Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-08
Our New York Dispatches.
Raised Check PRssed-One of FisIx's
SuIts-The Mutineers Auction The
Viaduct Railroad - Suicide - Alleged
Cruelty at Sea, etc.

New YORK, June IA check from a Pha
delphia firm for $40 on the New York Exchange
bank was altered to $500, and successfully
passed upon the bank yesterday.
Judge Blatchford has granted discharge il
bankruptcy to Culver, Penn & Co., who failed
in 1867 for upwards of 100000, involving
several banking establishments in the oil re
gion of Pennsylvania in complete ruin.
Fisks suit AGAINST the Albany and Susque
hanna railroad company was taken off the cir
| cult court calendar on Monday, and is probably
at an end
Bishop Potter denies that ne addressed a re-
monS:Tatory communication to Rev. Mr.. Tying,
i'm consequence of his having recently occu-
pied the pulpit of Cheney of Chicago, lately de-
posed by Bishop Whitehouse.
The brig j. l.. Bowen, about whose fate so
much apprehension was felt on account of the
mutiny, arrived in the NarrOws last evening,
where she now lies. The following is the report
of Capt. Sleeper, who succeeded to the command
when Capt. Amsbury died: "Whle slowing the
anchor on the I'd inst, at four P. NJ, one of the
crew disobeyed orders, and on being spoken to
by the first mate and Capt AmSbury, went for
ward. At that moment they were set upon by
the crew, six in number, all negroes, and Capt
Amsbury was struck on the head with a capstan
bar and fatally injured. The mate had his
shoulder dislocated, and also received two
severe wounds on the head with capstan bar,
from the effects of which he was disabled for
also severely injured. He got the captain aft,
but all efforts to save him were unayailing. He
died at haf.past six O'Clock the same day. The
brig was anchored last night in the Narrows.
Assistance was sent for and obtained at the
StapletOn, L. l.. police station, and was conveyed
on board the brig at eleven p. NJ, and the mutt
neers were promptly secured and taken to Sta
pletOn, where they were locked up.
Capt. j. o. Amsbury's remains were buried at sea
on the 4th inst, 252 miles east southeast of Sandy
Hook.
The mutineers were brought here this morn
ing. Their names are Marrid Antoine, Thomas
Roache, Mike Antoine and James Thomas, all
coored. When the officers and assistants went
on board all was quiet. The villains were evil
IDENTIFY not expecting surprise. On the deck
forward were found two who were Immediately
handcuffed; the other two being found in their
hunks. Thomas admitted that he struck the
captain, but added that he was driven to it,.
The others lay all the blame on Thomas. The
prisoners were handed over TO United States
Commissioner Davenport, and an investigation
will proceed without delay.
About twenty-five acres of land belonging to
the Dyckman homestead, at Fort Washington,
we're sold at auction to-day. The bidding was
spirited, and prices were considered good for the
season.
The directors of the viaduct railway, at a
meeting to-day, subscribed for one million dol
lars stock, A. T. Stewart taking one thousand
shares, and most of the other directors five hun
dred.
August Busch, bankrupt Brooklyn mer-
chant, committed suicide last night.
The ship Pacific, of Yarmouth, went ashore
off Southampton, Long Island, Sunday night,
but got off, after throwing overheard one thou
sand tons pig iron.
julius Nader sailor, on board the bark
Morning Star, made complaint this afternoon
before Commissioner Shields against Mate
Francisco Nicoll for cruelty beating and abus-
ing him.
The work of removing Diamond reef, between
Governors Island and the Battery is finished,
and the work is resumed in blasting the reef
opposite C9nties slip, East river.
A dispatch from West Point states that the
examination Of the graduating class in engineer
ing was concluded yesterday afternoon, and the
branch next in order of Importance taken up
During the afternoon the class was exercised on
the plains in cavalry tactics. There was large
number of spectators present. The president,
accompanied by his father and brother and
daughter, arrived on the Mary Powell in the
evening, and was received at the wharf by Gen.
Pitcher. AS soon as the president reached the
plains a salute of twenty-one guns from battery
Knox was fired by detail of cadets. He was
very warmly greeted by the officers of the post.
He was present at the evening parade, and after
supper took stroll about the grounds. It Is
expected that the president will remain at West
Point until next Monday.
The grand lodge of Masons to-day adopted a
resolution extending to the grand lodge Of Que
bee full fraternal recognition as a regular grand
lodge. The introduction Of q preamble and
resolution, instructing the grand lecturer to so
alter the ritual as to completely ignore all al
fusion to sectarianism called forth lively dis
cussion, during which the grand master said