Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-12
Cur New York Dispatches.
The Wholesale WnrkctS-FOSicr'sA Appeal
Decisions Of HmpOrinnt Questions Hay
or HALL Again ia GOurt-Hiems of En-
tcrcsi 30 Catholic gscaders, etc.


New York, Feb. 1.-THE wholesale markets
during the past week have been more active,
and higher. Flour was in good demand;at adj
yanccd rates. Wheat was active and higher
Indian corn was active at fuctnating prices.
Pork was duh and lower. Sugars were tolcra-
bly, active ut slightly reduced quotations. Cot
ton was dull, and prices, owing to untayorable
adviccs, declined.
INVESTIGATIONS.
Several committees of the legislature are hold
iuE sessions in this city, Investigating the
charges against senators, Health officer Carnc-
chan, the president of the PIcihc Mail Steam
ship company, the superintendent of the iusur.
ance Department., the brooklyn and New York
ferry company, etc. and next week Friday the
charges against the city Judges are 10 lie inves-
ti-atcd, when some very interesting develops
ments are looked for.
FosTEE's CASE.
The appeal of VIM Foster, convicted of the
murder OF Avery ID. Putnam, was argued vester'
day before Justices Ingraham, Barnard and
Brady. Mr.. Bartlett, for the prisoner, claimed
that the judge who tried him was under strong
excitement from the murder of n near relative
and that the jury were preiudiced by his refusal
to charge that u C offence might be murder in
the second dcgfec The blow was an intent to
main, not TO kill The decision is reserved.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
The general term of the supreme court has
denicd Itr. Lookup Evans new trial.
Ludlow street Jail delivery was unlawful. The or
der Of arrest in the test case was made In the
oyer and terrniner, whose power OF delivery eX-
tends only to criminal cases.
In the case of Raphael Llwenthal against tlIe
mayor, &C., JUDGE Ingraham holds that the city
is liable for damages from the overflow of a
sewer, the imperrections in which had been re!
pedtedly notified TO the CrotOu aQueduct board
hut, ds the suit was referred, and, though com.
mcnced before, was not concluded till after, the
passage of the act f0tbiddlug the obtaining OF
any Judgment of fact except on the verdict of d
jury, he reyerScs the judgment and orders d
trial before jury.
INDICTMENT OF MAYOR HALL.
In the court of general sessions, this morning,
Mayor Hall appeared to answer to the ndct,
sment for neglect of duty. He read the follow
ing remarks: 81 appear TO respond to the ac-
ton of this court Twice before it have been
COUNSEL Tor officials charged with official INSIDE
meanors; one was judge Of this very tribunal,
the other was a former mayor They were each
absolvcd, as | expect to be. am here to offer
bail. am here to name all irregularities com
united by the grand Jury, and believe them TO
have been many. Nor do | dcmur to the in
dlctment, nor move 10 quash it. | plead the
general issue, and ask that an early day be ap.
pointed for the trial. This is manleStly due TO
the public and TO the accused, who has patiently
waited through much malice and persecution
ask the earliest day, il possible, Monday week.
Also, as 1t Is announced that your honor leaves
the city to obtain relaxation from arduous la
borS, l desire an immediate trial: and as the
other Judge of this court ought not, for social
reasons, to act in any case of mine, suggest that
any one OF the cX-Otficlo justices of this court
to whom such reasons canot apply, he substi
tlItcd. have much to say, but reserve further
remarks for the opportunity of mature judge
and jury
THE BANKS.
The Market savings bank was, Yesterday, put
into bankruptcy on the petition of Mrs. MaclSey
NJ deposition can Get dividend unless his debt
IS proved IN the manner required by the bank,
rupl act. An officer OF the court will attend the
door oil the bank all day on Monday to take
proof of claims as required.
The receiver of the Union square bank prom
iScS dividend Of fifty per cent on or about the
10Th of February. The controller of the treas
ury at Washington wrote to Mr.. Blekman thai
he thought he was laborng under a mistake, as
no dividend could be paid until the controller
gives hrs decision, and not having received any
remitances from Mr. Beekman he could not so
decide. MIR. Becknan has now forwarded the
ahount necessary, and also an explanatory
letter.
