Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-17

done and are at present engaged in. In the eve
ming praise meeting was held, conducted by
Doct Eben Tourjee.
A NEW DEPoT.-The directors of the Boston,
Clinton and Fitchburg railroad have petitioued
the supreme court for the appointment of three
commissioners, as provided in the legislative
act establishing union depot in this place. A
provision was made, in case the companies
failed to agree at the expiration of three years,
that the matter should be left in the hands of
commissioners to be appointed by the court. 1t
is now four weeks since the petition was in,
and there is a prospect that immediate steps
will be taken for the construction of depot
that will accommodate the public and not be a
disgrace to the new city.
MILITARY VIsIr.-The Peabody Guard of
Springfield, accompanied by the Armory band,
arrived yesterday noon. AT the depot the visit
ors were received by the Fusileers and the Fitch
burg band. After marching through the prin-
opal streets dinner was served at the Fitch
burg house, and in the evening grand recep-
ton was held in the town hall that was greatly
enjoyed. This morning, in company with the
FusileerS, past and present members, they are
to have target shoot. The visitors are accom-
panied by Gen. Horace c. Lee of Springfield and
Col. j. B. Parsons of Northampton.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUs.-The republicans met
in caucus Friday evening, to elect delegates to
the different conventions. Several ladies occu-
pied positions in the gallery, but got tired of the
business and went home, taking some of the
male portion OF the meeting with them. The
following delegates were chosen:
Sendtoridl.-Amasa Korcross, Rodney Wallace
John Sabin, Gardner Burbank, Stephen Shep-
ley, Henry Jackson, VIM Vose, Francis Shell
don, John Burney, Charles Fessenden, Edward
Downe, Joseph Manning
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A TOTrey, Amasa Nor
cross Hiram a Blood, j Q Wright, VIM II Vosp,
George Jewett, L B Farnsworth, C Billings,
SSoege;shall, Edwin D Works, Leonard DOwne
Chapman, r 0rdway.
Therepublican town committee was reelected
Tor the ensuing year, and instructed to call re.
publican caucuses IN the several wards for the
choice of three persons from each ward, to con-
stitute the republican city committee.
MIXED CAUCUs.-Saturday evening the dem
ocrats and liberal republicans met in caucus
and elected delegates. as follows:
Senatorial ConUeRtioa-S W Huntley L W
Irosk, + Y Currler, James Malone, John L Putnam,
w Curley, l. Starkey, VIM Day, NJ S Hall, A
W Watson, j H Fairbanks.
Representative Conventional Jaquith, c II B
Snow, Nathaniel Wood, y Streeter, f z Currier
5 W Huntley, James Malone T S Wilson, P H
Fletcher. G Il Kellogg, j II Fairbanks, NJ ball,
Fl l. Rice, Harrington S1bley, G Gleason Jona-
than Pond, Henry McGrath.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-Am B. Day has been APP
pointed agent of the Massachusetts society for
the prevention Of cruelty to animals.
A democratic convention is called for Thurs
day, Oct. oath, at 1Oi O'Clock, in the rooms of
the Greeley and Brown club, for the purpose OF
nominating a democratic candidate for senator
from the fifth district
Augustus Whitman, the well known breeder
of thoroughbred stock, has secured steam
chest built ofiron, in the form of cylinder, to
be used for steaming fodder for cattle and
horses.
Chas. B. Sawyer, respected citizen, was
found lying on a pile of lumber in the freight
yard near the passenger station Sunday morn
ing, in an unconscious state. After being
aroused, he was unable to give any account OF
himself, but is now in a fair way TO recover.
A party of young men from here, are now en-
camped in the Canadian forests, ten miles from
any habitatioD, where they propose to spend the
winter in hunting and fishing.
The fire on Main street Monday morning was
probably caused by the explosion of chemicals
in the photograph room, as a report was heard
previous to the discovery of the fire.