Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-22
Our New York Dispatches,
The Cuban Observation-Disclosures strike
Another Defective BOiIer-PrOminent
business Wen Implicated i'm Dishonest
Particulars ola Mutiny-
Medicine NHnn Accidentally shot, etc.

Another Defective BOiIer--PrOmi nent
business Wen Implicated in Dishonest
TransnctiOms-ParIi ola Mutiny-
Medicine NIan Accidentally shot, etc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Richard Cook, his wife,
aunt and three children. partook of breakfast
off fresh bluetish yesterday, but before the meal
was half over all were stricken down
with symptoms of poison. The family physi-
clan was Immediately sent for, and he found
them suffering terribly as from the effects of
strchnine. For five hours all their lives were in
danger, but prompt measures of the physicians
were successful, and all are now out OF danger
An investigation will take place.
The new Irish confederation met Sunday after
noon and enrolled two hundred volunteers to
fight for Ireland
There was Il large meeting of Cubans and Gu
ban sympathizers held at Masonic hall last eve
ming, in honor of the various Cuban parties
throughout the city, and to formally welcome
Francisco Aquilera AMI Roman Cespedes, the
new commissioners of the Cuban republic to the
United States. AT the back of the platform was
portrait of Gen. Cespedes, and Cuban flags
were suspended from all portions Of the hall.
There were many prominent Cubans on the
platform including Seniors Aquilera and Ces-
pedes, Gems. Manuelland Raphael Quesada and
others. Speeches were made, and Aquilera and
Cespedes were formally introduced, together
with Gen. Quesada. they were greeted with
the widest enthusiasm. Aquicra, who is vice
president of the Cuban republic and major gen.
era of the army, read an address, detailing the
state of affairs in Cuba, and giving reasons why
he had been sent TO the United States. ReSOlu-
tons endorsing the mission Of the lately arrived
officials were adopted, and large sum collected
to aid in sending arms to Cuba.
ii. T. Helmbold, while cunning this morning,
having discharged one barrel, put his mouth to
the barrel to clear it, and accidentally dis
charged the other barrel by touching the cock
with his knee. His injuries are slight
An illicit distillery on Huntington street,
Brooklyn, was seized this morning by revenue
officials, and the apparatus broken up or carried
Off The still was in full operation, but no
owner was found.
Jersey City is seriously threatened with pes
thence in consequence of the Odors arising from
dead and putrid animals, that have been accu-
muating in various parts of the city during the
past week. Heretofore the contractor for re-
moving dead animals conveyed them to a bone
boiling establishment on the HackensaCk
meadows, but in consequence of having been
served with an injunction by the authorities of
the town of Union, he has no means of diSpOS-
ing of the carcasses OF animals, over twenty
five of which have accumulated since last Mon
day The city inspector reports that some of
these have become so decomposed that they will
not hold together to be removed. On Friday
noon over forty laborers employed on the street
improvements at the corner of Montgomery and
leave off work on account of the intOlerable
stencil arising from a dead lorSe in the vicinity
The bricklayers' strike to-day, in this city,
promises to add another to the meager list of
successful strikes In accordance with a reso-
luton recently passed by these unions, request
ing the men TO demand an advance of wages
from 81 to 81 90 per dav, notice was given to
the contractors and superintendent of new
buildings that the bricklayers wOnld not resume
work this morning, except at the advanced rate
of wages. In most cases the demand was at
once acceded to, and the men went to work
thanking their "bOsses" for so readily respond
ing to their demand. The bricklayerS employed
at the postotfice have been in receipt of the in
creased rate Of pay for some weeks past, the
superintendent having acceded to the request
for an advance as soon as it was made. There
may be few isolated cases where the employers
have not yet complied with the mems terms,
but the latter have determined not to lay a brick
until the advance is agreed to.
The special meeting of the board of aldermen
to-day, TO receive printed copies of the city ac-
counts from Mayor Hall, was postponed till
Wednesday, quorum not being present.
A. t. Stewart has been seriously ill the past
few days. butts now out of danger.
