Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-30
aQtortesttr 4ailp Spp.
CITY NEWS.

The steam fire engine Gov. Lincoln is to be
quartered on Church street, while the house in
Bgelow court is undergoing repairs.
Six new ears are TO be pnt on the New York
and Boston express line during the present
week.
The republican state central committee have
decided TO hold the state convention in this city
Wednesday, Aug. IS.
1t is understood that Rev. Father Power of
this city will have charge of diocesan affairs in
this city during the absence of RI Rev. Bishop
0'RielIy.
The immense amount of freight exchanged
between the different railroads centering in this
city have rendered necessary the relaying of the
connecting tracks near the Foster street station.
The rain was rather behind time yesterday,
and did not make its appearance until after the
circus performances were over, but it came down
lively when it did come.
The Irish National band will give concert
in Mechanics hall this evening. Tickets, with
reserved seats, are now for sale at the music
store of S. K. Leland & Co.
The alligator belonging to old John Robin
sons mcnagerie, died Sunday night, and, we
IL HIS DGGll pIGSSulCu 10 lilG NOICeS-
ter Lyccum and Natural History association, to
be stuffed for preservation in their museum.
Mr.. r. NJ. Colby, for the past four years a
member of the police force will move to
Charlestown during the early part of August.
During the time he has been connected with
the police department he has shown himself an
efficient and reliable officer, and will take with
him the best wishes of the entire department for
his future success.
A novel use for the New York Independent
was noticed at the circus yesterday, where
copies of that highly respectable journal were
used to cover hoops through which the perform
ers executed their daring leaps The immense
size of the sheets rendered them Just the thing
for the purpose.
The beautiful workings of the present system
OF managing labor for he city, by which each
department acts independently of the Others, is
just now finely illustrated by the condition OF
Maple street Not more than two weeks ago
the street was blockaded by the construction OF
sidewalk, and now it is again closed to travel
by sewer excavations.
Front street was the scene of Il lively runa-
way about five o'clock yesterday afternoon. A
horse, attached ID a heavy market wagon, was
left hiIched to one of the posts near the City
hall, and getting frightened at the cars he ran
up the street as far as Harrington corner
where he slipped and fell, breaking one of the
shafts Of the wagon, but fortunately did nc
further damage before he was secured.
A horse owned by Mr.. II. G. Roche ran through
Pearl street yesterday forenoon, demolishng the
wagon and stirring up things generally. Aftei
taking a wheel from fish cart, and running
into Dr. Marbles carriage, the horse took what
was left of the wagon on to the sidewalk, and
ran as far as Chestnut street. where he was
stopped, the wagon having been left along tho
route in different sections
About six O'Clock last evening, as Mr.. Ed
ward Underwater was passing by No. 1851 Main
street, he observed a dense smoke issuing from
one of the windows of the dentists office in tn,
second floor. He Immediately rushed up stairs
where he found the smoke proceeded from some
chemical mixture which was not especially dan
gerouS. The street was crowded with people a
the time, and the volume of smoke caused quite
an excitement for n few minutes