Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-01

New YORK, Jan. H.-The Hamburg-Ameri-
can steamer HOlSatia Will leave on Thursday for
Hamburg, via Plymouth, England, being the
first of the German steamers 10 resume the old
accustomed route, through the English channel,
from which the French cruisers have driven
them
The fields Of ice at the entrance of Long isl.
and SOUND which lately INSTRUCTED navigation,
broke up this morning, and large fleet of sail
ing vessels went eastward TO day.
Judge Brady to-day affirmed his order remov-
ing to Rensselaer, county the trial of James
Fish, Jr.'s, suit against the Albany and Susque-
hanna railroad
Commissioners of the sinking fund to day
voted TO sell all the market property belonging
TO the city, except the 18Th ward market. and
appointed Peter Cooper, cX-Mayor Havemeyer
and John Even commissioners to appraise and
adjust the rights and compensation OF lessees of
the stalls in the markets.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Morgan have gone to
Washington, and will remain several days at the
White house. as guests of the president.
The Brooklyn Daily Times is sued for $780, 900
damages for libel on John Percy, lawyer, in UNI
fairly reporting his proceedings in court Satur-
day.
Thirty-fve thousand loads Of snow have been
removed from the streets since Friday, at a cost
to the city of $4,000.
The cOroner's inquest shows that the four per-
sons fatally sutfOcated by coal gas, Saturday,
had been drinking heavily, when last seen, and
doubtless, were intoxicated at the time of the
accident.
Work on the Tehuantepec railway and ship
canal was formally begun at Muatitlan, Jan.
9th, imposing ceremonies, in which the officials
of the Mexican and United States governments
participated.
The FarTagut monument association to-day
appointed an executive committee including
Gems. Dix, Mcdowell, and Aspinwall, Admiral
Stringham, and Moses II, Grinnell to take con-
trI,l a details ThnV cd in
the city, and throughout the country, to give all
classes an opportunity to subscribe, and, from
time to time, keep the public informed of their
progress; seven thousand dollars have been sub
scribed
The North German consul general publishes
an appeal to the Germans of this country for a
renewal of subscriptions to the German patri.
otto fund. He states that the war during its
later period has caused Germany more sacri-
fees than during the former; that the severe
winter has increased the sufferlngs of Germany
and that she has not only to provide for her
own and large number of French wounded
soldiers, but also to support about 850,OJ0
French prisoners.
The Independent this week publishes an arti-
| Gle by Vice President COlfaX, on the financial
situation of the country, in which he recon-
mends that the secretary of the treasury be
| authorized to redeem, in gold, after March LIST,
forty millions of hre-twenties, and that national
| banks be required to retain in the reserve fund
their gold interest on government bonds de-
| posted in Washington as security for circula-
ton thus releasing Il corresponding amount OF
| greenbacks, and preparing them to redeem their
| notes in specie.
| A reward Of $3.50 was offered to-day for the
arrest of the person who secretly stabbed mum
| Der of women in Brooklyn streets, in a mysteri
| Gus manner.
The Knights of St. Patrick this evening pre-
scented the Irish eXiles with an address anC
| 1920,