Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-03
Our New York Dispatches.
BRrbnrOus Treatment of n Wife by her
Husband-AIIeged Preparation for n
RiOt-BOat Race, etc.

New YORK, July 2.-Monday will be gem
orally observed by the suspension of business
negotiations in wholesale lines. Nearly all the
prominent financial and commercial centres, in
Guiding the stock, gold, petroleum and naval
stores exchanges have resolved to adjourn from
Saturday to Wednesday next. The produce
exchange, constituting the only exception of
moment, decided not to adjourn. Under the
bylaws of this institution the vote of three
fOurths of the members is required to carry
motion TO adjourn
Owen REILLY, while drunk on Friday night,
caught his wifc's head and placing it between
his knees, put his fingers in her mouth and tore
open cash in her cheek three inches in length.
He then attempted TO murder the poor woman,
but was secured by the neighbors after des-
perate struggle
A rumor prevailed extensively in the city,
yesterday, that Roman Catholic secret societies
were organizing, arming and drilling bodies of
men, preparatory to holding a fight with the
Orangemen, whose annual picnic will occur
July ~. For some time past advertisements
have appeared calling for meetings of certain
Hibernian societies setting forth volunteers
would be received for a military picnic to be
held early in July. The authorities are quietly
preparing to suppress any attempt at a repet-
tion of the bloody affair which occurred last
18th of July. 1t is believed the authorities in
tend exercising their powers 10 the fullest eX-
tent, and will probably take possession of arms
"iihOllOo lol bGibPJ vi all iullltul1
organizations likely to participate in the affair
of the 18th of July.
Frederick ]. Schott, who was so badly beaten
by Peter o. Hearn, at No. 70 Carmine street, on
the 22d of June, died in Bellevue hospital yes
terday.
A son of Alderman Jacob |. Bergen was acct.
dentally drowned Friday evening by falling
through the dock at the foot of Thirty-eighth
street.
The notorious Chris Hogan, indicted for
causing plate to be engraved for printing
counterfeit currency in Ohio, has been admitted
to bail in $4,000, by Judge Blatchford.
Several wealthy citizens have subscribed three
thousand dollars towards providing free con-
certs in Prospect park on Saturday afternoons,
and Graiulla's band has been engaged. The
first performance will be given on Saturday
next.
The great union depot for which ground was
broken the 18th of November, 1869, is now sub
Stantially completed, and yesterday was formal
ly opened. Built at the terminus of the great
railroads, it is grand and imposing structure,
whose vast dimensions correspond with the
magnitude of the business for which it is de-
signed. Fronting on Forty-second street, near
Fourth avenue, it extends to Forty-tlth street,
having depth of 500 feet. Its breadth is 240
feet, and its height, in the highest part, is 121
feet.
Steamship Wyoming, from Liverpool, took off
the crew of brig James Curtin, Queenstown, for
:
and brought them to this port. Among the pas
sengers by the Wyoming is ex-senator Crimes
race for the single scull champ ionship of
the Gulick boat club and gold medal came
off Yesterday at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken.
The contestants were Edw Blake, Thomas
Moore and William Cannon. The water was
extremely rough, and after turning the stake
boat Gannon's boat was swamped. Blake won,
beating Moore by ten seconds, Time, rs min
uteS and 10 seconds. Distance three miles.
The bronze statue of Shakespeare, which was
to have been placed on its foundation with APP
propriate ceremonies in Central Park Saturday
was not finished in time, and the ceremonies
have been postponed until September.
United States Judge Blatchford left yesterday
Tor Newport, r. l., where he will remain until
the 18th, when he will return and open the
United States district court
The Flyaways, juniors, leave this city tonight,
to play the Mazeppas of Worcester tomorrow
and the E2celsiors of Boston on the fourth.
Three hundred Mormons, just from Europe,
left for Salt Lake, Friday night, in charge of
Brigham Young's sons, and four hundred more
are at quarantine.