Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-26

amount Of moneT fiat he desired to convert
Into gold, he Sauutercd up tO'7u for that pur-
pose. Seeing the office of Dunn he Welt in.
stated his business and was told that as gold
was bulky and heavy, he had better take draft
on the Bank of England. This lie did. paying
Green $3.50, and receiving in return Sight daft,
duly stamped, &c. Durcau sailed for En9latid
where he in time presented the draft. 1t was
handed back to him as worthless. Two weeks
after Durcan returned TO this city and lodged a
complaint deainst Green, who was arrested as
above stated Green is a fine appearing old man,
fifty years of age, and does not appear to an OBJ
server as one of the many swludels with which
the city abounds. He was committed for exam
inatiUu.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE ABUSES.
The JOINT committee OF warehouse men and
custom house officials, charged with the duty of
compiling list of goods imported TO this city,
aud suggesting rates of storage and labor there
on when under general order, bias completed its
work, and will Subuft the schedule TO the cham
Der of commerce early next week,
THE TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL.
Numerous reports have been current during
the past two or three days, concerning the trial
of Mayor Hall on Monday next, and the counsel
to appear in the case in behalf of the people.
None of these rumOrs, however, are correct.
The attorney general saws that he never intended
to conduct the case in person, although he has
taken great interest in it, and has chosen the
counsel to appear in his stead. There will be
Lyman Tremane Of Albany, and Henry l.. Gin
ton and Wheeler II. Peci,lIaIn of this city AS
sistaut District Attorney Sullivan Will represent
Judge Garvu, Who is engaged in the Stokes
trial ,Iudge Daley has consented TO preside,
and there is every probability that the trial will
proceed on Monday without further delay.
SMALL FOX.
Nine new cases OF small pOX were reported to
the health authorities yesterday. There were
three deaths during the tweniy-lour hours end
iug at noon TODAY, making twenty Eve deaths
during the week. The vaccinations by the po-
lice surgeons are rapidly increasing. The first
day 1919 people were reported on; the second
day $50 and the third 1874 The Germans, al
ways opposed to being vaccinated by the board
OF health inspectors, are Hooking to the police
stations in crowds. In the seventeenth precinct
station house 1T5 persons, nearly all Germans,
were yacClnatCd yesterday, and nearly that
number were turned away, the operator being
unable TO attend to them. DR.. Rourke, the
health officer of Chicago, who is in this city,
complains of the loose manner in which small
poX vessels are allowed to discharge passengers,
and asserts that many immigrants from Europe
arriving west have sickened Of small poX and
spread the disease.
EFT cETERA
Acknowledgement Barlow has withdrawn from
conducting the prosecution of Mayor Hall
Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn highwayman, has
confessed TO the shooting of Mr.. Canheld some
time ago, for which james Carry was sentenced
to ten years and a half in prison.
AT meeting OF newspaper proprietOrS yes
terday, a vote was passed to have maudamus
issued to compel the city to pay for advertising.
The ln9ate Canandaigua sails to-day for the
Mediterranean.
The legislative committee have abandoned the
investigation of the charges against the emil
grant commissioners.
Wener, the assistant of DR.. Carnochan, quar-
antine officer of this port, is missing, and it is
believed has decampcd, pending the investiga'
tiOn of abuses.
The oil merchants of this city, with l.. S ?
Whitman, formerly of Boston, at their head have
organized and will hereafter hold an exchange
at the produce exchange building.
George F. Thomas, president Of the Sea-
mems saving bank, died YESTERDAY, aged
seventy.
Bill Quail and Jim Whean two dcsperadoes,
were arrested in Harrison street, Newark, yes
terday afternoon, while attempting to rob
Thompson Price, a citizen of that city. Suisse
quenuy John Warren, an accomplicc, was also
arrested.
The brig Annie Eldridge, ashore on Fire island,
went ashore in consequence OF refusing to take
pilot.
Deaths Of the week, 5S7.
The weather at midnight is beautiiul-mild
and clear.
j. NJ B. Davidson, the Tammdny safe man,
who has been absent in Savannah, has returned
to this city.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad compa-
ny to day notified the stock exchange that they
would register the new stock in the Farmers
land and tract company, and the new stock will
be good for delivery in thirty days from February
18th.
Arrived, steamship Trinacria, from Glasgow.
| Ships, Orpheus, Whampoa, and barks w. A..
| FarnswCrth, Singapore, Julia Ann, and Hong
| Kong.