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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-15
Abbreviated Dispatches.

Queen Victoria is ill.
Deaths last week in New York-630.
Jefferson Davis is visiting in Baltimore.
Another New York morning democrat daily,
with large capital, is talked of.
Southern advices are most encouraging con-
corning the cotton and corn crops.
One hundred and three deaths have so far oc.
CURED from the Westfield disaster
Both the Renforth and Winship crews will row
in the Montreal regatta, September Sd.
Paris advces say that city is overrun with
relic hunters. The destruction of works of art
is proven to have been much greater than first
reported.
Secretary Boutwells assistants are very jubi-
liant over the new loan. They assert that the
Al per cents will all beinegotiatel before spring.
At Nashville, yesterday, Judge Baxter de-
cided that the tax of $50 per annum imposed
on lawyers by the last legislature is uncOnstitu-
tional.
Senator Morton of Indiana, by invitation of
prominent citizens, will deliver an address in
St. Louis, Wednesday evening, on political
issues.
The navigation of Lake Huron is impeded by
dense smoke, which has prevailed for the last
five days.
The iron on the st. Paul and Chicago railroad
will be laid by Wednesday next, when the
through line will be completed, with the excep-
ton of the bridges at Winona and Hastings.
which will be finished in September.
AT Cleveland, yesterday, Olympics, Washing
lOtlJ llIecy FOIesL Guys, twenty-five. AT Og-
densburg, Forest Citys, Rockford, seventy-eight;
Maple Citys, nothing.
Prior of England has offered to place an Eng
lish colt with stake of five thousand pounds
sterling against any American colt in a one and
half mile race. The proprietor of Harry
Bassett will accept the challenge with $4,000
The official returns from "a counties of Ken
lucky give Leslie (dem.) 110,443; Harlan (rep.)
74,124. The full returns from the state will
probably make Leslie's majority about $40 900.
In the counties given, Leslie gains 1891 on the
vote of Stevenson (dem.) in the last guberna-
torial election, and Harlan gains 50,317 on the
vote of Baker (rep.l in the same election.
1t is again asserted that Catacazy, the Russian
minister, will shortly be withdrawn on account
of his presentations in official transactions. 1t
is stated that Vlademar Bodisco, the Russian
consul general at New York, will relieve him as
charge d affaires. This statement has sufficient
credit now in government circles to warrant the
conclusion of its truthfulness
The New York World says that previous to
the fall of the French empire at Sedan, Napol-
con was inanegotaton with Richard Scheil of
that city, for the Jumel estate, which he pro-
posed to use for his residence in case of his be-
ing dethroned. The loss of much of his wealth
by the war forced him to look for retreat of
more modest dimensions, He is therefore treat-
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III DAILY sPY-For the square Of ten lines soli
agate type, time rs cts each subsequent Insertion 50
cts. week S2,75; weeks siOO month $500; year
s6O-and the proportlonaly for any number
squares. Two lines one week slOO three line 81
four lines SL37; Ave lines s5O Local notices 25 cents
per line for each insertion Business notices Is cents per
line Obituary notices. resolutions &C. Is cents per line
Legal advertisements sLOO per square for nrst nser
ton; each subsequent Insertion 50 cents.
Special positions: in the paper and special STYLES Of
display, will be charged extra rates Cuts and double
column advertisements allowed only to limited extent
and double rates charged for the whole space occupied
IN WEEKLY sPY-First Insertion sl.OO per SQUARE.
each subsequent insertion 50 eents months 500; one
year $500.
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MUNICIPAL CoURT.-Judge Williams tried
twenty-seyen cases yesterday morning. Nine
were for drunkenness, and VIM. Z. Downes,
John McKeon, jeremiah Sullivan, Emil Wood,
Patrick Council, Michael Doran, and Eugene
Shaw, paid the fines imposed for that offense
Rufus Il. Corbin and Charles McCarty were also
fined for drunkenness, but were committed to
Jail on non-payment Geo. C. Sawyer, Luther
d. Goddard, Stockwell Clark, Charles NJ. Guilt
yer, Frank NJ. Ballou, Phiander II. Hopkins
John Alexander, Joseph T. Sanford, James
Steele, VIM. Clafin, VIM. Goodnow, Horace N
Wright and Ephraim Burnett, pleaded guilty.
and were fined five dollars and costs each for be-
ing present at gaming. Henry Halpin for
drunkenness, and carrying concealed weapon,
was fined So and costs and thunder 500 bonds
to keep the peace six months he
failed to procure bonds and was committed.
Eliza King was sent to the house of correction
for three months for a second offence of drunk
enness. jeremiah Donovan was sent to the
house of correction for two months for a second
offence of drunkenness, and two months addi
tional for assault and battery. Mary Dill was
fined 500 and costs for keeping open shop Sun
day. Frank j. Aiken was sent to the house of
correction for three months for a second offence
of drunkenness; appealed.
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From Washington.
FINANCIAL.

