Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-14


| New YORK, April 13.-It is rumored tina
| Gen. Lawrence was removed from the pension
| agency for misrepresentation of government
funds, and has fed
The Star charges that the prosecution agains
defaulter Bailey is not pushed, because it would
| involve two other government officials.
Jay Cooke and Horace Greeley were entertain
ed at Brooklyn dinner party last night.
Mrs. Mcfarland is giving readings in New Jer
sey.
The men of the U. S. steamer Ticonderoga
complain that they have been shipped for thirty.
one months, and during that time have been re-
fused liberty to go ashore.
Binghamton advices say Rulloff, the murder
er, maintains the same stOlid indifference as to
his fate that has characterized him throughout
his trial and sentence and devotes his whole at
| tentiOn to his pathological investigations.
The report of deaths in the Mexican border
strife is believed here to be greatly exaggerated.
Among the passengers by the Russia, from
| Liverpool yesterday, were Congressman Epson
| of Ohio, and S. Remington, the rife inventor
Congressman-elect Kellogg left this city last
night for Washington.
The steamers City of Paris and Weser, with
| 1900 passengers, are detained at quarantine or
account of small pox on board.
Rev. DR.. Tying publishes a card this morning
stating that Rev. G. E. Cheney of Chicago die
not administer the rite of confirmation to sew
eral persons in the absence of Bishop White
house, as reported, but admitted to communion
eight persons according to the prayer book
authority.
General Palmer, on account of the demorali
zatlon existing in the department of the ap
pralser IN this port, yesterday requested VIII
liam A. Darling, the recently appointed apprais
er, to take charge Of the office as soon as posi-
Bile.
The French Canadians hold mass meeting in
favor Of the annexation of British North Ameri-
ca to the United States, on the 21st inst. The
English-speaking Canadians who favor anneXa-
ton are invited to take part. Theaddress of the
committee claims that there are over three mil
lion French Americans scattered from Quebec to
New Orleans, and expresses the opinion that il
these people will unite after the annexation they
can make their votes tell.
The Cuban general, Julio G. Peralta, and Jose
1zaguirre, representative of the eastern depart
ment, have arrived in this city with official cor
respondence from the Cuban government They
will soon return to the seat of war, and state
that the insurrectionary feeling among the Gu.
bans was never stronger than at present
party OF missionaries, consisting of Rev DR.
Bushnell and wife, Miss Brighton, Rev. Mr.
Murphy and wife, and Revs. Gillespie and Keeps
sailed in the Wisconsin, for Liverpool Yesterday
They expect to reach their destination, Gaboon
near the Congo river, the last of May
1t is reported that the Delaware and Hudson
canal company has purchased the railroad be.
tween Saratoga and Rutland, VT, in order to
have an unbroken communication, via the Al
bany and Susquehanna railroad, between their
mines and the interior of New England.
PARTISAN MEASURES IN NEW YORK
ALBANY, April 13.-The republicans of both
houses of the legislature this morning adopted
a resolution declaring the following entitled
bills to be party measures, which every repub-
can IN each house is expected to vote against,
and that in case any member of that party
votes for either of said bills he will be published
and denounced throughout the state as q rene
gade: New York registry bill; election bill,
providing for separate boxes for congressman
and legislators; the amendments to the New
York city charter; two per cent. New York tax
levy bill; and buffalo police bill.