Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-21
New England Dispatches.
The Boston Park QuestIOn-A swindlcr-
Suicide-LewistOn Municipal AGairs-
The New Hampshire Election, etc.
CONNECTICUT.
Especial Dispatch to the Spy.)

especial Dlspatch TO the Spy.)
PUTNAM, March 20.-A horse, belonging to
Milton George, of West Thompson, was stolen
from his barn Saturday night, and was driven
to Putnam and left hitched till Monday morn
ing. The thieves are suspected, and Deputy
Sheriff Solomon Shumway, of Webster, is after
them.
HARTFORD, March 2O-A meeting Of the
creditors ofthe Boston, Hartford and Erie rail-
road was held before John Hooker, register in
bankruptcy, to-day. Claims to the amount of
nearly 100000 were proved. The largest claims
were: j. w. Clark & CO., Boston, $3.50 900; j.
.. Aver Co., Lowell, $4,000; Oliver Ames &
Co., Easton, Mass, $4,000. Charles S. Brad
ley, Providence, George M. Barnard Of Boston,
and Charles r. Chapman of Hartford, were
unanimously chosen assignees Mr.. Chapman
was notified and Immediately accepted.
NORWICH, March 20,-The troubles at Co J.
chester are over. On Saturday, while sherif's
posse were waiting to attach the carts and
horses of the missing contractor, Meyers, the
iaoorers hltched up the teams and set out for
Middletown, the sheriff following them, but
making no effort to stop them.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, March 20.-The Boston common
council to-day voted to withdraw the bill pend
ing before the legislature for a public park.
man, giving the name of Thomas Holden,
swindled Matthew Boes & Co., State street
brokers, out OF $4,000 in Northern Pacific rail-
road bonds, Saturday, by forged checks on the
Taunton bank.
Samuel Martin of Marblehead, aged sixty,
shot himself last evening.
- The alumni Of Amherst college, residing in
Boston and vicinity, had dinner at the ParEer
house, this evening. One hundred and ten per-
sons were present, and much enthusiasm was
manifested. President Stearns and Professor
Crowell represented the college. Ensign IL.
Kellogg, of Pttsied, presided. Speeches were
made by many distinguished graduates.
SPRINGFIELD, March 2O.-The old mill of the
Critchlow button company, at Northampton,
was burned by an incendiary fire Sunday night.
Loss $4,000; insurance S10,2g0.
MAINE.
LEWISTON, March 2O.-The city government
OF Lewiston was organized to-day. Mayor Gar
celons address puts the present city debt at
SlOO0OO, and estimates that at the end of the
next fiscal year it will be $350,0GO. The increase
VIII arise from the proposed construction of city
buildings and an iron bridge, six hundred feet
long, over the Androscoggin river.
The city debt of Auburn is S126,000. ~e
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, March 20.-The Concord rail-
road company are charging their wharf accom-
modations here, owing TO the great increase of
their coal business.
There is more planting going on in this vicini-
ty than has been known before so early for
many years.
CONCORD, March 20.-Provisioual certificates
having been granted to the democratic mem
bers Of congress elect, Messrs. Hubbard and Bell
left for Washington by the morning train. Mr..
Parker of the third district will join them in
New York.
The state senate stands-fve to six as re-
ported. Fling, in the tenth district, has but SIX
majority; and Thrasher, in the eleventh, has
nineteen = both democrats. The Statesman
claims the house to stand 166 republicans TO
1874 democrats, giving to the democrats in the
organization the four labor reformers. Included
in this estimate it claims UnderhilI of Chester,
Legro OF Lancaster, Wilson OF Pembroke, and
Morse of Winchester, returned by the town
clerks as republicans.
The democrats claim, and are sure of part
If not the whole OF them, clean majority of
SIX, and liable, they say, by the vote of dis
affected or boiling republicans, to be increased
to twelve or fourteen. The alotments of office,
the complete ousting Of the present incumbents,
the change Of the acts relative to the supreme