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Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
The sewer A.sessmenr.

A notice, in another column, invites those in
terested in the sewer assessment to meet, this
evening, in Horticultural Hall, for consultation.
The aim, 1--WE understand it, is to have the as
sessment set aside, by the mayor and aldermen
or otherwise, in order that another method of
assessment, in accordance with the law as it
stood previous to the special legislation of 1867,
and as it stands now unrepealed, may be
made. Those who criticise what has been
done by the present mayor and aldermen,
should, in justice to them, bear in mind
that they have attempted TO carry out the
plan of the municipal administration by which
the special legislation of 1867 was secured,
and, also, that there has been good deal OF
thoughtless talk in favor of tine plans
of that administration. We don't believe
it possible TO devise a just and sue
cessful method of assessment in accordance
with that plan. If the mayor and aldermen
would carefully review the assessment they
have made, throw it aside as invalid, and then
in their own way make an assessment in ac-
cordance with the law of 1866, they would do a
good thing for themselves and for the city.
Why should they adhere to a novel and unjust
plan of assessment, which they did not devise,
and for which they can not be held responsible
unless they persist in adopting it and attempt
ing to carry it out2 We hope the proposed
consultation will be calm, considerate, and sue
cessful
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1879.
rhn .,.,hernI,, Nominnlion.

Well the Cincinnati mass meeting has "done
IL, II has nominated Horace Greeley for the
nresidencv. This result has been coming in
SIGHT more and more clearly, since Judge Davis
was mt ont of the ring of hopeful aspirauts:
but tbe supporters of Adams. Trumbuu. and
the others would not see il. could not believe il
because such A nomination seemed TO them alb
solntelv impossible. From the beginning. Mr..
Greeley as A candidate for nomination has beeu
mentioned with smiles. by MANY outsiders as
well as by many sIiherals' and democrats Even
the New York Worlds reporter told us that
there was at Cincinnati "a kindly. lauehable
sort of feeling concerning Greeley. on all sides
But those who supposed his nomination impos-
sible. failed TO appreciate the capaeitv of that
mass meetinq to edo thincs % They lauohed
donbted and d;shalievad but no hos octnallv
been nominated and now we shall see what
will hammer. The New York Evening Post
snesLinq of the candidates has said ~As for
Mr. Greeley his nomination xvonld he a death
bIaw 70 the reform rnovement becs,se he Is the
emhodiu,ent of Capitalization and mononoIv.
or coprse tbo Fvenino Post will now consider
the movement dead
Mr. Greeley went into the s1iberal movement
in purspit of this nomination. believing he
would be aided bv an influence of the southern
democrats. whose favor he has courted by his
early outeries for universal amnesty by ostep.
tatiouslv signing Jeff. Davis's bail-boud. by
sweet civilities durinG his nilUrimsne to Texas
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
The I.eri.Intnrn.

The session of the general court, now drawing
TO its close, has been comparatively short and
industrious. IL has not produced great speech
es or exciting debates; it has not adopted many
measures OF special importance, nor done any,
thing remarkably foolish; it has resisted sue
cessiully some insidious attacks upon the treas
ury; it has given us general railroad law, and
best of all, it has discouraged the lobby, which
has not for several yeasr past found; so little
employment or favor at the state house. The
legislature has not bad in either branch this
year so many men Of special note and promi-
hehee as usual, although the amount of practi.
cal business talent has not perbaps been less
thah common, As compared with its recent
f's.s.'s'o's Il mas been rather working than
'aikihs Dody' though it has had talk enough.
anu inuch oil 1t Of a very respectable quality.
Inc prevailing desire 10 shorten the sessions
mas been aided by the absence Of some Of those
exciting and interminable questions coppoc,od
with the liquor law and its enforcement, ,y,,h
which previous legislatures for some wears ras,
have had TO contend, and of the almost eoua,,,
troublesome railroad matters, which have oi,,or
rise to heated controversies in each cbamher
and TO frequent disagreements between the two
houses. The presiding officers of both houses
also have been well fitted to their duties and
have constituted the committees with excellent
judgment.
The greatest measure of the session is Oh,
general railroad law. The importance Of sucl
measure in saving .he time of the Legislature
and removing many temptations to log rolling
and other censurable practices has long been ap
parent to thoughtful minds, but such reforms
are of slow growth. Most men are naturally con
serNa'Ve and hesitate and question long before
iiey are willing TO abandon the old paths, even
"hen their evils are apparent and the new offer
every possible evidence of superiority. excep,
the test OF actual experience. The lobby N
course, used It's Influence, while Il las,ed ~ on.
pose the general law, because win the nosssd,
of such law, great part Of It's most nron,a,,,
occupation would disappear The lobby deesa,o.t
the bill last year, but this winter lis po,ve, ~
broken and lis opposition was vain.
For our local interests here the Legislature NJ.
done all that was askcd. Il has passed the hi
providing for the removal Of the meeting hons
from the common, the boulevard bill, The ad
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

