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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

The BENNETT INSURANCE CASE Just decided
in Syracuse, New York, has attracted a great
deal Of attention there and elsewhere. Suits
were brought in the supreme court against thir-
ty-three insurance companies to recover about
100000 on policies Of insurance issued to Ben
nett Brothers Of Syracuse, covering their stock
of dry goodsin that city. The companies re-
sisted payment of the policies on the ground
that the FIRE, which, it was claimed, caused the
loss, occurred through the fraudulent procure
ment or consent Of Samuel F. Bennett. one of
the assured. The trial lasted thirty days; more
than one hundred witnesses were examined, and
the arguments of counsel were of great length.
The facts developed were briefly these: On the
evening of the 9th of December, 1868, the dry
goods stores of the assured were DESTROYED by
fire, With their contents. The firm had the rep
utation Of doing business in an enterprising
and yenturesome style; they had lately put in
an unusually large stock of goods and
insured them in thirty-three leading com
panies to the amount of nearly $780,
600. They claimed that they had no
less than 100000 worth of goods in
stock' ana that consequently their loss greatly
exceeded their insurance. By these representa-
tons they succeeded in making compromise
with their creditors, at the rate Of ffy cents on
the dollar, assigning to them their policies. The
companies, under the lead Of the Merchants, of
Hartford, suspected that they were to be made tbe
victims of fraud, and took measures IN defea,
it. The result proves that they judged wisely
The evidence showed that the amount of goods
remaining in the store al the time of the fire
did not exceed $4,000 in value, the rest HAVING
been clandestinely removed and scattered abou
the country. The most important disclosure
come from the proprietor of the adjoinin,
store, who confessed to a share in the conspira
ey, but seems to have repented of ii. He test
fed that the goods Of the Bennett Brother
were transferred 20 his store and thence sen
away, and that Bennett and others deIiberatel
set FIRE TO the stores, not only endangering
large amount Of property besides their OWE
but also putting in great peril the lives of sey
enty guests in the hotel above the stores.
Tbs evidence was not controlled by apvthin
the plaintiffs could offer, and the Judgment I
the referees was in favor Of the defendants. TIL
interest in the case was not confined 70 Syr,
cuse. Most Of the leading insurance compaui,
OF the country were concerned on one side, an
the creditors of the insured, TO whom the POI
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

ARTIFICIAL VoLcANoEs.-Mr. Won Hoch-
stetter has LACEY made some interesting expert
mTents, illustrating the phenomena of volcanoes
ror TINS purpose he smelted sulphur in water
u,iuer steam pressure of two TO three atmos-
pneres, during which certain amount of water
OF this melted sulphur was then ponred into a
ueep wooden vessel, and, in cooling, crust
was formed upon the surface. A hole was
made IN this crust and kept open, and through
u.s. as the eongelaton Of the sulphur proceed
tops and eSposion vi'e9 sulphur with ehala-
regular intervals; and after short tjme a min.
iature volcanic cone was formed, with All the
characteristics of volcano made by successive
lava streams.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

Money closed very easy at 2 q per cent on call.
Time loans readily made per cent for 80 days
governments and per cent stocks. Exchange very
dull owing to scarcity of cash, gold closing at 1885 a
no. Stocks closed strong and the highest prices of
the day leading speculative shares The contract for
some time pending Between the Union Pacific railroad
and the Pacific mail steamship companies eonsum
mated to-day by the executive committees of both
porahons By its provisions tariff fares and freights
to the Pacific coast China and Japan, will he advanced
from the present runous rates to regular and uniform
scale under which the managers of the Pacific railroad
expect large increase of earnings enabling them at no
distant day to pay dividends upon capital stock. The
announcement of the contract had marked effect on
the stock OF both companies to-day.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

AT Bristol, England, the other day, a respect.
ably dressed woman, who was in great mental
distress, was arrested as "disorderly" Before
the magistrate she stated that she had been sold
by her husband to another man for ESQ. The
husband admitted receiving the money and
seemed annoyed that the woman did not nc
quiesce in the bargain. All the parties were dis
charged.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

on the National Bank of the State of New York.
1t is estimated that nearly $4,000 worth of this
spurious currency was disposed of at retail stores
and on the horse cars,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

