Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-04
New England Dispatches,
Programme for the Celebration of the So
ciety OF the Army of the POtOmaC-Bnd
Weather and Loss of Life ut Scn-FaIaI
Accident, etc.

MAINE.
BosToN, May 8.-David Harrington, mail car
rier, Oak Hill station, Brunswick, Maine, was
struck by car, and killed today, while hand
ing the mail bag to the agent on the train.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, May 3.-Arrangements of the execu-
tive committee for the annual meeting of the
army of the Potomac in Boston, 18th of May,
are about completed. Some two hundred and
fifty members of the society are expected to be
present. The literary exercises will take place
in the Globe theatre, commencing at eleven
o'clock. Major-Gen. Meade, president of the
association, will preside. The services will he
opened with prayer by Rev. Phillips Brooks,
The grafton will then be delivered by Breyet
Major-Gen. LuciuS Fairchld governor of Wis
consin, and the poem by Bret Harte. Music,
Gilmore's band. Aside from the tickets TO mem
bers, about five hundred special invitations will
be extended by the executive committee After
the literary exercises, the regular meeting of the
society for choice of officers will take place. At
half-past seven O'Clock in the evening grand
banquet will take place at the Revere house.
The British barque Eliza Avelina, at this port,
from Cardiff, experienced heavy weather, and
on the 4th of March, a sea washed overheard
John Graham, the mate, and Frederick Brown,
seaman.
This evening the friends of the art museum
held meeting at Union hall. w. II. Baldwin,
Hon. VIM. Gray, II. II. Coolidge and Rev.
James Freeman Clarke made addresses; $780,
600 have been subscribed so far.
This afternoon, Major Henry Emery of the
Merrimac house, Lowell, was, by order of the
senate, sentenced to Jail twenty five days, for
contempt, and will be brought before the SUI
preme court on writ of habeas corpus, to test
the conStitutionality of the law for the pr otec-
ton of witnesses giving evidence that might
crlminate themselves.
MAINE.
BELFAST Nav 3-Ry n vote of 5261 veas IN
y nays, the stockholders of the Belfast and
Moosehead Lake railroad voted this afternoon
to lease their road to the Maine Central compa-
ny for fifty years from the 10th of May, at an
annual rent of $4,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, May IA private letter from
Plaiuield states that Mr.. Thomas NJ Rice, of
that town, a farmer in good standing cut his
throat with jack-knife on Thursday morning,
the 9th ult. He lived until night in terrible
agony. short time slime he met with an acct
cent which incapactated him from work, and
depression of spirits resulted thercfrom. He
was Woodworking, industrious man and much
esteemed.
VERMONT
RUTLAND, May Three men, who were ar
restedta few days ago for robbng H. W, Kings
ley's clothing store and discharged this morning
for want OF evidence, were seen later in the day
making for the depot with part of the stolen
goods. An officer attempted to arrest them,
when they dropped their plumber and made for
the country. Officers are still in pursuit.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, May 8.-The Connecticut legisla-
ture convened to-day. Hon Ezra Hall of MARI
borough was chosen president pro tenn for the
senate, and L. r. Bennett of Hartford, clerk.
The house chose E. H. Bugbee, of Kilingly.
speaker and B. A. Hough of Danbury, and G,
H. Cowell of Waterbury, clerks. All repuhli.
cans. A Joint committee on the canvass OF
votes for state officers was raised, to whon was
referred the report of the board Of eanvassers
and the petitions Of the presiding officers Of
town meetings in New Haven, Enfield, and Che.
shire, praying that the evident errors in the re-
turns from those towns be corrected.
In the house debate arose on a resolution
giving this committee power 10 send for persons
and papers. The order TO fully investigate the
facts about these returns was claimed to be erro.
neous. The democrats were opposed to grant
ing such power, claiming 1t to be unconstitu
tional.
Power will probably be granted, and the leo.
stature will probably adjourn till next week 70
give the committee time for its invpstioations
and report who have received the majority Of
votes cast for governor and other officers not vet
declared elected,
Inc usual parade is omitted this year on the
hfst day OF the session. There are fewer people
IN the city than usual on such day. When
the governor is declared elected, there will prob
WY ~ palatlC Ou tub utty Vi HIS INCARCERATION
next week.
Ldter-The house was occupied through the
afternoon in the discussion of the resolution
giving the committee on canvass of votes for
governor and state officers power to send for
persons and papers, etc. The resolution was
passed, and also empowing them to sit during
the recess, aud to hold sessions at such places
in the state as they shall deem expedient.
Both houses have adjourned till Wednesday
afternoon, May 10th. Meanwhile the committee
viii examine into the alleged errors in New
Haven, Enfield and Cheshire, and report who
has actually received a majority of the votes
cast for governor. If no one has majority of
votes cast the Legislature will elect, on Wednes.
day, by ballot, and If, after ascertaining the
facts in the above places, 1t shall appear that
either of the candidates has a majority, that
candidate will be declared to be elected. The
usual election parade will probably occur
on Thursday of next week.
The wooden mills of Dean & Lamonte. Bridge
port, were burned last night. Loss, $4,000;
insured for $4,000.