Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-18

this battle that Gen. Stark infused that mag
netism into his troops which he possessed in so
great a degree, by the following speech in clear,
deep and ringing tones ;--"Yonder, my men
yonder, my brave men, stand the Red Goats,
your own and your country's foe; their army a
mongrcl crew of Hessian hirelings fighting for
eight pence day or thereabouts; Tories who
came TO ravage and enslaye the land that gave
them birth, and lastly of Indians dreaming of
sCalps and plumber. Are you not better men
Have you not nobler objects? Call you not
yourselves freemen with hearts to defend your
homes and country? If SO, then let your deeds
this day prove it TO the world. As for myself,
my resolution is to take the field, and the zoe
must be ours by set of sun, or Molly stark TINS
night will sleep widowP
CONNECTICUT.
The Delaney guard of New Haven proposes 10
hold Jubilee to-day.
The Connecticut association OF splriiuallsts
holds its annual meeting lat Wiillmantlc on the
Goth instant.
The camp meeting at Milford opened on the
14th, Fiftv-twO tents were erected the iIrst day
and the attendance was very large.
Two cents per pound are paid for dead cats in
Danbury Twenty we're offered in one day, and
now the nights are not made hideons.
The multtudnous Burwells will reunite for
the third time on Thursday, in Railroad grove,
West Haven, rain or shine. Last year $50, rep
reseuting six states, were present.
Hon. John NJ. Douglas was elected vice presi-
dent of the Air Line railroad, Saturday after
noon, and it is hoped that his energy and en-
thusiasfA will vitalize that concern.
Ground was broken at Hartford on the 18th
for the new Baptist chapel, to be erected on the
corner of Asylum avenue and Sigourney street.
The edifce is to cost about S30,Oo0.
A barrel of ale stadding on sidewalk in BRIDGE
port the other day, Suddenly exploded, knock
ng down one man, nearly sending another to
his bier, and producing general excitement.
A new masonic hall is to be erected in New
Haven, on the corner of Chapel and Union
streets. The work will probably commence in
about two weeks, and The temple will be ready
for dedication on st. Johns day in 1872.
Willie Shugrue, little four year old boy of
Norwich, discovered a pitcher containing vitrOl
in drug store, Tuesday afternoon, and thinking
it was ale, swallowed the contents. An antidote
was Immediately given, and it is barely possible
that he may recover.
The oldest inhabitant was turned up in North
Manchester recently. 1t is a turtle bearing on
its back the inscription, 1880, Hosmer." 1871
has been engraved on the shell and the creature
set at liberty, to be turned up again in the COM
ing centuries.
The superintendent of the United States coast
survey some time ago ordered detail under
Prof. Bache, to make a new typographical map
of the region between New Haven and Mount
Carmel, and the Yale scientific students are do
ing the work under Prof Bache's direction.
in New Haven barbor is now being energetically
carried on under The direction of Mr.. George B.
Mann of Brooklyn q government engineer.
The work being performed is of two kinds; one,
the removing of the mud in the channel of the
harbor, and that of the other is the blasting
and removing of the ledge of rocks at the mouth
Of the harbOr.
Incensed by the vigorous temperance agita-
lion at Rockville the Germans Of that place
have organized a German-American association,
which is in effect an anti-total abstinence socie-
~. One of the planks of the platform is that
public morals are not benefited by temperance
)r Sunday laws, but by sound education of
youth"
AS the half-past eight o'clock train from
Hartford was passing in the neighborhoOd of
cedar Hill, Tuesday evening, Mr.. Marcus Con-
7erse, baggage-master, who was standing in
he doorway of the baggage car, was thrown out
~ a lurch of the car. He fell beneath the
wheels, so that they passed over both legs just
.bove the feet, cutting them entirely off. He
lived in Fairhaven.
Dwight Pratt of East Hartford, while fishing
Tor eels in the Connecticut river Tuesday, caught
4 singular looking specimen of the fish tribe
known as the bill fish. The fish was over foot
in length with a body somewhat similar to
that OF picker9l, and had sharp pointed bill
five inches long. The fish is rare here and is
usually found in Florida waters.
In Southport, one evening recently, young
man went in bathing, and after disporting with
the waves an hour or more landed, but in the
darkness was unable to find his east-off ap
parel. After searching for some time and be-
ing nearly driven mad by the mosquitoes, the
neighbors answered his agOnizing cries and
furnished him with clothing so that he could go
home.
One day last week a Danbury woman told
her husband that it was about time he got in
his winters coal, and gave him the money to do
A inn or of cl,a cd TO
observe him crawling out of the almost de-
pleted coal bin, in condition that implied
CHASTITY drunkenness. To her look of interroga-
tive disgust, he replied with grave stare of &C
acknowledgement, and alphabetically enunciated,
Its all right, mi jear (hir); you tol me to take
the money (hie), an lay in our coal (hic); an
my jear, I've done it." The injured woman
will hereafter burn wood.
About two weeks ago Mr. NARROW, keeper of
the Windham county Jail, received letter
from Newburgh, signed by one John McCabe,
assuring him that if the sum Of $500 were not
Immediately forwarded to the writer, he MAR
low) might prepare for portion with the blest;
Mr.. McCabe alleging that his health had been
so broken by the treatment which he had re-
ceived from Mr.. NARROW while in the jail, and
his constitution so injured that he preferred the
chance Of death as murderer to living unless
he received the money This idea and threat
were repeated in several forms and with consid-
cradle incoherency, and Mr.. NARROW was given
two weeks in which to mail the 5000 NARROW,
however, dispatched an officer instead of the
money. The officer discovered the man near
Newburgh. He gave his name as Henry
Medley,
RHODE ISLAND.
The lightning laid out cool deal of work
for carpenters on the house of Henry Hamilton
and l.. q. Merrill at Cenrevile, on Wednesday,
and stunned daughter of Mr.. Merrill
The Westerly Weekly says: "The Rhode ISL
and granite works have nearly completed the
stone portion of the Rhode Island soldiers mon
ument, the cornerstone of which, our readers
will remember, was spirited away from the rail-
road depot in this place year ago The mon
ument is being erected on Exchange place, Prov
idence. The bronze castings are now all in this
country-those for the four panels, and the tab
lets containing the names of every officer and
private who lost his life in the late war being at
the granite works here. These bronzes are to be
fitted to their places in the granite at the works
here, and the whole monument is to be finished
in time for dedication on the 18th of September,
the anniversary of the battle of Antietam."