Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-22
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.
ITEMs FRoM sew YORK.


the company was on the verge Of bankruptcy,
when he (Gould) personally advanced several
hundred thousand dollars, and took convertible
bonds, which had been sanctioned by the board
of directors, and that subsequently stock was
issued in the place of these bonds, which was
regularly sold in the market.
Four sailors of the PrusSian barque Rudolph,
lying at Brooklyn, yesterday, preferred char geS
of cruelty against the captain and mate. They
allege that they were beaten by the officers, and
forced to eat sperm oil.
VIM. A. Moore, well-known theatrical man
ager, died in this city yesterday.
An English burglar, named NEWMAN, who
recently escaped from Vermont jail, where he
was confined for robbing the Grafton bank, was
rearrested in this city, on Wednesday, and taken
to Grafton, VT.
The Tribune says that certain Tammany
judge was recently robbed of $4,000 in 500 bonds
in panel house in this city, and the thieves re-
turned the money.
Horace Greeley declines the appointment as
one of a committee for the reorganization of the
republican party in this city. The following is
his letter to A. B. Cornell, chairman of the
state committee: "DEAR SIR: 1t gives me no
pleasure to advise you and the committee of
which you are the head, that am obliged to
decline the part assigned me by the state COM
mittee ins the proposed reorganization of the
republican party in our city. Had a little for
bearance and Cancellation been evinced by the
appointing power at Washington think this
might have been different" jackson Schultz
was elecred to the position declined by Greeley
The commissioners Of the Jersey City board
of finance reported yesterday that the city can
dispose of S1,250000 of its twenty year bonds
at six per cent, William B. Astor having taken
$4,000 at par. The city debt is IS 100000.
The Grand Duke Alexis, the third son of the
car of Russia, will sail from Cronstadt for this
port in the middle OF May in the imperial yacht,
escorted by several Russian naval vessels. The
state dAD1rtmpnt in conjunction wit tho
sian leeadosRare making arrangements for his
reception early in June.
Gold opened at 111t.
WESTERN NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-The arguments
in the trial of Mrs. Fair still continue, and the
case will not probably reach the jury till Satur-
day. The trial is generally regarded as a farce,
and its conclusion fOregone
A quantity of wool shipped from San Francis
co March 2S, by rail, was delivered in Pittsfeld,
Mass, on the 18th of April, this time so salts
factory that probably a large part of this
seasons clip will be sent overland. About one
sixth of this seasons clip has already been re-
ceiyed in this city and mainly bought at higher
prices ever before realized by eastern manu-
facturers for immediate consumption. Califor-
MIA VIII this year be the second wool growing
state in the Union. Thirty tons of silk goods,
seyenty-tive of tea and twenty of California wool
were shipped eastward by train this morning.
Indians attacked the San Pedro settlement
near camp Grant, Arizona, April 10, and killed
Alexander Mckinney, .. c. Long, Owen Chaplin
and Egeard Inter, and wounded Nicholas Ia
PEI. The Indians stole lot of stock and arms
and ammunition. This settlement which has
existed for six years will be abandoned at once.
Numerous other Outrages have been reported
Ration tickets which were issued at the reservG-
ton of camp Grant recently were found on the
Indians killed during the recent raids. The
Indians appear supplied with government arms
and ammunition.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2O.-Last night
terrific wind storm visited this city, and to-day
a high wind has prevailed with slight fall of
snow, which is Unprecedented. Three horse
thieves to-day were brought into this city from
the Cherokee nation, and inside of twenty hours
they were tried, waived an examination, made
a confession and were sent to jail. The detec-
tives who captured these men were followed
with their captives by band of Indians, led by
white men, to within a short distance of Baxter
Springs. They are supposed to be accomplices
KENTUCKY RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 21.-The lower board
of the city council has passed an ordnance sub
Scribing 1915 900 to aid the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad extension south, the amount to be
payable in semi-annual instalments provided the
Louisville and Nashville railroad lease for not
less than thirty years the Nashville and Decatur
railroad, and obtain control of the North and
South Alabama railroad. The ordnance will
probably pass the aldermen Saturday and be
submitted to the people on the 9th of May.
THE MINING TROUBLES.
SCRANTON, April 21.-The miners in the en-
plOy of the Lackawanna iron and coal company
resumed work yesterday. The president of the
company was on the ground, and told the men
that all who wanted to work should do so, and
the company should control their own mines
and would be protected in so doing. The men
who have resumed are Germans, and do not be-
long to the miners union. Unless the members
of the workingmen's benevolent association in
and mt To tIa
mill and furnaces will soon be ready to resume
operations. Gen. Osborn issued an order yester-
day morning for the return of the militia to
their homes, but since the resumption of work
at the Lackawanna iron company's slope he has
revoked it, The benevolent association has re-
solved not to resume work except at the Novem-
Der prices.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
ST. JOINS, April 21.-The Newfoundland
company's cable between Port au Basque and
Ashpee bay, Cape Breton Island, totally failed
on the 10th inst. A steamer, with repairing ap-
planes, will leave here at once 10 re-establish
connection. The communication with this
island via St. Pierre and sydney, is undisturbed.
CHICAGO, April 21.-The disulers' national
convention is engaged to-day in considering the
bylaws Tor the formation of a company of dis
tillers to be organized under the laws of Ohio.
The convention represents the production of
100000 gallons day.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 18.-The people of
Iehuantepec are again in arms against the gov
eminent. The revolt is more serious than that
recently suppressed. The efforts at fusion in
congress, of the parties opposed to Juarez's adj
miniStration, have been defeated
NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-A crevasse occurred
Yesterday at Mr.. Walls plantation, in the parish
of ST. James, on the right bank OF the river, S.
miles above here. The Bonnet Care crevasse is
now 100 feet wide, and is increasing,
ALBANY, N. Y, April 2O.-The senate today
in executive session confirmed the nomination
of James M. Humphrey as judge of the SUPERIOR
court at Buffalo, in place of Joseph P. Mastep,
deceased