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

perjury
the recent trial of John Woods for murder.
John Lucas, ship carpenter, of Newburyport
is the name of the person killed ON the Eastern
railroad, on Monday.
MAINE
LEWISTON, Jan. 18.-The decision of Judge
DanfOrth and Hon. Thomas S. Lang, referees in
the case of Jesse l.. Lyford of Lewiston vs. Otis
N. Cutler Of New York, was opened Wednesday
in the supreme court for this county, The suit
was to recover Il note for 81 900 and interest,
given for horse sold by Mr.. Lyford to Mr. Cut
Ter. The referees awarded to Mr. Lyford 81 :
9S4.14 the costs of reference, 1920, falling to the
defendants to pay.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch from Lake
Village says that about seven o'clock this morn
ing severe shock or explosion was felt there
1t appeared TO pass from east to west and was
so strong as to jar houses and shake crockery
and stoves. The whole village felt the shock
and persons who had not risen started from
their beds in fright. Logs in the bay that had
frozen in were started from the ice.
dispatch from Laconia states that an earth
quake passed there this morning, making deep,
heavy, rumbling noise. A dispatch from Lam
caster makes no mention of any shock there
The reports of the earthquake caused considera-
BILE talk here, but we have not heard that any
shock was experiencedin Concord. Some think
that the reports at Lake Village and Laconia
were caused by the bursting of ice in Lake VIM
nipissCOgee, or the explosion of some powder
mill.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 1S.-The supreme judicial
court commenced a session yesterday at Exeter
Judge Smith presiding. 1t is civil term, but a
special grand jury has been drawn. In the case
of Samuel Marble against William Murphy, for
the murder of Marbles wife at Plaistow several
months since, owing to illness District Attorney
Small was unable to be in attendance.
MANCHESTER, Jan. 1s.-The democratic I'd
ifNtan1 4pr
chester this morning, was called TO order at
eleven O'Clock, by General Israel Hunt of
Nashua, who was chosen temporary chairman
Aaron Whttemore, of Pembroke, was elected
permanent chairman. Ii was voted to proceed
TO ballot. Whole number OF votes, Jap, all of
which were tor Samuel N. Bell, of Manchester
committee waited on Mr.. Bell, who appeared
and accepted the nomination in pertinent re-
marks and was received with enthusiasm, The
committee on resolutions reported, reaffirming
the state resolution and pledging to support the
candidate, Mr., Bell, the nominee, is a gentle
man OF unhlemished reputation, possessed of
ample means, highly public spirited and nm
douhtedly the strongest man the democracy
could bring out at the present time. He is the
youngest son of the late Chief Justice Samuel d.
Bell, native of Chester, about forty years Of
age, and graduate of Dartmouth, OF the class
of lS47, He commenced the practice of law at
Manchester in 1850, where he is now engaged
in a large and lucrative practice, and recognized
as one OF the ablest lawyers of the state.
MOUNT WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--It has been
remarkably clear on the submit with clouds in
the valleys westward. The lakes in Maine, as
they reflect the sunlight from the newly formed
ice, were Almost us dazzling as the sun itself,
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Jan. 1S-The barns of Mrs. All.
leu Judd and Mrs. Horace Butler were burned
wednesday morning, the fires being set by in
cendiares