Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-09

New YORK, Jan. s.-Gen. Mcdowell has
found among the records of the department of
the east and forwarded to Washington the miss
ing papers alluded to by Secretary Belknap in
his report TO the senate, of the proceedings
against Senator Sprsgue and other prominent
citizens of Providence for alleged illegal traffic
with the rebels and cotton speculations in Texas
during the late war. Further important devel-
opments are expected nl consequence of the
discovery Of these documents and the evidence
they contain.
Twenty cars, loaded with tea, arrived in this
city yesterday, seven days from San Francisco,
and twenty-three from Hong Kong.
The trial of Rev. DIR. Lanahan, formerly assist
ant agent of the Methodist book concern, this
city, for alleged frauds and peculations in its
management, will begin before ecclesiastical
tribunal Thursday.
The judiciary committee of the Junior base
ball association last night decided that the Fly
aways this city, were champions of the United
States, the Putnams, of Troy, being the chief
rivals
VIM. J. Warren was committed to the tombs
yesterday for stealing $4,000 from the firm of
Warren & Co., of Nashua, N. H., of which his
father is the principal member
Lieut. Col. EunSon and Il Subatern of the
list regiment were confined ut Ludlow street
Jail last night and are held in default of SO, 900
bail, to answer to a charge of illegal impriSon-
ment and a claim for S25, 900 damages preferred
by private Yard, of the same regiment, who was
confined four days in the same iail during
October for the refusal to pay fines imposed by
court martial, of which Enson was president.
Gen. W. e. Ward, who counseled and sustained
Yards Imprisonment, is also made defendant
in the case, and narrowly avoided arrest last
night. Yard claims never to have been honest
ly enlisted, and denies membership in the regi-
ment.
The soldiers orphans fair closed last night,
having been partial failure, the gross receipts
not being more than $4,000.
Immigrants last week. 1886.
A son Of one of the wealthiest and most re-
spectacle residents of Hoboken was arrested
yesterday, charged with being implicated in an
attempted highway robbery, the victim of which
was pedder, on New Years morning.
The affairs of the CrispinS remain as before
The men are obstinate, the employers resolute,
and there is no truth in the rumor that Il settle
ment of the questions at issue has been come
to. Guards are still posted at the entrance of
those shops where non-society men are en-
ployed but no acts of violence are reported.
The decision of Judge Brady in the case of
Churchill, stakeholder of the Erie rail-
way, against that company, attracts great atten-
ton. Churchill applied for mandamus, prior to
the recent election of officers, to compel the Off
GERS, Jay Gould and James Fisk, to allow him
to examine the books. The hearing was post
poncd by legal technicalities of the counsel for
the defendants, and the decision rendered to-day
is OF no effect at present. but will have the effect
to prevent future refusas of railway officials to
allow stockholders their rights under the stat.
utes. Judge Brady says a stakeholder is not
bound to seek the directors of company; that
it is the duty OF the directors to provide the
books for examination by stockholders at any
and all times. That officer of the company re-
fusng access to the books is liable to a penalty
of $3.50 for each offense. The Judge stated that
under the statutes Churchill was entitled at first
to peremptory mandamus, but the maudamus
being now useless, Churchill was awarded costs
against the company.
As the passenger train from Albany was ap-
preaching the depot in Thirty-siXth street Fri
day, Dennis Murphy, the Waterman was about
leaving his shanty to turn the switch, when n
strange and excited man rushed up with a ham.
mer in his hand, and standing in the door.
threatened to knock his brains out if he made
the least effort to leave. few minutes more
and the train, which contained over two hum
dred passengers, would have rushed Into mum.
Der of heavily laden freight cars which were
standing at the depot. Murphy, in utter des-
peration, made a rush at,the man, and striking
him in the abdomen with his hand knocked
him down, he escaping out underneath him.
He was barely in time to turn the switch when
the train came sweeping past at full speed,
thus preventing what would have been fear.
full sacrifice of human life. The man was ar.
rested and gave his name as John McCourt He
was sent to the Island for six months, Saturday
morning.
Edward S. Stokes, secretary of the BROOKLYN
refinery company, was arrested to-day for
forgeries on the company, to the AMOUNT of
S27 800.