Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-19
New York.



tee Of investigation into Ex-Governor Bullock's
transactions with bonds having failed TO secure
his attendance at their sessions in this city, offer
him all his expenses and a hundred dollars per
day for every day he is in town.
MORE swINDLING EXPOSED.
The Times contains an exposure Of the afro
cious extortiOnS upon living patients in the
small poX hospital in the city, and Of the swind-
ling of the relatives of the dead patients, by
ring which includes physicians, stewards, nurses,
superintendent OF the morgue, undertakers and
grave diggers.
OUTRAGE IN A HORSE CAR,
II 5. Claiborne, Mississippi merchant, was
robbed on a Fourth avenue car last night by
rOughs, who endeayored to hold him in his seat,
but he managed to throw three off and knocked
another down and jumped from the car, thus
saving several thousand dollars he had in his
pocket, but lost his watch, etc. The conductor
cooly looked on.
OFFICER SHOT.
lnattempting to arrest two burglars in a dry
goods shop on Hudson street early this morning
Officer U Nell was shot in the head by one of the
burglars, who escaped, but he secured the other,
named Frank Edwards
FATAL AFFRAY.
During drunken fight in bar room on Goth
street, last night, David Murphy shot David
Barry dead. Both were friends, but had been
playing cards and disputed as to the payment
for liquor. Murphy gave himself up to the po-
lice.
MAXINE MISllAfSs
The schooner Annie NAV, from Portland, ar
rived this morning. She lost 40 600 feet of lum-
Der from her deck, lost boat, sails, etc.
The bark Alice Tarleton, which was towed to
this port this morning, bound from Portland to
MatanzaS, reports that on the 18th thirty-tiye
miles east Of Cape Cod, experienced a heavy gale
and snow storm; was thrown on her beam ends,
aud was obliged to cut away fore aud mainmasts
TO right the vessel She had six feet OF water in
the hold, stove boats, bulwarkS, lost sails aud
everything movable on deck, but the hull re-
NAMED unchanged. She las fallen in with on
the 10th by the steamship lsmaa and towed
here.
Captain Connors of the bark Alice Tarleton
reports that he took the captain and crew of the
schooner H. X. White from New Gork for BOS
ton Off that vessel on the 14th ult, the schooner
having been dismaSed and sunk shortly after
rescung the men. She transferred them to the
brig Florence from Cienfuegos for Halifax
The German bark Lutcken, lumber laden,
bound for Matanzas, was partially burned and
sunk last night at pier on the East river. Loss
$4,000.
NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE Underwriters.
The session of the national board of fire un-
| derwriterS continued to-day. An amendment
| was offered that the executive committee should
| consist of seven. special committee reported
in favor of adopting the presidents suggestions
| recommending the reduction of the executive
| committee, making members agents OF the local
| board, and empowering the executive committee
| 10 enforce pledges of companies
| A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| Postmaster Jones publishes card explaining
| that placing of cards of invitation to the Grant
| meeting last night in the post office boxes with
| out prepayment, was Il msapprchensiOn of the
present regulation by the superintendent in
| charge, when the cards were received, the stamp
office was closed and the amount of postage
charged to the firm which deposited them.
"INCIPIENT HOMICIDAL MANIA"
In the trial of Fanny Hyde to-day, DrS. Berne
| and Corey testified concerning the condition of
! the prisoners mind, stating their belief that she
was laboring under mcipient homicidal mania
when the killing occurred.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Charles Hoffman, a wealthy lager beer brewer
| of Cincinnati, was robbed of $4,000 in a panel
| house on Church street last night.
Charles Avery fatally wounded his wife at
| Pleasantville, from whom he lately separated,
| she refusing giving him the custody of their
daughter.
Six convicts en- route for the penitentary es-
| capped to-day.
turing company against Fargo, president, for
| the loss of package of silver delivered to de-
| PENDANTS express company, decided in favor of
| the plaintiff. The defence was that the value
| OF the package was not marked upon the wrap
| per.
The trial of James Costello for killing Jack
| Glass, commenced to-day. Prosecution COM
| menced with the examination of two witnesses.
| Judge Bowling took the stand for the defense
and testified to the bad character Of the de-
| ceased.
The vote at the mercantile library thus far on
Sunday opening is 1000 for and 300 against.
The argument in special sessions in habeas
corpus cases, is further adjourned till next Tues
day
1t is said that prominent LAWYER is retained
to test the constitutiOnaity of the new city
charter, passed to-day
The persons arrested charged with robbing
| Charles Hotfer, a st. Louis merchant, of $500
in bonds, were discharged to-day, complainant
| being unable TO identify them.