Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-28

dav afternoon, by the reboundine of bale If
cotton. which crushed his head against wooden
pillar. Deceased leaves wife and family
Sharon man stole peck of daa roots
under the impression that they were sweet 10
tatoes. He feels the deception keenly
The body of Adam Gier, of Westerly, who
left home Nav 18Th, was found in a cove near
Stonington, Sunday.
Mr.. Samuel Eaton, of Bridgeport, while un-
loading lumber vessel on Saturday was struck
by heavy timber on the back of the neck, and
died a few minutes after
There was over hundred gallons of beer
poured INTO the river at Rockville by the police
one day last week, which seems like very silly
official wastefulness.
Computation has shown that between S14OO
ana Sl9OO VIII be required for the expenses of
the 1ale university crew during the summer
About one-half that amount has been already
subscribed.
The capitol commissioners on Monday ac
cepted the tender from Hartford of the Trinity
college site for the new state house. IN lieu of
the site upon the park terrace, accepted some
time age. The architect, Mr.. Upjohn, of New
York, Is now completing the working plans.
| soon.
Licenses to! preach were. granted at the late
union meeting of the east and west associations
IN Springfield to Messrs. +. H. Allen, f p But
| Ter, 7. b. Shiere, and NJ. d. Stone, members OF
| Hartford
The New Haven Journal and Courier saws
| We notice as a remarkable fact the large ship
ments OF medicaied cider from New Haven to
| different points in Massachusetts, since The en-
iorcement of the prohibitory law in that state.
we hope the general health of the citizens is
improving by its use"
The Pond HIP farmers tWalingford) took
one of their neighbors by surprise on Wednes-
day morning, by appearing in his fields and
| working TO get his crops planted He has heen
| unite i'll and the kin6 rio IA
not rest easy until his crops were in the ground
Concerning Gier, the missing Westerly man,
the Norwich Advertiser says that it is probable
that he took the New York boat from Stoning-
ton, and unobserved jumped overheard. He
arranged all the preminarics of his suicidal
purpose with the greatest care. He put his
watch and money in the bureau drawer ex.
changed his new clothes for old ones, and ad.
dressed letter 10 his wife, revealing his de-
termination to destroy himself His life was in
sured, and he leaves little property.
Orrin Murphy committed suicide in New
: Haven, on the 18th, by cutting his throat with
razor; and Ross Human, of the same place,
tried to Kill himself last Friday, by taking a
deadly dose of laudanum, but his wife guessed
what he was about and got doctor to come and
; pump it out OF his stomach. A brother of Hin
r man committed suicide few months ago
John Hyland fell off bridge in New Haven,
Sunday morning, while drunk, and was drowned.
he was VIGOROUSLY bad character TWENTY-FIVE
years of age. James McKeown, a painter, thir-
ty-ive years of age, was drowned at the same
place few hours after, while trying to get his
cane, which he had dropped in from the bank
lie was present when Hyland's body was TAX en-
out, and remarked "Some other people will be
drowned here 10 day"
The legislative committee, appointed to in.
| qure into the condition of the state prison at
Wethershe!d, report that new prison is imper.
atNely demanded. The present building is in a
tumble down condition; the private quarters of
the warden and his family are neither decent
nor comfortable. The kitchen is a most shabby
affair, and so small that the hash for the pris-
| oners breakfast has to be mixed in the laundry
| the cells are small, inSuticientlv lighted unyen-
tilated and offensive; the women's department
| IS destitute of bath room and water closet, in
| snort, having once had a system far in advance
| OF lis nelshbors, and prison which was regard
| ed as model at home and abroad Connecticu t
has stood still in the matter ever since, until it
IS now lar behind most of the states in its treat
| ment ofcOnvicts.
| RHODE ISLAND.
| Carl Siena has made his escape from the iail
| IN Kingston, where he has been confined ON ac-
| count of his connection with the strike of the
| Westerly stone cutters.
The wife of VIM. s. Gibbs of Portsmouth
committed suicide by hanging herself in an out
house some time during Thursday night the
I'D INST. She was found dead ON Friday morn
ing. She had recently given evidence of slight
alteration of mind. A sister of hers died M
the insane asylum within a few weeks
Mrs. Sterry Whipple ofChepachet hung herself
upon the stairway OF her house Sunday morn
ing; She attempted suicide by drowning a few
weeks ago, but was prevented then from carry
| ing out her purpose. She was no doubt insane.
and The physicians think her insanity was caused
| by using hair dye
:. A "rashly impOrtunate" Dutchman named
Henry Myers of Providence got delirious, sun
| day afternoon, and wanted TO die; so he climbed
| up on the railing of Weybosset bridge, and from
| thence threw himself into the water The near
est oollce officer happened to be an old whaler,
and hshed out the wet and weary mortal while
plenty OF Lille remained to last awhile longer.