Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-11
ITO the Associated PROSE-
RELATINNS WITH MENICn.

! RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--Ihe senate viii prob
ably act this week ON the supplemental conven
| ton with Mexico for the settlement Of claims
| rs the original will soon expire.
| CONCERNING CUBA,
The government has no information from
| Cuba requiring specific legislation. Should any.
| thing occur requiring the consideration Of con.
| gress, it will be communicated by special mes
| sage.
STRONG MEASURES FOR UTAH.
The Till introduced by Senator Cragin pro-
Vides stringent means for the execution of the
law against pOlygamy and inceStuous cOllabita-
ton in Utah; for 4 reorganization of the terri
torial militia, and the suppression of the So
called legislature OF Deseret.
MR. AKERMAN.
Attorney General Alderman has said nothing
whatever to the president about leaving the
cabinet, nor has the president said anything TO
Mr.. Alderman on the subject Members OF con-
gress and Others have freely expressed them
selves IN favor Of change and are endeayUring
TO effect it.
LEGAL TITLES WANTED.
A bill will soon be presented t. congress from
the Indian commission, enabling white settlers
to secure legal title to lands in Bitter Root val
ley, Montana, now held as reservation by Flat
head Indians, who are always friendly to the
whites, allowing them to settle among them.
The Northern Pacific road is expected to pass
through these lands.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The bill introduced by Senator Edmunis, to
regulate the civil service, provides that APP
pOlntments to all offices, except pOstmasters and
such as are required by law to be made by the
president with the consent OF the senate, shall
depend upon open competitive examination, and
that board OF commissioners be appointed for
hveyears, unless sooner removed by the presi
dent with the consent Of the senate.
GOLD CERTIFICATES FOR BOSTON.
Speaker Blaine some weeks since wrote to
.. a..e.,r ~ .,r.1l II.
nience resulting to Boston and other portions Of
New England by reason of not having gold
certificates redeemed at the Sub-trcaSury i'm BOs-
ton Parties in Boston were compelled to send
them to New York for redemption, and were
thus exposed TO the risk OF loss Of interest, &c.
The secretary, in answer to the representations of
the speaker, has ordered that, in the matter OF
gold certificates, Boston be placed on precisely
the same footing as New York,
MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, Dec. 10.-Iheodore Thomas, with
his entire music organization, assisted by the
Handel and Haydn society, gave a grand gala
concert this evening, at Music hall, in honor Of
Alexis, who was present with his suite and in
ylted guests The programme was especially
selected for the occasion, and included several
pieces by Russian composers, and various
specaties OF the choral and orchestral forces
There was an immense and delighted audience
Notwithstanding the pressure for tickets, Mr.
Thomas declined advancing on his regular
price of one dollar. The duke and suite left the
hall before the conclusion Of the concert, and
proceeded TO Cambridge in company with Pres
ident Eliot, at whose invitation they were to
visit the observatory.
MINOR MATTERS.
Mr. Amos Plckard has been reappointel clerk
to the senate committee on appropriations.
Negotiations for a commercial treaty with
Spain will soon be concluded
Is There is likely 10 be little business before the
house military committee Legislation upon the
subject of tue staff OF the army is, however, |
probable.
Postmaster General Creswcll has officially de-
cided that while there is nothing in the postal |
laws which prohibits the establishment of a post |
office in Il retail liquor shop, lie objects 10 it, |
and will not give his consent thai it be done
Petitions are being received from statoners |
in Boston and elsewhere against the supply of |
envelopes being printed with addresses by the
post office department, in order that letters may
be returned to the senlers if necessary
Gen. Butler expects that congress will pro- |
coed with the revision of the laws, chapter by |
chapter, as they are furnished by the commits
sioners, and that the work will be completed so
that the revised statutes" can be made the laws
of the land on and after March L. 1873.
The president has appointed Henry Moodey |
and X. w. Fumess of Nebraska, l.. A. Gobright |
Of the District OF Columbia, commissioners to |
attend the centenary anniversary of American |
at Philadelphia.
Supervising Architect Mullett having examin-
ed, since the second fire, the building in which
the state department is located, reports that it
is liable TO fall at any time from the weight of
the archives.
Only thirteen claims of American citizens re-
siding in Cuba have been filed with the Spanish. |
American mixed claims commission for proper,
ty destroyed since the commencement of the in
in Cuba
A'quietsbut active canvass is going on in ia
vor Of the postal telegraph scheme, as recon-
mended in the presidents message The friends |
OF the measure appear To be sangnine of of sue |
cess
Careful inquiry fails to find single democrat !
who knows anything regarding the alleged /
scheihe for the impeachment of President Grant,
democrats ms well as republicans all appearing
TO scout such an idea,
foreign minister resident here telegraphed