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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-12-24

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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

a complete somersault on the marginal railway
question. On a sober second thought they con-
cluded to agree with the house and put an end
to the fraudulent concern. At the former vote,
it will be remembered, all but four of the sena-
tors were inclined to give Edward Crane one
chance more, Notwithstanding the disgraceful
disclosures concerning the mismanagement of
this trust. The vote to put an immediate endlto
the charter was 10 to II. Your Worcester sena-
tor, as you may conjecture, was uncompromisng
in his opposition to any attempt to shield this
very rotten corporation. The bill relating to
sidewalks in cities, the bill to establish board
of public works in Springfield, and the re-
solve for the appointment of commission to
report on the sources of supply of pure water in
the state, were severaIly ordered TO a'third read
ing, and the bill 10 provide for the election of
certain trustees of Amherst college by the alum
nj was ordered TO be engroSsed. The report con-
corning your union depot was tabled again to
give You one more chance. II may be interest
ing to you to know that some prominent gentle
men from Worcester have expressed here the
hope that no arrangement will be made. They
say that there is desire in your city, which
they share, TO break up the union depot project
and retain all the depots and tracks as they now
are. This, they assert, will be satisfactory to
majority of your citizens, if not to majority
of the city council. The Worcester members
talk differently, however.
Mr. FaXon, the wealthy and impetuous poll
tician who represents Quincy, made his first ap
pearance to-day since his fracas with 0diorne,
another well known politician. His appearance
was the occasion of considerable merriment in
the house.
The senators go to Fall River tomorrow, not
to-day, as | wrote yesterday, and have conse-
quently adjourned until Friday.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
American An,iounrinn soc,.,,

The semi-annual meeting of this society was
held in the hall Of the American academy of arts
and sciences in Boston, yesterday.
The report of the council prepared by Col
John ID, Washbun, was read by him, and was
received with the highest interest He took no
tice Of the decease of Sir Roderick /. Murchison,
member of the society, who had worldwide
distinction as a geologist and a geograpner
The prominent incidents oil his life. and the
traits OF his character were presented with spirit
and discrimination.
The report then carried on the subject of the
last report, the history of discoveries in the Pa
chic, especially in relation 10 the Bay OF San
francisco, Sir Francis brakes bay, and the
fruitful topic Of the relations of the Franciscan
and Jesuit missionaries, and claimed thar
what the love OF conquest and the hope of gain
iaiied TO accomplish was obtained for the world
by the religious zeal of humble missionaries nj
the cross, Il also inquired into the claims or
COries as discoyerer in the Pacific ocean. and
stated the variety Of opilon as to tile insular
or penrnsular form Of California. Under tho
necessary limitation of such a paper il was ter
minated by suggestion Of desirable objects of
research in that region, which remained for fu.
ture investigators.
Tue report of the treasurer, Nathaniel Paine
Esq, showed that the whole amount Of funds
OF the society was S74,186, which was divided
into fund Tor collection, fund for the libra
riAn, building fund, a book.bindlng fund, {
publication fund, the Isaac Davis fund for books
relating TO South America, and the Levi Lincoln
fund. This subdivision gives an inadequate
provision for some Of the most important oh
jeer Of the society, and especially for the most
important Of all, the publication Of historical
IN aierial in possession Of the society.
The report Of the librarian, Samuel F. Haven.
hsg was marked with the freshness and spirit
Whlcn distinguish the writings Of this ripe
scholar He treated OF the important agency
Of such public library 10 making M com.
peted works Of great value by coutnbutions oe
imperiect and unyalued volumes from nrivo,c
owners. He gave history OF the earliest n,ac,
tee Of collecting broadsides and populs,
notifications. The efforts, in this depar,
meut Of Thomas Hollis, the benerae
tor Of Harvard college aud Of oui
country and the great friend Of libert
and learning, we've mentioned He illustrate
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
woRCESTER
THURSDAY. APRIL Is. 1879.

