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The New York herald., 1871-12-29
TslecaAMs TO TINE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Dec. %, 1871.
The bullion in the Bank OF England has decreased
f2O, 900 during the week.
Two hundred bales OF cotton have been landed at
Liverpool from New York.
NATIONAL OBSERVANCE OF THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
Business will be partially suspended on Saturday,
the 30th The cotton markets will be closed at
Liverpool and little business will be transacted
In London.
New Years Day WILL be observed as q close
holiday.
The Stock Exchange the cotton aud other
markets will be closed and business wholly sus-
pended
The New York herald., 1871-12-29
Ministerial Exposition OF tho Relations With
America.

LONDON, Dec. 29-6A A. M.
The Right Hon. Mr.. CHILDERs addressed his con-
stiiuents at Pontefract last evening He announced
tho entire recovery OF his health, ana that he will
take his seat az the present session Of Parliament
In an allusion to American affairs Mr.. Childers
said that 'the present cordial union between Eng.
land ana America was due to the carafu and de-
termlned policy OF Lords Derby, Clarendon and
Granville"
OCEAN TRAVEL.
The reporr shat the Allan steamship line has been
sold proves unfOunded.
The New York herald., 1871-12-29

who Can Doubt such Tcstim0uye
Mr.. George A. Hunter. 29) Bowery, New York.
Rev. s. W. King. Hunters Point l. !.
Mr. j. Brown corner Lexington and SIXTY second
Know OF wonderful Cures OF Rheumatism Dobtlty ~
one bottle Of WATTS NERVOUS ANTtDOrE. Cures gaa1
anteed.
The New York herald., 1871-12-29
Personal Intelligence.

A Non EST NAN AT LAsr-Thc ssBoss. /"
The New York herald., 1871-12-29

reserved 10 become his w0rldTenOwned role, and
dramatic circles as are Sotnern and Dundreary,
Booth and Hamlet, Lester Wallack and Don Ctsar
dc Bazail, Jefferson aud Rip Van WinKle. George
Wilkes In his Sputt or TIE Times, February, 1862,
said thereon:-
believe that could Shakespeare his plays they
performed day hs would Hscs mex 4: he y best
characters that hS. The stage since ne bones were ad
ss
he
I b Ana 's wn y sT Sa
elapsed have little DOUBT pp sne dramatic s % Srsc ana anti
one shakspcares masterpieces is a. yet no more"
The account OF how hc came to essay the part IS
best gwen 0y Mr.. Hackett, IN his own words, sew
real years ago.
Late IN the month OF MAY, 1881, whe Charles Kcan and
myself upon alternate % nights a. The Arch
ssss Mansion the mos. so.s q
we sroed the together In the Of
sSossG ss Of % '.f sss
sss. ~ @
CO 10 s.
81 TSs n,
padding s"ns Of sursd ha; 70 sss the
sss ws % sn.sy
q me e. e. a .n. ss s
repeated complimentary remarks which he
scsn sra b. the heat Of The
slned "A II IL by condnea space, the gasights
and the breath Of the audience" "Pshaw reoined Mr..
DUFFY "yom don't all when compared with Cooper
(Thomas A., just such night this about year ago
After FalsAn's running away and roaring for mercy
when surprised chased from Gads Hin BY the Prince
and Poins Cooper inssed upon having the large double
doors the back Of the sageconstrurod In order to
admit elephants horses and occasion thrown Wide
opcn and regardless OF the being upon public alev
his servant to bring cha which he placed In tha
opening and sat himself there pant and try TO cool HIM
SELF Every thereafter ho came Oh the stage hs
aloud 70 hs ssryAa 'whtres that ors0dy aud wases
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24
COUNTY NEWS.

