Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-25
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20 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
Our New York Dispatches,
Bold Robbery Relies of the RiOt-A
Railroad Tunnel Caves In-VnriOus
Criminal Matters, etc.

NEW YORK, July PA messenger of the
National bank of New York was knocked down
by two men Saturday afternoon at the corner OF
Broadway and Warren street, and robbed of
$4,000 in government securities. The thieves
escaped.
The French portion of the international work
ingmens society held meeting yesterday, and
discussed the subject Of the recent riots and the
conduct of the city and state rulers. Citizens
Guilett and Labruyers argued in favor of per
uniting all sectS and parties to parade in the
streets, while other citizens made speeches in
opposition. Finally resolutions were passed
recommending the suppression of all process
slons except those which commemorate purely
American national events, and censuring the
authorities for their course previous to the riot.
Twelve persons wounded in the riot still re-
main at Mount Sinai hospital.
The arch over Harlem railroad between Sew
enteenth and Seventy-iirst streets caved in yes
terday, burying several persons and fatally in
jurng two children.
Delegates of different clubs of the " Irish con-
federation" voted yesterday to have lecture by
Thomas Clarke Luby at Cooper Institute, in
stead of mass meeting as originally intended.
One speaker said: " In this country the Irish
were constantly craving for excitement; unless
you could hold meetings constantly and make
intiammatory speeches you could not hold the
people,"
service commemorative Of the engineers,
pOOl " IL Till rTdnh hltlCu Ill tue
recent accident on the Newark and New York
railroad, was attelded by two hundred and
nifty engineers at Newark yesterday.
lhe zen. Sheridan club of the Irish conieder-
alton yesterday adopted series of resolutions,
characterizing the firing by the militia on the
mob the 18th inst as the foulcst blot on the civ
llizatlOn of the nineteenth century.
In consequence of the caving in of the tunnel
OF the Harlem railroad, on Fourth avenue, last
evening, passage for trains in either direction
has since been wholly stopped After the acct
dent gang of laborers Immediately removed
tue wreck from the roadway, but as the remain
der of the arch showed signs OF weakness no
trains were allowed to pass through the tunnel
Efforts were made during the night to strength
en- the structure still standing in order that the
regular traffic might be resumed. Notwith
standing these precautions, however, the mason
work of the tunnel began to settle in danger
Gus manner, and the entire arch seemed liable 10
give way at any moment Signals of warning
were constantly displayed and all trains were
prohibited from passing through. This morn
ing engineers were industri0usly at work, with
the help of powerful machinery, to force a wood
en- archway into the tunnel to support the brick
work. This proved to be labOriOus and slow
method, and up to a late hour this morning but
little Roadway was made. 1t is probable that
the tunnel will have to be entirely rebuilt. All
trains of the Harlem and New Haven railroads
arriving this morning were blocked miles be-
yond the break, and the passengers suffered great
Inconvenience in consequence.
The track of the western division of the Con-
necticut Western railroad, was connected with
that of the Dutchess and Columbia near Miller
ton, N. Y, at noon to-day, and trains will run
through from Canaan, Ct, to FiShkill, N. Y,
by August 1.
The Mutual base ball club left to-day on
tour through the western states.
Laying the second track of the South Side
railroad, lOOU Island thrOuuh thp Will of Ia
malca, which will complete the double track the
entire length of the road, was stopped Saturday
ny an injunction granted on request of the
trustees OF the village, who withhold consent
unless the company promises reforms in its
management.
The sevonty-frst regiment left at five O'Clock
this afternoon for Newport and Providence.
Last evening at six O'Clock, disturbance Oc-
cured at Elysian fields, above Hoboken. A
light took place between a party of drunken
men, near the river. Special officer VIM. Fun
shon interfered, some of the men having drawn
knives and revolyers. He arrested one, when
the others, numbering about a dozen, set on
him, rescuing the prisoner, and beating the
offlcer with his own locust till he was inSensi-
BILE. His skull was laid bare in several places
and he will probably die A squad of police
was dispatched to the place and succeeded in ar
resting three of the party implicated. They
were all armed, and gave the names of Mathew
Motet John Wilson, and Patrick Cullen, all of
New York.
The fOrtieth annual exhibition of the Ameri-
can institute will open at the Empire rink on
Thursday, September 18th. 1t has been decided
to present no medals hereafter except the great
medal of honor to the discoverer or inventor of
a machine so important as to supplaut any ar
tcle previously used for the same purpose
Liberal sums have been appropriated to be
awarded as horticultural prizes.
The Winnsimmet cricket club, of Boston,
played the tirst inning of game with the New
York eleven, at Hoboken, to-day, scoring ninety
three to their opponents sixty-siX. OF the Bos-
ton club, Farley made twenty-four tallies and
Mason fourteen. Play will be resumed to-mor-
row.
The Tribune says the publication of Control
Ter ConnOlly's accounts has been the universal
theme of comment in Wall street to-day, and
that movement is already on foot among
large number of capitalists, who propose to re-
sist the further collection of municipal taxes I'M
til an official showing of the c;ty's finances is
compelled. Those who are prominent in the
matter state that there is every prospect of sue
cess in effecting the combination.
Commodore Vanderbilt is negotiating for a
renewal, for twenty-one years, of the lease of
the Harlem freight depot, Center street. The
rental will be S25,5O0 per annum over four times
the amount for the past tweny-one years.