Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-20

sacrificed communists al the cemeteries on the
list lust and the turnout was tremendous, The
whole armed force Of the national guard were
under arms the entire day.
EusGov. Swami of Maryland, and other mem
bcrs Of The congressional resident democratic
committee, agree that they know of no confer
ence or correspondence looking 10 supporting a
CUnse vativc republican as candidate for presl-
dent, II Is intimatCd from other sources, now
ever that movement is on loot TO cal u Cpli-
ventiOn TO nominate Senator Trumbull OF llll-
nois Or Charles Francis Adams in opposition to
| Grant.
A letter from a member elect Of the Ohio lee1s-
| laturc says that although there is no doubt OF
the election ot u republican to the United states
! senate, there is such m opposition to senator
/ Sherman that hls chances of success are very
meagrc. The anti-Shernian republicans, II is be
! licyed will unite with the democrats 10 elect
| some other than Sherman, perhaps ex-Secretary
! Cox.
| General SickIcs, American minister, has made
! statement called forth by the recent debate in
| the CJries on Cuba, and explaining the dOcu-
mentS recently published, lie says it is due to
the former ministers, Revere, M1rtos and Bcccr-
| ras, and the lamented Marshal Prini, 10 state
! that they all and sevcraly assured him that
| Cuba should be Justly treated as province OF
| Spain and entitled TO the nights granted by the
| constitution of 1869 Sic5lcs says that these
| promises prevented the american government
from interfering in Cuban affairs,
The receipts Of cotton at all ports for thC week
| ending Friday night, were f0i ,i4 bales against
| 1916 400 last week, % 70S the week before and
| 93 96g three weeks ago; making a total since
| September of GG6 COS bales against 1919 800 for
the same period last year, The exports for the
week were 50 $50, of which 80 $50 were to Great
Britain, 1892 to France, and 951 to the rest of
the continent. Stock on hand at all ports last
night 800 1865 bales, or 1882 less than ut the
same date last year
The Little Rock Arkansas. Republican says
that MeSSrs. Whipple and Cattcrson-thc late
| United States marshal and attorney of Ar
kansas-weIc Suspended from office by the
| president because of their efforts TO divide anc
dsintegrate the republican party" Theii
| efforts consisted frying to punish those who
were guilty of election frauds. 1t was unlor,
tuaate for them that they had Senator Clayton
| indicted.
The congressional subcommittee who have
| been investigating kukluX affairs in Alabama,
| Georgia and Florida, have finished their labors
| and disbandc1. From what they heard aud saw,
none Of the committee are prepared to recon-
| mend stringent measures TO he inaugurated in
| these states. Representative Scoficld freely ad-
mits that all he heard Of kukluX came through
| third parties, and rested entirely on hcarSay evil
| dence The committee paid no attention to
financial matters leaving those for the consider
| alton Of the subcommittee appointed especially
| for that purpose
London papers state that the demands for the
| nine hour system Of work by laborerS has gen
orally been acCeded to. The masters in almost
every branch of trade in the counties Of Dur
ham and Northumberland have conceded nine
hours as the days work. All the large engine
factories on the Tyne and Wear have also done
so Several of the more extensive iron ship
building yards have followed. The mechanics
of the principal coerics have also had these
terms granted to them, and the men employed
at paper mills carpet factories and other large
establishments will commence TO work, most o
them, on the ifty-four hours week system, OF
the first OF December. On the first of january
1872, hty-lour hours for weeks work will b.
the rule for skilled wOrkmcn in the northeastern
counties. The nine hour system has been
adopted by Stcphenson's engine factory at New
castle-on-Tyne, and also in all mechanical dc
partmentS OF the Midland railway.