Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-22
Miscellaneous Dispatches.


| ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
| New York, Feb. 21.--The late Abel Minard,
of Mowestown, left 800 900 TO the Drew theo-
logical seminary at Madison, to be used as a
permanent fund in aiding INDECENT young women
in obtaining ministerial education.
| +. Bret Harte arrived in this city last night
| and will leave for Boston, Friday, where he will
attend the dinner of the Saturday club.
The inspection of the United States frigate
| California takes place to-day, and her departure
further DELAYED in consequence OF the contract
| Ors failing to furnish coal. The department will
| now be Obliged to buy coal in open marEet
Coal advanced to fifteen dollars ton yester.
day, and an advance Of three dollars is expected
| to-day.
Wilhelm Schultz, arrested Sunday on susp-
cion of being the Brooklyn girl stabber, proves
| to be German tailor of this city, who went TO
! Brooklyn in search of work.
A. H. Bogardus, at pigeon shooting match
near the Union course, killed fOrty-siX birds out
| of fifty.
A fire early this morning destroyed the brick
slaughter house of Davis & Harrington, Nos
| no. 772 and TIA First avenue, and 300 sheep
| The loss On the building was $4,000, and on
wool $1,000; insured for 81 400. The fire origi-
| mated in the drying room, supposed to be by
wool coming in contact with the stove
| THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT,
| OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. q lin the dominion
parliament last night, Sir A T. Gait brought
| forward motion respecting the fisheries and
the appointm mt Of the joint high commission.
In replying TO the question Of Sir A. I. Gait, If
| the government intended to protect the Canadian
fisheries as heretofore, Sir John A. Mcdonald
made statement at some length on the subject.
| He described the relations between Canada and
| the United States, and the circumstances that
had rendered it necessary that the right of this
! country 10 control its waters should be asserted
| He explained how the system OF licensing AmeTi-
can fishermen had been established, and proved
its total failure: 364 vessels taking out licenses
| in 1865, and only % in 1869, the number gradu-
ally decreasing, until Americans had disregarded
| them altogether The imperial government as
scented to the proposition that the Canadian fish
cries should be preserved for the Canadian fish
| ermen, and placed a naval squadron to aid US in
| carrying out that policy. Sir John believes that
| the protection had been efficient, and compli-
mented the activity and discretion of the officers
| of the British squadron.
With respect to the treaty of 1918, the Amer
cans did not dispute they had renounced the
right to fish within three miles from our shore.
The headland question had remain d in abey-
ance, but it was understood that il was not
abandoned. In the correspondence that had
been going on the Canadian and Imperial gov
eTnments were in complete accord, and the I'm
perlal government had given repeated assur-
ances that our rights should not in any way be
surrendered. The mission of Nj. Campbell had
been partly for the purpose of obtaining a com
mission of three to settle disputed questions and
the Imperial government consented to appoint
su n commission, whose action would be sub
mitted to tue Imperial parliament. In reply to
Duiresne, Sir John said that he did not know
that the commission would include the Fenian
raid claims, but q, correspondence was now
goinE on with reference to this matter with tie
Imperial government. A discussion followed
as to the share the Canadian government had
| had in the negotiations for the enlargement of
| the powers Of the commissioners, and the pre-
mier was obliged to confess that Sir Edward
Thornton had taken that step without consult
| ing him.
FROM WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. Mr.. Sumner did not
| sleep so well last night as he did the previous
| night and this morning he had some symptoms
| of pain. He went down stairs to his breakfast,
and the exertlon of going up stairs again adj
monishcd him that he must keep absolutely
quiet, He is very feeble, and the sill htes exer.
else brings on acute pain. | am happy to be
| able TO add that at last he has abandoned his
desk and Goes no work.
Private advlces from San Domingo state that
| the commissioners are making very thorough
work. President Blez is granting every facility
| to them, and on being asked by one of them
| whether if Cdbral or any other IN IN, even
| rebel in arms, should be asked to come before
| the commission he could have safe escort to and
| back and suffer no harm, Baez replied, prompt.
| ly, that he would, and the cabinet minister said
| amen. There appear to be indications thar he
| who coveted Naboth's vineyard lives over the
| border westward and that his name is not
United States but Hayti.