Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-09
Our New York Dispatches.
The Case Of eScnGs-PrcPaFatiCD for
Grand GclebTatlOn-Fhc FOrdilum Col
Iege fsysIHry-New Shooting EearlS, etc.


New YORK, Feb. S.-Ieury Gcuet, indicted
for frauds on the city, threatens 10 sue the par.
ties WHO informed against him before the grand
Jury. He has commenced n suit against one
Adams Seventeen Of the twenty.three indict-
ments submitted to Judge Bedford on Saturday
have not been served.
wAsHINGroN's BIRTHDAY.
On Thursday, Feb. 22d, the Order of United
AnGrifar Mechanics are TO have a parade in
tins city in ii0iior Of the anniversary Of Wash
ington'S birth. Delegations from many OF the
states are expected, the FafiOns parts Of urown
state and New jersey and Pennsylvania being
largely represented.
soiEfION OF A MYSTERY.
Recently it Nis announced that an attempt
had oeen made to aSSassdate Eugene BcnoiSf, a
student at st, Johns college, in fCrdham, West
chester county, and all sorts OF stories were re-
ported relative TO it. A relative has published
letter in which he says that young man named
Taylor who resides ia st. Louis is in receipt of
letter from student AT the college, admitting
that the threatened assassination was college
trick; that he was one of tile chief actors in it,
in fact was the person who fired the pistol.
NEW PARK.
Mr. VIM. p. Wright, a broker of this city, has
sold the estate known as Tower Hill, at Wee
hawkeH, Me- containing some thrty-three acres
TO an association Of German slarpshooters of
New York and New Jersey for shooting park
The price paid was S150,000, and about $4,000
more are TO be expended in fitting 1t up, the de-
sign contemplating Il casino capable OF accom-
niodatin@ 10000 persons at least, with a beauti-
full concert hail. dancing rooms, shooting CALLER
les etc. The estate is about three miles from
Jersey city, aud easily reached by horse and
steam cars
MINISTERIAL.
Rev. II. r. Nye was Installed tonight as pas
tor Of the Church of Our Father, Unitarian,
Blooklyn. The invocation was pronounced by
Rev G. T. Lee; the installing prayer was offered
by Rev A. 7. Putnam, d. D.; the sermon was
preached by Rev. c. II. Chaplin, D. D., and the
address to the people was made by Rev. j. NJ
Pullman.
COLLEGE DISStH.
The firsl annual dinner Of the Middlebury,
VT, college association of New York. took place
tonight L. W. Chester presided. 1ey DR..
kitchel, president of Middebury college, &c
sponded to the sentiment, Our Alma Mater;
Prot. Carter to "Abscnt Alumni; Col Walker
to "Ihc Alumni who fought for the Union"
The toast, vermont, the best governed state in
the Union" was replied TO By Gov. Stewart of
Vermont, who said that they had an honest
legislature and Judiciary which might well be
an example 10 New York. John G. Sake, in
happy speech, RESPONDED to the sentiment
college Memories" AT the conclusion of the
speeches "Auld Lang Syne" was sung. The
party separated at late hour.
ANOTHER DAYS INVESTIGATION.
AT the custom house investigation, +. G. Phil
lips, appointment clerk in the custom house,
was ohOil lit was ulIttltu by SeildIOT hUWG
to prepare list of applications for appointments
made and appointees now in office recommended
by New York senators, and the edtoT-iu-chief of
the New York Tribune, under Collectors Grim
nell, Murphy and Chester A. Arthur.
A communication was received from w. B.
Strange & Bro. complaining that the strong
arm of the law was used to compel importers to
pay sixty per cent duty on imported Grape, al
though, after six years litigation, II case brought
against the collector resulted, in November last,
in f,,Ifr ytt.,E a.
cent was the duty.
There were nineteen cases Of smallpox yes
terday; seven deaths.
Lewis Kingsley, deputy naval officer, died
yesterday.
OF the 24O deaths in BROOKLYN last week,
twenty-nine were caused by small pox
The dock commission desire million dollars
to continue the works, or stop.
Controller Green disbursed $4,000 to-day for
the firemen, labCrers, etc.
The street cleaning bill for St2400O has been
audited, with deduction Of $4,000 for upper
formed work.
An Albany letter states that Thurlow Weeds
firm nets over 100000 per annum from state
printing.
Three men, while cleaning an oil tank at Hun
ter's Point, yesterday, were fatally burned by
an explosion of gas
There were fourteen bids for the government
gold to-day amounting to about 50 sos 900 from
100 5010O 10 10 57-100. The amount advertised
for sale, one million, will go AT no 45-100 to 40
57-100.
The steamer Warren Blake, from Dix Island,
Me-, for New York, was abandoned the 80th
ult, in a sinkiCg condition. Phe captain and
crew were saved and brought to this port
-Four persons were badly Injured in horse
car to-day, by the collision Of runaway team
Herewith. The car was considerable broken,
and one of the runaway horses killed.
policeman was seriously, and several per-
sons badly, injured by an attack of gang of
rOwdies early this morning, upon the ball of
the Mutual social club, in Continental hall.
The raid on the whiskey dlstillers in BROOKLYN
was continued today. Few discoveries were
made.
The keepers of underground concert saloons
recently arrested, were all discharged to-day.
the testimony being alleged to be insufficient to
convict.
James Big gars, revenue officer, was acquitted
to-day, at Brooklyn, on charge of an assault
growing out OF accidentally shooting boy
while endeavonng to arrest a criminal last DC
tober
The boiler at Birdsalls boiler factory, Jersey
CITY, exploded this afternoon, destroying the
roof and damaging the building otherwise. Loss
$4,000.
At the annual meeting of the American soci-
ETY. OF painters in water colors, the following
C. Nichol, secretary; James ID. Smillic, treasur-
er; board Of control, Gilbert Burling, r Swain
Clifford VIM. Magraih, j. G. Brown. The re-
ports submitted were OF Il very encouraging ma
turc.
The American Sprituaist estimates that there
are eOo0, 600 believers in SplrlluallSm IN the