Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-16

All hopes of a fusion of the Orcanists and
legitimists are abandoned.
Our New York Dispatches.
Anccndiarics-Bad Weather for she sea-
men-HHartford and Erie in Court
Advantageous ian shc TrinI offho rnur-
derer of Fisk, etc.
THE GENERAL ORDER sYsrEM


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Collector Arthur states
that the present general order system will be
continued only until Il new plan can be APP.
approved, which will probably be soon, but what
the change is at present will not be dyulgcd.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
On the night of the 18th, locomotive boiler
exploded at the Susquehanna depot on the Erie
road, causing tremendous smash-up. The To-
connective which was behind the exploded one,
pushing it, ran into the caboose Of tue train and
made a complete wreck. The conductor and
four other persons were in it at the time and
were all severely scalded. Patrick Met Oy was
killed. On one side of the track an old man
was found, with two ribs broken and a large
hole cut in one of his legs On the other side of
the track was his son, with his leg mangled.
The cahoose took fire, but the flames were sub
sequently eXtingushed.
TwEED'S sENAToIAL SEAT.
O'Donovan Rossa'S petition claiming the sena-
torial seat of Tweed will be laid before the legis
lature tomorrow. Rosa brings testimony to
show that at least 5000 votes which were regs-
tered in favor of his opponent belonged Of right
to him.
The protest proves repeating, false registration
and Illegal voting In one district Tweed had
81 votes where the whole male and female popu-
latIon is only 1885, in another Tweed had 324
votes, where total male population was only 2l9;
another district gave Tweed 29S votes where
there were but 2S3 males; another records 24S
votes for Tweed, with a total male population Of
439; and in the iourteeth district, which re-
corded unanimous vote of SIS for Tweed there
were only 219 of the male population, and even
the fraudulent registration only had 324 names
down.
INCENDIARIEs COMMITTED.
Anthony 0. Jones and Jas. Cieski who are
charged with setting fire to various houses in
order TO obtain the amount of the policies of our
insurance companies, were committed at the
1orkville police court this morning. in default
of $4,000 bail each, to await the action of the
grand jury.
THE ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA.
The steamship Republic, from Liverpool
Feb. 8, encountered a furious hurricane and
mountainous seas, lasting iorty-eight hours,
during which all the boats, except one, were
washed overheard, and considerable damage
done to the upper ship. Mr.. Williams, the Sec
ond officer, was struck by a fearful sea breaking
MS left thigh, dislocating his ankle, aud other
wise injuring him.
DECISION IN BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE
CASE.
Judge Woodruff, in the United States circuit
court, to-day, rendered a decision in an appeal
in the case of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
railway company, which has been in litigation
for the past two years
The facts of the case are briefly these: Seth
Adams, creditor of the company filed a p2ti-
lion in bankruptcy against the company in the
United States district court in Massachusetts,
on the 21st of October, 1870. James Alden, an
other creditor, filed similar petition in the dis
trlct court OF Connecticut on the Doth day of
December, 1870, and on The 31st of the same
month, Alden also filed a petition against the
company in the United States district court of
the Southerndistrict OF New York The com
pany was adju Heated bankrupt in Connecti-
cut, and the proceedings were pending in this
district; the counsel of Seth Adams asked TO
come in as CREDITOR which application was de-
med and the appeal was accordingly taken
Judge Woodruff decides thai there is nothing in
N Ds IN
draws it from the operation of the decision here.
tolore made in the highest court of Connecticut.
THE STOKES CASE.
IN the oyer and terminer court this morning
the evidence was continued on behalf of Stokes
as to the irregularities in empanneling the grand
jury. The district attorney does not traverse
the various allegations 10 the Irregularities of
the grand Jury, but simply AYERS that they were
good lawful men, and on that issue will 20 TO a
jury, The trial of the present issue will proba-
ply terminate tomorrow.
The city was full Of stories of a sensational
character yesterday about Mr.. Connolly. one of
which was that he could not furnish bail upon
the latest indictments and had escaped to Eu-
rope. His counsel state that he will come for
ward when lils case is called, but does not deny
that he Is hiding to escape q summons TO an
pear in other cases. Bail was furnished upon
the sixteen indictments Dreviouly returned
against Connolly and the district attorney does
not appear to he at all alarmed
THE BRooKLYs DlsTILLEns,
ten, Joprdan, in his report to the internal
revenue department, claims that by the assist
ance OF the police he has entirely suppressed The
operations OF the Illicit distileIs in the FIST dis
trict of New York. A year ago there were 30
distillers of this class in his district. Since his
last Tenort the generals assistants have cap
tured 400 barrels of Illicit rum, IA horses and
wagons, u copper stills, worms and other op.
paraius, DESTROYED 2l0 mash tubs caused Tie
indictment of % pclsous, 10 OF whom were ar
rested, OF whom were convicted aud impris-
oned,
EFT CETERA.
A hickman named James O'Bricn was found
on horse car track in the eastern part Of Brook
lyn, early Yesterday morning, with his head cut
open and otherwise injured lie has been nm
conscious since and is not expected TO live. 1t
is not known whether it was an accident or at
tempted murder
James Russell, who absconded some time since
with his employers money, was found at Peters.
burg, Va, and brought back last night aud sent
TO the tOmbs Tor trial
The board OF audit yesterday allowed claims
amounting to over $780, 900.
The governing committee of the stock nv,
change, lasf evening, decided that the new
stock of the Hannibal and ST. Josenb rojho,d
VIII not be good delivery for thirty DAYS from
the 18th. 49, "'"i
The committee administering the Cbicoro 70
~. luhd OF the produce exchange report $50.
US as given to Chicago, SlSS, $50 10 Miehi.
gan, and SlS3,65O to Wisconsin sufferers. while
about $4,000 remains in the treasurei's hands
Oiesky; an accomplish OF Jones, the Hre-bue.
confessed that the latter set fire to store In
Nllnton street, 10 another in Morris avenue
Elizabeth, N. j., to store No. 100 Prince strnet
ana TO q mandatory in Eldrldgc street, and
thai ne Clesky, received Il portion Of the pro-
ceeuS Oh inc Insurance., except the last named
WHEN occurred before they become partners.