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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-27

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.--The Times to morrow
will publish letter from the Indian council at
Cheyenne agency, which brings proceedings
down to the 18th inst Live Wolf the principal
chief of the Kiowas, made n speech in which
nc said that before any peace could be made
with the government, the military must be re-
moved from the country. Fort Sill is abandoned
and the soldiers sent home. Raiding into Texas,
he said, they would never be willing Ito re.
nounce The Gampdrikas, Quatadas and gueril.
Ia bands of Mexicans make that country their
raldng ground, and the Kiowas will never give
up their share of the spos. The council expect
ed ito adjourn the next day after the letter was
written.
The weather is very hot again to-day. About
thirty cases Of sunstroke are reported, which
probably docs not include more than half of
the cases that have occurred.
-, The strike of coal miners Of st. CLAIR county,
ILL.,, which was supposed to have ended some
Gays ago, took fresh start to-day.
AT a meeting of miners near Belleyile, il was
decided by sixteen unions represented to hold
out Tor four cents a bushel, the price demanded
at the outset This decision will seriously affect
manufacturers and private consumers here at
ST. Louis, which obtains much the largest
county. ~
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New YORK, Aug ga number of straight
out democrats, including Senator Stockton OF
New Jersey, Henry Thompson of Pennsylvania,
}. X. Gilbert of Kentucky, Wilson II. Curtis OF
Ohio and Henry Williamson of Maryland, met
at Long Branch, to-day, to hear the report of
the executive committee appointed by the con-
ference held at Long Branch last June After
reading a long report, speech by the chairman,
j. K. Gilbert, and the passage of series of reso-
lutions, the following were appointed delegates
to the Louisville convention, and instructed TO
support Charles 0Conor as the nominee for
the presidency; Horace Black of Delaware,
Henry r. williamson, Robert Preston, and Ed.
gar Jerold Of Maryland, Henry Thompson and
John Applegate of Pennsylvania, Richard Hen
derson OF West Virginia, Wilson Perry of New
Jersey, j. r. Gilbert of Kentucky, Rufus Rogers
and Theobold Davies of Ohio, Charles Martin
George Guden and James O'Brien.
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New York.

