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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

CoNGREss.-ln the senate, on Saturday. the
house Joint resolution, authorizing the diversion
of 100000 acres of public land granted by the
United States to Oregon for the common school
purposes of the state, was passed. After con-
siderable discussion, the senate also passed
joint resolution authorizing the president to
station at New York, one or more national yes-
sells TO convey brcadstuffs and supplies con-
tributed by the people of the United States for
the destitute and suffering people of France and
Prussia The question of cheap postage was
discussed, and Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to
promote commerce and encourage shipbuilding,
winch was referred to the committee on com.
merce.
In the house, Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, gave
notice that he would, on Monday, ask to have
the Southern Pacific railroad bill taken from
the speakers table and referred to the committee
on the Pacific railroad, with leave to report at
any time. The report Of the committee on fer
rltories was debated, and action taken on sew
eral sections. A bill was passed, providing for
a temporary government for Alaska, with an
amendment, by Mr.. Starkweather, of Connect
cut, that it should not affect the rights of per-
sons and companies having contracts for fur
seal fisheries. The bill declares Alaska A county
with the county seat at Sitka, and attaches il TO
the territory of Washington for its executive,
legislative and judicial purposes. 1t extends all
the public laws of Washington territory to the
county Of Alaska, which is to have one council
man and two members in the legislature of
Washington territory. The senate amendments
TO the house bill creating pensions to the surviv-
ing soldiers of the war of 1912, were non-con.
CURED in by the committee of conference
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New England Dispatches,
Total Destruction of the Boston AdcIphI
Theatre by Eire-OIher Boston Fires,
etc.

MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, Feb. 5.-The Adelphi theatre, of
which John Stetson is lessee, but recently ocCu-
pied by John Halls burlesque company, was
totally destroyed by fire which broke out
about midnight Saturday 1t is supposed it
caught in the work room in the rear basement.
Most of the wardrobe Of the company who per-
formed Saturday evening, was burned. The
building was owned by Frank Andrew. Total
loss estimated $4,000; mostly insured.
The hotel adjoining, kept By VIM. D. Park,
was damaged by FIRE and water to the extent Of
three thousand dollars; insured. The high
wind and intense cold-the thermometer being
six degrees below zero-created fears OF a more
disast GUS conhagraton, which the heroic exer-
tons of the firemen prevented.
AT later hour, two more fires broke out
one in dwelling west of Concord street, and
the other on Tileston's wharf Both were cX-
tinguished with small loss. The weather to-day
is the coolest and most clustering of the season.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 5.-rhe thermometer this
morning was twelve below zero; at Lee, twenty
three below.
MAINE
BANGOR, Feb. ga fire damaged the frame
tenement house on Center street, tonight,
owned by X. d. Hill, and occupied by four fam
lilies. Total loss, about S47OO; partially insured
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capped from her room and the building; search
was made and it was aScertaned that she had
left on the railroad in the direction of Still River
the engineer of the up freight train reporting
that he had met her near the Still River station ;
she was subsequently found in that vicinity suf-
fering severely from the cold, and returned to
her friends aud home at the institution. On
Wednesday night of this week. she again es-
capped in her night-dress and stockings, and
again went down the railroad, and was tracked
beyond Harvard toward Groton, when the pur-
suit was temporarily abandoned What the
final result of this last flight is, we have not
heard"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

DEMOLITION OF THE TEMPORARY WATER
WoRKs-The high wind of Saturday morning,
that made such general clatter and commo-
ton around the city, blew down the large iron
pipe erected at New Worcester several weeks
ago for the purpose of supplying water to the
city from Goes pond while the water in the
reservoir remains low as it has been ever
since last summer. The pipe stood one hundred
and twenty feet high, and was surrounded by
a wooden structure, the whole being stayed by
iron guys, as described at the time of Its COM
pletion. The high wind, blowing furously from
the northwest, proved too much for the tall edi.
tce, and down it came, with crash that de-
molished the whole fabric, and gave the dwellers
in neighborinS houses something of fright, at
about quarter before three O'Clock.
ThtIpump has been Aeration day and
night for several weeks, utter the accident
it was several minutes before the immense vol.
ume of water, thrown high into the air, could
be shut off. The damage is estimated at about
$500. The work of replacing the pipe has
already begun, and no time will be lost in com
ple,iur it, for the working Of the experiment
thus far has clearly proved that 1t is Just what
the city needs in its present emergency. 1t is
thought that the iis,h-work will be ready by
Wednesday, and the whole will be done in sea-
Ason to begin pumping before the water in the
Reservoir gives out, IL everything works well
Sapd watef-takers are not wasteful,
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Other Roreiun Matters.

