Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-29
New England Dispatches.
Meeting Of she Executive COuncil-The
Proposed Lease of the Boston, Hart
ford aud ERIE Road, etc.

MASSACHUSETTS.
BosTON Nov. 2S.-A special meeting of the
executive council was held in private to-day, to
consider the proposition of the purchase OF the
Troy and Greenfield railroad and the Hoosac
tunnel The offer is understood to come from
parties in Troy, in the interest Of the New York
Central railroad, and proposes to give the sum
of 81 900 600 for the entire enterprise lust as it
stands. The sale is said to be opposed by the
Ftchburg and the Vermont and Massachusetts
railroad.
No action has been taken by the interested
parties in regard TO leasing the Boston, Hart
ford and Eris railroad by the Pennsylvania Cen
trail road.
Alexis is expected to arrive in Boston, Thurs
day night, Dec. 18th The programme for hls
entertainment is not yet completed, but he will
visit the navy yard, Lowell, Cambridge, and a
musical exhibition by the school children will
be included.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 9S.-Ihe city election re-
suited in republican victory Horton d.
Walker was elected mayor by 1913 majority, in
vote of 1874, Il great republican gain over last
spring. Six republicans aud two democrats are
elected aldermen.
MAINE.
EAsTPoRT, Me-, Nov. 2S.-it is the coolest
weather ever known here in November five be-
low zero.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford, Nov. 2S.-At the United States
day, the grand jury found true bills against
John b. Hotchkiss, of New Haven, on two
counts for purchasing two hundred gallons of
struggled rum of the captain Of the brig Rising
sun; against Charles +. futile, of New Haven,
for rGctiiying and compromising liquors without
a license; against Sylvester s. Main, of Ridge
field, for lraudulently obtaining letter from
the post office addressed to another person, con-
tanning fifty dollar check
NORWICH, Nov. 2S.-rhe Investigations of
IL, q -. a ~
the steamer City of New London began this
evening. The first mate testified in regard to
the trip of the steamer from New York. and the
discovery and supposed extinction of the first
fire at Comstock's wharf His testimony agreed
with the accounts already published, except as
to the origin of the fire, of which he knew
nothing.
In regard to the second fire, he said At day
light got up anchor, and was clearing up for
ward whenI heard voice at the lower deck.
said: "Is there another fire" and, looking down
the gang way, saw Il light; ran down at once,
but, before | got there, the hose was laid and
the donkey pump started; fire was thirty feet
from the kitchen, where the first fire broke
out, and near the other gangway; Nor
ton, donkey engineer, held the main
pipe a moment when he said: "This is too Sul-
fOCating, and | took the pipe; held ii a few
minutes and then had to crawl away on my hands
and knees; most every one had by this time left
the boat; met Even, pilot, and Baker, engi-
neer, and said: "What is TO be done now?"
They said; owe can only save ourselves"
The freight was stored in the gangwayS the
fire was in the gangway, where, for about thirty
feet, there was no paSSageway; apparently the
two fires could have had no connections the boat
was in motion when the fire broke out; cotton
was stored within about 4 foot of the kitchen
there was a deck hand on watch that night
regular deck Waterman was not on board.
The testimony Of the Others was mainly
cOrroboratiye. 1t was elected that none of
the witnesses knew the cause of the fire
or had any theory as to its origin. The certi-
cate for carrying passengers bore date Oct. Path,
1871, and called for sixty life prcseryers. There
were 1926 on board, slowed under the mattresses
in the state rooms and berthS 1t was imposs
bic to get them, owing to the rapid spread of
the fire. There were four boats on the steamer,
which had been lowered three weeks previous
and were in good working order. All the wit
nesses agreed that in five minutes after the
second fire broke out, every one had bee
Obliged TO leave the steamer. The investigation
adjourned till tomorrow evening.
The United States district inspector of steam
boats will begin an investigation at New Lon
don, tomorrow.
Search for the body of VIM. T. Norton is CON
tinued by diver, but is still unsuccessful.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 2S.-Duggan, the muir
derer of Kierce, has been found and arrested
There are strong probabilities that he committed
the act in self-delence.