Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-20
Miscellaneous Dispatches.


ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Charles Harper, no.
torious countericiter, who was sentenced to six
years in the Albany penitendary by Judge
| Benedict, has been pardoned on the application
of District Attorney Davis. Harper is dying.
A desperate attempt to rob Airs. Hoyts resi-
dence at StaatsbuTgh, n. j., was made yeSter-
| day morning. The burglar fired upon Mr.. Rog.
ers, who in turn stabbed the burglar, when the
latter fed with the knife sticking in his body
1t was afterwards found in the woods, covered
with blood. 1t is supposed that the burglar was
| MORALLY wounded.
1t is rumored in naval circles that Admiral
Rowan will be assigned to the command of the
| European squadron, if he desires to make
another cruise, otherwise he will relieve
Stnngham as port admiral of New York.
Orders have been received to fit out the frigate
| Minnesota as the flagship of the European
| squadron.
The printers of the Jersey City Times struck
| yesterday, and demanded a discharge of the
foreman. The typographical union Immediately
repudiated the action Gifts members, and secured
| men to take their places
The arms and munitions of war landed upon
| the coast of Cuba by the steamer Hornet were
not captured by the Spaniaids, but were re,
ceived by the insurgents. Before the vessel left
| Aspinwall, the point of embarkaTiou and time
| had been fixed by the commander of the eXpe-
dition and President Cespedes. The Hornet
reached Punta Bravo on the 9th, and the whole
| cargo was received by Cespedes' men. The
| Spanards did not find the place Of landing until
| the 18th, when the Hornet was safe in the har-
hOr of neighbOring republic. The Spaniards
captured nothing but empty boxes, and perhaps
one cannon, that was planted on the shore to
protect the party while unloading the cargo
1t is authoritatively rumored at the custom
house that Collector Murphy has received posi-
tive instructions from President Grant to take
no initiative in the reception of the Fenians
The telegraph Operator at Sandy Hook is to send
the first word at the custom house as soon as
the Cuba is sighted. When the intelligence is
received the revenue cutter McCulloch will steam
to Sandy Hook with the federal Off1c ais and the
Irish reception committee on board, and will pre-
vent the city authorities from boarding the Cuba
until after they have taken possession OF the eX-
lies. Further conference was held last night in
the Fifth Avenue hote, during which dispatches
were received from Washington. A steamer is
also waiting at the wharf at Castle Garden TO
convey the city hall committee of reception and
representatives of the press down the bay as
soon as the telegraph announces that the Cuba
is in sight,
THE RECENT SNOW STORM IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19-Ihe recent snow storm is
almost unparalleled in this section for severity,
iSOlating us for several days from the east APP
pearing first in the Nevada Mountains. 1t struck
us on Friday, the 18th, and did not cease until
Sunday night Though not more than twenty
two inches of snow fell, it was piled up in fear
full drifts in every direction. A storm of sleet,
which accompanied or alternatcd with snow,
adhered to the telegraph wires, loading the Il
down until they snapped in pieces. The wires
from this point eastward for from II to 101
miles were wrecked as never before. Over 1000
men have been at work night and day in making
repairs. Communication with the outer world
is re- established, and by tomorrow the Western
Union lines will be fully restored. What little
news we received from the east between Friday
night and yesterday reached us by railroad eX-
press from Toledo, or by wire via Cincinnati, ST.
Louis and Omaha.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1S.-General Blair was elect
cd this morning to succeed Drake. The vote
stood Blair, 102; Henderson, SO; Benjamin, 5.
OMAHA, NeD., Jan. tsp. w. Hitchcock has
been elected United States senator from Ne
braska.
DETRoIT Mich, Jan. 1S.-In the election for
a successor to J. NJ. Howard in the United
States senate to-day, the republicans cast their
vote for I. Ferry, and the democrats for N.
Walker, editor of the Detroit Free Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 17.-The legislature
to-day elected William Window United States
senator for the long and o. P. Stearns for the
short term.