Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-31
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- NEW York, Dec. 2sth, 1855.
| Fiiibasferias-E Employment for YOUNG Mesl-Dis-
tiict Attorasy McKJan-44rrest of the Northern
| Lsght-Nicaraugaa Mt'aister-Ctty Expenses
The excitement of the holidays has been
| heightened to very great extent, by the arrest
and detention of a ship load of fllibusters, who
were supposed BY the District Attorney, McKeon,
were about to leave this port upon a marauding
expedition to the State of Nicaragua. During
7 some two or three weeks previous advertisements
appeared in the daily papers in which great in
ducements were offered to Young men, while mar.
ried men were given distinctly 10 understand that
they need not apply. The District Attorney
"sineled rat" answered the advertisement
himself, was requested by his unknown employ
ers to call at dingy apartment in Broadway,
which was used as rendezvous for hese 'young
men," There he was regularly initiated into the
secrets and schemes for which the services of the
young men" were needed He was informed by
some of the loQuacious g Young men," that they
were about to start or Nicaragua, in the steamer
Northern Light; that they were to be paid S25
per month and their board and when they arrived
at their destination were to receive, in addition,
three hundred and fifty acres of land. Now all
these fine promises put the ''young men in ex
cellent spirits, but the District Attorney was too
old "young man. to take all this for granted
and pushing his inquiries further, modestly asked
from whom he was to receive his wages and his
farm, upon which, as may be presumed, the young
men set up hearty laugh at his verdancy, and
gave him to understand he must fight for the
farm,as it is now held in possession by the natives
who were represented cowardly set, alway.-
The District Attorney communicated his fears to
the general government, and orders were received
from Washington to prevent the Northern Light
from sailing
A warrant was issued immediately for its de-
tention, but bv some mistake it was served upon
the Star of the West The Northern Light put
out to sea, with all the 'young men," minus the
District Attorney, on board. While congratulate
ing themselves upon the prospects of pleasant
passage, a shot from United States revenue
cutter, stationed in the narrows, brought them
to, and oh shade Of departed h pes, they were
ANONYMOUSLY towed back into the harbor. and
east into prison. Upon examination, nothing
could be proved against the Northern Light, and
she was permitted to start again on her voyage;
but seven of the persons, most active in getting
up the expedition, have be en- detained upon a
charge Of assault and battery with attempt to
kilt, previous to their departure, one of their num-
ber who refused to go with them and denounced
them as set of humougs The expedition was
planned by person of the name OF Parker H.
French, who claims to be Nicaraguan plenipo-
Tertiary. Meanwhile it is thought that the Dis
trict Attorney has got himself, and the Govern
mentsinto a scTape, on account of the illegal de-
tention of the Northern Light
1t rained torrents from ly morning, until late
at night. on Christmas day.
The estimated cost of governing the city dur
ing the year 1856, is 5000 Sis. Since 1915, the
expenses of the city have increased steadily at
the rate of $500, 900 per annnm-about as much
as the cost OF the government of the entire State
and the approaching year will be within SS5
of S2,000,000 more than the year just endiI g..
The government of be city Of New York costs
more than the government of any ten States in
the Union, excepting California
The total number of beeyes killed in New York
during the year was $4,000 These, at an ave
rage of go pounds to each animal, amounts 20
over Ill 000.000 pounds, which, at the average
price Of 81 cents per l00pounds, would make the
entire sum paid FIR beef by the city, over Sl0,-
O00. 900 ORsERYER