Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-15
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK


mates OF the ship Neptune, were committed
Yeste day in default of $4,000 bail The eXami-
nation upon the charge of cruelty to the crew
win be held to-day. The officers were unable to
and Captain Peabody, for whom warrant has
been issued.
The German members of the gold exchange
yesterday voted down proposition making
donation TO the French aid fund.
Robert Haclus won the golden cue and colored
billiard championship of this city last night, in
match with John Vaughn.
&. r. Byram, Of Boston, and A. Putnam, of
Connecticut, are among the members of the
Judiciary committee of the national association
Of base ball players appointed yesterday by Pres
ident Widely.
Capt. Drummond, of the baroue w, e, An
derson, gives the following additional particu-
lars in regard to the reported sighting Of the
Tennessee: 81 saw this vessel about IL O'Clock
on the night of Jan. 10. 1t was the 10th by
nautical time, the 18th by land time. First, /
saw her masthead lights. do not know thar
she was barque-rigged vessel. Her mizzen-
tops were furled, and could not determine.
The vessel was acting very strangely, and it was
all we could do to keep out of her way. She was
steering directly south. She crossed our bows
within five hundred feet OF us. She was about
one hundred miles from Cape Hatteras. There
was perfect gale blowing. The Anderson ship
ped great deal ofwater all that night, and la
bored very heavilys feel confident that it was
the Tennessee we saw. If she got through the
storm all right she would certainly have put in
at Jaimaca in four days, and reported from that
place." The following is an exact copy of the
Anderson log book at eleven O'Clock, the time
the Tennessee was noticed Fresh gales, at
tended with squalls and lightning, in the north.
northeast, with heavy sea making. Reefed top
sails and furled them. Passed a steamer man.
of-war, steaming to the south, nationality I'M
known, at twelve O'clock" Anderson's log
book reported raining, and very heavy north
east sea rolling. Both Capt. Drummond and
his first mate are positive that it was the Tennes-
see they saw, as she would have been just at
that place on the 18th of January, land time.
Capt. Drummond would have reported it before,
but he did not know that the Tennessee had not
been heard FROM
Up to noon to-day the chamber of commerce
subscription in aid of the French reached trife
over $4,000, and the committee expect to collect
as much more
The final arguments in the famous Taylor will
case are being heard to-day by Surrogate Hutch
ings. 1t is generally thought the effort of the
contestants to prove the will forgery were in
vain, and that the decision will be unfavorable
to them.
Henry Bergh, president of the society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals, last evening
placed his hand upon ten of the main arteries Of
up town travel and traffic, acting in behalf of
the horses struggling before over loaded street
ears. The roads stopped were the third and
fourth avenues. Mr.. Bergh did not remove the
injunction for upwards Of an hour when four
horses were attached to each car and the traffic
resumed.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-This storm will in
terfere with the preparations for the carnival,
but we may have spring-like weather next week.
The military parade will, however, be ADAM
dOned, as it wonld not be an agreeable trip for
the New York regiments should the weather
prove stormy, and the expense wolld be enor-
nous, say at least sixteen thousand dollars Der
regiment for transportation, quarters and music.
So the demonstration will be displays of horses
and carriages, trades professions, tourna-
ment, mule race, awheelbarrow race, a race of
boys, goat teams, and the professions of mas
quers, some of which will be very ludcious.
Then there will be a citizens ball at the Corco.
ran Art building on Monday night, and at the
Masonic Temple on Tuesday night; masquer-
AIDE at the National theatre on Tuesday night,
and press banquet at Masonic hall on Wednes-
day, to which every member of the fraternity
here will be invited. Pennsylvania avenue is to
be spanned by triumphal arches and decorated
with flags, &c, and Examinations at night, while
calcium lights OH the capitol and treasury, with
displays of fireworks, will enliven the scene.
WESTERN ITEMS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s office was broken into and robbed of a
small amount last night. The robbers escaped.
A heavy rain storm prevails here, and gener
ally along the coast.
Leland Stanford, president, and Charles
Crocker, second Yice-prcsldent of the Central
Pacific railroad company, have gone east to en-
deavor to effect negotiatiations with the Pacific
mail steamship company, whereby the Central
may secure China and Japan carrying traffic
from San Francisco to eastern points.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb 13.-The governor
has nominated and the senate has confirmed
John E. Bennett as associate judge of the SUI
preme court, vice Bowen resigned. The govern
or says when the time of qualification for United
StotpS soma tnrS hin arrives 10 yyiU fho
ton, unless he knows that the interests of the
people will be better subServed by his retaining
the executive chair
The house amended the bill authorizing the
treasurer to issue eight per cent. interest bear
ing bonds on bank note paper, in sums of two
five and ten dollars, making the interest five
per cent, and the bonds receivable for all taxes
except interest on the whole public debt A
special message from the governor was received,
urging the adoption of more stringent measures
to enforce the collection of interest due to the
state on account of railroad bonds.
The decision in the case of Painter VS.. Pillow,
involving $4,000, for slaves bought by Pillow
before and during the war, was confirmed by
the supreme court against Pillow, the court de-
Gliding that he is liable.
NO TIDINGs OF THE TENNESSEE.
HAVANA, Feb. 10. - There have been no
tidings whatever of the steamer Tennessee at
this place or at Santiago de Cuba.
TREATY FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13,-EX-Goyernor Fletcher
arrived to-day from the Indian country, where
he has completed treaty with the Shawnees for
the right Of way for railroad through their
reservation.
FEMALE IMPOsTER ARRESTED.
NEW HAMBURG, N, Y, Feb. 14-A woman
giving her name as Sarah Bennett, and claiming
that her husband was killed in the recent acct
dent, and Identifying a hat and vest, and col
lecting money from sympathetic persons, has
been arrested as an impostor, and lodged in the
Poughkeepsie jail.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-It is reported that James
Fisk, Jr., has purchased large interest in the
Missouri Pacific railroad.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
railroad are competing for the possession of
100000 Of Missouri Pacific stocks now for
sale.