1t has been reported from Washington, that
our government is willing to withdraw the
claim for indirect damages, provided the English
government will agree never hereafter to make
claim for such damages against the United
States. in wars in which England may be en-
gagged, and with respect to which our govern
ment shall be a neutral power. We can not say
whether this report is or is not well warranted;
hut it might be true without prejudice TO our
case. 1t is more important to us to have the
question settled than to get the indirect dam
ages. In fact, we should gain more in the end
by havingit settled against us than by having
it settled in our favor. Nobody in this country,
we presume, has believed we should get the ill.,
direct damages, or get anything more from this
particular claim, than the settlement of an i'm
portant international question in our favor by
having it rejected. If we can get this by formal
agreement with England, nothing will be lost
by Withdrawing this point from the arbitration.
The systematic efforts of the tories to break
break down the Gladstone ministry caused the
senseless English outbreak on the subject The
treaty OF Washington, as it stands, was for
mally agreed TO by both parties. There was no
dissent or hesitation on either side. The Amer-
can ease" was in the hands of the English
ministry long time before anybody connected
with it was moved to begin the talk about
Consequential damages" 1t was not until the
tory leaders had cunningly set the press il mo-
ton, that Mr.. Gladstone and his associates lost
sell-possessiol and began their diplomatic as
tonshment at finding this matter in our Cease"
The communication gust sent to England from
our state department will probably bring the
matter to a conclusion. If it contains the prop
osition mentioned in the Washington report TO
which we have referred, England will doubtless
give the required guarantee, and the arbitra-
ton will proceed on all the other points. If it
does not contain that proposition, England will
De left to decide her next step in her own way.
The English, notwithstanding all the buster we
have heard, really desire settlement of the dis.
pute with this country. If they withdraw from
The arbitration, it is manifest that they will do
so without clear consciousness of acting
wisely.
Present appearances indicate that the Glad
stone ministry may 20 down without much re-
gard to this question of consequential dam
ages, or TO ANYTHING else connected with the
Geneva conference. 1t may overcome the diff
culties by which it is beset and become strong
again; but its adversaries are active under the
direction of a shrewd and capable leader, while
Mr. Gladstone hesitates too often, and is not
usually as calm and bold as a great liberal
leader should be.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

the historical value of broadsides and such tran
sient publications, by historical facts and mod
ern instances. In the past six months 552 books
aud 29Ss pamphlets have been added TO the
library, and most of these were obtained by gifts
of friends and members of the society. The
obligation thus incurred is sought TO be requited
BY the freedom with which all that is deposited
in the library is offered for public use. The gift
of the bound volumes of the writings of Rev.
DIR. Stephen H. Tying of New York, the eloquent
preacher and distinguished promoter of the
Christian education of the young, was men
toned as an example, which might be followed
by many friends of our most respected clergy
men with great advantage to the present age
and TO posterity.
In commencing and moving the publication
of the report of the council, Charles Deane,
LID advised that important maps alluded TO
should be published with it,
A paper from Horace Davis, Esq, of Calitor-
mia, on the likelihood of the mixture of Japan
ese blood with the natives OF the northwest
coast was read to the society.
Detailed accounts of the loss of Japanese
vessels in those waters at different periods were
given, and the paper was received with high
sense of its value. After approaching remarks
by Mr.. Haven, on his motion it was accepted
with thanks, and ordered to he printed.
]. Wingate Thornton, Esq. expressed his
opinion of the value of Mr.. Davis communion
ton, and mentioned that those facts confirmed
the conclusions of DIR. Pickering and Hon. John
d. Baldwin in their publications.
The value and importance of a description
and maps of the southern Pacific coast by DR..
Kohl, in the possession of the society, were dis
cusSed by Mr.. Haven, Mr.. Deane, Rev. DR..
Woods of Maine, aud Mr.. Washburn, and these
papers were ordered to be printed
Rev. DIR. Geo. E. Ellis called the attention of
the society to the modern and increasing prac-
ice of mourning debt for temporary objects by
municipal corporations. He contrasted the
recklessness of the present day with the for
bearance of our fathers under the temptations
of povery, with great effect. 1t was voted to
recommend this subject for investigation by
members of the society.
Mr.. Thornton read interesting passages from
an account of Sir George Downing, imputing
to him the navigation laws of England, and i'm
portant financial measures, which should give
our countryman, graduate of Harvard col.
lege in 1912, high place among English states
men.
DR.. Edward Jarvis, the statisticau, made brief
statements of the rate of mortality in the natives
of different countries, which excited much inter-
est, and he was desired to extend these invest-
cations.
After the election of Geo W. Childs, ESQ.,,
iourned.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

