Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-08
Our New York Dispatches.
Arrested for Murder VaccinatiOn-E Heavy
PHrchase-Thc RinS-Those Printing
Frauds-A Sweefhcart's Plea, etc.
STRONG EVIDENCE.


STRONG EVIDENCE.
New YORK, Feb. John W. Avery was AZ
rested here as the supposed murderer of Jacob
Erb at Creskill, n. j., yesterday. A pawn ticket
was found on him, with which the murdered
mans watch was recovered. Erb was the coach
man and Avery the gardener of f. f. Clark.
They had quarreled few days previously.
SMALL POX.
The work of vaccinating the children in the
public schools is proceeding rapidly. A number
of new cases of small poX were REPORTED yeSter-
day. dispatch from Bin9hamton announces
the death of Mr.. John Kelley, well known cir
Gus performer, by this loathsome disease, at that
place yesterday.
Seven persons Frustrated with small pox were
found at S21 West 21st street. to-day, and sent 10
the hospital. The board of health has ordered
the examination Of all city railroad cars and
other vehicles, to see if they are detrimental to
health.
EXTENSIVE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE.
1t is stated that Mr.. Childs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, and the Messrs. DrcXels, of Philadelphia
have purchased the southeast corner of Wall
and Broad streets, with adjoining buildings on
Wall street to the Leather Manufacturers bank,
and Broad street to No. II, 81 900 900 being
named as the price paid.
RING OFFICIALS.
II is stated that one result of Tweed and
Sweenys conference Monday, was to offer
the relormerS four and a half millions of dollars
to stop all civil and criminal proceedings against
members of the ring, but that the relormers will
not entertain the proposition. Inoersoll has
now ned to Connecticut from New Jersey.
THE PRINTING FRAUDS.
An investigation into the printing frauds at
Albany show that the state printers regularly
subsidized the clerks of the house and senate
One Armstrong got $500 for work put into the
hands OF the Argus company, aud the small sum
of $500 was paid Hiram Calkins as a present
Edward p Phelps got $4,000 for lobbying for
Weed, Parsons K Co.
DEVOTED SWEETHEART.
Yesterday in the court OF special sessions a
young clerk named Charles LoOmis, was con
victed, and was about to be sentenced, when Il
neatly dressed young lady stepped to the bar,
and Mr.. Hummell, IN her behalf feelingly adj
dressed the judge, urging that this was LoOmis s
first offence, that he was engaged to marry the
lady before him, and urged a suspension of the
sentence. The matter was taken under advise.
ment by Judge Bowling.
THE UNITARIANs
The yearly conference of the Unitarian
churches of the Hudson district opened this
evening, with lecture by Rev. L. L. Hale, of
Boston, in All Souls church. The aim of the
lecture was to show the cause of differences be.
tween the various religious sects. He said men
looked too much to the letter of the scriptnral
law, and did not interpret them in the broad
spirit of Christianity. The letter killed. and the
spirit gave the life.
THE PANoRMo MURDER
The jury in the case Of the PanOrmo murder
rendered verdict that: "John 3. Panormo
came to his death from injuries inflicted by some
person or persons unknown; and we very much
blame Mr. Marvin, the aDothecary, Tor not
showing any willingness TO do what ought to
have been done to any suffering person to whom
he could so easily have offered assistance; and
we recommend TO the proper authorities 10 in
crease the police force, as we deem the present
number inadequate to the proper protection of
the lives and property of the citizens of Brook
lyn."
TIE INVESTIGATION.
Before the congressional committee, w. A.
Darling, appraiser, testified to the manner of
cataloguing unclaimed goods for sale; the gov
eminent pays 100000 for one of the public
stores; laborers in them can steal as much as
they please, and it is very difficult to fix the re-
SpOnSbity of the theft; sometimes cases of
goods come to the appraisers Office containing
more than invoiced, and the rest of the goods
then have TO be examined, generally developing
the fact that some other case is deficient; hut
if an importer gets case having more than the
invoice calls for, he never notifies the govern
ment and pays extra duty; Darling thought the
government should take possession OF every ar
ticle coming into the country, and examine all
goods subject to dd UdtOrem duty; this would
necesstate trebling office holders, but would
more than repay the government.
Col. h. q, Whitley was examined and gave an
emphatic denial TO each and all of the charges
preferred against him by Detective Beatty, who,
he said, was dishonest in his employ, and had
often threatened to ruin him.
EFT CETERA.
The annual dinner of the Harvard alumni
will be given at Dcmonico's on the 21st.
VIM, Il. Choate has been chosen president OF
the Harvard club.
John Robbins was knocked down and robbed
in Williamsburg last night.
The treasury to-day paid sol 900 for 5.2Os re-
deemed.
1t is rumored that the grand jury will meet
tomorrow, to reconsider the vote on the iDdict-
ment of Mayor Hall, which is said to have been
carried by bare majority.
Judge Barnard refused to appoint receiver
for the Third Avenue savings bank, on the
ground that it is perfectly sound.
lido Il. Marker has been held for the action of
the grand jury, as IL smuggler of watches and
jewery.
The book publishers yesterday adopted Ap-
pleton's plan-before published-for copyright
laws.
A delegation of leading citizens have gone
to Albany to consult with the legislative com
mittee on the subject of rapid transit.
John Robbins was knocked down and robbed
on Mecker avenue, Brooklyn, last night by three
highwaymen.
Mayor Hall announced to the street cleaning
commission to-day that Contractor Brown IS
ditoDs; action deferred.
Roswell III. Jerome, son of the alderman, died
yesterday from an overdose of opium to qulet
his nerves, which were Frustrated by lduor.
Ills mother became insane, and his father is i'll.
Two soldiers trying to desert from Davis
Island, Sunday, were drowucd and another
frozen to death on the ice before he was res
cucd
Hon. William NJ. Ely, member of assembly
for Broome county, died at his residence near
Bnghamton, yesterday, of proStration and
pneumonia.
An attempt was made last night to rob the
house OF John Graham. the thieves have been
arrested and committed for tiial. The belief is
that they were employed TO destroy certain pa-
pers in Graham's possession, bearing ON the
Stokes murder trial.
Henry w. Genet has procured the arrest .of
Levi w. Adams, against whom he brings a suit
for libel in 100000. The suit is based on cam
paien documents charging Genet in with the
court house swindle. Adams was baied in Sl0.-
900.
The Times re.atfirms that Hall was indicted
and that the Indictment will be pre-
sented next Saturday. The Tribune, however.
saws that Hall has not been Indicted.
There have been an unusually large number
Of terpsichorean entertainments this season.
and many are yet to occur, including several
that promise to he quite brilliant. At Irving
hall, last night, the French cooks of the civ
gave ball which was well attended and very
dressy. As might have been expected, the sup
per was the most prominent feature, and evil
IDENTIFY taxed the energies of the cooks to the
utmost.