Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-13
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes,
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ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, Jan. 12.-The Erie managers this
morning, in accordance with Chief Justice
Beardsley's recent decision in the Bergen funnel
war, issued a "tunncl time table" placing there
on their coal, freight and oil trains, and order
ing that no train of the Delaware, Lackawana
and Western road shall have the right to enter
the tunnel if a train of the Erie or branches is
due in five minutes. The Delaware and Lack
awana trains are greatly delayed, and immediate
appeal will be made to Chief Justice Beardscy
to state more distinctly which trains passenger,
freight or both, he meant in his late decision.
The Tribune says in reference to the investiga-
ton of the charges against DIR. Lanahan of the
Methodist Episcopal book concern, it is whisper
ed that there is disposition on the part of the
majority of the book committee to keep pro-
ceedings secret. We suggest to these gentlemen
that the day for secrecy is past; they have SUI
fered too much in the public estimation through
stunning the light already, and the sooner and
fairer they face it now the better for them and
for the church, whose interests in part they have
in charge.
BY an agreement, the employees of the big
companies and members Of the workingmen's
benevolent association, composed of coal miners
in Schuylkill county, Lehigh and Wyoming
valleys, are to stop work for thirty days, and in
consideration Of this aid the employees of the
big companiesswill join the association, which
they have hitherto refused 10 do. The strike
throws about 100000 men out of employment,
distributed as follows: In the employment of
the big companies, IS 900; in Wyoming valley
5000; in the Lehigh valley, 10000, and in the
Schuylkill valley $4,000 A large number of
railroad employees will also doubtless be thrown
out of employment, and the Delaware, Lacka-
VIENNA and Western railroad, which transports
700 car loads of coal day, will probably dis
charge 25 conductors, 20 engineers and 100
brakemen. The Central railroad usually trans
ports 1000 car loads day and will be compelled
to discharge 100 conductors and engineers, and
800 brakemen.
Commander Meade, formerly of the steamer
Saginaw, publishes card this morning, stating
that the position OF the survivors of that vessel
is not as hopeless as many believe, and that
Commander Sicord doubtless secured provisions
enough for the men until the rescuing vessels
arrived.
The case of Thompson against the Erie rail-
road company has been adjourned to Saratoga,
Feb, q, to give Thompson an opportunity to eX-
anime the account offered by the company.
Henry Ward Beecher has accepted S20.040 as
his salary per year.
The committee in charge of the meeting to-
night to celebrate the establishment of Italian
unity, have received letters from many promi-
nent men of the different parties of the country
yesterday. Among Others were Senators Sum
ner and Wilson, J. G. Holland, Charles Francis
Adams, President Harris Of Bowdoin college,
President Jackson of Trinity college, DIR. Hedge
OF Harvard college, and DIR. Kirk of Boston.
TIVE hundred recruits have left Governors ISL
and TO join battalions at Omaha, and orders
have been received for the immediate transfer of
three hundred men to Atlanta, Ga.
The steamer Caabria to-day takes out $50, 900
in specie
Col. Michael's Tow factory at Boonton, N. j.,
and two barns were burned Tuesday night.
Loss $4,000.
There were twenty-seven bids for government
gold this noon, amounting TO S3091 500, ranging
from 10 110S7t.100. The award was one mil
lion at 10 75-100 10 S7@-100.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Jan. 11-Five masked ruff
fans entered the store of Thomas Scott, county
surveyor at Sunot Valley, Alameda county, shot
his clerk, Otto Ludwig, dead, robbed Scott and
escaped.
The storm has cleared up cold. Sufficient
rain has fallen to start blowing again through
out the state.
The California and Oregon railroad is COM
pleted to Tehama, 122 miles above Sacramento,
and will reach Oregon line before the close Of
the year.