Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-26

The BAY STATE HousE.-Although the Bay
State house has been steadily increasing in favor
and patronage since it came into the hands of
the present landlord, still large proportion Of
our citizens know but little, comparatively, of
the internal arrangements of this well-managed
house. Mr.. George Thrall, the proprietor,c came
here with an eXcellentrecor nearly three years
ago, and has been constantly adding TO the con-
vcnencc and elegance of the house. The total
number of assistants now employed on the
premises, is ffty-threc, including two
clerks, two meat cooks two vegetable
cooks, two pastry cooks, etc The clerks, Mcssrs.
G. n Villas and d. W. Stevens, add to the
popularity of the house by their courteous
treatment of guests and their complete
knowledge of the details of their bust
ness The head waiter, Mr.. John Garnet, is
emphatically the right man in the right place,
and manages his department Of the house with
the best skill. Many Of the rooms have just
been furnished with new and elegant carpets,
the h lis have been newly painted and frcscocd,
and the whole establishment has an air of we'll
mcrited prosperity.
FENIAN SPEECHEs.-Genera Halpine and
Anthony Griffin of New York spoke to a Fenian
audience in Washburn hall, last evening, on
matters concerning the redemption of Irish soil,
by shaking off the British yoke Mr. j. J..
0Gorman of this city presided, and Gen. Hal
pine was the first to speak. He is a member of
the Fenian council in New York, and has been
confined in English prisons four years since the
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eral in the northern army; but after the war
went over to his native country in the cause of
its liberty, and was there taken and confined.
He returned last spring; and since that time has
been speaking in the interest of the cause nearly
the whole time He is man of small stature,
dark complexion, and wearing traces of his i'm
prisonment. In speaking, the Irish brogue is
discernible; but real Irish eloquence is not.
What he does say, however, is to the point. He
recommended to the Irish people to join military
companies, and embrace every opportunity to OBJ
tain knowledge of the use of arms; depored the
lack of federation for varying opinions among the
Irish people, and announced that a union had
lust been accomplished between the Fenian
brotherhood and Irish confederation, which or
carnations have hitherto wasted Imuch of their
efforts, simply because they did not act in uni
son. He was applauded often during the speech
and eagerly listened to.
Mr.. Anthony Griffin, of New York, is young
er man, of pleasing manners, and much bet
teri speaker than Gen. Halpine. He dwelt
upon the resources of the Green Isle, claiming
for it capability of supporting ten times as
many people as it does under the calling gov
eminent OF England. He dwelt upon the weak
nesses-i internally in Ireland by discord,
and counceled the people calling themselves
Irish, and worthy of the name to look out for
the future and be ready to seize upon the next
opportunity which might present itself for
striking the blow. He spoke of the bravery of
the Irish, thereby calling out loud applause, for
it's human nature to enjoy the hearing of good
things about ones self. His speech was lis
tened to attentively throughout, and in many
instances warmly applauded.