ALs
WASHINGTON, ID. o., Aug. 14.-fhe total re-
ceipts of the treasury for the year ending June
80, including S149, 800, 1851; balance remaining
June 80, 1870, were 1885,, S29,S12, of which S206,
270, 40S were from customs, S148, 09S 1853 from
internal revenue, 50 1886, GAG from sales of public
lands, and $31 $50, 1856 from miscellaneous SER
vices. The total net expenditures for the same
time were $422, 912 1886, of which S69. 49s,71O
was for the civil and miscellaneous list, $685.
799 991 for the army, S41 $40 1872 for the Indians
and pensions, $19, 431 OPT for the navy, $685.
$40, 565 for interest on the public debt $3.50, 1885,
147 for the purchase of bonds for the sinking
fund, leaving the balance in the treasury, June
80, 1871, S109,917 All The receipts from mis-
cellaneous sources include ,829 from
premium and expenditures; for civil and mis-
cellaneous purposes include S9,016.794 for the
same purpose; Indians and pensions show in
creased expenditures for the Indians of $7,767,.
502 leaving expenditures on the pension ac-
count at 1884, 103,390. In consequence of the
change made by the law of July 8, 1870, where
by the payment of pensions is made quarterly
instead of semi-annualy, the payments of the
year were increased about $S,00O,000 by the
payment of an extra quarters pensions falling
due within the year
Internal revenue receipts to-day, 500, 900;
subscriptions to the new loan, $4,000.
VENERABLE LADY.
Mrs Mary Chase Barney was struck with
PARALYSIS in the right side yesterday morning.
She had been confined to her bed Tor the past
eighteen months from the effects of a paralytic
stroke. The venerable lady, now in her eighty
eighth year, is the daughter of Samuel Chase OF
Maryland, judge of the supreme court and a
sgner of the declaration of independence, and
the last surviving child of any of the signers OF
that instrument. 1t is a strange coincidence
that the last surviving signer, Charles Carroll OF
Carrolton, should have been of Maryland, and
now the last surviving child of any signer is of
MARYLAND. and il is also fact that the last sur
viving widow of any siener was of Mary
land, Mrs. Hannah N. Chase, widow Of
Samuel Chase; she died in 1S4S
NAVAL
Lieut.. Commander O. A. Batcheer is de
tached from the naval academy and ordered to
the Boston navy yard. Lieut.. Commander AL.
bert kuntz, from the Boston navy yard, is
granted three months leave.
ARBITRATION.
dispatch from Minister Schenck confirms
the telegrams that Sir Alexander G. Cockburn
lord chief justice of England is to be the Eng
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-15

ing a watch and chain from the dead body of a
victim of the Westfeld explosion.
The commissioners of the board of health
passed a resolution to-day that careful inquiry
be made to discover, as far as possible, the
causes Of the high death rate of this city from
zymotic diseases, ievers, cholera infautum,
diarrhea, consumption, etc.
General Sherman has written to the Scott
centenary committee, regretting his inability TO
be present at the celebration tomorrow.
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Agricultural.

CHICAGO, Aug. IA convention has been
called to meet in Chicago Aug. "a, to be com.
posed of presidents of agricultural colleges
professors of agriculture and other persons OF
the United States and British provinces who are
engaged or interested in promoting agricultural
science, for the purpose of organizing, consult
ing and cooperating in the great work of adj
yancing the cause of agricultural knowledge
especially by experiments with similar crops
under similar conditions at all agricultural col.
leges in the country. The call is signed by a
number of leading presidents and professors of
agricultural colleges in the United States and
Canada.
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The CanaIInteres,.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 14.-The commission
appointed to examine plans and award the prize
of $780, 900 for the profitable and practical intro
ductOn of some motor other than animal power
for the propulsion of canal boats, held meeting
here to-day. Several new plans were presented,
but they lack as yet the practical test required.
resolution was adopted calling on the atto--
ney general to give his opinion as to whether a
plan of propeling freight boats by tug boats is
admissible to competition under the law. A
resolution was also adopted declaring it to be
the Judgment of the commission that there is no
danger to the canal banks from any motor
which may be invented to answer the purpose
required.
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The CattIe Trade.

