Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-18

imantic with "A view of erecting a large silk
mill in the spring. A gentleman in Massachu-
setts has also been looking about, and thinks of
moving his BUSINESS shoe factory of $50
hands-to Willimantic, if he can get proper en-
enlargement.
Some more "non-explosive" oil has belied It's
name in Hartford by exploding with great
vigor blowing small boy quite distance and
cauterizing him somewhat thoroughly.
A wildcat, weighing twenty-SX pounds, was
shot on Wednesday, not far from Middlebury
Center, by George Prtchard, of Waterbury.
The animal was'Or grayish color, with teeth
nearly an inch in length aud savage beast for
ms quiet a village as Mddlebury. The dogs fol-
lowed it for four miles.
The engine house of the Providence, Hartford
and Fishbill railroad, took fire on Wednesday
afternoon, by the spontaneous combustion of
lot of old waste used in cleaning locomotives.
But for the timely aid of the citizens the build
ing would have been entirely destroyed. No
alarm was raised.
The New London Star says; "Mrs. Phoebe
Strickland, the mother of Messrs. Charles w.
and James l.. Strickland, completed the ninety
seventh year of her age Thursday, nearly score
of years beyond the allotted period of life Not
withstanding this fact she is in good health, vi
vaciOus and retains her faculties almost unim-
| paired"
The New Haven Palladium says "Hon.
Henry Hammond has declined to allow the use
! of his name in the republican convention OF the
third district, and Windham county has not yet
agreed upon a candidate. 1t is to be hoped that
out of the indecision of his opponents, Mr.
| Starkweather may secure the nomination. 1t is
| time that the absurd rule Of rotation was
| broken"
The trial of the Tarifville desperadoes began
at that place Friday The complaint against
Joseph Forsythe Thomas Forsythe and James
Roberts, for blowing up the powder magazine
of Smith & Ripley, the Connecticut West
ern railroad contractors, was first taken
up. Roberts pleaded equity" and was
used as evidence for the state against
the Forsythes, who pleaded mot guilty"
The trial lasted through the day. and resulted in
binding over the parties TO the next term Of the
superior court under bonds of $500 each. The
Forsythes found bail; but Roberts, for want of
bail, remains in custody.
James Wilson, otherwise known as John Mar
shall, who is now under sentence for the murder
of Mr.. Willard, the former warden of the state
prison, was noted as a punster when confined
in the jail in Norwih. He has not lost that gift
in the fifteen years of rough experience that he
has had since that sojoun in our county
boarding house. In a letter recently written by
him to legal gentleman, he remarked; 81 must
confess that l was very much surprised to learn
that there was any higher court of errors than
the one before which had my trial for murder.
did not suppose that there could be any other
tribunal which could possibly commit greater
errors than the one which tried me, but it
eCCuo ludI nave lOI T-dCuct luC up Vi INC
ladder yet"
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Press says: Mr. J. B. Bishop,
formerly of this paper, and now connected with
the New York Tribune, is on visit TO this city.
We are glad TO learn that he is succeeding fine
ly in his new position"
Mr.. Francis Lawton, formerly of Providence
and a graduate of Brown university, has Just
resigned bis position as editor of the New York
Weekly Tribune, for the purpose of going into
business.
The receipts of the six entertainments of the
Drummer Boy of Shiloh at Providence last
week were $4,000, a very handsome sum, which
will materially aid in the relief of soldiers fam
lies who are suffering. So many were disap-
pointed at being unable to obtain admission,
that Prescott Post has wisely concluded to give
six more representations in March, commencing
the 20th.
W. NJ. Horton and family, of Central Falls,
narrowly escaped suffOcahon, on Wednesday
night, by the escape of coal gas from a stove.
At nine O'Clock, Thursday morning, their child
was awakened by the ringing Of the school bell,
and found her parents in a stupor from which
she could not arouse them. The assistance Of
the neighbors was called, who succeeded in
bringing them from their death-lke sleep.