Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-02

peIier and legislative reporter for the last two or
three sessions, had his leg broken below the
knee by a kick from his horse on Tuesday.
Robert Stewart of Caledonia was knocked
down and kicked senseess by John Cunning
ham and a crowd for an unknown reason, on the
| 29th ult.
A Bristol man who boasts that he has read an
Gent and modern history, and drove peddler's
cart thirteen years, told visiting party of in
dignant women that he thought he had a right
to whale his wife when, in his Judgment, she
needed it,
A wasp has just been removed from the ear
of Henry Allen, of Pittshed, that has been there
ually growing deaf
A fellow who stole set of blacksmith's tools
and some clothing at West Windham, recently,
was obliged to run the gauntlet to get out OF
town; and when he left it was with numerous
whip-lash cuts and sundry boot bruises
Calvin Robinson, Montpelier dry goods mer-
chant, has succumbed to debts OF S20,OOO, of
which $4,000 is in bank notes, and the balance
to his towpspeople and son-in-law Mead of Ran
dolph, who is endeavoriug to fix it up so that
Mr.. Robinson will not have to go into baiik-
ruptcy. The goods on hand and amounts due
the concern will nearly cover the liabilities.
CONNECTICUT.
Zelotes Day, an old and well known citizen of
New Haven, died on the 8Oth ult.
A barn worth $780, belonging to Thomas
Bowen of New Britain, was burned on the 80th
ult.
Rodney Hayden, carman, of Middletown,
was killed on the s0th ult., being run over by a
runaway team.
The citizens of Portland are so much disturbed
by the continual braying of a mule, that they
have complained of it to the authorities as a
nuisance.
Alexander Brooks Of Hartford, accused of in
cest with his daughter, was discharged, the
young woman having bad habit of telling
lies
The American pathological association, which
was organized in Poughkeepsie two years ago,
will hold its annual meeting in New Haven,
commencing July %.
VIM. H. Macomber, the alleged murderer of
the colored man, Alfred Lee is in Jail al New
London, awaiting his trial, which takes place ON
| Monday next.
Scott Howard while in the police court at
| Hartford, the other morning, for theft, became
| troublesome, and when an officer undertook to
take him out sprang upon him, and threw him
to the floor, for which demonstration he was
| charged SIS.
The stockholders of the New Saybrook COM
pany held a meeting at Hartford, Monday
night, and added to the articles of the associa-
ton that no horses, stables or stiles will be per
mitted on the lots of the owners, nor will the sale
of liquor be allowed on the stockholders prem
ises.
One of the largest blasts ever known in the
quarries in this section of the country was made
at the brownstOne quarry in Cromwell Friday
A solid mass of stone 1876 feet long, As feet wide
and % feet high, estimated weight 10000 tons
was moved. Drills were made five inches in di.
ameter and twenty-five feet deep. Ten kegs Of
powder were used in making the blast.
| RHODE ISLAND.
The Brown university nine defeated the Yves.
leyans, 3S to IS, at Providence, on the 30th ult,
Joe Jetferson's receipts in Providence for the
| two nights aggregated eighteen hundred and
seventy dollars.
1t is stated that the euchre players at New
| port this week utter the names of All Sin and
| Bill Nye once in two minutes on the average.
1t was very quiet at Newport Monday night,
especially in comparison with last year, when
the election of senator took place. 1t is stated
that one hundred bottles OF liquor disappeared
last year where one was used this year.
An old story has been revived, this time locat-
ed in Providence lady who had a great hor-
ror for tobacco got in railroad carriage the
other day, and inquired of male neighbor,
DO you chew tobacco, sir p? "No, madam,
don't was the reply, "but can get you
chew if you want one"
The Providence Press says: of the Worces-
ter choral union will come to Providence next
season, our citizens will be sure to give them
most cordial welcome" And the Herald adds:
" The Worcester choral union is beginning to
be appreciated here, and future visits will prob
ably prove remunerative TO its members, while
tney are sure 10 prove acceptable 10 our cltl.
Zens."
A bright fve-year old who was at chrsteu-
ing at Newport Episcopal church on recent
Sunday, reported to his mother that they had
the biggest spittoon there he ever saw and the
minister came out with long white night
gown on, man turned some water into the
splttoon and the minister washed the baby's
face in it.
President Caswell, of Brown university, calls
the attention of Gov. Padelford to the contract
designated as "a perpetual agreement made at
the January session in 1868 between the state OF
Rhode Island and the Brown university respect
ing the agricultural land fund. By this agree
ment the university agrees to educate one state
beneficiary for every one hundred dollars in
come of the fund. The bene6ciaries are to be
nominated by the governor and secretary of
state in connection with the president of the
university, and they are not to be excluded from
taking 1.-THE regular scientific and classical
studies of the university" The nominations by
the legislature, in accordance with their own
resolution, were to be made at the January
session. None have been made this year.
There are now but seven benefciaries ENJOYING
the benefit of this fund, twenty more may be
appointed. The university has expended from
Its own funds between four and five thousand
dollars in locating lands, with the hope and ex-
pectation of realizing a larger sum of money
than could be obtained by a sale of the scrip.
In the failure of nominations, neither the state
nor the university is receiving the benefit con-
templated in the agreement.