The matter of a soldiers monument in Web
ster is being talked of in the Times.
The increase of business at the Westboro post
office in the last three years has been such as to
require the addition of over three hundred boxes.
Cough has 900 offers already for next winter,
but is half sick andIthoroughly exhausted on
his return from his California trip, and will not
make up his list for few weeks yet
H. L. Bancroft of Millbury has a fine field of
oats, noticeable from other fields on account of
the height of the stalks-over five feet-and
heavy heads.
A band stand was dedicated on Clinton COM
mon last week. The building of it was begun
more than year age, but its completion was
delayed by committee perplexities
A couple in Leominster, who were Joined in
the bands of wedlock some two or three months
since, concluded few days ago to dissolve the
bands; they both claim to have been deceived
as they both had been married before.
As a Mr.. Hunting, who lives near Fuller's
planning mill in Clinton, was standing in the
door of his house one evening last week, a
couple of fellows came driving past, and one of
them fred a pistol at him. The ball went
through the glass ABOUT two inches from MS
head, and the unknown desperadoes rode on.
Kuklux?
The matter of prosecuting keepers of un-
licensed dogs is being sharply looked after in
Bolton. Several fines of s15 and costs for that
offence have lately been imposed in the Clinton
police court In one instance a poor woman,
who was brought up and fined, had to sell her
COW in order raise the money.
The W. and N. r. Co. are busy in moving
! their depot buildings in West Boylston to give
u room for the new tracks to be laid over their
grounds in that town. Both the passenger and
4 the freight houses are to 80 north from two to
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24
Abbreviated Dispatches.

The Spanish ministerial crisis is still unset
tied.
Edward Thornton, the British minister, sailed
for Europe on Saturday.
The weather in England continues fair and
favorable TO the crops.
Prof John W. S. HOws died in New York, on
Saturday, of pleuro pneumonia.
The debate upon Italian affairs in the French
assembly has been adjourned.
Buisson, the communist commander of the
Paris free shooters, has been arrested in Paris
The San Francisco democrats held an i'm
mense ratification meeting Saturday evening.
Rev. Dr. NJ. Jacobs, for forty years professor
in the Pennsylvania college, died on Saturday.
At San Francisco, United States Judge Sawyer
has decided that he has no power to reopen the
question of the validity of the Broderick will.
II is reported that an agreement has been
reached between the legitimists, fusionists and
the Orleans deputies in the French assembly.
The Athletics of Philadelphia beat the Forrest
Citys of Cleveland at Cincinnati, on Saturday
by q score Of IS to 10.
Snow fell in Pittsburg on Saturday, though
not heavily. The atmosphere at the time was
very cold aud sharp.
The Lamar insurance company OF Chicago
has failed, and application will be made for
the appointment of a receiver.
The game of base ball in Chicago, on Satur-
day, between the White Stockings and Lone
Stars OF New Orleans resulted in a victory for
the former; score, is to g.
Tfs Morris and Essex railroad sustained a
loss $4,000 by the collision of a coal and
freigh, train, near MorristOwn, N. j., on Friday
night.
The Sd 'mer Olive Branch, running between
st. Louis, nd New Orleans, sank on Saturday
five miles ON Grand Tower. Her value was
S87 900. 4
1t is proba that the sentence of death i'm
posed upon french political insurgents will
be commuted exile, transportation, or i'm
prisonment for,
Henry BergE ted the stables of the New
York city railrot mes Friday, and expressed
| the opiuiou that t. 1rses are overworked. I'M
| derfed and in man. SEES badly stabbed.
A letter from Count de Persigny, published in
| the London papers Saturday, attributes the
| French disaster during the war with Germany
| TO the isolation Of the French armies
Capt Richard Tyson will probably supersede
Capt Buddington as sailing master OF the
Arctic steamer Polaris. Buddington is dis
satisfied with the expedition, and Will be re-
| lieved at Disco.
| A deputation of German, Dutch and Austrian
bankers has sailed from Europe for the United
| States for the purpose of making an examine
ton of the route, the condition of the work and
financial prospects of the North Pacific railroad.
At Long Branch yesterday President Grant,
J accompanied by Secretary Robson, attended
\ the Methodist church in the morning, and en-
tertained at dinner President Eliot, Of Harvard
college.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24

APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE JILLsoN.-G Gov
Claflin on Saturday appointed Clark Jillson of
this city as Judge of the First District court of
Southern Worcester, established by the last leg
islaturc. 1t is very excellent choice, for Mr.
Jillson's position as clerk of the police and mu-
nicipal courts of this city for the last eleven
years has served to fit him for the duties of the
office. 1t is also a compliment to him, mas
much as he has never made profession of
the law, although his knowledge Of it,
and especially of criminal business, is
well known, He was appointed clerk of the po-
lice court by Gov. Banks in 1860, when Judge
Green presided, and since the law has been so
changed as to cause he election of clerk of the
court by the people, he has been twice elected,
for terms of five years each. His present term
would expire January 1, 1872, and Judge Will
lams will fill by appointment the place thus
made vacant. When Mr.. Jillson began the du-
ties of clerk Of the court the number of cases
averaged 70Oa year; and now they are no less
than $500.
He will begin holding sessions of the court
on the first of August, and will sit in South
bridge and Webster on alternate days. The
jurisdiction and powers of the court have been
previously described. The newly made Judge
was connected with Hon. Sidney Clarke, of
Kansas, at one time in the publication of the
Southbridge Journal, and is therefore familiar
with the district-in fact it was through the de-
sire of the people down that way that his APP
pontment was brought about. 1t will be diff
cult to fill the place he leaves, as the duties are
numerous and of peculiar nature
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three hundred feet, while the "wood-shed" will
probably be moved north of the Reed crossing.
One dollar and costs was the fine imposed by
Justice Stockwell of Webster few days ago,
upon cOlored man named Lewis DAILY, who
fired a shotgun at two unprotected females"
as the Webster Times has it. He didn't hit eth
or of them but at that price he can afford TO
try again, if he has a particular fOndncss for
that sort of hunting.
A fatal accident occurred at the new dwelling
house which Mr.. L. S. Fisher is building in
Gardner, on the Goth, caused by the giving away
of a staging upon the roof, where j. X. Webhcr,
Fred. Dudley and S. Deroser were engaged in
shnglng. They were instantly prccipitated to
the ground, distance of not less than twenty
five feet. Mr.. Weber, the most seriously in-
cured, struck upon post, crushing in his side
in terrible manner, some of the bones penc-
trating his lungs, and causing his death in a
few hours.
The Milford Journal advises the citizens of
that town to form a stock concern and build an
establishment which shall be public bath
house and laundry combined. This strikes us
as being a good idea. Those who have but one
shirt can call round once a week and have it
washed and ironed while they are taking a
bath, and then come out good as new. The old
way of lying in bed while the shirt was being
washed, seems to have gone out of practice in
many localities, and quite likely it has in Mil
ford.
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ImportantCubau News.

FROM CUBAN STANDPOINT.
New YORK, July 23.-Recent private letters
from Cuba report several important engage
ments, in which the Cubans were successful.
One lasted five hours, and resulted in the cap
ture of six hundred Spanish prisoners; while,
in another, forty-five Spaniards were killed, and
one hundred and fifty made prisoners. The
CubaDs control the department of Guantanamo
Fully two hundred peaccable inhabitants of
the city of Cabre, in the Interior were taken
prisoners by the government forces and one in
every ten shot in retaliation. The department
of Guantanamo, in the east, has fallen into the
hands of the patriots. Two cane fields, eight
coffee plantations and much other property
were burned. The slaves are going over to the
Cubans. A severe fight of four hours took
place between four hundred Cubans, under
General Gomez, and the Spanish. The latter
were overpowered, and put to flight, and six
hundred prisoners taken. General Mclean,
the new Cuban leader, lately took command of
the district of Holguin, in the interior, and at
tackled the Spanish fort San Juan, compelling it
to surrender. The commandant and fifty
armed men were taken prisoners and the Cuban
flag hoisted on the fort Large quantities Of
arms and munitions were found on the fort.
lwenty-three houses in the vicinity were burned
during the b)mbardment. The hospitals at
Santiago are crowded. Volunteers are doing
duty in the public buildings, as regulars can
not be spared. A large quantity of arms has
lately been safely landed and number of
patriots equipped This event causes much
satisfaction.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24

