Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-23
Our New York Dispatches,
The Thmmany RObbcrs-Fisk and Tam
many-Thc Reform Democrats nnd
Horace Grc1Icy-Thc usual amount Of
sunday Criminal News, etc.

sunday Criminal News, etc.
NEW YORK, Oct. pat a meeting of the
council for political reform, VIM NJ. EvartS, in
Il Speech said; "lr peaccablC orderly, and in
tegcut efforts fail to correct the evils now
affecting us, there is no alternative but violence
or force, it being impossible that the present
corrupt system Of government could be perpct-
ually borne"
An the policemen of the eighteenth ward who
were known to be opposed to the reelection OF
Senator Bradley, in the seventh district, have
been transferred to other precincts.
During the argument in the Foley injunction
case, for a modification of the order on which
Judge Barnard has reserved his decision till this
week, Judge Barnard in explaining a point,
made the following remarks: 81 don't intend
that the city government shall be carried on an
other day as it has been. ! don't charge any
body with having done anything. | have no
right to do so rs judicial officer except where
somebody shall bring proper charges into court
against some one. | only know OF Irregular
ties from common rumor, but on papers pre-
scented to me showing proper case for an i'll
junction, showing, rs it seemed to me, irregular
tiles acted
The Fisk.Stokcs case has been postponed
There is Il great deal more involved IN the case
than appears to the public. Not only Fisk but
the Tammany ring, have been very nervous
relative to the letters known to be in the posses
sion of Stokes. They show the intimate pOliti-
cal relations on the one hand existing between
Tdmmanv and Erie, by which the latter not
| only assisted the former at election times, but
also in financial measures adopted by the menu
bcrs of the ring, especially Peter h Sweeney to
| assist the stock operations of the Erie maguatcS.
| Fisk has promised the Tammany leaders that no
| effort shall ne spared by him to keep the case
from coming before the public until after the
coming election, and in furtherHnce of this
promise arranged to change the venue 10 Brook
lyn by inserting the name of party supposed
to reside in that city, but who candot be found.
From present appearances Fisk will not be sue.
CcSStul i'll Staving off the trial until the 1h
of November, owing TO the action of Judge Bar
nard. The letters have been sent east for publ
cation.
Among the current rumors here is one that
has Il great semblancc of probability: 1t is to the
effect that an agreement has been made be-
tween the attorney general Mt Albany and
Tweed that no cases founded on the alleged
city frauds shall be brought before the courts
until after the election, on the plea that should
any arrest be made of Tweed there would prob
ably cnsue terrible riot Chas. O'ConOr is
stated to fully understand this arrangement,
and will act accordingly.
The break of the Brennan faction from the
Tammany wing of the democratic party is Il
more serious affair in political sense than
anything that has yet tranSpirCd looking toward
a defeat Of the saChems. 1t is understood that
Brennan is master of the situation, and has
given Tweed till next Thursday to settle with
him on certain terms. Should these not be
complied with, Sheriff Brennan will proclaim re-
cntless war on Tweed and all his followers
This means loss 10 Tammany in this city of
| over 10000 votes.
1t is stated that negotiations have been going
on during the past two days by the leaders of
the reform democratic party with those of the
Greeley republicans, such as John V. Gridley
and others, for securing the support of the latter
wing in favor of Barrett Daily and Sigel. The
arrangement has been about completed, the I'M
Outstanding being that the reform democracy
will reciprOcate by supporting certain state can
| didateS of the Greeley and Gridley stripes.
AT a conference of the delegates of the demo-
| cratic union Roosevelt party and the demo-
| cratic reform Ledwith party last night the fol-
| lowing ticket was adopted: For supreme court
Judge Thomas A. Ledwih; superior court, j.
| Hawthorn and Roswell ID. Hatch common pleas,
c. 2. DAILY; marine court Samuel H. Randall;
register Gen, Franz Sigel.
In the National insurance convention, Mr..
