Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-20
Tweed Talk-Thnt Representation of
Russian Royalty has arrivcd-The Bank
Trouble Confessional Instituted by an
Episcopal Clergyman, etc.

New YORK, Nov. 19.-The committee on pro-
tests of the board of county canvassers met yes
tcrday morning aud rcSuHed their consideration
of the Kian-Frcar contested election case After
long discussing between counsel concerning the
admissiblity Of oral testimony, a number of
ailidavitS were read by counsel for Mr.. Frcar,
concerning the number of votes cast in the
first election district Of the twentieth ward, and
the case was closed.
The WSserRohinson c)ntcstcd election case
was continued yeste day before the committee
on protests, and affidayits were put in by both
Mr.. Wiser and Mr.. Robinson, and Mr.. Mitchell,
for the contestant, WISER asked that the re-
turns for assistant aldermen in the tenth, thir-
tenth and seventeenth districts be thrown out.
The committee then closed the case.
1t is said that Francis NJ. BiXby is the person
named by Tweed as his successor in the depart
mcnt of public works.
Mayor Hall and Tweed are reported to have
had bitter quarrel, Tweed accusing Hall of
being ChiCken-hcarted fellow, whom anybody
can fIightcn with a broom straw, and of being
anxious to desert rammany, because it is under
a cloud and doesn't pay any more Just as he
deserted republicans when they had no more
Spois to give him.
Hall is rumored to have informed his friends
that he was entirely overwhelmed by the evil
dcnces Of fraud in the city and county accounts
that he had no idea that Tweed, Connolly and
others were so dishonest He admits that he
has been culpably careless, because he had every
confidence in his associates, but that he has
never made dollar directly or indirectly out Of
his office.
Several Tammany sporting men offer to bel
five to one that Tweed would not be here two
weeks hence. No takers.
The Viaduct railway company will be reorgan.
lied next Wednesday; fifteen of the twenty
five directors have resigned, and then the sue
cessors will be men disconnected with the ring
and the city government. Commodore Wander
bilt is mentioned as one Of the new members.
Efforts will be made to have Sweeney remain,
but he positively declines. Tweed and Connolly
are certainly out. II is believed that plans for
building the road are not endangered.
Richard Tweed IetireS from the Metropolitan
hotel Dec. l.
Tweed is said to have transferred all his prop.
erty now, except few small pieces of real es-
state which he owns, but which do not stand in
his name. He has sold all his stocks, bonds
ETC., and those claiming to know declare he has
several millions of money locked up in two OF
the city deposit companies, being afraid to have
such large balances in the bank lest the fact
might be published. He still AYERS that he will
stay here and fight it ont, that he wasn't born in
the woods to be frightened by an owl.
The change of proprietOrship in the MctropOl-
itan hotel was announced yesterday. Such is
Iwced's unpOpularity that Tor Two months past
the house has been entirely empty. Tweed has
lost nearly 100000 by the Metropolitan.
1t is understood that Mayor Hall and Deputy
Controller Green have agreed to fill the vacan.
cieS in the Park commission by appointing the
following gentlemen: Henry G. Stebbard, Ed.
ward s. PierpOnt and Horace Greeley. The
story is current about the city hail. and ii is said
the appointments will be officially announced
some time next week.
Jahes W. Gerard who has been rendered the
office Of commissioner of publ, instruction, is
one OF our most esteemed citizens, sans reprOche
and every one hopes he will accept the office
He is no politician.
Mayor Hall distinctly and equivocally denies
that he has received Tweed's resignation bu
the News reasserts tn Int the Boss has rendered
his resignation, with the DrOviSo that one of his
personal friends shall be appointed as his sue
cessor.
AleTiS has 0rrired. The Russian frigatc Svet
land, Capt, KreTer, Vice Admiral Possiet chic
Of squadron, anchored off the Iirhtship shortly
before midnight, Saturday. She is of 5000 tons
mounts ten guns, and is of 800 horse power
She left Madeira O,tOber 10; experienced strong
head winds and heavy seas nearly the whole
passage. The crew received with loud cheers
the news of the safety of her consorts already in
the harhOr
The Russian clipper Abreck came to upper
quarantine yesterday. The SHETLAND is to be
promptly Inspected by the health officers.
