Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-02

which arrived at New York from Glasgow Sat.
rrtlav morning, was washed overheard and lost
at sea on the 22d inst, while attempting TO save
tile life of lady who was in danger of falling
overheard,
A baby, few days old, was thrown from an
express train on the Erie railroad on Friday
highland killed while passing through Paterson.
The train does not stop at Paterson, and tcle-
gram was sent to Turner's, where the tram was
searched but no clue was found.
The New Orleans chamber of commerce passed
n resolution Saturday that they felt warranted
in giving their solemn assurance, based on the
reports Of the board Of health, that The health
Of that city was never better, and that no epl'
demic exists at all.
The mercantile library of Brooklyn is to be
opened to the public on the evenings of October
%, Sd and Ith to afford an opportunity to in
spect the reading rooms, and to examine some
recent and valuable collections Of books.
Senator Lewis writes from Virginia that the
recent state republican convention healed all
dSsenSons in the republican party in that state,
and that Virginia is snre to give the republican
nominee for president in 1872 good majority.
George o. Evans an alleged dcGaulter to the
state of Pennsylvania, in collecting money due
that state from the United States, was arrested
in New York on Friday A writ of habeas cor
puS was subsequently served on Sheriff Brcn-
nan, and Evans was brought before the court on
Saturday.
The findings and sentence of the COurt-martal
in the case of Paymaster Hodge, were received
by the judge advocate general of the army on
Friday, and after being reviewed. will be for
wardcd to the secretary of war for approval,
who will promulgate the sentence about the
middle of next week.
The Gammany organ admits that Samuel J.
| Tilden, chairman of the democratic state cen
| trail committee, has power to exclude delegates
| from the state convention, and admit those
| chosen under the patronage Of the recently born
committees.
| A Washington dispatch says it is rumorcd
| there that the sentence in the case OF Major
| Hodge is that he shall be cashiered forfeit all
| pay and allowances, and he sentenced to the
penitcntiary for five years. This sentence awaits
the approval of the president. On account OF
Hodges prompt confession, and his earnest
efforts to make restitution, his sentence is made
as light rs possible
The receipts of cotton at all the ports of the
United States for the week ending Friday night
were 34,O73 bales against 20606 the previous
week, making an aggregate since Sept l of
76,3i3 bales against 124 GAO for the same period
OF last season, Il decrease of 4S 306 bales. The
exports for the week were u AIS bales of which
S496 went to Great Britain, and 3472 to France.
The stocks on hand last night were $3.50 bales,
or 65i9 less thanat the same date last season.
The increase in exports is 2255 bales.
few days ago, as a large party of arrested
kukluX were being marched through the streets
of Charlotte, N. c., the negroes OF the city be-
| came inccnsed and began cuTsing and insulting
| them. One Of the prisoners knocked a negro
| down, which created great excitement The pO-
lice arrested tine negro, who cried for help, when
| crowd Of negroes made Il rush for a rescue. A
| number of armed white citizens assisted the po-
lice, when the negroes withdrew. All night
| long there were fears of bloody work.
banquet was given Friday evening to the
members of The national commercial conven-
ton, and was attended by sevetecn hundred
| persons. Speeches were made by Reverdy
Johnson John W. Garrett Il. NJ. Bishop, Col
| Styles OF Georgia, and others. ThoS. S. Bocock
of Virginia delivered a speech picturing the
| busy scenes of American commerce on the
northern lakes, in the Gulf Of Mexico, and on
the Pacific coast-our ships, the messengers OF
| civilization and liberty, binding in fraternal
union one common and indvisible country.
| The speech was received with rapturous APP
| plause.