Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-02
VERMONT.
CONNECTICUT.

Ezra Hoyt one of the oldest and most re-
spected citizens of Stamford, died on Sunday
last He was member of the "coast guard" in
the war of 1872.
DR.. j. J. Sperry, well known physician of
Hartford, died Saturday at his residence in that
city, aged seventy years. He leaves an estate
valued at $4,000.
The body of Joseph Leavy of Bridgeport, who
mas been missing for some days, was found in
the muddy bed Of the harbor at that place on
Friday. Supposed to be case of accidental
drowning
The man, Mason, who was arrested in New
Haven, last week, for an attempt to commit in
cest with his three daughters, was brought be-
fore the city attorney, and for the sake of his
family the case was dropped on his promising
to leave town.
Mr.. G. R. Sheppard, till recently a member of
the freshman class in Yale, has been missing for
some time. He left New Haven suddenly just
before the examination of last term, and has not
since been heard of. An advertisement has APP
peared IN the Chicago Tribune from his parents,
asking ior any information that can be given
ABOUT MN, and also stating that there is a letter
1or MN IN all the principal post offices in the
country.
Christopher Doyle, employed in the Wheeler
& Wilson sewing machine works, Brdpeport
was found lying under his bedroom window nv
policeman, Thursday morning, and altbouoh
Immediately cared for died soon after. Heis
supposed to have had an attack uf apoplexy in
the night and going to the window for air
fallen out.
Says the Hartford Post:-"In answer TO the
popular demand for the correction of a mistake
in New Haven by which one hundred more
votes were credited Gov English than were
cast for him, the Hartford Times prints an extract
from the constitution. Charged with fraud
these men do not undertake to repel or answer
the accusation, but hold on to the proceeds of
their fraud with one hand while they offer YOU
a copy of the constitution with the other"
The schooner Tilley, from Tangier Va, and
me schooner Caroline, from Georgetown, ID. c.,
poth bound for Bridgeport, have been over
n i These vessels sneaked their way along
T ene brooklyn shore up to Bridg, port; but Dr.
| Narhochan, the health officer, had a steamer
elter them, and the two captains Robinson and
,2.uuassns, were fined $25 each The CAPTAINS
| were fortunate, on the whole as the law permits
lPcSoaally 10 cases of this character of n fine of
"Du WE'VE months IMPRISONMENT
RHODE IET..D
The Providence Press saws ts'rho
oliEe Branch Temple OF Honor snaai oei ,' Vi
hlShly OF their excursion to Worcester p1o.s'iJ
weather was all they needed IN mas 'elsan y
thoroughly enjoyable" MAKE IL
In tearing down an old building in prov;ds,,o0
iast SATURDAY number of human bones that
bad evidently been long time hidden and so,'aa
portions OF female dress were found. Consda'
able excitement was aroused, the peonle sn,-
posing that some dark deed of wears 400 K
about to be unveiled. ~ 80
The cattle disease has reappeared in Rhode
| Island. In WoOns0cket, three new cases an.
peared last week. The cattle commissioner
visited the place and instituted measures of q
| curative and preventive character. In four Other
localities iu Rhode Island the disease has been
discovered during the last three weeks. In the
opinion Of the cattle commissioners, all these
cases can be directly traced 10 the West Albany
y. T., cattle yards,