MISCELLANEOUS,
E. N. Grandin, No. Al Liberty street, was held
in $4,000 to-day, charged with depositing OBJ
scene literature in the mails.
Prof. Mitchell and Capt. Van Ness, who were
deputed by the pilot commissioners to take
soundings around the Spanish ram Numancia,
report that she is in an unsafe position, the
water in which she lies being too shallow.
Judge Barrett to-day granted peremptory
mandamus against Controlle' Green, directing
him to pay the salaries of ninety-three attaches
OF the supreme court.
The loss by fire in ZustS warehouse to-day is
set down at S20O,O00 which is covered by iuSur-
ance. The building was damaged $4,000. Loss
on stock shared by several parties.
A dispatch was received here from Troy this
morning, stating that the man arrested there
Saturday, supposed to be Steiner, agent of the
Garde Republicaine band, is not Steiner.
Deputy Sheriff Reese to-day arrested VIM.
Tucker Bond, London {England) bankrupt,
charged with abSconding with S25, 900 worth of
wines and liquors, with the intention of delraud-
ing his creditors. He was held in S26 900 bail.
Base ball: Batimores 10, Mutuals Z.
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Chase, first vice president; j. II. StOck7geH, Jas
d. Totutellotte, John. E. Edmunds, Rey. j. ".
Keyes, vice presidents; S. a. Tingier and c. A.
Hodges, secretaries; Geo. Tracy, treasurer; L.
Sheldon, Z. +. Smith, C. Burns, II. II. Stevens
Fred. King, E. s. Chase, II. Raymond, NJ. W.
Mcintyre, Paul eraser, c. Klebart, executive
committee. There were present at the meeting
upwards of $50 persons and much enthusiasm
prevailed. The following preamble and resolu-
ton met with prolonged and marked manifes-
tations of appreciation, and was unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, our experience has been during the
campaign that the Webster Times has not been dis
posed to give correct and fair reports OF the Gree
ley and Brown meetings, &C., in Webster; there
fore,
Resolved, that our friends in this vicinity and
elsewhere cannot expect to obtain impartial and
accurate reports of our meetings through the coli
umns of that paper. =
AT the regular republican caucus held in Web
ster, the following delegates were chosen to the
congressional convention: c. C. Corbin, A. E.
Day, j. A. Dresser, &. r. Marble and Cyrus
Spaulding, with c. L. Pattison, L. E. Nash,
Joel Goddard, F. A. Hobart and franklin
Mixer as substitutes. The town republican
committee was organized as follows President,
II. |. Josln; vicc-president, J. II. Marshall
secretary, G. r. Marble; treasurer, Cyrus
Spaulding; and an executive commttc of
twenty-Sx
STURBRIDGE.-At meeting of the republi-
cans of Sturhridge, N. D. Ladd, II. E, Hitch
cock, 5. F. Marsh, Charles Anderson, Frank II
Gleason, George Wight and NJ. Haynes were
chosen as town committee, with IL. d.
Haynes as secretary. The republicans are con-
fdent of maintaining the good. record of the
town in November.
SUTToN.-At a meeting of the republicans OF
Sutton, a republican club was formed, with
D. King, president; L. H. Hutchinson, vice
president; G. IL. Searles, secretary and treas
urer; DR.. H. Shurtlef, W. r. Hill and L. c.
Howard as executive committee. The meeting
also chose E. II. Hutchinson, w. r. Hill, VIM
Abbott, c. H. Walden, C. II. Searles, NJ E
CrOssman and A. W. Putnam delegates to the
mass convention to beiheld in Boston.
WEST BRooKFIELD.-E. II. Blair, William
| Paige and S. d. Livermore were chosen as the
republican town committee, and the work of or
| ganizing the republican voters of the town will
| be vigorously carried forward
UPToN.-At the republican caucus in Upton
Hon. Velorus Taft and William Kuowlton wer
elected delegates to the state convention. They
go for Washburn, with instruction to use al
honorable means to nominate Hon E. B
stoddard for lieutenant governor.
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The Geneva Arbitration,


New YORK, Aug. ga Geneva special says
that the business of the tribunal is drawing to a
close and decision is expected in two weeks
Accountants are calculating the amount OF
damages occasioned by each cruiser. When this
is completed the arbitrator will render their
decision, first, whether England is responsible
for each cruiser, and, being responsible, as to
the sum she should pay. The case of the Shen-
andoah eXcites an earnest contest The Amer
leans are pressing the case and asking damages
for the destruction of the whaling ships. The
Georgia case is practically abandoned.
GENEVA, Aug. 26.-There has been an earnest
contest between the British and American coun-
sci before the board Of arbitration regarding the
case of the priyateer Shenandoah. II is stated
that the case of the Georgia has been practically
abandoned by the American counsel.
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LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
EO THE WORCESTER DAILY RPw
Foreign News.

ENGLAND.
LONDON, Aug 26.-Reports of the condition
OF cereals in France are favorable. Crops are
pronounced very good in forty-two departments,
good IN thirty-seven, passable in six good in Cor
sica and excellent in Algeria; yet the estimates
Of the probable yield in America and eastern
Europe indicate that those countries cannot
furnish customary supplies OF breadstuffs,
and that England and Italy will require more
than usual. The export from France may pos
sl0ly exceed ten million hectolitreS, but it is
feared that the increase of French taxes on
foreign bottoms will have a bad effect on com
merce, and restrict the facility of transporta-
ton.
Baron Charles Lederer Austrian minister to
the United States, who has been home on a
leave OF absence, sailed from Liverpool on Sat
turday last, in the steamship Russia, for New
York, en- route for Washington, to resume his
duties. Signor Mario was also passenger on
the same steamship
The French ministry of war has detailed Of
hcerS to visit the camp at Aldershott.
IRELAND.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The private kilograms
from Belfast on Saturday morning reporting Il
renewal OF the rioting in that city are not con-
hsmed. On the contrary, dispatches received
oy the government state that everything is
quiet, and that the reinforcements of troops are
leaving, there being no apprehension whatever
OF further trouble.
MADRID, Aug. 26.-Further election returns
from the provinces show that two-thirdS of the
candidates chosen to the cOrteS are members of
the government party, and that the radicals
supported the government at the polls
GERMANY.
BERLIN, Aug 26.-Great preparations are
being made here for the festivities attending the
meeting of the emperors of Germany Austria
and Russia. The great day will be the 7th of
September, when their maieSties of Russia and
Austria will be received. In the forenoon there
will be grand military parade, in the afternoon
a state banquet at the castle, and in the evening
a gala performance at the OPERA attended by
the three emperors. This will be succeeded by
a torchlight procession, and the entire city will
be Illuminated.
HUNGARY.
PEsTH, Aug 26.-Emperor Francis joseph
Will arrive here on the LIST of September and
open the session of the Hungarian diet in per
SON Prime Minister Andrassy and heads of de-
partmcnts will join the emperor on the 3D., and
accompany him on his visit to the king OF Sax
ony at Dresden, which will take place on the
9th. The emperor will proceed to Berlin on the
9th to meet the emperor of Germany.
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The Weather.

