Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-12
New England Dispatches.
Little Girl KIIIed-OiI of Gloves by NHis-
lake - BOwdOin commencement - New
Hampshire Politics, etc.

MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, July 1l,-Alice Talbot, aged eleven,
was killed at Neponset yesterday by an express
| train.
John Morwaski, cigar maker, who has family
| in New York, died today from taking oil of
cloves through mistake.
MAINE
| BRUNSWICK July 1.-THE exercises of COM
| mencement week at Bowdoin college commenced
last night with the prize defamation by the
| Junior class, the attendance at which was very
| large. This afternoon Rev. L. 2. Parker of
| Hartford, Conn. delivered an address before the
| alumni. In the evening there will be Il concert
| by the Germania band of Boston, assisted by
Miss Annie L. Cary, of Boston. Tomorrow,
| wednesday, the exercises of the graduating
| class take place. There are but sixteen gradu-
| ates this year, smaller number than that of
any class since 1852. The board of trustees
met yesterday, but their action relative to
successor to President Harris has not yet trans
pired. The board of overseers meet to-day.
BRUNSWICK, July 1.-THE fourth annual re-
gatta of Bowdoin college took place to-day on
the Androscoggin. The four-oared race between
the Juniors and Sophomores was won by the
being A. A. Clark and ii. NJ. Heath, was won
by the former. n tub race followed, which
caused good deal of merriment. The attend
anee at the regatta was very large.
Ex-Goy. Chamberlain was unanimously elect
ed president of Bowdoin college to-day, vice
Rev. DIR. Harris, resigned.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, July 11.-There is no probability
that the democrats will attempt the removal of
Senator Smith, and things will take their course
before the senate as it is.
A charter for a horse railroad in Nashua,
identical in text with the Manchester bill for the
same, having passed the house and senate, is
before the governor for his signature. To-day
Gen. Stark, with Lewis Clark, Esq, of Manchester
as counsel, appeared before the governor TO urge
ofrrn ,rifIl hold . .la1 ~ No.,
cord appeared for the road 1t was stated that
the road was only cover to get the Acton and
Nashua road into the state, and he objected TO
the provisions of the bill.
The committee on elections in ward six, Con-
cord, in which tie seat of Hon. Samuel b. PAGE
| (dem.) is contested, have examined the ballot
| us preserved, and that counted with the repub-
| llcan pile were twenty seven democratic votes.
| This makes Mr.. Pages majority about forty,
and only four short of Judge Fowle's vote, the
| other representative from that ward. The spe-
| clal committee of the senate appointed to visit
that city have not yet prepared report, their
time having been entirely occupied in hearing
parties.
| The house was occupied with general orders
| passing to third readings "the act TO amend the
act relating to the Portland and Great Falls
| railroad, following the Portland and 0gdens-
| burg railroad TO cross the state" The appca-
| ton for renewal of the charter of the New
Hampshire Central railroad was referred to
The Judiciary committee reported on the
memorial and petitions for woman suffrage
asking leave to be excused from its further con-
| sideration, being short of time
| The committee on national affairs on so much
| OF the governors message as referred to COM
| pleting the Washington monument in view of
| the present financial condition of the state and
| from want OF information, recommend it to the
next session; and also that commission be
appointed to participate in making arrange
ments for the centennial celebration of the ma
tonal independence, to consist of the governor
| and four others.
| In the house, this afternoon q resolution of
address for the removal of Elisha j. Lane,
| sheriff, and Farnum H. Lane, solicitor of
Cheshire county, was presented, and, after a
| good deal of talk and dilatory motions, passed.
Sidney Forrest, Almighty respectable citizen of
| Belmont, aged sixty six, committed suicide this
morning, by throwing himself into the factory
| canal. He is supposed to have been insane.
CONNECTICUT.
NEW HAVEN July 11.-Prof. Noah Porter
was elected president Of Yale to-day. The pre-
sentation exercises of the class have been
largely attended. great number of the alumni
are in town. Orville j. Bliss, of Chicago, was
class orator, and j. A. Brown, Of New York,
| poet