Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-28
AhhreYia1ed nispn1ches.

General Garibaldi is Frustrated by serious
illness.
The president has recognized Waldeman Boz
disco as consul general OF Russia to the United
States, residing in New York
large force of Turkish troops has gone to
Albania, the porte fearing rising there in con-
nection with the MOntenegrins.
The value of the window glass broken in
Chicago by the hailstone Wednesday was
$4,000.
The first bale of cotton of the season from
Texas was received at New Orleans yesterday.
1t was sold at twenty-Seven cents per pound.
Tom Hughes London letter of the 18th inst
states that the council of the literary fund have
unanimously resolved to ask L0ngfellow to pre-
side at their festival next year.
There is increasing clerical agitation through
out Prussia over the difficulties arising out
of the questions now at issue relative to the
papal see.
A Montreal dispatch states that small parties
of Cuban filibusters are leaving that city for
New York, whence they will be conveyed to
Cuba.
The Wisconsin encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic has adopted memorial
to congress praying that the homestead laws be
modified so as to permit honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors to locate land and receive
title without previous actual residence.
Great depression in trade in Germany exists
on account of the frequent occurrence of labor
strikes Fresh strikes are reported daily, and
in some districts business is almost at stand
still. RSFk5g
In Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut there were one hundred and fifty -four as
sistant assessors of internal revenue in service
on the list of July, 1870. At the present time
there are but ninety-three employed, showing a
great reduction during the past year.
Z The New York state teachers convention
Yesterday elected j. II. Hoose, principal of the
Cortlaudt state normal school, president for the
ensuing year; Prof. James Cruikshank, Brook
lyn, and Henry Sanford, Fredonia, secretaries,
and adjourned to meet at Saratoga, in July
1872.
Very destructive hail storms are reported last
week in Sullivan county, New York, and Wayne
and Pike counties, Penn. Some portions of
those counties were covered over an inch deep
with hastones, and the growing crops almost
entirely destroyed Sussex county, N. j., also
suffered severely, and sleigh-rides are reported
after the storm.
In Ohio, twenty-nine German societies, with a
membership of seven thousand, are favoring the
Sunday laws, and have appointed committee
TO circulate petitions The Sunday law men are
also circulating petitions to be submitted TO the
council. The Evangelical ministers will hold u
meeting to take action to-day
Paris dispatches say that the organs of the
monarchical party in that city, yesterday morn
ing, exhibit much Impotence at the inactive
policy of the government at present, and Sc
yerely critcise and attack it on account of the
extreme dizziness and lethargy OF the present
administration,
A telegram from Rourges announces that the
archi-piscopal palace in the city of Bourges, the
residence Of the archbishop, was destroyed by
ire Wednesday, and also the public library
The loss is irreparable, as both structures were
magnificent specimens of the highest style
| of ancient architecture, and were unsurpassed
| in France The Interiors were decorated In the
costliest manner In the library were upward;
of 25,00O volumes, including numerous rare and
valuable works,