LONDON, Feb. 5.--The government scheme
for increasing the efficiency of the army is more
comprehensive than supposed The purchase
system will be completely abolished, and volun-
tary enlsments encouraged by the offer of in
creased inducements.
Samuel Roberts Groves and William Rathbone,
members OF parliament from Liverpool, at
meeting OF the Liverpool chamber of commerce,
expressed the hope that Minister Scheuck would
be enabled to settle the Alabama claims in a
manner satisfactory to both governments. Both
expressed the conviction that all native born
Americans cherish an affection Tor England,
while only allen residents were hostile to En-.
GLAND
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KILLED BY FALLING TREE.-On the S1st
ult., Mr.. Franklin Mead, Of Lunenburg, while
out housekeeping in company with two other
men, was struck by falling tree, and injured
so severely that he lived but two hours after the
accident. The tree was felled by his two COM
pauions, but did not come down in the direction
they anticipated. When they saw it falling
towards MIR. Mead they called to him to "look
out for himself" but he having lost the sight
of one eye, it is supposed did not see which way
to turn, and jumped directly beneath the falling
mass Mr.. NJ. was forty-uine years OF age, and
leaves wife aud two children.
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CnsunIlies.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

NAILHOAU ANIIDENT.
MEMPHIS, Feb. g. The train which left New
Orleans, Thursday evening, for Louisville, was
thrown from the track at Bayou Chito by a
misplaced switch. One sleeping car went over
a high embankment and tell upon its side, and
another rested upon that car and the embank-
ment, at an angle of forty-dve degrees. 10 the
rear car the passengers were thrown from their
berths, and several were severely bruised No
one was killed. Some one had fampered with
the switch, as the lock was found broken and
lying near 1t.
LOST IN THE ICE.
Po'KEEPsIE, Feb 5.-Four fishermen, lost by
the breaking away OF the ice in Haverstrsw bay,
yesterday, were rescued at midnight. Their
hands, feet, noses and ears were frozen. They
now are with their families, and it is thought
that with careful nursing, they will recover
About 100 persons were caught on the ice when
1t started. Many of these jumped into the river
and swan ashore. No lives were lostl
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New YORK, Feb. 5-lGdnight- was
clear and cold, with brisk northwest wind, till
near sunset. The thermometer now is at seven
degrees above zero. Midnight kilograms report
the temperature as follows: Oswego three be.
low; Rochester, two below; Buffalo, two above;
luth seventeen; Corlnne, thirty.fye; CHEYENNE
flfty-eight; St. Paul, eighteen. At Norfolk,
Va, snow is falling, with the thermometer at
tWenty-Seven.
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ieet, finally succeeding in the almost incredible
ledt OF noosing the animal with one of the reins
Ihen he crowded the horse swiftly to the side
walk, and halted him, completely tanned, against
store, his own pace being so furious that be
actually rode into the store before he could
cheek the mustang. The vauqucro was a native
Californian.
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Criminal Record.
ELECTION TROUBLES

TRENTON, Feb 5.-The trial of Francis Sands
a constable of Camden county, charged on three
indictments with preventing colored voters from
exercising the franchise at the late election in
Camden county, was closed at Trenton, yester-
day morning, the jury coming into court at s
O'Clock with n verdict on the first and third
counts, which charge him with interfering with
the line of colored voters who awaited their turn
to reach the ballOt-boX. The second count,
charging that Sands interfered with three colored
voters just before the ballot-boX was broken
and destroyed was thrown out The testimony
was yoluminous, and the summing up of the
counsel for the government occupied five hours,
and that of the counsel for the prisoner nine
hours. Twenty one indictments for the same
offence remain to be tried. The next case is that
of james S. Henry, justice of the peace. The
highest punishment for the offence of which
Sands has been convicted is a fine of $500 and
three years Imprisonment.
EXECUTION.
BEAUFORT, N. G, Feb. 5.-Dumer Hurget
colored, was executed here yesterday for the
murder of the Rev. Absalom Fisher negro
preacher, in July last He left a full confession
of his crime.
THE PHILADELPHIA BANK ROBBERY.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-Murphy, one Of the
watchmen of the Kensington bank, has been
suspended on account OF disObeying ORDERS
The reason the neighbors were not alarmed by
the hammering of the burglars is thus explain
ed: One OF the watchmen is a sort Of a shoe
maker, and he has been accustomed to bringing
in his bench and working at night. When the
people heard the hammeIing they thought il
was he hammering on his lapstone. Had not
Mr.. Murphy disobeyed the order in the first
place the robbery would not have been commit
ted. He was notified not TO admit any person
after the closing of the bank
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mjsteIlameous.
WARREN's
DRUG STORE!

