Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-07
Our New York Dispatches,
Concerning Tweed und Connolly HOfi-
mans Political Programme smHg-
CLING Diamonds, etc.

New YORK, Dec 6.-Thc failure of the Stuy-
vesant bank promises to be bad one. The re-
ceiver states that only hfty-thrcc dollars was in
the vaults when ii suspended, and the evidence
shows that 100000 and similar sums were
loaned TO parties not responsible.
IL is stated that the bar association have arti-
cles of impeachment against Judge Curdozo,
framed for immediate legislative action.
The argument about Tweed's bail, at Albany,
was a long one. Connolly's case comes up on
Saturday. It is positively said that but for his
arrest he would have sailed for Europe with his
family. Tweed still expects to sit in the senate.
1t is said that Hoffman will renounce his allie
glance to the democrats and is ready TO unite
with Greeley, SchurZ and Sumner in forming a
party, on the basis of national reform, strict
construction and supremacy of the civil over
the military power, in hopes of gaining the
presidency He will breach the subject in the
message, which he is now preparing.
The grand jury made presentment condemn
ing the hall Of records built by Carney and cost
ing 100000, yet worth only $4,000.
The committee of seventy are busy discussing
the new charter.
AT a meeting of communists last evening, the
reports show that the parade next Sunday will
be participated in by several militia companies.
colOred union will also parade with them.
The catalalque will bear the inscription, "Aux
martyrs de la republique uniyerselle"
At a meeting of the regular republican central
committee last evening, resolution was adopted
that no more propositions OF utilization be made
to the Greeley wing.
A German musician was sent to the tOmbS,
yesterday, for making love to prominent female
singer.
The prisoner who froze to death in the police
station Monday night was Azel 2. Newkirk
formerly a lawyer of Wisconsin, and late agent
Of Van Amburg'S menagerie.
Among the passengers per steamer City of
Antwerp, from Liverpool, this morning, was p
5. Gilmore who has returned from Il successful
tour of European courts. He left on the noon
tram for Boston.
Mile Nilsson has been so much pestercd by
German admirer who follows her and ntrudes
on her privacy, that yesterday she brought Il
complaint against him, and he was held to bail
on his good conduct.
A committee ofthG board of fire commissioners
has reported in favor of the purchase of twelve
frst-class fire engines, on the ground that the
present force would be inadequate in case of Il
great contlagration.
The grOcers' board of trade has agreed to take
legal measures for stopping the unjust and
onerous eXactions imposed on commerce by the
health authorities, and to memorialize congress
against the bonded warehouse system.
The aldermen have accepted a resolution
looking to ascertaining the views of the citizens,
by public meetings, upon the advislbi of c2-
cavating Fourth avenue to depth sufficient 10
roads.
The appeal of O'Kell, convicted of receiving
bonds stolen from the Norwalk bank is before
the general term of the supreme court.
Alexis leaves tomorrow for Boston. 1t an
pears that he sent five hundred copies of each
of the leading New York newspapers to his
father after the reception. The Russian minister
has requested the police to arrest all sailors of
the fleet found in the streets after six p NJ. as
deSertiOn is becoming common
A passenger on the steamer Westphalia. on
the last trip from Europe has been arrested for
smuggling large amount of diamonds and
other Jewels.
TheproprietorS ofassignation houses in Brook
lyn are decamping, two members the fraternity
having been sentenced to six months in the peni-
tertiary.
Sergeant Dobyn, OF the Brooklyn police force,
was reprimanded and fined seven days pay for
refusing to allow pcaceable citizens to witness the
counting OF votes in one of the districts at the
late election.
Wendell Phillips lectured tonight before a
large audience. He expressed approval of the
funeral parade next Sunday, in honor of the
Paris communists.