Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-13

10 pay respect 10 lllC Uedu, Sle $1,000 lOT a
few minutes by the coffin, then bursting into a
hood of tears, said: "Why, that's Jim's face,
Just as it was when he was boy--So strong, SO
full of health and rushed away to hide her
grief.
CONNECTICUT.
Forty Yale students have been suspended for
not making up their conditions"
The post office at Coventry depot has been
discontinued
New Milford rejoices in the anticipation of an
old folks concert.
Large piles of pprtridges come into the mar
ketmen's stalls in Hartford.
The navigation of the Thames, except on
skates, is closed for several miles below Nor
wich.
All the designs for the new capitol build
Ing are exhibited publicly in the senate chamber
of the state house at Hartford
The estate OF the murdered man Billings, of
Windsor Locks, is now in the hands of the pro-
bate court at Hartford.
DIR. I.ucus Woodruff, prominent citizen of
New Britain, died suddenly, on Thursday. He
was Sixty years of age.
A man at work on the railroad near Stony
hill, Bethel, bled to death last week from an old
wound on his LEG, received some ten years ago.
The receipts al Sothern's entertainment in
Hartford were S1625, the largest amount ever
taken at the opera house when the same scale of
prices prevailed.
About forty persons have Signed the roll of a
German military company in Hartford. When
organized the company will take the place in the
first regiment of the Pennington company,
which is to dishand.
Another funny item from the Danburv paper
a man in Daubury discovered that powder fried
with lard was good for bois. He tried it. The
stove cover is in the second story now, though
most all the rest of the stove has been collected.
He was deceived in his lard, he says.
The Hartford steam boiler inspection and in
surance company has declared semi-anIual
dividcndOf five per cent, payable on demand
also dividend OF four per cent, to be authorized
on stock notes.
OF the one hundred and thirty-three perform
ances given at the opera house in Hartford from
January to December last, only itty-seven paid
the managers a profit, fourteen paid expenses,
and siXty-twO lost money
VIM Ii II. Blackman, formerly city editor of
the New Haven Register, now has charge of The
Masonic department Of Loomiss Musical and
Masonic journal.
The Hartford Post possesses Single over a
hundred years old, and one that was nor laid on
the roof of the Pennington church, which was
finished in July, III, but was by mistake laid
under the roof in the loft of the church.
Several Young ladies have been admitted as
associate members of the young mems Chris
Iian association of Colchester. 1t is sand that
the meetings of the association have increased
in interest since this action.
The plan of uniting the Hartford theological
seminary with that at Chicago has been aban-
doned, and The friends of the Hartford institu-
ton are making another effort to give il per-
manence and power.
The 1000 strikers in the Portland quarries
will not resume work until spring, while those
in Cromwell hope soon to come to an agreement
with their employers. Some of them commenced
work last Wednesday, but ceased at the request
of their Portland comrades.
w. W. Roberts, Esq, has asked the Hartford
city government for "A license as proprietor of
Roberts opera house, said opera house to be
used Tor public entertainments, and definite
SUN to be paid annually for the license
Fourteen of the camels belonging TO G. f.
Bailey 4 Co, passed through Danbury, tuesday,
on their way to New Milford. The night be
fore the arrival Of eight car loads of strange
beasts excited a good deal of interest
The pistol used by Stokes when he murdered
Fisk was one OF the latest pattern fourbarrelled
| Derringer's of the kind now making at Cots.
and which have but recently been put into the
market. They carry hall ounce ball, aud are a
| very formidable weapon.
The Hong Kong papers say that the Chinese
| government has devoted 100000 taes to send
thirty students to Yale college, IN New Haven.
| However this may be, they cannot have appro.
| prlated the enormous sum of 100000 apiece.
A gentleman in Hartford is the pOssessor of a
| black and tan pup seven weeks old that weighs
| thirteen and quarter ounces. 1t is about the
| smallest specimen of dog in the state. An or
| binary cigar box makes a comfortable kennel
| for HIM, but he is more frequently found in the
| owners Oyercoat pocket.
Fifty years ago, Tuesday last, the prelim-
| mares of forming church Of the Universalst
persuasion in Danbury was settled upon The
only survivor Of the twelve founders of this So
ciety is Ira K Wildman, of the Great Plain dis
trict, and Wednesday evening the members OF
the church met at his house to celebrate the
event.
AT the last term of the superior court in New
London county, Silas b. Wilcox was divorced
from Sarah A.WilcoX, the cause being fraudu-
lent contract OF marriage, the woman having a
husband living at the time of her marriage to
| Mr. Wilcox.
One track of the valley road extension at the
| Hartford end, from the dyke to State street. is
| completed, and the depot, with ladies' and gen-
| tlemens waiting-rOoms, ticket office, baggage
| rooms, etc ready for use, but as there is some
| mason work yet TO be done, il is thought best to
await its completion Trains will be run Ger
tainly as soon as next Monday, possibly this
week.
The new iron bridge across the Housatonc,
built by the New York and New Haven railroad
was completed and satisfactorily tested on Tues.
day. 1t is truss bridge 1901 feet long, divided
into five spans, averaging III feet each, aud a
draw Of 206 feet, and was patented and built by
l.. Z. LathrOp OF Trenton, N. j. The total cost
including the alteration of the road grades is a
little over 100000.
A movement, likely to succeed, is to be made
for the removal of the New Haven lighthouse TO
the ledge at the entrance OF the harbor, known
| as Southwest ledge. The present situation OF
the lighthouse IS such that il can hardly be seen
| ny vessels coming from the east until they are
nearly on line with it.
me process OF testing the new railroad bridge
| V,cI the housatonic river was completed on
Monday. Each running foot of the BRIDGE was
| subjected to weight of two and half tons.
lhe result was very satisfactory. The Naura-
| TUCK trains were TO cross the new bridpe on Tues.
Gay ana the New Haven trains on Wednesday.
4, AZ special meeting Of the stockholders of
| the Connecticut lire insurance compnnv hold an
| luesdayIt was voted unanimously TO fqor~oniye
on The basis OF capital not exceeding $500 0OO
The new stock will be offered TO the old stocl,.
| holders pro rata for ten days; afterwards
outsiders will have an opportunity to snh.
| scribe. The terms of subscription are thirty.Gyr
| per cent. cash, and the balance in two notes al
| SIX and twelve months
The New Haven Palladium says: "Ths i,
the way they blast in Bethel ON MONDAY
morning last, at one blast, stone weighing
aoo9t one hundred and fifty pounds came down
on Mr.. w. II. Ferry's house, passing through
the root and striking the top of a bed post driy
ing It through the floor and wall between. An
Other landed first on the top of d. L. Uubbclp,
house on Center street aud then on the GROUND
~ front. little after, one Of their men mash
cd his foot aud was compelled TO leave"
The Windsor Locks murlerers have not bee,
heard IRON since last Thursday noon, when the,
passed through PittsGeld on the train poin,
west They were recognized by a Frenchman ii
tie employ of j. W. Hinsiale & Brother. who
was unaware of tue murder and was going Il
| Pittsheld with a wedding party He said h,
knew Charost and Scott as well as he knew anv
body. This was stated TO Connecticut officer
who went 10 Hinsdale and showed photograph
Of the muIderers TO the Frcnchman, who recog
nized them AT once as the ikeuesses of Charcs
H.. a. a ~.
now.
| RHODE ISLAM