WE TAKE THIS METHOD ofealline lie
Intention OF the good people of Worcester County and
the public generally, to the fact that AT the Apotheear
store Of EDWIN A. WARREN can be found one ftbe
best assortments PURE DRUGS in the ctv Hlsstore
Is very centrally located, being in the Bay state House
HIS DRUGS ere selected with great care. nothing
but the best and purest the narke affords being aeee
ed consequently AL medicines RON his scre can h. 70
He'd uponas being strictly pure
MIR WARREN ha' also a good assortment Of
Patent Medicines, and all the differ mt kinds Of Herb
Roots, Banks 60, which are FRESH and nice and ,uef
an endless variety of Wallets, there never was before in
Worcester
HE ALSO makes a not Poisonous Hair Restorer.
which does not contain any Lac sulphur Sugar of Lead
&c This will turn grey hair to its original color.
"AkKEN'S Wild Cherry Extract Is excelle Mt
Tor Coughs and Gods, least that Is what ali those
say who have takenlt
HE HAS MANY other articles of great merit
which we VIII not refer to here but would recommend
all wien IN tue city to give him call and ace for them
selves the r'st collection of first class goods.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

The Clinton Coufant has the following nc-
count Of the attempt of girl to escape from the
Industrial School at Lancaster. 1t refers, prob
ably, to Louise J. Stone, the Cambridgeport miss
who ran away with a mau named Libbe, about
two months ago.,
"Last Saturday morning. the girl In the In
dustrial School Of whose varied experiences we
gave an account few weeks since, again es-
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The Coal Miners, strike,

READING, Pa, Feb. 5.--The board of trade
has called meeting for Tuesday, to take meas
ures to obyiate the difficulties arising M M The
coal strike. A concerted action all over the
state Is proposed
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

FENIAN FUNDs.-rhe old Worcester "Circie
of Fenian Brotherhood" having on hand money
collected in 1866, when there was a Fenian
movement against Canada, has now pat some OF
it to good uses. AT special meeting held a
day Or two since, the Circle voted as follows:-
That FIVE hundred dollars be sent by committee
to the Irish txiles lately arrived in New York /;
that one hundred dollars be given to the Sisters
of Mercy in this city, for the benefit of the de-
serving poor, and that the remainder be held on
deposit by the present trustees.
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Our New York Dispatches.

Fearful Accident 10 IA Horse Cnr-End of
LIfc Insurance COmpany-Ch Charged
with Heavy Smuggling Suicide m n
Fit of JeRIOusy-VesseI Loads of Pro-
visions for France-KiII by N Mule
Solid silver Service for Booth, etc.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

DON'T WASTE THE WATER.-The attention
of all water takers is called to the notice of the
city engineer, published this morning. 1t will
h. seen that it is imperatively necessary that
the utmost prudence should be used by every
one supplied. The amount Of water now in
store docs not exceed fourteen days supply,
which amount is being rapidly diminished in
the formation of ice by the severe cold of the
last three days. The disaster to the stand pipe
tower by the gale of Saturday morning, is being
as rapidly repaired as the severe weather will
permit. Its reconstruction will occupy at least
one week. The vigilance of each citizen is re-
lied upon to curtail the consumption as near to
the limit of their actual necessities as possible
THE TRoT on THE ICE.-The biting cold
weather of Saturday afternoon prevented a full
attendance of either horses or men at Lake
Quinsis almond to see and take part in the trot
on the ice Of the nine trottefs entered, but
four started, and one of those dteT out after the
first heat. The race was well contested, how
ever, as appears by the fact that each of the
three got heat, and only three heats were trot-
ted. George H. Waters Belle Hewins won the
first heat, Moses Dollen's Lady Hale the second
and L. Whitney's Lady Knox the third; Henry
Washburn drew out his Nabby after the first
heat, and the race remained unfinished between
the three named, being postponed until this af-
ternoon at two o'clock. The judges were Geo.
R. Wesson, w. NJ. Mandell and Harry Bradley;
the starters, W. Haas and Henry Nutting.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

ESCAPE OF Col. ALEXANDER. Saturday 5
evening papers contained accounts OF the es-
cape from custody of Col. Alexander, the dis
tinguishe1 foreign corn doctor or "chiropodis,t
who stopped at the Bay State house in this city,
some weeks last summer, and was shortly after
wards arrested in North Brookfeld FOR defraud-
Ing the United States government at New Or
leans. When arrested his baggage was at the
Bay State house as security for an unpaid bill;
but he protested innocence Of the crime with
which he was charged, and tried the tear
trick upon the officers in support of his state
mcnt. His emotions were wasted, however, for
after an examination before Commissioner Hal
lett, Of Boston, he was retained for examination
at New Orleans. United States Marshal Wing
accordingly started south with him last week,
and on Wednesday night the Colonel" quietly
left the train at Wilmington, Del. He was in a
sleeping car with Wing, who was not aware of
his absence until the train arrived at Washing
ton, several hours later.
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daurtester 4ailp Spp,
CITY NEWS.

