Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-08

fool of himself, and do it by voting for Gree
ley; so here goes"
John Trott, a Yankee sailor, shipped from En-
gland in Russian barque for New Haven, the
agreement being that he should 90 for the round
trip. At New Haven, however, John became
tired of his cramped quarters, and resolved to
strike for freedom. Twice he escaped and as
many times the watchful officers detected him.
once returning him TO the ship and the last time
placing him behind the bars of the city lookup
Yesterday morning, an officer going into the
court room discovered forced ventilator, 10.
gether with some old scrap iron lying on the
floor, revealing the fact and method of Johns
final strike for freedom.
RHODE ISLAND.
Thanksgiving in Rhode Island is appointed
for Thursday, November IS
boy named John Moring, employed in the
Richmond manufacturing company'S mill at
Newport, fell down the elevator from the third
story to the bottom yesterday morning, and
though taken up alive will probably die.
OFFIcIoUsNEss OF THE S. p c. A. IN Bos-
TON.-The society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, has, as appears by the Boston pa
pers, been unpleasantly oficious in debating TO
horse owners. The Journal thinks that the
managers of horse railroads have shown that
they are fully alive TO the necessity of caring
for their horses, while the evidences of humani-
ty on the part of Boston teamsters have been so
marked, that the merchants of Boston will
place quite as much confidence in the Judgment
of the owners ofthe horses as they would in the
opinion of these agents. John W. Draper, pres
ident of the Metropolitan railroad, comes out in
a card to the public, which clearly states his
side of the case. He says:
"The directors of the Metropolitan railroad
regret TO be obliged TO apologize to the public
for the cessation of the trips of their cars today
But the agent of the society for the prevention
of cruelty TO animals gave them notice. about
hall-past ten o'clock, that they must put up all
their horses. They asked the agent if he had
seen any horses not fit to work, and he replied
that none were fiji to be used In every case,
without examination, we were to be prosecuted,
we therefore have for the day withdrawn our
cars.
We were incorporated 10 carry the people
Families have established themselves on our
lines at distance from their places of business
or employment, depending upon the cars to
carry them. For their comfort we ought TO run
| our ears when it is possible. How many weak
| or sick persons-espccially how many women,
| ride to and from their homes on such a day as
| this, finding shelter in the cars, everybody can
| Judge who rides.
| We venture to say that more persons will be-
| come sick, aud, perhaps, die from exposure in
| being compelled TO walk home, who came down
| in our cars this morning, than there are horses
vino would have been in any degree injured.
We have used our horses gently every day
| during the rise and progress Of the disease We
have not been before interercd with, Our
| horses have not died or been mere sick by rea-
| son OF their use. In fact, the stable on the
East Boston line, where we suspended all trips,
| has been the worst diseased, and more horses
| have died than in any other In this connec-
| ton we desire to state, that from 1900 horses
| owned by the company, only twelve have died
| within fortnight, and some of these have been
| victims Of other diseases than the prevailing
| one.
| We trust it is not to be presumed that this
| corporation would wantonly exercise cruelty
| upon the animals it uses. Our experience thus
| far has been that moderate exercise is better
| for the horses than confinement in the stables
| the horses which have been worked have not
been injured thereby. After the disease has
nearly disappeared we felt the more sure that
| our duty was to try TO accommodate our pa
| irons, and that even in a stormy day the life
| and comfort of a feeble man or woman is of as
much consequence as thar of a horse