Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-03

FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-The senate selectCOm-
mlttee on alleged outrageS examined several
witnesses from North Carolina to-day, to show
the existence of the kuklux organization in that
state, and obtain additional proof of murders
and other crimes committed by its members.
The committee have already summoned about
fifty witnesses, and it is not supposed that they
will complete their examination this session, al
though before the close of the present congress
they will make partial report.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The house military
committee this morning received a verbal re-
port from the subcommittee appointed to in
vestigate the hazing outrages at West Point,
and discussed the subject without coming to any
conclusion. written report win be made next
Monday.
MAMMOTH ORDER FOR BoMBsHELLs.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Feb. 2.-All available
force of the Cold Spring foundry have been set
to manufacture 10000 bombshels. 1t is I'M
known whence the order emanates.
THE LOWER CALIFORNIA COLONIZATION
SCHEME.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Cal, Feb. 1.-The Lower
California companys organization scheme APP
pears to have been practically abandoned, emf
grants refusing to 90 there. The company to.
day filed protest with the Mexican consul, al
leging that the failure of the scheme was owing
TO his refusal to clear vessels for Magdalena Bay.
They will claim damages from the Mexican gov
ernment
Inc mysterious boy aSSaSSlnatOT who has
stabbed several women in Williamsburg since
Christmas stabbed German girl twice last
night, inhicting serious wounds Several citi-
zens pursued him, but he escaped.
The crew of the schooner Vincent J. Wallace,
burnt on the passage from this city to Jacmel,
january 26, were picked up by the English
schooner j. Norris, aud landed at Kingston on
the 31st ult.
Judge Blatchford decided yesterday that a
relative of bankrupt may act as assignee for
him, there being no other disqualifications.
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Ehe case of Benjamin
f. Folsom against the Mercantile mutual in-
surance company was decided by Judge Batch
ford, yesterday, in favor OF Folsom. The suit
was brought to recover $4,000 and interest on
policy of marine insurance, issued March /, 1862
on the schooner B. F. Folsom, from January /,
1862 to January 1, 1870. The vessel was lost
January IL, and the defendants claimed that the
owners knew the fact and secured the policy.
Five hundred singing birds, chiefly canaries,
belonging to L. Meter, 1855 Canal street. were
killed by smoke last night. Loss $780, The
building was damaged slightly by fire.
Marshal Sharpe announces that the census of
this city, under the new enumeration is 944, 129,
an increase of II, 7SS over the old enumeration.
A Raleigh (N. CO. letter states that Milton S.
Littlefeld and Geo. W. Shepson have been in
dicted for embezzling seven millions of dollars
of North Carolina state bonds, appropriated to
build railroad from AshYille, n. c., to Duck
Town, Tenn. Shepson has been arrested, but
Littefeld escaped into Florida, and Gov. Reed
of that state refused TO recognize a requisition
from Gov. Caldwell of North Carolina. The
state assembly have offered $4,000 for the arrest
of the swinder.