Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-31

I HBAvY LIBEL SUIT. On Wednesday, the
1aausller published an article rejecting severely
on the character of Hon. Moses Tenney, Jr,
Treasurer Of the State, in which he was charged
with pervertng his office to the promotion of his
private pecuniary interest--with obtaining loans
to a large amount from the Granite Bank on the
strength of the State deposits made by him in
that bank with using the money so obtained in
shaving notes at usurious rates, &C., &c On
Thursday, Mr.. Tenney replied to the article, in
what appeared to us to be triumphant refutation
of the charges explaining his doings in the cases
referred to, and concluding by saying that he
shall call the TraUeiler for the name of the au-
thor of the article and, if it is given he shall give
him the opportunity, if he is responsible man,
to make good his assertions fine is not, he shall
give the propretors of the Traveller the same OPP
portunity.
In accordance herewith, Mr. Tenney called on
the proprietors Of the TraUeller for the name of
the author of the article, which was refused. He
thereupon, commenced a suit against them for IL
bel on Friday morning, laying his damages at
$4,000. The writ is returnable at the December
term of the Common Pleas Court for Essex coun-
ty, to be holden at Salem in December.
Mr.. Tenney, in his reply to the Traveller arti-
cle charged the authorship of it upon Gov. Gard
ner, charge that is strengthened by the refusal
Of the TrGoeller to give up the authors name.
Gov. GARDNER's FIGUREs-The Worcester
correspondent of the Boston Bee has the follow
ng in relation to the TraUe5leis famous magina-
rytable of the gubernatorial pluralities in the
several counties in the State on Tuesday next =
"phe Traveller ofthis morning contains lead
er full of figures designed to prove that Gardenr
is sure Of at least Is, 600 plurality over Banks
suppose the article was written by Gardner him.
self, as l saw him busily at work in the counting
room of the Iraoeller not twenty four hours
since. But whoever the author of this air
blown bubble, l take the liberty to give it slight
prick. Among the estimates, Worcester county
is set down as giving plurality of only 800 for
Banks over Gardner. Now the city of Worcester
alone will give that plurality for Banks over Gard
ner, even if we take the estimates of the Gardner
ties themselves in that place The actual plu-
rality, however, of Banks over Garpner in Wor-
cester will be nearer 1000 than 500
In other towns in Worcester county the chances
SO far as have heard, are all in favor of Banks
and against Gardner. Grafton, which gave Gard
ner plurality last year, will this year give a de-
elded plurality for Banks In Lancaster, once a
stronghold of Gardnerism | am informed that
that epidemic is nearly if not quite extinct
Clinton is in the same condition. But why dwell
upon particulars Your readers will very well
Teeolect that in Worcester county alone, of all the
State, a distinct issue was made up between
Gardnerism and Republioanisnl last gear, and
that Republication pure and simple prevailed by
some 1000 plurality. This year Mr., Banks will
getthe Republican vote of last year and large
portion of the Gardner vote. You may therefore
set down his plurality in Worcester county at
1000 instead of 5O0.'