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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13
Fire Record.
AT NEW YoRK-Loss $4,000.

AT NEW YORK-LOsS $40 900.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Stone Co.'S factory,
a brush factory, a skirt factory, and Strauss
store, No. 100 Duane street, was damaged SIC, :
600 by fire this morning.
AT THORNTON, N. H,-LOss $1,000.
CONCORD, Dec. 12,-The house of Onslow Gil
man of Thornton was burned on Friday, to-
gether with Outbuildings, Il barn, with twenty
tons of hay and three horses Loss $1,000; in
sured $1,000. The fire was caused by child
playing with matches.
NEAR CONNERsvILLE, ISD.-Loss $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Dec. PA railway bridge on
the Indianapolis railroad, south of Connersyille,
was burned this morning. Loss, $4,000.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-Yesterday morn
ing Dalton's shoddy mills, above Twenty-ifth
street, were totally destroyed by fire. Loss on
stock $4,000; partially covered by insurance
The building was owned by Thomas b. Evans.
Loss $4,000; partially insured.
AT MELVILLE, o.-Loss $4,000.
CISCINNATI, Dec. 12.-iarter's tannery in
Neville was burned yesterday with the entire
stock. Loss $4,000; incendiarism is the sup
posed cause.
AT WEST ORANGE, n. J.--Loss $1,000.
NEWARK, Dee. 12.-Silon Harrison'S barn in
West Orange was burned Yesterday with seven
horses, nine head of cattle, and forty tons OF
hay, Loss $4,000.
AT HANNIBAL, Mo.-LOss $4,000
ST. Louis, Dec. PA fire at Hannibal, yes
terday destroyed property valued at $4,000.
Insured for S24 900
AT wHITEFIELD, n. H.-Loss $1,000.
LANCASTER, Dec 12.-'Ihe clearinghouse OF
A. L. & W. q. Brown & Co., lumber manuiac-
turers, Whitefeld, was totally destroyed by fire
this afternoon; furniture saved. Loss $1,000;
insurance $1,000.
AT HoNEsDALE, PA.-Loss $4,000.
SCRANTON, Dec PA fire at Honesdale
Wayne county, this afternoon, destroyed the
hardware store of Hartley & Rogers, Howe
store, Brady's drug store, and SCOTS shoe store
Loss, $4,000; insured.
AT NORTHAMPToN-Loss $4,000.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 12.-The Eagle hotel, al
Northampton, was partially destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, 10000; fully insured.
AT BosToN-LOss $4,000.
BosToN, Dec PA fire tonight in the large
brick building of The Bay State moulding mills
Of j. +. Paul, fremont street, caused damage
of about $1,000; insured.
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Personal TeIegranls.

