Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-13

he knows nothing about the ASSAULT IN fiowtey,
for which he was arrested; don't know tliat re
ever saw Dowley; was not near the lracus aud
did not recognize any OF the parties concerned
III IT. Ht thinks ths action against him is for
the purpose tt persecution and that he has been
treated by the United States afiifiofttics like
dog Iii suspected that the wrong man haS been
arrested, and a report about the Sheritl's dtiice
says the descriptions of the assailant tallieS with
one Of tic deputy sherltiS, named Jim Erbe
Mrs. 4. a. Ives, Il yOung parried lady residing
on Layinyctts aSenue, BroOkyh, committed
suicide 10y jumping tf1tu second story Window;
Friday, while suffering FROM pucPer5l fever.
Steamer City Of Paris sunk yesterday otter
noon the canal boat Montana, laden with grain;
iilsurel for $1,000.
Last nights latest intelligence about the small
pox shows 1t to- lie Increasing here with unpar-
alleed rapdty. From two on thres Gases in the
morning il has gone up to fifty, and Is still
growing in vrhlence and extent. Before the
boald of health DR., Ceecarini drew frightful
pictuie Of the rayagcs Of sulal pos in the city.
lie said il some effective measure be not soon
taket It vii invade the crowded portions of
New York in sutll a MANNER that nothing can
check the scourge. Our health board a.e be-
coming alarmed.
james Curiier the desperate who recently
bldke into tie house of Mr. Garfield, in Henry
street, Brooklyn, and attempted to kill the pro-
prictdr attempted Friday hight o. break ont of
Raybioiid street Jail, where he was held 90 fwait
tHc dCtiOH Vi IHt ETuuu jury lie uau Nv some
means secured the nledi!s ~ escape; tut was de-
tccted by Keeper Conrady, between whom and
the prisoner Il desperate encounter OCCuffeHi
CurIier was, however, overcome and confined in
the strongest cell in the Jail.
A Calais captain Of d schooner, named John
Kelley, banded over all his tfiuney last night TO
II visitor who called on him III Ills cabin and
presented d revolver at his head. His vessel was
within cable lC1igth Of tile navy yard.
Capt. Semmes is undergoing examination he
fore court martial AT the navy yard on several
charges of brutal and inhumau treatment in
hicted by him ON the sailors of the United States
steamer Portsmouth, while in tue Brazil squad
ron, two years ago. Several other officers now
on foreign stations ile 10 be tried before it., in
Guiding the commander of the Guerriere.
Evidence of great fraud in the BROOKLYN cleo
ton is still being brought to ight. Meetings
were held in various places this evening, aud the
rascaties of ballOt-bOX suffers and the false cam
Yassing,of votes were denounced in unmeaSured
terms. Two canvaSSerS in the seventh assembly
district confessed that they had been guilty of
fraud. The election return from the twenty-iirSt
ward, which was stolen two days ago, was found
under desk in private Office connected with
the county clerks department, where it had
been thrown by the thief. \ special committee
to investigate frauds is busy at work, and afil-
davitS are pouring in upon it,
There is no abatement Of excitement in Brook
Ign over the alleged election Frauds and groups
of politicians may be seen in the vicin tv of
City hall and the court house, cxcitcdly discuss
ing the startling assertions made by prominent
citizens. 1t is expected that change will be
made by the legislature in all the commissions
in Brooklyn. The wafer board, which repub-
licans assert is a sink of corruption, will be al
tered, as will also the fire department. now man
aged by Fred Massey aud Mclaughlin, Ii is
also expected that the law under which the
Brooklyn city police was organized will be
changed, and Commissioners Daniel Briggs
Isaac Van Anderson, and Mayor Kab1cisch
ouSted. OF course, Il change of commissioners
will make change of chief, detectives, captains
and scrgeantS on the police force. Unless the
law is altered the commissioners will serve the
terms for which they were appointed, four years.
Another and more stringent registry law will
probably be passed to prevent repeating.
Complaints having been made against mum
Der of policemen for violating the rules of tue
department in various ways, they will soon be
tried before the commissioners.
To-day Catacazy, Russian minister, aCcompa-
MED by his secretaries, proceeded down the
bay in Gen. AspinwalPS yacht, and went on
board the Abreck. He was received with the
usual honOrs. He subsequently visited Adj
miral Rowan's flag ship, where he spent some
time and mutual congratulations were OK
changed The Abrcck left MADEIRA in company
with the frigate Svetlana and the corvette Boz
gatire. When in long, u, lat. 30, Vice Admiral
PasSiet, chief of the squadron, gave orders tor
the Abreck to take sOutherly course and pro-
until the Syctlana and Bogatire arrived.
The police commissioners Of Brooklyn having
invited citizens to make known to them any de
reelection of duty on the part of the police on
election day, a large number of complaints
have been received and those found guilty will
be promptly removed.
The following are the particulars of the re-
ception of the Abreck: At daybleak, strange
vessel was made out, and the stars and stripes
were run up by the Congress, responded to by
the blue flag OF Russia, quickly followed by the
national salute OF twcnty-One guns from the
Russian vessel with the American flag at the
mann. The Congress replied from battery of
9'lnch guns. Lieut.. Commander Robson was
was sent aboard the Ahreck to convey the COM
pliments of Admiral Rowan, and tender the
usual courtesleS of Il man-oi-war. Her cap
tain accepted the invitation to dine with
the admiral, and running vice admiraPs flag
to the fore, fired salute of fifteen guns which
was returned by the Congress. At an entertain
ment on the Abrcck, her chief officer gave the
toast I'VE are glad to be in New York and
drink to the American people with Joy" The
Abrcck has not seen the rest of the feet since
the third day after leaving Madeira and being a |
SLOW Saller, it was expected that the others |
would be here ahead. 1t is believed that they
are close at hand, unless they went to Bermuda
to repair the Bogatrc'S boilers.
Frederick Sturmle, a German aged fifty, com
mitted suicide in front of Trinity church, this |
afternoon, by swallowing a quantity of muriatc
acid.
The forty-Seventh anniversary Of the New
York Bible society was celebrated this evening.
The annual report shows that Bibles, Testa- |
ments, &C., to the value OF S18,572, have. been
issued during the year. Receipts for the year, |
S2l,926; expenditures, SCI ,047.