Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-08

Another squad of soldiers deserted from the
Saratoga, lying AT New London, Saturday.
Michael A. Dillon, city marshal of Hartford
died on Tuesday.
Capt John Gould of Fairfield, formerly rail-
road commissioner, died on the 9th.
! The Hartford papers are pitching into Mayor
| Chapman, for suspending the acting chief of
police,
The board of capitol commissioners meet at
the state house in Hartford, at ten O'Clock FRI
day morning, to receive from the city authOri-
ties the formal tender Of a site for the new edi-
fee.
The Gath regiment c. ". had Jolly reunion
at Essex on Tuesday. Col. Mansfield was elect
ed president for the ensuing year, and it was
voted to have the next reunion at East Hamp-
ton, provided the Air Line road is completed.
Mary kushman, of Hartford, a German wo-
man, died Sunday, after a few days illness
brought on by overexertion in preparing for the
German schuetzenlcst.
The dead body of a man supposed to be
Ralph Lima, of Winsted, was found on the road
between Naugatuck and Middlebury, Saturday
evening. He was noticed in the streets of
Naugatuck, Saturday, and supposed from his
strange behavior to be intoxicated
ErastUs HUrd and Thomas Culerton were in
jured at Hartford, Tuesday, by the fall of
quantity of bricks upon them while engaged in
knocking away the middle section of the old
tunnel The former had his right leg fractured
and side injured, and the latter was seriously
bruised. The accident was the result of care
lcssness on their part.
The Hartford Courant says: "Three British
prisoners OF war in the old Windham Jail in
1915, carved figure Of Bacchus out of a solid
log OF pine. 1t is plump figure, straddling a
barrel, and holding forth a basket of fruit The
prisoners escaped and went to Long Island but
before going gave the figure TO the widow Carey,
VINO put 1t up in front of her tavern as a sign,
where It remained for many years; then it went
to the Fitch tavern, and then TO Lucius Able,
and finally to Mr.. A. E. Brooks, Of Willmantic
who has sent it to c. A. Lincoln, ESQ.,, publisher
OF the Connecticut Real Estate Register, and he
has placed ii on exhibition al Gregory's dining
rooms in State street"
RHODE ISLAND.
Rhode Island has five steam fire engine COM
panies at the muster in Portsmouth, N. H., to-
day. -Four the companies are from Pawtucket
and one from Newport.
The Woonsocket police have not exactly
struck for higher wages, but sent in a modest
request to their superiorS for an augmentation
OF twenty-five cents daily, which was sternly re-
fused by the economical "city fathers"
This is the way the versatile local of the
Providence Herald "notce3" a clam bake
"All who appreciate the peculiar manner in
which our state is favored above the nations of
the earth in her unrivalled facilities for the
easy and attractive consumption of CLAIMS, and
| many who have never reflected with sufficient
| prolundity on the measure Of good fortune they
| enjoy in such eminent opportunities, will set
/ their faces toward East Providence, and lessen
the burden on Uncle Johns mind and marine
| larder by the disposal of some of his bvalves.
| Trouble flor the clams) commences at five
| o'clock"
The state normal school was formally dedi-
Gated on the 9th, in the presence Of a large au-
dience, and with interesting services Gov.
Padelford, president of the board of education,
presided, and among other gentlemen occupy
ing seats on the platform were Mayor Doyle,
Hon. I. W. Bclnell, commissioner of public
schools; Rev. Daniel Leach, superintendent of
public schools, Providence; Professor J. L. Di-
man, of Brown university; Rev. L. NJ. Stone,
Providence; Hon. Amos c. Barstow, Provi-
dence; DR.. Fisher, North Scituate; S. II. Cross,
Westerly; C. GreenOugh, principal of the new
normal school, and others. The exercises OPEN
ed with singing by Il quartette. Portions of
scripture were read by Rev. L. NJ. Stone, after
which Rev. Professor Diman, of Brown UNIVERSE
ty, Offered prayer. This was followed by an
address from Gov. Padelford, who was followed
by other eminent gentlemen.