Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01

the prattling child have each taken a hand at
that rooster, but it is no CO. As soon as it is
dropped, it shakes its head, winks a few times
and steps of with martial tread, licking its
chops, and appearing to consider the whole af-
fair in the very best light.
The New Haven police have begun to search
for persons selling liquor without license. A
curious point has Just been decided by the COM
missioners, in the case of a woman who had
taken out license and died soon after the de.
cision being that such a license could not he
transferred to other parties. The commission
ers also decided that they had no power to re-
fund the money paid.
Another attempt at murder took place in
New Haven on Saturday night about twelve
O'Clock. Three negroes, named Henry H. Free
man, Richard Fuller and James Bell, called at
Martin PfudeTcr's store and lager beer saloon,
No. 1879 COTE street, and demanded admittance,
which was refused. They went off little way,
but soon returned and again demanded admit
lance, which was again refused, when one Of
them, supposed to be Bell, struck Pfuderer
through the glass window in the door, dealing
him a heavy blow, telling him TO the floor.
Charles Schaffer, who occupies rooms above the
store, hearing the disturbance, got up and came
down stairs to PludererS assistance, when Free
man seized n heavy club and dealt Schaffer
three murderous blows across the face, breaking
Mr.. Schaffer's nose, both cheek bones, and mu-
tilating his face and head in a most shocking
manner. The gang then left, Freeman going
to his boarding house, where he was arrested
by the police in the act Of packing his things
preparatory TO leaving the CITY, Fuller was
also captured, but Bell succeeded in getting
away Bell has just got cut of stale prison
where he was confined for killing a man named
Green in that City about two years ago. He is
a desperate fellows
RHODE ISLAND.
The Germans in Providence have organized
society to relieve the poor of their own race.
Henry Rankin, who was drowned in Proyi
dence Friday, had been fighting with another
man short time before he jumped into the
water, and was supposed TO be insane.
Henry Rankin, an Englishman, eighteen years
OF age, who is supposed to have been insane,
committed suicide by jumping from Il steamer
at Providence on Friday.
Dennehey, the murderer of George H. Favor,
will probably be brought back TO Providence as
soon as the necessary papers can be made out,
the preliminary examination at Ottawa having
resulted in his commitment for eXtradltion.
Albert Burns, first mate OF the schooner Cath
arine, lumber vessel from Ellsworth, Me, fell
from the masthead 10 the deck, distance of
seyenty-hve feet, and was instantly killed, at
Providence, yesterday. He belonged in Clinton,
Me-, was forty-dve years Old and leaves a widow
and children.
The lightning played curious freak on the
farm Of the A. W. Sprague manufacturing com
pany at Natick, on Friday, striking tree near
a shed, CHANGING down the tree to the wall of the
shed, breaking large stone and killing COW
and two heters, besides shocking three men who
were engaged in milking, and knocking one of
them down.