The original promoters of the Cincinnati
movement, or those who have been most infiu-
ential in giving it prominence, are not, we i'm
agine, particularly well satisfied with their
work. of course there was plenty of "wild
cheering" in the convention, as there were plen-
ty of people, ignorant or needless, who would
have cheered the result whatever it was; but
The thoughtful men, the men who were really
in earnest for reform of any kind, or for any
thing else, if it was only to "beat Grant," or
even the astute politicians, can hardly be very
much elated as they review their work. How
will the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley, the most
extreme OF protectionsts, and the advocate
OF liquor and Sunday laws, please the
German adherents of free trade and lrequenters
OF beer gardens2 How will the editors of such
free trade papers as the New York Evening Post
and the Nation like it? They might be willing
TO tone down their resolutions for the sake OF
eonciliatng Greeley and his admirers but it is
quite another thing TO put the name of the CHIEF
protectionist at the head of their ticket W.
suspect that not one of the prominent news
papers which have patronized and helped on the
Cincinnati movement, with the single exception
of the New York Tribune, will advocate Mr..
Greeley's election.
The platform is not very different from politi-
cal platforms in general, so far as we can Judge
from the brief summary yet received. 1t de-
clares that all men are equal before the law;
that the 18Th, l4th and 18th amendments of the
constitution must be preserved inyiolate; that
the public debt must be paid; recognizes the
services of soldiers and sailors, etc, and, as the
climax of buneombe, declares the duty of the
government in foreign relations to demand moth
ing not right and submit to nothing wrong
Excellent sentiments all of them, but not now
announced for the first time There is not one
of them, except the last, which is little too bald
plahtude even for ordinary platform trainers,
that has not had place in one platform or
another every year for some time past The
tariff plank, which gave its makers so
much trouble, is quite devoid of any
distinctive meaning, and, with the single
exception of the one term resolution, the
only positive and significant declaration among
them all, there is not statement of principle OF
policy which might not be accepted by ever,
political party and every considerable faction o.
each party in the country 1t is, in fact. iust
exactly such "A platform as the Nation, one week
ago, described as that which the convention at
Cincinnati could not and must not make. This
is the lameniable issue of what was announced
as bold, defiant and aggressive movement for
general political REFORM A more paltry piece
OF huxtering, compromising non-committal
buneombe than this convention with its candi.
dates and platform, no clique of professional
politicians ever contriyed
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

SURPRISE PARTIEs.-A lady correspondent
who lives in manufacturing town in Rhode
Island was recently the victim of a surprise par
ty, and relates her experience as follows: have
never imposed upon any of my friends or
neighbOrs by attending surprise party, and as
long as remain sane | never will. But have
been the unwilling recipient of one of those So
cal nusances dubbed a silver wedding. Isaac
and knew as well as anybody that we had been
married twenty-five years, but we didn't wish to
celebrate the event for numerous reasons. We
didn't wish to beg for presents. Our house is
not large enough to accommodate all we would
wish TO invite on such an occasion,
and we could not bring ourselves to slight
any; and not being partial to large par
ties, Judge of our CONSERVATION when
we were overwhelmed by mob coll
sisting of some OF our friends and many who
were not our friends or even acquaintances.
Tom, Dick, and the dragon, any one who could
be induced to sign their names to paper and
pay their money TO help buy a tea-set, under the
promise of coming TO our house snd having a
gay time, just as they would have paid for going
to any place of public amusement The presents
were very nice indeed, but | shall never use
them, and for them we are put under obliga-
ticns TO q class of people whose acquaintance
we did not desire. They rummaged and ran
sacked the house from garret to cellar, looked
into my closets and bureau drawers, and even
counted the blankets on my own and my SER
wants beds, smashed my pet cast, wore holes
in my sitting-room carpet by dancing on it,
and have made capital for gossip out of
my household arrangements generally. There
were even people present to whom L was
not introduced. We have always been indie
pendent; retained our old friends and made few
new ones. Now am expected to call on Mrs.
this thar aud the other, and to speak TO their
husbands and brothers when meet them on the
street, for their names are on that paper which
accompanied our silver among the list of donors.
i put down my veil, hoping one of these new
friends who is somewhat intoxicated, will not
recognize me, and as l get past, hear him say,
Proud old yixen-wish | had the dollar
threDed away on her silver tea-setl" | have
lost my independence and self-respect, and am
quite miserable under all this obligation, which
can never hope to repay. And look upon
the whole affair as an unwarrantable piece of
interference, for which shall never pardon the
idle busybodies who, for the want of something
better for excitement, set it on foot.--,SpriRgfeh
Repiblicdn
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
MIscnIlnnoon. nton,s.

