Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-16
nAzING AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

L.
The secretary of the navy is determined to put
a stop to the disgraceiul habit of hazing at The
naval academy. He has ordered the dismissal of
five cadet midshipmen from the academy for
persistence IN this vicious practice.
COREA.
Admiral Porter anticipates serious trouble be-
ween our naval forces in Asiatic waters and the
CoreanS, and advises sending thither light-draft
gunboats for operations in the interior waters
the boats to be provided with several steam
launches for inland shadows, in the place of the
present vessels, which are of too heavy draft
for such operations. Dispatches from C0rea in-
dictate careful preparations on the part of the
Coreans for hostile demonstrations against in
truders Of all nations.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Sherman goes to New York in a day or
two to attend the nuptials of Miss Smyth the
youngest daughter of his old friend, in that city.
u 1t is asserted in government circles that no
further mercy will be extended to Hodge the
defaultng paymaster. He must serve out the
whole of his term of ten years Imprisonment at
Albany.
W. McMichael, former solicitor for internal
revenue, has received his commission as as
sistant attorney general, and will enter upon
his new dntieS Monday. Charles CheSley has
been commissioned as solicitor of revenue in
the place of McMchael.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The adjourned term Of the United States SUI
preme court will open tomorrow. Among the
important cases to be decided is one from Ken
lucky, involving the constitutionaity of the
civil rights act; another, involving the constitu-
tionality of the so called Drake amendment re-
lating TO the effect of pardons in the court
claims; another, involving the decision of the
disputed rights of the property of the Prcsbyte-
rian church, north and SOUTH another invOly-
ing the question as to the binding force OF notes
given for slaves before the issuance of the emau-
cipation PROCLAMATION; the decision in the latter
IN hn xub fhnr
visions of the Georgia constitution prohibiting
the enforcement of any debt cons Iteration of
slaves or hire thereof is in contravention of the
article in the national constitution declaring
that no state shall make Il law mparing the
obligation of contracts. Opinions on the con-
stitutionality of the legal tender act-withheld
last May-will be made public. A case is eX-
pected to be argued testing the constitutionality
of the cotton tax, upon which the judgment of
the court is yet to be recorded, though in
somewhat similar case the cOnsttutiOnality has
been upheld by Il divided court.
THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY IN CHICAGO.
Secretary Boutwell, has received despatch
from Chicago from j. X. Upton, of the treasury
department, saying the safes of the depository
were opened yesterday morning, and about 3d.
900 in mutilated currency in small safe were
found in good condition. The rest of the cur
rency and all the books aud papers are complete
ly destroyed. The coin is badly melted.
KUKLUX ARRESTS.
Advices received here yesterday say that ten
men have b1en arrested and lodged in jail UNI
der the kukluX act, in the South Carolina dis
tricts covered by the presidents proclamation.
telegram stating that many were surrendering
themselves, is denied.
THE INDIAN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The submission of the Apache cheflan &C.
chise, upon whose track the philanthropiStS of
the indian peace commission have been for sew
eral months, is 0 source of great rejoicing at
the Indian office, which had begun to fear that
they could not complete the success of the pres
idents Indian peace policy in time for the annu.
al report of congress. The next work of the
department will be TO get all the rowing Apaches
a reservation; and great reliance is felt that
Coehise will be of great service in ehecting this
result,