Dr. Lighthill remains at the Bay State house I'M
til tomorrow, 8 P. NJ
Lamson, Glazer & Co. will hold their regular
Saturday sale to-day, at 1890 O'Clock.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-A food of boeus
bank bills were put outin New York and Brook.
Ign on Wednesday. They were counterfeit twos
on the Ninth national bank of New York, TWEEN
ties and fives on the Merchants national bank
tens on the American national bank, and two,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

A JAPANESE BIsMARcK.-Some Prussian Of
ficerS cruising on board the ship Hertha, in
japanese waters, were one day invited TO inspect
a small army which had been formed at KiShnu,
a minor province. At first the Prussians re-
garded it as joke, knowing that the Japanese
are VIGOROUSLY bad soldiers; but, when they ar
rived in the province they recognized, even on
the very frontier the drill and military precision
of their own country. The reigning prince, who
was almost independent of the other provinces,
had conceived the idea of making a thorough
military organization flor future offensive
purposes, probably, and adopted the Prussian
system as the best. He quietly bought needle
guns from Germany, and retired Prussian SER
geant was sent to teach the natives the use o.
them. This sergeant proved a genius, aud has
drilled the Japs into good soldiers. Their dress,
food, weapons, all are Prussian. They are de-
lighted themselves, and already consider that
they can conquer the whole of Japan. The mil
tary schools of the province are exceedingly
good; and in one Of them sixty ensigns are I'M
dergoing scientific training. The Jeddo govern
ment very much fears that the little province
may attempt to conquer all Japan, and has sew
eral times tried to secure the old soldiers SER
vices for their own army. The prince of Kishnu
proposes TO thoroughly educate himself as mil
tary commander.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

The water power at Minneapolis and st. An
thony, which has been described as magnificent
and was supposed to be extremely valuable,
turns out to be worthless. St. Anthony's falls,
it was supposed, would furnish easily, and at
comparatively small expense, unlimited and in
exhaustible power for manufacturing purposes.
The falls, however, have proved to be very I'M
certain. Disastrous "breaks" have occurred,
from time to time, until the trouble has become
unmanageable. Vast sums of money have been
expended to protect the water power, all in
vain. The people held a meeting, recently, TO
consider what can be done; and it came out
that the water power companies are DESTROYS to
get rid Of their stock. They proposed to have it
taken off their hands by the formation of a
general joint stock company. Finally,
the two cities decided to advance
100000 to pay the expenses Of another
effort to patch the falls and save the water
power, which will probably be as vain as the
previous efforts. These failures must be due to
something wrong in the method of dealing with
the water power. In 1857, St. Anthony's Falls ex-
tended as a cataract, across the river from shore
to shore, with direct fall of water averaging
about 16 feet in height. Below this cataract
was a rapid. At an earlier period, the perpen-
dicular fall of water was lower down the river
and twice as high Since 1857, repeated breaks
have nearly reduced the cataract itself to long
rapid and ofcourse, this change will be incessant
The water power companies have failed to take
proper account of this inevitable and incessant
change. Therefore, they have suffered disaster
and lost great sums of money. If they can not
adopt better method of dealing with the power,
it is not likely that their future experience of
the river will differ much from that which has
already been so costly and so fruitless.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

StOrmed and Taken,
The last stronghold of the Hair Pensioners
CRIsTADoRo's flag bearing on its folds the magic
words,
CrIstadOrO's Excelsior Hair Dye,
floats triumphant over all the deeterious trash with
which the market was not long ago flooded Lead enough
to make bullets for army lies the shelves of dealers
who have specialized in of the metallic hair color
ing preparations Well they should have confined thei-
purchases to CRISTADoRoS safe and perfect prepara-
tion So much for running after strange gods In the
meantime this famous dye has received tremendous
impetus in the Market and can scarcely be manufactured
fast enough to meet the enormous demand.
CRLSTADORO'.S HAIR PRESERVATIVE
Is the best dressing that can be used after dye1ng.
aul deop&weOwlm
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

ONE HUNDRED SAFES new and OILS, Of varions kinds.
for sale at MoRsEs Safe Factory, "a Sudbury street.
Boston, First class bank work made to order.
aus deopl3t
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

IMPORTANT TO THE LADIEs.-It is said that ladies'
who are troubled by pmples allowness, moth patches
ring Marks &c, may obliterate the evidences of their
modification, and add immensely to their personal
beauty by the use of article being sold by our
druggists, known as Magnolia Balm We should think
such thing would be very popular.
aul0 deopkwlm
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

OF stammerins, and how to eectusly the same.
will be at the Lincoln House, Main and Elm sts
on Monday. Aug IA. All who wish to be cured must
call soon No charge until the patient is cured Com
situations free. DIT Rul9
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
Speeral MOtrtes.

