Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-25
New York.
PROF. MoPSE5s WILL

PROF. MORSES WILL.
NEW YORK, Nav 24-The will of the late
Professor Morse has been admitted to probate
II is dated February It'll, 1872. 1t provides that
$4,000 shall be set apart TO defray One-third OF
the cost of monument at Greenwood, and
that the residue of his property shall be held in
trust for his wife during her life. After her
death the property shall he divided into eight
parts--one to pay certain legacies, and seven to
be given his children. From these shares
various sums from $4,000 to S45 600 are
to be deducted on account OF previous
gifts, and to be paid into the resjduary
fund. His biographcr, 10 be appointed
by his executors, is to he allowed free
use of his hooks and papers. The cross
conferred by the king OF Denmark is to he re.
turned. His gold spectaces are to ne given to
ex-senator Sidney Breese of Illinois. The follow
ing arelthe legacies $1,000 10 the home OF the
friendleSs at PoughkeepSie; $1,000 TO found
scholarship at Nassau hall, n. j.; $1,000 TO
the theological seminary at Hampden, Sidney,
Va: $1,000 to the old ladies' home; $1,000 to the
national academy of design, for medals
tor the encouragement of art; $1,000 to
the American geographical society, for
the encouragement Of geographical research;
$1,000 to the New York City university, for med
ais as rewards of scholarships. The trustees
and directors are Thomas K. Walker of Utica
Henry Day Of New York, and Arthur BrceSe
PrOal, cashier of the American national bank of
New York.
TUE STRIKES.
Strikes among the different orr auizations con-
tinue. The eight hour league held mass meet
lng at Ieutonic hall this morning, at which Il
thousand men were present. About $50 bosses
had acceded to the demands of the men up to
this morning. The coffin makers have struck
work, and the carbuilders will follow on Mon
day unless their demands are acceded TO by the
bosses: and the German painters are still press
ing their demands for eight hours The Ger
man strikers passed a vote of cenSure on the
German newspapers of New York. A communi
cation has been received from the eight hour
league of Boston announcing that general
strike will take place there on the 30th and ask
ing the German cabinet makers of New York TO
send committee to assist the movement
The pattern makers league held Il meeting
tonight, which was largely attended, and
adopted Il resolution that on Monday next they
demand that eight hours per day shall consti-
tute days work at the standard wages hereto
fore paid The brown stone polishers have
also resolved to strike on Monday. The ship
joiners, 800 in number, are organizing strike.
The varnishers and pOliShers, German house
painters, show case and desk makers, cabinet
makers, wood carvers, and upholsterers, have
all gained eight hours, except in few shops.
sHIPLoADs OF SMALL PoX.
During the last three days two vessels have
arrived, with small pOX prevailing to Il great
extent among the steeragc passengers They
are detained at quarantine, and the infected
passengers sent to Wards Island. The sailing
ship Europa arrived on the Dist, with 41S steer
age passengers. On the voyage thirteen deaths
occurred from the Scourgc, and twenty.
three additional cases of infection were
on board. The ship Athen@, also from
Bremen, arrived on the pod, with Ala
Storage passengers. Nineteen of the passen-
gers and two sailors died at sea- Six passcn.
gers have died at quarantine and twenty pas
seDgers and two sailors have been sent TO the
hospital. The coroner has been invited to in
vestlgate the case OF these vessels. The disease
on the Athena consisted of small pox scarlet
fever, and measles, majority of the deaths
being children from the latter. The impression
that the mortality was occaSiOned by the in
ferior quality of food is pronounced groundless,
the captain saying that all the pro-
visions put on board ship at Bremen
were thoroughly examined by government
officials, as usual, and were of the best quality.
The captain seems to think the disease was fos-
tered by the dirty habits of the emigrants, who
were chiefly Poles. Nothing short of actual
violence could induce them to wash, and the
men deliberately ate soap furnished them think
ing it cheese.
AT ALBANY.s
Aaron Richardson is charged with conspiring
with certain parties TO mutilate Chief Engineer
McQuade last January. The proposed muta-
ton was of the most shocking nature.
The JacksOnians, an influential democratic
club and military organization of Albany have
under consideration the proposition to visit Bal
timore at the time of the democratic national
convention, acting as escort to the New York
delegation