Mr.. Quinlan, receiver of the Guardian savings
bank, has filed the amounts credited TO Deposit
Ors, about S56OOn0, report Of the entire assets
Of the bank, S547 900, and a list of the fix
lures, books &c TO be sold at auction He has
received from the officers and trustees of the
late bank $4,000 subscriptions and decd of
trust of one OF the officers property amounting
to more than 100000. These are held as secu.
rty against any loss of any of the assets that
may not prove valuable or for any deficiency
that may have existed at The time the bank
suspended. Bg this means it is claimed that
all the depositors will be paid in full He has
also fled a report Of all the money received by
MN since his appointment as receiver, amount
ing TO $4,000 According to the statute um.
der which he has acted, he has called a meeting
Tor Monday morning, at which the amount OF
money in his hands will be declared and other
matters concerning the dcpositors will be made
public.
CATHOLIC ITEMS.
The pastoral Of Bishop Blyey, of Newark,
urges all Catholics to keep ont oil the internal
u0nal society, and says the public schools OF
Jersey are virtually Protestant schools, to which
1t IS impossible for Catholics to send children
II is stated that the London Tablet announced,
the very morning Of his death, that Archbish-
on Spaldlng was to he made cardinal.
THE GRAND JURY AND THE RING.
The grand jury OF general sessions were dis.
charged yesterday, after bringing in and pre-
senting TO Judge Bedford indictments against
Mayor Hall and others. The court room was
crowded with politicians when the indictments
were presented. The grand jury came into
court at II 80. Mayor Hall entered minute
laTer. The foreman handed to the Judge the
fourteen indictments, and after some remarks
the Judge discharged the jury. Mayor Hall in
CURED 1t there were any indictments against
Inn. The Judge answered yes, five indictments
for msdemeanor.
The mayor then asked for a speedy trial, and
offered $1,000 bail on each Of the indictments,
being $4,000 in all, which the Judge accepted
Nathaniel Sands was also indicted, and gave
$4,000 bail. Peter B Sweeny was also indicted
Gy the grand jury, and put on bail. VIM. NJ.
Tweed will appear on Monday and give bail on
all indictments found against him. The dav of
Mayor Hal's trial has been fixed for Wednesday
week. The mayor requested that some Judge
OF the supreme court ofcommon pleas sit on the
bench with Judge Bedford, and Judge Dale of
the common pleas was selected. The mayor
limited at certain irregularities fatal to the legal
ity of the grand jury.
The indictments presented by the grand Jury
against VIM. NJ. Tweed and L. A. Woodward
eonlolntly are Tor grand larceny. The indict.
ment Tor conspiracy already handed in en-
braces VIM. NJ. Tweed, =. b. Swceny, James
NJ. Swecny, Il A. Woodward and Hugh Smith
The charge is founded on the fact that they
caused the city TO he delraudcd, through q
voucher for over $50 900 paid TO J. Ii, Kcyser
Warrants have been issued for The arrest Of
woodward, Smith and James M. Sweeny
their bail not having been rendered. Tweed.
sureties justified in $4,000 bail. Their name.
arc Edward Carney and George Butts. He also
gives SluVO pan on the conspiracy charge, Ed
ward hearDy being surety. Mr.. Sweeny gave
bail on the conspiracy indictments in $1,000
JOhn >. Bradley beng surety. All the bail bonds
were approved by Recorder Hackett
Matters around the city hall have been quiet
Alter the Hurry of the morning, Mayor Hal
was at his Office until late hour, when he re
ceved number of visitors. In the afternoon
he signed warrants for one hundred and thirty
four thousand dollars for payments. The sheriff
has now no warrants in his hands against any
OF the Indicted parties, except against men who
arc out Of town
Peter B. Sweeny objects to the validity of bis
Indictment, on the ground that the Jury caucused
outside OF the Jury room, and that one of the
members OF the jury is native of Massachu-
sets.
THE LUNArIC LOVER.
Charles Theodore Bush, the lunatic lover oil
Christine Nilsson, escaped from the asylum at
Hackevill's island, u week ago. Since that time
q detective has been in search OF him, and found
him playing a piano tor a precarious living in q
lager beer saloon, in North William street
The detective brought him before Judge Shand
ley who recommittcd him TO the care of th,
proper authorities
KILLED BY WOMAN
Last evening, Mary Holland, residing in tene.
mont house 50j East Seventeenth street. kille,
Henry klump by striking him on the head will
liaichet. lt appears that Kiump, who reside.
on the second door, heard Mrs. Holland chop
ping wood on the stairs on the floor above. Ii,
demonstrated with her and told her to 20 to thI