Disastrous FIRE IN NoRTHBoRo.-A fire in
Northboro Friday night destroyed large barn
with its contents, consisting of six head Of cat
tie and fifty tons of hay; loss about $4,000, and
no insurance. Adjacent buildings were only
saved by great exertion.
On Saturday evening at a quarter before nine
O'Clock, another fire broke out which ragged I'M
til nearly eleven, and threatened to destroy the
entire village.
The fire caught in a small barn in the rear of
John Wadsworth's store, and communicated
with Barnes block, which was occupied by the
post office, stores, and dwellings. The Arcade
building, and also two dwelling houses with
barns connected, were burned, as given below.
1t is the general opinion that the fire was the
work of an iucendiary on both nights DIR.
Barnes had been making alterations in his
building, and was about to have it insured, but
the necessary examination was delayed for a
few days that the alterations might be COM
pleted.
One of the families burned out was that of
the venerable Gill Valentine who retired from
the office of city auditor of Worcester last fall
to spend the remainder of his days in his native
town.
The buildings and goods destroyed and fami-
lies burned out were: A large store on the
corner of Main and South streets, owned by Dr.
Henry Barnes, and occupied by John Wads-
worth as a store for dry goods, grocery, flour,
grain, &c.; insured $4,000 on stock-S150O in
Bay State company of Worcester, and $500 in
the Merchants and Farmers. Over the store
were two tenements, occupied by John Wads-
worth and Joseph Neff The furniture of the
first named was saved in damaged state; not
insured. Netf loses nearly all of his insured for
500; Wadsworth loses pretty much all of his
clothing. No insurance on the building
Barnes block, occupied by the post office,
John B. Crawford, postmaster, who had stock
of stationery; Charles c. Bartlett, for groceries,
-four, grain, and meat market; insured for
$4,000 on the stock, some of which was saved,
including the post office goods; Walter Paul,
tailor aud furnishing goods, whose loss and in
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CITY NEWS.

The republican state convention will be held
in Mechanics hall on the 9th of September
The regular meeting of the city council will
be held this evening.
Seven boys were arrested towards the latter
part of yesterday afternoon for going IN
swimmin" in Sasbury's pond.
Accounts of eleven disastrous fires are printed
in our columns this morning-two in our own
vicinity, and others in various parts OF the
country, thecombined losses amounting to over
million of dollars.
The bows on the Island are getting in bad
way of throwing stones, and complaints are fire.
quently made at the police office by people
whose windows have been broken by their ma
licious performances.
Thomas J. Barker paid a fine of ten dollars
and costs in the municipal court Saturday for
drunkenness; Lena Hartley and James Flynn
were fined for simple drunkenness, but not
being able to pay were committed to Jail.
Gov. Jewell, of Connecticut, and Speaker
Jewell, of the Massachusetts house of repre-
sentatives, with their families, passed Sunday
at Lake Quinsigamond, stopping at the Quin-
sigamond house.
Some people were so unreasonable in their
ideas as to complain of cold weather on Satur-
day and sit around the kitchen fre-if they
didn't make one in the sittingroom. Yesterday
was delightfully."- cool for July.
The soldiers monument committee will hold
meeting tomorrow evening at city hall. There
was meeting called on Saturday, which was
adjourned till Tuesday to secure fuller attend
ance.
The public are fast approaching the fact that
the raspberry is very agreeable to the taste, and
ripening as it does just as the strawberries are
no more, is a very desirable berry. Few persons
are aware of the extent of the raspberry trade in
this city. One grower, Mr.. James Draper, of
the Bloomngdale nurseries, has furnished three
thousand TWO hundred and fifty quart boxes of
this berry within fortnight, and we should
judge from our visit to his grounds last week,
that the crop was not more than half gathered.
Mr.. Draper has two acres of blackberries which
are beginning to rpen, and will shortly find
their way in enormous quantities to the fruit
stores.
Three reform school boys ran away from
WestDOro last Thursday, and one of them
James MorriSsey-turned up at home here on
Saturday, after varied experience. He says
that the other boys names are Robinson and
Mullins, and that the former belongs in Frank
lin. They walked up the railroad Thursday
from Westboro to Charlton, and then turned
back, sleeping in barn Thursday night. The
Mouissey boy has not seen the other two since
Friday, when they left him at the junction de-
pot. He says that his eyes are SO sore (and
they look very badly that he couldn't stand it
to work as they wanted him to at the reform
school. His mother, who placed him there
when she had no means of looking after him,
now wishes to take him home and try to cure
his eyes.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24
Railroad Matters.