The London Standard undertakes 10 rob Cant
Lanfoush, the champion old man of New York
~ years old. nun ""
Harry Meigs, the great American railway
%pL.lluer % o. south America, has bought lare,
,,,n, ~ @ sne suburbs OF Lima, on which to cree
A coroners jury in Chicago recently beld a,
inquest upon the body Of man who fpll INF,
the water, and after being rescued sudden,
died, after walking a few blocks, The yerdic
was "accidentally drowned"
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

vance of money for the buildings Of the lunatic
hospital in anticipation OF the sale OF land, and
would doubtless have given the desired legisla-
tion to put our unfortunate railroad problem in
the way of a satisfactory solution, if the various
interests here could have agreed upon something
that would have satisfied them all.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

ON THE CARPET.-One Of the latest topics is the
success OF the new department just added to the
Boston. The finest Administers, Witons. Brussels
veYets ana tapestries are offered their patrons /;
Whiie tne needful three plies, Kidderminsters oil
grades. 80 '"S'' ''s'
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

A miniature Dead sea has been discovered ia
Nevada. II lies on an oval basin, 150 feet below
the surface Of the plain, the banks shelving
down with as much symmetry as II fashioned by
art. The water Of this lake is impregnated with
soluble substances, mostly borax soda aud salt,
70 degree that renders IL almost fopy with
sliine, and so dense that person can h0at on II
without effort. This lake has no visible outlet
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
LAIESp MARK E.rR.
NEW YORK HTOCK MAuWvn

NEW YORK. May 3--Money closed easy nj es No,
cent. STERLING nrm at l09A. Gold more active and
ngher al kh g llJ on the decline Of our SECURITIES In
L9nd0n Loans 6l per cent to nat Clearings S2i !.
VVV9VV treasury disbursements S59l 0O0 The estimated
export tomorrow is half million. Goyernmenfs higcr
and strong, IN sympathy with gold state bonds 1uli
% 5%toeks aeu'S ana strong with large buslness IN
racine NAL, Western Union Ohio and Misslsspnl and
very large. ''' !" A'ii'
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

YEGRTNE is not stimulating bitter which creates
fictitious appetite. but gentle tonic which assists ma
ture to restore the stomach to a healthy action
NERVOUS SuFFERRR-A dose of YEGeTINE, taken lust
before going to bed. will ensure comfortable nights
rest to the nervous sufferer dW&S myl
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

Ladies', ehildren's and gents kid gloves in all
new spring shades from So cents up, just received at
Gross, Strauss & Co.'S 3l2 Main street.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

A CowARDLY DEED.-One of the most inhu-
man and cowardly deeds that we ever remember
to have heard of was committed Tuesday eve.
ming, April 9, at Government Springs, U tab ter
ritory, near the Overland road, and about seven
ty-fve miles this side of Salt Lake CITY. Last
summer a man named Purdy, formerly in the
employ of the Union Pacific railroad, arrived at
Ogden and represented himself to be a Mormon
He married the daughter of prominent mem
Der of the church, who furnished him with an
outfit of cattle, horses, etc. He moved his stock
and wife to Government Springs About two
months ago he commenced to dispose of the
stock in small lots. His wife was convinced
that he had no affection for her, and watched
his movements. She sent message to her faith
er at Ogden, informing him how matters stood.
He, with two of his sons, reached Gov
ernment Springs on the eighth, and
tons 10 leave, They searched his person.
finding something like $780, He was then told
to leave the country under penalty of death. 1t
appears that he stayed in the vicinity of the
ranch until the evening of the 9th. The father
of Mrs. Purdy and her eldest brother were out
gathering in the remnant of the stock, The
youngest brother aged about seventeen, was
left with his sister Soon after dark Purdy
rode up TO the cabin, seized the boy and tied
him to post outside. He then entered the
house, knocked his wife down and deliberately
scalped her. After committing the inhuman
deed he mounted his horse and rode off in the
direction of Fish Springs desert, on the Over
land road, taking the scalp with him. The
father and brother reached the house about half
an hour afterward. On entering the house
Mrs, Purdy was found insensible and the floor
covered with blood. After she was restored to
consciousness she related how the wretch had
committed the deed. A party of ranchers start
ed after him; but, after riding all night, gave
up the chase and returned to the ranch.- White
Pine NelCS.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

