Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-21

New YORK, Aug. Occurring the past week
the police have made . ,027 arrests. There have
been 141 marriages, 431 births and $40 deaths.
Counterfeit $40 bills on the Merchants
National bank of New York were discovered and
reported by the police last evening.
A committee Of photographers will hold a meet
ing tomorrow, to make arrangements for CeC-
brating the centennial of Alois Scneiedcr, the
inventor of photography, which will occur on the
9th of next November
An old swindler with gray hair AMI beard,
has defraudCd many firms in this city by paying
for goods with forged checks upon the Bank OF
the Metropolis. The goods are always sent to a
fictitious address.
Friday afternoon David Russell of No. 276
Henry street, was run over at the corner of Pearl
and Wall streets, and died Saturday morning
from the injuries received. A man in a buggy
took Russell home afterward drove away with
out a word of explanation.
The wholesale markets during the past week
have fuctuated greatly. Flour has been active
at variable prices, closing stronger. Wheat
was also fairly active at lower aud variable
rates, the market being rather dull at the close.
Corn has been active and higher, closing firm.
Pork has been more dull, and prices have de-
clincd. Sugars have been inactive at reduced
rates. Cotton has been quiet at lower quota
tons.
meeting of members of the police depart
mcnt from the rank of sergeant and upward, and
of the attaches of the health board, was held
Yesterday morning at police headquarters, and a
mutual life insurance association formed to be
known as the Police Mutual Benefit association.
The association now numbers two hundred and
ten members. 1t is proposed that five dollars
shall be assessed on each member of the asSocia-
ton on the occasion of death of member.
AT halt-past nine O'Clock yesterday morning
the boiler of the tug-boat George IL Starbuck
exploded with terrible report, when the vessel
was under full head of steam off New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island. The boiler was in the fore
part of the boat, and the force of the explosion
completely shattered the engine house. killing
the fireman instantly. The captain and the pi-
lot by great good fortune, escaped unnjured.
The Smokestack was lifted out OF the boat, and
there are other evidences of the terrible force of
the explosion.
From evidence obtained, the coroner is salts
fed that Mary Kelly, who was supposed to have
died OF Asiatic cholera, really came to death by
cholera morDus caused by excessive drinking
and eating quantity of unripc fruit.
United States Commissioner Shields yesterday
afternoon issued warrant for the arrest of the
prcsidcntof u leading insurance company on
Broadway. The name and facts are withheld
by the court until the arrest is effected, but the
charge is utteringa forged bond for $4,000.
Henry c. Justice was yesterday surrendered
by his bail, and in default Of new security sent
to Ludlow street jail. 1t will be remembered
that he was committed on a charge of SNUG
Cling diamonds.
An official in the custom house here denies
that the office holders in that edifice have been
assessed weeks salary all around to pay the
expenses Of the Murphy delegates to the state
convention.
Forty actions for damages have already been
commenced in Brooklyn against the Staten
Island ferry boat company, by the relatives of
those who were either killed or injured by the
Westficld explosion. 1t is expected that many
of the cases will come up for trial in October,
and little doubt seems 10 be entertained but that
heavy damages will be recovered in every one of
them.
The filthy condition of many of the streets in
the city already has been made the subject of a
special report by the police to the board of
health, and the consequences Of long n glcct
are beginning to become apparent. OF the
dirty thoroughfares Washington and Greenwich
streets are the dirtest, and in Washington street
the first case OF what is apparently Asiatic chol-
era has appeared.
The Canadian annexation club proposes TO
celebrate the 18th of October, the anniversary
of the discovery of America, for the purpose OF
arouSing the anneXaionists in Canada