Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-13


J. 0'Leary, the oarsman of this city, went to
Springfield yesterday for the purpose of accept
ing the challenge of Patsey Harrington to row
three-mile race for $3.50 side, $50 to go to the
man in whose city the race was rowed. But
Harrington would not recognize the acceptance,
giving as reason that several days had elapsed
since the challenge was given. OLeary then
offered to row in any water outside of SPRING
field, or to row on the same terms at the Ingle-
side course, where the college regatta will be
held; but Harrington and his hackers would
hear nothing to the proposal, seeming
determined to row on the old crooked
Union course if at all. They did make
one other proposition, however, which
was to row two races-one at Springfield and
the other at Worcester, but O'Leary, although
ready to row for the money, preferred not TO
take jobs for the future in that way. His last
proposition was to row for $500, and toss up a
cent to see whether the race should be on the
old Springfield course or Lake Quinsigamond-
certainly fair offer. This was rejected, how
ever and there seems to be little prospect for a
race between them. O'Leary is in correspond
ence with Billy Scharff, the Pennsylvania oars
man, who accepted his challenge without quib-
bling, and the race will probably be rOwed in
the course of six weeks or two months, as soon 4
as preliminaries can be arranged.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-The business before
Judge Titus yesterday morning, sums up as fol-
lows: Sarah A. Barber and lisa A. Patrell of
Hardwick, charged with adultery, bound over to
the August term of the superior court in the
sum of $500 each: recognized. A. S. Kirby,
fined $50 and costs for keeping liquor nuisance;
appealed and recognized in $500. On the case
of the same charged with being a common
seller, he was discharged. Patrick Clark was
fined SO and costs for single sale of liquor,
and discharged on a complaint of being a COM
mon seller. Patrick Henry, for keeping open
shop ON Sunday, was fined SO and costs;
Patrick Cotton and Dennis Callahan, open shop
on Sunday, fined So and costs; Sarah c. Hodges,
drunkenness, second offence, sentenced to three
months in the house of correction; appealed.
Patrick Foley, for disturbing the peace, was fined
SIS and costs. George C. Hodges, Mathew Rahll,
John Herne, Patrick Burns and Chas. L. Dunn,
were each fined SO and costs, for drunkenness
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRs.-At the meeting of the
city council held last evening, petitions were
received and referred as follows: From Walter
Bigelow and others, for the grading of Lincoln
street, near the estate of the late T. W. Paine,
and from P. L. Moen and Others, for new
street leading from Lincoln street to Mill Brook
street, in Worthwhile, to the committee on high
ways; from ]. D. Daniels and others, for dam
age TO property on Blackstone street, to the COM
mittee on sewers; from Rev. Seth Sweetser and
others, for change OF the brick walk on Har-
rington avenue to one of concrete, to the COM
mitttee on sidewalks; from M. II. Morse and
others, for water-pipe in Union avenue and
from Leo. Roberts and others, for water-pipes in
Canterbury Grant and Southgate Streets to the
committee on water.
The petition of Thomas Gates and others,
asking that the name of Green street be changed
to Park, making Park extend from Main to the
lower terminus of Green street, was referred to
the committee on numbering streets; and re-
monstrance against the change, signed by C.
w. Hamilton and forty-nine others, was referred
to the same committee.
The report of the committee on finance in re-
lation to the price of gas, was presented, recon-
mending that decision ofthe supreme court be
taken upon the wording of the charter in rela-
ton to furnishing gas as cheap as the cities of
back to the committee.
Orders were adopted as follows: authorizing
the fire department to employ suitable person
to keep in order the fire alarm telegraph when
the same shall have been accepted by the city;
authorizing the painting OF the offices in CITY
hall, at the discretion of the COMMITTEES on nuh-
lie buildings; instructiug the Joint standing
committee on highways to ascertain and renort
whether the city council has the power tn nre-
scribe any rule as to the width, grade or anv
other condition, compliance with which can
be enforced upon citizen opening to the pubHc
street through his land; instructing the hioh
way commissioner to complete the grading of
Mechanic street as soon as possible, as the time
for making the assessment expires next month;
and authorizing the construction of sidewalks
on Salem square and Park street, Salisbury
street, Oak street, and Newbury street.
A communication was received from Hon.
Stephen Salisbury in relation to railroad tracks
on Prescott street, which occasioned the adop-
ton of the following order:
Ordered, by authority of chap. 232 Of General Laws
of Massachusetts, for 1871, that that portion of
Prescott street from Concord street to Lincoln
square laid out by order passed June 25 1870 over
land taken from Stephen Salisbury, without claim
for damage therefor, condition that the railway
tracks described on the present order should be