One of our advertisements to-day relates TO
the drawing classes at the Institute.
Another levee at Webster square, to be given
by the ladies of the Methodist church, is adyer-
tised this morning
1t was very cold yesterday, and that is stating
the case in terms too mild to fully express the
state of the weather.
Nine prisoners and twelve dodgers were shield
ed from the bitter cold of last night by the nos
pitable walls of the police station.
The quarterly meeting OF the Worcester county
young mems Christian union will be held in the
Congregational church in Clinton, on the 2Sd
inst.
Rev. L. White, after preaching in PhillipSton
between eight and nine years, has closed his Ia
bors, and is about to remove to new field in
his native state, New Hampshire.
Mrs. John Murphy, of Gilbertville lizard
wich), recently gave birth to triplets, two
daughters and son, all weighing twenty-three
pounds.
During the gale of Saturday morning,
chimney on the bank building, on Foster street,
was blown down and fell through the roof,
doing considerable damage.
Every scat in the theater was filled Saturday
night, and John Owens furnished fun for every
body in the house. Any one who is not i'm
pellcd TO laugh at his rendering of "Sclon Shin
gle" in "The Peoples Lawyer" should be given
up as a hopeless case.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

TEMPERANCE.--The newly elected officers Of
Charity lodge of Good Templars will e publicly
installed at Temperance hall, this evening, The
exercises will be varied by vocal and instru-
mental music W D. Hilton, Esq, superintend-
ent of the Providence and Worcester railroad,
who has made many friends in this city by his
earnest, practical and eloquent temperance adj
dresses, has accepted an invitation to be pres
ent, and is expected to speak. Addresses are
also expected from Rev W Pentecost, of Chari-
ty lodge, and Others.-W ashingtonian division,
Sons of Temperance, is rapidly growing, many
new members having Joined since the division
went into the new hall. The public meetings,
under the auspices Of this division, are well
conducted and Interestingly good degree OF
interest in the temperance reform is manifested
in New Worcester, where the Good Templars
are exercising an excellent influence.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

DEPOT BROKEN OPEN AND BAGGAGE RAN
sAcKED.-The freight room of the Norwich and
Worcester railroad, in the Foster street depot,
was entered some time Saturday night, or very
early Sunday morning, by a burglar or bur-
glars, who broke open three vaises and trunk,
and scattered the contents promiscuously
around. What they got Of value is not known,
as the owners of the baggage left it until Mon
day, and it is not known whether or not
either the valses or the trunk contained valu-
ables. The baggage room was entered from the
inside of the depot, to which the thieves gained
access in q way not yet known. They went into
the baggage room through window, which
they opened by first breaking out pane Of
glass. While in there they opened the trunk,
which evidently belongs to lady, for dresses
and other female apparel were strewn about
the floor. They also forced open one side
of Mr.. Davis desk, throwing the papers
out upon the floor in their disap-
pointment at not finding anything Of
value They tried the other side of the desk,
which contained twelve or fifteen dollars worth
of stuff, but this they did not succeed in open
ing. Having done all this, they took the three
valises and carried them to a car standing in the
depot, and there tumbled the contents out.
Where the Waterman employed TO watch the
station was during all this time does not APP
pear. He is a man somewhat advanced in
years, and so troubled wi h deafness that a
great deal of mischief might be done without
his knowledge if he did not see the perpetrator
In this case it would seem the fellows must have
used light, or how could they see to rummage
the baggage?
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

The CITY COUNCIL will meet tonight, and at
the close of the regular business the newly
elected mayor, Hon. Edward Earle, will take the
oath Of office from Hon. Henry Chaplin, the re-
tiring mayor. This will be done in joint con-
ventiou Of the boards, and will simply consist
of installing the mayor, without extended for
maity, and will occupy but little time.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-06

MUNICIPAL CoURT-Three persons received
sentences of imprisonment in the house of cor
rection for terms Of three months, at the mu-
ncipal court, Saturday morning; John Ban
ming, an old man OF sixty, for fornication, Fran
ces Phillips, for the same, AID Morey L. Britton
for drunkenness, second offence. John Beety,
for keeping an unlicensed dog, was fined $15
and costs.
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TIE RIGHTS OF COLOR.

The supreme court for the District of Columbia
yesterday affirmed the Judgment OF the lower
court allowing Caroline Brown, colored, the
verdict of $500 for forcible election from car
on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown
railroad.
terdhy over an agreement by the senate comm t.
tee on the District of Columbia to report bill
compelling colored children to attend the white
schools in this city. 1t is claimed by its oppo-
nents that it will utterly ruin the public school
system here. The schools are now separate and
are in a most fourishing condition.
TEMPERANCE.
Vice-President Cofax addressed large audi
ence in Lincoln hall, this evening, on temper
ance.