WARRINGTON, Aug. 26.-S p. M.-Probabili-
ties; Clear weather will generally continue on
Tuesday over the southern states east of the
mississippi; areas of clOnd and rain for the
middle sLrtes, especially over the northern por-
ton, during tonight, followed by winds veer-
ing to westerly and northwesterly, and clearing
weather on Tuesday; southeasterly to south
westerly winds, cloudy weather, and areas of
rain for New England; winds veering to west
erly with clearing weather probably during
Tuesday; rising barometer and winds veering
to westerly and northerly northwest of the
Ohio valley on Tuesday Afternoon teegraphic
reports from upper Michigan to Dakota have
not been received.
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GGurtester 9atlp spp.
CITY NEWS,


Mahoncys liquor store on Gardner street, was
entered last Thursday night, and large guam
tity Of liquor stolen.
The horse owned by L. Harrington, stolen
from in front of Mechanics hail. Sunday eve
ming, is described in another column this morn
ing.
1t is reported that Hon. George +. Hoar has
been retained as counsel by the gas company, in
reference to the proposed legal action TO be taken
by the city, in reference to the price of gas.
Arthur Bassett had one of his arms badly
bruised while Stacking cars in the yard of the
Worcester and Nashua railroad, at Lincoln
square, yesterday afternoon.
The lightning, during the last thunder storm,
struck an elm tree in the yard of Mr., Charles n.
Brooks Garden street court, aud ploughed a
rough lurrow through the bark the whole
length of the trunk.
The state central Grant club will have its
headquarters at the Bay State house during the
convention; and delegates can there obtain docu-
ments for distribution.
mass meeting of the supporters of Grant
and Wilson will be held at Mechanics hall, this
evening, under the auspices of the Grant and
Wilson club of this city. The delegates to the
republican state convention, who will be repre-
scented here this afternoon and evening, will fur
nish excellent speaking talent for the occasion
match has been arranged for a race in work.
ing boats between j. Deedy and w. O'Neil and
L. Mitchell and NJ, Mugavin for SIS side, the
race to be rowed on Lake Quinsigamond, Thurs
day afternoon, after the O'Bren- Brown race
This distance is to be two miles.
The house of George P. Earle, on College
street, was entered while the family was away,
Saturday forenoon, and a large amount Of food
either carried away or destroyed. Three young
men were engaged in the affair, but were poorly
paid for their trouble, as there was no money in
the house.
gentleman of this city, one of our most ac-
tive politicians, who has just returned from a
long tour down east, says the political excite
ment in Maine is of the most intense character.
The popular current there sets Enthusiastically
strong for Grant lie thinks the republican
majority there at the state election will be not
less than ten thousand In New Hampshire, on
the contrary, he found every one shouting for
Greeley.
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ADVERTIsING RATES.