Monitor gives discouraging account of the cat
tie trade. Notwithstanding the high price of
beef in the eastern markets, at Baxter Springs
and other sources of supply there is absolutely
no market. There are now forty thousand cat
tie within few miles of that city, and fresh
cattle are fit for sale; and, after six weeks
tedious driving over the plains from Texas,
fighting flies by day and the cattle stampeding
nearly every night, the cattle owners arrive at
Baxter Springs or Abiline to find the prices so
low at St. Louis and Chicago that shippers will
price. They usually sell at about one cent per
pound. Last year they brought nearly two
cents
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COUNTY NEWS.

There was preaching at the Sterling Junction
camp ground, on Sunday, by Rev. Messrs. Bige-
low and Colbum. The regular exercises of
camp meeting week will begin next Monday.
Several hundred people are already on the
ground.
SUPERIOR CoURT-CRIMINAL TERM-The
August term Of the superior court for the trial
of criminal cases began at Fitchburg yesterday
afternoon, in the new court house, Judge Dewey
presiding. The foreman of the grand jury,
Samuel Winslow of Worcester, being absent,
Lyman Patch of Fitchburg was chosen foreman
pro TEN. for that occasion. 1t is expected the
grand jury will complete their Investigations
and report on Thursday, when the trial jurors
will be empanneled.and the trials begin.
H. f. Fales, Esq, of Milford, has been ap-
pointed, by the county commissioners and Dis
trct Attorney Rice assistant district attorney.
The NEW COURT HOUSE AT FITCHBURG
in which the court was opened yesterday for the
first time, is very elegant and substantial
structure. 1t is built in modern English or
Victoria Gothic style, which, with its high roof,
ornamental gables, and crest ratings, makes a
very fine appearance. 1t cost about S125,OOO,
exclusive of the land. 1t is located between
Church and Hartwell streets, fronting n public
square between that and Main streets. This
square, when properly graded and finished as
designed, with the proposed grading and iron
fencing around the court house, will cause it to
be seen to excellent advantage from Main street.
The building measures ninety-siX feet in
length, besides the front porch, extending eight
feet more. The width in front is eighty-one and
half feet of the body fifty feet, and of the
rear sixty feet In entering from the street in
front, you ascend flight of granite steps,
twenty in number, passing through stone
porch ornamented with carved columns of
Scotch granite, into the vestibue and the main
hall The first room on the right
as you enter is intended for the pro-
bate court room, twenty by thirty-two
and half feet Back of that, occupying the
right hand side of the centre portion of this
story is the grand jury room, II by "A feet. Ad.
Joining. in the rear, is the witness room for
ladies, ISL by "a feet. On the left of the front is
the iron staircase for the court and bar. Four
rooms on the left hand side are intended for the
county commissioners and other county officers
as NAV be wanted. At the rear of the centre
hail. which is twelve feet wide, is the main
staircase, also of iron to the several stories of
the building, and the public entrance to the
court room. In the central portion ofthe second
story is the court room, Al by 4Sl feet, and "a
feet high. Opening from the court room OH the
left of the judges desk is door leading to the
iudges's parlor, which is 12l by "a feet. On the
right a corresponding door leads 10 the law
library and priyate staircase for court and bar.
These two rooms occupy the central portion OF
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Fire Record.

