Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-05

denly on Sunday morning. He had taken his
breakfast, and while smoking fell from his chair
TO the floor anc instantly expired.
CONNECTICUT.
One of the latest marriages in Hartford is
Of young man aged eighteen to a maid Of
fifteen.
Chas. Ives, an old resident of the North Farms,
Wallingford, fell from a scaffold in his barn,
Friday, and his injuries will prove fatal.
gentleman in New Haven has invented a
machine for printing in coored and gilt enam-
els on china and pottery of all kinds, which it
IS claimed will revolutionize the whole business
OF ornamenting crockery, reducing the cost to a
small fraction of what it now is He has an
piled for patents in several foreign countries as
well IS In the United States.
A singular accident happened on a recent
nj ebt train on the Air Line railroad. The train
was moving at ITS usual speed, when the engi-
neer heard sudden crashing Of glass and in
an IN slant, there was darkness in the head light
OF the engine. The cause proved to be that an
owl had dashed INTO the front glass OF the head
light, and lay there, astonished at its success
Aud Il was not an "owl train,' either.
7. 1. Barnum, Esq, Of Bridgeport the great
Snowman, has applied TO Messrs Williams
Haven & Co., Of New London, 70 secure aud
bring home to him from the Southern ocean
some live sea animals He wants a connie az
sea elephants, two or three sea lions and some
fur seals, TO add TO the varied collection of
beasts which he exhibits.
About half past ten O'Clock Friday night. ms
Charles NJ. Keough, who keeps store on New.
field avenue, West Stratiord, was closing his
store for the night, kerosene lamp exploded
and set the sroTe on Gre. The family occupied
The same building, and had all retired when the
explosion look place. Mrs. Keouph was SO
badly burned that she died on Sunday morning
Mr.. Keough was seriously burned, but not ia
tally.
New Haven is growing justly indignant over
the shameful manner in which prisoners are
treated at the lookup, of which this is given as
fair Illustration; A woman was arrested, Sat
urday night, and placed in the lookup. She had
no money TO buy food with. During Sunday
ihe Gay 9oor man placed very hard cracker or
Two 0y her sue, but she did not touch them
MonuaS morning she was taken before the court
ana sentenced 10 the almshouse where she ar
rived that evening, and tasted the 6rst tood ,bat
had passed her lips for two DAYS ana tusn
nights barrel Or two Of crackers Il a,',,osrs
IS the only thing kept on hand 70 feed prisoners
with, and only through the compassion Of tbc
officer in charge can prisoners obtain anvthtnS
TO eat, even though as in this case, they snend
two days Ia The lookup. F""
a little breeze has arisen between the stntes Of
New York and Connecticut over the proprieior.
ship Of Mystic island, a small piece Of land
lying between the Connecticut shore and Fish.
eT's island. The legislature at its last session
passed an act declaring that the island belong,
10 the town Of Stonngton, although for many
years It has been considered a part Of Southold
Long Island, and has paid taxes 10 the collector
OF that place. As New York has not coded th,
island to Connecticut and no clam has beer
hied IN the United States supreme court, easter
Long Island IS somewhat excited over the Con
necucui legislature, although the land in que.
lion Is much nearer the shore Of that state than
Long Island, aud il would seem naturally u
belong 10 the former.
young and fashionable lady of New Hayer
who attends one Of the most aristocratic church
y, ana hounces up the middle aisle after ser