Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-10

POLITICAL.
The republican national committee APPOINTED
at the Chicago convention, will meet at the Eb-
bit house here on Thursday Governor ClafIm.
of Massachusetts, is the chairman, w. Z. Chan
dlcr, OF New Hampshire, is the secretary and
the other New England members are Lewis
Barker, of Maine, y. W. Park, of Vermont,
Gen. L. B. FTieze, of Rhode Island, and Repre-
sentative Starkweather, Of Connecticut. Hor-
ace Greeley will represent New York Ii is as
serted that the committee will select Phiadel
pha as the place for the national convention
and the presidents friends will Lroc as early a
time as May. e. G.. Fulton, who will represent
Maryland, will cndeavor TO have Il proviso in
the call that no federal Offlceholder shall be a
delegate.
THE ENGLISH SIDE OF THE ALABAMA STORY.
Copies Of the case of Great Britain, referred
to the arbitrator at Geneva at their meeting on
the 10th ult., were received here last week, and
have been carefully perused by interested par.
ties, especially Gen. Cushing, who Is to appear
as one of the counsel for the United States The
case of the United States, which was presented
at the same time, was printed at the government
office here in octave form The case of Great
Britain is printed in the usual form of their for.
eign office documents, on blue folio post paper.
The statement proper makes volume of about
one hundred and Seventv-five pages and there
are four other volumes of appended papers. The
statement proner, which is said to have been
prepared by Professor Montague Bernard, is
documentary in style, numerous extracts in
small type being connected by the statement.
The appended documents were arranged by
Lord Tenterden, who is the British agent as
Bancroft Davis is the agent of the United
States.
AN UNHEALTHY PLACE JUST NOW.
A private letter. dated Mcssina, December O,
SAYS: Almost every city in Italy is infected with
small poX. In MeSsina large portion Of the
lower classes have been attacked, and many will
die. The health officer gives clean bills, but the
American and British cOlsuls have agreed to
enter in their bills OF health that small pOX cases
have occurred in the city, some of which have
terminated fatally.
MINOR MATTERS.
The committee on ways and means to-day
had under consideration various minor matters
They have not acted on the tariff and internal
revenue further than to hear arguments from
the tobacco and other interests
The house committee on foreign affairs will
probably on Thursday consider the Cuban qUes-
ton
The report of the Sutro tunnel commission
was transmitted to the senate to-day The com
mssoners report that the tunnel is entirely
feasible, and may be constructed in less than
two and half years, at a cost Of about four
and half million.
The Roman Catholic temperance societies are
zcalOusly working TO secure general attendance
at the proposed national temperance convention
of their faith at Baltimore on the 22d of Febru-
ary next.
The demands from the territories for increas-
cd appropriations are unusually large this year,
and the committee has goodSdcal of difficulty
in holding the delegates in check and resisting
their opportunities.
The appropriation committee is hard at work
upon its bills, and it is probable that the post
Office bill will be reported tomorrow. 1t will
appropriate twcnty'eight million dollars, which
IS slightly in excess of what it was last year.
No.. a TaNs,