AT GoLDsBoRo, N. Gloss $4,000.
GoLDsBORo, Aug. 14.-Incendiaries last
night set fire to the Exchange hotel, and two
hotels, ten stores, outbuidings and railroad car
sheds adjoining were entirely destroyed Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 100000.
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Miscellaneous.
VNHE AMERICAN
TURBINE WATER WHEEL.
Made by the HoLYoKE MACHINE COMPANY,
IIoLYOKE, MASS.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

- Office Of j. BEEBE Springfield, Mass, May 90, 1871.
li0lyoke Machine Company-Gentemen The 81 inch
American Turbine Wheel put in my mill at North Mon
son performs TO my entire satisfaction. consider it the
best wheel have ever used 1t regulates easily and
perfectly. Fall IL feet.
Yours truly REERE
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About twelve o'clock, flying start was made
and the following is the time Of starting and re-
turn, with corrected time, after making all al
loWances:
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S2S, O1S.55O S9,OOS $50 S37,O26,6OO 1857
Taxable bank stock 1,149,S00
saS,175,3CO

Total, $3S, 175,3C0
The total valuation last year was as follows:
Real Personal. Total Polls.
s24, 1859 900 S9,S49,4OO S34,OlS ,45O 1851
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VALUATION OF WoRCEsTER.-The total val
uation of the city this year is S3S,175,SOO; last
year it was S34 ,O18,450. The rate of taxa
ton will be ST. 40 per $1,000. There has been an
increase In the valuation of real estate, and a
slight diminution in the personal property. The
explanation of this is that the decrease is due to
the working of the law of last winter for the
taxation of bank shares, by which all stock is
taxed in the town or city where the bank is To-
Gated. This decreases the valuation of this city
and increases the rate of taxation, but the bank
tax, after passing through the state treasury is
to be reimbursed. The large increase in polls,
nearly nine hundred, indicates that we are still
in growing condition. The valuation of wards
is as follows:
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j. REEBE.

Office of WHITING PAPER COMPANY, HOlyOke Mass,
May 20, lS7l-HOlyOke Machine mpany-Gentemen:
We are running two OF your American Turbine Wheels in
our new mill; they first class wheels, and work to
our entire satisfaction One 48 inch and Is inch
under 10 feet fall
Yours truly VIM WHITING Agent
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a0turtester 9atIp Spy.
CITY NEWS.

The Pioneer base ball club of this city beat the
Mutuals in a game last Saturday "a to o.
Mr. I. S. Johnson was sworn and duly in
stalled yesterday morning, as clerk ad interim
of the municipal court.
At the Bay State house this evening the Wal
ter Scott centennial will be celebrated. In the
afternoon the reunion dinner of the .34th regi-
ment will take place.
Thomas Mcnamara, stubborn and DISC
bedent boy, was sent to the school ship during
his minority, yesterday morning, by Judge
Chaplin,
The complaint against George Sawyer for
keeping gambling house was not reached in
the municipal court yesterday, in the press OF
business, but will come up this morning.
pair of horses belonging to Holden man
by the name of Connell made things lively yes
terlay by running through several streets and
cutting light teams right and left with impunily.
The new stores of ]. d. Cholar and Clark &
Sawyer will be opened in grand style this
evening, and it will be an opening of the most
extensive and magnificent stores in New Eng
land. Taylor's entire block will be illuminated.
A verdict, clearing the railroad and its en-
ployeS from blame, was returned by the jury at
the inquest held by Coroner F. H. Rice, yester-
day. on the body of Patrick Littleton, killed at
Millbury on Saturday night by falling from an
excursion train on the Providence and Worces-
ter railroad.
A man named VIM. Cullen, who came from
Lawrence, as he said, met with serious acci-
dent yesterday, in an uncommon manner. He
was with two other men, and they were going
into the basement saloon at the corner of Union
and Central streets, when one of them stepped
back and jumped down the steps through the
door. Cullen thought that would be smart
thing for him to do, so he gave a jump; but in
stead of landing triumphantly inside, he struck
his head against the top OF the door with force
enough to knock an OK down, and brought up
Tor DOWN on his back unable to move. He was
carried into cobbler's shop and doctored until
he was able to be taken to the police station,
where he spent the night in the dodgers room.
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IN BANKRUPTCY. - The undersigned
Il hereby gives notice of his appointment as assignee
of the separate estate of WAITER T. SUTTON and
WILLARD D. WHEELER, late Copartners as sutton
Wheeler and of the joint estate of said firm of Sutton
a Wheeler, both of Worcester in the county Of Worces
ter and state Of Massachusetts adudged bankrupts upon
Creditors Petition ARTHUR G. BISCOE
WestbOrO, July q. ISL dly29. 81 an1l4 iv2a
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LONDON, Aug. IA dreadful calamity has
visited the small island of Tagalanda, in the
Maylayan archipelago, about fifty miles north
east of the island of Celebes. An outburst of
the volcano of Ruwang, accompanied by con-
vulsion of the sea and a wave forty yards in
height swept all human beings, cattle and
horses from the island. The number of persons
who persisted was four hundred and sixteen.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that l
~ have given my daughter RMILY M. PIKE, her
time shall pay debts of her contracting nor collect
any of her wages after this day.
WILLIAM p. PIKE
Worcester Aug r. 1911 d3ts amid
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-15
Smithv.
June, 18th, 1871.