The exposed imposter, known in London as
''the claimant" did not reckon too confidently
on the gullibility of his countrymen when he
appealed to them for money to defend himself
against the charge of perjury. He has already
received about eight hundred pounds nearly
four thousand dollars, mostly in small sums,
and apparently from poor people, cabmen, me-
chanics and the like. The contributors general
ly withhold their names, signing themselves liz
stead, GA Lover of Fair Play" or "a Sufferer
from the Common Law" considerable num-
Der Of his sympathizers express their view of
the case by using the signature, can Enemy
OF the Jesuits." By what mysterious process
they have contrived TO persuade themselves that
the Jesuits have had anything to do with Orton's
discontinue, IL seems useless to conjecture
but there is little doubt thar he will avail him
self of this suggestion. He is protested Ro-
man Catholic to be sure, but that need make no
difference. He has only 10 announce that the
Jesuiis are in league against him and he will
find plenty of stupid people to believe it, and
contribute money in abundance to help the vic
tim OF that terrible society, which they are firm
iy convinced is the hidden cause of pretty much
all the mischief in the world
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

1t has been estimated in England that in
three years of active circulation crown pieces
lose five per cent of their original weight; half
crown pieces, ten per cent; shillings, thirty per
cent; siXpences, forty per cent; and threepences,
forty-two per cent.
New York paper publishes report that an
enormous crocodile, captured in Central Africa
last month, was cut open and the bones of
man, wallet full of pawn tickets and several
manuscript letters to the New York Herald
found in its stomach.
Professional mendicantS of ability, energy
and experience are sad to make from SIS to SIS
day by faithfully plying their vocation in
New York, while beggarS of inferior talent and
tact are forced to content themselves with 80
to So day. With very few exceptions they
are foreigners. and they all agree that New
York is the best city on the globe for their "pro-
fession." The result is that they flock there
from every quarter of the world and their
number steadily increases.
A woman weighing more than 900 pounds
lately died in st. Louis. She was only five feet
six inches in height, but in circumference she
considerably exceeded that measure. The united
strength Of seven men was hardly sufficient to
put her body in its coffin which was rather
smaller than it should have been, but as large
as could be got out of the house without cutting
special passage for it. The narrowness of the
doors had prevented the woman from walking
out for some years before her death.
A Jewish Rabbi in Richmond writes to the
Dispatch that the lightning rod of our times was
known in the thirteenth century, and quotes
from work eXtant in 1891 the following: 'If
you want to prevent the thunders from DESTROY
ing your castle, then put on the roof metal
wire, and it will be saved" But more remark
able is this about the telegraph which Jewish
exile from Spain in 1892 wrote: ave have a
good proof flor an invisible connecticut in the
magnet stone. If you break this stone into two
parts positive and negative), and you lay one
pant on one side and the other on the other side,
even that they are separated thousands of miles
but connected by ia wire of iron, then every
movement which you make on one side will be
visible on the other in the same moment"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

The sheriff of Sacramento, sCafornia, is in
trouble. He has received writ from the dis
trict court sitting in San Francisco, commanding
him to put one Lloyd Tevis in possession of a
certain parcel Of land described, and to eject all
persons now occupying it. This seems simple
and ordinary matter enough, and theoretically
the sheriffs duty is plain, but there are practical
difficulties which might make the most energetic
officer hesitate. The boundaries given in the
writ include almost the whole city of Sacra-
mento, with its sixteen thousand inhabitants.
The sheriff does not yet see how he and his
twelve Deputies can remove the whole popula-
ton, and he fears that posse, if he should raise
one, would not give him much help. The suit
has been prosecuted without attracting much
attention, and its result has not seriously dis
quoted the Sacramento people, who are patient
ly waiting to see what the sheriff will do about
it. The New York Post is reminded by this diff
Guilty of very complicated legal question de-
scrbed by Mark Twain:
GA landslide had occurred and one mans
farm, on a side hill, had been left completely
covering thar of another man. The question
arose, Of course, as to the ownership of the up
per farm.
The man who owned the lower farm certainly
had a fec simple from the centre of the earth to
an Indefinite distance in space, but the upper
farm was so evidently the property of his neigh
Dor that the latter was not willing TO acknowl-
cage merely technical principle OF law and
lose his land. The proper way TO do was to haul
on the upper farm, but with the means at his
disposal he found himself in dilemma exactly
the same as that of our California sheriff, whose
duty it is to "haul OFF, superficial deposit oil
human beings on the ground occupied by the
city OF Sacramento"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
LAEE5I MARK H'IE.
KEW YnHR gnAnE MLRKRr