Lea S& PERKINS, Sauce,
pronounced by connOisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD
1t improves appetite and Digestion and It is unriyaled
for Its flavor, We are directed by Messrs LEA PER-
RIMS to prosecute all parties making or vending coun
terfeits. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS. Agents.
aulE ueop6m New York.
Patents Secured.
Reissues, Extensions and Foreign Patents procured;
ntererences conducted all kinds of business with the
PATENT OFFICE,
Transfers of Rights. and Patent Cases attended to- by
JAMES G. ARNOLD Worcester, Mass.
OFFICE No. 266 MAIN ST.
al2 diff
Worcester Gas Light Company.
COKE.
This CHEAP AND MOST DESIRABLE FUEL for Manufac
turing purposes and Family USE is offered to tile
public in quantities to suit, at the following Reduced
Prices: N
ONE ONE GanldFS Sa Of 4 bushels. ...'.sS9S
In quantities less than half Chaldron is Cents per
bushel. ~ fNA
Payments may be made and orders itsdelivery will
be Issued only at the Office OF the Compan No. Bank
Block, Foster street, up stairs.
REPAIRS, &c.
irregularities or failure ofsuppy gas should be report
ed and applications for service pipes meters NAV he
made at the Repair Room, No. Crompton's Block Me
chanic street stars. diff IND
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

w. II. JENKINS would inform his friends aud the
public generally that he is prepared to give Warm and
Cold Baths every day in the week and at all hour in
the day TO both ladies and gentlemen his Hair Dress
ing Rooms on Foster st. The ladies will from the
being entirely separate Also shaving, Hair Cutting
shampooing and Dyeing, done in the best manner
tyl4 DIN
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

worcester Five Cents Savings Bank.
OFFICE, NO. 0s MAIN STREET, WORCESTER
This Bank isopen every business day. from CLOCK
in the morning to five O'Clock in the afternoon.
DEPOSITS from FIVE CENTS to ONE THOUSAND Do1.
LARS received and put upon interest on the first of very
month.
DIVIDENDS OF INTEREST are made in January and
July and II not withdrawn added to the orncinal
on the first of the following month.
Smallest sum entitled to receive interest Three Dol
lars. CLARENDON HARRIS,
jy9 diff Treasurer
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

THE DOLLAR REWARD SOAR" washes without rub
bling
CHARLES E. MOODY q Co., Boston,
aul2 dit Agents for New England.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

PARKS HoUsB. BosToN.-Thls hotel conducted by
Boynton Co., at 1877 Washington st.. is an excellent
place to get good dinner or nights lodging. Mr.
Boynton is first class caterer and his bill of fare the
most reasonable of any hotel Boston, Parties visiting
the city will dc well TO patronze the Parks House Sin
gle rooms at IS cents and 81 a day.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
CRLSTADORO,S RAR PRESEl

Five Per Cent. per Annum
Allowed for Money on Call. z. A. GoODNOW
aus qG FIRST National Rank.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

On Marriage.-EssAIs FOB YOUNG MEN, on great
Social Evils and Abuses which interfere with Marriage
with relief for the Errng aad Unfortunate
diseased and debilitated Sent ree in sealed envelopes
Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 3. Ninth street.
Philadelphia Pa. dru&Th3m jy2T
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

Much Pain and mental depression is prevented by
! administering LATHAMs CATHARTIC EXTRACT. Dys-
pepsia constipation bilious or sick headache impurity
othe blood, fever and ague, and the generality Of chill
drens diseases checked by this pleasant medicine.
| au7 div
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

