Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-28


10 De NOT genuine The endorsements on most
OF the eighteen warrants issued Ia G.. d. Boear
Co., for furniture, etc, are believed To be not
genuine. The reports contain the statement
that the salaries paid in the departments are eX-
CcSSiye.
The democratic reform convention tonight
nominated county officers, including VIM. T..
Curtis and John Sedgwck Judges OF the Supe-
rur court These nominations are made in har-
mOnN with the views of the citizens committee
of seventy. Resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing Tammany hall CorruptOnS and robberieS,
and expressing confidence in the leaders of the
reform party, HoratiO Seymour ChaS. O'Conor,
Samuel }. Iilden and Oswald Ouendorer.
The council OF political reform tonight nomi-
mated Geo. c. Barrett, for judge OF the supreme
court, VIM {. Curtis and Hooper c. Van Worst,
Judges OF the 5upeuOr court; Franz Segel, regis
ter, aud Il full senatorial assembly and city
ticket. Among the state senator's nominated
are ODonOvau Rosa and Daniel Tieman;
among the assembymen, VIM NJ. Evarts and
Charles OCOnor.
The bill OF complaint against Tweed, Garyey,
ln9ersoll and Woodward asks judgment for
s6,3l2OOO, with interest thereon from Septcm-
Der /, 1870, and costs of action Ii is based on
4 resolution of the board OF audit, under which
Watson audits of claims were admitted, with
our Inspection, 10y the mayor controller and
Tweed II is claimed that every warrant de
posted by Woodward was based upon
false and fictitious pretended ac-
warrants was eycfin the hands of the alleged
paNec 1t is also alleged, in connection with the
robbery of the controllers office, that Connolly
having refused TO resign to the mayor the lat
ter, in collision with Tweed and Others, and
with the intent to delay and cmbarrnsS suits in
suiuted 10y the people, ordered the corporation
counsel to bring actions against Tweed and
Others, with the intent to shield them.
Roscnzweig's trial was resumed this morn
ing. The prosecution closed with additional
medical testimony. The council for the de-
fence said he could prove that Rosenzweig was
not in the house when the cart man called for
| tue trunk. lie expected TO prove the innocence
of his Client but did nor indicate the line of de-
fence Rebuthng medical testimony was intro
duccd to show that no illegal operation was
performed.
In the ROSenzwing trial, this afternoon, the
prisoner testified that he had been known by
other names, and that the Soiled clothes found
IN ms house after the death of Alice BOwlesby
were those of his wife who was delivered of n
child few weeks previous. The woman in
white who came to his house, and ALLEGED to
have been Alice BowlcSby, twas another girl,
named Nettc Fox.
A young woman, named Mary Madigan, was
confronted with the prisoner, who Swore that he
never saw her before. She SwOre that in De-
cemher, she called az his office, No 9 Amjty
place, where he passed as DR.. Aschcr He pro
cured an abortion on her. Adjourned till to-
morrow.
The arrest of the countereiter Yesterday was
the most important that has been made in this
country. Ballard is the only man outside Of
the government employ who KNOWS the secret
OF manufacturing government fibre paper, and
Inc material captured comprises Il 10000 trans
fer press, and is believed to he the only one
not used in the treasury department; full sets
OF steel and copper plates for printing $1,000
$50 and g bills; also, full sets Of plates of fifty
cent stamps; full sets of treasury seals for
stamping seals on notes, type for altering notes,
and $500 in counterfeit notes.
The secretary of the yacht club informs Mr.
Ashbury that having won the majority of the
seven stipulated races, they have no cause for
further correspondence with him.
Ihe first SIX months of this year $3.50 900
worth OF revenue beer stamps was sold here,
ana Nb99,0OO worth Of revenue cigar stamps in the
same period, an increase Of $50 900 nearly on
the former, and $4,000 on the latter over last
year. In the same time - 100, 600 worth of TO-
Dacco StampSlwere sedan increase OF nearly
quarter ola Million
Bertha Smith, eleven years old, took Paris
green, yesterday, because she was punished for
taking the money of her father to visit fair.
She died in great agony.
Judge Barnard, to-day, said the question of
ices for the receiver Of the Erie railway ought to
be decided by the United States circuit court,
but he would render definite decision soon.
Inc assistant treasurer, to-day, paid out S815-
OOO in gold, on account of the November inter
est; total thus far, only S3,2T5,000.
The Baltic Lloyd steamship company of Stet-
TIN, contribute another thousand dollars, and
the Bremen chamber Of commerce sent SD 900,
to-day, for Chicago.
Bail for Miner and other eounterleiters, ar
rested last night was refused to-day. Their trial
Will take place on Saturday.
Henry K. Low, the vice president of the Mid
land railroad, publicly states that the whole
power OF that road will be used to defeat Samuel
leomanS, the democratic candidate for senator
IN the 2Sd district; further, that he and Mr. Lat
tleJohn have not only decided upon that course,
but issued their orders to that end. This is
merely initiating the example Of the rival Erie
road, which has hitherto thrown all its inau-
ence for the democratic party.
Receipts Of cotton in all ports for the week.
9I1lO bales; exports, 50i9; receipts since Sept
lSt 8f7,Oli, against 4S7 ,2S3 for the same time
last year; exports, 40 $3.50, against 146 81 for,
the same time last year
Hon. George S. Boutwell, delivered, tonight
before the Mercantile library association in
Steinway hall, substantially the same lecture
given IN RostOn last evening.
In the ocean yacht race to-day between the
Dfeadnaught and the Dauntess, from Sandy
Hook twenty miles TO windward and return
the iauntess won by twenty-five minutes and
ten seconds.
Oct, 2S, A. M.-There are no signs of the
Russian fleet of Sandy Hook. The weather is
clear.