Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-05
Miscellaneous Dispatches,
Domestic Notes.

NEW YoRK, June 8.-Dr. Thomas Carlton, OF
the Methodist book concern, publishes card
this morning, stating that ne Is preparing an
answer fully meeting and retutng the allega-
lions made by DIR. Lanahan In his recent affl-
dayits, and will make it public as soon as it is
submitted to the courts.
President Grant, in an interview with a re-
porter at Long Branch yesterday, denied the re-
ported change in his policy in regard to Cuba
] and said :-"Not a whisper of Mr.. Fish's retire
ment has lately passed me or any of the cabi-
| net. Mr.. Fish will not leave the cabinet or re-
sign the seals of state, with my CONSENT while !
am president He responded unwillingly to my
| call, and entered upon the arduous duties of the
foreign office with diffidence. He has discharged
them well. He has been faithful, patriotic and
diligent. | should be grieved if he resigned but
| he won't resign"
In reference to the treaty prepared by the joint
| high commission, the president said: at is, in
my judgment, the best settlement of the out
| standing differences between the United States
and Great Britain. Every article of the treaty
! was submitted to me, after it was adopted by
| the commission, and approved by me- and each
| article was in the same way submitted to the
British cabinet, and approved by the minister's of
the crown at once. The English commissioners
spent great deal of money in teegraphng sec
tions of the treaty. The queen of England
pledged her signature beforehand. l. therefore,
regard the treaty as practically ratified. Meas
ures will have to be adopted on both sides to
house of representatives will, feel certain, act
periodically and wisely in the matter. The
treaty must be ratified and made the law of both
nations. The necessity is immediate. As far as
we are concerned, we would like to have better
terms. But there were two parties to the bar
gain. The point aimed at was not merely pc
cuniary settlement for losses by the Alabama,
but the settlement of irritating and disturbing
questions, likely any day to bring the two ma
tons into armed conflict. My aim was by this
treaty to secure peace through justice, and be-
lieve have succeeded. No apprehension need
be felt as to the course Of the British people. l
would regard it as an act of bad faith on their
part to reject the treaty after its almost unani-
nous acceptance by our senate. The English
must surely prefer fair settlement Of our differ
ences with them, for which this treaty provides,
than to nurse the cause of war. settlement
or war were the alternatives"
In reply to the remark that the Canadians did
not seem pleased with the treaty, the president
said :" They will be reconeiled to it by and by
The fishery clauses of the treaty are as favora-
BILE to them as to us, perhaps more so. / will
be glad if they settle the matter at once and be
done with it, The Canadian fisheries don't
amount to much, while the equivalent we grant
must be considerable to them. l don't attach
much importance to the pecuniary considera-
tions one way or the other. The pith of the
thing is the avoidance Of war"
William Foster the murderer of Avery D.
Putnam, publishes a plea for justice in the
morning papers. He says he was stupid drunk
at the time he struck Putnam, and doomed to
die because wicked drunken freak resulted in
the death of man whom he had no intention
of seriously injuring. He states that Putnam
was stranger to him, and complains of
hasty trial. The appeal closes as follows: " l
make my appeal as a condemned murderer sem
fenced to a speedy and ignominous death, help
less and powerless, but confident that the same
feeling which, on impulse, secured my convic-
ton, WILL when cool and deliberate, do even me
proper justice"
THE PITTsToN DISASTER.
PITTsToN, Pa, June ga meeting of the
miners yesterday endorsed the course of Blake &
Co., owners of the West Pittston mine, and dep
recated all legal proceedings against them for
a new breaker and resume work. The immedi-
ate wants of the sufferers will be attended to as
fast as their condition is known.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The strike of the col
ored laborers has undoubtedly been organized
by few local politicians, who promised the
men that if they would give them their votes the
new territorial legislature should pass a law
| abolishing the contract system and giving la
borers employed on public works 50 for eight
| hours work.
Wizards hotel was leased ten years ago to a
| firm, who at first reaped enormous profits, but
| they permitted the keeping of the house to de-
| generate, and finally it has played out. The
| furniture will soon be sold at auction, and the
Wilards will resume possession.
The principal staff officers of the navy are at
last commissioned as commOdOres and captainss
and the whole corps are ordering new uniform,
with the coveted nsignias of their relative ranks.