Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-01
Ahhrcyin,od DisDn,cbcs.

Another strike of the cabmen is apprehended
in London.
Gen. Crook is actively organizing his forces
for a campaign against the Apaches.
Chief Justice Chase passed through East Sagl-
nav yesterday on his way to the st, Louis mag
uetie springs
Arrived out yesterday, ut Queenstown, the
Russia, 1t Neville, the India; at Southampton,
the Thurnga-all from New York.
Prof Frederick Watts Of Carlisle, Penn, has
notified the president that he will accept the
eommissiOnership of agriculture rendered him
few days since,
Dr, W. &. filden of Connecticut, assistant
chemist at the agricultural bureau, will prob
ably be appointed chemist OF the bureau, in
place of DR., Antisell who has resigned to nc,
company Col. Capron to Japan.
Berlin letter states that the Prussan atis
thcfities are contemplating q general exchange
of the ncedlg gun for the chaSsepot also, the
re-introduction of the bronze cannon in place of
cast-steel.
The statement is officially confirmed that Hall
fax will, now that the treaty of Washington has
been ratified, soon cease to be the rendezvous for
the British North American feet, and that the
fleet in Canadian waters will be reduced to a
commodOre's ship.
1t is reported that the difficulty between Greece
and Turkey, arising from the appointment OF
TrcOupis as Greek ambassador to COnstantin-
Ope, and the refusal OF the porte to receive him,
Has uCCu dtUlCdDlN anu IudC Iue TWO
countries are now on good terms.
The correspondents of the London papers all
agree that the review at Long Champs and the
French loan were both successful. One of the
writers says that the thought of revenge upon
Germany is uppermost in the minds of the Par
isians, who still hope for an opportunity to re-
adjust the frontier.
Horace Greeley has an article in the Tribune
on "lieS that are mountainous" respecting the
fasehoods circulated about him by the news
papers, thus concluding: at does seem to us
thatsa journal that can find no better topic for
leader than some editors books or personal
appearance should be kicked out of every decent
family as too simple and shallow to Justify toer-
alton"
q. N. Payne, formerly the champion of long
distance pedestrianiSm of America, has under
taken to eclipse Westons late feat of travelling liz
miles in twenty-three hours and forty-four min
uteS. A sum of $500 has been staked by Payne S
friends on the result. He is TO walk at the En-
pire rink, New York, commencing between ten
and eleven O'Clock on the evening of July 8.
The delegation of the New Brunswick govern
ment to the Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards
island governments, to endeavor to procure con-
certed action against the fishery clauses of the
Washington treaty, returned on Thursday.
They were very reticent as to their doings, but
say the fishermen and fish traders of the island
and Nova Scotia are favorable to the treaty,
and intimate that owing to the game the Nova
Scotia government is playing with Ottawa, that
government is not to be relied on to oppose the
treaty. The belief is that the delegation has
failed in Its mission.
Latest foreign advices as to the French cleo
tons say it is estimated there will be elected
twenty-five legitimists, about the same number
of Orleanists, some forty moderate republicans,
twelve men of the extreme left, and ten i'm
perialists. The full number of seats to be filled
is one hundred and twelve. The first three sec
tons will probably combine in the support Of
Theirs. The imperialist candidates are making
vast efforts and spending much money, but
they have no chance of any substantial success
as all other parties will unite against them, il
they appear in the chamber in any force.