Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-03
Our New York Dispatches.
Meeting of Nail Manufacturers-Sir STAFF
ford NOrthcOte-ACtiOn of the Chamber
of Commerce, etc.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Twenty-twO compa-
MES, with capacity of 100000 kegs OF nails
per annum, were represented at a meeting of
nail manufacturers of the Atlantic states in
this city, to-day o. A. Washbume, Jr., of
Providence, was chairman, and James c. Hol-
den, secretary.
Sir Stafford Northcote left this evening for
Washington. He expresses sanguine hopes
that the result of the labors of the Joint high
commission will be an amicabe settlement of
the questions at issue between the United States
and Cheat Britain. He thinks side issues will
not peril the settlement of the mann question
The chamber of commerce this afternoon
adopted resolution embodying an amendment
to the state constitution, designed to secure the
funding of the canal debt, and memorial to con-
gress, requesting for the chamber the privilege
of purchasing from the government, for $780,
900, the present post office site and building
when the new building is completed. Resolu-
tons by one of the German merchants, express
ing satisfaction at the close Of the European
war, and congratulating Germany on her victo-
rieS, provoked earnest discussion, and were
finally referred to a committee.
The general term of the supreme court of
Kings county to-day reversed the previous de-
cisiOn in Koelges insurance case, establishing
the principle that insurance companies are re-
sponsible for the official acts of their clerks or
agents.
Senior Casanova, a wealthy Cretan and Ameri-
can citizen, lately arrested in Havana, whittier
he had gone to visit his family, arrived in this
city this morning. An official permit to land
was given him when he reached Havana, on the
oath, but, on landing, he was Immediately
seized and returned 10 the steamer by the atl-
thoritles. He then wished to come back to New
York by the Columbia, and was forced to get to
it in small boat at night. In the morning a
Spanish officer came on board to arrest him,
claiming him as a rebel against the govern
ment, but the captain of the steamer won not
permit his arrest while under the protection of
the American flag. short time pre-
yious to the steamers sailing, small
Spanish boat from the shore arrived at
her side, i'll which was Casanova's daughter,
who came to bid him farewell. Not Suspecting
plot to kidnap him, Casanova stepped into
the boat. Immediately afterward the order was
given to shove off, and rush was made to seize
him, but without success, as he Jumped back
upon the Columbia, and escaped. Friends of
Casanova visited the United States consul pre-
vious to his sailing for New York, demonstrating
against the outrages upon an American citizen,
who not only had been imprisoned, but robbed
OF over thousand dollars in American funds,
and the consul has brought the case before the
authorities at Washington.
fire in Morristown, N j., this morning,
burned the post office, Samuel Jones' liquor
store and contents, valued at $50, 900; H. En-
mels stationery store, ]. Johnson's iewelry
store, and A. Briants confectionery store. The
letters and papers in the post Office were saved,
and portion of the contents of the stores
Loss estimated at $4,000; mostly insured.
This afternoon detectives arrested Thomas
Murphy, Edward johnson, Frederick Hubert,
Charles Ransom and VIM, Robinson, charged
with having obtained large quantities of dry
goods from leading firms here, on forged letters,
bank checks, and forged certificates. About
$4,000 worth of goods have been recovered.
The New York homeopathic medical college
graduated seventeen students Tonight,
DR.. Utawaun, Indian doctor, Westkill, Greene
county, has been arrested for gross outrage on
widow over fifty years old, and who iE now in
a critical condition,