Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-13

Charles Carter has entered a suit against
Junius Chapman, of Windsor Locks, TO re-
cover damages TO the amount of $4,000, for
breaking his leg in a recent row at the Charter
Oak house.
The contractors on the Valley railroad in the
south part of Rocky Hill lost three fine horses
some days since. 1t is supposed the feeling of
corn caused their death. Their estimated value
was over five hundred dollars
Mrs. Gridley, who charged her eoachman with
embezziing her funds, is now suffering "the
sings and arrows of outrageous fortune"
through arrests for debt. The unfortunate lady
lady seems to be completely ruined so far as
pecuniary matters are to be considered, and it
all appears to arise from carelessness and i'm
providence.
The principal manufacturing establishments of
Rockville have an aggregate of 1855 operatives,
with regular monthly payroll of $50 200. On
account of the drought these mills are averaging
less than half time, but many of them have in
troduced, or are about introducing, steam pow
err. As soon as it is possible all the mills will
have to make from fourteen to eighteen hours
daily to get up with their orders.
Two new hose carts for the New Haven fire
department arrived Saturday from Manchester,
N. H., and the new steamer for the seventh
ward (Fair Haven) will be one of the finest in
New England Many improvements have been
made in the efficiency Of the fre-alarm tele-
graph.
James Farrell, who died at Collinsville last
week, was member of company Z, sixteenth
regiment, c. v, and was captured with most of
his regiment at Plymouth, n. c., and his death
was caused by the effects of coufinemen: in An
Jacksonville prison. He was thirty-siX years old.
Mr.. John Sutliffe of Meriden recently made
an assault upon Mr.. Hiram Foster on account
OF some hard feelings caused by the defeat of
Mr. Foster for director of the firm of Foster,
Merriam & Co., and was ar ested Tuesday. The
trial was begun in the police court, and will
probably last several days. Both are prominent
citizens and church members, and the case
creates quite a sensation.
A young man entered a saloon in New Haven,
Tuesday morning, called Tor a glass of beer and
offered a bill in exchange Mrs. Schinsel, in
attendance, was changing it when he seized her
pocket-book and struck her violent blow in
the face, and was about to kick her after she
had fallen, when assistance arriy we'd and he was
arrested. He is from CORTLAND county, New
York
A Shore Line train met with a singular acct
dent Monday morning, about one and a half
miles beyond Clinton. The engine at this point
cast tire from a driving wheel The engineer
Immediately whistled down brakes, and the
baggage and first passenger cars jumped over
the tire while the second car threw it from
the track. The train was delayed several hours
by the accident.
The will of the late Gen. Villains has been adj
mitted TO probate. The Norwich free academy
receives portion of the old homestead on con-
dltian OF giving free tuition to four pupils from
StOning{12, and four from North Stonington.
Other bequests are: American board of foreign
missions, $1,000; Bible society, $1,000; American
home missionary society, $1,000; American sea-
mems friend society, $500; district school in
Stonington, $500 annually; for the spiritual
benefit of the Michigan tribe of Indians the in
come of $500; Second Congregational church of
Norwich $1,000 for the support of the poor; in
digent seamen in New London, $1,000; Congre-
gational church in Stonington his interest Tone
quarter) of the parsonage.
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence, the other night, sagacious
Newfoundland dog was locked out, having over
staid his usual absence. He was found next
morning drowned in pond, having, to all ap-
pearanceS, committed suicide.