NEW YORK, April A-Money works easier; opened at
per cent "a d large amounts loaned at per
which was the closing rate. Sterling firm at 1895 a
1895 Gold active and higher closing strong ll3 a
ll2 Loans at per cent for carrying to 1854 per cent
for the Cearings $4,000 600 Treasury disburse-
ments Sl050 900 in May interest and iemptiOns Gov
ernments strong and a q per cent highe with small
offerings; the Treasury bought S263S50 at Ill 6l00 %
Ill "A l0O state bonds duh ana firm. Stocks were
strong all day. especially Ere Pacific Mail 0hios and
Harlem. Enc rose 81 per cent Pacific Mail ia per
cent; Har n and Ohos per cent; the rest of the
list was \ a a per cent better. The whole market
closed strong except Hartford and Erie. The commit
tee on securities of stocA exchange refuse TO place At
lantic and Great Western the list
United States skies COunons
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

To FLOUR Conference.-The copy the following
from the Missouri Democrat of Wednesday, April
18th, published at st. Louis:
THE HIGuEsr PRICE HEr-S2 80 PER BusHRI
John Wahl Co, yesterday, sold to halbheisch &
LANCE, Of the 81 Georges mills, lot of fancy
white wheat of the blue stem and Tappahannock
varieties for $3.50 pei bushel. This wheat was
grown in Franklin county, Missouri and was
shipped to John VAIL & Co. by Henry c. Thias
Franklin county still maintains the splendid repu-
tation it has earned as the banner winter wheat
county of Missouri. In reference to the price paid,
we may say that il concusNely proves that TO n ST.
Louis miller price Is no consideration when the
maintenance OF the character of his flour Is the OBJ
ieet. The St George mills manufacture some OF the
best brands of flour i'll the country. aud 1t is evil
dent they mean TO keep on doing It,
w ID. Holbrook & Co. are Messrs. Kalbfeisch s
Lsuge's agents for the sale of their flour in this
vicinity; and parties wishing choice flour will do
well TO give them call
The new Opera Hat at Day s Hartwelrs, s2l
Main street.
Call at $. II. Leland Is Cos sud exsmiue the
splendid Mason s Hamlin organ bought for the
Mission Chapel. 1t is Of the best ever tried
The finest assortment of gents neck wSar in the
city at Day S Hartwel's, opposite Mechanics hall
Ren dali S Banister will sell personal property at
c. c. Moore's store in Northboro this afternoon at
2 O'Clock.
All the new spring styles in soft felt and stiff
brim hats at Day & Hartwell's, S24 Main street.
Pretty styles in bonnets and hats at Roche's
Everything new and desirable in the millinery line
lSS Main street, old No. 80.
A splendid line of gents fancy hosiery Just
opened at Day s Hsrtwelrs, opposite Mechanics
hill
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

