Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-04
New England Dispatches.
The American Board Of Foreign Mis-
siOns-ScnndaIOus Divorce Casc-COn-
necticuI Politics, etc.
CONNECTICUT.
ISnecinl nisnntch tn the Sny-l

NONNENllNtIs
Especial Dispatch to the Spy
DANIELsoNvILLE, Oct "A barn adjoining
and in the rear of the Minnetexit house, belong
ing to the widow Young, caught fire this evening,
and got well under way before the alarm was
given. For time, it was feared the hotel would
be consumed, but the fire was finally put out,
after the barn was consumed. Damage, proba-
bly, small; insured
HARTFORD, Oct. 3.-Rev DIR. VIM. Jarvis,
father of Mrs. Col. Colt, died in this city to-day
aged seventy-SiX years.
Returns from ia towns show that the repub-
licans carried, on Monday, siXty-seven, the dem
ocrats thrty-seven, and in sixteen mixed tickets
were elected
MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Oct 3.-The American board of
commissioners for foreign missions began its
annual meeting, at Salem, to-day. The secre-
tary's report shows that S4S POI have been ex-
pended in the Sandwich Islands, China, Syria
Persia and Gaboon. The work accomplished by
the board in the Turkish empire, India, China
Japan, Micronesia and among the North Ameri-
can Indians are recounted and the prospects
deemed encouraging. The whole number of
missionaries and assistants is 1914; number of
MISSIONS 10; stations, IS; outstations, AIS;
number of pages printed, -, 53S, 432; number of
churches, 172; membrs, 1886; added during the
year, 97S; pupils in the schools, Is, 1857. Rev
DR.. Post, of st. Louis, preached the annual ser
mon.
VIM. Callahan, stone mason, lost a leg and
arm while crossing the track of the Old COLONY
railroad, last night. He will probably die.
This evening, three cars of the express train
from Albany, ON the Boston and Albany rail-
road, become disconnected by the breaking of
the Stacking. Elbrdge H. Dudley, in attempt
ing to brake up, was thrown between the plat
form and both legs broken. His injuries are
probably fatal.
The Styles habeas corpus case, which has eX-
cited much interest during the trial was brought
to a close to-day, when Judge Colt, of the su-
preme court, awarded the custody of the chill
dren, two girls, respectively of the age of ten and
seven years, to the mother. The proceedings
grew out of Il divorce obtained in Washington
in the early part of last month, by Lieut.. Daniel
i. styles, OF the regular army, against his wife
who resided in Chelsea, Mass, on the ground of
adultery committed with Capt. Crafts, of Wash
ington, and Lieut.. Lincoln, also of the regular
army, who is stationed in Texas. The decree of
that court gave the custody of the children to
Lieut.. Styles, and his wife had no knowledge
that the divorce proceedings had been insti-
tuted against her Failing in obtaining posses
sion of the children, he next brought the MAJ
ter before the supreme court on writ OF habeaS
corpus, claiming that he was entitled to the
children under the decree of the court for the
District of Columbia.
Judge Colt decided to reopen the case, and the
time of the court, at intervals, during the past
three weeks, has been occupied in hearing evil
dence on the alleged adultery, which has been
of very conflicting character, involving a vast
amount OF fraud on one side or the other The
court room has daily been crowded with spec
tators, and much interest was manifested. Pub
lie opinion throughout the proceedings has been
largely in favor of Mrs. Styles, and the decision
meets with general acceptance. II was pro-
posed by the counsel for Mrs. Styles to petition
for writ of review before the supreme court
at Washington, with a view of annullinp the
divorce on the ground of fraud.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct 9.-R. b. Pierce, farmer
of this city, was buried alive to-day while at
work in a well, and was dead when dug out
Two barns were burned and a third unsuc-
cessfully fired, at EaSthampton, last night.