Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-27
Our New York Dispatches.
The Alleged Frauds in the Office of the
French Consul; Explanation of the
Ahair-A Murder Case-Bad Characters
Under Arrest, etc.

New YORK, April 26.-The French Courier
dies Etats unis to-day says, in regard TO the al
leged frauds and irregularities of Victor Place
lately French consul at this port, in the purchase
OF arms and munitions of war for his govern
ment, that he really had very little to do with
the purchases, and, instead of Guiding an inves.
ugauOn OF his official actions, would have sailed
for home by last weeks steamer, had it not been
Tor sickness in his family He will, however,
leave by the next steamer, 90 direct to Versailles
and demand full examination of his admins
tration of the consulate.
washington correspondent this afternoon
SENDS the following account of the affair oh
tanned from an interview with the French
charge GGGdtreS. When NJ. Place received in
structlons from the French government TO mr.
chase arms in the United States he construed
the orders as allowing him a certain per cent.
commission for making the purchase. He
bought large quantities of arms amounting tn
many millions of dollars, and allowed himself
the commission to which he considered himself
entitled. When his accounts were examined i'm
France, the government declined to allow this
commission, and notified NJ. Place that he had
misunderstood or misconstrued the purport OF
his instructions. NJ. Place insisted on his right
TO the commission, and, having placed the
amount in dispute in a bank in this city, sub
lect to the order of Jules Favre he retnrns IN
versailles to obtain a final decision of the con.
troyersy. No fraud has been charged, nor sus.
pected, by the home government.
A writ Of error was granted this morning in
cue case OF Lawrence Sullivan, under sentence of
death Tor murder, and several months will prob-
ABLY elapSe before the case will be finally de-
cided.
One hundred inmates and proprietors of Chat
nam nam street dives were arraigned before Judge
bowling this afternoon. The women were sent
to BlackwelPs Island for six months, and the
proprietors bailed in $1,000 each
Isaac ii. Bailey, prominent republican, this
city, Will soon 20 to England, on a confidential
mission for the government.
The court of appeals has finally affirmed the
Judgment of $4,000 and costs in favor of Il. +.
Sanderson, against the proprietors of the Sun
day Mercury, for libel.
mass meeting of Crispins, including dele
gates from all parts of the United States, was
held this evening in Cooper institute. The
speakers denounced the Burliugame treaty for
sanchonlng the introduction of Chinese labor /:
criticised New England capitalists, who hold IN
tnelr hands IN horror at negro slavery, and at
the same time foster more degrading system of
coole slavery; urged the use OF the ballot box
and force to oppose the tide of Chinese emigra-
ton. Resolutions were adopted Pledging the
Crispins to use every legal means to effect a re-
peal OF the Burlingame treaty; promising per-
sistent opposition to any party that will not
guarantee prohibition of coolle slavery; holding
spectators in the traffic responsible for evils
that may accrue from it; and calling upon all
trades unions to unite against the introduction
of coOlie labor.
Boston plays the Athletics, Brooklyn, to-mor-
row, and starts for Philadelphia tomorrow
night. Other games announced here wi h Bos-
ton are off, on account of disagreement about
gate money.