Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-22
Abbreviated Dispatches,

EN-Attoruey General Akerman is reported
cOnYaltsCent.
ReinOrcemcnts from Spain are constantly ar
irving in Cuba.
The uutted States gunboat Chattanooga, sunk
at League island short time ago, will be sold
as she lies, ut public auction.
The number Of deaths nv smallpox in Phila-
dephia for the week was 209, seven less than the
previous week
In Utah, a petition is in circulation PRAYING
that the government retain George c. Bates as
United States district attorney.
Samuel Laing has abandoned the contest for
the English parliament in the northern Dor
ough.
Tweed appears regularly at his private office,
and the careworn look he wore few weeks
ago has given place to his habtual smiling de-
meanOr
John Stuart Mill has declined to preside at
the mass meeting to be held in support OF Sir
Charles Dixie, at Freemasons' hall.
At Norfolk work was begun on Saturday on
the new city water works, 10 be completed on
the LIST of October, aud to cost half million
dollars.
A re olutiou passed the Kansas house on FRI
day TO appoint Joint committee to investigate
the alleged fraud in the election of a United
States senator last winter.
a letter from Havana contains the ridiculous
statement that a settlement between the United
States and Spain has been completed, in regard
TO the steamers Hornet, Florida and Virginia,
and the vessels are to be brought here as prizes.
Inc Dldu COuuelly on FRIDAY, defeated the
proposition submitting the constitution to the
people, and sending delegates to the republican
convention.
A Scranton special says that the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad company
have no intention at present to place their men
on half time. Some excitement had been ere
aied in the town on report that such step
was contemplated.
The story of an attempt to assaSsnate the ST.
Louis student at St. Johns college is denied by
the president of that institution. The stare
ment arose nom the fact that an unknown l,du
recently endeayored 10 rob the college.
a Washington dispatch says il is understood
that Gen. Sickles is to testify before the senate
committee that he saw President Lincoln sign the
McGarrahan patent which was found recorded
| in the land office.
Rev. DIR Lyman, of the Euclid avenue Presby-
| terrain church, Cleveland, who was stricken with
paralysis on Wednesday, died Friday evening.
Cooley Reyes, prize fighter quarreed with his
mistress at New York, on Saturday, and fired
several shots after her in her attempt to escape,
none of which, however, took effect. He was
arrested.
Col. Mecias, the envoy of the Cuban republic,
has Just returned to Washington from London,
where he received warm assurances that the
British government would DC willing to Join the
United States in intervention IN Cuban affairs.
Startling revelations about Catacazy and his
wife are promised from Washington by CORE
spondenS who claim TO have most extraordna-
ry information OF an entirely authentic charac-
| ter
When the senate investigating committee fin
| ish taking evidence, Gems Babcock and Porter
| intend to publish a statement regarding the al
| LEGATIONS of their connection with the custom
mouse ring. Ihey do not intimate the tenor of it,
ChiselhurSt adyices state that Napoleon said
at luncheon on New Years, that an American
offered him residence on the edge of London
and party Of American bankers made money
| proposal to him Of forty thousand dollars which
| he declined He has aImiro iOnf nr hn oh
| ter of the American people
Col A. X. Mcclure accepts the nomination as
| the republican reform candidate in fourth
| pennsylvania senatorial district, to the va
cancy in the state senate caused by t4e death of
| Mr. Council. There will be no democratic can
| tlidatc.
AT Salt Lake heavy contracts were made on
Saturday for the purchase of mining property,
involving employment of nearly one and half
million dollars. A large number of English
capitalists are looking for furnaces and mil1S.
Mining prospects generally are exceeding feJsor-
able.
In the Ohio senate on Saturday, bills were
passed authorizing the school boards to'rmake
such rules as they think proper to secure the
vaccination of pupils attending the public
| schools, and authorizing cities of the second
| class, with population OF less than one hundred
thousand, to levy an additional tax for sanitary
purposes.
Hon. W. Taylor, first controller of the treas
| ury, designated by the secretary of the treasury
| to examine into the management OF the United
| States mint at Pbilndelpbia. renorts thar there
is no evidence in tbe SLIGHTEST decree to imneach
| tbe character of Gov. Pollock the director ~.
| Mr.. Snowden. the chief coiner. in nersonaI
| honor ar offici3l integrity
| The discussion m RE Dominion hoard NJ
| trade of the relations with the TniteJ States
and n commerciaI zollverein terminated in ths
| adontion of resolutions for tbe annojntment If
: ,la,c@ation IN confer win the eYdcntva conn
ell and fbe TTnite tionaI hoard of trade
affirming thar n is the oninon of the hoard that
the idea of n zollyerein conId not he entertained
although thew were willino TO negotiate for the
removal of all restrictions Interfering with the
legitimate prosecution of trade rs far rs mi,rht
he found beneficial 10 the interests Of the two
| countries
Washington dispatcb saws President Grant
| is anxlously watchino the deyelonmants M, the
| custom honse ;nvesti,3atinr comnittea, tha+ 10
| is omen in his dennnciations Of vio1a,ions oe
| law which are ronortej. tbot If cor e o. 40
nor disnrove Tho cboro,eS a 81 tba,, o'aI
cparing out Of Tho cninrits win ba o'IaaI
| Friends IF tbe Standardization in Was6;ne.',,
desired tn eIicit teHt;mon,t sho;,', ~,
nresident had no nereonsi ~ nnrt;o .Int .a
in Leet. thar he had NJ one tine d,rcctod Me-
phy to remove him. but Senators stewart and