United States Senators Stewart, Spencer and
Hill were in their seats yesterday for the first
time this session.
Mr. Bergh is authorized to prevent the clip.
ping and singing Of horses during the winter.
Robert Lee, secretary of the Enterprise insur-
ance company of Cincinnati, died suddenly on
Monday, of heart disease.
Senior Morena, the new governor of Havana
has begun the work of suppressing gambling
houses, personally experimenting the wal
against them.
Surgeon W X Schoheld of Connecticut has
been detached from the naval hospital at New
York, and ordered to the receiving ship Yer
mont
Chief Justice Alexander Cock burn has gone
to Geneva to attend the preliminary meeting OF
the board of arbitrators appointed under the
treaty of Washington
There are rumors that Henry Bowen who has
been very strong for General Grant with his two
papers, the Independent and the Brooklyn Tn
ION, is going TO come out against his renomi
nation next week
Fisk and Gould are going to publish Il state.
ment in few days, showing that they have got
possession of majority of the stock, and hence
do not care whether the Erie directory is re-
pealed or not by the legislature.
The Washington Chronicle and the Republican
of yesterday morning very severe in their crit
icisms of Mr.. George Wilkes, and the latter as
serts that he is a disappointed applicant for the
missions TO Mexico and Spain.
Senator Wilson denies very emphatically
having had any conversation with New York
Herald correspondent about public matters, OIL
expressed 10 any person connected with the
Herald the sentiments attributed to him in the
purported interview published in that paper
yesterday.
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this morning any notice of Il change in his de-
partment but the friends of ex-senator Williams
are certain that he will he invited into the cab
met this week.
There are indications that the ways and means
committee of the house will prepare during the
holidays an amended tariff bill reducing the du-
ties on coal, iron and salt and greatly ncreaS-
ing the free list
Agents of all railroad corporations are here
endeavoring to secure the passage OF n bill re-
hitting internal revenue taxes collected on ac-
count of dividends during the last five months OF
1870
A private dispatch from Alabama announces
that democrat, who claims TO have been elect
ed TO the present congress- has been indicted by
the grand jury rs member of the kukluN or
ganiZatiOni
The attempt to conStrue the opposition Of the
republican senators to Mr.. TrumbulPs relrcnch
| ment committee resolution into hostility to the
civil service reform or the desire of the admins
! tration TO conceal frauds is lawyers trick.
The opposition arises from difference of Opiu-
| ion concerning means, not ends
The committee on foreign affairs will not act
on Gen. Banks hill to carry into effect that
| part of the treaty of Washington relative to the
| fisheries until after the holidays, but IN effort
| will be made previously to pass an appropra-
ton ola quarter of Il million for the expenses OF
| the tribunal at Geneva.
Admiral Porter has approved a proposition of
| Medical Director Miriam Pinckney, of the navy
to dispose of the naval asylum at Philadelphia,
and to establish national naval hospital and
medical school ut Annapolis ON ground opposite
| the naval academy. He wants every candidate
for The position of assistant surgeon placed at
this school, after having passed his eXamina-
ton, at least four mouths before he is ordered to
sea, and again after one cruise before he is eX-
| amined for promotion.
Much doubt is expressed concerning the con-
stitutional power of the Joint committees to
compel the attendance of witnesses or % use Il
court process. This, with other reasons, o.ca-
sions desire that specific cases of fraud be re-
lerred to the committees having special relations
| with the departments where the detalcationS
Occur. The democrats and acdulous republic
cans interpret this into hostility TO reform,
The committee on elections this morning de-
cded that Mr. Clark, republican, and Mr.. Hern-
| don, democrat, are entitled to be sworn in as
members from Texas in the pending contest for
| their seats in the house. This action is prclimi-
nary only, and does nothing more than to rCcog-
nize that they have priI1a Iacie right to a seat,
and that their certificates arc In accordance
| with the laws of Texas.
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FROM EUROPE.
Great Britain.


LONDON, Dec. 12-2 p. M.--'lhe prince OF
Wales is still living. The official bulletins pub
lShcd to-day are as follows:
SqAdriBghaHi, Dec. 12-S A. M.-The prince Of
Wales had a very restless night The delrium
was constant There are no signs Of improve
mCnt.
Ntpdriaghaa-No ou.--The prince has been
restless all the morning, His condition is unal'
tered.
THE PRINCESS VICTORIA SENT FOR.
$50 p, M.-lhe royal steam yacht has been
dispatched to bring the princess Victoria, wife
of the German prince imperial, TO England.
MORE FAVORABLE.
5 P. M.-There are rumors that incidents have
occurred at Sandrngham indicating more fa-
yorable condition of affairs Nothing definite
has yet been given to the public and the report
is given with caution.
SLIGHT HOPE,
7P, M.~Private and unofficial adviccs from
Sandrngham and Windsor, received by the
central press news agency, hold out some slight
hope of a favorable tum in the princes disease
The patients voice remains strong, proof that
Nature is not completely exhausted. The
preparations which were being made against an
uutayorable result are relaxing, kilograms
sent from Sandringham TO Windsor are reas
surfing, and the hopes of the royal household al
the castle were raised this afternoon by Il pr
yate dispatch from Col Punsonby. Princes;
Alexandra is almost constantly at the bedside
of her husband. When she is compelled to re
tire for rest, her place is supplied by Princess
Alice The queen remains at Sandrngham
The non-conformist educational conference
which was to have been held at Manchester, /,
postponed, ON account OF the illness of the
prince Of Wales.
AN UNQuIET EVENING.
10 P. M.-The prince passed an unqnet even.
ing, but his prostration does not increase.
LATEST.
Dec. 10, 6 :. M.-Au official dispatch from
Sandrngham, this morning, says the condition
of the prince is without alteration
France.
CROWN JEWELS.
PARIS, Dec. 42.-Ihe national assembly to-
day adopted, by 2S9 to III, a recommendation
iof the alienation 10 the state of the crown Jew
els,
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Milbury, John Kendall of Athol, J L Lawrence
of Worcester.
Second Jury.-Estes II Sanford of Worcester,
foreman; Hiram Newton of Brookfeld, Francis
Oliver of Worcester, Frasicr. Page of Hard
wick, Crawford Pierce of Milford, Waters Put
nam of Sutton, Geo w Siblcy of Spencer Frau-
els NJ Thayer of Blackstone, Francis NJ Vinton
of SUuthbridge, Orison IL Welch of Clinton,
Marcus II Wright of Gardner, Joseph Gushing
of Fichburg.
The docket was then called and the cases put
in order for trial, but none began, considerable
time being occupied in hearing motions, sc.
In order for trial to-day: No 2S5, Plummcr
granite company VS.. D. & c. P. Stevens; 6i3,
Timothy Bancroft VS.. A. J. Duncan; gu, $50,
6S6, TAG, rs, 779, $50.
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Forty-second Congressional Session
WAsuINGToN, D. c., Dec, i3, 1874.
SENATE!

