Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-25

Kimball and daughter, of South Burlington,
and young Irishman named Cornelius Sulli-
van, who was run over in rash attempt to
stop the flying stecds.
Mr.. Thomas Greenbank, proprietor of the
Gaysville wooden mill, writes the Free Press
that it is not fact, as stated in a recent num-
Der OF that paper, that James Fisk, Jr., bought
a woo,en mill at Gaysville ran it two years,
made 100000 and sold it 10 its former owner.
Mr.. Greenbank says: The facts OF the case are
as follows: Jordan. Marsh & Co. sold my goods
on commission. At the close of the war, Col.
Kent, of Philadelphia, and Fisk bargained Tor
my bin and machinery, but Fisk wasn't able to
come to time, and paid me bonus to let him off.
CONNECTICUT.
The Winchester arms company, Monday,
shipped some 100000 worth of their guns 10
Turkey
The parallel railroad project continues to he
theme OF agitation in the shore towns OF falr-
field county.
Mrs Harriet Bcecher Stowe, with her two
daughters, left Jacksonville, Fla, on the lSth,
for her residence at Mandarin.
Rev. DR.. Phelps preached his tweniy-SNth an
nual sermon, on Sunday morning. at the Woos-
ter place church, New Haven.
Ii is said that the Windsor arms company, OF
New Haven, have received the contract for sup
plyino the state with ammunition for the Pea
body gun
Ayoung man who had been employed as 4
clerk in feed store in WeStield Mass, was ar
rested in New Haven, Monday on a charge of
embezzlement from his employer.
A small barn belonging to Nathaniel Wheeler
in Bridgeport, was destroyed by fire Saturday
evening. A valuable horse be onTing TO MIR.
Darby was burned TO death
Oliver Cook. postmaster at Rowanton, caught
VIM. Ross of South Norwalk, dredging for oys-
tiers on his grounds the otherday, assaulted him
with an oar and broke his arm. Ross claimed
that he RIM over flp line DV mistake
New York firm is buying tobacco largely
along the river towns, and pays thirty and forty
cents for good quality of the weed They have
already paid out 100000, and thirty men are
employed at Portland in packing.
VIM. Maher, New Haven saloon keeper,
was terribly beaten by two men about twelve
O'Clock, Saturday night, because he refused to
sci them liquor after he had closed his saloon
and retired for the night. The men were arrest
ed.
The treasurer of the Georgia MINISTRIES (who
performed in Waterbury Saturday evening" ran
away, after play commenced, with all the funds
about S150-Hithout paying any of their bills,
hall, hotel, printing, or bill poster. These
things are common; I've known worse"
A large meeting of sitizenS was held in Hart
ford, Monday evening, on the capitol question,
and committee appointed to ascertain and re-
port at future meeting whether the Trinity
college grounds can be purchased, and what will
be the price.
A bloody affair took place near Sandy Hook,
Newtown, Sunday, in saloon kept by Edward
Troy. 1t seems that number of Irishmen got
into dispute and enforced their arguments
with stones, bricks and other mild pursuaSives
to the detriment Of heads, noses and other facial
features. One man was probably fatally and
and others seriously injured.
During the trial of VIM. Wheeler Of Bridge
| port last week for assaulting his Sister-in-laN
with fiat iron during one Of his insane attacks
| it appeared that the insane retreats at Middle
town and Hartford were so full that no furhe
| applications for admission could be entertained
| for from four to six months, and he was com
mitted TO Jail till his friends can make arrange
mentS for him out Of the state.
The surveyors who are at work surveying the
land lately purchased by the camp meeting as
ISOLATION on Shelter island, have got about hall
through their laborS. after which Mr.. Copeland
the landscape gardener, is to lay out the
grounds. Mr.. Bishop of Greenport is to build
a dock at the landing, and the association have
already contracted with New York parties for
| one hundred cottages, which are to come ready
| TO be put up, and to be finished with hard wood
| inside instead of plaster. They are also soon
| TO build church, hotel and store. Prof. HorS.
ford is also carrying on negotiations with the
| National yacht club for the sale of part of his
| farm and the Woodruff farm, some u 900 acres
in all, for the sum of about 100000. Property
| has advanced in value on the island 100 per
| cent.
RHODE ISLAND.
| The new uniform for the conductors on tn
Boston and Providence railroad appeared Of
Monday. The cap is neat as well as useful, with
| out the least attempt at display.
| The national rubber works at Bristol hav
finished a rubber belt within few days, the di
mansions of which are one hundred and seventy
five feet in length, four feet in width, and hal
| an inch thick. The weight of this enormous bel
was two thousand pounds 1t was of uniforr
| thickness throughout, without blemish, an
made in the best manner.
The Providence Press says: The proiectet
| railroad through northwestern Rhode Islam
will, when completed, relieve large number 0
| horses which are now used upon the teams ant
stages, and their strength may be diverted int
the channels of agricultural improvement"
The red bridge at Providence, concerning tn
| rebuilding Of which there has been so muc
| contention for the last year or two is now in
fair way of being completed within the mex
| two months, and we presume there will then b
much rejoicing with those who have been s
long deprived of its use as a roadway over SCI
konk river
Henry Ransom, whose term of four years j
the state prison at Providence expired day c
two since, repaired soon after his liberation t
a house where a damse of the same sable hu
as himself had promised to keep his bundle c
clothes Tor him till he called forit. In the meal
time she whom Henry had trusted with hi
heart AMI old clothes, scorned the former dis
posed of the latter, and crowned her ticklenes
by marrying John Smith. The next day som
high words were heard between the parties, ant
an officer accompanied them both to the centrs
station. Here Henry promised to keep ava
| from Mrs. Smith and her house in the future
! and the parties were dismissed. They wen
| down Canal street together Henry manifestin.
a remnant of the old-time tenderness by saying
that she was tired, and as he had just six cent
in his pocket he would pay her fare to return
| home on the horse cars.