Paine of Maine offered Il resolution lavoring the
establishment of an office in this city where a
| record of mariners risks in this or other coun-
trIes can be kept to prevcnt the people obtaining
| six times the value Of their cargocs; referred.
| The discussion was continued, and the conyen-
| ton adjourned till Monday.
Over twenty thousand dollars of NevreS and
| porcelain ware and works of art were seized by
custom house officials while being Struggled
! through Castle Garden Friday. The smuggerS
| were arrested.
Sheriff Brennan on Friday visited Ludlow
street jail, and found things in a horrible condi-
| ton. One man has lain eleven days under a
| paralytc stroke without medical attention.
| A counterieter being on trial Friday, portion
of the evidence developed the fact that he had
| been dealing in cOunterietS while lying in Lud-
| low street Jail.
Fuller & Co.'S iewelry store, on Bond street.
was on Friday night entered by burglars ard
robbed of $4,000 worth Of goods.
Two boys, named Friedman, were crushed to
death on Mercer street, by the accidental falling
of an ornamental iron work front of the store,
| Friday.
John Findlcy was arrested at Williams Bridge
Friday night for throwing his child out of
window and then killing his wife by beating her
brains ont.
The wholesale markets during the past week
have been active and lower. Flour has been in
fair request and lower, closing heavy. Wheat
also active at reduced rates, the decline cOntinu
ing to the close. Corn has been in fair demand
at well-SuStained prices. Pork was active and
lower. Cotton was in fair request at variable
and lower rares.
A baby-show was held at the Prospect Fair
ground Friday, when numerous infants were eX-
bbtcd by their respective mothers, each of
whom was of course convinced of the superior
ity of her own particular specimen of iniantle
humanity.
Tie trial of VIM. Rudd, for the alleged muir
der of his wife, terminated in verdict of not
guilty, on the ground of insanity.
Rioters, said to be in the interest of ex-Sheriff
0'Brien, disturbed a Tammany meeting in Saith
street, last evening, and were dispersed by the
police.
Secretary Boutwell, will lecture next Friday
evening" in Steinway Hall, before the Mercan-
tile library association, in exposition Of the
financial policy of the government
A suit was instituted Friday in the superior
court, on behalf Of Miss Mansfield, for the re-
covery of $4,000 said to be loaned to james
Fisk, Jr, to speculatei with in stocks, as her
agent.
After all the sensational stories and pictorial
representations showing the notorious Barney
Aaron hanging gracefully from Chicago lamp
post, that individual has just turned up in the
city, with his collar bone unbroken and in his
usual health.
The case of Thomas Jones against the Brook
lyn life insurance company was held yeSte day,
before Judge Pratt and a jury. The defendant,
on March IS, 1868, issued policy of insurance
upon he life of Isaac Newring, in favor of the
plaintiff as a creditor of Newring. Newring
died in March, 1869, and the company refused to
pay the policy, alleging that the plaintiff, who
was rumseller in Newark, had falsely repre-
sentcd the application for the insurance that
Newring was moderate drinker, when he was
in tact common drunkard. The case was first
tried in January last, and the plaintiff obtained
verdict for S1472.S5; upon an appeal by the
defendant, the verdict was reversed and new
trial ordered. The trial resulted in favor of the
plaintiff for the sum of 155S.S6.
Richard b. Ruen, conductor of a freight train
on Jersey Midland road, was killed yesterday by
o collision on that road, The two engines were
smashed.
The total shipments of specie last week were
1901 ,S43.
Deaths of the week, AL.
1t is estimated that nearly 10000 Chicago ref
ugecs are in this city and vicinity.
Frederick Aytoun, for embezzling the funds
OF the New York and Boston express, was yes
terday sent to four years and half in the state
prison.
Yesterday afternoon negro named Edward
Dye, was brought to the police station, suffer-
ing from bullet wound in his leg. The wound
was dressed, and he was locked up on a charge
of burglary, committed some time age. He told
singnlar story in exclamation of the manner