Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-29
Our New York Dispatches.
The Tnmmnny Ring and its Troubles
Military Visitors from Rhode Island
Brooklyn LabOPers TO be Discharged,
etc.


New YORK, Sept. 2s.-Abraham Lawrence
recently refused retainer of $4,000 offered in
behalf OF the Tammauy ring.
morning paper states that Andrew j.
Carney, Notwithstanding all denas, did sail for
Europe last Saturday, after making an assign
ment OF all his property to his brother in trust
to pay all his Just debts" The anxiety of the
ring to get rid of Carney is based on the fact
that other contractors can take oath that they
furnished supplies for which they were paid,
while Carney was unable to do that with regard
to his plastering bills.
The park commissioners, including Sweeny
and Judge Hilton, it is said, have written, for
publication, letter denying all knowledge be-
fore the publication of the Stars riot melting ar
ticle yesterday The payment of the Croton de-
partment workmen is proceeding rapidly and
that of the public school teachers will begin this
morning. mass meeting OF workmen is called
for Saturday evening TO take action on the pro-
posed suspension of works on the public parks
William A. Booth, chairman of the committee
OF citizens, has written letter to the deputy
controller, asking for the best estimate he is
able 10 prepare of the condition of the finance
department, its wants and resources, to close
this years business. In reply, Mr.. Green states
that the estimate of payments required TO be
made by the city and county are S34 200 070
The estimated receipts are 22,337 ,S1S. There
will be required for the redemption of bonds
due January 18th, So, 1863 100. The controller
says there are no data in the office from which
to arrive, with accuracy, at the amount of de-
tciencies likely to exist at the end of the year in
the several departments in excess of the
amounts appropriated TO them respectively.
The United Train of Artillery from Proyi-
dence, was received with military honors by the
list regiment this afternoon, reviewed by Mayor
Hall and entertained at the list armory The
visiting company was frequently applauded
during the march up Broadway for the perlec-
ton of discipline and soldery bearing. This
eVeulOn. the pupStS attend the Grand
house.
Four hundred laborers on the Brooklyn parks
will be discharged next week.
A case OF yellow fever is reported in Brook
lyn.
Bishop Potter, in an address before the Epis-
copal convention of the diocese of eastern New
York, this morning, advocated the forming of
societies of "pious ladies, who should leave
the world and devote themselves entirely to
God"
Mrs. Martha P. Wurz died in Nice, France, on
the Sth of last January. She left an estate of
S5OOOOO. On the Dist of November, 1868, she
had made will, in which she bequeathed small
amounts to number Of benevolent societies in
the United States, but the great bulk of her
property to Charles Pemberton Wurz. n nepbew.
She had a considerable number of other rela-
tons, to whom she devised not a dollar Three
of them now contest the will One ground is
usual and may be abandoned; it alleges Charles
Pemberton Wuz to have eXerted undue influ-
ence over his aunt. The other is important.
Mrs. WuH had been absent from the United
States for years, she died in France, and in
France made her will. 1t is now claimed that
she had been resident Of France, and had eX-
ecuted her testament according to the laws of
the United States. That would render it null
and void so far as her personal property is con-
cerncd. In the body of the will however, she
declares that she always regarded the United
States as her home.
Before Surrogate Hutcbings, yesterday, Judge
Asa Owen Adds of Vermont, formerly Ameri-
can consul in Nice and one of the subscribing
witnesses to the will, testified that he had drawn
up two wills for Mrs. Wurz, and the second one
it was which is offered for probate Suisse
qucntly the testatriX had spoken TO him about
returning TO New York. Another witness, Miss
Caroline Lane Slemmer, testified to Mrs. Wurz's
determination not to return to New York The
case comes up again next Thursday.
The result of the republican convention at
Worcester yesterday is noticed editorally in all
the papers, and is discussed in all public places
this morning. The republicans generally think
the nomination of Washbum cause for hearty
congratulation, while the democrats, disap-
pointed because Buffers apparent frankness and
sincerity in accepting the decision of the con-
vention and pledging himself to support Wash
burn, destroys their hopes of the election OF
Adams.
DIR. Shine, formerly a coroner, while driving
down Broadway, narrowly escaped running
down DIR. Merrill of Greenwich street. An old
leud has existed between the two doctors for
some time, and Merrill, believing that Shine in
tended to insult him, struck his horse with his
cane. Shine, later in the evening, went to DR..
Merrill's office and fired two shots at him, one
striking the doctor and the other breaking a
window. Shine was captured by the detectives,
and says that Merrill dew a pistol first, and
that he fired in selfdeence. Merrill says he did
not draw until after Shine fired the first shot.
Commissioner Smith, at meeting of the
board of health yesterday, presented a report of
the sanitary committee, showing that the NOR
tally among persons occupying easements is
enormous. The ACCESSIBILITY of causing cellars to
be vacated by. residents was discussed.