Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-19
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Collector Murphvs
card denies the allegations of fraud, and covers
the statement of General Dix and II. A. Hurl-
burt They do not alter the previous decision,
that no frauds were committed. The collector
states that he never gave dollar to support
democrats for office; did not attend the Phila-
dclphia convention; his son never held an office
under Controller Connolly; that until July
Greeley was associate owner of stock in Tweed'S
tobacco manuiactory that Murray'S testimony
will not be admitted in any court; that Olcott
is proven to have received two thousand dollars
for securing a cadet appointment, aud that the
charges of both the latter are entirely false. He
SAYS he shall not refer to these things again.
The Tribune states that the charges of fraud
against Murphy yet remain unreiuted.
The examination Of Mayor Hall before the
grand jury takes place Friday.
Judge Tracy, of the Tammany general com
mittee, declines longer service.
A number of old creditors of Tweed are about
prosecuting claims against him.
1t is rumored that Judge Ledwith, one of the
committee of seventy, sold to Tammany, his
price being the iudgtship of the supreme court.
Charles O'ConOr accepts the appointment as
associate counsel to the state attorney general,
in the prosecution Of persons concerned in the
city and county frauds.
There were twenty-five offers of bonds to-day,
amounting to S6,240,000 from 40 S-100 TO
III $1,000. The amount advertised to purchase,
two millions, will 90 at 40 S-100 to 40 45-100.
The Dduntless, selected as the competing
yacht with the Liyonia, started at II O'Clock
The route is twenty miles TO sea and back from
Sandy Hook. The wind is fresh and northwest.
At meeting Of the 18th ward Tammany aSso-
citation, 100 were subscribed for the purpose of
issuing circulars and posters in German and En-
glsh notifying the depOsitors of the BOweTy
savings bank that that institution donated $1,000
to the committee of seventy, aud that the same
bank donated $4,000 to the committee of 49,
which were watching the movements of the
committee of seventy. 1t is expected that this
action will result in a run on the Bowery savings
bank.
The coast wrecking company are endeavorng
to get the ship Wild Rover, of Boston, off the
shore at Jones inlet, near FTeeport, L. |. She
was bound from Peru to New York with saltpe-
ire. She lays in eighteen feet of wafer at high
tide, and draws twenty-one feet. She went
went ashore by installing the light. She is
owned by Alpheus Hardy of Boston.
The committee of the chamber of commerce
announce that future contributions received by
them will be divided Between the Chicago, Wis
consin and Michigan sufferers.
Chancellor Zabriske OF New Jersey has de-
MED an injunction, thus sustaining the lease Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, and the order re-
straning the lease is vacated.
The steamship Cuba took 100000 in specie
for Europe to-day
Chicago to-day: Chicago banks sound will
pay every dollar; let New York be generous"
After the rendition of the verdict of the core
ners jury, yesterday, that Mrs Sarah Ellis came
to her death by an explosion OF dangerous kerO
sene oil, the coroner held Michael & Co, the
wholesale dealers, and a grocery retailer, in
heavy bonds to await the action Of the grand
jury.
l.. X. Rockwell, fireman, recovered twelve
thousand dollars damages against the Third
Avenue railroad for injuries from broken
track.
Twcntv-four cooking stoves were yesterday
sent to Chicago by the workmen Of the Peeks-
kill stove works.
The congress of iron masters here elected Jas.
A. Burden, president, and adopted the decimal
system for selling iron
1t is stated that the steamer Middletown,
sister boat of the Westfield of the Staten Island
ferry, is running with boilers condemned by the
inspector.
Among the passengers by the steamship
Scotia, are Lady LiSgar, wife of the governor
general of Canada, Sydney Webster, &. W.
ChildS, Rev. Drs. Morgan, Adams and Lucas.
The registration of voters in this city this year
shows decrease of $4,000,
A meeting of Belgian citizens, tonight insti-
tuted measures for the immediate relief of their
suffering cOuntrymen near Green Bay.
Health Officer COnachen reports that rags are
brought to this port in large quantities from in
tected ports, and recommends that the board of
health do not relax the strict letter of the law,
which requires filty-three days quarantine
Pay Inspector John S. Cunningham, now on
duty at the Brooklyn navy yard, has been pro-
NOTED to pay director
The Presbyterian synod of New York has Sc
lected YonkerS for the next annual meeting
The clergymen this afternoon assisted at laying
the cornerstone of the new Memorial church
corner Madison avenue and FiGty-Third street,
which has feen erected from Il fund raised by
the united Presbyterian church
DR.. Schaff was tonight Installed in the chair
of the Union theological seminary.
The value of the property seized in Brooklyn
yesterday, by the revenue officers, was only
S11 ,2S3. SCOTS rectifyiug establishment has
been released, investigation proving that every
thing there was legal.
Ii has been arranged that the military escort
of the Grand Duke Alexis, upon his arrival in
this city, shall consist of the first division of in
fantry, an infantry brigade from Brooklyn and
a brigade from Jersey City The seventh regi-
ment will probably form the guard of honor.
Leaving the battery, the cortege will proceed up
Broadway to the Clarendon hotel where the
duke will review the military from the balcony
of the hotel
From returns on file, ii is shown that 50, 900
immigrants arrived at this port during the
months Of July and August.
The yacht race to-day, twenty miles to lee
ward from the lightship and return, resulted in
another triumph for the Columbia over the Lii
yonia, which was beaten about a quarter of a
mile.