Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-20
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 19.-The Herald this morn
ing says the fishery question has been settled by
the joint high commission. Ii has been agreed
as basis for settlement that American fisher
men may cast their nets anywhere in Canadian
waters without reference to distances from the
shores, and fish for anything but shad or salmon.
The Canadian fishermen are to enjoy the same
privileges, with similar restrictions relative to
shad, salmon and shell fish in any American
waters north of the thirty-ninth parallel of lati-
tude.
Pier A. North river, occupied by the Albany
and Troy steamboat company, was destroyed by
fire last night. The flames spread to the schoon-
er Providence, owned by Frank Brown, and
canal boats j. c. V. Schermerhorn and John 5.
Pierce, all of which were considerably damaged.
Several other canal boats and sailing vessels
were slightly damaged. The canal boat, Pierce,
dritted against the ocean steamer City of BruS-
sells, of the lnman line, but the latter was not
much damaged, owing to the prompt arrival of
the fire tug John Fuller which soon eXtinguished
the flames. Merchandise valued at $4,000 upon
the pier was destroyed. Several adjoining
buildings caught fire but none were entirely de-
stroyed, Total loss $4,000; mostly insured.
Seven men, four whites and three blacks,
were recently discovered on the shore of Deep
creek, Eastern Virginia, drowned. All were
tied together, and each had bis hands tied be-
hind his back.
1t is reported that the American Bible society
has named President Woolsey, of Yale college,
as their choice for arbitrator in the Washburn
will case.
Governors Hoffman of New York and Clafin
of Massachusetts have accepted prominent parts
in the ceremony of the Inauguration Of the
statue of Professor Morse in Central park,
which will be unveiled by Gov. Clahin. The
grafton will be delivered by William Cullen
Bryant.
The recent trouble at Rockville Centre, L. L.,
between Rev. Mr. Kelsey of the Methodist
church and his congregation, eliminated in a
riot yesterday. The sheriff is arresting fifty of
the rioters this morning. The possession of the
| parsonage is the cause of the present trouble.
FROM WASHINGTON,
| WASHINGTON, April 19-The joint high COM
| missions arrangement of the fisheries question
| is said to be somewhat as follows The United
| States fishermen are to have the privilege Of
| fishing anywhere on the coasts of he Dominion
| and of landing to procure supplies and to cure
| their fish, and the Dominion fishermen are to
enjoy the same privileges on the coasts of the
| United States, provided that no shad or salmon
| are to be caught by either. There is to be a
| board of arbitration, which is to consist of a
member appointed by the British government, a
member appointed by the government of the
| United States, and an umpire appointed by the
emperor of Austria. This board is TO decide
| whether either nation is more benefited under
| this reciprocal arrangement than the other, and
if so, the pecunary value thereof, which value
| Is 10 be PAID to the other nation. A proVSO
renders it necessary that this treaty be ratified
by the senate Of the United States and by the
| parliament of tine Dominion, and it is under
stood that whatever sum the United States may
have to pay, will go in the treasury of the Do
minion,l
VARIOUS MATTERS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 19.-The stockholders
of the Mechanics bank in this city entered a
suit, yesterday, against Henry Pope, cashier.
The bank closed last July, with $102, 900 assets,
and the cashier failed to distribute $4,000
among the stockholders, as directed. The
| plaintiffs ask that receiver be appointed, and
the accounts of the bank be regularly examined
| and closed.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, April 1s.-The first defend
ers are celebrating this evening, the anniversary
of their arrival at Washington, the 18th Of
April, 1861.
ST. LOUIS, April 1S-A P. Body, son of H.
P, Body, of New York, and treasurer of the
Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis railroad,
died at Sterling, ILL.,, yesterday morning, OF
typhoid fever.
A suit for over $4,000 has been brought
against the steamer Great Republic, of the New
Orleans packet line, for supplies furnished dur
ing the past year.