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec, i3, 1871
SENATE!
The senate decided To take up Mr. Morton'S
resolution for final adjournment III May,
An amendment by Mr.. Sumner, providing
that the time shall be extended until the enact
nent of the civil rights hill, was lost.
g Mr.. Wilson asked consideration OF the eight
hour compensation bill, but The morning hour
expired and the senate went into executive scs-
sion.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Dawes introduced Il resolution similar TO
that introduced by Mr.. Lynch, yesterday, cX-
tending the investigation authorized by that
resolution to all the executive departments Of
the government.
The reading of Mr.. FarnSworth' bill reviying
the post office statutes, was completed, and the
bill passed.
Mr. Banks bill was referred
The committee on the whole for an hour dis
cuSsed the apportionment bill but rose with
out action.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend the secretary of
the treasury was instructed TO report whether
any national banks in New York are concerned
in promoting an artificial scarcity Of money.
Adjourned
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delphia. Subect-"Sunshine, or the Philosophy
of Happy Life"
A story, the truth of which we DO not vouch
for, is going the rounds of the papers, that cat
in Fitchburg lay down in a fly wheel early in
the morning, and was not discovered till the en-
CINE had been running three hours; dog then
detected her and gave the alarm. When the en-
gine was stopped the cat was rescued unniured
after making sixty revolutions minute for
three hours
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Accidents.



CAIRO, Ill.,, Dec IA locomotive, attached
TO water train on the Illinois Central railroad,
exploded last night near Cenraa. Houck, the
engineer, Brewngton, the fireman, and Keen,
the brakeman, were killed.
DROWNED.
QUEBEC, Dec. 12.-rwo mail carriers of the
island of Orleans, while on the way TO Quebec,
were drowned by falling through the ice, on Sat
nrdnY
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CTo the Associated Press

THE NAHUM VHAhUE'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Reports made at the
meeting of the managers of the national asylum
for disabled soldiers show that over 1000 vet
Grams are now cared for, and new men are com.
Ing in at the rate Of hundred per week, and
will soon tax the asylums to the utmost capaci-
ty.
MINOR MATTERS.
The entire expense of the census was S3,2TS,-
600.
The value of imports for direct consumption
during the year ending June SOth, was $780,
987 OPS.
Delegate Hooper favors the formation Of a
state const tuition acceptable to congress, pre-.
liminary to the action of that body upon the adj
mission of Utah.
Attorney General Alderman had not received
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WAsHINGToN, Dec. 12-The barometer will
probably fall very generally on Wednesday in
the gulf and Atlantic states, with clouds and
rain tonight in the gulf states, and threatening
weather from the lower lakes to the middle and
south Atlantic coast
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OLNER's
STOVE STORE,
ass MAIN sTMEET..~OLD NO. e5O
my2l dtf
HITY OFF WOR EsTER

IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Dec e, ISL
Whereas lie City Council. unter authority OF an act
Of the Leesia1re entitled = An act concerning sewers
18th 1861 and accepted y tile voters Of said city April
10 1891 have adqdged 10 he Necessary io le purpose Of
sewerage and drainage ami for tie pubic heaith anu con
veuicnCe and have caused to be laid uut and constructed
rom point north OF Lincoln square TO CahDi5 l
Street. and also certain sewers and drains in the follow
ine streets namely Alien, Arah, Asant Ash, Auburn
Place Austin, BeaeoE betm9nt Belknap beneht' Zen
edt Court Bartlett Place, B0wdou, Boynton. Bridge.
Burt Carlton, Canal Carroll CAt ay4 &c iar Central,
Central Park, Charlton Chandler .hestnpt' : eatahl
Cherry. Church Charles Clinton Cafcm6hi congress
EHcn' Elm, Eaton Place Everett Exchange % G
Foundry, Fountain Fruit, Fulton, George Glen %9u'
ward Court, Harvard Street, Howard, Harrison Ham
mond, Hanover High Highland Home, Herm0a
Laurel Lagrange, Ledge Lincoln Lincoln Sd Linden,
Linwood Place Lilly, Liberty, Lowell Court, Madison,
Mt. rleisaut Myrtle n. Ashland, Newbury, Newport,
Oak, orchard, oread, eread Place. Orange. oxford,
mouth Providence Portland. Prospect quincy, Sails
bury Salem, School, Sever, Southhrid3e south Irving
Thomas. Temple, Trumbnll, fremont, Union, zine
waldo, Washington Waehuset. Warren. Water Wei
Also, across the estate Of the late Ethan Allen rom
Main to Piedmont Street Also, across the land OF
across le land of Sewe II Bowker ct. al, from Man
Street to Harvard Court And IN other Streets ana pr-
il is therefore Ordered that botice be given all per
sons and parties owning any real estate upon lhe stg
in which said and drains laid, OF upon tue line
thereof whose real estate Is benefited thereby tft
this Board intend to upon said owners t1ef pro,
pOrtiOnate share OF the expenditure OF said city Tor s
drains and sewers according to law; and the mayor ana
Aldermen will meet in their room in the city Han ON the
18Th day of December current, at N o'clock P NJ to
hearany objections which may be made to said assess
ment; and the City Marshal his assistant hereby
ordered to give notice of said meeting to all said persons
and parties by posting up aesed copy of this order
the city Hall and Central Exchange, seven days at
least before said meeting, and also by publishing ike
copy three times before sad meeting, IN the Daily Spy
and Evening Gazette, newspapers printed In said city.
A copy.
Attest SAMUEL SMITH, City Clerk
dIg uTu TlRS
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The coal companies in the Lackawanna val
ley have determined to make no reduction in
wages for the new year, and no suspension Of
mining operations is probable
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13
COUNTY NEWS.

bird lecture of the Grafton course will be
ping, by A. A. Willitts, D. D., of Phila.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13

DATENT OFFICE BUSIN ESS-Ameri
Il ana Fofeign Patents procured eJeeted AE
icatous guel Interference Gases Prosecuted
Opinions given ss TO the validity and infringement OF
Patents and SUITE prosecuted and defended III the 81
TEa0s. u DODGE.
formerly Principal Examine aud Chairman OF iths
Boprd Of Appeals U. s. Patent ohice) Counsellor at
Law and advocate Patent Cases. O1ice, D0dgesa
Block corner PaFk and Portland SITS. Worcester haaa
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13

