Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-01

der, burglary and robbing, three each; stealing
from the person, horse-stealing, theft, attempt
at rape, and arson, one each.
A Hartford divorced woman, of sharp temper
and not oYer-tdy habits, but possessed of money,
had conversation lately with one of her neigh
bOrs, and the subject of the wOman'S late hus-
band was referred to. 30 he would never
have Joined the-church when he did, said Mr..
Y, "only for you; he was after you" "Well,
he got me, didn't he-and my money too?" said
Mrs Yes, and he got awfully cheated" Just
then MIR. T., WHO'S already bald-headed, jumped
like youth of fifteen to get out of the door and
save his head from the broomstick
fire broke out in the rule shop of Willis
Thrall & Son, at the state prison in Wethers-
field, Tuesday morning, threatening for time
the entire prison buildings. Having connections
with the water mains of Hartford which furnish
considerable head, alone saved the premises.
The officers and few trusty convicts Iabored
assiduousy Tor four hours and controlled the
flames. The rule shop was totally DESTROYED,
causing loss to Thrall & Son of about $4,000
The prison was damaged S2000 with no insur-
ance 1t is thought the fire was caused by spon
taneous combustion of saw dust saturated with
oil drippings from the machinery.
An entire block of wooden buildings in Meri-
den, together with their contents were de-
stroyed Monday morning. The fire broke out in
the rear of the saloon known as "Our House"
ana spread rapidly The following are the
principal losers; VIM. Hagadon, confectionery
and news depot, loss $4,000; insured in the Hart
ford fire for $1,000 and Franklin of PhiIadek
| phia for $500; James 0'Reilley, liquor store,
| loss $1,000; insured for $1,000; Charles 2. Cook
| patent medicine, loss $4,000; insured $1,000; L.
| n. Barlow, flour and feed store, loss $4,000; in
| snred for $500. The millinery establishment
/ OF Miss Carrie Burroughs was entirely DESTROYED
| together with several valuable silk dresses be-
| longing TO customers. The total loss will not
tall lar snort OF $4,000, with assurances to the
| amount OF S27 900. The PheniX of Hartford
| North American of Philadelphia and North
British and Franklin each lose S2000 the Bay
State of Worcester, S1700; Merchants of Provi-
dence, $500; Commerce of Albany, $4,000; and
the International of New York, $1,000. A fire
about eight o'clock in the evening destroyed the
| Jones & Hull Joiner shop, a large wooden build
| ing; loss $4,000; insured for $4,000. The Ma
| tioual of Bangor, Me, $500.
The New Haven Palladium tells how bully
got thrashed in this graphic style: Convenient
| ly near the hospital resides a young Gentleman
who labors under deluSion that he can whip
| the world with the greatest ease. So fewdays
| ago he challenged q fellow being to a formal
| test of their relative manlineSS on vacant lot
near East Rock; time, Sunday; stake, bubble
| reputation Directly on arrival a ring was
| formed, and the puglists faced each other.
| Suddenly manly artist No. 1 became tired and
| sat down in the middle of the ring TO rest. He
| soon recovered from his fatiguc, but immediate
| ~ on getting up complained that something
| had got into his eye, and retired TO his corner
he essayed the contest a third time, but advanced
| TO the scratch only TO experience sensations OF
| the acuteSt pain, which had its nucleus in his
| proboscis The pain was, we say, acute, and
| so the nasal angle had been until the unforeseen
blow had changed its slope to n direction de.
cidedly obtuse. Manly artist No. became
somewhat obtuse at the same time, and on being
| asked If he wished TO continue the contest ex-
| pressed in vague terms his willingness that his
| partner might visit the abode of departed spirits
for all he cared, limiting at the same time that
as 1t was getting very dark it would be better to
| POSTPONE the fight and return to the city which
| he did in hack"
RHODE ISLAND.
Samuel Moses lost $500 by the burning of his
small dwelling in Newport on Monday noon,
| and $1,000 in books and papers,
The chiefof police at Providence and some of
his force had lively chase last Saturday after
| wild "becf critter," which went tearing along
the highway towards Scekonk.
Died in fit OF apopleXy" was the verdict of
a coronerS jury in North Smiihteld, after in
yestgahng the cause Of the death of VIM n
MARSH, SIXTY years OF age, found dead in his
bed at his house near Uuion Village
A female BOOK agent recently called the gov
| eruor of Rhode Island from his place in the SEN
ate during an important debate, to solicit his
subscription TO the book for which she was can
wasting. The interview was brief and some
| what stormy one
Mr.. Cornelius j. Sheehan, manager of the
Providence district of the Franklin telegraph
company, was arrested on charge of attempt
ing TO poisoning his wife by putting arsenic in a
cup OF tea on Sunday evening. The contents OF
the cup were examined by Prof. Appleton who
found arsenic in sufficient quantity TO produce
a fatal result. 1t is thought that Sheehan had
been laboring under temporary alteration of
| mind produced by over work.