Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE police made four
hundred and seyenty.threc arrests during the
week.
The Greenwich street elevated railway is to be
sold by auction, by order OF the court of cou-
mon pleas, at the request Of James A. Cowing,
one of the trustees, this being the third time
that the road has been offered for sale since it
was first begun.
The grand Jury have presented a number of
indictments to the court of sessions, the result
of their labors during the past two weeks. 1t
is said that the cases of the medical malpract-
TONERS, and the Staten Island ferry company
were included in the list.
Yesterday morning while the mate of the
steamer Delaware was engaged upon the central
dock in Jersey City, he discovered floating in
the water the body Of a boy. The body was
without the head, arms and legs. The indlca-
tons are that the limbs We're detached by some
extraordinary violence, The body is thought to
be that of a victim of the Westheld explosion.
About week ago man entered the Fourth
national bank and presented for payment Il
draft for $4,000 accepted by Henry Clews 4 Co.
The draft was apparently correct, but the bearer
was so excited that the paving teller became
suspicious, and detained him while he sent Il
messenger 10 Clews 4 Co. One Of the members
of that firm hurriedly examined the draft and
pronounced 1t genuine, whcreupon the money
was paid. 1t was afterwards discovered that
the figures had bean skilfully altered from
$50 TO $780, and Messrs Clews & Co. cOnse-
quently lose S5l45.
The committee of seventy appointed J. NJ.
Bundy, Simon Stern, d. f. Tiemanu, Judge
Emott, jackson S. Schultz, II. N. Beers and
Isaac IL. Bailey committee to draft an address
for presentation 10 the people of the state,
especially in the interior, which will embody
the objects for which the citizens had aSso-
ciated, and the best means be taken for their
assistance Mayor Hall announced yesterday
that the committee were invited to act with the
joint committee. The board of supervisors and
board of aldermen had prepared Il report, in
which they say there has been no over issue of
city bonds, and that the debt Of the city and
county is just what the mayor said il was in his
recent reports to the board of supervisors and
board of aldermen.
The wholesale markets during the past week
have shown Il greater degree of activity than
the previous week. and prices have almost uni
formly advanced. Flour has been in brisk de-
mand and higher, the market closing dull.
Wheat has also been active and higher, large
orders having been received from Europe, the
market closing tame. Corn, owing to the potato
rot in Ireland, has been very active, with a spec
ulative demand, but closed quiet. Oats were
in good demand, at advanced rates. Pork has
been in request but owing to the large supply
prices have not advanced. Sugars have been
dull at almost nominal quotations. Cotton has
been moderately active, with a speculative de-
mand and somewhat advanced rates.
Judge Barnard stated that the effect Of his de-
cision in the injunction suit would be to bring
everything to stand still for a time. 81
granted the relief asked for in the sixth para
graph of the injunction, which was to restrain
Controller Connolly from raising Money in any
manner in the name or on the credit of the
county or city, and from paying any running
expenses of the city, and from using the money
already levied or raised for any other purposes
than for those for which it was destined" 1t
will prevent Tweed from raising or discussing
any money save for the Croton department.
The men now in control must rearrange things
and insure an economical government. Disturb
ances or trouble may result from the decision
nut the authorities are competent to preserve
the peace of the city. The whole responsibility
for signing warrants falls upon Connolly, and it
is absurd TO hold him only partly responsible.
Practically, the people have already got every
remedy which the law can grant; but the gen
eral term of the supreme court in December
may dissolve the perpetual injunction. There is
no possible escape for the city authorities from
the legal effects of the injunction. The decision
compcls them to go to work at once and revise
the board of appointments.
The following call was issued Yesterday
freshmen to the front! The friends of Comp
troller Connolly will meet this day at the city
hall park, at three O'Clock this afternoon, TO
make arrangements for a monster meeting and
torch-ll@ht procession, to endorse the action
and Sympathze with Mr.. Connolly in his manly
struggle with political assaSsins." In response
to the above number of men assembled in the
city hall park at hai-past three O'Clock this al-
ternoon. On motion they adjourned to the
Sixth Ward hotel, where meeting was organ
ized resolutions passed endorsing the Comptrol-
ler and committees appointed TO carry out the
objects of the meeting.
