Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-13
New York.



NEW YORK, May 12.-Ihe Herald's monetary
article has the following: Some of the wise
men of the street, and those who have reputa-
ton OF being far-seeing and sagaciOus dealers,
proguosticate bull movement next week that
will at least cause the market to reco yer from its
present depressed condition, and send ma
jOrity of the speculative stocks up three or four
per cent.
POST OFFICE EMBEzzLER.
j. Pateman, for long time a prominent clerk
in the New York post Office, has been arrested
and committed in default of $4,000 bail, for en-
bezzliDg letters and packages containing articles
of value. Some OF the articles were found on
his person. He admitted his guilt.
DEATHS AT SEA.
The bark Caroline, from Bremen, had seven
teen deaths during her passage, out of Ala pas
sengers, and the bark Gesner, from Bremen
with 572 passengers, had sixteen deaths. The
brig Abbie Clifford, of Stockton, Me-, arrived
to-day from Pernam0ucO. Captain Clifford,
Allen Smith, mate, J. j. Jay, steward, and
seaman died of yellow fever, and the captains
wife and others were sick, but recovered. After
the death of the mate the captains wife nayi-
gated the ship to port.
MORE FRAUDS DISCOVERED.
The Tribune states that the authorities here
have discovered ring of conspirators who,
under the law allowing wrecked foreign vessels
il repaired in this country to take out American
registers, have made fraudulent aff1davits rela-
tive to a large number of foreign vessels which
never were wrecked, and thus successfully i'm
posed upon the collector of this port. The
broker here who has been made the tool of this
ring is well known citizen, and he is furnish
ing all the facts in his power, he having been in
nocent of any fraud.
THE PHELPS MURDER.
Charles H. Phelps, who was shot Friday night
in his own residence by a sneak thief, was still
alive this morning, but the ply sicians decided
that he could not live. BY the aid of stimulants
Mr.. Phelps rallied, and gave the following ac-
count of the tragedy: Just as he was going to
the room on the second floor front, a small man
stepped from under the stairway leading to the
hoor above. He at once seized the burglar,
when second and larger man appeared. Drop
ping the smaller man, Mr.. Phelps seized
the larger one, who at once drew a
pistol and shot at him twice. They then
escaped down stairs from him. lie cannot lden-
tify either of the murdererS, but Mr.. Palmer
and Mr., Coffin can fully identify the large man,
having got good view of him. The smaller
man got away without any one seeing him suf-
hciently TO identify him. Coroner Young has
taken the ante-mortem statement OF Mr.. PHELPS.
No hopes of his recovery are entertained. His
wife and daughter have been telegraphed at Sy-
Tacuse. Mr.. Phelps is well known in the jewel
ry trade and is very wealthy. The assassin is
about five feet nine inches in hight, has dark
hair and whiskers, and wore black coat and
vest and gray pantaloons
John Moore is under arrest on suspicion, he
derer.
ANOTHER POLITICAL FARCE.
The radical relormers yesterday adopted q
platform which provides for new constitution
OF the United States; national code of civil
and commercial law; abolition of monopolies;
one system of money and currency on the basis
OF public credit; the employment of unemployed
persons by the government; universal govern
ment for the whole globe; minority representa-
ton, aud that this party shall be known as the
equal rights party. AT the evening session Mrs
woodruff delivered an address, prophesying
that from this convention would 90 forth a
power to shake the world. Mrs. Woodruff and
Frederick Douglass were then nominal ed
amid the greatest confusion, candidates for the
presidency and yice-presidency of the United
States. An angry delegate, dissatisfied with the
candidates, moved the nomination of Spotted
Tail. indians ought to be represented here
before niggers." Another delegate suggested
that if Frederick Douglass declined TO accept,
'heathen Chinee" shall be nominated in his
place. The convention broke up in uproar
At the afternoon session n resolution was
adopted authorizing the issue of bonds for the
expenses of the campaign. The bonds are TO be
payable when the people succeed in regaining
possession of the government. Some $4,000 were
pledged.
THE STOKES CASE.
Edward s. Stokes has NOT been able as vet tn
obtain new counsel in place of Messrs Graham
and Gerry. 1t is still uncertain when his trial
and will press the case forward as soon as J en-.
preme court Judge can be found to nreside in
over and terminer P>''''S :"
GREAT STRIFE orc1ppErrrps
Eight hundred carnentars o. n neo,;,a Inc,
night. decided IN STRIFE ON nond"v Tor 90 IN Sor
e;ght honrs E;a .h1s,,.o,, @ - I'll III ~
tbe strike and II Is sa;d tha hova mt 3oa
funds 70 ,naLa ,ha s,s,Lo u a.,ey n"'9 '"n'0io"'
The carncnters, st,i%e in ProoI.,,,,, o,,dod f..
day. the employers consenHnS IN he e,ybt hour
sys,e, NJ SO"''"'i'is " 'ne eiEu' muir
v.,x nos
The boast of Mr. Greelev's Sr;onds ,i,o. ho has
so sroat s,roo,r,h l., ~, Liisnus tnal NC nas
have any snre emndat;on u w uoS ~. sgen -
ana delega,;on viii cer,";.,,, ,ae. iue nou,s