Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-26

rise TO much speculation as the time for the as
sembling of the legislature approaches. The
majority of the representatives elect, undoubted-
ly owe their election to republican votes, yet the
disadvantages under which Mr.. Pike abors, of
being Methodist clergyman, and strongly iden-
titled with the temperance reform, indicate that
Mr.. Weston, who is undeniedly popular as a
liberal democrat, will find sufficient favor to Sc
cure an election. OF the ten senators elected,
five are democrats and five are republicans, OF
the remaining two, probably the one to succeed
Mr.. ThraSher, deceased, will be republican as
the constitution provides that the candidate re-
| ceiving the next highest number Of votes is
elected. The remaining vacancy depends on the
choice Of the house, which, il democratic will
put in a senator of that stripe. The senate viii
then be evenly divided,
The twenty-siXth annual meeting Of the stock
| holders of the Northern railroad assembled IN
Phenix hall, Concord, on the 25tb, the president,
| Hon. 0nslow Steans, in the chair. Inc direc-
TORS report the gross income of the road, includ-
ing interest during the past year to be $40 634.4O;
| exnenditures 1877 .567; leaving net income of
S1S5,778 This is S76O24 less than last year,
| owing to the great increase OF expenditures,
| Amounting TO some S101 Jos. OF this there has
| been paid for a new bridge across the Connect
cut river at West Lebanon, S21 ,642; for land and
| improvements at same place, S14 $40; excess of
| new rails and sleepers over last year, $40, 70S;
| increase of full expense, ST. ,716 repairs of To-
| connective at the Canaan accident, $1,000. A new
twenty-one gravel cars, besides rebuilding sew.
eral old ones, have been added. The directors
declare eight per cent dividend the necessary ad-
diton to net income required for the same being
taken from the reserved funds.
VERMONT.
On the 23d, some $50, 900 worth of stock was
pledged by five gentlemen toward the organiza-
ton of company for the manufacture of rail-
road cars in Rutland.
horned toad from the swamps of Nevada
came through the mail distance of three thou
sand miles to u merchant of Wilmington last
week, having rode the whole distance eucased
in sardne box, from which he was taken out
in the best of health and spirits.
The sons of Vermont residing in New York
have organized social club, under the name of
"Green Mountain club" and are fitting up
| house on Path street. near 9Th avenue, for their
headquarters. D, p. Chandler, president of the
First national bank of Woodstock, has been
elected president of the organization.
DIR. Horace Webster, a Vermonter and grad
uate Of Norwich university eX-president of the
| college of the city of New York. and Emeritus
| professor OF philosophy in that institution, is
reported to be lying at the point of death. His
disease, softening of the brain, which has hith-
| ertO caused great anxiety and distress to him
self and friends, is now affecting him in an ag-
| graVated form.
| CONNECTICUT.
Meriden local celebrities will support Mrs.
Scott Sddons in the play of The Lady of Lyons
the coming fall.
nine years old son ofGeorge Wells, of Madi-
son,was accidentally shot lasttweek while playing
with pistol and probably fatally injured.
West6eld at its meeting on Saturday last,
dismissed the question for the present of pur-
chasing a steam fire engine, and the proposed
water works.
The Elm city laundry, in New Haven, has
done business with the Yale college students
amounting to several thousand dollars term
for years, and has lost but about three hundred
dollars in all.
On Friday morning, the 18th inst, girl thir-
teen years old, daughter of Milvern H. Atwood,
of Ph9niXville, Eastford, was instantly killed by
being run over BY a loaded horse-cart while on
her way to school.
The New London Star says that preparations
for building the government wharf at the site of
the hoped-for navy yard, are being vigorously
made, and the work, it is expected will be COM
pleted by September LIST.
VIM. Lochbaum, of New Haven, was found
gully by the superior court, Saturday, of fraudu-
lent voting in the fourth ward of that city at
the last state election The penalty is one years
imprisonment and a fine of 500. The demo-
cratic leader Baron Schleigel," is under bonds
to answer to the charge of aiding this man in
| voting illegally.