Everything indicates thatthe decision of Judge
Barnard was unexpected to the masters of the
llmmnnY q "a.
afternoon some of them counted upon a decision
dismissing the complaint. Mr.. Sweeny and his
friends did not appear to be as anxious as some
Others, and they did not seem to regard it as of
much importance what decision might be made
Mr.. Tweed and his friends are defiant The
Boss" says he only desired to get fairly into
court to show his enemies and Lraducers that he
Is not the man he is represented to be- He is
prepared to come to the front and show his
record in court of law.
All the followers of the great city leaders be-
gin to wear a gloomy aspect. They BEGIN TO
feel that they are in danger. All imagine that
there is no hope for the state, and that the parry
must go under. They fancy they see the rcpub-
llcans with majority in the assembly and SEN
ate. They look forward and see the city charter
wiped out, and all the bright visions of fat Of
fees and perqUistes vanish like the baseIess
fabric of a vision. Fernando Wood is mixing
himself up in the hub6ub having been very
prominent in his attentions during the past
three days to the outraged Tammany followers.
One rumor has it that he is again DESTROYS of
being taken as the leader Of the democracy.
The arrest made Friday of two river thieves
named Slater and Walton, for robbng a canal
boat of valuables, proves to have been very
important one. They are leaders of the largest
and most formidable gang of river robbers and
thieves of this harbor, besides being valuable
members of several political clubs. Several in
huential politicians of this city and Brooklyn
b0gfnnn1 Iu1tr
and offered large sums for the release of the
villains on bail, but the judge would not accept
any bail. One of them is wanted on a charge
OF numbering the captain Of a schooner in He'll
gate year ago.
By disclosures in Brooklyn paper, it appears
that heavy sPeculatiOns Of government stores
have for long time been carried on by
butcher named Walsh, who has contract to
supply Fort Hamilton with meats. He was az
rested few days since by the police with
wagon load of plumber, but the army officials
at the fort declined TO have anything to do with
the affair, and the plunderer thus escaped the
law. The plumber is still in the hands of the
police.
Michael Goldsmith, who was wounded at the
torpedo explosion in Beckman street. Thursday,
died at his residence in Brooklyn. He was one
of the proprietors of the torpedo factory His
firm was officially notified on the 18th of June
last by the fire commissioners that their license
TO sell torpedoes was then revoked, and they
were warned not to make sell or authorize any
one else to make the torpedoes. Notwithstand-
ing this notice they have made and sold millions
of them.
Professor D. H. MahOn of West Point, educa-
tor Of most Of the distinguished military officers
Of the present day, committed suicide yesterday
morning. He went on board of the steamer Mary
Powell at West Point, on his way to New York.
Nothing peculiar was noticed in his manner I'M
til about an hour after his going on board
when he jumped from the steamer forward of
the wheel into the river. He was undoubtedly
struck by the wheel, as his body did not come TO
the surface. Boats were lowered and every eff
fort was made to save him, but without success.
This act was undoubtedly deliberate, as his coat
and overshoes were found in the vicinity where
he made the fatal jump. He went on board
the steamer with his housekeeper, who seemed
to have "A suspicion that the old gentleman was
in trouble, as he said to her Don't follow me
about" He succeeded in getting away from
her and disappeared. He was seen to make the
fatal leap by one of the pilots, who gave the
alarm. Professor Mahon had worldwide rep.
utation, and no explanation can be given for the
extraordinary occurrence. He was a man of
about seventy years of age and apparently in
good health.
In compliance with the advice of eX-MayOr
Havemeyer, aud according to section three of
chapter 574 of the laws of 1871, Connolly has
selected deputy controller, who shall, IN add-
ton TO bis other powers, possess every power
and shall perform every duty belonging to the
office OF controller, whenever said controller
shall nv dine written authoritV dpSiUnate and