Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-17
New York.

GREELEY WILL MAKE NO SPEECHES.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The Tribune saws 'Mr
Greeley accepts no invitations to speak on polit
ical questions while a candidate, and it will pre-
mote the general convenience ii those VIII
might otherwise invite him will accept this /.
his final determination"
THE TARRYTowN PATRIcIDE.
Patrick o Mara, justice of the peace for Tai
rytowR, who was shot by his son, John Henri
OMara, on Monday night, lies at the point G
death. The coroner has taken the fathers ante
mortem deposition. The wounded man claim
that the boy, who IS only sixteen wears of age
shot him at the instgation OF his mother Tn
father said he did not believe hi. son would shoe
him without being prompted to do So as the boz
had no reason to fear him II is a well know
TACT IN the village that the man and his wifi
have long lived uphappily together, but no on,
out the husband who strongly limited at such
circumstance, suspects the wife had ANYTHING
to do with the crime The affair causes qrea
excitement in the usually quiet village.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
III the Methodist general conference today il
was decided that the election OF bishops TAXI
place next tuesday,, i'll view of which tomorrow
was appointed day of fasting and prayer A
resolution was offered and referred to exclude
advertisements of quack doctors from pubIica.
tons OF the church. The reception of the dele.
gates from the Free church of Italy. DR.. j
T. Thompson and Father Gayazzi. then tool,
place
THE ElGHT-HoUR MOVEMENT
Encouraged by the success of the carpenters
strike for eight hours, the stairbuiIders strnck
to-day The bricklayerS and plasterers are pre.
pairing for strike. large number of con.
tractors who made contracts before the ei0bt
honf movement commenced will lose heavily by
the operation.
MIR. PHELPS AssAILANTs.
The efforts OF the police to arrest John Hell.
lick, the desperate who is supposed TO he tbe
man who shot MIR. Phelps, the 9Th avenue lew.
eller nave been without success Henry Porter
allas THOMAS Porter, and John Robinson. alias
James thompson, the two notorious rufians
VINO nave nave oeeh arrested as being in completely
with Hellck, are still held to await investigated
by the police. Porteris an escaped convict from
sing sing, where he was sent for ten wears bni
only served Que year.
MISCELLANEOUS
Chief Justice Barbour has given n carefn
opinion, holding that the United States statnte
of 1866 and 1867, permitting defendant NOT
a resident of the same state as the nIaintitF II
remove his case at any stage of the suit from ,
state TO United States court, is uuconstitu
tona
1t is rumored that the board of estimate safe
that thlS years taxes will amount to a million
dollars more than last year This win increase
ton.
The bakers, this afternoon, resolved TO in
crease the price of bread from four to five cents
per small loaf, and eight to ten cents per large
loaf
The trial of Stephen b. Babcock. A broker
commenced before United States Commissioner
Belts to-day. This is the first examination into
series OF charges made that numbers of for
egn bottoms have obtained registry MS Amer.
lcan vessels by the use of perured affldayits
that these vessels have been wrecked on Amer
lean waters and purchased and repaired nv
american citizens, the repairs put upon such
vessels being equal to three-quarterS Of the cost
OF shch vessels when so repaired. Mr. Babcock
uenleS knowledge that the atlidavitS were fraud
ulent and SAYS he acted in good faith.
The Turf, Field and Farm announces that a
gentleman stands ready to back John Deery to
play the below mentioned iirst-class experts one
alter another; VIM. Goldthwait, Melvin Foster
Maurice DAILY, Albert GARNER, Joseph Dion. Or
Cynlie Dion the game to be three ball. COZ
points, upon by 10 carom and with % balls
each game Tor $3.50 or $500 a side, play or pay
and all SIX to take place in this city.
The general synod of the Reformed Presbvte
rlan church of North America assembled in
Brookiyn, to-day. Rev. James +. Morton Of
Cedarvllle, Ohio, was chosen moderator. and
Rey DIR. Nc Leod, of New York, clerk.
Preparations have been completed for the OBJ
seIYance OF Decoration day on the 30th inst
Inc store OF EsDen Bros, No. A North Stl,
street, Philadelphia, was robbed yesterday Of
about $4,000 worth of lace, handkerchief, cSpes
sasheS, &c. PS''
The stair-builders' association last MONT re.
solved to strike for eight hours
John McMara, son of Justice McMara
OF beekmantown, Westchester county, shot his
iather With revolver on Monday because tho
iatter repilmanded him for playing truant, and
insisted on his going TO school or the house a
refuge. Mr., McMara is in a critical condition
The boy is LODGED in iaiI