Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-30

New YORK, June 29.-The four-oared race
between the Nassau boat club, OF this city, and
the Vesper club, of Yonkers, yesterday, was
won easily by the Vcspers over a three mile
straight away course up the river Ilme-l6
minutes is seconds.
Franklin 0sgood, owner of the yacht Column
bia, protests against the ruling of the judges of
the Brooklyn yacht club regatta, and claims
that the two prizes awarded the Madeline were
won by the Columbia.
The dry goods commission merchants of this
city have generally agreed to close their stores
from Saturday until next Wednesday.
The city hackmen formed u low fare asSOcia
zion last night, and adopted resolutions that all
members of the association will carry single
passenger with baggage to any part of the city
below Twentyseyenth street for fifty cents.
Resolutions were also adopted denouncing the
impostions practiced upon the public by a GER
tain class of hackmen.
Drs. Carlton and Lanahan were both at work
in the Office of the Methodist book concern yes
terday.
The executive committee of the college of
the city of New York appropriated S25,O00 yes
terday TOR salaries of professors, and accepted
reports from the faculty recommending the
comforting of degrees upon graduates.
Mrs. Eliza l.. Constants suit against the st.
Adams church to recover money advanced in
aid of the church fair, resulted in favor of Mrs.
Constant for the principal and interest, S44SO.
The Polaris left the navy yard at Brooklyn,
this afternoon, and is now anchored off the bat
terry. She will take in her last stores and equip
ment, and leave for the north pole tomorrow.
Judge Stuart will apply to Judge lngraham,
tomorrow, for stay of proceedings in the case
of the murderer Foster.
Subscriptions to the capital stock of the Via
duct railway, books for which were opened yes
terday, are SAID to have been seventy thousand
dollars, though much secrecy attends the pro-
cecdings, and the directors refuse to give the eX
act amount
The underground railway company has been
quietly at work, for the past month, and now
has one hundred and fifty feet of tunnel COM
pleted in Bond street, and another section of
company expect business enough for both the
Viaduct and underground roads, and intend to
push their work to completion.
Gov. Hoffman went to Newport, with his fam
lily, to-day, hut will return in Il few days.
The benefit for the widow and orphans of
the late Daniel SymOns, manager of tire Olym-
pic theatre this afternoon, realized over $1,000.
VIM. Douglas, owner of the yacht Sapph0,
challenges any yacht on the Atlantic coast to
sail, with an eight knot breeze, twenty miles to
the windward and return, for $4,000, or a set of
colors. 1t is said that Lorilard's yacht the
Wanderer, will accept the challenge.
A painter, named Wolford, fell from window
in Jersey City, last night while intoxicated,
and was fatally injured, and this morning two
of his workmen, Germans, named Tanner and
Book, fell from Il ladder on which they were
painting, and were killed.
The. saengerfest closed to-day. The prizes
were distributed, and the visiting societies left
for home. The affair has resulted in pecunia-
ry loss, which will be sustained by the New
York societies