All good grocers have the Halford Do not LET
anybody sell you poor article in place OF the Hal
l9rd Lelcestershire table sauce. Remember that
per pint bottle ' "iS 0eu'S
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

THE sUREsF and most direct mode of removing or
counteractng kidney, bladder and glanduar diseases
mental and physical debility, diabetes gravel, female
weakness and uterine complaints is to occasionally par
take of fsMoLAEDRR's BuoHU This vegetable medicine
may be relied upon being tonic, duretic solvent and
Alternative, and is the best preparation of Baehu.
ap30 deop&wlw
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

Just received, new lot of real thread aud Llama
lace shawls and jackets, at Weinberg Bros, a57
Main street
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

The regular Saturday sale at j. p Hall & Co.'S
auction room will take place this afternoon at 2
O'Clock, and be continued in the evening at ~!
o'clock
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

GENERAL TILaHMAN's MONUMENT. The
Vicks5urg (Miss.) Herald youches for this, if
true, certainly very remarkable fact: fGn the
blooming, beautiful balmy May of 1868, one of
those dreadful, battle stained years never TO be
forgotten, Gen. Tilghman fell, shot dead, at the
battle of Champion hill, calamity struggling in
defense of his cherished principles. His noble
life ebbed away on the spot where he fell and
the sad earth drank his blood with greedy
thirstiness. But upon that immediate spot
there grew fine peach tree, that had almost
reached its maturity, while its roots stepped
themselves in the brBvemartyr's blood. Sim
gnlar TO relate, the leaves and fruit of this tree
are b!ood-red color. The tree was transplanted
and is now in the orchard of DIR. j, L, Hebron of
this county. The prapogations from the tree
are of the same peculiar color, We have seen
the leaves, and must confess that they do look.
and even Ito usl smell like blood, The fact can
be witnessed by those taking the trouble" This
is quite equal to Tom Hoods story of the "tor-
ture shell tomb cat" and the Igooseberry BUSH
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04
GBe 9ain spg: adurser. saoap aurning alap t. 1899.


or inlet, bat being OF great depth is probabl,
fed by springs far down in the earth.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

Lamson, Glazior & Co. will sell to-day, at 121.
O'CLOCK, horses, carriages and harnesses; at one
O'Clock. chest of carpenters tools; and at two
o'clock, new and secondhand furniture.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

O1ttHssa.s4..ssss.....lllA
United States Currency Bs. s.................. IlG4
Western Union Telegraph com pany ...........I7I
iaeilie Mail steamship mpany .........,,.,i1N
N, Y, Central AZ Hudson River consolidated NJ
do do do do scrip, -. YX
bile ihio@u :..ss; ;.s'''t..ss...4........
90 preferred. ed..'........................S2h
MARVIN sss'ss.sss.s.s........,lIb
90 preferred. .,......... ...,,,,,,. l35
MlchiBah Cehtra fallfOa i............... ..ll5
Union Pacific railroad stock. 4Ok
Lake shore d. Michigan Southern Il Il. R....,..9gI
do serip, al
Illinois Central railroad. ad.....................i5s
Cleveland and Plttsburg railroad ............,glE
Chicago and Northwestern railroad. ......,..7ON
do do pref. "a
Cleveland Columbus a Cincinnati railroad 9i
New Jersey Central railroad. ........,... l00N
Chicago and Rock Island railroad.
Milwaukee and 81. Paul railroad. .............,GI
do do pref. ............., Mk
Toledo and Wabash railroad ..,..,.N,,,',',TTSi
do DO pref ri !. i, III. . III
Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad. ...........W
CncagO anu Alton railroad. oad...................IlI
do preferred, ,...........,....12
Ohio and Mississippi railroad. ......,,.....,.,,49
Hartford and Erie railroad. 0ad..................i .iOh
Columbus Cincinnati n Ind. Central X X ,,3s1
Huntington and Quincy railroad. .......:....l32
Hannibal and st Joseph X .................4 a.
Central racine gold bonds. .lOlA
Union Pacific skies. =. ,......... ,......... 9lk
R0ST0N gTOTU u AfEo
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

DIR. Julihu's Hydrastic Compound is a
pleasant and ecaoiOus remedy In chronic diseases of
The Kidneys and Urinary Organs oftentimes a few
doses VIII be productive Of degree Of comfort in painful
or urinary disorders it simultaneously lmparts and
strength to the whole system For circulars containing
detailed information about the remedy, apply to b.
KEITH CO.. Al Liberty St. N Y For sale by Drug
glsts daplS,my4,Oje4 10 jy6&wmyl0 apis
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04


