Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-24
Our New York Dispatches,
The Ring Eanks-RcTgnnIiOn OF Tweed,
Sr.-FrcparatiOns for GRIND Ball ia
gsOnor of Alexis, etc,

NEw YORK, Nov. 23-The National savings
bank is to wind up its business shortly, but will
pay its depositorS. Hank Smith, its president,
admits having lost heavily lately in stock spec
udtiUus.
Judge Hogan states that he was informed by
one of the officers of the Bowling Green savings
bank, that Roche, a director, has used the mon
ey of that bank for political purposes and the
appropliating OF Roche's real estate to secure
tie bank was for the purpose of cvadmg pub
licty in the matter,
Nothing can lie asccrtained of the status Of
| the Guardian savings bank, but it is generally
| believed that all of them will pay their depOS
ltors nearly if not quito all Of their deposits All
| three OF these banks had large amounts Of de
| posts fro m poor people, and the Bowling Green
bank used the name Of Horace Greeley prom.
ncntly TO induce the poor people to patrOnize
that institution.
1t is generally believed that the voucher
thieves will turn states evidence and disclose
who employed them to burn the papers stolen.
Hon. Chas. O'Conor visited the district attOr-
ney'S office yesterday, and was cloScted with
| Judge GHryin for some hours The result of
| their deliberations is not known. ii is stated
| that the HagCrtv and Baulch voucher thieves
| nave made confession, duplicating prominent
| officials in the destruction of vouchers 1t is
also stated that the district attorney, acting on
| suggestions of Judge Bedford, will bring Grim
| mai proceedings against prominent members of
| the nng without delay.
1t is now positively known that Andrew j.
| Carney has been indicted by the grand jury,
| aad that Detective Sampson is now on his trail
| with requiSlton. Sampson sailed for Europe
| on Saturday last.
1t is asserted that VIM. NJ Tweed will also be
| indicted either for obtaining money under false
| prCtenSOnS or for grand larceny.
| Judge Bradley to-day denied a motion to
| quash a mandamuS to the county canvasSerS TO
| count the vote for aldermen and assistant al
| dermen.
The bondsmcu of Thos. c. Fields were quail.
| fled to-day and accepted.
Gen. VIM NJ. Tweed, Jr., has resigned the
| assistant district attorncyship from Jan 1.
The Bowling Green savings bank will prOba-
| bly, pay iortyfvc to fifty cents on the dollar.
The Tribune states that notwithstanding the
order of Judge Barnard, imprisonment for debt
| Will continue as before at the Ludlow street
jail.
The health board have ordered the closing of
Il tenement house in the rear of Mulberry street,
which contains forty families. The sanitary
committee reported the street in a foul and filthy
condition, enIanIering an epidemic, and charge
the strcetcleaning contractors with dereiction
of duty
Joshua D. Miner, an alleged countcrfeiter. was
baiied to-dayin 100000. Detective Whitley says
that 5000, 600 was Offered him to abandon the
prosecution.
There were thirty-thrce bids for gold, amount
ing to IS 667 900, from 40 to 10 77-t00. The
awards VIII be e2,oOO,OOO, from ITO 63l-lO0 to no
77-100
1t is stated that the grand duke will visit Bos-
ton and Portsmouth the week after thanksgiv-
ing.
Iue chamDcr OF commerce has received addi-
tonal SUBSCRIPTIONS for the relief of the suffer
crS Of Chicago and the northwest, amounting to
Sl6,tOlU, making the total amount that has
been received by that committee S906, 310.67.
The 22d regiment yesterday gave the widow
OF sergeant Samuel Wyatt check for S635.2j
Sergeant Wyatt belonged to the oh regiment
and lell on the 18th day of July last, in vindica
ton OF American principles.
Preparations have been made on a grand
scale for the ball to the Grand Duke Alexis, to
take place in the Academy of Music Nov. 29th
The interior OF the building will be tasteiully
decorated for the occasion. The stage, from the
prosccnium for considerable distance back
will be made TO present Silken tent, thrown
open mt both ends, the rear opening disclosing
moonlight view of a garden with rising tcl races
a grove and labyrinth of foliage. Two large
banners will hang almost from the ceiling and
touch the first row OF private boxes. One of the
banners will havea full length portrait of Prcsi-
dent Lincoln, with the scroll of the emancipa.
ton proclamation in his hand, and at his feet
there will be man, woman and child of the
liberated American slave race. On the other
banner will be Il picture of the Car Alexander,
holding the ukase abolishing serfdom in is do
minion. At his feet, in attitudes of thanksoiv-
ing, will be figures OF man, woman and child
representing the freed serls The porch at the
principal academy entrance will be decorated
with Russian and American flags, and the streets
leading to it brilliantly Illuminated with calcium
lights. The preparations for the banouct Mt
Nilsson hall have been almost completed. and
the hall is now ready for the having of the car
H. l,nf hall II,