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

New YORK, Feb. 1.-There was a large
crowd at the oyer and termner court this fore
noon. Stokes was brought in, but Mr.. Graham,
one OF his counsel, did not appear. Judge In.
graham, accompanied by Chief Justice Moshcr
Of South Carolina, occupied the bench. Judge
lngraham announced that the motion to quash
the indictment against Stokes had been careful
ly considered by him, and could not be grant
ed; consequently the trial will proceed.
The rivers and harbor are covered with floating
ice. No sailing vessels can pass through He'll
Gate to Long Island Sound on account of the
dense masses of ice between Fort Schuyler and
WhitestOne Point
James Altman was set upon by two highway
men at the corner of Rector and West Streets,
last night, who stabbed him badly and escaped
with their booty. The victim was taken to the
hospital.
Gen. VIM. Thompson, quartcrmaster for Gen.
jackson, formerly millionaire OF New Or
leans, died in the Bellevue hospital, where he
had been taken in Il starving condition by the
police.
Brady, who was arrested for highway rob
| berry, proves to be the burglar who personatcd
tho policeman and successfully robbed the Ken
sington bank in Philadelphia last February.
! IL boasts that he will get clear through the Ill
tiucnce Of ring politicians.
The Times mas the names Of pcrSUus for
whom safes were furnished by j. Mcbride Da-
wilson, for which the bills were paid by tile city,
which shows that private friends OF the ring
people received safes for which about $4,000
were paid. The safe expenses of Davidson were
! in all about 100000 The balance is yet to be
| accounted for.
| The Times alleges that for a lotig Period the
| ring has annually swIndled the city out Of at
| least million in the item of city railroads, by
reason of unequal valuation i'll matters Of TAXA
| ton.
A: n workingmen's union meeting last eve
| ming, 4 report was read that no change had
taken place in the aspect of the coopcrs' strike,
Ehn Aurlit n
admit to its membership coopers who have now
| gone to work in shops not recognizing the rules
| of the union.
The board of audit just created, meet to-day,
| and claims are to he passed on amounting to
| about SIS 900, GOO The members are ContrOll-
| er Green and Commissioners Stebbus and Van
| Most.
The will of James Fisk, Jr, was admitted to
probate by the surrogate, to-day. The estate is
| sworn TO as not exceeding one million Of dol
| lars. His widow Is sole executriX, Mr.. Jordan
| retiring as co-legatee.
The 1illie, from Havana, has on board Capt.
| Lothrop and seven men of the British brig
Thames, rescued from the brig, which was in a
sinking condition. The Thames was bound
from Abaco for Boston.
The congressional committee resumed their
session this morning. A letter from one Perkins,
of Dover, N. H., saying he can give important
| revelations regarding the custom house business
! of 1869, led to an order for his subpoena. The
COllluIllteG NOI6u 10 take the testimony OF IOttef
| and Babcoct in Washington. 1t is evident that
| the committee will soon adjourn their future
sessions to Washington.
| The chamber of commerce to-day adopted a
| memorial to congress recomme ding a law reg
uating the shipping of seamen; also for law
prohibiting throwing cinders and refuse into
the harbor, and a law regulating quarantine
abuses.
1t is reported that the Western Union telegraph
company has purchased the property on the
northwest corner OF Broadway and Dey streets
for 100000, and propose to erect a handsome,
substantial office.
The treasury awarded a million of gold to-day
at 100 9-100 100 3S-100.
The trustees of the Market savings bank have
agreed to offer a reward Of $500 for the arrest
| of Conklin.
1t appears that the bill of Powers proprietor
of the Grand Central hotel, for rooms, attend
ance, etc, upon the occasion of the assassination
of Col Fisk, when large portion of the house
was literally mOnopoized by sympathzing
| friends of the murdered man, was only $500, in
stead of $500 as has been reported, and has
been paid within few days.
The window of TobiaS's ewelry establish.
mcnt, in the BOwery, was robbed this afternoon
and the proprietor was severely wounded by one
OF the thieves, whom he attempted TO arrest.
James II. EustiS was gagged and robbed in "a
house in Thirty-fourth street last evening
by two ruflianS, who have been committed to
Jail.