The reception of Alexis will take place to-mor,
starr
ut ten in the forenoon, on steamer Mary Powell
and expect to reach the Battery on the return
with the grand duke about two p. NJ. They
will proceed thence in carriages to the Claren-
don hotel. Gen. Shaler has ordered the entire
division of national guard to assemble at 80
p. NJ. Representatives of the press who boarded
the SHETLAND to-day say Alexis looks quite ro-
bust.
We are indebted to the Tribune for the fol-
lowing; The Russian fIigate SHETLAND entered
the lower bay at noon, attended by the revenue
cutter Northerner. Approaching the American
squadron at Horseshoe, she fred national
salute of tweuty-One guns, which was responded
to by the Congress, Severn, Iroquois and Kan
sas, each vessel dipping her colOrs as she passed
to anchorage. The grand duke appeared on
deck, and bowed repeatedly to the salutes of the
American officers. Admiral Rowan was re-
ceived with all honors on the SHETLAND.
The Irigate met the storm off Hatteras on the
10th, which lasted until Friday night, when an
observation showed her forty miles off Cape
May. A pilot was taken on at four Saturday
afternoon, off Barnegat. The vessel received
no damage, and did not ship sea- Alexis was
dressed in the simple uniform of a lieutenant.
He is tall strongly built, and has the air of a
gentleman; clear compleXiOned, light hair and
whiskerS, and blue eyes. He speaks English
quite tlueDtly, but appears to prefer French.
The Russian Minister Catacazy passed the
afternoon on the irigale, the guest of the duke
Collector Murphy, Henry Clcws and other gen
tlemen will proceed to the frgate at nine A. NJ.
tomorrow, in revenue cutter. The grand duke
will be Serenaded tomorrow evening by the
ninth regiment band. President Grant was Off
cially informed by telegraph OF his arrival, by
Admiral Rowan.
Three fcur-story buildings on 122d street,
whose foundations were undermined by the late
storm, fell Friday afternoon, burying Charles
Nelson, laborer. Loss $4,000.
Patrick R1rrV died Friday from natinU bnrr-
ings, brought from London on the steamship
Deutchland, which had been impregnated with
arsenic, which was part of her cargo. The
health authorities are investigating the case.
Several of the crew of the steamship City of
Mexico have been arrested for smuggling cigars
from Havana
The Methodist missionary committee have re-
solved to erect a monument over the grave of
Bishop Kingsley, at Beirut, Syria.
j. Gould has not notified the sheriff yet of the
withdrawal of his bail bond for Tweed Tweed
has filed a demand in the supreme court that
Albany be changed to New York as the only
proper place to try the case
A gang of burglars were surprised and one of
them captured Friday morning, while operating
on the vault of the Jamesburg bank, New Bruins
wick, n. j.
The workingmen's union Friday night voted
to invite Wendell Phillips to lecture before them
on the labor question. Notices have been given
that the painters, bricklayers houSeSmiths, stair
builders and loiners' unions will withdraw from
the wOrkingmen's union, as the latter is being
used mostly to advance the interests of poll
ticianS.
Since the Bowling Green savings bank paid
out az its funds and closed its doors at half-past
two O'Clock yesterday, another savings bank in
Broadway, the National, is reported in a critical
condition. Owing to the latencss of the hour
we were unable to obtain either verificaton or
denial of the rumor
The wholesale markets during the past week
have been active and higher. Flour and wheat
have both been in good demand at slightly
higher quotations, but were dull at the close
Pork was much more active and higher. Cotton
has been dull
Mayor Hall has appointed James W. Gerard
commissioner of public schools in place of Isaac
Fell, resigned.
The police made 1894 arrests during the
week.
The vital statistics for the past week are:
Births, 1872; marriages, 209; and deaths, 400.
At one o'clock yesterday morning number
of canal boats in tow of the steamer Bell came
into collision with schooner on the North river,
opposite 1OnkerS. The name of the schooner
has not been ascertained. In a short time the
schooner, which sustained triling damage in the
collision, cot free from the canal boats and pro-
ceeded. As she sailed away some one on board
fired pistol at the canal boats the bullet strik-
Ing James Hill, of the canal boat American
Hero, causing dangerous and probably fatal
wound. Hill was taken to the first precinct sta
ton house, on arrival at which place he was sent