Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-03

| erty. The Romsh church property includes the
residence of the bishop, and st. Paups the rec
tory.
Mrs. S. Abbott of Bennington was probably
| fatally poisoned last week by installing a bottle
containing b-chloride of mercury for bottle Of
porter.
The Burlington Free Press analyses the census
returns of Vermont, and says that the figures
show the population to have gained in 95 towns
and cities during the last ten years; to have lost
| in 146 towns. The gain of population in the
| villages during the last decade has been about
| $4,000, probably little less. The loss of the
agricultural population is about 900. This is
not because farming does not pay, but because
the dairy and stock farms grow in size, by
means of their profits, and use more machinery
and fewer laborers in the cultivation. The
| growing villages economist mechanical and
manufacturing labor. In this way alone can
Vermont increase her population, and the farms
| will be more profitable as the villages are more
| prosperous
CONNECTICUT.
A warrant for S154,273 has been issued TO
Gov Jewell, on account of the war claim OF
| that state.
brakeman nam9d Campbell was killed by a
gravel train on the Valley railroad at Wethers-
| field on Friday.
Mrs Joseph Hale of Portland took dose of
corrosive sublimate recently by mistake for
laudanum. Some one who evidently had his
| WIS dUDuL ulH lui1uSulilGly gave LHG SuIlbT-
err the whites Of fifteen eggs, and her life was
| saved.
| 1t is reported that the war department has
issued orders for the abandonment of Fort Hall
on the east side of Hew Haven harbor, the forti-
ticatOn being deemed of 10 value for purposes
| of defence. The fort was constructed during
the close of the war, and cOsf the government
| about $40 900.
The divisions Of the internal revenue depart
ment in the second congressional district have
been reduced from six TO four, so that the SER
vices Of two assistant assessors have been dis
pensed with. There were thirteen divisions in
the district originally. The amount of revenue
collected in the district during the month of
May was So, 5S2S5.
RHODE ISLAND.
A Cranston farmer carried six thousand
lunches of beets into Providence market Friday
morning.
Many of the Providence pastors preached yes
terday for the last time previous 10 their Vaca-
ton.
At Newport, the old mania for velocipedes
seems TO have revived, and they are quite fire.
quently seen on the park and avenue.
The Providence Journal was issued Saturday
morning in an enlarged form and from new
building, having outgrown its old size and old
quar- tiers.
The rumors of grand hotel near the beach,
at Newport, always atioat, to be built before
another season, seem to have more foundation
in that direction.
dollhouse peaches are sold in Newport for ten
dollars per dozen, CT one dollar apiece by the
single one; and though it would be supposed
that few persons would indulge in such luXu-
ries there is a great demand for this and other
fruit at similar prices, raised under glass.
The Providence Press says: "The Boston deal
ers are after Rhode Island peas, buying them up
in such quantities that scarcity is reported
here, which keeps up the price. Under the cir
e L., a..
fourth will probably cost something if not
more
The military display at Providence tomorrow
promises to be one of unusual excellence. The
companies which will appear in the line win be
the Providence Horse Guards, Providence Ma
rine Corps of Artillery, United Train Of Arhl-
lery, companies and ID, Rhode Island Guards,
SlOcum Light Guards, Kearney Cadets, Wolf
Tone Guards, and Burnside National Guards.
The American and What Cheer bands will fur
nish the music.
The society of the army and navy of the
gulf, which meets at Newport, July It'll, will
hold its business meeting at one O'Clock p. M,
in order to accommodate officers coming from
Boston and the east by the morning trains.
Generals Mcdowell, Banks, Sheridan, Burnside
Franklin and Paine, and Admirals Bailey,
Jenkins, Thatcher, Leroy and others of the
army and navy, as well as the governor of
Rhode Island and other noted civilians, will be
present. A large attendance is expected.
The Providence Journal says: The graduates
and friends of Brown university will learn with
regret that DR.. Caswell, who has performed the
duties of head of the institution with SO much
ability and success, has determined to resign
DR.. Caswell graduated in 1922, and in 1928 ac-
cepted the professorship of mathematics and
natural philosopy, afterwards of mathematics
and astronomy, which he resigned in 1862 In
1868, he was elected president Of the university.
In his long connection with the institution he
has DrOVpl himself of sfpadfaNst
friends, and by his kind disposition and cour-
teous manners has endeared himself to the
students, while, by his learning and accomplish
ment, he has greatly advanced its interests. His
retirement will be a serious loss to it.
Under the head of gossip the following ap-
pears in a Newport letter: Mr.. Belmont's four
finland has been on the avenue this week. 1t
is a superb team and creates quite sensation
as it dashes down Bellevue, where etiquette de-
mands that everything should be taken as a
matter of course, and where it is a breach to
take second look at anything or anybody
Only seedy pedestrians and correspondents
dare to violate these established rules. To
drive on the avenue according to 10 mode
you must don your hat and an unconscious
self-possessed cOuntenance at one and the same
time, and seat yourself in your equipage with
an air Of unconcern and a resolution that moth
ing shall upset your equilibrium. Should Gin
drella's pumpkin and six pass you on the road
or should you meet Balaam himself, you must
express no astonishment-and | verify believe
nothing in the world would disturb the equa-
nimity OF some ofthe frequenters of the fashion
able thoroughfare, who take their airing as
regularly as they take their dinner.
A Newport lady writes: One of the ''institu-
lions" of the Ocean house is John, who is this
year at his post again. John knows everybody;
can tell you who everybody was before their
marriage, and by some unaccountable means is
in possession of the facts concerning the state
of the financial affairs of every guest in the
house. He is a fayOrite, and he has his favor
ties. He is always ready to point out "our
prettiest lady" and our finest gentleman" and
is apt to wax eloquent over their respective
beauty and worth, always concluding with "iust
wait now till you see emp His ideas of things
in general are pretty correct and his criticisms
on society matters are frequently very sensible
and are always amusing and entertaining. John
is indeed the prince of walters at this resort
met him on the threshold one reception night
last August, and stopped to inquire if Mrs. G
was in the house. eyes, she is, mum, and she
is all drest out in a white polly -something-or-
other, you know what tits, mum, made out of
moonbeans, call it. She's the richest widow
in dis country, and she's just with seein'P ]
found the mistress of "Armsmear" soon after
and she was attired in white moire-antiaue
polonaise, which bore lustre not altogether un-