Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-10
New England Dispatches.
burglary ma BOstOn-The Coming Mill
tary Celebrations - introductory Per-
fOrmance of the Handel and Hayden
TrIerninI-RObbery im Maine, Etc.

Boston, May 9.-The cash drawer of Charles
Dana & Co., provision dealers, North Market
street, was robbed of twenty-five hundred dol
lars yesterday, by two operators, one of whom
engaged the attention of the clerk.
Everything looks promising for the military
convention, to be held here Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday this week. Generals Hooker,
Logan Burnside, Pleasanton, Fitzpatrick, Cham
berlain, Ingalls,, with numerous other dstin-
guished officers, have accepted invitations to be
present, and many are now here.
Professor John S. Woodman, of Dartmouth
college, died at his home in Durham to-day, of
consumption.
The introductory performance at the Trienuial
festival of the Boston Handel and Haydn
society, in Music hall, this afternoon, attracted
an immense audience. Seven hundred voices
constitute the chorus, with one hundred mus-
clans and the great organ. Among the most
prominent artists are Adelaide Phillips, Annie
L. Carey, Anna Mehlig, Maria krebs, VIM. IL.
Cummings and NJ. w. Whitney; Carl Zerrahn,
leader. The festival will continue during the
week.
MAINE.
BANGOR, May 9.-The dry goods stores
of Williams & Getchel, and j. T. Rines & Co.,
were broken into last night, and between two
and three thousand dollars worth of silks taken
from each.
RooKLAND, May 9-On Saturday afternoon
a vessel was discovered, bottom up, about three
miles eastward Of MatinicuS rock lighthouse,
and was boarded by boats crew from the light
station. No person was found on her. She
proved to be the schooner George Henry" of
Brooklyn. Her masts and sails and portion of
the stern with the name were floating alongside;
her boat was fast to the main rigging, bottom
up, and badly stove. Portions of handker-
chief or garment, probably used for a signal,
were found in the main rigging. 1t is feared
that the crew are all lost, although there is
possibility that, in case of collision with
another vessel Of which there are indications,
they may have been taken off.
CONNECTICUT.
New HAVEN, May, 9-Ihe legislative COM
mittee for examining the vote of the fourth
ward have spent the day in taking affidavits of
men VIII voted for Jewell At nine O'Clock this
evening, the time of adjournment, the number
of these affidavits reached $50, wanting only
nineteen of the number claimed for Jewell in
that ward. 1t is generally conceded that this
practically settles the dispute, and that the leg
slature will find, on the report of the commit
tee, that Jewell has been legally elected gov
ernor.
HARTFORD, May 9.-In view of the facts
shown in the investigation in New Haven, it is
probable that the legislative committee will re-
port to the legislature, on it's reassembling,
Wednesday, that Marshall Jewell is elected gov
ernor by the people, and that resolution will
be offered declaring him elected. Whether there
will be discussion upon this, and its passage de-
layed, is not known; neither is it yet known
what day will be celebrated as inauguration
ton ceremonies and the usual parade.
If the passage of the resolution is delayed be-
You'd Wednesday, il is probable that the gov
ernor elect will take the oath Of office after
being declared elected and that he will commu-
ncate, by message, with the general assembly
on Tuesday of next week, when he will be for
maly inaugurated, and the usual parade and
ceremonies which have characterized election
day from time immemorial will be observed. 1t
has been limited that if Jewell is declared elected,
the democrats in the legislature will resign; but
as a majority constitutes a quorum such
course will not obstrupt legislation. 1t is not
probable that such an extreme course will be
adopted. The legislative committee last eve
ming, in New Haven, adjourned to meet in
the senate chamber in this city tomorrow
morning at ten O'Clock.
A FIRE in an old building on Commerce street,
owned by Lewis Collendar, and occupied by
Ralph Pitkin, at three o'clock, caused loss of
about $4,000. The building was insured for
$1,000 in the Etna, and Mr. Pitkins' stock of
paper rags was insured for 900. Four or five
tiremen were injured, but not fatally, by falling
walls.
Charles W. Steele, ten years old, was drowned
in the river below this city Monday night,
Slight frosts were reported in the towns in this
vicinity this morning,