Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-16
(TO the Associated Press.)


NEW MAIL ARRANGEMENT.
The postmaster general has made an arrange
ment with the Burlington and Quincy railroad
company by which the mail is to be carried on
Sundays between Chicago and Omaha, each
way connecting with trains on the Pacific rail-
road For want of this arrangement heretofore
no mail was received at the east on Fridays from
California and intermediate states and terrific
ries, and no mail was received from the east one
day of each week
THE COMMISSIONERS INSTRUCTIONS, ETC.
The commissioners to Dominica will not re-
ceiye elaborate instructions from the president as
to the business with which they are entrusted.
This is particularly set forth in the joint resolu-
ton authorizing their appointment. OF course
they will make their report to the president
Several persons who accompany the expedition
left last night, and several Others will take this
evenings train for New York. The commits
SionerS have telegraphed to Harvard and Yale
colleges and the Rochester university, and have
consulted with Prof Henry of the Smithsonian
institute, for the purpose of making up staff of
bright, vigorous, able, young, scientific men, to
join the commission as mineralogists, geoo-
gists, botonists and mining engineers and have
requested them to be on hand on Monday next
at the Aston house, New York.
At the request of the commissioners, Prof
VIM. p. Blake, formerly of California, has been
appointed the geologist and mineralogist of the
commission. The professor has been engaged
for some time past in editing the Paris EXPOSE
ton report, now completed. He has formerly
been connected with geological expeditions in
the west and in Japan.
president, in a conversation with one of
the San Domingo commissioners to-day, said
while he was earnestly anxious to have every
thing probed to the bottom, he wanted all vii
lainly exposed if they could find any, and
special search made for those lots in SANTANA
bay, said to be marked Grant, Babcock, etc.
He trusted that he was as open to conviction
against annexation as he was DESTROYS that
Others should be converted to such policy.
DOCUMENTS
From the department of state accompanying the
presidents annual message have Just been
bound, and copies distributed. They contain,
among other subjects of interest in connection
with foreign affairs, the correspondence in re-
gard to the condition of the commercial rela-
lions between the United States and the Span
ish American states and Brazil. This Informal
ton was received from our ministers, in accord
ancc with the request of Secretary Fish, with
the report of the secretary, with view of ena-
bling the president to make recommendations
for the improvement of those relations.
THE METR OPOLITAN BRANCH
Of the evangelical alliance of the United States
had its annual meeting this afternoon, and was
addressed by Rev Drs Parker, Prime and An
derson, delegates from New York, and by Rev.
Drs. Mcclure and Newman, of this city. There
was a large audience, including senators and
representatives in congress, and many others of
distinction
THE CELTIC CLUB,
Composed of Fenians, have appointed a commit
tee to proceed to New York, to participate in the
honors to those recently released from British
Imprisonment.
ADMIRAL PORTER
Was stricken with pleurisy, Friday night, and
was confined to his bed until late hour this
evening He is now better and entirely out of
danger.