RELIGIOUS FANATICIsM. A trial which
strangely illustrates the fanatcism of the Rus
san peasantry took place the other day at Sar-
atom. The defendants - three men and a
Woman-Were accused of numbering woman
named Pelagia SchvetZof on the 18th of June
1863. 1t appeared from the evidence Of one of
the defendants, peasant named Stassenkoff
tnat on the day IN question, Pelagia Schvetzoff
HIMSELF and some other peasants, all of whom
belonged TO the sect of the "Chysty," were driv.
Ing home from village where they had heard
sermon from one of the chief men of the sect
While on their way one of the party, woman
named Prascovia KosheVnikOff, spoke in an in
splred tone, calling herself 'the great martyr
Barbara" and "the mother OF Christ !" and this
produced such an impression upon him (Stas.
senkof) that he did ali she asked. She first
ordered him to throw a woman who was passing
into the river; he obeyed, but fortunately the
woman could swim, and thus saved her life.
soon after he seized the woman Scbyetzoff.
threw her down head foremost from the cart. and
holding her by her feet bumped head and
body repeatedly against the wheels until shc yyoS
dead
Prascovia KOshevnikoff, who was assuring
him all the time that she would bring mis- Vic
tim to life again, then stopped the cart and
StaSsenkoh lad the dead body in front of the
wheeis, upon which she led the horses twice
over 1t. The next evidence taken was that of
| Prasc0Yia Koshevnikof. She said she he
longed TO the sect Of the "Chlysty." and had
accompanied the Others to hear the sermon.
but that she knew nothing about the murder
ohe had known the preacher for two years,
| and believed he was "the true God Iesus
| Christ, and the Holy Spirit" Some physi-
clans who had examined her and the Others
declared they were all perfectly sane, and
| only under the influence of religious fanatic.
ism. Another peasant woman swore that She
and told that he was "the true God :" and tha,,
she afterwards drove home with the defend.
| ants, and witnessed the murder of the Pelagia
Schyetzof. The jury found verdict of guilty
against all the accused StassenkoG, the peas
ant who committed the murder, and Prascovia
kosheynikof, the woman who instigated him
to the deed, were sentenced to seventeen years
and half hard labor in the mines, and Kat
assonoif, he preacher, to Punishment for hay
| ing propagated false religious doctrines.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25

other than regular, S2,S7s, 977; Roman Catholic,
sec. 1856 500; CONGREGATIONAL, S25,O69 69S; Epis-
copal, 6,5l4, $40; Lutheran, S14917, TAT; Meth
odist. s69, S4 .l21; Presbyterian, regular, S47,-
seS,789; Presbyterian, other than regular, So
4S6 524
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-25
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 24-COJJon dull and NC lower on or
binary: sales I25 bales mddlng uplands 23hc Flour
quite firm; sales lOs0O bbls state $6S a 49, Ohio
$40 a 50; western S6,35 "a 1925; southern S72j a 49,
Wheat steady; sales 5000 bush; No soring 81 81 "a
1856 No 2 81 Sc a 100; winter red western 81 is "a 1850;
white Michigan SlS7 a l95. Corn lie better; sales 49,
900 bush mixed western IS a 75zc Oats active
and frmer; sales IS 900 bush; Ohio 50 a 54c western
52s q 53sc. Beefquiet. Pork rmer new mess Sl3 &c.
Lard quiet at ga a. csc. Butter heavy at 80 a 33c
Whiskey shade irmer at 80 a Ole Rice firm; Carroll
ma Sa g sac. Sugar firm refining Sh a. SHc Coffee
quiet; Rio l14 a l9zc MOlasses steady; Muscoyado
80 a. d6c Spirits urpentine dull and heavy 666c
rOsn firm at $3.50 for strained. Petroleum steady
crude l2aci refined &c. Tallow steady at 81 "a 9Sc
Zoe. WV Wv PN'''1
CHICAGO, April 24-Flour quiet and firm. Wheat
opened active and closed quiet and firm; No spring
SlSOA Corn 1rlner and strong; No mixed axe Oats
No neglected at 34c. Rye frmer; No 274 % 75c
Barley firm and neglected at 81 Sc Provisions quiet
Pork Sl2.l0 "a $lsl5. Lard firm at $3.50 Bulk meats
steady aud unchanged Hams in pickle ~ a 94c Wits
81 a 450. Recepts-SO00 bbls flour 5000 bush wheat "a
UOO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley 1890
hogs. Shpments-300J bbs -four, 1900 bush wheat,
1900 bush corn 5000 bush oats 290 bush rye 5000 hogs
CINCINNATI, april l4.-Pork-full prices asked with
no demand; S2 IS a Sl3 regular asked; city packed
TO be had below SIS. Lard dull and hrm summer steam
SAC, winter SIC; kettle SIZE Bulk meats dull and firm
shoulders 44c; sides 5 a SIC; heavy sides demand
for boxing, but held NJ higher. Bacon dull and firm
shoulders AZ a 5c sides "a a TIC asked; sales clear
M sides at lac, seller June ISL Live hogs dull light
$3.50 q 81 ia s. 25 AS; receipts 1900. Whisky in
fair demand at Soc.