IxDATLT sPY-For the Square" Of tenH ss-ofagat
type, time IS cts.i each subsequent inse ion 50 cts
week s2.55; weeks $500; month $500; year 500
and the same proportonany for any number Of squaE
Two lines for one week sLO0; three lines sl25;
lines sl37 nyelines sI5O. Local IS cents per
line for each insertion. Business notices IS per
line Obituary notices. resolutions &C, cents perlin
Legal advertisements per square for rs insertion
each subsequent insertion Scents
Special positions in the paper, and special styles
display will be charged extra rates. Cuts and doubt
column advertisements allowed only to limited EXTENT
and double rates charged for the whole space occupied
In WEEKLY SPT-First insertion sl,o0 per square
each subsequent insertion 50 cents; months sIOO; on
year $500
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Those PostnI Cards.

WAsHINeToN, Aug. 25.-some idea of the ex.
tent OF the disappointment experienced through.
out the country by the recent discovery that the
posi- oll1ce department will have to wait for
can furnish postal cards, may be obtained from
the statement that up to oday applications
have been made to the department for over two
millions Of these cards, and about TWENTY-FIVE
Informal proposals have been made by manu-.
iacturers to supply them after the designs have
been determined,
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GENEVA, Aug. 26.-The grand musical festi-
val here yesterday was a brilliant affair, and in
every way successful. There was competitive
singing, in which one hundred and twenty-five
societies took part, and torchlight procession
in the evening, with fine display of fireworks.
Every honse was decorated, and the illumina-
ton at night was general. The festival CON
tinued throughout to-day and closed tonight
with ball.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. ga colored military
organization i'm this citv Uctouton battalion -
having obtained the requisite permission of the
government of Virginia 10 take arms into that
commonwealth, will shortly make visit to the
colOred military organizations of Richmond
The veterans of the war OF 1917, of this city, are
making preparations for visit to Baltimore on
the 18th of September, the anniversary of the
battle of North Point.
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The PUBLIC SCHOOLS resumed their sessions
esterday morning, after the usual summer va.
cation of eight weeks. There are no schools on
the common aud Elm street as formerly while
three new schools have been opened ON Walnut
street, in the old High school building. and two
in the old school house on Summer street ncor
Lincoln square. The training school has been
removed to the Pleasant street house, and mus;c
is to be taught in all the grades, and in the sinh.
urban schools. The following are the new
teachers and positions to which they have been
assigned: Martha NJ. Ripley to the high school
Mary Il, Deane to grade 3 in the Belmont street
house; Clara Marley as assistant in grade o.
and E. G. Moulton in grade ! in the Dix
street house; Emma c. Mcclellan to grade 8
and Sarah j Melonefy TO grade I in the Wood
land street house; MaryW. Mitchell as assistant
in grade 0, and II. A. Spur in grade on Lam
artine street; G, G. Woodman as principal,
and Carrie !. Townsend as assistant in grade 0,
Charlena 9. Harrington in grade 8, and Nancy
M Hopkins in grade on Ledge street; Della
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Pncj6c Cons, News

