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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16

BAY STATE FIRE INSURANCE Coat the an
nual meeting of this corporation, held yester
day, directors were elected for the ensuing year,
as follows:
Stephen Salisbury, Isaac Davis, +. II. Dewey f.
a. kinnicutt, George w. Richardson, Lewis Bar
nard, Josiah IL Clark, Charles B. Pratt, W. S.
DWis, Samuel Woodward, and Samuel A. Porter
Of Worcester; Jacob Edwards of Boston; c. g.
Stevens, of Clinton; George G. Davis, of North
boro; and j: NJ. G. Armsby, E. d. Thayer, c. w
Smi,a, and John ID. Washburn, of Worcester.
AT subsequent meeting of the directors, W.
S, Davis, Esq, was reelected president with L.
c. Crosby, Jr., as secretary, and d, J.. Miller as
assistant secretary. The company has been very
successful during the past year; its assets are
$3S9,7l3, and its surplus, above reinsurance fund
and unpaid losses, is $4,000.
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MUNICIPAL CoURT.--The following cases
were before Judge Williams yesterday: Joseph
Bonville, open shop Sunday, fined $40 and
costs; Frank Newell evading car fare, S. and
costs; Roger Kane, John Kelley, Francis Nor
man and Francis Fitzgerald, assault and bat
tory, cases continued; James Farrell and Thos.
Kelley, larceny, cases continued; Peter Rouka,
tluancy, SIX months truant school; Frederick
r, Dodge, truancv, one year truaut school;
Ross Mccain, truaucy, six months truant
school; John McGinness, James Drahan, Thos.
Delany, Edward Flynn and John Mack, drunk.
cnncss, 50 aud costs each; Thomas Troy,
drunkenness, on file; James D3vereaux, tru-
ancy, on file.
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1870 NORTH END TNTELLIGENCE

1870 NORIH END N ELLlG ENCE
10 - OFFICE. No. 222 Main st second
block south OF La nsOn Glaciers Auction looms,
Mr. r. Youngs Variety store and opposite Or, James
GREEN'S Drug Store whore shall devote my lime and
attention to procure tenenents and dOTesfics for all
who wish. Also 81 uai0ns for those out of ems
Dloym mt; shall aiten to collecting bills promptly
Please call at 222 Main st., Room No. g. TeneInents
rented free of charge to owner.
ia2 diff g. W. FIELD.
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THE NEW INtAT1.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-No little opposition is
beginning to he developed TO the 18th and Both
articles Of the treaty Of Washington. Legisa-
ton by congress is required to give effect to the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-16

FREE PUBLIC LTBRARY.-At the meeting of
the board of directors OF the free public library,
neli last Saturday, the organization for the pre-
sent year was effected, as follows:
President-Stephen Salisbury.
Secretary and rreasurer-Nathaniel Paine.
Committee on Finance-Henry A. Marsh, Stephen
Salisbury, 7. L. Nelson
committee on LIbrary-Rev. D. Weston, Rev. VIM.
II. Huntington, Nathaniel PANE Prof G. o. Thomp-
son, Rev. r. l.. st. John.
Committee on Reading Room-Charles A. Chase,
Henry A. Marsh, DIR. George L. Francis.
committee on Building-Uhas. II. Morgan, Caleb
b. Metcalf, I. L. Nelson
The board reelected Mr.. S. S. Green as libra
riau, with Misses S. F. Earle, Jessie E. Tyler, aud
Clara Bemis as assistants. Mrs Phillips resigned
her position as senior assistant, Jan. 1.
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is of the very best books that can be devised for
carriers OF Reed instruments. Already well known and
has extensive sale. Price $3.50.
A Popular iiece, IF EVER CEASE TO LOVE-"
Waltz-Knght, soc
The above books and pieces mailed. post free on re-
ceipt Of retail price.
nIIVEB nInSnN 4, co
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ONLY so CENTS
Bloom of Morning.

This wonderful PREPARATION long used in France and
tut just introduced Into this country, is, perhaps the
most iXqusite article known to the ladies toilet. For
preserving the cearness of the pleon and the puri
ty of the skin it has equal Having had many calls
for il by those who have used it in Europe in
obtain IT, and have received the agency for this
city # the United States agents. and shall keep 1t
constantly on hand, at the LADIES' HAIR STORE, 90
Front st Worcester. ANNA +. CLOUGH
dill dim FANNY o. CLOUGH.
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H Dealer jim Fancy Goods, Toys. and Useful Articles
Umbrellas and ParasOs Repaired Pinking in a NUM-
Der ofstyles Stamping for Embroidery.
Agency of the French Dye House, of Boston. Goods
SEM to the Dye House. on Fridays.
ease observe the sign Of The Variety Store No 226
Man street. nearly opposite the Quiusigamond Bank.
,aOT
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THE
MUSICAL TREASURE.
1900 COPIES SOLD IN ONE WEEK.

