Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26
New England Dispatches.
MASSACHUSETTS,.

BOSTON, Jan. 25.-Ghe state temperance con-
yeniion closed its session to-day, after adopting
an address to the people of Massachusetts, and
fifteen resolutions, the principal of which was
the following:
Resolved that the present legislature be and
are hereby petitoned to restore the prohibitory
law of 1867, with the following amendments
!. Making the implements of a liquor store
containing liquors primo fdcie evidence of
guilt.
2. Excluding liquor dealers, as other crmi-
mails, from the jury box.
3. Securing the right to challenge liquor
drinkers from the jury, at discretion.
4. Making the punishment for unlawful sales
thirty days imprisonment for the first offense,
sixty days for the second, and so on doubling
the time of Imprisonment for each and every
succeeding offense
5. AboShin% the liquor commission, and
leaving the state police under the control of the
governor as formerly.
&. Making every person who unlawfuy sells
or gives away liquor responsible for damages
arising therelrOm.
The following despatch was read by the secre-
tary: "rhe New Jersey temperance alliance in
state convention at Trenton, sends greeting.
Our object-the entire suppression of the liquor
traffic; the means-local prohibition by the peO-
pie" And it was voted that a responsive tel
egram be forwarded.
The crew of the bark Warren Hallett arrived
raigned before United States Commissioner
IIallett on Il charge of mutiny. Andrew H.
kingman, the mate, was arraigned for murder,
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, Jan. 25.-rhe committee appointed
to determine what portion of the war debt should
be assumed by the state, have reported that the
total amount due the towns is s. 207 ,S12.11; due
Merrimack county, 1903 ,936 o. Payment is to
be made in state bonds.
MANCHESTER, Jan. 25.-Mrs Shea, who was
Shockingly wounded in the head by her husband
in this city on Monday last, died at five o'clock
this morning. She remained entirely uncOn-
sCious from the time the deed was committed
till she died, Dennis Shea, her husband, who
killed himself after fatally wounding her, was
buried yesterday in the Catholic cemetery. No
evidence which would tend to explain the mo-
tives of the murder and suicide has been dscov-
cred. 1t is believed by most people that he was
temporarily insane.
MANCHESTER, Jan. rs. - The republicans
opened the campaign with a torch-lght process
sion this evening, i'll honor of Hon. Z. A. Straw,
candidate for governor, a large delegation from
| Nashua participating. meeting was held at
| Smyth's hall, with speeches by General A. f.
Stevens of Nashua, Judge Upton of Manchester,
| and others.
The annual encampment of the Grand Army
| of the Republic of New Hampshire met here to.
| day. Officers were elected for the ensuing year
VIM. H. Tliekey OF Dover being department
encampment ever held in this state
MAINE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 25,-In convention of both
branches of the legislature, to-day, VIM. Cald.
well was reelected state treasurer.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 25.-The board of education
closes tomorrow with public hearing in the rep
resentatves' hall, for the benefit of the repeal Of
the county supervisor system. A lecture was
| delivered this evening by President Allen of the
state agricultural college
BANGOR, Jan, Fitzpatrick Kennedy of Brew.
er, aged twenty-eIght was killed by a falling
tree, on the east branch of the Pcnobscot, We'd
neSday
RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. 25.-Sas E. Wood, mem
Der of fire engine company No g. Newport, was
run over by an engine tonight, and died in half
an hour.
Mauran Cory, carpenter of Apponaug was
run over at that station by the Last Greenwich
train this evening. Both legs were severed, and
he has since died.