Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-14
New York.



cause the removal of the scow moored in Hell
cate channel and used for removing the exca-
VatlonS BY Gen. Newton. They claim il is an
obstruction dangerous to navigation, and
should only be moored in the channel for GER
tain specified hours.
1t is reported that the Narrapansett steam.
ship company demand $1,000 from the nation.
al government for damage to the steamer Prov
ldence sustained by a collision with n scow
nooTed IN Hell Gate, and il the demand is re-
fused suit will be commenced.
LEATHER AND WOOL
1t Is estimated that fully 100000 sides of
leather were destroyed in the Boston fire
iflceS IN tins city have advanced considerably
diminished leather advanced 10 per cent sole
leather TO per cent, and further advances are
anticipated IN the course Of the month Sheen.
SKINS are held at high price. 1t is estimated
that 3O,O0O,OOO pounds of wool, including man
fractured woolens, were destroyed in the fire.
Inc price mere has advanced 10 per cent and is
expected to go higher.
FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS
brooklyn paper says that New York con-
talns hardly half dozen fire proof buildings
ana one OF theln IS the old custom house, now
occupied by the Sub-treasury constructed
wholly OF white marble, with non ratings and
SHUTTERS, ana the roof covered with marble tiles
Inc new court house in the CITY Hall park is
similarly constructed, and the enstom housc is
built entirely OF granite and brick, with brick
Ioine' Inc banking house of Brown Bros. is
bullt OF marble and iron. II nearly all New
York were to be consumed. these bnildings
would resist the flames. Brooklyn contains no
hfe proof building except the tower for the East
river bridge.
RADICAL MOVE.
lhe sun reports that it is underst TODD that the
new district attorney has decided To take
all the indictments for murder from the pireon
hOleS and try them at once There are about
ono hundred pigeon hole indictments for homi-
cI'e and various grades of manslaugbter. The
3ondSmen are mainly politicians. In addition,
theIe arc ABOUT twenty prisoners waiting trial
lot homicide and mansaughter.
INSURANCE MATTERS
AT a secret meeting of board of underwrit
efS, resolution was adopted making the rate of
insurance conform to that of 1870, which are
understood to be an advance on present rates of
from ten to fifteen per cent The subject of
Mansard roofs was referred to a special commit
tee who, it is expected, will declare uninsurable
an buildings, dwellings excepted, that have the
ManSard roof, constructed Of other than fire
proof material
chAhLEM COURTHOUSE INVESTIGATION.
some astonishing disclosures were made in
me Harlem courthouse investigation Yesterday.
John ScaloA, contractor for the building of the
COURTHOUSE, told all about the private bonse
tnat Genet built, He said $4,000 worth of
Dlack walnut, ordered for the courthouse. was
transferred to Genets stables then being built
ne h3d destroyed most Of his accounts He re-
celVed ten per cent, on the whole bills, He
could not explain that, whereas S26S OOO had
Deen paid so far for the courthouse only $40.
OOO had been accounted for, He regarded The
Wuole thing as political Job, From forty IN
MY OF the men drawing pay held snecures
Men were sent here by politicians from all parts
OF the city, not to work on the courthouse lint
10 make time. Before the election day there
were so many men at work that they crowded
each other, and made it difficult for work to be
9oue' JOhn Howe, stone mason, employed by
ocallon, testified that three stone match. boxes
ana stepplng-Stone were cut at the court
house for Judge McQuade's house.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge lngall publishes statement danvino
that his decision in the Ingersoll complaint has
STAYED OF the ring suits. The matter stricken
out was only what O'Conor declared to the
argument before the general term to be irrele-
want, and not bearing on the case. His decision
only slmphfied the cases.
Parson brownlow writes long letter claiming
tue eiectlon OF eight republican congressman
out OF ten in Tennessee
John IL. Tenant, said to be a merchant of
TINS city, was arrested, yesterday for breaking
opeh the door OF private room in the Astor
mousse and making an aggravated assault upon
lady occupant He was committed for trial
without bail.
A special from Little Rock says Arkansas gives
1881 majority for Grant. There is republican
majority of q in the legislature, which secures
republican United States senator.
George Tanner, who shot his father at Tappan-
town, N. j., yesterday, is believed to have es-
capped, as neither he nor the officer who took
him in charge have been seen since they left the
house, Wv
1t is said that some of the inspectors and can.
VasserS oil the election districts in this CITY in
which returns were held back and pluralities
inquired up for Lawrence and the democratic can.
uldaieS, are to be arrested for making false elec.
ton returns.
Rogers, the deGaulting cashier OF the gold bank,
was general during the war and served on Gen,
SlOcums staff.
There is no truth in the reported killing of nine
persons and fatally wounding of three more on
the New York and Midland railroad.
Charles w. llovey, a Boston merchant has
been arrested here, charged with hayins OH.
tanned $4,000 worth of liquors under false pre.
fences. ''' PiN
Inc shipment of specie to-day is Sg0OOOO
The suspension of Slanfeld, Wentworth & Co.
dry goods commission merchants, of Boston and
this city, is announced. IL is expected they will
resume soon. my va
Arrived, steamship Russia, from Liverpool.
government sold only one million of bonds TO-
day, at from 112 AZ 100 to 112 9s.1OO,
lhe police OF this city have been informed
that knowsley hail. the seat of the Earl of
Derby, was robbed OF considerably quantity of
jewelry October %.
The suspension ofF.A. Hawley g. Co., bankers
and brokers, is announced. 1t is said the firm |
VIII shortly resume business.