SAN FRANcIsoo, Aug. 26.-Col Scott and
the Texas Pacific railroad party reached Los
Angels,e yesterday.
Unauthentcated reports Of fresh diamond
discoveries in Northeastern Arizona have been
received, and there are doubtful rumors OF large
quantities of diamonds on the way TO this city.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26,-James Dougherty,
who was convicted with Mara, in the attempt to
assassinate Revenue Detective Brooks, three
years ago, and who was pardoned few months
ago by the governor, was stabbed last night in
the stomach by James Kane, with whom he had
an alteration early in the evening, and died
this morning.
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George Holland, Josiah G. Perry, George
Sumner, Eli B. Fairbanks, Henry J. Murray,
David NJ. Woodward and SilaS J. Brimball were
drawn as jurors to attend the superior court to
be held next week.
DEGREES laying out and locating Farwell, Eliz-
abeth and Cottage streets were ordered on file.
In Erecluiue SeSSiOn.-M. J. McConville was
licensed to sell medicines; Jerome Marble was
appointed agent to sell alcohol for mechanical
purposes; Andrew Mcnamara and Stephen
MornSSey were licensed as hack drivers; two
applications for license were referred to the city
marshal: decree was ordered laying out and
locating Cedar street as public from Oak street
TO Sever street, forty feet wide from Oak street
TO West street and iorty-ive the rest of the dis
lance; S153,000 of the sewer assessment was APP
portioned TO thu different estates desiring an ap-
portionment; the police department was dis
cuSsed, and it was decided TO add ten men TO the
force, but no appointments were made.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The order providing for the purchase of hose,
a hose carriage and the location for a house,
upon the petition of NJ. ]. McCafferty and
others, was laid over until the next meet
ing, in order to ascertain If the land over the
sewer on Lafayette street can be used for build
ing purposes.
The report of the committee on highways, on
the petition of 7. w. Wellington, for the i'm
provement of Kendall and Claiming streets, j..
w. Loring and others in relation to Richard
SliNOtJ o. - MdSOI hul OlilbIo Vi OlbSldl SlTtCtt
John f. Pond and Others for Front
street extension, John F. Pratt and others
for n new street from Highland street to
Salisbury street, and establishing the grade OF
Benefit, Charming, Hammond and Allen streets,
by which the petitions are referred to the board
of aldermen, with power to grant hearings to
the petitioners, was accepted.
The report of the committee on highways
authorizing the grading of Chandler street in
compliance with the grade established by the
county commissioners, was accepted, and the
order accompanying adopted.
Upon the petition of J. Melanefy and Others
for curb stones on Harrison street, the commit
tee reported favorable; while on the petition OF
j. W. Wctherell and others TO have Plantation
street made public, the petitioners were granted
Leave to withdraw, as the road is a remnant OF
an old county road over which the city has no
control.
The water ordinance, with its several amend
mentS, that has been before the committee on
water since the first of last January, was re.
ferred to the committee on bills in the second
reading.
Councilman Pratt moved that the order pro
vidng for the raising of the roof upon the city
hall and other repairs be taken from the table
but the motion was negatived,
Adjourned until next Monday evening at u
O'Clock
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NJ. WEIGH in grade on Providence street; So
phia II. Hcrrick in grade and A II. Davie in
grade on Ash street; f. j. SeaYer in grade l
at Webster square; Eyeline Conant in grade s,
Jennie P. Fish in grades and 4 and NJ Ella
Spaulding in grades and at Quinsigamond;
Sarah f. Bullock in the ungraded school at Tat
muck, Ada E. SimOnds at Burncoat Plain, and
Lila F, Upton in the Chamberln district.
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Excursion Tickets TO the Louisville Com


PHILADELPHIA, Aug 26.-The Pennsylvania
railroad will issue excursion tickets for the
Louisville democratic convention, good from
August 20 to September Is, at half rates
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New YORK, Aug. 26.-Arthur Stevenson,
who started from Gloucester, Mass, to row to
this city in wherry, reached here safely last
Thursday evening, at seven o'clock. He had to
lay four days wind-bound on the passage, and
in rounding Cape Cod rowed thirty-siX hours
COnseCutiYelY.
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THE SNAIL.

children in ring initiate the passing of a snail
into and out of Its she'll
l. Hand in hand, you see us well
Creep like a snail into its she'll
Ever nearer, ever closer;
Very snug indeed you dwell
Snail, within your tiny she'll.
2. Hand in hand, you sec us well
Creep like a snail out of its shell,
Ever farther, ever wider;
Who'd have thought this little shell
Would have held us all SO well?
The exercises of the school are conducted ac-
cording to a regular programme. Every day has
its special duties. On Monday, object lessons,
pricking and building; Tuesday, poetry, stick
laying and weaving; Wednesday, counting,
drawing and building; Thursday, singing, sew
ing and folding; Friday, story, miscellaneous
exercise and clay modelling.
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Abbrcv,nted Dispntcbes.

A gang Of ruffns in Jersey City, Sunday
night, attacked a policeman who attempted 10
arrest them, and cut him severely.
buggy containing two men was struck by
lightning, at Fort Plain, n, y, Sunday night.
ing.
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The venerable Bishop Uphold died yesterday
at indianapolis. He was bishop of this diocese
since 1840.
A London dispatch says the ex-Emp. ess Car
lotta is reported TO be dying. All hope has
been given up and the last sacrament admins
tered