Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-13
Miscellaneous Dispatches.



NEW YORK, April PA mob seized the bal
lot box in the sth ward, in Paterson, N. - on
Monday and the judges Mt the election lad to
escape by the back windows. If the vote of that
ward was thrown out the repuDhcans would
gain the control of the city.
United States vessels Constellation and Sara
toga have been ordered TO Annapolis to take
the midshipmen on summer cruise.
The republicans elected ten or twelve alder
men in Jersey City yesterday.
The brig Eva N. johnson of Harrington, Me-,
was conveyed back to quarantine yesterday, and
Capt n w. johnson was placed in the small
poX hospital at Flatbush.
The New York bar association last night ap.
pointed a committee of five to report at future
meeting what measures could be adopted to pro-
tect lawyer and his client from the eXtortions
of state officials.
Five hundred carpenters are erecting cottages
at Long Branch, among Others one for Bishop
Simpson, on Ocean avenue, for which the first
subscription, one hundred dollars, was made by
President Grant.
Rev. DIR. Carlton has appointed j. Van Week,
Methodist, of Brooklyn Charles Calender,
Baptist, of Newark, and f. W. Gum, Presby-
terrain, of this city, all well known accountants,
to examine the books of the Methodist book
concern. They are instructed to examine the
cash and other accounts, and question the en-
ployes in relation TO every matter which may
come before them. Although these appoint
ments are made upon DR., Cartons personal re-
and subcommittee.
John Calvin, one of the rufflans arrested for
| participation in the Edwards-Coyer prize fight
| at Charles island year ago, and bailed by New
| Haven parties, was arrested in this city yestcr-
day and taken to New Haven because he refused
| to appear for trial.
Ex-Appraiser Palmer publishes card this
morning, denying the alleged irregularities in
reference to the pepper" case, and asserting
that Secretary Boutwell, was satisfied with his
action.
The Atlanta boat club of this city has APP
pointed a committee to arrange a race with the
| Harvard crew on Charles river in June.
The appeals in the suit of Ramsey v. Erie rail-
| way company, and of James Fisk, Jr., v. AL
bany and Susquehannah railroad company and
| Others, were dismissed with costs by the court
of appeals in Albany.
The Brooklyn ferry company have secured
| verdict of $500 from the Norwich and New
| YORK transportation company, for damages to
the ferry boat Nebraska in the collision with the
| steamer City of New York.
SUIT COMPROMISED,
RICHMOND, Va, April ia suit for dam
| ages instituted in the United States court by
Judge J. P Wright, (colored) of the supreme
court OF South Carolina, against the Richmond
and Danville railroad company, was compro-
missed this morning by the payment of $1,000 to
the plaintiff. He claimed damages on the
| ground that he was forcibly elected from first
class car solely on account of color, notwith.
StanulnS ne nad nrSt class ticket.
AN INSANE DEFAULTER.
TORONTO, April 12.-The defaulting cashier
of the Branch1bank Fof Montreal at Perth, has
| been arrested at Rome, New York ,swith the
missing funds in his possession. He is believed
| to be insane and guiltless of criminal intent.
| MEXICAN MATTERS.
| WASHINGTON, April 12.-The statement that
| Caleb Gushing has been, or is to be- appointed
| commissioner to Mexico in relation to claims of
commission, Or for any. other purpose, is incor-
| rect. Nelson, our minister to Mexico, has been
| charged with the subject. 1t is possible that
| the Mexican government, in acting upon it,
| may need information from Cushing their coun-
| sci, either in writing or by personal communica-
| ton, which may give occasion for his going to
| Mexico. The commission will expire the 31St of
January next. There are 1000 cases on the
docket, and only forty have been decided.
| Private adviceS from the City of Mexico state
that President Juarez has expressed his willing
ness to call an additional convention, with a
| view of extension of time in which to conclude
| the business.
The southern claims commission held their
| second public session to-day. Several cases
| were set for future hearing and the commits
sion then took up the claim of the sixth audi
tor, Martin, of the postofiCe department, for
mules wagons and various articles taken from
his plantation in Alabama, during Griersoms
| raid through Mississippi and Alabama. The
question of their jurisdiction over claims for Oc-
| cupied buildings in the southern states was
/ presented, but the commissioners declined to
| answer until case involving the point came nm
| for consideration. The commission gave public
notice of their desire to have petitions addressed
| TO them for an allowance of claims accompa-
MED by all the written evidence of whatever
character in possession of the claimants They
also decided that their rules did not require the
| iron-clad oath attached to petitions TO be wholly
| in writing, but their printed form may be used
| About fifty persons, claimants and agents, were
| present.
OHIO.
| CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE new library
| rooms and headquarters building of The national
| soldiers home at Dayton, Ohio were formally
opened to-day in the presence of a large audi
eDce.
Robert T. Glass, of Henderson. Kentucky.
and prominent member of the state egisla-
ture, was found dead in his bed at Henderson
this morning. Heart disease is supposed 10 be
the cause of his DEATH
MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Miss, April 11.-There was warm
discussion in the house to-day on an amendment
10 the new code declaring that any person on
any public conveyance, railroad, steamboat, or
stage, who shall or attempt TO assign any pas
sengers TO any particular car or particular
steau BOAT or stage, shall be fined $4,000, and
Imprisonment not less than one month or more
than six months, which resulted in the adoption
| of the amendment.
The governor recommends the legislature to
memorabilia congress to refund the cotton tax
| of 1865 and 1866.
Lieut. Gov. Powers assumed the duties Of gov
| ernor to-day. Alcorn is absent for some time at
New York for the organization of the Southern
| Pacific railroad company.
oUrRAGEs IN THE MINING REGION
SCRANTON, Pa, April 12.-Daniel Owens, one
OF the miners, was terribly beaten yesterday by
two miners who were dissatisfied with his action
at the Hyde Park meeting. Three ringleaders
in the recent riots were arrested yesterday.
Brooks was held to bail in $4,000, and Gallagher
and Morgan in $4,000. Arbitration was voted
down without dissenting voice at q mass meet
ing of the miners last night to receive the result
of the conference. The representatives of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company
have nearly all gone home, and feeling of
dependency has settled upon the community.