NEW JERSEY.
NEW YORK, July 23.-rhe united railroads OF
New Jersey, which are to be leased to the
Pennsylvania Central have declared three per
cent semi-annual dividend
NORTH MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The rolling stock of
the North Missouri railroad, levied on some
be sold August list.
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN.
PHILDELPHIA, July 2S.-The sale of the
Pennsylvania property of the Atlantic and
Great Western railroad took place yesterday.
The property was bought by Senator Thurman
for 100000.
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI.
CINCINNATI, July Exchanging the gauge
of the. Ohio and Mississippi railroad from six
feet 10 four feet nine inches began at daylight this
morning, and completed throughout the entire
line, three hundred and forty miles, at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ. The narrow gauge trains COM
mence running tomorrow.
SOUTHWESTERN.
CHICAGO, July 23.-The bridge of the South
western railroad company, at LeavenwOrth, will
be completed this fall, and work on the Atchi-
son branch will soon begin. The main line of
the So uthwestern is now complete, except
twenty miles in Daviess county, Missouri,
which will be completed by September LIST,
when the whole line from Chicago to Leaven-
worth via Rock Island will be opened.
JACKSON.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-The first through
train over the jackson railroad, after an inter
ruption of more than three months, will be
started from this city tomorrow morning. The
damage to the road by the Bonnet Care
crevasse extended over a distance of thirteen
miles, though this portion is now said to be in
better condition than previous to the flood
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SALT LAKE, July 23.-The city council has APP
pointed committee of prominent Mormons to
make grand preparations for the reception of
President Grant, in August
The Corine Journal will, at the solicitations
of prominent gentileS, be Immediately removed
to this city, thus making two gentle journals
with which the MormOns will have to contend.
An agent of the New York Cuban junta has
been in Montreal recruiting foran expedition,
and has enlisted number of volunteer officers
and about two bundled men, many of whom
are retired members of the Red River expedition.
1t is said the party will leave New York as soon
as the steamer Virgin arrives from Trinidad.
The Empress Carotta, widow of the Emperor
Macmillan, is dangerously ill. Her condition
is considered hopeless. The physicians in at
tendance having exhausted their skill pronounce
the case beyond the reach of medical aid. Her
death is impending and may occur at any mo-
ment.
A sample of the finest bale of cotton ever pro-
duced was exhibited at the New York cotton
exchange, Friday. The weight OF the bale was
443 pounds, which in aggregate realized the sum
of S3812.20, an average of S7.4S per pound. The
cotton was raised by W. B. McShaw of Lee
county, Mississippi, was picked by himself, wife
and daughter in their parlor, and took the first
premium of $500 for the best bale of short sta
pie cotton offered at the st. Louis fair last 0c-
tober.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-24

DEATH FRoMA FALL.-As two Irishmen were
walking along the track of the Boston and AL
bany railroad last night between eleven and
twelve O'Clock, they fell off the high wall just
east of the bridge over Southbridge street, dis
lance of twelve or fifteen feet and struck on the
sidewalk, killing one of them named Patrick
Nary. The other, named James G. Troy,
escaped with but slight injuries A man pass.
ing shortly after saw them and informed Off
GERS Cook and Harper, who found Nary with
life enough in his body to last fifteen minutes,
but unable to move or speak. Coroner J. Mar
Gus Rice was called to view the body, after
which it was removed to Sessions rooms.
Troy says that Nary is pedlar of
shawls and linen; and that he met
with him at eight O'Clock yester-
day morning, since which time they had
been drinking beer. He also says that the man
has wife in Chelsea, and tells various stories
about the places in which they spent the eve
ming. Evidently both were drunk when they
fell.
1t has not been considered an uncommon
thing TO break arms, legs and backs at that
bridge; but deaths from falling off have not been
very frequent.
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Our New York Dispatches.
Contributions for tho Relief of the Widow
of N Victim OF the RiOt-DIed-CricIxet
The Horse Plague Abating, etc.

relief of the widow of Sergeant Wyatt, 9th regi.
ment, killed during the riot of the 18th instant
exceed 500, and are rapidly increasing.
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, niece of President
Monroe, died Friday night at her residence al
New Brunswick, N. j. Her husband, who sur.
wives, is the son of General Alexander Hamilton
The Winnisimmet cricket club, Boston, will
begin to play, in this city, tomorrow, with the
New York eleven, and subsequently, during the
week, play games with the st. George and Man
haitian clubs.
The sectional dry docks, at the foot of Clinton
and Rutgers streets, East river, have recently
sunk through, from some unknown cause, and
all efforts to raise them are fruitless. Loss, es
timated at $4,000.
The horse plague in this city is rapidly abat-
ing,
United States storeship Guard arrived to-day
from Aspinwall.