Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-16

started and ran over him, killing him instantly.
His remains will be brought east for interment;
Rape was attempted upon a hve years ola
daughter of Geo. Lent of Thompsonyille, the
other day by brutal lad OF sixteen, named
Poole. When he found his nendlsh design
| thwarted, he choked the poor child until she
| was almost strangled. He was Immediately ar
| rested and is now in Jail awaiting trial.
Evidence of conclusive nature is accumulat-
| ing against the Blake family. The elder Blake,
| who lives at SEYMOUR has been interviewed"
| by Hadding, who acted the part of friend of
young Blake, and who contrived TO draw from
| the old man the admission that he knew of the
| murder of Mr.. Fenn A young sister of Blake's
has also confessed that her brother had boosted
of finishing OFF, old Mr.. Fem.
1t is stated in our dispatches, that a large I'M
owned bed of oysters has been discovered on
the shore OF Long Island, rear Huntington
Bay, opposite Stamford, Connecticut, from
which the discoverer took one hundred and
fifty bushels of oysters, and received $500 from
parties in New York for information as to its
locality. There is great excitement among the
oystermen in consequence. 1t may be recol-
lected that some ten or twelve years ago SIM
liar discovery was made in Long Island Sound,
and was expected suddenly to enrich the
finders. But the oysters themselves, although
large and fine looking, were so briny that they
were utterly unfit for food. The Find" was
anything but lucky one and this may prove
to he equally worthless.
er members of his family, an infant year old
and daughter of fourteen years, have died with
in the last six months so suddenly and under
such circumstances as TO excite suspicion as to
the cause of their death. When Mr.. Sherman
died q post mortem examination was held on
his body, which showed Inflammation of the
stoma oh and liver of an aggravated character.
A chemical analysis disclosed the presence of
arsenic in both those organs. Last Saturday
the remains of the daughter and the infant were
both 1iSinfprrp0 for a similar examination and
analysis. The result has not yet been reached.
There is of course a good deal of excitement
over the matter, and many rumors are afoat in
reference to it, but no satisfactory theory is yet
arrived at.
burglary was perpetrated on the night of
the 18th on the premises of L. Bloomingdale, at
the Crystal Palace store. Some 81, 900 worth of
silks were taken. The entrance was effected
from the rear, in the second story, plank or
ladder being put up to the window, the win dow
pane covered with -four paste, rag put on and
the glass drawn out. The bolt was then
slipped, and the window raised and an en-
trance effected. Nothing was disturbed ex-
cephng the silks, which were taken from the
drawers to the basement, the remnants being
left and the whole pieces taken. In the adioin-
ing drawers were hundreds of dollars worth of
lace shawls, poplins, and other valuable goods,
yet none of them were taken. This is the third
time within few months that burglaries of
this kind have taken place in the town.
The eghty-sixth annual convention of the
Episcopal diocese of Connecticut, began its ses-
sion at st. Thomas church, New Haven, Tues |
day. The following statistics were given in the |
bishops address: During the last ten years
there have been confirmed, $50; ordained to
diaconate, "a; new churches, 80; preached 1873 |
times; made 745 addresses; clergymen died, 1 8; |
clergymen transferred, 142; clergymen received, |
115. OF the 109 clergymen in the diocese in |
1851 only thirty-seven are now in the diocese.
During all this time there has been a steady |
growth. The bishop spoke very feelingly OF |
himself and the events of the past ten years. |
The following is an abstract of the official acts
for the past year: Confirmed, 500; ordained to |
the diaconate, 10 rectOrs instituted 2; clergy |
men received from other dioceses, is; clergy |
men dismissed to other doceses, 10; clergymen |
deceased 1; churches consecrated, 2; churches |
opened but not consecrated, 3; candidates for |
orders, 10; corner stones laid, 6.
RHODE ISLAND.
Hiram Kilburn, of Lonsdale, has been en-
gagged as superintendent of the POtOmska mills |
corporation of New Bedford.
Quite a number of prominent Providence
butchers have been indicted for slaughtering |
cattle within the city limits.
The brig Nellie Gay, which carries the wreck
ing expedition of the American submarine
company to Cumana bay, will sail from Provi-
dence Monday next. The delay has been occa-
stoned by the refusal of the city authorities of
Providence to allow the powder to be taken on
board while the vessel was lying at the wharf,
and the company was obliged 10 haveit brought
from New York on sailing vessel.
As only fifty thousand dollars were appropri-
ated for Fort Adams, and the previous appro-
praton is exhausted, very little work is planned
there for the present season. The permanent
wharf, of itself, needs an outlay of several thou
sand dollars, to put it in even tolerable condi-
ton, large portion of the granite front having
fallen off, and other portions threatening to fol-
low.
Bishop Clark, in his address before the Epis-
copal convention CT Rhode Island, Mt Provi-
dence, Tuesday, called the attention of the laity
to the propriety of procuring life insurance
for the benefit of the families of their rectors.
He says there is not one clergyman in fifty who
is able to save anything out of his salary for
the support of his family after he is gone, and
there is no class in the community who are, in
this respect so helpless as they.
There are now about three hundred soldiers of
the 9Th United States artillery at Fort Adams,
the number having decreased about one hun
dred within year past, through the expiration
Of the term of service of many of the soldiers,
and the occasional desertion of others. The re-
cent order reducing the pay of privates from
sixteen to thirteen dollars month after the LIST
of July is the cause of dissatisfaction among
the soldiers of this regiment. The number of
desertions will no doubt be augmented, while
few, if any, will reenlist after the expiration of
their term of service. With the present state of
feeling among the men there is little doubt but
this fine regiment will be depleted of nearly all
its privateS at the expiration of few months |
The men think there are other points where
congress might with greater propriety have ap.
piled the pruning knife.
Seventy-fve thousand dollars having been
appropriated by congress for repairs and altera-
tons to Fort Louis, popularity known as Sort
Dumping" situated directly across the channel
from Fort Adams, and distant shout one mile,
we understand work will be commenced there
next week. The late General Wool, on his visit |
of inspection to Fort Adams some six or eight |
years ago, was decided in his opinion that that |
point should be fortified. The fort was built |
during the last war with England, but was |
never fortified. 1t was built with three lin those
days. bomb-proof classmates, or rather caves for
sheltering the men from the fire of an enemy, |
to be used the same time as barracks. The guns |
were intended to be mounted on the top of these |
classmates, one of which has crumbled to decay,
The fort is built on a rock, with perpendicular |
descent on one side to the sea, and an abrupt
descent on the land side, which would render it
an easy matter for a small body of men to de-
fend it against assault by much larger force.
Commanding as it does wide range seward,
fortified with two or more fifteen inch guns, it
it would be powerful means of defence against
an approaching foe.