Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-26

properly governed. That the state would be
quite as well off in most respects, and much
better off financially, If the sessions occurred
only once in two years, there is little room fol-
doubt"
Monday, Henry Hovt, of Daubury, put load
of shot into his left arm. He was dragging a
loaded shot gun through thicket.
One of the young men belonging to a choir in
Danbury mad his hair cut by a generous barber
Saturday. Sunday he sang for a solo, Cover
my defenceless head, and blushed like a lob
ster while doing it.
A mad dogw shot last Saturday in New Bri-
tain, near Main street, by Henry Long, after
seven shots had been fired ny him and Others
The bystanders thought some one OF them would
kill the dog before Long.
The trial of Mrs. A c. Downs, charged with
attempting 10 burn the Sigoumey house in
Hartford in March last, was concluded Thurs
day, the jury bringing in verdict of acquittal.
The case has occupied the superior court for
week, and has excited much interest.
Robert Barnes of Wallingford, brakeman on
the night train on the Hartford and New Haven
road, was struck by bridge while on top of a
freight car, below Berlin, Thursday night and
fatally injured. He was taken to the hospital
in Hartford. lie has a wife in Wallingford.
pet black-and-tan puppy, belonging TO a
New Haven family found an old teapot on the
ash heap, aud was rash enough TO try TO eX-
pore its Depths but his head once in, beyond
his ears did not come out so easy, even when
helped by members of the family. The only
way ont of the predicament was TO take the
teapot with the dog in it to the nearest tin shop
and cut the teapot of, which was done with
some difficulty.
Gen. Tom Thumb went for a sail on Monday
in Bridgeport harDOr. He was uncertain whether
the centre board should be hauled to the mast
head or thrown overheard. In attempting to do
both at the same time, he tipped the boat over
and landed himself in the mud. The general
was thoroughly frightened, as the water was
nearly up to his knees.
A party Of young men from New Haven went
to Thimble island Monday, to camp out. They
spent the day in pitching their tent and getting
nicely fixed In the evening, while resting, one
of the party saw fire coming from the inside of
the tent, aud before anything could be done the
tent and all that was IN it were burned. The
young men only saved the clothes on their
backs. One of them lost a valuable watch, the
fire spelling it.
Last summer, it will be remembered muir
der was committed in East Bridgeport, and
Peter ellis was convicted of the crime, the jury
bringing in verdict of manslaughter After
the sentence certain facts appeared which made
| it evident to many that ellis was not the real
murderer, and there had been false swearing to
convict him. SO strong was this feeling that
| the foreman of the jury headed petition,
which was signed by over a hundred citizens,
| for his release. Tuesday the senate voted to set
| him free.
Tuesday afternoon two New Haven officers
| saw couple of depot thieves hanging around
| a man evidently from the country They
| watched the trio for some time, suspecting that
| the fellows were after his money They saw one
| Of the thieves get hack, and the other man
with the countryman got in and drove to Greg
son alley, and went into a saloon. This the
officers thought conclusive, and arrested the
party. At the station house they found some
$500 on the farmer, and, after giving him some
advice about sharperS, let him 90.
On Monday evening tbp wives Of tuO
Portland quarrymen named Whalen and Kill
| MAJ TIN, rot into Il quarrel. Whalen'S wife was
getting the worst OF it, and he interfered. This
| caused kilmartin to pitch in, and the two men
| had fight. Kmartn seized an AK and struck
| Whalen powerful blow III the ribs, crushing
| them in a shocking manner. Whalen fingered
| in great agony until three O'Clock Tuesday
| morning when he died. The murderer fed,
| and was tracked as far as Middle Haddam,
| where all trace of him was lost. 1t seems TO
| have been drunken quarrel, neither of the
men having done any work since pay day, on
| the 18th inst.
| RHODE ISLAND.
A waiter at the Rocky Point hotel Marcus
| Davis by name, went in bathing off the north
side of the point with two or three companions,
| Wednesday forenoon. He was unable to swim,
and getting beyond his depth lost his life,
| though the body was rescued in a very few min
| utes and every effort made TO restore animation.
| He was quite popular with the other attendants
| at the hotel, who expressed much sorrow at his
untimely fate. He was twenty-three years of
age and without relatives in the state, as far as
| can be learned.
Joshua Ieer in drawing in seine for fish a.
| Newport, Wednesday, found mans dead body
! in it, 1t was that of man about IS or 40 years
of age, and was clad only in striped drawers
| and a blue (patched) shirt. Upon the right arm
were the initials in scrip letters an. c." under
meath and little to the left of which was an
| anchor, directly under the letters was a double
| heart, and underneath that was a wreath of
| leaves. Upon the left arm was a kind of scroll
| and star, composed of two triangles. Around
the neck was cord, to (which was attached two
brass baggage checks, Nos. 1876" and "23," in
scribed as follows viz: "New London and New
Bedford via N. T., p & B. & B. b. & P. & T. &
| N h. X. Rs" Upon the same cord a small
square piece of black cloth, with an embroidered
edge, apparently a Keepsake and intended for
needles. An informal inquest was held, and as
the body was rapidly decomposing it was buried
IN coffin made by Mr. L. Truman Peckham, OF
Middletown, and in whose possession are the
checks, the keepsake, cord, etc.