Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-05
Our New York Dispatches.
That ROthschild Oner Dcnied-SOciety Of
Friends-LubOrers and Fighting Men
TO Take the Place of StriIkeFs-The
.Aimee-Fisk DIfIicuIty-New Equestrian
Statue of Gen. scott, etc.

AImee-EIsk Dlhcuity-NeW equestrian
Statue of Gen. scott, etc.
NEW YORK, June At is denied by the
deputy comptroller and the clerk of the COM
missiOnerS of the sinking fund, and also Mayor
Hall has stated his ignorance of the matter,
that the commissioners of the sinking fund held
meeting Friday, whereat II proposition was
received from the house of the Rothschilds of
Frankfort On.the-Maine, to take the consolidated
debt of the city, as it shall be issued, and pay
off all old loans as they may become due. The
truth of the matter is, no meeting of the com
missioners was held, rs the reporters were in
formed, and hence no action like that could
have taken place.
At the morning session of the Society of
Friends, yesterday, the subject of holding an
nual meetings throughout the Union was dis
cussed, as also the propriety eff holding quarter
ly meetings for the diffusion of gospel truths.
The annual report of the Union Spring academy
was read. The report was most favorable in
its nature. The quarterly committees were
directed to visit the schools more regularly,
with view of making them more efficient.
The Erie railroad sent force of three or four
hundred laborers and fighting men, from this
city, to Hornelsville and other points along the
Susquehannah divisions of its road, yesterday,
TO take the places of striking brakemen, and
prevent their interference with the trains and
business. Several cars of the through freight
afternoon, were uncouped on the grade west of
the former place, and allowed to run back.
Three of Them loaded with molaSseS ran off
the track and were totally demolished. After
this demonstration, all freight trains on the road
were stopped until further orders, to prevent the
assembling and organization of the strikers.
The brakemen demand an advance of pay from
$1.SS to 81,
Mile Aimee's funds, in a bank in this city,
$14 900, have been attached by James Fisk, Jr.,
in the prosecution of the settlement of difficult
ties lately arisen between the parties, and which
eliminated in Boston last week.
A plaster equestrian statue of Gen. Winfield
Scott has just been completed by Henry K
Browne, the Newbury sculptor, and will be re-
moved to Philadelphia in a few days, where the
statue will be cast in bronze of cannon captured
by Scott in Mexico. President Grant will in
spect the statue this week.
Fechter and Miss LeClercq sailed for Europe
yesterday.
The New York yacht club has elected Grand
Duke Alexis, of Russia, an honorary member
and declines eX-MayOr Gunthcr's offer to use
his mansion on Long Island as a club house.
The examination in the case of VIM. II.
Beare, merchant doing business in Leonard
street, charged with smuggling laces and other
valuable merchandise, to the amount of S67 900,
began yesterday before Commissioner Davell-
port.
Geographic dispatch from indianapolis,
with respect to n Mr.. Caldwell of that city hay
ing recovered the original papers establishing
his claim to eight acres of land in New York,
adjoining the Trinity church property, and his
| having compromised with the occupants, and
transferred his interest for one million of dol
lars, has created the impression that it was
Trinity church property, and the money had
been paid by it. The members of the Trinity
vestry state that they never heard of the party
referred to, have had no such claim made to
them, and certainly have not paid one million
dollars nor any other sum as a compromise.
The dispatch was the first intimation they re-
ceiVed Of-the affair.
There was quite an excitement in our harbOr
yesterday afternoon. The steamers Oceanic, Ba-
tavia, Italy, City of London, Rhen, Iowa, and St.
Laurent, left for Europe, all carrying full COM
plements of passengers, besides the Knights
Templar who sailed in the Oceanic. Among
the passengers by the other vessels are Lydia
Thompson, Justice Bowling, William E. Dodge
Isaac IL. Bailey, William Cooke, of the depart
ment of public works, Judge Frederick W.
Loew, and many Others. The friends of these
persons accompanied them down the bay in
tugs, and with the music of the bands the dis
play of bunting and continuousscheering, the
scene was very lively one. None of the prize
fighting fraternity were present to wish a pleas
ant voyage to Judge Bowling. As the French
steamer st, Laurent was passing down the bay
on hervOyage to HaVre, the bands of three steam
ers, which were escOrting Judge Bowling who
Is Il passenger Oh LtlC lJdl1B STRUCK up the Mar
seillaise, A scene OF intense enthusiasm fol-
lowed. The French steamer dipped her colors
repeatedly, and her crew and passengers sent
up deafening cheers.
There were forty-eight smallpox deaths in
this city last week. Smallpox appears to be in
creasing in Brooklyn, notwithstanding the eff
forts of the health authorities to keep the dis
ease under control. A meeting of the board of
health was held yesterday, to devise some means
to secure more accommodations for the small
pox patients, which were now coming in so rap
Idly that they could not provide places for them.
There are about 100 patients in the smallpox
hospital now, and twelve more were sent out to
the hospital this morning. The board decided
to build temporary wooden hospital for small
pOX patients, ad iitional to that now in USE The
board also voted to procure a place to store
hides which arrive from foreign ports.
The paid fire department of Jersey City goes
into operation on Monday. The horses for the
apparatus were received this morning. The
street practice attracted considerable attention.
Captain Halpin reports having re-established
most successfully the 1866 cable; nine-iive miles
of new heavy cable have been inserted, and six.
ty-eight miles of the old cable in good condition
has been recovered.
just before starting for Ireland yesterday,
Judge Bowling sentenced a country woman Of
his to the pententiarY for reopening panel
house in Chatham street, after having been once
closed by the police.
The secretary of the treasury, after consider
ing the protest of the importers and warehouse
men of this city against the order designating
new lock and seals, has rescinded said order,
thus spelling tremendous big job for interest
ed parties.
Henry 7. Deland, of Boston, passenger on the
steamship General Meade, which arrived today
from New Orleans, died and was buried at sea
on the goth ult.
The outstanding risks of the late Common
wealth fire insurance company, this city, has
been reinsured by the Occidental insurance COM
pany, San Francisco, Cal, for S9G,0JO.
while intoxicated assaulted Isaac Watson and
Albert Crowell, beating them severely Police
man Leroy attempted to arrest Gillispie, upon
which he drew a revolver and wounded Leroy
three times in the left thigh. GiSpie was ai-
terward arrested.