The Celebrated
MURRAY
LANMAN.
FL RIDA WATER!
The most lasting, agreeable, and refreshing of all per
fumes for use the Handkerchief at the Toilet and in
the Bath. For sale by all Druggists and Perrumcrs
sH deeply
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12


The people of Utica, New York, are much
puzzled about the mysterious behavior of two
strangers who have visited their city this week
On Tuesday afternoon rumor was current in
the town that somebody had been shot. After
considerable inquiry a reporter found Semi
incoherent young gentleman calling himself
Ashmead, an assistant paymaster in the navy,
who said that his friend Paymaster Kortland,
had had a quarrel with one Fred. o. Hall, and
been shot by the latter, receiving painful, but
probably not dangerous wound" This state
ment was published the next morning in the
Utica Herald, and on that day this Mr.. Ashmead
wrote to another paper of the city, complaining
of the inaccuracy of the account, re-
GREETING that the subject had been
brought to the public notice, and
saying that, as neither he nor Mr.. Kortland
had ever met Mr.. Hall before, it was impossible
for them to know or conjecture whether he was
the person who fired the shot. On the same
day two dispatches were received from Roches-
ter one saying that Hall was in that city all day
Tuesday, and the other that he had been in Buff
falo all that day. Of course, if only one of
those statements were true, it would be unreal
sonable TO accuse him of shooting man in
Utica, but if he were in both these places, so far
distant from each other, the improbability of his
being at the same time in a third city is greatly
increased.
During the day efforts were made to see
Kortland, but he remained obstnately invisible,
communicating with the world only through his
friend Ashmead. He sent, however, to a news
paper a communication containing his version
of the affair, and purporting to have been
sworn to before notary; his friend said law
yer Of the place had drawn his will and a ply
stefan had prescribed for him; but no such no.
fary was known there; the lawyer mentioned
knew nothing of the affair or the persons until
he saw his name in the papers in connection
with it, and the physician proved, on inquiry,
to have been away from the city
at the time. No one could be found
who had seen Kortland, and on Wednes-
day afternoon Ashmead mysteriously dis
appeared, and could not be tracked by the re-
porters or the police, who all wanted him.
Utica is angry to have been trihed with in this
way, and the reporters profess to be profoundly
dissatisfied at the collapse of what seemed
promising sensation. We do not know where
the gentleman is at present who once acquired
some notoriety here by protesting to have been
shot at, or that he ever has figured under any
other name than his own; but the circum-
stances of this affair at Utica reveal in their
actors turn of mind very much like his.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
Diners out and those who are partial to the luxur
les Of the table, will doubtless recollect that
DIR. Hams Aromatic InvfgOratOr.

as an appetizer corrective of acdtv of the stomach and
preventive of dyspepsia, excel and actually set aside
future misery arising from indulgence.
See that each bottle bears the name of Darius HAM
none other genuine div AM
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
BOSTON STOCK sALEs-August IL.

5000 Hartford and Erie railroad Is new, 2eeA1el
Slg0O Vermont Central railroad I'd mort. 7s.....4Ik
$1,000 United States SiXes 1881 i6s5
S5gOO Union Pacific Raroai land grant .......Slk
Laconia Manufacturing Company. .......,.... 4e0
Lowell Manufacturing Company .............i060
Boston and Name RarOa =. ,.......,.. I46
8 Boston and Providence Railroad ,. il6ls
10 Cheshire railroad. pref. .,...,.,.,,... "a
$50 Michigan Central railroad .......,,,. i50s X
IL 0gdensburg d Lake Champain railroad - "a
~ Phil. Viii. and Baltimore railroad ,,,.. n X
5 Portland. Saeo g. Portsmouth r r. las
As Rutland railroad pref ............. ......,.. AZ
20 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy r ...........I4
100 Gin, Sandusky Il Cleveland II R........... 3SI4
500 Indianapolis and Cincinnati railroad, ,,,,. az
2l5 Union Pacific railroad ,.,,,.,... 80 a9i5
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

Our Stock will be fully arranged on TUESDAY, Aug.
18th, but customers visiting previous to that time
will receive full attention In order to attract public
attention to New Location we SHAH offer UNUSUAL
INDUCEMENTS to purchasers.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
CLARK, SAWYER & CO..
Taylor's Building, Main st.,

