Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-12
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
New York, Jan 11.-Collector Murphy has
been challenged to a duel by j. P. Hodnett, col
lector of internal revenue at Dakota territory,
because he refused to appoint Michael SChanlan
weigher in the customs,
1t was discovered yesterday of the custom
house that importers of rum, gin, whistles, and
other liquors distilled, must pay the old tariff,
while importers of brandiesl secure the benefit
of the new tariff. A consignee of 800 casksOf
gin which had been taken out under the new
tariff has TO pay an additional fifty cents per
gallon. Importers will seek to have the error
corrected by joint resolution of congress.
An Aspinwall letter states THAT Gen. w. A. G.
Ryan, of Cuban celebrity, took passage I'M
der the name of AshbuTy on the Ocean Queen,
from New York, Dec 3. After shipping 1000
cases of arms and ammunition, two or three
hundred Cuban troops were expected to go
aboard as passengers, and when two days out
seize the steamer land the troops and
arms somewhere in Cuba and then
release her, Two hundred United
States troops for San Diego, California, were on
board the Ocean Queen, which so alarmed the
Cubans that they did not embark, and General
Ryan went TO Aspinwall alone, landed the arms,
etc, and awaited the arrival of the steamship
Hornet.
On Christmas day collision occurred be-
tween small party Of Cubans and about two
hundred Jamaica negroes, originating from
display of Cuban flags from Bethan court house
and the barque Harriet Lane. The negroes
hosted the British flag, which was promptly
captured, and general fight took place, in
which knives, &C., were freely used. Some
twenty persons were seriously injured. By the
Intervention of Gen. Ryan the disturbance was
quelled and the negroes retired.
The barque Fenwck, from Bristol, England,
reports lost overheard, Dec. 18th, Peter Tozer,
native of North square, Boston. 1t was an as
sumed name, and he was deserter from an
American man-of-war at Southampton. His
clothes were marked Smith.
The senior class at West Point is confined to
barrack limits for mobbing three cadets.
Judge Benedict yesterday reversed Judge
Blatchford's decision declaring the 1900 gallons
of distilled spirits, seized at Matthew Brady's
dstillery, forfeited, and ordered the property 10
be discharged.
FROM KANSAS.
Topeka, Kansas JAN 10.-Two women have
been elected engroSSing and enrolling clerks in
both houses, and girl has been appointed page
in the house.
The friends of United States Senator Ross
claim that his prospects for reelection are
good.
The legislature adjourned to-day on account
of the death of Beaman, one of the members.
The caucus of the democrats in the house has
been postponed until Thursday night. Consid-
erabe dissatisfaction has been expressed at the
manner in which Lieut.. Gov, Gravelly has made
up the committees in the senate. 1t is asserted
that he has given the chairmanship of the prin-
cipal committees to the democrats, and that the
democrats will preponderate in and will control
important committees.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Wilson adj
dressed the southern republican association last
night on general politics, in the course of which
he referred to Gen. Grants administration. He
was free to say that the administration had
some faults, but with all its faults it was the
best administration ever power since the days
of John Quincy Adams, and criticisms upon it
were beneath contempt By it reform has been
inaugurated in every department in the city and
every custom house in the country, and the wise
Indian policy adopted by it, if carried out, will
be enough to immortalize the president.
The national association for the relief of desti-
tute colored women and children had meeting
yesterday and was reported in a fourishing con-
dition, with S11 900 in the treasury. Resolu-
tons were adopted rendering thanks to the
young ladies' Christian union of Worcester
Mass, for the salary Of the matron's assistant
and to the Central church, Bangor, Me-, for sal
airy of teacher
The house judiciary committee to-day had
about fifty ladies before it on the woman SUIT
frage question, and heard the arguments of Miss
Victoria c. Woodruff, Isabella Hooker, Susan
b. Anthony and A. G. Riddle, claiming that
women had been enfranchised by the fifteenth
amendment, AID urging the committee to re-
port bill declaratory of the amendment to that
effect Immediately. Miss Anthony, in her re-
marks, alluded to Gen. Butler, a member of the
committee, and said she had always liked him
since he used the word contrahand, for it set the
movement going that resulted in the enfranchise-
ment of the negro, and she hoped he would now
coin a word for women, which would have like
result for them.