Two gentlemen going to Providence from New
| Haven, Tuesday morning, with the remains of a
deceased friend, put the coffin on the Shore Line
| train at eleven A. M, and by mistake took the
Hartford train themselves, not discovering their
whereabouts until the conductor called for their
tickets.
The Colt fre-arm factory at Hartford, which
formerly manufactured nothing but shooting
irons, is now making, besides pistols and Cat.
ling guns, padlocks with glass plates over the
key hole, that show every evidence of distur-
bance by cracksmen; the Baxter portable en-
CINE, of which 200 have been built; hay forks
earth closets and sewing machines.
10 will Of no LOT I.,, H-n.
mitted to probate. The estate is valued at 500
900, which is divided between his wife and
grandson, Reginald T. Sperry; the entire prop
erty, except her half in the house and lot, to go
to the grandson on the death of the widow. The
COurant thinks the will will be contestedIon the
| ground that DIR. Sperry was not of sound mind
when it was made.
The parade of the Meriden fire department on
the 18th, though less extensive than that of last
| year, was an imposing affair. The Douglass
hose and the Russell hook and ladder compan-
les of Middletowu participated in the display
The Madison cornet band furnished the music.
The uniform of the companies, the Washington
hose in green, the Parker hose in blue, and the
other companies in red, presented pleasing
contrast to the eye of the spectator.
gentleman in New Haven has been picking
tulips from plant which has been cherished by
the family for more than sixty years. This calls
to mind the furore which prevailed in Europe on
the subject of tulips, about 230 years ago. EnOr-
nous prices were paid for favorite plants, and
one instance is recorded where single one,
named the "Vieeroy," was sod for 4,203 guild
ers. Prices range not SO high, nowadays, but
the tulip will ever maintain an honored place in
| the floral kingdom.
| Mrs. Youngs, of Old Lyme, having dreamed
| three nights in succession that treasure was hid
den at place called Flat Rock, about one mile
| north of the village, went to the place one day
last week, with her daughter and two other la
| dies, one of them having mineral rod, and, af-
| ter digging some time, came on an old earthen
| churn. In ii was found a pewter cup contain
ing specie and quite large amount of old con-
tinental money of 1872, which, il is supposed
was buried by one Polly Dennison, long since
deceased. Thus encouraged, they are going
quite extensively into what is supposed to be
unknown treasures.
William Sheldon of Longmeadow, noted for
his peculiar habits, died in that town on the
Path aged eighty-three He was the only child
of the late DR.. Sheldon of Springfield, and for a
time was a student in Williams college. He
was never married, and for fifty years never
attended church or any public gathering.
Formerly he was contributor to the public
press, but of late years he amused himself by
writing pamphlets on all conceivable topics
One Of his latest vagaries was concerning the
navigation of the air. At thirty years OF age
he was feeble in health, and adopted a rigid
system of dietics, always having his food
weighed before eating it. When he died he was
large and heshy. He had full faith that he
should live TO be hundred years old.
New Haven paper says: "ln our dispatches
from New York city appears an account of the
arrest of a fellow in New York on whom was
found Written contract for the delivery of five
girls every week to some person in Connecticut
for the purpose of prostitution. 1t is reported
that one of the high contracting parties in this
beastly business of inticing young girls to ruin,
is resident of New Haven, and that he has
been Tor about year past in receipt from time
to time of girls procured by his New York
agent, who are consigned to a living death in
the brothels of New Haven. Our state is ex-
pending money for the rescue and reformation
Of young girls led estray, and benevolent ladies
in this city are giving their time and means for
the same object; but here is a stream of mighty
turned upon us that may well discourage the
efforts of the benevolent"
The New Haven correspondent of the New
York Globe gives the following, which is too
good to lose: "There was good story current
last term, which in some way leaked out beyond
the confines of faculty reservation, but has
never yet seen light in print. 1t happens that
one OF our city democratic politicians has a son
n mpmhar Cf NI,a Goo sr,1