Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-17
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK
New YORK, May 16.-Charles Cowley of Bos-
ton, in his address to the Crispns at Jones'
woods, Yesterday, defended the trades unions as
the most effective means yet desired for enabling
the workingmen to resist successfully the ag
gressons Of capital.
The mercantile library reformers last night
adopted resolutions faVoring the opening of the
reading room of the library on Sundays, and
disappearing the establishment of branch offices
in other cities and states.
A number of prominent clergymen, President
Cummings, of Wesleyan university presiding,
met at Delmonico's yesterday, and determined
to hold constituent congress in Philadelphia,
June IA, for the purpose of completing the or
ganization of the American and international
Christian moral science association.
John j. Doherty, doorkeeper of the Massachu-
sets senate, was thrown from the Erie railway
lightning express at Hawthorn, N. j., Sunday
evening, and severely injured.
B. Mills & Sons extensive oakum factory, in
Jersey City, was burned this morning, Loss
5000; insured, $4,000.
The treasury department has postponed till
July first the executive order requiring new style
of locks to be attached to all goods transported
in bond
RullofPs counsel is working to secure a COM
mutation OF sentence on the grounds of general
public opposition to capital punishment.
MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 5.-The opposition
party has elected a new president and vice
| president of congress. Romero secretary of the
| treasury, is making a strong defence, and the
attempt to impeach him will probably fail.
The insurgents at Tampico, about four hun
bred in number, under Colonies Malino and
Callijo, had collected from the English conducta
and TampicO merchants and the custom house
about S350,000, and are casting about for a
chance TO escape with the plumber but their
getting away is hardly possible. General Roche,
with brigade, is advancing on them. San
Lius PotOsi and Generals Cornellia and Ceballo
hold the mouth of the river, thus cutting them
off entirely.
On the night of the Sth there was a slight en-
gagement between the insurgents and federas,
the latter being victorious, capturing thirty
prisoners.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco, May 15.-Light rains prevail
throughout the state. kilograms from all points
represent the prospects for the fruit crop never
better. The grape crop will be unusually heavy.
The yield Of wheat and barley is light, probably
half an average.
A company with S. 900 900 capital to con-
struct eight canals for the irrigation of the en-
tire San Joaquin and tributary valleys was in
cOrporated to-day.
DIR. Trask, the principal medical witness for
Mrs. Fair on her trial, sued her to-day for $2100
for medical services, and sent officers with an
attachment to the bank of California, but it was
found that all her funds had Just been drawn
out on check, payable to her mother.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Lieut Gen. Sheri-
dan arrived here this morning and had inter-
views with the president and secretary of war.
He will soon return TO Chicago to resume the
command of the military division CT the Missou-
ri, with his headquarters in that city.
The first of the new bonds were delivered to
the register of the treasury yesterday, and are
being issued to-day. The first batch will be
forwarded to New York tonight, and to-mor-
row or next day the New England banks will
have theirs. Each subscriber will be supplied
in regular order. The first bond was issued to
Senator Sherman, his name heading the sub
scription list. The printing bureau at the treas
ury thus far has completed about two millions
of dollars worth of bonds of the denomination
of one thousand dollars, and nearly six millions
dollars worth of registered bonds Of the denomi-
nation of ten thousand dollars. The work Of
completing the bonds and forwarding them to
the subscribers will be pushed forward rapidly,
and it is thought that by the middle of next
week all subscribers will be supplied. The
bonds of the smaller denominations will be
ready tomorrow or next day.