Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-21

The sale of the Staten Island railroad is post
pOned until August
Explosions continue in the powder manufac-
tories ut Vincennes.
Gen. Sherman arrived at the Catskill noun
tain house Wednesday evening.
Madame Parepa Rosa sails in the Scotia Sat
uTday, the Goth, for New York
DIR. L. 5. Sherman, the Washington abortion
list, was sentenced to two years Imprisonment
At Fort Wayne, Ind, yesterday-Athetics of
Philadelphia 26, Kekiongas I.
AT New York, observation-disclosures %, Allan
tics 10.
The annual regatta of the Crescent City yacht
club took place yesterday.
The Virginia conservative state executive
committee have decided to call a convention on
August ~, for the reorganization of the party.
Tenne &. Clahin publicly announces herself
as candidate for congress in the sth district of
New York.
Gov Hoffman has issued general order
thanking the militia for their services during
the riot.
Winans, the "Leper," announces himself as
candidate for reelection to the New York assem-
bly, i'll four-cOlumn letter.
The Germans have evacuated the town of
RuXeuil for the purpose of allowing invalids to
visit the baths
Charles Nordhof has resigned his position of
leading editor and writer on the New York Post,
after filling it since 1860.
A bill has been reported in the British parlia-
ment for the suppression of all houses of proSti-
tuition throughout the United Kingdom.
The official organ OF the Austrian government
supports the transfer Of the Italian seat of gov
trnment from Florence to Rome.
A number of bronze statuettes of Fisk dis
played in the Broadway windows have been
decorated with white bandages around the
ankle.
The last accounts from Fort Fetterman repre-
sent Red Cloud and his party to be making
EIa gaIro .lV- mot,
his small stealing parties TO bring in stock
The French budget OF 1871 has been reduced
one hundred and twenty-fOur millions of francs
though the appropriations for the war depart.
ment are unaltered.
The Dantsic Gazette announces an augmenta-
ton of the German navy. Three powerful tur-
reted ships are in construction, and seven cor
vettes have been newly ordered.
Ii is said that prospectus will soon be issued
in Williamsburg to obtain the names of native
born Americans to organize an order to be
called the United Sons of America.
The sloop-of-war Congress will sail Saturday
or the first of next week. with provisions and
25O tons of coal for the POlariS, which vessel
she expects to meet on Drisko bay about the 9th
of August.
DIR. Bliss, in long communication, details
the progress of experiments in relation to cum
durango, and pays his respects to the various
parties concerned in the recent action of the
medical association.
A Paris letter says that thirty thousand per.
sons were slaughtered in the suppression of the
commune, including six thousand women and
children. Ninety thousand prisoners were taken,
and the police are hunting Tor fifty thousand
more.
The union republican resident executive COM
mittee are now engaged in recognizing the re-
publican party Of South Carolina in their efforts
to defeat the constitutional convention move.
ment in that state
The Boston centennial committen xUara mot az
Camden, N. j., by committee of the Atlantic
City council, and arrived there by special train
The members of the committee are guests of
the city authorities grand dinner was given
them at the United States hotel last Thursday
afternoon.
Gen. o. o. Howard and f. H. Smith, ESQ. of
the committee appointed for the purpose of
raising funds to pay off the Indebtedness on the
young mems Christian association building at
Washington, have succeeded in raising sub
scnptions-abOut two-thirds of the amount
1870 ,OOO)-and are hopeful of canceling the
whole debt al no distant day.
The Crispins of Baltimore had another meet
ing on Wednesday night on the subject of con-
vict labor, and finally resolved to carry the mat
ter into politics, by determining to vote for no
man for the Legislature who was not opposed to
convict labor. An address will shortly be is
sued to Crispins all over the country, setting
forth the troubles of the Baltimore crispins
and advising members living elsewhere not to
come to Baltimore to work.
At the commencement at Hamilton college the
alumni unanimously voted that the charter of
the college be so amended as to provide that the
alumni be represented in the board of trustees
by four members, to be elected by the alumni
association, in addition to the numbers author
lied by the present charter One new member
is to be elected annually They also voted that
the alumni be organized into local associations
for the purpose of raising $2,000,O0O for the col
lege fund
Yesterdays Nation says at seems to be es-
tabliShed that Hoffman knew in advance all
about what Hall and Kelso were going to do;
consequently the glory of arousing himself
frantcally on hearing what was impending, and
coming to the city in the night in the character
Of raging American to see that the Orange
men had their rights, is not justly due him. In
fact, he appeared to have come only when he
heard of the torrent of indignation which burst
forth"