It appears from the following
communication that along with the
flies and feas the Smiths are taking
possession of Bethel ED.
BETHEL, Tenn, June u, 1871.
Mr.. EDITOR Not long since a
letter came to this place addressed
to "John Smith" and as there were
seven John Smiths in this vicinity
it was hard to decide which one of
them was the proper owner. They
all read it and were satisfied. But
they say they "hope the next per-
son that writes to John Smith, will
direct his or her letter SO that they
will know who the letter is for
The rule we have to distinguish one
of them from the others is this:
John Smith, father of Bry-
ant Smith; John Smith, brother of
Bryant; John Smith, son of Bry-
ant; John G. Smith, the School
Teacher; John NJ. Smith, son of
Ben. Smith; John w. Smith, the
Brick Mason; and John c. Smith,
son OF John w. Smith, the Brick
Mason. It is a very easy matter to
find the way to John Smiths from
Bethel. Thank God my name is
not John Smith! I am respectful
~, PHRANQUE PsSIYTHE,
Brother of Psalm Smythe.
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Pleasant Bill.

Nix. EDIroR:-You invite eontri-
button from different portions Of
the county. This community has
received but one notice. We are
not rich in lands nor increased in
goods. We have some pleasant
things. Our health is unsurpassed
in this, or sny other county. The
early settler reached "a good old
age" Several OF them passed
their four score years A few Of
them still linger among Us; ofthese
we mention James White, now more
than three score and ten. Although
one Of his eyes Is nearly gone, he
can read his bible with ease and
aaeRcy without glasses. On horse
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CampbeIIsyiIIe.

We have been mad. When l say
we I mean the whole community.
1 being of an amiable disposition
have cooled down enough to tell
the cause of our wrath. We live
and have our being about IA or Is
statute miles from our county site,
Pulaski, and some of our wrathy
neighbors reside still farther off,
say about % miles. Well, like ev-
erybOdy else we sometimes have a
little business to attend to at Pu-
laski, so we saddle up early in the
morning and tell our good wives
that we will be back by shutdown
anyway, thinking as we go that
those county officers who made
such faithful promises while candi-
dates, will certainly attend to our
little matter and let US come back
home according to our promise.
Well we get there after a long and
tiresome ride and seek the official
with whom we have business.
"Good morning, Sir. Take a seat"
mo, thank you, came down to-
day to get you to fix up little bus
mess for me. Some that has been
lying over for some time" "What
case, Sir?" Well, we tell him A
B. and Others VS.. G. and others. 30
yes. Well, Sir, call in half an hour
from now and wen fix you ups
"All right, Sir" Wellwe call in at
the expiration of the baIfhour and
find q cub in. 'Mr. So and So imp
mo, Sir, he has gone to dinner"
'.What time will he be backY' SAT
half past two o'clock. Sir" We
heave long sigh and think of our
promise at home. Well we stay
until half past two, still not in. We
go to the door and look out, and
see him standing on the sidewalk
putting away at a ten center. We
walk over and mildly tell him that
we would be pleased to see him at
his Office. Certainly" So we
walk over, (it's now o'clock; time
to start home. "What can ! do
for your We tell him again. 20
yes, I believe you we're in this morn.
ing, were you notr' Yes, Sir"
''Well, let me see, these old papers
are q sight Of trouble" He reach
Is up and gets bundle of old rus
ty fellows. "What is your nameT'
We tell him. Certainly, certainly,
/ remember you now. 1 believe
you supported US in our election"
Eyes, Sir" "YVelI look here, old
fellow, its getting rather late and I
know you want to be going home,
suppose you come back again, say
about Thursday, and We viii com
menee early" Well this is our
Arst days experience and you see
what We have done, besides getting
home at ten o'clock at night.
Thursday we 60 again according
to appointment. This time without
making any promise 70 our better