Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-30
Our New York Dispatches.
Aid for the suffering Miners FRmiIies-
The Insurance COnventiOn-ThatN Meth
Odist Book COncern-FIOwers for the
Patrols Graves, etc.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Six cases of suicide
yesterday by shooting, hanging and stabbing
are reported in the morning papers.
A public meeting in aid OF the miners lami-
lies in Pennsylvania will be held in Tammany
hall on Thursday evening. Rev. DR.. Deems, S.
S. Cox, Alexander Troup and Others will make
addresses.
The New York yacht club has conceded the
claim of Ashbury that his vessel was not re-
qured to race the whole American yacht feet
in order to recover the queens cup won by the
America, and Mr.. Ashbury's new yacht, 1.-Two
MIA, will contend with single vessel for this
prize.
A letter was read in all the Catholic churches
of this city, yesterday, from Archbishop Nc
Closkey, reminding the faithful that collec-
ton will be taken next Sunday for the aid Of
the pope in his present distress.
AT the insurance convention to-day, Samuel
p Blagden, of the North British and mercantile
company, read an address in behalf of the for
eign companies doing business here, acceding to
the proposed law for depositing a portion of
their assets in the state where the principal
office is. W. CrOwell, resident manager of the
Imperial insurance company of London, adj
dressed the convention. William Barnes, ex-
superintendent of this state, was offered seat
in the convention, and delivered an address
recommending the creation of surplus stock to
meet the growth of the country and enable COM
panes to retain their status.
The Methodist book concern has postponed to
June 10Th, the investigation of the charges
against Rev. DR.. Lanahan, and will, probably
soon adjourn. Bishops Jones, Simpson and
Ames, are invited to meet with the committee
during the investigation. Rev, DIR. Cartons
affidavit, which was filed this afternoon, in reply
to Lanahan's petition for mdnddDluS to enable
him to get access to the books of the concern,
reviews, at length, Lanahan's course, as asSiS-
tant agent, and the troubles and difficulties in
hiol, ha hoch lxraI ai,, Il
leges that the only object of the present pro-
ceedings is, to interfere with the full examina-
ton of the books lately begun by direction of
DR.. Carlton.
The Viaduct railroad company to-day elected: :
Henry A. Hilton, president; VIM. B. Duncan,
treasurer; Edward P. Barker, secretary. Messrs.
Belmont, Morton, Blodgett, Connolly and Lanier
were elected finance committee.
The ladies' Cuban junta, this city, give $500
worth of flowers for the decoration of soldiers
graves tomorrow.
Rodney S. Church, formerly prominent law
yer and democratic politician of Brooklyn, died
Saturday. He headed the party which, in 1884
lighted a hall of this city during political
meeting by friction matches and candles whence
arose the name loco foco democrats"
The prosecution of Gen. Thomas Jordan Gu
ban tilibuster for violation of the neutrality
laws, was postponed to-day indefinitely.
Nearly all the Germans in the city are cele-
M N<NNuioloho W bHS ouD-
urbs, plcnlcs and social festivities. Five thou
sand went to Staten island this morning.
An unusual and interesting ceremony took
place yesterday at the jewish Synagogue of An
ADJ Shesed, N this city, on the occasion of the
nuptlals OF George Joseph Miller, son Of the as
sistant postmaster OF this city, and Pauline Cash
berg, The bridegroom, who was Christian
has been recently converted to the Jewish relig-
ion. Many Americans witnessed the ceremony.
Charles Simmons and VIM. Cunningham,
two pugilists, went to fight as early as four AN
yesterday, on the grounds of the Metropolitan
gas works. Quite large number of the fancy
and sports OF the city We're present. The ring
was prepared and everything got ready for the
mil, when the police OF the second precinct
appeared and arrested the principals and abet-
Tors. Ihey were taken before Judge Cox, who
held the TWO principals IN $1,000 each,
IN regard 10 the coming yacht race, MIR. Min
ton, secretary oil the New York boat club, has
addressed letter to all yachtsmen and clubs,
enclosing copy OF letter, presenting to the
cup the cup won by the yacht America, in
1891. Alter nineteen years, the Royal Thames
yacht club, through Com. Ashbury, challenged
the New YORK club for the possession of the
cup. The terms Of the deed of the gift were
then for the first time discussed, and were I'M