MAI W. T. HARLOW delivered very in.
teresting lecture, last evening, before the Nat
ural History society, on Darwin's develop.
ment theory. He confined himsc'r ay to a
statement and illustration OF arwin's
view of the power Of natural in the
struggle for existence, to chan. velopC
organic forms of life. We shout give a
full report of thellcctuce, if rooE late,
ness of the hour would allow the
lecture was concluded, the prest d TO,
remarks from the audience, anC Mr..
Baldwin, who said that the hostl n OF
Mr.. Darwin's theory, usually he moi
directed against his law of natur On
but against his claim that it oris NV
species and orders of beings; and he 20
that the origin of life and the fir r
forms required the theory Of a super
divine creator. The discussion was
by Mr.. Harlow, Mr., ChacC, Prof Gre
Bushee, Mr.. Samuel Green, and DR.,
So much interest in the subject was ay
that it was voted to continue the dscu
the next meeting, which will be held
second Tuesday evening in January.
The December term of the superior COT
the trial of civil cases began in this city
day, Hon. John W. Bacon, the newly apo
Judge, presiding. The court was opened
prayer by Rev. L. H. Hall of the First Unta
church. The iurics were empanneled as
lows:
First JuJy-Chares Ballard of Worcest
foreman; Charles G Allen of Sturbrdge, w
NJ Crawford OF North Brookfield, John Davis X
Hubbardston, Lewis w Dodge of GraItoi
Charles B Elweli of Warren, Edwin A Fawcet
of Worcester, Charles H Fay of Northbridgt
Hiram French Of Worcester FIX Hodgeman Q
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13

CRY MoRTALITY,-The number of deaths in
Worcester during the week ending Dec. g. was
p, including five still born; II males and 1G
females. Three died Of scarlet fever, old age g.,
lung fever 2, diptheria ,, aud one each of cankcr
rash, consumption, Group, crsipelas, cancer
heart disease, palsy, and liver complaint. The
oldest, Mary Grimes, 50 Thomas street, aged
944, was probably the oldest person in town.
The next Oldest were 81, 75l, "a and Y respec-
lively. Sixteen were of foreign parentage.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-13

MAJ. W. T. HARLOW delivered very in
teresting lecture, last evening, before the Nat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-04-08

the purity Of water and the value Of mineral
deposits peculiar to the northern half of the
territory comprising the state Of Wisconsin.
Hundreds of thousands Of acres of the best
agricultural land, along the line ofthe Wis
ronsn Central railroad, are yet owned by
the Government, and are subj"c to entry
under the provisions of the Homestead law.
Even within Is miles of this city. as fertile
soil and AS desirable agricultural advantages.
generally, as may be found ir the west, re-
mains open to Appropriation by the hardy
ba d Of the energetic homestead settler
The Wisconrin Central r. r. Will b. built
through to Bayfield, with all possible dis
patch. opening that region which shall yet
tenn with larger population than now
comprises he people OF southern Wisconsin
Those who take advanta re ofthe presen
opportunities first, will of course. realize the
most To the man of limited means the
inducements offered bv northern Wisconsin
in the appropriation of her natural wea tn,
are far superior to those of any other To-
cality which may be menti,nei. The Wis
consin Central is, virtually, the terminus
of the Northern Pacific fact to be con-
>idered when you talk of fviewing the North
Pacific route-.Steuens Point Point.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-04-08

WORK ON SUPERIOR HARBoR.-Thomas
Keeler, of Fulton, n. Y, the contractor for
the government work on our harbor, while
here this week, sub-let his entire contract
to Me>srs. Peyton & Kimball of this place.
The amount of last years appropriation,
tracO yet unexpended is s32 1910, and tin
sum will be used in extenIing tie II
STA pier. McsSrs. p. q X. hay gwen t"
Mr.. j. D. Howard Of this place lhe Job
Of turn shin0 the stone needed, which he
will procure along the North Shore, using
his 81 seamer, the Lotta Bernard, in It's trans
,or,ation The building and placing OF
the cribs will - heretofore, be under the
imm dlate charge of Mr.. j B. Go>elin,
who Is the be>, mon In this country toi
such work, a>>isl ed 10y Mr.. E. Bruno who
is nearly equally proficient. Messrs. Peyton
& Kimball and Mr.. J. d. Howard are pt ac-
tical, thorough-eoing and energetic busi-
ness men, and the work could not have fall
en- into better hands. We will warrant
that they will carry out the terms of the
contract to the entire satisfaction OF the
government AMI our people.
We are informed that the appropriation
of this year, 100000, will be applied IN ex-
tending the Wisconsin Pier, the contract
for which will be let and work commenced
at an early day.
Capt G. G. Almy the gentlemanly y officer
who has been recently placed in charge of
The work by thv Z. S. Engrs., is stopping
ut he. Avery House, and will make his head
quarters here while the Improvement pro-
eres~es. H seems to understand his bust
ness