Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-21
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More of the Lamnhan-BOOk Concern
TrOubIes-COrOmer's Verdict in the Com
molly TraRcdy-NO Earthquakc-The
Horse Disease, etc.
New YORK, Jan. 20.-In the Methodist trial.
yesterday, DR.. Lanahan, when asked what
reason he had for thinking that the bank books
and check books would help him in the Good
enough case, he said: 81 learned that oil COM
paneS had been organized in the book concern
and held meetings at the old place, of which
GoodenOugh and DR.. Carlton were officers, and
there were records on the books giving me rea-
son to believe the funds of the house were used
for improper purposes. l ascertained TO my
satisfaction that GOodenough had received in
year more than $1,000 of the proper amount of
his salary. There are hundreds of thousands of
dollars entered on the cash book in the form Of
notes which do not appear on the bill book"
The Tribune says that the whole inquiry into
this affair is extraordinary, irregular, ill-ad-
vised and scandalous. Mr.. Magee, of Boston,
whose letter, written four years ago, was pub
lished by Dr. Lanahan on Saturday, yesterday
prepared n card denying substantially what APP
pears in that letter, which, he says, was salts
iactory explained and adjusted at that time,
and was given to DR.. Lanahan pledge of
privacy.
In the Methodist book concern trial to-day the
evidence of DR.. Lanahan as to the charges of
fraud against the bindery department, which
his counsel said amounted to S25, 900, was ruled
out, as not bearing on the issue now before the
court as was also the evidence as to the rea-
tons between Lanahan and Carlton. The ruling
on the latter point was objected TO, but it was
sustained, nine to six.
Harry Hill and Reddy the blacksmith, were
arrested to-day, by order of Superintendent
Keso, and turned over to the Queens county au-
thoritieS, for trial, Tor participating in the re-
cent prize-fght of Edwards and Collins, of whom
they were the principal hackers.
The Shaksperian statue will be publicly I'M
yelled in Central Park on July 1.
A large meeting of presidents of the National
banks in Boston, Philadelphia and this city met
here yesterday to proceed against the collection
Of tax on bond dividends for the five months
ending January 1 1871. The banks claim that
there are no laws obliging them to make such
payment. committee was appointed to pro-
coed to Washington to lay the question before
the authorities there.
German named John Leon was arrested yes
terday while attempting to sell one of the S31,
600 bonds stolen from the Park savings bank in
Brooklyn in February, 1869. Leon confessed
where he obtained it and where the remainder of
the missing bonds were.
The cOroners inquest on the death of DIR.
Connolly and his two children resulted in
verdict according to the facts already known,
and that Connolly was suffering from an att ack
of acute insanity.
j. Lothrop Motley, with his son-in-aw and
daughter, MIR. and Mrs. Brinsley Sheridan, will
arrive in this city in September.
Judge Van Brunt to-day refused a motion of
Mrs Viele for postpOnement, until Sep
TENDER, of the Gen. Vieles suit for divorce, but
granted an adjournment till Thursday, to allow
the settlement of an order for the custody of the
children.
There is no truth in the reported earthquake
on Staten Island. None of the people knew
anything of it until seeing the story in New
York papers. The account is highly sensa-
tional.
The epidemic, which broke out among the
horses Of the city some three weeks ago. is now
rapidly abating, and it is believed by veterinary
surgeons, who have been fighting it since its
beginning, will soon almost totally disappear.
The statement that the disease is confined to
horses IN this city and vicinity is untrue, many
cases having occurred in the country or farm
ing districts of this state, and in New Jersey
and Connecticut. The total number of cases in
this city is about 700. The disease has been
brought under CONTROL and no future increase
is apprehended.
The steamer Polars, now lying at Brooklyn
navy yard, will sail in about fifteen days on the
expedition about which so much strange mys-
terry clusters, voyage to the north pole. In
spite of the uniform failures of so many prede-
cessors, Captain Hall looks forward with the
greatest hope of solving the problems before
him, and is determined TO do all that modern in
genuity, taught by past experience, can do to
complete the map of the arctic regions. The
Polaris is a trim vessel of 400 tons; her engine
is very powerful and occupies very little space.
One of the two boilers is arranged to use whale
oil for fuel. In those of his assistants already
engaged Captain Hall has the most perfect con-
fidence and only regrets that other men, recog-
nized as devotees to science, have not come for
ward for the passage which has awaited their
asking.
Captain Hall will depend both on boats and
sledges when the ice region is reached. His cam
vass boats weigh $50 pounds each and easily
carry 20 men. They can be taken apart and fold
edcby two men in eight minutes. On the ice the
boat is folded and carried on the sledge. One
of DR.. Kane's old sledges is on board, but is not
intended for use. The officers cabin is neatly
fitted up. A parlor organ, black walnut table
and chairs are the principal furniture The