Worcester daily spy., 1871-01-23

New YORK, Jan. pa Washington dispatch
states that Mr.. Thornton, British minister has
Semi-Otficially requested Secretary Fish to in
form him whether Collector Murphy was au-
thOrized to tender welcome, in the name of the
United States government, to the Fenians lately
arrived in this city, who, though they had eX-
perienced the queens clemeney, could not be re-
garded as other than foes to the British govern
ment
The attempted reception of the eXiles, on their
arrival, Wednesday, and the circumstances at
tending the affair, have revived i'll this city
rumors of the probable speedy retirement of
Collector Murphy.
The Methodist book committee, before finally
adjourning yesterday, adopted resolution, de-
fning, distinctly, the duties of the book agent,
and his assistant, that the latter shall receive his
orders from the agent, and act directly under
him. There is said to be a new movement on
foot against DIR. Lanahan, which will compel
another session of the committee an an early
day.
The Holland testimonial fund now amounts
to $4,000, and will be raised to $4,000. Fechter
aud Miss Leclerq appear on Wednesday, in tn c
charitable cause.
The New York state mechanical society has
elected Prof. NJ. II. Smith president, and DR.. w.
IL. Bowlsley secretary.
The lately reported robbery of Roswell D..
King, jewelcr, of Williamsburg, of $50, 900 worth
of jewelry and money, turns out to have been
his own invention, 10 escape payment of debts.
Secretary Boutwell, and the committee on
ways and means have favOrably received peti.
tion of the leading liquor importers of this city,
and agreed to recommend a uniform tariff of 81
per gallon on all liquors.
The census returns from ten of the largest
wards in this city shows loss of 1923 inhabi-
tants since the former enumeration in August.
Sullivan, the murderer, under sentence of
death, has got tired of playing the insanity
dodge, and has taken to eating food, and will
no longer try to cheat the galows by starving
himself lie was quite communicative yester-
day, but has made no confession.
John Weinck German, aged thirty yeaI S,
was convicted in the Kings county court of scs-
sions, Friday, on an indictment charging him
with assaulting little girl named Della COuniif,
six and half years of age, living with her
parents in Williamsburg. Yesterday morning
Judge Troy sentenced the prisoner to state
prison for the term of twenty years. He would
have been mobbed if the crowd had been al
lowed to reach the brute.
The subscription for the benefit of the German
wounded soldiers, and the families of German
fallen soldiers, received by the North German
consul general at this port, up to Friday, amount
ed to S80S ,53S.
Mrs. Nancy II. Bishop of Providence, stoppi ng
at the Westminster hotel, was robbed on FIR iday
of S1225 worth of jewelry, etc. The thief was
arrested yesterday, and all the property as re-
covered
Gen. Tweed had an interview yesterday with
he is grand marshal. The men stated that they
were opposed to any demonstration taking place
tomorrow, as they prefer to wait the arrival of
their brother eXiles, who are expected here by
Thursday or Friday next. Gen. Tweed replied
that he would postpone all the arrangements
for Mondays display, at the same time assuring
the gentlemen that the time afforded would be
used in perfecting all the arrangements for
magnificent and suitable demonstration. In
accordance with this decision Gen. Tweed has
iccu Af1c nj oil Ir;a
cieties, here and elsewhere of the postponement
of the parade, and due notice will be given
when 1t will take place. 1t is the intention to
make it one of the largest turnouts ever known
in this city.
The motion of James Alden, one of the cred
itors of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie
railroad company, to have the road adjudged
bankrupt, came up for argument yesterday
morning before Judge Blatchford, in the United
States district court. The counsel of the COM
pany opposed the motion on the ground that
the court had no jurisdiction over the matter.
Choate, who appeared foi Seth Adams, another
creditor, also opposed the motion on the ground
that suits were in progress in Massachusetts
against the company, and that jurisdiction lay
in the courts of Massachusetts. The court said
that the petition of Alden should have stated
that the company was Incorporation created un-
der the laws of this or some other state.
A coroners jury yesterday decided that Eg
bert salisbury, who died from the effects of
rough and tumble fight in Fulton market last
night, came to his death from heart disease.
John Cannon, with whom he was fighting was
released from custody
A gang of burglars were caught about one
O'Clock Yesterday morning with wagon, in
which they had stored $4,000 worth of cigars,
just extracted from a store on 42d street. One
was captured as he snapped revolver at an
officer, but two others escaped. He proved to be
Charles McGown, well known as a notorious
burglar.
The Poles, in this city, celebr ated, tonight,
the insurrection of 1868.
Within the past fortnight nearly dozen
VOunu girls xvnman have haap ua,;oncI,,