Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-11
Domestic Notes.

THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
PoTTsvILIE, Pa, Jan. 10.-The Miners Jour
nal, the leading coal organ of the Schuykill re.
gion, SAYS, to-day, that the present strike will
last only till basis of wages for 1871 is fixed
which ought to be within the next two weeks.
Three fourths of the ccllieries in the Shamokin
region will not suspend, and large portion oil
those in the Ashland district are dissatisfied
with the order of suspension from the grand
council of the benevolent association.
A DEMOCRATS LETTER.
PITTsBURG, Pa. Jan. 10.-The annual banquet
of the Young mems Jackson association was
held in this city last night. letter from
Charles Francis Adams was read, in which he
says; 81 am not much in the way of expressing
my sentiments on the present political topics.
The country has passed through violent con-
WILSON'S, and is now slowly but steadily recoy'
eiing itself The main object should be to re-
store harmony and inspire confidence among all
its warning members. Our government draws
its life from the ready consent OF the governed.
When the distinguished hero whose name your
association bears, uttered those memorable
words, "The union shall be preserved, he I'M
doubtedly rested his faith on the spontaneous
cooperation of the great mass of the nation re-.
spending to his call, and the legitimate channels
prescribed by organic law, He never contem-
plated the use of the bayonets in controlling the
forms Of collecting the general suffrage, for
safety as nation lies in going back to the first
principles, forgetting that force has ever been
Tesorted to as a painful necessity to preserve
them. What was bitter incidence should not
be turned into daily food"
UNWILLING TO co TO SAN DOMINGO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-A large majority OF
the officers of the navy are much preludiced
againstt the West India station, and none appear
willing TO go out on the Tennessee, now fitting
out at New York, to carry the commission to
San Domingo. Their objections to the locality
is on account of its unhealthiness and the prev
of vol fpx-nr hat
though it has been but two weeks since the
officers of the Tennessee were ordered to her,
some twelve or fifteen have already been de-
tached and Others ordered in their places. The
influence brought TO bear upon the secretary OF
the navy by those who have been ordered to her
is very great, and in the number of cases above
cited, it has been strong enough to effect a re-
vocation of the order. BY the time the vessel
receives her sailing orders it is highly probable
that but very few of those originally ordered TO
her viii be on board
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW York, Jan. 10.-Judge Barnard yester-
day appointed James H. Coleman receiver of the
Farmers and Mechanics life insurance COM
pany of this city, which he ordered to show
cause before him on Friday, the 18th, why its
affairs should not be wound up and the COM
pany dissolved. State superintendent of insur-
ance (Miller) reports the assets of the company
only S125,000, while its liabilities exclusive of
capital, are S62,2s1 greater, and including its
capital, S1S7 PSI greater. He says also that the
company runs on what is known as the cO-opera-
tive system, and that in order to swell the vol
ume Of business apparently done by the com
pany, and show low ratio of expense, large
number of false entries were made Of policies
issued and premiums received at the office of the
company. These amounted TO several hundred,
and appeared 10 have been made without issue
IN fact, of policies or any application therefor
having ever been made, or payment Of any
5,e4,
served the purpose of false statement they ap-
peared upon the books marked as mot taken"
That these entries are entirely fictitious is so
plain that the TACT is not even denied by the Off
GERS Of the company.
Several death claims appear to have existed
against the company for some time, which, al
though undisputed, had been allowed to remain
imp i'd long time afterdue. Contracts appear
TO have been made with agents with a great dis
regard to the interests of the company, giving
or guaranteeing S diaries or commissions which
no company could possibly afford to do. 1t is a
startling fact that the books of this company
show an expenditure since its organization, q
period Of only about fifteen months, of oven
S6S,00O for advertising, printing and stationery
alone.
The missing captain (Hattonl of the ship
James Foster, Jr., made his appearance yestcr'
day on the deck of his ship, safe and sound
lie gives no explanation Of his mysterious alb
sence.
The brieklayers' union of the United States
assembled IN this city yesterday, sixty-seyen
unions being represented. There were fewer
strikes last year than the year before.
Ex-Postmaster General Randall. who has lust
returned from Japan, where ne left Secretary
Seward, saws that Mr.. Seward is suffering from
complete paralysis of both arms rendering
them totally useless; otherwise his health is I'M
impaired, and his mental faculties clear, strong
and active as ever. He will return home via
India and St. Petersburg.
The Tribune this morning is positively assured
that Secretary Fish is soon to retire from the
cabinet in favor of Mr. Morton.
James Kelley, postmaster OF this city under
Lincoin's administration, was Frustrated by
paralysis Thursday last, and his death is hourly
expected.