Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-21
Abbreviated Dispatches.

The Scotch crops are all excellent
The New York specie shipment Saturday was
! 1923, 900.
The hen cholera is killing thousands of fowls
| on Staten Island,
Jacob Dleppert, the well known New Orleans
| police detective, is dead.
The mutneers of ship Nevada of Boston, ar
rived here to-day, by steamer North America.
Col Downing has been elected chief of the
Cherokee nation by 200 majority
The President will visit Washington this
week.
Memphis voted 100000 for the construction
of the Mississippi river railroad, on Saturday.
London dispatches state that the new Amcri-
can loan is becoming popular there.
At New York. on Saturday, Eckfords, twelve;
Mutuals three.
Garibal Ii has almost wholly recovered from
his recent severe illness.
Gomez Pallido has been appointed captain
general of Porto Rico i'll place Of Gen Baldrick
resigned.
1t is reported that it has been decided that the
French assembly will remain at Versailles Ger
tain government officials will be removed to
Paris.
The report that conference of German Cath
Ole bishops was held at Fulda on the 81 inst, is
incorrect The meeting will be held in Septem-
Der.
A Washington special says it is not fully de-
termined yet whether first deputy will be ap-
pointed in the revenue office, but it is probable
there will be.
The herring fishery on the coast of Ireland
has been unusually successful this season. 1t
caused great rejoicing among the poor of that
portion of the United Kingdom.
James Stricklin, colored man, was found
dead on Thursday on the grounds of the Metho.
dist camp meeting at larentum, Allegheny
county, Pa. Tae cause Of his death was proba-
bly, apopleXy.
The controversy between Prussia and Rou-
mania in regard to the affair of the Sirausburg
railway bonds is progressing TO a peaceful con
clusion.
A dispatch from Gumbrinner, East Prussia,
says that the cholera has appeared in several
districts on the German side of the Prussian
frontier
A. S. Merritt, formerly proprietor of the Ever
cit house and other hotels in st. Louis, and late
ly lessee of the St James hotel, was found dead
in his bed Saturday morning. ApopleXy was sup
posed to be the cause of his DEATH
Bernard Wiley, one of the escaped Sing Sing
convicts, who was arrested early Saturday
morning at Hackensack, was caught in the act
OF stealing horse and wagon.
The Missouri Indians in south California hav
been fighting among themselves, and som
lives have been lost. 1t is feared that isolate
white settlers will be attacked.
1t is stated that steps have been taken, by par
ties representing million of the floating debt
OF the North Missouri railroad, to institute pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy against the company
and have IN assignee appointed.
1t is unofficialy reported that the president of
the Swiss Confederation has appointed jacques
Staeinpti, senior federal councillor and formerly
president of the republic, arbitrator on the uart
OF Switzerland, under the treaty of Washington
A story is circulating in Paris that an impor-
tant Russian parsonage recently told French
diplOmatiSt that the result of the late war placed
Russia in the position of France after the battle
of SadOwa.
Druggists and propretors of soda fountains,
who manufacture raspberry and other syrups
tor their own fountains only, and who do not sell
or offer for sale or remove, for the consumption
OF such syrups are not, in the opinion of the
commissioner of internal revenue, required to
stamp them.
The secretary of the navy will receive bids for
the construction Of floating iron dock for the
repair of vessels on their stations for three
months from the 9th of September next The
law requires that the dock must be constructed
at some private establishment.
At Salt Lake City, transactions in mining
property last week amounted to ST 800 900.
Saturday night S24 900 worth of silver arrived
from Phoebe. Arrangements are being made to
organize stock board and exchange.
The New York custom house officials on
Friday, seized $4,000 worth of precious stones
found concealed on the persons of the three
French jew passengers by the steamer Italy,
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the
alleged smugglers
Van 0rden, captain of the tug boat Dean
"
escape of the Sing Sing convicts on Thursday
were discharged from custody at Sing Sing after
an examination.
President Grant, in recent interview at Long
Branch, said 81 do not think there is man in
the United States more thoroughly versed in the
Alabama matter than Mr. Adams, the appointed
arbitrator"
The NewYork workingmen's union expresses
dissatisfaction with Gov Hoffman and Presi- |
dent Grant, for failing to enforce the eight hour
law among the laborers on the post office in that
city and the capitol at Albany.
The committee preparing for the Italian cee-
bration at New York reported Friday night that |
delegations were expected from Boston and Chi |
cago for the special purpose of participating in
the parade. A letter expressing a desire to |
unite in the celebration was received from an
Irish organization.
A delegation of Tennessee journalists arrived |
in Philadelphia on Saturday. The party were |
escorted to independence hall, where Mayor Fox
formally received them and George +. Mack,
secretary Of the association replied to the cordial
welcome.
The New York agricultural excursion party
returned to st. Louis from Rock mountains yes
terday, and will to-day make trip to Iron
mountain and Pilot Knob, in the southeast of
Missouri, and leave for home Wednesday morn
ing.
A London dispatch says: "The famine in Per-
STA is more terrible than was previously report
ed. Twenty-seven thousand deaths have taken
place at lspahan alone from starvation. The
condition of the province of Mazanderan is still
worse. There the rice crop is a complete fail
ure, and the cattle plague, small pox, typhuS fe-
yer and cholera prevail"
An appeal to the commissioner of internal
revenue, which has been decidedby the supreme
court of the United States is necessary to be
made for refunding the tax ON income illegally
assessed and collected, is now being made by
the members of the anti-incOme tax association.
and papers for this purpose are receiving sigma
lures.
In view of the great scarcity of skilled labor
In the various mechanical branches of that city,
the Cincinnati board Of trade has appointed a
committee 10 ascertain the number and kind of
hands wanted. When the committee submit
their report an effort will be made to supply
the deficiency, and there is probability Of a
good opening for large number of workmen
from the eastern cities.
at Avon, N. Y, on Saturday, John Donnelly
was buried twenty-five feet under the earth by
the caving in OF a well about seven O'Clock in the
morning. number of men labored necessarily
TO relieve him until two O'Clock, when their eX-
ertions were rewarded by Donnely saying: ~
am all right, but there is big stone on my
head" AT quarter to six O'Clock he was brought
to the surface with but slight injuries.
AT Buffalo, two mammoth buildings on Frank
lin square, Tor the accommodation of the indus
trial exhibition, are completed and connected
with the skating rink by strong bridge strung
over Franklin street. The building will be open
to receive goods on September 4th. Entries are
coming in rapidly, and great success is antici-
pated.
There is not little talk in Washington in re-
lation to the attempt of few women OF the
Lodewood-Walker school, to reform the Social
evil" A long discussion of real or imaginary
visit made by two or three OF these new reform
ers to houses OF some of the most noted cyprians
in the city, published in one OF the city papers.
eXctes serious comment
At Terre Haute, Ind, Saturday morning, the
members of the American association for the
advancement of science, with accompanying