Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-28

case OF emOezZlement, says: A current story in
this connection is that some years sincea teller in
prosperous bank resigned his position TO retire
TO farm, which he had purchased and stocked
by his savings. As he was a trusted and much
esteemed officer the directors passed compi-
mentary resolutions to his worth, and voted him
handsome present. The day after he received
the gift, he summoned meeting of the direc-
tors, and, after thanking them warmly for their
remembrance, and assuring them that deeply
sensible of their confidence, be would repose
similar confidence in them, coniided TO them
that he had for years been in the habit of spec
ulating with the funds of the bank, but, lortu-
natelv with such success that he always replaced
them; and now stated the fact simply that pre-
cautions might be taken against similar course
on the part Of his successor.
The Hartford Courant has been trying to find
ont who Milo h. Richardson is. The Courant
saws :-"AIilO Il. Richardson, whom the demo-
crats have nominated for this position, is TWEEN
v-thrcc years old this month He has never
voted but twice at state elections, and is as ig-
norant of finance as the gentleman who heads
the ticket processes to he of politics His p0liti-
cal experience and work has been that of hang
er about the polls, or a political runner in cam
paigns for VIM. II. Barnum. The lessons in
political purity the STRIPPING has received may
be inferred 1t Is but short time since he had
the reputation of being "fast" youth. He has
had no business experience except as 4 clerk.
The democratic party, which claims to
iclOiNi, WOulu commence II III tOlS state,
where it is able TO find no fault with the repub-
lican management Of affairs, by placing in the
office of treasurer an inexperienced YOUTH whose
wild oats have hardly had time TO sprout since
they were sown, and by displacing the Hon. David
P. Nichols, man of tired integrity, mature
age, and large business experience who has
proved his ability 10 discharge admirably the
duties of the position"
Immediately after the murder of the Billings
family at Windsor Locks, January g. David
Scott and Mitchell Cherest, the murderers, were
traced to Albany, where they inquired the route
10 Chicago. Officers were sent thither in puT-
suit, bat found no trace of them. 1t was known
that they had mother and other relatives liv-
ing in Feeding Hills and Constable J. L. Beck
ham has been on the watch to intercept any pos
sible letters which the lugitives might write.
1t seems the guilty men, or one OF them, was
indiscreet enough a few days ago to send his
mother letter 1t was not written, but dictated
by them, and was followed by another posted
at MunroeYille, Ind. Detective n. NJ. Eliot of
Chicago, who had been put upon the watch,
was Immediately telegraphed to, and started in
pursuit. He found them at Van Vert, Ohio,
working along the line Of the Piusburg and
Fort Wayne railroad, where they called them
selves Joseph and Frank Scott, of New York.
Beckham received a dispatch on Friday morn
ing from United States Marshal Mcrrick that
the men were held subject to his ORDER and he
started west Immediately to get them. Mr.. Loom
RHODE ISLAND.
In one family alone, on Block Island, it is re-
ported that there are six cases of small poX
There are three eases of small poX at the town
asylum in North Providence, and a great many
more are expected, as there has been large
number exposed.
The Providence Press says: "The Rhode
| Island petroleum company'S annual meeting
| will be held on the 18th Of March, and among
the business to be talked over is a proposition TO
sell or lease the property. Isn't it about time
to make a DIVIDEND"
One oil the oldest resident musicians of Proyi-
dence, Mr.. A. M Pond, died on Sunday from
pneumonia, after a short illness. He was Il
member Of the American band, and went cut
with it 10 the war in 1861, and subsequently
was connected with the band of the 25th Massl-
chusetts regiment during the one year campaign
of the latter in North Carolina.
The new Catholic diocese of Rhode Island, of
which the pope mas announced Rev. Thomas +.
HendTcken, d. d, of Waterbury, Conn. as
bishop, includes Bristol and BarnStable coun-
| ties The Providence journal says Father
| Hendricken was educated at Maynooth college,
| Ireland and came soon after graduation to this
| country, spending some little time In the cathe-
| dral parish in this city, afterward going TO Win
| sted Conn, and thence to Waterbury, where he
| has been pastor of the church of the lmmacu-
| late Conception for perhaps a dozen years. He
| is there very highly esteemed, not only by his
own people, but by the general community He
has taken an active interest in education in
| Waterbury, and is a member, if not chairman,
of the public school board of that city. The
| appointment we Judge, was not anticipated, but
clergy, who believe he will be worthy sue.
cessor of a bishop whose prospective departure
| has been universally deplOred. The new bishop
| is about forty years Of age"