Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-03
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
| NEW YORK, March 2.-The laborers on A. 4.
Stewards Hampstead Pains railroad have struck
for an increase of wages. They were receiving
$3.50 per day, and ask for an increase of
twenty-five cents per day.
Col. Chas. I. lockwood of the ID New Jersey
regiment during the war, died suddenly at New
ark Tuesday night.
The nursery and child's hospital, in this city,
assisted last year 70S children and SS1 adults.
| The total receipts were over $4,000.
The French steamer Percire sailed for Havre
| yesterday with the following war materials: 1916
cases of rifles 1875 cases of pistols, 46 cases of
sabres 1852 cases of cartridges, 612 cases of har
ness, 16 cases of taIpaulins and two cases of
beet'-valued at S181 800.
The New Jersey Central railroad has leased the
Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad.
| +. P. Knnicut of Massachusetts was awarded
| the first prize at the college of physicians and
surgeons, last night, for an essay on pulmonary
| consumption.
The Delaware and Hudson canal company have
sold 1909 tons of coal this week for So so per
ton, and the dealers In Trinity building are now
anxious to sell at $3.50. The coal troubles have
thrown a large number Of men out OF employ
ment at Elizabeth, n. j., and m my families are
now supported by the Roman Catholic church in
that place.
Philo Fields, proprietor of notorious gam
bling establishment was arrested yesterday for
fleeing J. L. Whitney of Boston out of fifty dol
lars, but Whitney afterward refused to make a
complaint.
A desperate fight took place in the saloon of
Patrick Sullivan, on Fulton avenue, yesterday
afternoon, which will probably result in the
death of one of the parties. 1t appears that a
man named Davidson, living opposite, entered
Sulivan's place and began quarrel with him.
Thomas Sullivan interfered, and attempted to
quell the disturbance, when Davidson drew a
cheese-knife and stabbed Sullivan in the side,
inhicting a fearful wound, two inches long and
an inch and half in depth. Davidson was ar
rested and locked up.
fire at No. 81 East Broadway this morning
damaged A. Noonan's costumers store and
BeckeTs wig mandatory $4,000.
Two hundred workmen on the branch road
from Motthaven to Spuyten Duyvel struck yes
terday for higher wages.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-NOthing will be done
| this session with the two remaining contested
election cases from Georgia, namely: Taft
against Whitcley and Beard against Corker.
Whitley and Corker are now seated. Yesterday
document of 200 pages on the cases was printed
which the committee on election had not time to
examine
The British members Of the high commission
visited the capitol to-day in company with Gen.
Schenck. In the senate chamber they were in
tr0duced to the members of the committee on
foreign relations and other senators by General
Schenck. These introductions caused some
confusion to the regular business and the vice
president severa times raped to order. The
party subsequently went to the house side, where
they were likewise introduced to prominent
members.
The members of the next house representing
this district entitled to app intments at the ma
val academy to fill vacancies caused by the grad
| uating class next June, will be notified on Mon.
day next to nominate candidates for the acade-
my in order that they may be examined as to
their qualifications TO enter the naval school.
Over forty appointments will ne made BY Vari-
GUS members, but the appointees will not be eX.
amined until June or July, and if found quail
fed will enIer the academy on October next
The case of the defaulting paymasters and
marine officers, recently tried by naval court
martial, have not been decided yet by Secretary
Robeson nor will they be until after the adjourn
nent OF congress, when new appointments will
be made to Gil the vacancies
As the session of congress is drawing to
close the president will devote hmselfto various
matters before the two houses requiring his a.
tention during the balance of this week, and
consequently no visitors will be received A
large number of appointments are to be made,
and the president will send in the nominations
as fast as possible.