X. X. McMurry, engineer and inspector-in-
chief of the Hartford steamboiler inspection and
insurance company, yesterday examined the
boiler of the steam tug Starbuck, which explod-
ed at Staten Island. The boiler was rotten and
unfit for use On the inside were found fifteen
patches and u crack fully seven inches long
McMurray states that the boiler is only tiftv-
fourth of an inch thick. A corOner'S inquest takes
place to-day. The fireman killed by the explo.
sion, was buried in the poor house grounds, yes
terday, the only mourners being his wife and
child.
The coroners' inquest on the bodies of the
victims of the Jersey city explosion was con-
cluded to-day, with verdict that the deaths
were caused by an explosion of some sort of gas
and that the pxnlnSiOn " NV fro ait bap
by accident or design, from some unknown per-
sons.
The officers of the ninth regiment returned
from Bennington to-day, and were received by
the regiment.
Gen. Butler called at the banking house of
Henry Clews to-day, and will return to Massa-
chusetts tomorrow.
1t was announced on Saturday that the presi-
dent Of a prominent insurance company had
been arrested for issuing $4,000 counterfeit u.
5. bonds, but it has since TRANSFERRED that the
secretary and not the president is the party i'm
plicated. Rumor states that one Lambert, well
known to the detective department and the pO-
lice generally as one who has been in trouble on
more than one occasion, has made statement
before Judge Bowling, which, if true, duplicates
more than one prominent official of the COM
pany in question. The revelations or rumor
have them, have created quite sensation in
monetary classes from the high official and
mercantile position of the gentlemen implicated
by the allegations of Lambert. Great uneaSi.
ness prevails in insurance and banking circles,
ms it is aOt known to what extent the counterfeit
bonds or notes have been issued by the parties
in question. As warrants have been issued for
the arrest OF the persons named by Lambert
their names will likely be made public after the
arrest.
Ldter.-The president of the insurance COM
pany arrested for uttering stolen and altered
bond is William A. Burtis, of the Empire City
Ere insurance company He is charged with
having possession, with guilty knowledge, of
United States fve-twenty registered bond for
$4,000, which had been stolen and the endorse
ment altered Burtis gave bail, and the exam
nation will take place tomorrow. Last fall,
William Il. Lambert, Jr., had desk room in the
office of the Empire City fire insurance COM
pany, OF which Lindlay Murray was then pres.
dent. In October, Lambert obtained from Muir
ray loan on the bond in question. The direct.
ors OF the company diSapproved Of the tTansac-
ton, and Murray required Lambert to take up
the bond and return the money loaned, which
he did, obtaining the loan on the bond from
Condct & Co., bankers. This firm transferred
the bond to bank, and soon were informed
that the bond was irregular. Condict & Co. de-
manded that the Empire City insurance COM
pany make good their loss, and sued for the face
of the bond, obtaining judgment. Murray, at
this time, retired from the presidency, and Bur-
It's then secretary, was promoted to that posi-
ton. Burtis' arrest was caused by Lambert
WIN lOiu VI outulHluS blle lOull On II from inc
president of the Empire City company, and the
district attorney caused the arrest of the present
president. Lambert is an old dealer in stolen
bonds, and is now in the tombs awaiting trial
for that offense.
james Thompson one of the convctS who es-
capped from Sing Sing was arrested in Chatham
street, and will be sent back tomorrow
The coroners' Jury in the case of George Will
liams, killed by the boiler explosion on the tug
boat q. S. Starbuck, brought in a verdict of
mansaughter against L. Clark Stratton, gov
eminent inspector of boilers, and also against
the engineer, G. H. Mills. Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of Mills and Stratton.
The particulars of the mutiny on board the
ship Nevada, Capt. Alfred NJ, Lunt, which ar
rived at Rio Janeiro, July 9Th, with q cargo of
rice from Boston, show that the trouble was
caused by a seaman named james Hill and the
second mate, Parker who was shipped in Bos-
ton. Parker proved incompetent, and was SUPER
coded by one of the crew named Sanderson. Hill
was personal enemy of SanderSon, and formed
plans for numbering him. Three or four men,
including Parker, Joined Hill in his murderous
designs, and about midnight of June nth, Par
ker felled SandersOn to the deck with an iron he
laying pin, cruelty beating him, and left him
for dead. Captain Lunt next morning ordered
Parker to be put in irons, when the armed crew j,
headed by Hill with drawn sheath knife In |