Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-03
New York.
MEXICAN REBEL EMIssARY.

MEXICAN REBEL EAfISSARY.
NEW YORK, June 2.--Lieut. Col st. Clair,
General Trevino'S chiefof artillery, arrived here
Saturday from Matamoras He reports the rev.
olutionists enthusiastic in support of Trevino,
and that many of the states desire 10 see him
president instead of Junrez The colonel speaks
in strong terms of the resources of the revolu-
tionists, and declares they are likely to gain
strength.
FIGHTING SHY.
The committee on arrangements Friday re-
ceived letters from Senators Schurz and Trum-
bull and Cassius Nj. Clay stating that they could
not be present at the Greeley meeting Monday
night.
THE QUAKERs CONSERVATIVE.
At a meeting of the Hicksite Quaker society
Friday, the report of the committee relative to
placing the society upon more advanced plane,
Ill accordance with the progressive age, was dis
cussed, and resulted in the triumph of the con-
sentative wing.
THE woRKMEN.
The brass tinshers, chandelier makers mold
eIs, wheelwrightS, blacksmiths aud machinsts,
all held meetings Friday night, voting to strike
for eight hours on Monday.
On Saturday afternoon the piano manufactu-
rers held meeting and passed resolutions
pledging themselves in no case to accede to less
than ten hours work by their men. TWENTY-FIVE
firms were represented.
THE woRKINGMEN's VICE PRESIDENT
In response TO the call for "grand rally" of
workingmen at Cooper institute, last evening,
TO put forward the claims of Senator Henry viii
son for nomination as vice president, about 200
persons assembled and were addressed by Gen.
OBrlne. A series of resolutions passed, and
will be presented to the Philadelphia conyen-
ton.
The bakers met last evening and passed a res
olutlon to work only twelve hours henceforward
and to accepting wages lower than fifteen dollars
per week.
The sash and blind makers of BROOKLYN last
evening resolved to demand eight hours to-
morrow.
MoRTGAGEE's SALE.
The working women's home in Elizabeth
street is to be closed July [, and the building
onered Tor sale. The house cost about 500 600
and the expenses of furnishing and fitting it up
were from $4,000 to $4,000. This has never
been paid, and the institution is mortgaged for
the amount. The income has only been suffi-
Gent to pay running expenses.
MORE HUSBAND POISONING.
DIR. l.. B. Irish and Mrs. Anderson have been
arrested in brooklyn on the strength of a report
oil Prof. Doremus that he found in the eXhumed
remains of Edward G. Anderson sufficient
arsenic to have caused death. The arrested
parties were some weeks ago charged by the
father OF the deceased with his murder by
| poison.
MISCELLANEOUS
A large number of prominent citizens have
memorialized congress to have new custom
| house built on the battery.
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lished another address to the people, alleging
That their former subcommittee was bribed into
reporting that the accounts of the water and
sewerage board were correctly kept.
Daniel Kane, Saturday, sued out a writ of
ha6eas corpus against the Howard mission TO
obtain the custody of Maria Jane, who had
oeen placed in charge of Mr.. Humphrey at Cold
Spring, N. Y. Decision reserved
The counsel for VIM. Heath, who is charged
with forgery, moved for dismissal OF the com
plant, on the ground that the case has been
abandoned by the prosecution.
Inc Daily Register was selected Saturday
from the list OF bidders as the official journal of
the city for the ensuing year
Base ball: Athletics 2, Mutuals 0.
Lyman W. Mooney, Il resident of Chicago,
was arrested last evening charged with having
passed forged check for $500 upon A. W.
Nader, dentist.
Bernard Curry, engineer of the tug boat
Epsilon which exploded her boiler on the 27th
ult., died at Bellevue hospital today.
George L. Avery, who has been on trial for
Tue murder OF Officer Lambrecht, was yesterday
found guilty of murder in the second degree.
lhe sentence will be pronounced tomorrow.