Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-02
Miscellaneous Dispatches.


Domestic Notes.
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, May THE names of one hun.
dred and fifteen persons were proposed for ad.
mission to Beecher's church yesterday.
Rev. j. A. NJ. Chapman, lately of Grace
church, Boston, preached his first sermon at the
st. Johns Methodist church in Brooklyn yes.
terday, to large audience and with great &C.
ceptance.
William L. Dodge, treasurer of the Presby-
terrain memorial fund, stated at public meet
ing last evening that the whole amount OF
SIS 900 900 would be raised before the next meet
ing of the general assembly this month.
Nearly one million dollars will be raised in this
city.
Five stabbing ARRAYS, in one of which Mat
thew Harrington was probably fatally injured,
occurred in this city yesterday.
Capt. Slower, of the New York and Trenton
steamer Raritan, was found dead at the wheel
Saturday night.
During the funeral services of John f. Dick
inson, a well known sporting man, at Williams.
burg, yesterday, Rev Mr.. johnson, who was
officiating, alluded in severe terms to the life of
the deceased, upon which DickiDson's sister
arose. and in an excited manner commanded Mr..
johnson to stop his remarks, as they were al
together uncalled for and inappropriate. The
affair created a great sensation in the church.
johnson apologized and sat down.
Very few returns have been received from the
West Virginia election, last week, on the Flick
constitutional amendment, removing political
disabilities. The vote was light, but in Wheel
ing the amendment had 1877 majority, and is
probably carried.
Letters from Strasbourg, Germany, speak in
high praise of the charitable labors of Miss
Clara Barton in that city, and ask for their con-
tinuance, the funds at her disposal being en-
trely exhausted.
Attempts were made about two O'Clock Sun
day morning by party of Morgan & Co.'S en-
ployers, to cut loose from a pier of the East
river the ship William Tapscott, concerning
which the firm is in litigation with Tapscott &
Co. The United States deputies in charge of
the ship resisted the attack, and with the assis-
lance Of the police finally drove off the assail.
ants, after twenty or thirty pistol shots were eX-
changed, but nobody hurt.
The papers this morning all demand the
speedy hanging of Foster, the assassin Of Mr..
Putnam, but the Sun says: Foster has political
influences, and that some of his relatives are in
innate friends of the Tammany hall leaders,
Not long ago, it is said, he was foreman of sew
ers up town. The Tammany newspapers are not
yet aware of the fact. When they arr Informed
Of it they will change their tune. Foster will
not be hanged. The court officials will attempt
TO bring him TO justice with a flourish, but
whatever is done or whatever the verdict, they
will save him from the gallows.
Funeral honors were paid to the late Admiral
Te9ethoff on board the Austrian frigate Novara
n
requiem mass was celebrated, the ships band
furnishing the music; and among those present
were Gen. Mcdowell, Admirals Smith and
Stringham, most of the foreign consuls, and
many citizens of Austrian birth.
Hugh Blossom fired three pistol shots at John
McGoldrick, in the midst of a large crowd in the
Tombs police court, this morning. 1t is the sec
ond attempt Blossom has made within fort
night to kill McGoldriek, who, he alleged, Sc.
duced his daughter and endeayored to induce
her to commit suicide.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The report that Mr..
| f. L. Stanton is to be appointed secretary OF
| this territory causes some dissatisfaction among
| colored men, who think representative of their
| race should have that office. They have already
suggested the names OF two candidates, Mr.
| John F. Cook, the present city register, and Mr.
Frederick Douglass. Either would make good
officer, and it is not improbable the president
may be induced yet to appoint one of them.
| G. W. Chapman, United States assessor of in.
ternal revenue for the Columbus, Ca, district
died very suddenly of heart disease in his office
| on Friday last. Mr.. Chapman was a native OF
New Bedford Mass, and was over sixty years
Of age. He taught school for twelve or fifteen
years at Augusta, and since then has resided i'm
Columbus. In July, 1862, he was suspected of
treason to the contederacy, owing to the diScov-
cry of some family letters, and was put in jail
for few evenings. He was afterward acquitted
of the charge, Since the war Mr.. Chapman
has held various federal offices, many of them
by military appointment while the state was I'M
dergoing reconstruction.
THE ILLINOIS MURDER
CHICAGO, May 1.-The following are further
| particulars of the murder of Sharon Tyndale at
Springfield, ILL.,; Tyndale, Friday evening, deter
mined upOn visit to st. Louis. placed in his
wallet $50 in addition to small sums less than
IS which he had in his pocket and intending to
take the train which passes south on the Chica-
go and st. Louis railroad at $50 A. M, rose al
one O'Clock, took his travelling sack, babe his
wife an affectonate good by, and left the house
| This was the last time he was seen alive by any
of his friends. When his body was found
about five O'Clock A. M, there was a shocking
bruise over the left forehead and temple, which
extended down the cheek. On the right side OF
| the back of his head, Just behind the ear was a
pistol bullet wound, into which a probe was
passed four inches in fronting and slightly up
| ward direction, and the wound was necessarily
| instantaneously fatal. The shirt collar of the
deceased was torn open, and his necktie was
found some distance from his body. Near the
| body was found an oak stick two feet and two
inches long, a sngle-barreled cartridge pistol
tied TO package of cartridges and bird shot.
| The pistol is pocket Dcrringer. Some tufts of
| short brown hair and few hairs from the head
/ and beard of Tyndale were found on the ground.
Several fragments of brick were also found lying
about.
the coroners jury, that some unknown parties
must have been aware of Tyndale's intention of
| taking the morning train south, and thinking
| doubtless that he had large sum of money, de-
termined to possess it. Tyndale was a well
| built and powerful man, and if attacked as he
doubtless was, would make desperate resist.
ance. The robber tookhis pocket-book and $50,
| but left some other smaller sums. He hunted
for his gold watch, but this was secured by a
steel chain. travelling sack was left on the
| ground. Tyndale leaves a wife and five chill
| dren, all of whom except two are men and
women grown. The mayor Of Springfield has
offered $1,000 reward for the arrest and conyic.
ton of his murderers, and doubtless the reward
will be largely increased by Tyndale's friends.
Iyndale was about ffty-fye years Of age, and
gentleman Of very considerable scientific at
tanments. In 1864 he was elected secretary OF
state, and has resided in Springfield SINCE hav.
ing principally lived at Bellevile. His remains
Will be taken to Belleville to-day for burial
Great excitement prevails at Springfield, and
the city is Iul OF rumors ofthe arrest of the per
petrator. One man was arrested and lodged in
Jail, but he proved an abb and was discharged
VARIOUS MATTERS.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 1.-The Key Stone col
liery at Ashland resumed work this morning
with larger force than was employed preyiou!
to the suspension. Hundreds OF men and boy:
are awaiting employment.
FORTRESS MONROE, May Thirteen com
missioned Off ,ers graduated from the United
States artillery school at this place, Friday.
ST. JOHN, N. b, May 1.-The government
school bill securing unsectaTian free schools
throughout the province, to b. supported by di
rect taxation, partly on property and partly OF
polls, was passed in committee by considera
bic majority.
Foreign Notes.
FRANCE.
LONDON, May LII is reported in Paris tina
the sister of Archbishop Darboy has been ar