Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-26
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THE QUARANTINE
The quarantine investigation INTO Inc charges
of fraud by Assemblvman Hustled in the gravel
contracts for the city, yesterday morning, cor
ro6orated the previous testimony Ihat no eollu.
sion existed with any one, ana all the sales oil
gravel were regular and correct.
CORRUPT OFFICIALS.
The judiciary committee of the legislature,
Friday examined witnesses concerning the an.
pontmcnt of referees by Judge Cardozo. Moth
inc reliable can be aSrertained rs to the purpOrt
of the testimony as the sessions are secret The
committee Is composed of six republicans and
three democrats
COroncTs Humphrey and O'Brien of Staten
Island were held in $500 BAIL each on the charge
of fraud. Judges Haggerty and Powers and
Judge fully OF the same place, On the same
charges, were held in bail the two former in
$1,000, and the latter in $4,000.
1t is reported that affidavits are in possession
of the committee of seventy conclusivvy show
iug the police sunerintendcutS completely in the
ring frauds; and il is also said to eliminate him
with W. II. Cook in the conjunction with Balch
and Haggarty, the voucher thieves.
GERMAN SENTIMENT.
The German democratic general committee,
Friday night, passed a resolution indorsing Carl
SchuTz. The German central reform committee
indOrsed the charter committee of seventy.
THE TREATY IMBRoGLIo.
A Washington dispatch TO the Herald saws
there will be a delay of several DAYS in diSparcl-
ing onr answer to Lord GrdnvilIc'S II te The
result Of the interview had by Mr., Thornton,
thp -fnUlish r,,inistpr with Gnnr1tnrv Eish Fri
day. was sent by steamer, so that it might reach
England earlier than the American answer, and
thus anticipate the tone of FiSh's dispatch.
DEATHS IN PRISON.
John McCarty, aged twenty.5even, died sud-
denly this morning in the penitentiary, where
he was sent last August for petit lmceny.
Stephen V. r Patterson, of Perth Amboy. N.
j., who was committed to the tombs by Justice
Hogan, for intoxication on the 10th instant,
died suddenly this morning.
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
James Emery, aged sixty years, was found
this morning by his daughter, hanging by a
rope to his bedroom door The body was quite
cold. His friends are unable to assign any
cause for the act.
THE PRICE OF GAS.
The commissioner of public works has noti-
helAhe gas companies that their CHARGES to the
city are deemed unreasonable aud must be re-
duced. A bill will be introduced in the egisla-
ers for the reduction of the price of gas TO So 25
pei thousand feet, and demanding that the
Illuminating power be equal to sixteen sperm
candles
INVESTIGATION OF THE SAILORS RETREAT
ABUSES
The legislative investigation into the alleged
abuses in the management of the Sailors re-
treat, at Staten Island begins tomorrow.
HEAVY FAILURE.
A bankrnDt sale of 81 600 00O worth nf va rb-
es OF the Geneva watch company, Just failed,
commences tomorrow, at about half the usual
prices.
PRINCELY PROPERTY AT AUCTION.
The horses carriages, etc OF the late Col
Fisk will be sold at auction on Wednesday.
sTABBING.
Geo Redwith, an EngliShman resident in Jer-
sey CITY, was stabbed in seven plnccs on Cherry
$ rect nv John McKenncv a wen knnvn tbief
who escaDcd but will nrobohIv soon he can
tured.
LATER -McKapnv ,vos orrastod and idon+isod
nv tbe divine man.
sIfNnAy ppoor1xv
Tho Rrooslvn noIicn a ro r,Ior,r, 20 ,, e,oo +,o
law opainst the saIr of io1ors ON tIc Sal,l,ot I0
MUNTcIpAI RFTpENCu,,rNr
The Brooklvn reform romnnittne ronort that
tbe Offices Of reristra,ion Of ,,i ,,I
assistant for which az Eao n,,,ma1 soIo "iin
are maid are unneceSsorv IF ie ;nsinn,tad ,hs1
over million dollars have loon hnrr,yad 20,
certificates of indebtedness nnder +j, law nsssod
last wear and thar fac mower of iSe,,in,r Snc6
certi6cotps was secnrcd in order TO Sbnr, NJ
duction of the rate of local tnvotior ,ybon No
reduction had becn cflrcted -0
,IISsINc pnooyeTI,,, o,,,,,,,
Paoistrar Wm r dsII Hr ~ a. a.
Ivn hoard oreducation il soid % o s''T
and is aIlp~od IN have commit.cI a ,,ort,ra -
forrnrv IN tho on,nnnt Of $500 ,,4 =;
oni lor his arrest - ~''O0' q ""'i'"' 10
ppoGRrss IN NEW ,rpsvv
The boa,d of cducation of Nnnarl, N 7 hoe
thrown omen fine nublic schooIs to cnlornJ chil'
dron on tir same footinoc ae M ,,b;,nC N'i'
pnciIIsT3c ~
O,Baldwin. tbe nnTiist has forwarded = lotto,
from, p;ttshnr,r tn IN, ~, titt, - iti
cowardice bv Wishing for a iTht when thew are
snre 70 he arrested II is beIiyrd that n motch
will be made sooner or later
CATHOLIC APPOINTMENT.
A Herald special saws thar the popc. on the
22l elevated Father McNciny of New York TO
be coadjutor bishop of Albany; Father Hon
erickson of Waterbury, Conn 10 he biShon of
Providence K l., the diocese of Rhode Island
and Connecticut to be divided; Bishop McFar-
land 10 reside at Hartford; Rev E. p. Wadhams,
vicar general of the diocese of Albany to he
bishop of Ordensburg.
The national executive committee of the Cath
Ole Total Abstinence Union of America issued
Il circular of instructions to parochia societies
in the United States and Canada. as agreed upon
by the national convention at Baltimore. which
adjourned Saturday. Politics are TO be excluded
Legislation is deemed Intellectual. and the de-
mand is only to be abated by religion subduino
the appetite All members are 10 he Catholic
The next national convention
will he held at Cleveland October 10 Fiftv
thousand new members were received last venr
A PROTEST.
Judge Barnard has made n formal protest to
the assembly judiciary commlttpe orainst
Samuel j. Tilden serving as one OF the inyFsti'ra-
tors of the charges against himself ON tbc rronnd
that Tilden is member of the bar nssoriation.
and as such one of his prosecutors has nuhlictv
charged him with malfeasance and other crimes
and that he sought an election to thn iogi siatnre
with the ayowed purpose of nrocnring his fRar.
nard's) impeachment. N-''
DEMAND OF THE 1NTrRN ArtoxAt.
Three REPRESENTATIVES of the iaternationols
appeared before the aldcrmanic committee ON
public works Yesterday. and made demond
for free halls. lighted with free 0ns far nonuIar
discussions rs well ne for hetter ,nJ iSaanor
means Of travel for rho nnhI;c -'
The committee exnrcssed s,,rnstt,, with tbo
idea and will endeovnr ,o ad,,y,,,,,o - "''i '
prropw peso %I, ~" It,
At a mcetinT If tba nino,ao,,,b -, ,.;,.o,d
reform aseoc5iion Iost i,rI,t W. ,,,,,
odonted in favor If sintin'S ,h9 rocI,s @ To"rtS
avepne and of hi, tn ~ "v"9 y"
mitted 10 the lerisloture II wos also rasoIycd
thar If omicahe nnosnros al 80 "' ~ ~,
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