Connecticut western news., 1889-11-27
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

The thrce-masted schooner Addie Baker,
 from New York, bound east with coal, was
 lowed into New Haven few days ago. hay
 ing been in collision. Her standing rigging to the fore and main masts on the starboard
 side were carried away and her rail was torn
 out. The captain of the Baker reports that the collding vessel was a westward bound schooner.
 Arthur Coffin and James Parsons, two
 boys who were left ill charge of John Cotfn's store in Gloucester, Mass, the other day took revolver from drawer and began playing with it. when 1t was accidentally dis
 charged, the bullet striking Parsons above
 the eye, making wound which proved fatal W. s. Hyde, President of the National
 Bank at Ware, Mass, received an incoherent dispatch signed by w. H. Cutler. the miss ing Cashier, from the Grand Union Hotel Ut New York. An inquiry by telegraph reveal
 ed the fact that such man was stopping al
 that hotel. A detective has been sent to get
 Cutler. who is believed to be insane.
 Acting Secretary Batchcler has remitted
 the penalty of S1S.O0O imposed in the case of
 the steamer Henry Morrison of Bangor. Me,
 for violation of navigation laws, to S1OO and costs.
 Edward w. Kinsiey Post 113, C.. A. R., of
 Boston, celebrated its twentieth anniversary
 few evenings since and entertained as guests Commander-iu-C Chief Russell X. Al ger ana staf1.
 W. F. Pray, aged 9 years, half-witted
 murdered the three-yesr-old son of Philip FiShcr by burying the child alive in the back
 yard of Elmer Dunton's residence. Pray
 confesses his guilt, but his statements are
 rambling. and it is impossible to tell bow and why he committed the deed. Samuel G. Moves, aged 6, proprietor of a
 small periodical shop on South Main street,
 Concord, N. H., was arrested the other day,
 charged with enticing and criminally assault ing in his store little girls from to 10 years
 of age. It is thought that he may be insane. Two Rhode Island farmers were riding home from town, and not guiding their horse the beast went into pond and both men and
 the horse were drowned.
 Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, the venerable ex-
 Vice President made the address at Bangor,
 Me-, on Saturday last at the presentation of
 an American flag to the High School of the
 city by the Grand Army veterans. The schooner Carl D. Lathrop of Newport, R. l., Gill master, bound from Mobile with a load of lumber for Cardenas, was swamped on the 2Oth off Cape St. George. The crew were saved.
 Chief Justice Fuller has presented. through
 Hon. w. l.. Putnam, a fine portrait of him.
 self to the Cumberland (Me.) Bar. It will
 be given place in the attorneys office at the City Building at Portland.
 The GOTernment telegraph line, connect l ing Vineyard Haven with the mainland, Aas | been disabled since the 21st inst, and all
 communication with the mainland has been stopped. The trouble is supposed to be in
 the vicinity of Woods Hol.
 Mrs. William Calvin of Hopedale, Mass,
 rescued her 2-year-old son from drowning,
 rushing into the water and securing him de | spite the fact that she herself could not swim. Ivory Earle of Hollis, Me-, aged 75 years, l committed suicide, cutting his throat with a
 razor. He leaves family. No cause is as- signed for the act.
 A party of gentlemen, among whom were | ex-Secretary Whitney and Dan Lamont of New York, Senator McNIian and Don M.
 Dickinson of Michigan, are planning to build 1 a sulphite pulp mill somewhere in Maine. "Alder Stream,' in the northern part of | Franklin county, Me-, will be scene of active | industry when the snow falls. Kimball S | Furbush will haul about two million feet of | logs for one firm, employing 24 horses to do l the work.
 | D. Copeland Norcross, native of Farm | ington, but for many years a resident of Cali | fornia, was found dead in his bed a short 1 time ago. Mir. Norcross had been member | of the California Senate, and had held other
 offices of honor and trust.
 | Mrs. Celia W. Wallace of Chicago, who has
 purchased the Powers estate, on Wheelock
 street, in Hanover, N. H., will erect fine building as a free dormitory for deserving | students, in memory of her son, John w. Wallace, a Dartmouth Scientific graduate.