NEW YORK. May 3.-Cotton quiet and Nc lower for
good and ordinary sales 76s bales: middling uplands
2S'c Flour a l0c better; sales 49, 100 bbs S6 60
$40; Ohio $3.50 "a 935; western S. 90 q $3.50; south
ern s. "a Sl2, 50. Wheat la per cent better; sales
900 bush; No spring sl67 a Les; No @ 81 81 a
l66; winter red western 81 81 @LS5; white Michigan
Sl,ss % 2O5 Corn a per cent better; sales IS 200
bush new mixed western IS &c. Oats shade rner;
sales 5000 bush; Ohio 54A @57ei western 52k q 54Ac
Beef more active at 81 so a p Pork rmer and quiet;
new mess Sl3s7 a Sl4 Lard hrmer at sK @ shc. But
ter hrm at % a 3lc Whiskey steady at SOC Rice firm.
SIC; Havana a l0c. Coffee quiet and firm. Molasses
rosin heavy 50 rs for strained Petroleum firm; crude
y a l3ac refined 22S1 a 2Se. Tallow steady al sN a
9hc
CHICAGO. May 3.-Fl0ur firm at 81 a $50 for extra
spring. Wheat fmer; No spring sl.36A a 80 cash.
and 81 40 seller May. Corn oDened quiet and closed firm
at 43ssc for No mixed. Oats timer at 35Nc for No
Rye fmer at IS q 7Sc. Barley quiet and weak at 55 a
56Ae. Provisions quiet Pork Sass q 260 Lard S. 10
Hams in pickle steady at s4 g 9Ac. Bulk meats 4Sc for
shoulders SIC for clear rib Sides and kc clear sides
Whskey easier at s3e. Live hogs dull lower SS75
425. Recepts-70O0 bbs -four 5000 bush wheat log 600
bush corn 10000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 220O0 bush
barley. l50Og hogs Shipments-200l bbls -four $1,000
bush wheat $4,000 bush corn bush oats 1000 bush
barley, 10000 hogs.
SEW ORLEANS, May S.-Cotton quiet middlings at
2Skc.
D1seRAcED GESERAL.-The well-known General
Debility has surrendered to williams Extract Jamaica
Ginger.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

POISONED TO DRATH.-A healthy liver seeretes
each day about two and half pounds of bile which
contains great amount OF waste material taken
nom the blood. When the liver becomes torpid or
eongesed it tails to eliminate this vast amount Of
noxious substance, which, therefore, remains to
poison the blood and be conveyed 10 every part of
the system. What must be the condition of the
blood when it is receiving and retaining each day
TWO and half pounds of poisong Nature tries to
work of this poison through other channels and
0rgans-the kidneys, lungs skin, etc.; but these or
addition to their natural functions, and can not
long Withstand the pressure, but become variously
diseased. -
The BRAIN which is the great electrical centre of
au Yitaiity' is unduy stimulated by the unhealthy
blood which passes to it from the heart and it fails
10 perform its office beautifully. Hence the symp-
toms of bile poisoning, which are dullness, head
ache incapacity to keep the mind on any subject
impairment Of memory, dizzy, sleepy, or nervous
feelings, gloomy forebodings and irritabiity of tenn
per- The blood itself being diseased as it forms the
sweat upon the surface of the skin is so irritating
and poisonous that 1t produces discolored brown
spots, pimples, botches and other eruptions sores
Dolls, carbuncles and scrofuous tumors The
stomach, bowels and other organs spoken Of can
not escape becoming affected, sooner or later and
eosilYeness piles, dropsy, dyspepsia, diarrhea fe-
male weakness, and many other forms of chronic
disease, are among the necessary results. Asa rem
edy for all these various manifestations of disease
DIR. Pierces golden medical discovery is positively
unequaled BY II the liver and stomach are changed
10 an active, healthy state, the appetite regulated
and restored, the blood and secretions Thoroughly
purified and enriched and the whole system rem
ovated and built up anew. Sold by ali first-class
druggists. 576
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

large assortment of parasols and sun umbrellas
of the latest styles and best makes at low prices
just opened at Gross, Strauss & Co.'s, 3l2 Main
street
Worcester daily spy., 1872-05-04

just received at Weinberg Bros. new assort-
ment OF real Alexandra kid gloves, one and two
buttons. Weinberg Bros, 857 Main street