Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-04

Further arrests Of persons concerned in the
New York election frauds took place Saturday.
Tweed allowed his note for $4,000 TO &c 10
protest last Wednesday. He is to be rued for
the amount
The colored people of New York city very gem
orally observed the anniversary of John Browns
death, Saturday evening,
Il is rUtnorcd that Mayor Hall and Tweed have
commenced suit against the committee OF sew
euty for conspiracy, and that prominent mem
bers of that body will shortly be arrested.
There isl report in railroad circles that con
soldati0n of the Missouri and Pacific and the
Atlantic and Pacific railroads will soon he made
A common kitchen boiler in dwelling house
in Paterson, n. D., exploded Thursday night,
demOshing the kitchen and basement and par.
TALLY blowing out the walls Of one side of the
house. No lives were lost.
Reliable advices from Alabama show a de-
cded republican gain at the recent county cleo.
tions which show that the vote at the next
presidential election will be given to General
Grant.
On Saturday General Dix presented to the
grand duke the picture of the late Admiral Far
ragut, to be presented by him to his father, the
emperor of Russia.
Some eighty attaches Of the Brooklyn water
board, said to be mainly water inspectors and
secretaries of ward associations have been dis
charged, their positions having been discovered
to be sinecurcS.
The New York Times defends Mr.. Murphy
from the Tribune's charges, and says that Sec
rotary Stanton released Mr.. Murphy from the
blanket contract owing to congress raising the
duty on wool.
It is stated that if one-third OF the claims
already filed with the mixed claims commission
are allowed, they will more than balance all the
claims aIiSlug out OF the depredatiOns Of the
Alabama, Florida and other vessels.
The Sun has authority for stating that Ham
ilton Fish has notified the Spanish minister at
nf4
oi-war to seize the steamer Florida outside of
Cuban waters will be followed by immediate
declaration of war against Spain.
Admiral Posset has received orders to pro-
coed at once to China. The duke viii therefore
go to Philadelphia and Boston, and alterward
New Orleans. At the latter place he will join
the feet and proceed to the far east.
1t is rumored that the proposed conference Of
the New York committee Of seventy with the
Brooklyn committee Of fifty will canvass the
subject of proposing to the next legislature the
consolidation of the government of the two cities
under one municipal head.
Alexis enjoyed the West Point trip, and on the
return he danced the Virginia Reef on the
steamer Mary Powell, with Admiral Posset, Gen.
Mcdowell, Admiral Gordon, Prof. Morse, Mr.,
Bergh, Henry Clews, Gen. Shaler, VIM. H..
Aspinwall, Gen, Lloyd Aspinwall and others.
The republican members who have arrived in
Washington are in excellent spirits over the
political situation, and all seem to entertain no
doubt as to the result the presidential contest
next year They come back TO the capital with
a desire to push through legislation as fast as its
importance will justify, and this general talk
seems TO favor a business session, not one given
to mere speech making.
southern claimants for war damages whose
claims have been allowed by the commission,
which has been in session during the past seven
months, are somewhat fearful that congress may
ft A1,,N
sary to pay them. The first installmcnt of six
hundred claims, TO pay which nearly half mil
lion dollars will be asked for, will lead TO ami
mated debates.
Scranton special states that the late low
price coal realized at auction in New Yorksci
causes considerable excitement, aud if lower
prices obtain at the December sale there will Un-
doubleday be a strike in January among the
miners. The same special states that the Auden-
ried shaft, near Wilkesbarre, sunk nearly two
feet on Friday, causing some excitement, but no
serious damage is apprehended.
Washington dispatch says: Much dissatis-
faction exists among the counsel who are to
represent the United States at the Geneva con-
ference with the statement of the case pre-
pared by Bancroft Davis, which he will submit
as the basis of the case Of this country against
Great Britain 1t was prepared SO the counsel
say, without consultation with them,
and is radically defective, and founded
founded on theory which may possibly prove
untenable. The counsel also say that a great
mistake was made in not selecting the counsel
in July last, and have them meet together in
consultation, and prepare their own statement
OF the case. The delay in appointing counsel
forced the state department to prepare a state
mcnt of the work which was allotted to Mr..
Bancroft Davis. 1t is not generally known that
Mr.. Waite of the Toledo bar, who is our coua-
sci, was cassmatc Of Mr.. Evarts and Edward
PieTepont, and he is regarded by his associates
q pOp1 oil In, ,oo