Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-19
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Q.
Thompson, sheriff substitute of lyerness, was
convicted yesterday in the Scottish high court of
Judiciary, for forging bill of exchange for E250
and two promiSsory notes for f120 and f100.
The presiding justice, Lord Neaves, sentenced
the prisoner to five years Imprisonment.
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A fire last evening at Leicester, the capital of
that county and the principal seat in England of
the manufacture of wooden and other hosiery,
entirely destroyed the great lambs wool SPIN
ming mandatory. Several persons were killed
by the falling walls or persisted in the flames,
The bodies of the dead were eXtricated from the
ruins this morning, charred almost beyond iden-
LITIGATION.
DROWNED.
An unknown yacht capsized and sunk this
morning off Solcomb, in Devonshire. Her crew
of six persons were all drowned.
THE AGINCoURT DISASTER.
1t is reported that the admiralty has decided
that the crew ofthe iron-clad Agincourt, which
was recently ashore at Gibralter, shall be paid
off, and the vessel itself put out of commits
sion. The admiralty has also decided to super
sede Rear Admiral Wimot and Captain
Beamick, who were in command at the time of
the disaster.
STRIKERS.
The miners strike, in South Wales, has come
to an end. The questions at issue was sub
mitted to arbitration, and the strikers have re-
sumed work.
Ldter.-The negotiations for the settlement
of the differences between the miners and their
employers in South Wales have failed. Fresh
strikes have brohen out among the workmen in
Leeds, who demand reduction of the hours OF
labor. Hundreds of new hands have arrived at
Newcastle, to supply the places Of strikers.
DROWNED.
Five boys were drowned while bathing at
Bath today
ireland.
THE QUEEN KISSED.
DUBLIN, Aug. 1S.-At the BANQUET given to
the French deputation, tonight the lord mayor
proposed the toast, "The Queen" which was re-
ceived with storms of Kisses, lasting for several
minutes.
France.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
PARIS, Aug. 1S.-The committee to which
Rivet's motion for the prolongation of Theirs
powers was referred by the assembly has elected
Viscount Benoist day chairman and Marc
Girardin reporter. The committee will proba-
bly, report next Monday, and debate on the mo-
tion will be opened Tuesday. Counter motions
are anticipated from Gambetta and Duke de
Broglie; but it is believed that the original mo-
ton of Rivet with some notifications, will be
carried.
Abbatucci, imperialist deputy to the assembly
from Corsica, has resigned his seat, to make
room for ROuher. Negotiations for the COM
plete evacuation of France by the Germans are
still pending.
THE COMMUNISTS RULE.
Before the court martial, to-day, NJ. Ferrat de-
scTibed the fearful state Of anarchy which pre-
vailed under the commune, and stated that both
Cluseret and Lullier sought the dictatorship
The incendiaries, he said, were nearly all for
eignerS.
Germany.
CHOLERA.
BERLIN, Aug. 1S.-The cholera has appeared
in the neighborhOOd of Stettin. The disease
continues its ravages at Konigsberg, where, on
Tuesday, there were seventy new cases and
thirty-four deaths, and on Wednesday eighty
new cases and twenty-seven deaths
POSTAL.
The postal conference, in session here, Sug-
geStS the conclusion of international treaties be-
tween European and American powers, establish
ing uniform rate of postage on letters, regard
les OF distance, twenty centimes when prepaid
and forty centimes when unpaid, with addition.
al charge on letters that go by sea.
"a Russin.
THE EVANGELICAL DEPUTATIoN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1S.-Prince Gortscha-
kotf publishes report of what passed between
him and the evangelical deputation at Frederic
ehafer in July. Having heard. thems he replied
that their mission had the appearance OF inter
ference in the domestic affairs of Russia; that
she could permit no foreign intervention what
ever, and that the Russian government could not
tolerate a shadow of Intervention, from what
ever side it came. The missionaries expressed
their respectful regret. He accepted the address
Of the American delegation to hand to the en-
peror. The address to the emperor by the Swiss
delegation, which was written in London, he
decidedly refused to accept. He then explained
that it might seem invidious to accept only the
address of the American delegation, and re-
quested them to withdraw it, which they did.
SPAN.
LIBERATED.
MADRID, Aug. 1S.-There is great excitement
and rejoicing at the liberation of the republican,
ROGUE Baccia, after five months incarceration
on suspicion of being concerned in the assassin
alton Of Gen. Prim.
EXTRADITIoN.
The Spanish government have, at the eX-
pressed desire of the French cabinet, consented
to the eXtraditon of the communists found on
Spanish soil. One Of the leaders has already
been arrested and delivered over to the French
authorities.
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.
The committee of the International society has
addressed letter to Prime Minister Borilla, de-
scribing the character, extent and purposes of
the organization. The letter avowS the hostility
of the society to the government, and complains
of the persecution of its members by the author
tiles. 1t denOunces the existing order of things
as false and hollow, being maintained only
through brute force.