Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-25
Cur New York Dispatches.

New YORK, Nov. pa meeting of the de-
positors of the Bowling Green savings bank was
held last evening President Hank Smith as
sured them that they would be paid all dues in
fun. A committee of five, including Judge Ho-
gan, was appointed TO protect the rights OF de-
positOrs.
Morgan Jones, the oldest Tammanyte in the
city, saws of Tweed that if he does not retire.
the old members will enforce his retirement,
Senator O'Brieu, at screnade, denounced
Tammauy, and said that the committee of sew
enty were otiice-hunting to9ies, and looked to
the reform democrats for the rescue of the state
from bad men.
The committee of canyassers of the city vote
have decided in favor of Alexander Frear, Tam
manyite, against Frederick Kilian, reform dem
Ocrat, for the assembly.
1t is rumOred that police captain drew ten
thousand dollars, and an assistant alderman
five thousand dollars from the Bowling Green
savings bank after it suspended payment.
Judge Bedford reserved decision in the case of
Haggarty and Baulch.
The Brooklyn Union asserts that prominent
otficehOlder of that city received ten thousand
dollars from Boss Tweed to secure his election
The Canadian colonization society, composed
of British residents, last evening passed resolu-
tOns laYoring the annexation of Canada to the
United States, and took measures to act in CON
cert with similar bodies in other cities.
Geo. Ray and Francis Smith were held in $1,000
bail each for highway robbery on Tenth avenue
on Wednesday night.
i. Nichols, agent for Hoffman, Curtis 5 Co.,
liquor dealers, has decamped with $1,000
Alderman Miller Yesterday won foot race of
ten miles, from Broadway to Bay Side, Long
Island, beating John G.. Heenan, for Il stake OF
5000
A mass meeting of the citizens is proposed to
take action to secure decent gas light at
reasonable price.
,l.I Loot, IN loet
evening, denOuncing female suffrage as Il fraud.
Horace Greeley announces his retirement from
the bureau of navigation, on account of his
name pcing used in connection Herewith rs an
inducement to emigrants to deposit money in
one of the broken savings banks.
Escaping gas in the boiler room of HarperS
building exploded this morning, blowing off the
glass roof of the building and badly burning Il
fireman. Loss slight
Charles S. Perley yesterday recovered in the
supreme court, $500 Of the Hudson River railroad
for the loss of Il trunk at the New Hamburg dis
aSter, The case has been long in litigation, and
is considered important as a test proceeding.
Missionary Vasseur, in lecture on China last
evening, stated that the only way to prevent
Chinese Immigration was to prohibit the send
ing back Of dead Cinnamon to their native
country.
Cotton receipts at all ports from Sept. to
date, 1884 bales, against 9l6,701 last year;
exports 1873 ,425, against 444 0Sj last year; stock
SCI OBS, against 352, III.
Judge McCunn denies a motion for a nOn.suit
in the case of J. o. Davis, to compel Smith,
Gould and Martin to fulfill contracts made ON
the Thursday preceding the celebrated "black
Friday"
Six additional cases of small poX are reported
Several faro banks were broken up along the
docks and forty arrests were made
Proceedings have been begun against United
States Assessor Jourdan of Brooklyn, by two
assistant mr. GDQ0 ,npinfV ola ia
be wrong fully obtained by JOurdan.
large number of sailors of the Russian fleet
are at Long Island hospital, under treatment for
scurvy.
Another application for a mandamus for
throwing out the vote for certain district in
Brooklyn, was refused by Judge Gilbert.
The reform committee of Brooklyn have he
gun an investigation of the accounts of the city
auditor
Mrs. Carroll actress, broke her arm Sunday
by Il fall She is cOnvalescing.
Alexis and suite arrived at 10 30 tonight, and
proceeded quietly TO the Clarendon hotel.
n sewer embankment at Clifton, Staten ISL
and, cayed to-day, burying seven labOrers all
| were rescued, but several were severely injured.
There is still excitement at Hunters Point
over the determination of the school commits
| SOners to enforce the reading of the Bible in
the schools. Several children of Catholic pa
rents have been elected because they refused to
| be present AT such occasion. To-day, three
young men took seats in the school, though re-
| fused admission, and encouraged, cheeled and
| protected from election one girl who remonstrat-
| ed against reading the Bible. They were arrest
| ed by the police.
| The Rockville Centre, L. l., Methodist church
case was opened before Judge Happen, of the
supreme court, yesterday. The trustees are try
ing to obtain possession of the parsonage, which
| is held 10y the Reverend MIR. Corner, who was APP
pointed by the bishop. Alter some progress
was made, the case went over till next Monday