Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-22

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i, was also struck aud destroyed, and team o.
| oxen killed.
The Norwich Bulletin of the Dist saws
Hartford experienced a severe shock of earth
quake early yesterday morning. The opinion
| in New Haven is that il Hartford knows whai
is good for herself she will take the back track
on that state house business"
A fire balloon in Meriden, on Saturday night
| descended on the barn at the Ira Twiss place
| Oliver WeleS, passing at the time, saw it come
down, and Immediately removed it. Had he
not done so, the barn with its contents would
probably have been destroyed
Ira Beardsley of Monroe, some time in the
latter part of May cut his left leg slightly above
| the knee joint. The wound gave him no trouble
until three weeks ago. when it began to dis
charge and threatened TO destroy the joint. The
| mans thigh was consequently amputated, and
| he is in fair way to recovery.
The Connecticut ferryman at Lyme is the
| father of eleven children, never told lie in his
| life, nor knowingly drank drop of spirits, has
taken people across the river in bitter winter for
four cents, and works from twenty to twenty
/ one hours day. The legislature should vote
| him an appropriation.
The engine of construction train on the
| Valley road, when near COTS bridge, Rocky
| hill, Thursday, struck COW, throwing her I'M
| der the wheels. and throwing the entire train,
fifteen cars, from the track, smashing them up
| considerably. No one was injured by the acct
dent, excepting, of course, the COW.
The Westport Hour says deacons who sell hay,
and drive two yoke of cattle, should be cautious
about weighing the heavier yoke with the hay
and the lighter yoke with the cart, when the
result is $40 pounds against the purchaser. One
| good deacon rectifes such mistakes when they
become known.
The money which was stolen from Mr.. Clark
of New Haven, the treasurer or the Yale regatta
ball, has not vet been recovered although eX-
pert detectives have been on the track for some
time. The money about $500, however, was
nearly made up by subscription, so that Mr..
Clark will not be obliged, as he generously Of
fered, to make up the deficit.
On the 18th, Ada Murphy went to a store in
Windsor Locks, Conn.,, and asked for sheet of
paper and envelope. Then she asked the store
keeper if he would be good enough to write as
she dictated He did so, and wrote 81 give
and bequeath" so and so-naming sundry arti-
Giles of personal property-which she willed to
young man. She then went to drug store and
bought large dose of morphine. She said it
would be the end of her, and that the unkind-
ness of Gel tain persons whom she named, was
the cause of her death. She swallowed the fatal
drug either on the spot or after she reached the
cemetery, where her body was found by some
children.
The Connecticut senate has passed a bill
which renders null and void all business deal
ings for lquors-enables the purchaser even of
a glass of whskey to recover back the ten cents
nC pays iOi u nun anu fOlu ali sales,
transfers, contracts, quit-claims mortgages, at
tachments and leins, made in consideration
(part or whOle) of the sale of any spirituous
liquor; makes null and void all leases of prem
ises, if liquor is sold on them Furnishes by a
fine of 500, or month in Jail Tor both) the
sale OF liquor TO any minor under eighteen years
OF age; makes the person who sells responsible
for all damages done by drunken men, and per-
mits any taxpayer to sue such seller whenever
the drinker abuses his family.
James Wilson, the murderer has written q
letter TO his counsel, Mr.. Aberdeen, thanking
him for his unwearied though unsuccessful eX-
ertionS to secure new hearing of his case, and
bitterly characterizing the legislature and the
court as set of bloOd-thirsty Puritans who are
eager for the show TO come off October 18th
the spectacle of the victim dangling from the
gallows. He says he is happy, however, and
can spit upon the worst these blood-thirsty
Christians can do" Since his incarceration in
the state prison Wilson has devoted much at
tention to mechanical inventions, and has pro-
duced two, which he offers to Aberdeen in paw
ment for the latter's legal services. One lis
what he calls an Improvement in dummy en-
gines," and consists of wooden horse to be
supported in front of the engines, the object be-
ing not to Brighten horses upon the street. The
legs of the mock animal are arranged on
springs, so as to give the appearance of trotting
Less absurd is his plan for 'family fruit Jar"
RHODE ISLAND.
heY. Z. W. thurman has accepted the pastor
ate Of the Baptist church at Valley Falls.
The executive committee of the Woonsocket
agricultural society have fixed upon the 18th,
18th and 14th days of September for the fifth
annual fair Like its predecessors, it will be a
good one.
Col. David Duncan of Providence offers a re-
ward OF 500 to each member of the marine
artillery of that city who abstains entirely from
profanity during his (the colonePs) absence
which will probably be about six months.
Rev. Henry g. Stewart, who was formerly
pastor of the Baptist church at Cumberland Hill,
and who was well known throughout Rhode Isl.
and, died in Panaca City, Nevada, on the 9th
inst. He had reached his 61st year A pleas
ant man, he leaves pleasant memories
The New York seventy-hrst regiment is ex-
pected to visit Providence on Tuesday, 25th
inst This regiment was brigaded with two
Rhode Island regiments at the first battle of
Bull Run, and the intention of the Providence
military companies is to give the list cordial
welcome. A committee, with Gen. Burnside at
its head, is making suitable arrangements for
the reception.
The Rhode Island soldiers monument, to be
erected in Providence, at the expense of the
state, will be completed and dedicated in Sep
TENDER. Randolph Rogers, the sculptor, who
produces the bronze statues, has Just arrived in
Providence from Rome. The statues are now on
their way across the Atlantic. The granite base
is nearly completed at Batterson's works, in
westerly.
In Providence, Wednesday afternoon, three
colored babies in baby carriages were left on
the sidewalk on Westminster street, while their
mothers made an extensive shopping tour down
South Main street and elsewhere, After they
mad been gone about an hour and half the DO
lice took them in charge and brought them to
the Central station, at which place their pater-
nal progenitors appeared after time and re-
claimed them, being quite indignant that their
offspring should have been committed" at so
tender an age.