Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-08
Our New York Dispatches.


New YORK, Dec. Am Albany special says
Tweed's time for justlying his bail has been
extended twenty days from yesterday. 1t is
not believed his bail will be reduced
A meeting of the Iammany saChems last
night for the ayOwed purpose of eXpeling
Tweed, adjourned without action for want of a
quorum.
AT a meeting of the union club, last evening,
Mayor Hall was formally expelled on account
of alleged connection with the ring frauds.
The Tribune saws the grand jury will indict
one high state official and a large number of
city officials for corruption and bribery,
Ldter,-Ihe report that Mayor Hall was eX-
PEELED from the Union club is unfounded; also
the rumOr that Tweed is going TO Washington
James Mclaughlin froze to death in an area
yesterday, into which he fell while intoxicated
Three children were drowned in West Chester
county, Tuesday, while playing on the ice,whch
broke, letting them through
The state Methodist convention at Syracuse
last evening, resolved to appropriate half mil
lion TO the Syracuse university.
The state temperance convention at Syracuse,
last evening, appointed committee to draft a
bill to be submitted to the legislature repeating
the license law and giving towns the right to
prohibit the sale of liquor.
Michael Fitzpatrick threw Edward Clarke
from the door of the formers liquor store in
Hoboken last evening, killing Clarke. Fitzpat-
rick was arrested
The Wooster street school in this city has
closed, on account of danger from small pox.
The Eric railway company were yesterday
granted week longer to fill up certificates of
shares to English stockholders.
WIN. Brokan, merchant, had his pocket
picked on a Fourth avenue car, last night, of
$1,000.
VIM. Thompson and Michael Griffin, Cherry
street loalerS, were sentenced to-day, the former
for twenty years in the state prison, and the
latter Tor five years in the pententiaiy, for high
way robbery.
There were. wenty-one bids for gold amount
ing to So, $4,000, from 100 1900 to 1O9 76-100.
The amount advertised for sale, ST 100000, if
sold, will 90 at 109 7Ol-100 to 1903 76-1OO.
Some of the missing vouchers have been
found, and are most carelessly drawn up and
fraudulent on their faces.
An attempt is being made to remove Tweed
from grand sachem of Tammany hall.
Charles 0'Conor says there is no chance of
Tweed or Connolly's bail being reduced.
An attempt to remove Tweed's son from the
dictatorship of the gas company has failed.
EX.Gov. Hawley of Connecticut lectured at
Williamsburg tonight to a large audience.
Three inspectors of elections are under trial
in Brooklyn for violation of the laws.
Lorenzo Sayenni has recovered $500 from Ole
Bule for broken engagement.
John Froetle has been sent TO the state prison
for twenty years, for highwaysrobbery.
Mrs. Woodruff has gone TO Washington to
press her pet scheme
The late death of the prisoner from cold in
the police court, has attracted attention TO the
bad state of our prisons.
The Metropolitan art museum will be open
soon in a temporary building,
Yesterday $500 damage was awarded against
the Third avenue railroad, for eecting a man
from car, and $4,000 against the Madison ave
nue. stage company, for running over a boy.
At the St. Nicholas society dinner Joseph H.
Choate represented the New England society,
and number Of Russian officers were present.
A diamond smuggler with $4,000 worth of
goods has been arrested.
A new social club, the Knickerboeker has
just been formed, comprising the best citizens.
It has rooms in the Fifth avenue
The eighth annual reunion of Dartmouth col
lege was held tonight.