Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-10
AbbrcvIated Dispatches.

Morristown On. j. dispatch saws that Da.
vid Moore, the Dover wife murderer, has been
arrested.
The freight depots at Athens, the terminus of
tue Athens and Schenectady railroad, have
closed for the winter
Mrs. Catherine Burns was burned to death AZ
her home in Rockville, L, l., by kerosene lamp
exploding.
Cape OF Good Hope adviceS by mail report a
herce battle in the interior, between the Kreli
people and the TambOokira, in which the latter
were beaten, and from 400 TO 1000 slaughtered.
Many of the natives were armed with the Enfield
rife and other European arms.
Jamaica letters state that large numbers of
wealthy CnbsnS are leaving Cuba and purchas.
ing plantations in lamouCa
The San Francisco agent of the Webh line of
Australian steamers denies the report of the
sale of that line to the Pacific Mail company
Inc centennial commission Yesterday con-
| lerred administrative powers on the executive
committee, and ordered the preparation of a
| memorial to congress asking material aid
me roof and walls of the city water works 9t
| CINCINNATI fell in to-day Two men were buried
IN nine feet of water under the debris an three
Others were so badly hurt that they are not ex
| pCCted to live.
Revenue cutter Cofax, arrived at Fort Monroe
| from cruise of Hatieras, brought the crew of
schooner J. F. Farand of Brook Haven. wrecked
on Hatleras inlet Nov. 80. The vessel is total
loss. She was from Charleston with cotton
and phosphate, for Boston,
The dry goods store of Blum {, Ameson in
Smio was robbed Of $4,000 in currency on
Sunday. The money had been brOuuht from
Paducah, Saturday, after the banks had closed
An oyster war mas broken ont in Port Jetfer
son, Long Island, growing out of the sale by the
town authorities, to certain parties, of the rirbt
10 pant oysters In specified locality, over
Whch the defendant in the suit commenced
Seth Worth, claims that the authorities have
no control, II being Il uatu,tl hn1
| from oysters may be taken by any person The
case has been tried before two jures, and now
goes to higher court
- me .s2l'o%ing directors Of the Atlantic and
ureat western raiifysd company were chosen
Yesterday: George h. hlCCiellau W w Me
FarIand, Lloyd AspinwaIl, A. S. nc,yett Law.
renee Wells, Edward Cooper, james Is. Hold
klnS and James ii. Fay, all of New York. Geo
d. Wright John Tod, II. f. Parsons and Reu
denport
telegram from Yrcka states that ,be Greek
Indians have been got into their reservation and
are now quiet More assistance is needed 10
Watch them at present. Rowing bands will bp
pursued, and number of Indians ON the reser-
Nauon have VOLUNTEERED to aid the settlers.
Arrangements are about completed for tbc
commercial convention, which meets next We'd
nesday in ST. Louis. The principal subjects for
discussion will he railroads, interior lines of
water communication public lands. emigra-
tlon, domestic and foreign commerce, finance
and taxation, American shipbuilding and payi-
CATION interests, and the mineral and mining in.
tcreSts -
John w. Southwc was arrested in San
FRANCISCO last night on a charge of altering two
checks on the First national bank OF that city
one IRON $40 to $4,000, and the other from
$50 to $4,000, in favor of j. E. Spencer. Tbc
dTaitS were forwarded to the National bank of
Chicago, where the forgery was discovered The
prisoner was at one time in the insurance bust
ness in Chicago.
Details OF the loss Of the steamship Guatemala
show that when the ship was wrecked, and the
crew landed, the Leper indians declined to as
Sist them, whereupon Captain Douglass and
lew determined men seized their chief made
nm furnish provisions, ana guide them 10 Sail
ma course, near OaXaca. The American consn.
Lar agent at OaXaca declined aiding Captain
Douglass and his destitute crew and passengers.
and but for the efforts Of private citizen named
Cremon they would have suffered extremely.
Mr. Mitchell of rehuantcpec, also furnished the
crew with the necessaries of life while there.