Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-10
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The New York Herald dominates Chase and
Hancock as the democratic national ticket.
President Grant starts from Long Branch for
Washington to-day, returning Tuesday.
| Adyices from Queensland state that the Oppo-
| sition members had resolved 10 prevent parlia-
ment from transacting the government business.
| visitors to the Virginia springs are beginning
to arrive rapidly and brilliant season is antCi-
pated.
The second chamber of the parliament Of
| Netherlands has ratified the treaty for the ces-
sion OF tue island Of New Guinea, in the Pacific
| ocean, to England.
The, French charge d'affairs at the Italian
| court has taken up his residence in Rome. The
| Austrian minister is expected at an early day.
General Newton is going to charge all Hal.
let's rock at the He'll Gate with nitro-glycerine
and fire ii by electricity.
1t is announced that Marshal Serrano will re-
| sign the presidency of the Spanish council of
ministers in the case of the failure of the budget
| in the cortes.
An educational convention, composed of col
| lege professors and teachers of Virginia and
Maryland will convene in Winchester on the
| 10th instant.
The French railways have made consider
able reduction in their tariff of rates for the
transportation of goods and passengers.
The French national assembly is engaged in
| discussion of the bill recently introduced pro-
| Viding for the election OF Consoles Govereaux
and fixing the day on which the same shall be
| held.
Col. Ceptas G. Childs died at Philadelphia on
| the It'll, at the age of seventy-eight years. He
| was formerly connected with the North Ameri-
| lean, and for quarter of century was editor
of the Commercial List and Price Current.
AT Paris, proclamation calling upon the
| people to rally around the Bourbon throne
causes great excitement. Unless the authori-
| ties interfere, there will be an imitation of Ma
| poleon'S Strasbourg programme
Ii is announced that the city of Paris will is
sue loan to the amount of 900 900 900 francs,
| to be expended in the repair and rebuilding of
| the monuments and public works damaged or
| destroyed during the siege.
| The London Times publishes a letter vind.
eating the conduct of United States Minister
| Washburne during the siege of Paris by the
| versailles army. and stating in the most posi-
| tive terms that Mr.. Washburne was never in
| favor of the communists
| The New York Times gives several columns
| of startling revelations of gigantic frauds of
| Iammany officials in the rental of armories,
| and shows how excrbitant prices have been
| given for regimental headquarters and thou
| sands OF dollars for unoccupied rooms. Over
| eighty per cent of the money is stolen.
A New York dispatch says that orders have
| Deen ISSUED from the custom house and other
| federal offices in that city, leyying tax of So
| on all subordinates whose salaries are below
| $1,000 per annum, and SO on all whose salaries
exceed this sum. The order creates good deal
| of dissatisfaction.
| returned from Maryland, reports a good deal of
dissatisfaction among the democrats of that
state, and that many conservatives denounce the
| party IN power as corrupt and profigate, es-
pecially in the matter of finances. He does not
think it will be long before MARYLAND will
wheel into republican line.
The keepers of the U S. lighthouses situated
| on ocean reefs and other far-off stations are
hereafter to be supplied with rations from the
government steamers. This prevents any dan
ger whlch might arise to these structures during
the absence of a portion of the forces while re-
celylng supplies from distance.
! Inc receipts OF cotton at all the u s. ports for
the week ending Friday night were IS 46S bales
against 1917 last week, q, 664 the week before
making total since Sept. l, of 8,929,1OO bales
as against ,6O7 for the same period last
| year, an increase of 1,093, 553 bales The ex-
port for the week were 1914 bales 1900 of which
| were to Great Britain.
| A large mob from Saltwater, MIMI, with
four steamboats, came down to Hudson on Fri
| day, and commenced pulling the piles driven by
| the West Wisconsin railroad for a bridge nj
| that place. The bridge was commenced without
| Professionally legislation by the state of Mime
sofa The pile driver was kept running all
night, and 1t is claimed can drive faster than
the Others can pull them out. There is no new
| development regarding the Wisconsin connec-
tons.
A compliance with the act of congress of Ju
~, 1870, in regard to the adjustment of accounts
| IS Just now puzzling the clerks of the treasury
| department. to keep the expenses of last fiscal
| year entirely separate from the expenses of this
| nscal year is technically no easy matter
| douDle set OF accounts will have to be opened
and an increase of clerks provided if the pres
ent construction of the law is to be strictly car.
| ried out
Letters received from prominent republicans
IN Georgia implicate Senator Hill in a scheme
| 10 secure the nomination of governor for that
staie: 1t is said that Mr. Hill is not particular
| Whlch party he serves, SO he rides the winning
| horse. Parties have arrived at Washington for
| the purpose of laying before the president an
exact statement of the situation of political
| a1alrS IN Georgia, especially as relates to the
suspicious action of Mr.. Hill, and, if possible,
to prevent his securing the control of any more
| OF tne federal patronage Of that state. These
| parties confirm the statement mentioned in
| these dispatches, short time since relative to
the intentions Of Gov. Bullock of going over to
| the democrats in order to escape impeachment
at Inc next session of the Georgia Legislature,
Inc republican party OF Georgia is represeEtS
as Delng utterly demOraized.
The national banks continue TO hold their five.
| twenty and other six per cent bonds, and il has
been discovered at the treasury department that
some OF these banks have advised their deposit-
oorS, VINO are holders of six per cent bonds to
keep them. Though these national banks are
a1creation of the government, it is from them
that the most serious impediments to the sue
cess oil the new loan have been met with The
conveying into the treasury of the unexpended
balance will not prevent the consideration of
state claims for money disbursed for enrolment
or equipment purposes during the late war;
Inc third auditor intends to continue working
upon them, and will ask for an appropriation at
lhe next session OF congress, to pay them.
several gentlemen, from Philadelphia, for the
most part, it is understood, called on Mr. Davis,
assistant secretary of state, on Friday, and
sought the intercession of our government in
behalf Of the life of the Cuban General Cayada.
who was lieutenant colonel Of Pennsylvania
regiment during the war and who is now in the
bands of the Cuban authorities. 1t was not
urged that our government could make any
effort for his release other than in the way of
friendly interceSsiOn, but it was resolved to use
such endeavors in his behalf as could be done
consistently with the interests of humanity.
representations proper to be made TO the Span
ish authorities were telegraphed to the consul
general OF this government at Havana Mr..
Hall replied that he has complied with the in
strucuons, but the probabilities of the success
of tn effort arc NOT ctatad