Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-03

The grocers' board Of trade have agreed TO
send $4,000 of the recent subscriptions for
Chicago TO Wisconsin and Michigan.
There were twenty seven bids for gold
amounting to S5O55,00O, at 110 26-l0O 112 49,
100. The million was awarded at III 96-100 Il
112 1900.
Charles OCouor states that no suits will be
commenced against Mayor Hall before elect
ion.
The Mercantile insurance company of this
city have suspended in consequence of Chicago
fire losses
I. NJ Bixby has been appointed receiver by
Judge Cardozo.
Two and half millions interest on the city
debt were paid Yesterday.
Thomas Murphy, dressed as Il clergyman was
arrested on the horse cars and proved to be an
adept pickpocket. He was sent to Jail
The Tribune prints statement relative to the
insurance management in Chicago One com
pany had risks in that city alone amounting to
about twenty times assess, and seven com
panies' assets would not aggregate one-tenth
of their risk.
The stock exchange by large majority de-
cided TO hold no session election day. There
will be no business in stocks or bonds Tuesday
next
The Sun says that John Scanned, the murder
er of Thomas Donahme, has returned TO the
city, and is at large, with the full knowledge of
the police.
Gustave KuSter, who was found on the track
OF the Hudson River railroad, having been shot
through the lace and robbed, is still alive. He
was struck by the locomotive, thrown 10 Il con-
siderable distance, and his right arm horribly
shattered, besides otherwise severely bruised.
He is aiwell-tO-do merchant of YOnkers has Il
large family, and was never before absent from
his home. large amount of money in his
pocket was untouched by the robbers, they
taking only his gold watch.
According to the official reports the city and
county debt of Brooklyn is $50 49,, 1905. On this
the annual interest is S2,4S5,0 eco. The annual
expenditures have been represented by the
''ring" press at S6,00O,000 per annum, but ac-
cording TO the annual reports of the city con-
troller, the county treasurer the park commits,
sioners, and the department Of public instruc-
ton they amount to S22 ,097 40.
The Alexis reception committee are determin-
ed TO carry out their full programme and make
the affair one of the grandeSt acts OF welcome
ever extended by New York to Il distinguished
stranger. The bill OF fare for the banquet to be
given at the grand ball at the academy of music,
is 10 be printed in blue and gold ON white satin.
James Dolan, of the court of sessions, who
was dismissed by Mr.. Green, was re-appointed
by the judge of the court the next day.
The American institute fair, which has been
open for the past two months, and TO which
thousands of visitors still daily flock, closes on
Saturday, the 4th inst. 1t is understood that
the fair has been on the whole Il success and
fully equal to that OF the preceding years.
The Swiss residents of this city are making
preparations for a grand celebration of the 55Gth
anniversary of the independence of Switzerland,
on Nov. 17th.
AT meeting of the Brooklyn board of cdu-
cation, this afternoon, Il letter was read from
Mayor KalbheiSch, denying all knowledge of an
article in a local print, rejecting upon the char
acters of female school teachers, and members
of the board. No official action was TAKEN but
there was general expression in favor of its
reference TO the mothers and brothers of the
sandercd young ladies for such punishment of
the author as he deserved.
Ii is not probable that the SuTeties offered hy
James Fisk, Jr., in the suit OF Miss Mansfield,
will be accepted by the plaintiff.
The new Roosevelt hospital, erected with Il
million of dollars left by the late James ii.
Roosevelt, was formally opened to-day.
Mrs. Koch residing in Division street, died
last night, it is suspected from poison. A
coroner is investigating.
Charles Layton bit his brother Johns lower
lip off in fight in Williamsburg, yesterday.
Superintendent Dwyer, late OF the state insur-
ance department, who is making a careful eX-
animation OF the New York city companies,
to-day certifes that the assets of the lntcrna-
tional company, of one and half millions, are
securely invested, and its capital of half a mill
non, after providing for all liabilities, including
the Chicago fire and reinsurance, is wholly unim-
paired.
Ernest koptf has been convicted of counter
leitin2, but not sentenced. James Ouimby and
Joshua D. Miner pleaded guilty TO n similar
crime. The recent clubbing of a citizen of the
first ward, by the police, will be investigated by
the grand jury.
The jury in the case of Lazarus filled to