Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-19

BrOOItIyn-Car Robbers GOred by Al
BulI-TrOubIc Among Base Ball Play
eFs-E6ecIs of the Recent RiOt-OIher
Criminal Matters, etc.
New YORK, July 18.-A military commission
met in this city to-day, under instructions from
the secretary Of war, TO examine and alter the
existing army regulations in the eastern depart
ment
The Brooklyn board of health to-day author
lied the health officer to isolate, at their own
residences, persons inflicted with small poX, if
possible, instead of transferring them to hos
pital. The health officer was also empowered to
place a sign announcing small poX on any
building where small poX patient is known to
reside
John Allen and Matthew CoOmbs, brakemen
on the Camden and Amboy railroad, were ar
rested to-day, ON charge of stealing from the
baggage cars of that road. Keys fitting the
baggage cars were found in their possession. A
large amount of property has disappeared dur
ing transmission on this road.
Elizabeth Phelan, Louisa Storms and Frank
McGuinness were badly gored this morning on
Ninth avenue by a mad bull, escaped from the
drovers. The bull was finally captured by the
police.
Higham and Wyle, members of the Mutual
base ball club, were arrested yesterday on charge
of assaulting members of the Haymaker club
of Troy last week, and held to answer before
Judge Walsh.
Thomas McClary died this morning, in Brook
Ign, from the effects of wound in the thigh,
received during Wednesdays riots.
Steamer City of Brussels made her last trip to
Liverpool, from this port, in nine days.
In the United States district court, Brooklyn,
steamer Cleopatra has been declared forfeited
to the government for violation of the revenue
laws, the act consisting in the smuggling of
four hundred dollars worth of cigars by the
employees on board. The judge recommen led
that action be taken by the attorney general
against the parties directly concerned in the
violation of the law, as the decision only affects
the owners of the steamer.
No lives were lost by the capsizing of the
yacht Jessie last Sunday. The crew were res
cused by passing schooner, and the yacht was
picked up and left at Fort Hamilton by steamer
City of Mexico.
Twenty.siX policemen were injured by stones
and other missiles during the riot on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Hessian, the gentleman on Twenty-iifth
street, who supplied Fisk's disguise, furnishes
the following statement for publication: 81
helped Fisk down from the fence and took him
in at the risk of my life If the rioters had
known at the time that |, an Irishman, did this
in and BACKED his moustache and got him a
pair OF my pantaloOns. You ought to
have seen him getting into them! I'm
small man, and it was a, tight squeeze,
| wanted to rip them, but he would not
let me. / had no coat big enough for him. so
gave him an old overcoat and the worse hat i'll
the house. He was the most scared man you
ever saw. He has no business to be colonel.
He kept getting scared about the mob coming
for him and for me. went out in the street
IL ~, I aaII q II.
l amt frightened and you needn't be- One
time he went on top of the house, but | made
him come down. He must have stayed here
three hours, and there were other soldiers. It's
all nonsense about his going to Twenty.seventh
street and the rest of those streets across lots
and over fences. He walked away from here
to Ninth avenue, where he took a carriage that
was waiting for him."
1t is not true that Erie is removing all Irish
employees. When questioned about the report
last night Gould replied, 1--WE don't go on re-
ligion or color"
the woods on Long Island yesterday where he
lived. Large amounts of stolen property were
found in his cave.
Three men at points wide apart were struck
by lightning and killed while fishing on Staten
Island Sunday.
The scene of devastation around the Harlem
quarries, where many shanties were blown down
during Sundays tornado, is quite heartrending
No attempt has been made yet to repair the dam
age.
President Grant paid a brief visit to General
VogdeS at Fort Hamilton yesterday. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Grant, Miss nellie Grant,
General Porter, General ingalls,, General
Quim6y and DreXel and family, Of Philadel-
phia. The president, on his arrival was sa
luted with twenty-one guns. There were also
present at General Yodges's house Hon. W. L.
Robinson, General Jordan, Colonel Hall and
lady, Major Doughty, of the marine corps,
Judge Church, number of ladies, and the Off
GERS at the post. The visitors were shown
through the fort, an excellent collation. was
partaken of, and the remainder of the time was
spent dancing, etc. President Grant afterward
returned to Long Branch.
Charles leir of Ninth street. Brooklyn,
having proposed matrimOny to his landlady,
Mrs. Charlotte Schleter, and being rejected,
set fire to her house, as she alleges. lie has
been arrested
The New York schutzen corps began their
fifteenth annual festival yesterday. The MEM
bers formed grand procession, and marched
through the streets to Jones's wood, carrying
guns, flags, banners, and large double eagle,
bearing an imitation of the Austrian escutcheon,
which was afterwards made target for the
shooters. There were also present delegates
from the Baltimore and Hartford corps, and the
procession was swelled by seventy-fVe car
riages conveying the members of the corps.
The procession was led by the chief marshal,
John Z. Meyer, and mounted assistants. Then
came the band, followed by the officers of the
corps, and Frederick Kueber, "king of the
corps" or champion shootist at last years festi
val. The festival this year will continue three
days, and about hundred prizes will be
awarded. Each evening dancing will take
place in the hall.
The coroner, yesterday, took the ant-mortem
statement of Maurice Bowling who was dan
gerously stabbed in fracas on the Battery
Sunday morning Bowling stated that he had
been to witness boat race, and that, after the
race, a fight ensued, during which he was
stabbed by some person unknown TO him. The
jury rendered verdict against William Flood
as accessory, and he was committed TO await
the result of Dowling's injuries.
Henry Fonden lived with his brother, Coma !,
at 40 Carol street, Brooklyn. Conrad was
married, and his wife was the occasion of quar-
rels between the brothers. Tonight Henry was
found by the police suffering from the effects of
a dose of Paris green, and his brothers. wife
had committed suicide by taking dose of the
same poison, Henry is in a critical state The
particulars of the affair are not yet developed.