Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-19

| riages and harnesses were burned. The fire is
| supposed to he incendiary. Wei insured.
! The testimony in the case of the owner of the
| dock at Lyme against the Shore Line railroad
| bridge at that place, was heard by Judge
Phelps, at Lyme, Friday. The decision of Judge
Phelps will soon put this veXed question at
rest.
A negro in the employ of Street Jones, near
| Wallingiord, during the absence of the family,
Saturday ransacked the house and ESCAPED
with considerable amount of valuables.
The river at Fair Haven was frozen over be-
fore the winters supply of oysters was brought
from Virginia, and, what is quite unusual the
Virginia waters are also frozen. All the oysters
now used in New Haven are brought opened
from Baltimore.
The summer residence of Capt. W. S. Edwards,
mile or two northwest of Bridgeport was en-
tered few nights since by burglars, and ram
sacked from top TO bottom. Many elegant and
costly articles were broken, but nothing seems
to have been carried away.
man who had gone from Hamden 10 the
shore at West Haven, claiming, Friday, got
lost in the dense fog that suddenly rose, and
the tide coming rapidly in, he was unable to
find the shore His horse soon sank from eX-
haustion. The mans cries we're at last heard,
and he was rescued when almost dead from eX-
posure.
A meeting of the menhaden oil manufacturers
was held in New London on Friday. The object
was to form an association for mutual benefit,
resented VIM. D. Hall of Wallingford was
elected president.
On Saturday, lady belonging in Bridgeport
had her pocket picked at the depot in New
Haven of her purse containing $40, ana notes
amounting TO 81 200. She did not notice her
loss until she had left the depot in the cars.
President jackson, of Trinity college, Hart
ford, lately met with an accident while visiting
his daughter in Geneva, New York, and broke
one of his ribs. He will, however, be able to
his 0utps n fine npaninar If no for
Thursday evening.
Saturday night four horses with harnesses
and carts were stolen from the barn of J. j.
Crowley, of Stamford. Sheriff Newman pur-
sued the thief and succeeded in arresting him in
Rye, N. Y. He gives his name as Stephen
Shannahan, and is desperate character.
Inc Derby Transcript has information that
the track of the whole road from New Haven 10
Derby will be laid in three weeks. The COM
pany has then only to fix the depots in New
Haven and Ansonia, and all will be ready for
the passage of trains
John l.. WatrouS, prominent citizen of Deep
River, Conn, met with an accident on the 18th
that resulted in bis death in the course of half
an hour HE had been out hunting with two
friends, and as they were returning home one
OF them slipped on the ice, causing his gun TO
go Off, the charge entering Watrous' limb be-
low the knee. The wound was not considered
dangerous, and it is thought the shock to his
system caused death. He was sixty years of
age.
The annual convention of the Connecticut
state temperance union began in Hartford on the |
18th. In the absence of Senator Buckingham, |
president of the society, President Cummings, of |
Neslyan university, presided. The morning |
session was mainly devoted to organization, A
committee was appointed TO request the adoption
Oy the democratic convention of a resolu tion in
favor OF state constabulary force to enforce
the laws against the liquor traffic, gambling and
houses of ill fame The resolution was duly
presented during the session of the democratic
and referred TO the committee on
resolutions 1t was not heard of afterwards.
The democratic state convention for the nomi- |
nation of state officers met in Hartford on the
lfth. The convention was not as largely attended
as usual it being well understood that nc chance
would be made in the state ticket, and that there
would be no strife for places on the ticket The |
was called to order by A. E. Burr |
chairman Of the state central committee who |
announced that L. S. Cleveland, of Hampton,
mad been selected as temporary chairman. The |
present state officers were nominated by accla-
nation and with cheers, viz: James Z. English |
governor; Julius Hotchkiss, lieutenant gov |
ernor; Thomas M. Waller, secretary of state;
Charles NJ. Pond, treasurer; Seth S. Logan,
comptroller.
RHODE ISLAND.
1t is stated that last year the military COM |
panies of the state expended from their own
pockets large of $50, 552 16 for uniforms,
and S9937.55 in building gun racks and other
lHCluCuIdlS.
new Temple of Honor, to be known as the
Olivet Temple No. IS, was instituted at Peace
dale on Tuesday evening. G. w. T. Herbert
N. Kimball, accompanied by officers of the
Grand Temple of Honor and several other tenn
pies of Providence went TO Peacedale and took
part in the exercises.
The cattle disease has made its appearance
among the cattle in Coventry, and as a precau-
tonary measure the town council has appointed
a committe to take the matter in charge, and to
allow no cattle to leave or enter the town with
out permit from some one of the committee
The several members of the newly appointed
cattle commission visited the farms where the
cattle disease is reported, in their respective
counties, on the nth. In Providence county
some seventy-five cattle which had had the dis.
ease were found in Smthfed and Cumberland,
but all were convalescent. 1t is very hopeful
indication that no new or fresh cases were dis
covered. And the animals that have suffered
from the disease are generally not so badly in
Jured as wasIanticlpated, and the condition of
many of them would not lead strangers to sup
pose they had been diseased at all. Seclusion,
cleanliness and careful treatment, it is hoped
will speedily rid the herds from what at one time