Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-28


as to the existence of vacancy in the first depu-
~ commissionership of internal revenue, made
by the designation of Mr.. Douglass to perform
the duties OF commissioner, in which he says
Mr.. Douglass is still first deputy, but is entitled
as long as he performs the duties of commits
sioner under the presidents designation, to the
salary of commissioner only
TAX PAYERS IN COUNCIL.
There was an important meeting at the board
of trade rooms last night, composed of many of
the heaviest tax payers in the district. They
met for the purpose of forming an association
OF protection against the alleged corruptions Of
the local government. Many of the leading re-
publicanS were present, and the association, as
organized, is about equally composed OF persons
of every shade of politics. constitution was
adopted, and speeches were made denouncing
the enormous increase of the debt of the district
as is now proposed. The association represents
more than onc-half of the assessed real estate
valuation of the district, and this fact will be
well considered when the election comes off in
November to ascertain the will of the people on
the question of increasing the public debt. The
cOlored non-tax paying voters alone, it is
thought, will be sufficient to give large ma
lority against the property owners, even if the
latter class should vote solid against the propo-
sitiOn.
NEW ENGLAND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEW
LOAN,
Among the subscriptions to the new loan re-
NNheb gNoASibtl NNiG INC iOilOMiI8 nun ENtN
England banks: First national bank of Ports
mouth, N H., S12S, 500; Merchants national
bank of Norwich, Conn, 1911 900; Pahquioque
national bank of Danbury, Conn, S1S4, ZOO;
Claremont national bank of New Hampshire
$50, 900; national bank of Danburv, Conn, $50
900; Waikiki national bank, Middleton, Conn,
$4,000; Hartford national bank of COnnecti-
cut, 1927 900.
NORTH CAROLINA KUKLUx.
Collector Wiley, in his official report Of the
raid made by internal revenue officers in CASTOR
county, n. C., and the capture of contraband
whiskey, states that they found five barrels of
whiskey on the premises of Joseph Thomburgs,
near Kings mountain. The officers seized the
whiskey and took it to Cherryville, eight miles
distant. In the meantime ThOmburgs' family
gave the alarm, and about two O'Clock next
morning the officers were aroused by the clerk
of the hotel, who stated that fifty disguised men,
all armed with musketS and rifles, had sur
rounded the premises, demanding that both Ii
quor and revenue officers should be delivered to
them. They took the liquor, but the officers de-
clined to go out of the room. The mob, sup
posing the officers armed did not attack them
We saw portion of them both disguised aud
armed. Daylight soon coming, we procured
muskets and found the liquor concealed in Il
swamp about three-quarters of n mile from
CherryYlle. We put it aboard the train. and
carried it safely to Charlotte. 1t certainly is not
safe to go into that section, even with my
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time within year that parties Of armed men
have offered us resistance in this county. The
suspected parties will be arrested.
NEWS FROM CAPT. HALL.
Official dispatches from Capt Hall, dated
Disco, July 81, report that all the ships COM
pany of the Polaris has been in good health and
spirits since leaving New York. Captain Hall
failed to obtain "A supply of reindeer furs at
Halsteinburg, as had been expected, the reindeer
late years having been nearly all killed off in
that neighborhood, and therefore they must de-
pend on Disco, Upernavik and Smith sound
for their winter furs and sledge dogs The
present season is more favorable for arctic eX-
ploration than any known before. There is no
ice, save occasional bergs, between Halsteinberg
and Disco, and between the latter place and
Upernayik.
MR.. BOUTWELL,.
Secretary Boutwell, is not expected to return
to Washington until September 10.