Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-20

New YORK, Nov. 19.-The relief committee
met to-day, but decided that in view of the sew
eral resolutions and other documents received
from the citizens of Boston, that they would
suspend action until notified that contributions
from New York were needed.
An inquest on the body of A. f. O'Neil, shot
by JAS. G. King yesterday, will be held Thurs
day. The parents Of 0'Nei! arrived here from
Boston to-day to take charge of the body.
George Wood, the alleged prize concert ticket
svindier, arrested last night, was to-day held in
bail for trial
About 100 French communists held meeting
last night, at which funds were subscribed for
the widows and orphans Of communists who fell
III the late struggle in France. 1t was stated
that these widows and orphans are suffering
terribly at Paris and BellCylle from hunger and
cold. The money subscribed with fund col
lected by similar organization in Newark, will
be forwarded shortly to the sufferers. II is pro-
posed to hold public meeting in Cooper Insti-
tute next month, and ask Wendell Phillips to
preside.
The New Haven railroad company has made
ARRANGEMENTS TO occupy its Grand Central de-
pot after Thursday.
There are no tidings of the Pacific Mail
steamship Arizona; the company no longer con-
ceal their anxiety.
Peter Cooper has written the president con-
graduating him on his reelection, and asking
for the enforcement Of the civil service bill
cert saloons were in full blast again last night,
though the waiter girls had exchanged their
ballet girl costumes for garments Of more mod.
est pattern. In accordance with orders of Su-
perlntendent kelSo to again seize the saloons if
they again opened,quite number of proprietors
and bar-tenders were arrested and locked IN
the girls were allowed to go.
DR.. Geo. Cochran, health officer for Brook
Ign, who has been suffering from pneumonia the
past ten days, died yesterday afternoon, aged
forty.
The losses by the Brooklyn fire will not ex.
coed half million dollars. There was not as
much wheat destroyed as was thought yester-
day The greater portion was oats and corn,
There was small quantity of rye and bar
ley. Inc wheat was worth from 81 As to 81 the
corn 60 to zoe, oats Al to SIC per bushe rye SIS
to 92c, aud barley 95c per bushel. The loss on
grain will not be over $3.50, 900. Two firemen
were injured, and Terrence Carrigan, a laborer,
is missing.
The general assembly OF North Carolina COM
pleted its organization at Raleigh Yesterday.
Col. ). L. Moorehead Of Guillord was elected
speakero the senate, and Capt. JAS Robinson
OF Macon, speaker of the house. All the officers
of both houses are conservatives The govern
or's message will be read to day. Little interest
is taken in the contest for the United States
senatorship, and the coming man is yet un-
known.
The West Virginia legislature met at Charles.
ton yesterday, and perfected its organization
harmouiousy.
meeting of citizens was held in Toledo last
night to organize a volunteer fire company.
The force OF the department will Immediately
be increased by the addition OF 100 paid men.
The treasurer of the relief committee of Chi
cago arrived in Washington Saturday, and made
application to Gov. Cooke for the remainder of
the amount of the District of Columbia's con.
tr6ution for the relief of the sufferers by the
Chicago fire last year, stating that the relief
committee intended sending it to Boston. The
balance is $4,000 Gov. Cooke declined paw.
ment on the ground that Chicago had published
an announcement that no more pccuuiary aid
was needed, and said that if money was desired
for Boston the mayor of Chicago should so state
and the amount would Immediately be placed tC
his credit for that purpose.