Opposite the CommOn-fOrmerIy Opposite
the Bay state House.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12

rye. 10000 bush barley 5000 hogs shipments bbs
-four 5000 bush wheat 1921 900 bush corn 10000 bush
oats, LOO bush barley, $1,000 hogs.
CINCINNATI, Aug. ll-Pork buoyant at sl2 @ IL, so,
Lard dull at 81 % DC. Bulk meats unsettled shoulders
4Ac; clear rib sides SIC. Bacon dull clear sides &C..
bacon stock has been withdrawn, anticipating higher
prices; IL (D 7he asked sales a Nc less Live hogs
quiet at $3.50 co. Cattle advanced for better grades
prime S4.25 q $50 Whiskey lower at ssc.
l6Ac. "
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
ImPOtency.

and other diseases Of the ocreave organs incident to
exhausted vitality in youth and middle age explained
Sha nov ren 5s see the New Pocket Medical Adj
WISER fnee 70 cents Call send for II to No. Bull
~ ''' A'V'''A 4hass' d&wu res
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-12
DR.. BIckncIl's syrup,

Dutcher's Lightning Fly Kiners
DUTcHER's DEAD SHOT FOR BED BUGsl
The most Powerful Exterminator ever known Now Ia
the time to use them and sleep in peace
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-10

THE round figures Of the railroad inter-
est are easily learned and remembered
The whole length of AL the railways in the
world is 10000 miles. The cost Of the
same was, III round numbers, ten billions of
dollars. Those of Great Britain are the
most costly, and those of the United States
are the least SO. The railway system OF
the world gives employment To over one
million persons.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-10

turers, who, to whatever desperate extremes
they should carry their attempts, have
reckoned on an impunity when they be-
lieyed could be secured through the inter
est OF such men as Jay Cooke and other
magnates of the Penn Central r. r., sup
posed to have ready access to, AMI almost
unlimited influence with, Congress and De-
partmenta officers But we are unwilling
to believe that any such impeachment of
the integrity and independence of the ma
tional administration can be justified; or
that the President, the Congress, and the
ed to this modern railroad dynasty, power
full and domlneerlng though it be.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-10
Northern Pacifc-Junction with Lake Sup
riOr and Mississippi Railroad
the Chicago Railway Review

From the Chicago Railway Review.
The Co. have recently adopted Yokomo
as the permanent point of unctl"n between
this II. and the<L. S. & NJ. r. 1t will be
the initial point OF the Nor. Pac. during the
whole or the greater part of its construction
Here are located the engine house, machine
shops, ETC., incident to the construction OF
the eastern portion. Yokomo is two miles
south and west OF Thomson, and occupies,
says the Superior Times, a well-draned and
level site. The country is available for
farming.
1t isexpected that with these advantages
IL VIII h@enn,i. n O. ljnetive of r. vet to
be built from Superior III an air line TO Une
n. Pac. construction terminus.
The surveys Indicate this route as the
sllort-sr and best possible from Lake Sup
to the n. Pac The distance is but %
miles against 26 OF 81 from Duluth. The
grade is nowhere over 80 feet to the mile
Our road-bed and harbor need but a trltiing
expenditure Says the Times.
"Past delay has been excusable The tide of immi-
grafton stayed; the railroad was hand.
But the iron horse of the n. Pac. champs the bit
at Yokomo Open the golden gate for him and your
own prosperity Messieurs owners and propretors of
Superior"
Bravo That means business. If every
journal stirred up public sentiment in the
style Of the above, we are certain that none
would complain OF dull newspapers. If
we We're speaking instead of writing we
should be inclined to say to the Times,
Bully for you!"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-10
ALMOST A VISIT.

large party of endi,orial excursionists
from Iowa, came to Quebec pier on the
kasota this morning, and many of them
landed and made two separate attempts to
get up into our streets, but were each time
promptly recalled by the boats whistle.
We hope it was not the jealous surveillance
of their Duluth attendants, that prevented
them from inspecting our beautiful town
site, as they evidently desired to do.
We should have been glad to take our
brethren of the Iowa press by the hand,
and if necessary, would have given bonds
to Duluth, to restore them, whole, to that
place for last impression