Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-20

field on Friday.
CONNECTICUT.
Gideon Beardsley of Bethel committed suicide
Saturday by taking poison.
The old Chapel street Congregational church
in New Haven has been purchased by C. s.
Bushnell for SO 900, and is to be remodeed
and used for business purposes.
Joseph Smith Of Southington was robbed by
two meI on the road between that place and
Meriden, on Sunday, of $40 and watch The
robbers are known and will be arrested
painter of New Haven, named Charles
Minor, fell from ladder a distance of thirty
feet, Monday, and struck upon the pavement
He was injured so severely that death will pro
badly ensue.
All the property belonging to the Air Line
railroad company has been attached to satisfy
the claim of Michael Griffin, contractor This
includes rolling stock and everything attachable
between New Haven and Willimantc.
On Saturday afternoon, a horse and carriage
were hired at the American hotel stables in
Hartford, by stranger, and nothing has been
seen of them since. A large reward is offered
for the arrest of the thief and recovery of the
property.
A barn belonging to Stephen Walmslev or
Norwalk was struck by lightning DURING the
terrific thunder storm on Saturday, and burned
to the ground. The loss is about $1,000. Light
ming struck in several other places in the vicin-
ity. doing considerable damage.
A Mr.. Derby met with an unfortunate acci-
church in New Britain. The ringing of the bell
for service loosened large piece Of slate from
the roof which fell TO the sidewalk, striking him
upon the side of the head, iniicting a serious
wound.
The Litchfeld Sentinel is enraped becanee
chills and fever are reported TO prevail in that
Town, and says: Nobody has had the chills
ana lever mere IN seyenty-seven thousand wears
unless they brought it from some other place
and then they could not keep it three weeks. D
fNa1a EuNl ~
viii be treasured by this intelligence.
jerome l.. Alvord, Of East Hamnton n do,,r.,
sheIlH Oh Mlu1leseA county, died on Saturdav
at the age of thirty-fye years most 1nnrtey,
exaIilnauon proved tnat his death was the re.
suit OF a severe kick in the stomach yyhioh NJ
received from an lrshman in Middle Asmu 'on ne
whom be attempted to arrest abont nna 1,n'
ago. Mr.. Alyord was buried Sunday. with NJ NJ
sonic hOnors. 'ia
The inanimate body of middle.aged woma,
named Ada Murphy was found in the cemeterl
al Windsor Locks, Monday. Her death wa
caused by large dose of morphine taken Wit
the purpose Of committing suicide, She was
woman of doubtful character and had mr.,
viously represented her intention to make ava
with herself on account of the uukindness :
certain persons
The intense indignation of New Haven at Nh
action OF the legislature in making an appronr
anon for state house in Hartford, found Yer
MONDAY night in an order of the court of cor
inon couhcli, tbat whenever the general al
semDiy shall appropriate the sum of S500 IN
from the state treasury tor the purpose Of 2,
pending the same in the erection and constrT,
ton Of suitable building for a state house
the city OF New Haven, we will furnish 4 prons
slle loI lhe locstioh thereoi IN said city witbou
expense 70 the state, land will make sueb fIrtbs
appropriation from the treasury Of said Civ ,
the Judgment of said committee shall deem :
quisite 20 construct suitable state house In nj
cry, hartford, II viii be recollected, was r
quired 10 furnish $500 900 and site. The of;
Of New Haven is rather indefinite since II AZ,
not kupnlate the amount of its appropriate
Possibly 100000 would suffice for erecting
suitable building in thar city, and no furtb