Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-27
Our New York Dispatches.
Two Millions of Dollars for n Light
HOuse-Fhe Putnam N1urderer-YachI-
ing-The Druggist Business, etc.

New YORK, June 26.-Folt Richmond, near
the light house at the entrance of the Narrows,
which has been under construction for fifteen
years, at cost OF nearly So 900 ,000 is nearly
completed. 1t is said that it will be condemned
by the board of examination as utterly useless,
except as quarters for soldiers. The guns will
probably be dismounted and placed on earth
works above the fort, where several batteries are
being built.
The ocean steamship Oceanic, during her last
passage to Liverpool, made the unprecedented
eastward run of 1884 knots in a single day.
Late last evening an ARRAY occurred in the
lager beer saloon 374 Hudson street, in which
Napoleon Scbenbergen, proprietor, was shot in
the neck and dangerously wounded by bis bar
tender, Henry Schenwald. Sch@nbergen's wound
will likely prove fatal. He now lies in a pre-
carious condition. Schenwald was arrested.
The committee of Shakespeare monument
have decided to postpone the unwilling of the
statue until October
The relations which have existed between
Boutwell, and Pleasanton personally and of
ilclally are no better known to-day than they
nave been for months. Mr.. Boutwell, is very re-
tcent and has not told his grefs if be has any
One side of the story has been told by those who
are earnest supporters of Gen. Peasanton and
the other side by those who appear to oppose
him. This would seem to indicate that Secre-
tarY Boutwell, is the master of the situation.
The first or larger population volume, which
contains statistics of the most interest to the
people, will be ready to issue soon after the re-
turn of Gen. Walker from Europe, and the
other only little later. There will be very
little delay in the issue of all the reports other
than the time needed for the mechanical labor
involved in printing.
The yacht regatta for the Lester Wallack cup
was postponed until after the Cape May regatta,
July 4, and possibly will not occur until fall
The board Of druggist examiners has elected
Professor Doremas president, and has estab-
naf 70 Ii nln
thirty dollars, and to prescription clerks ten
dollars.
In the Methodist preachers meeting to-day
Rev. DIR. Curry, editor of the Christian Advo-
cafe, argued in favor of increasing the number
of bishops to at least twelve, limiting the term
OF office to four years, and dispensing with their
formal ordination.
Judge CordOzO to-day denied both motions for
writ of error and stay of proceedings in the case
of VIM. Foster the Putnam murderer, whose
execution is appointed for July IA. Judge Stu
art will, however renew his application before
some other judge of the supreme court, and en-
deayor to obtain stay of proceedings until the
correctness of Cordozo's action is finally de-
cided.
George H. Smith was to-day sentenced to three
years and six months in the state prison and a
fine of $32SS, for lately obtaining from Tiffany
Co., and other prominent dealers in this city,
large amounts of jewelry and valuable articles,
by false pretenses.
Nineteen singing societies, composing the
northeastern saengerbund, contended at prize
concert, at Stenway hall, to-day, for three mag
nifcent prizes. The enthusiasm was immense,
and the crowds so great that the hall was un.
able to contain half the people who sought adj
mission. Hundreds of members were unable to
obtain entrance. The successful contesting
societies names will not be known for some days,
but the societies which, according to general
opinion, did best were In the first class the jung
er Mannercbor, Philadelphia; and the Lieder-
kranz, of Baltimore; in the second class, the
Choral society, of Washington, and the Quar-
tettc club, of Philadelphia; and in the third
class, the Harmonic, OF Baltimore, the Saenger-
bund, OF Buffalo, and the Germania, of
Poughkeepsie. The concert of singing societies,
at the Empire rink thiskevening, was a great
success. Not less than 5000 people we're pres
ent. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church to-day virtually reversed the decision of
the book committee in the case of Dr. Lanahan.
The veto of a single bishop, according to the
discipline, was enough to nullify the proceed
ing of the committee in expeling him; this
veto came from Bishop Ames. Bishop James
voted with the committee.