now looks strong and thick and
in many places it will make a full average
crop. In other parts of the state, where the
soil is less favorable, the effect of the dry time
is seen, and it looks as if the general grass crop
of the state would not be quite up to the aver
age. In Connecticut this is leading crop, and
very important one. 1t would be better for
arac Of Tho,
they put upon their tobacco fields, for the use
and benefit of their grass lands. Its effect
would soon be seen. These June rains have
done immense good, and started vegetation of
all kinds"
RHODE ISLAND
About two hundred Providence Yocalists will
attend the musical congress at Boston next
week.
Mrs. Lucas, sister of Hon. John Bright, is in
Providence, stopping with Thomas E. Steere,
well known Quaker.
Five swordfsh, weighing twelve hundred
pounds, were taken off Block Island on Friday
last.
Mr.. C. F. Chickering of Boston has bought a
cottage and grounds on Bellevue avenue New
port, opposite August Belmont's, for 81, 600.
woman named NJ. A. Richardson dropped
dead in Olneyville, near Providence, on Satur-
day afternoon. She was a native of England.
and professional nurse
Charles ID. Jillson, eX-colonel of the United
States train of artillery Providence, was recent
~ elected captain OF company A, list New York
regiment, but declined to serve.
The Norwich Bulletin says: "Iittle Nara
ganseH bay, between Watch Hill and Stonington
point, is swarming with blue fish. Over two
thousand pounds were taken there Saturday"
Inc Newport News says that chose whales
OF which we have heard so much have disap-
peared from the mouth of the bay" and re.
cords, with rather disappointed air, that "they
have not been reported for day or two"
John johnson of Newport, an Englishman.
between fifty and sixty years old, deliberately
threw Kettle of boiling water over his wife,
recently, scalding her terribly. She will recover,
but is disfgured for life. The brute escaped the
punishment he deserves, because the poor wo-
man will not testify against him.
warren c0ngratulates herself that the exDan-
sion of the town toward the east is rapid and
very observable; that the growth of the village
10 the northeast is marked, and for few years
has been more rapid than that on the main road
to the east; and more especially that "the yaIue
OF real estate in this direction has largely in
creased within few years, and it is still in
creasing."
The Wexford railroad is now in full opera.
non, says the Narragansett Times, and the suc
cess it has met with SO far indicates its future
prosperity. II is noticeable that the passenger
and other traffic has greatly increased. Where
ohe OLD rlckety stage coach carried all the tray-
elers going to Wexford, it now requires a rail
road car, with the usual accommodations for
baggage and freight. ~
Providence is evidently intending to do some
hing In the fireworks line, on the evening of the
Fourth. The Herald says: "The finishing niece
IS very elaborate, being forty feet in length by
thirty feet high, consisting of large figures Of
Liberty and Justice on either side, with WASH
hgton IN the centre, with appropriate notices.
Also. large figure of Mayor Doyle, with the
words "0ur Mayor" Also, a life-size figure of
Gov. Padelford, with the Rhode Island state coat
Of arms, hanked on each side with large flags,
shields, etc., in beautiful lance work"
The third annual reunion of the society of the
army and navy of the gulf will be held at New
port, July 7, 1871. Lieutenant General P. H.
Sheridan will preside. The business meeting
will be held at the academy of music, at twelve
O'Clock M; the literary exercises at seven O'Clock
p. NJ, same place. Grafton by Colonel Gran
vile P. Halves, of New York. Poem by H. H,
Brownell, Esq, of Rhode Island. Memorial adj
dress on life of the late Admiral Farragut, by
Rev. Dr. II. E. Montgomery, of New York
Banquet at the Ocean house at nine p. M. Itis
expected that nearly all of the officers. both Of
the army and navy, who served in the depart
ment OF the gulf during the war, will be pres.
ent. PN'
The teachers and school officers of the state
VIII make their annual excursion to Newport
on Saturday ,July LIST. hnadouortare