Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-20
Our New York Dispatches.
New York COmmunists-Earthq quake
Details OF n Bloody Tragedy, the Work
of Rum-ActiOn of the Board of Fire
Underwriters, etc.

NEW YORK, June 19.-The New York com.
munsts yesterday fully endorsed the Paris com
mune in a series of resolutions, and Theirs was
denounced as a second Charles the Ninth, and
the order of his government for the indiscrimin-
ate slaughter of men, women and children by
the Versailles troops as a second st. Bartholo-
m6y massacre.
There was severe shock of an earthquake
on the northern shore of Long Island, in Brook
Ign and Staten Island, about five minutes past
10 O'Clock last night. These reports indicate
wave, the centre OF which was probably further
east-somewhere in New England.
The Ninth regiment arrived in this city from
Boston at hali-past ten a. NJ.
Later particulars show that DR.. James Con-
molly, who committed suicide last night, after
killing his two children, had been on one of his
periodical Sprees, and yesterday took occasional
doses of morphine to quiet his nerves. About
p. NJ, yesterday, he entered the bedroom OF him
self and wife, taking the children with him and
locking the door. His wife soon eudeavored to
enter, but without success. AT p. M, the Of
hcers of the 9th precinct received intelligence
from one of the neighbors that they believed
something serious had happened in Dr. Con-
nelly'S house, but on applying there they were
met by Mrs Connolly and turned away. Fin
ally policeman suspected something was
wrong, forced open the door, and found on the
bed the father and children all dead, and literal
~ bathed in blood. All had the appearance of
having been dead sometime. The weapon which
the lunatic had used lay on the bed. 1t was
carving knife with blade sixteen inches in
length and tapering gradually to a fine point.
The throats of both children had been cut, their
angular veins being severed. The throat of the
father was cut nearly from ear to ear, and there
were besides several stab wounds in the breast
and in the vicinity of the heart
DIR. Connolly was native of Ireland, aged
about 40 years, and quiet and courteous gen
tleman when not nnder the influence of LIQUOR
His wife WAS n uouUhtnr of Mrc Moruarat X i'll
wen, an eccentric lady, for whose funeral ex
penses an undertaken recently obtained verdict
of 81 400
The corouer's investigation into the circum-
stances of the Connolly tragedy began this
afternoon, the nurse of the children giving evil
dence which showed that Connolly probably
killed the oldest child while in the room alone,
after which he went down stairs, took the infant
by force from the arms of the nurse, and then
returning to the room, completed the tragedy
Mrs. Connolly continues apparently distracted,
aud can give no coherent statement of the
| affair.
At a late hour last night Philip Schofer and
| another sailor, both residing at 81 Allen street.
became engaged in a quarrel, during which
Schofer drew dirk-knife and stabbed the other
sailor four times in the abdomen, nfiicting fatal
wounds, Schoter was arrested.
The roads are badly damaged and the streams
| greatly swollen by yesterdays furious storm.
Nearly all the men employed on the new
| court house have ceased work, the commission
ers being out of funds. About $40, 900 of the
| appropriation of 100000 has been expended,
and no more money has been placed at the dis
| posal of the commissioners.
Central Park hotel made of iron, eight
stories high, andcosting S4,5000O0, is to be built
| on Forty-eighth street.
The New York board of fire underwriters this
afternoon appropriated $4,000 for the main
tenance of the fire patrol in this city till two
| years from the first of July next.
Gould, Fisk, Lane & Co., have filed an answer
| of general denial in the Heath and Raphae
suits, pending in the United States circuit court
this city, to Dust the present Erie directory, on
the road in the hands of receiver.
The billiard match for the diamond cue and
$1,000, between Cynlle!Dion, New York, cham
pion, and Melvin Foster, Norwich, Conn, was
won by Dion-1500 to GIG, Dion's largest run,
1856; average, "A 1861; Foster, So; average,
| 10 Col