Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-23
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.


NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The United States
storeship Supply was put in commission yester-
day, and will begin to receive provi ions to-mor
row, and will probably leave for France the mid
| die of next week
About forty persons attended the dinner of
the Brown university alumni association last
night Among the alumni present were Rev.
DR.. Kendrick, the presiding officer, Chas. Thur
Der, formerly of Worcester, DIR. Nathan Bishop,
Rev. A. p. Putnam, John Hay and Edison Chick.
Among the guests were Dr. Francis Vinton,
Whitelow Reed and Charles Carroll. The facul-
ty were represented by Prof. John l.. Lincoln
The opening address was made by DR.. Ken
drick who was followed by Prof. Lincoln Rev.
Mr.. Putnam, Col. Hay, DR.. Ninton, Mr.. &. &.
Chick, and others.
An original poem was given by Charles Thur
Der. Or motion of Dr. Vinton a committee was
appointed TO raise funds in aid Of a new boat
house at Brown university. Mention was made
of Professor Wayaud, the late distinguished
president of the university, DR., Alexis Caswell,
the present head of the institution, and other
members of the faculty The following officers
were elected: President, Nathan Bishop; Vice
President, W. A. Crocker; Executive Committee,
Charles Thurber, Edison C. Chick, and William
b. Croker.
The coal excitement continues, and the deal
ers are working 10 produce panic price. The
Pennsylvania coal company is still selling their
small stock at the November prices, but they
will sell only one ton to each family at time.
Inc COlOulLdIlOu SOCelll SnlDptu ny IDG
barque Thomas Pope, which sailed yesterday for
Liberia, large amount of goods, tools, &C., to
found an institution to be called the "Arthing-
ton manual labor institute" Its object will be
to educate young natives for missionary SER
vice.
A convention of Long Island ministers, ire
spechve of belief, is TO be held at Riverbead on
the 9Th of March. The following topics will be
discussed: "The duty of American churches to
Cinnamon in this country" ION what does
Christian union consist, and how may 1t best
be promoted" "The benefits of Christian life po
htically, socially and personally" Systematic
study Of the Bible, and how it may be pro-
noted"
The Fenian exiles have accepted an invitation
to a banquet IN Taylor hotel, Jersey City, IN
lieu of the public reception rendered them by
the board of aldermen.
Last evening a fire broke out at No. 1859 Con-
gress street, Brooklyn, caused by the careless
ness of O servant, damaging the furniture to the
extent of $1,000. While engine No was on
its way to the fire it was overturned, and two
of its members who were riding on the appara-
tus were severely injured.
This morning seven f1remen on the steamship
Ismalia, at pier ten, North river, were sutfo.
Gated by burning charcoal in a close room. Five
were dead; the others were sent to the hospital,
with little hopes of recovery. They were all ma
tives of Scotland.
n fire, early this morning, entirely destroyed
five-story brick building, 80 Beekman street.
owned By William OConnor, who loses S30, 000
| The first floor and basement were occupied by
the Providence tool company. Loss $50 ,0O0
| A. w. Mcdonald & Co., printers and electro
| typers, occupied the second and third floors
oss 900. A fireman named John Riley was
| badly burned and nearly sutfocated by smoke
| While the firemen and police were fully engaged
| at the fire in Beekman street, another fire was
discovered in the rear of 1872 Williams street, a
| large siX-story brick building, occupied by
| Dietz & Co.. as a lamp-ware store. The adioin-
| ing building, occupied by NJ. Ward & Co., drug
| gists, was also damaged. Loss on building,
| $4,000. The loss on stock is unknown, though
| heavy.
A man, supposed to be one of the Kensing-
| ton, Philadelphia, bank robbers, was arrested in
| this city last night.
Louis Bernard, French miser, who died at
| ST. Vincent's hospital, Monday, bequeathed
| 100000 TO the society for the prevention of
| cruelty to animals. The society has also re.
| ceiyed three other requests amounting 10 $780,
| 900, which, with the 100000 pledged by Henry
| Bergh, places the society on firm basis.
| OHIO.
| CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 21.-The mail train 60
ing south over the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
| Dayton railroad, collided with freight train
last evening at CarroltoD. The upper end
| switch had been left open. Allen, the fireman
| on the passenger train was fatally injured Two
boys, who were stealing a ride on the platform,
| between the tender and baggage car, were hurt
anu Hulhuel VI pdSscuSels Weie DIuieeu' lHc
| engines and pilots were somewhat injured, and
| the freight cars were dashed together.
A freight train on the Pan Handle railroad,
bound east, broke through the bridge last night,
twelve miles east of Steubenville, and the engine
and fourteen cars went down. A fireman named
Hess was killed, and the engineer slightly and
| the brakeman seriously injured. The train was
| loaded with horses, sheep, hogs, meat, &c. Ten
horses were killed. 1t is supposed that the en-
gine struck stone that rolled down the embank-
ment, which threw off the tender, and that the
tender thrown across the track threw the other
| cars off.
de la Republique Universeillc in this city has re-
ceived a letter from the president of the society
in Hungary, ordering him to hold his comman-
derry in readiness for immediate action. The So
cety numbers 1000 in the United States Louis
Blanc, Louis Kossuth and Giuseppe Mazzini are
the leading members