This attractive collection, Just published contains the
cream Of all the Vocal and Instrument Music brought
out within the last two wears. Full Songs, Duets,
Quartets. Rondos Polkas Polka Nazurkas. sehosches,
Quadniles GalODs, Marches. fOur-Hand Pieces, &c
All of the best quality Music fitted for Pianoorte or
Reed O gan. Puee-Boards, s. 50; Cloth. Sl00 Full
GU, $40, Capital Song. NELL, THE VILLAGE
PRIDE Norris i0c.
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ROOTS SCHOOL FOR THE CABINET ORGAN

All who wish to go to an ORGAN SCHOOL are ad-
vised to apply to that excellent Teacher. GEO Roof
whose brilliant reputation fire cannot bnIn, and whose
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Total. ,..................13S57 2 It.
26 miles and 1902 feet.

SIDEWALKS.
The number of feet of grades set for sidewalks
since 1857 has been as follows:
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BOARD OF OyEEsEERs OF PoOR-The board
of oyerseerS Of the poor held its first meeting
last evening, and organized by the choice of
Geo. W, Gale clerk. The mayor tpresdcnt of the
board ex-ef1co,) appointed the following stand
inr committees:
On Finance-Messrs, Gale, Jordan and Kendall
GA City tdrm-MesSrs. Hadwen, Hatch and Hen
ry.
On Reliet-Massrs. Henry, Gale and Kendall
On Truant School-Alessrs. Marble Hadwen and
Sibley
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UIsCUSsI0N on DARwINTAN THEORY-Thc
discussion upon this subject will be renewed to-
night, at the rooms of the Natural History as
ISOLATION, i'll Worcester Bank block, Foster
street. All persons interested upon either side
OF the question are cordially invited to be pres
ent and take part therein. In order to give an
opportunity 10 all who desire to speak upon the
subject, it has been voted that no person occupy
more than fifteen minutes in presenting his
views. The discussion will begin at halC-past
seven o'clock.
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FOREIGN NE VS..

There are thirty-two American painters
and sculptors residing in Rome at this time.
The French Commission on Capitulations
virtually lays on NJ. Jules Favre the blame
of the surrender of Paris to the Germans.
Asiatic cholera is said to have broken out
in Kamionck, in Poland, and twenty-one
deaths from the epidemic took place in nine
days.
Fresh prosecutions have been opened at
the instance of the Russian government
against the religious sect of Shopas, who are
daily gaining converts.
The Turin journals state that snow contin-
mes to lie on the Col di Tendo to the extent of
forty feet. Nothing like it had ever before
been seen there. The Simplon road is now
impracticable.
In order to insure as far as possible the
safety of the gunpowder works at the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich, England, the gas-lamps
are in future to be lighted by means of cleo
tricity.
letter from Cadiz states that DIR. Howard
suffered considerably ON the voyage from
being loaded with heavy chains, but upon the
request of the American official at Cadiz the
chains were removed. The action relative to
MS case had not then reached DR.. Howard
nor the Spanish officials at Cadiz.
Inc trial of the President and Treasurer OF
the Society of the Internationalists in Dem
| marx, who were recently arrested, is about
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POLITICAL.
Gen. Hancock publishes the following card
in the Milwaukee Despatch of the 10th:

Gen. Hancock publishes the following card
in the Milwaukee Despatch of the 10th:
your paper of the 18th inst, reproduced
from the Cincinnati Enquirer a paragraph at
tributing to me an expression grossly disre-
spectful to the President of the United States.
desire through your columns to state that
my instincts as soldier would never have
permitted me to use any language which could
be construed into disrespect or disparagement
of my superior officers" Respectfully,
WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK"
The New York Republican convention held
at Elmira, resolved that it would be ex-
ceedingly unwise to change our able, tried
and safe chief magistrate for one untfied and
uncertain. Delegates were elected to Phila-
delphia.
The Irish vote, although claimed for
Greeley, is very likely to be cast for Grant,
whose foreign policy has has always been in
their favor.
Mr.. Greeley accepts no invitations to speak
on political questions while candidate, but
the democrats think Grant ought not to be
President, because he is silent man!
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AsrHMArIc BRONCHITIS, OF NINE YEARS
STANDING, CURED BY THE SYRUP.-ST. john,
N. B., August IL, lS69.-MR. JAMES l. Eel
Lows.-Dear Sir: consider it my duty to
inform you of the great benefit have re-
ceived from the use Of your Compounds Syrup
Of Hypophosphites. have been for the last
nine years, great sufferer from Bronchitis
and Asthma, at times SO i'll that for weeks
could neither lie down or take any nourish-
ment of consequence, and during the time
suffering intensely. have had at different
times. the advice of twenty-five physicians.
The least exposure to either damp or draught
was sure to result in a severe attack of my
disease. Finding no relief from all the medi.
cines l had taken, concluded to try your
Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites, and
have great reason to thank God for the result.
have, in all, taken twelve bottles, and now
feel as strong and we'll as ever felt in my
life, and for the last year have not had one
moments sickness, and neither does damp
ness or draught have the least effect upon me.
Were to write on the subject for hours,
could not say enough in praise of your in
valuable Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites
or give an adequate idea Of my sufferings.
You are at liberty to make what use you
please of this letter, because hope its pub
licity may be the means of benefitting other
sufferers as much as it has me.
! remain, yours respectfully,
MRS. HIPWELL, Exmouth Street.
mayl4- t&wlw
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GENERAL NEWS.

Coal has fallen three dollars ton in price
at Chicago within few days. The news
may possibly reach "down east" in the course
of q month or SO.
John McMara, a son Of Justice McMara Of
Parkmantown, West Chester county, shot his
father with revolver Monday, because the
latter reprimanded him for playing truant and
insisted on his going to school, or to the house
of refuge. Mr.. McMara Is in a critical con-
dition.
Why do carpenters believe that there is no
such thing as stone? They never saw it.
The first trial under the enforcement act,
that has taken place in Maryland, is now pro-
crossing. Considerable interest is exhibited
from the fact that the State authorities are de-
Tending the election of the judges Of Anne
Arundel county, who are defendants, with the
ablest counsel that can be employed. The
charges against these judges is refusal of
colored votes at the State election last fall.
The village Of Tobyhanna, near Scranton,
Pa, has been entirely surrounded by fire for
several days. Several houses have been
imminent peril, the inhabitants battling the fire
night and day. The fire in the mountains
and timber land adjoining has been terrific for
several days. The heat and smoke caused
intense suffering.
The police of Boston confidently anticipate
that they will have an opportunity before the
fourth of July of making the acquaintance of
some of the most noted pickpockets and bur.
lars in Europe and in this country.
Col. J. A. Harwood of Littleton, has been
land Fair.
Cable dispatches received by Gilmore, an
nounce the definite engagement of Strauss
and full Vienna orchestra for the Jubilee.
Weston's walks cuts but poor figure be-
side that of blind woman who on foot and
entirely alone is feeling her way to California.
She has already got beyond the Mississippi.
The small pox has been quite fatal in Mon
treal of late. The deaths from the disease
have been double what they were last year
during corresponding weeks.
The twenty ninth anniversary and twenty
fifth session of the American Institute of
Homeopathy will be held in Washington, d.
c., On the 2lst inst
Massachusetts, is alarmed over the spread of
the vice Of opium eating. The Board of
Health reports inveterate eaters in almost
every town, among them many females.
When bootmaker commences to make a
boot, the first thing he uses is the last.
German farmer in Minnesota believes
that his wife has just as good right to work
as himself, so he yokes her with his cow and
has an excellent team for ploughing.
The person who lives for months without
eating has re-appeared in Springfield, Mass.
She is, as usual, a woman, and she has lived
without food for fifteen months. OF course
she is a cheat, and her friends aid her in her
impostures.
The smallpox, which has been prevalent in
the northern part of New Jersey, for two
years, is largely on the increase. Since the
Fall of 1870, not day, probably, has passed
without some cases having been reported, but
the number has never been so great as within
the last week.
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to take place in Copenhagen. and the people
OF that good city are greatly exercised on the
subject So strong is the feeling against the
government because of the arrest, that the
military powers in and around the city have
been largely added to and all the public build
ings strongly guarded. The crime with which
the prisoners are charged is high treason, the
next highest offence to murder in Danish law.
Should they be convicted their lives would
become forfeit to the State. King Christian
though humane and just ruler, is yet a be-
lever in the divine right of kings, and regards
the offence of which these men have been
guilty Of the most henious Of all ems. There
would be little hope of kingly clemency
should the court bring in a verdict of guilty.
As matter of course the Internationalists
not only of Denmark but of other European
countries are waiting the result with breath
less interest.
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said, with still greater propriety, Of thu
Civil Service Reform. This reform ha!
found In the President Its truest and by fai
its most efficient friend. He has done all
! that has really been done to promote It,
Unlike SO many members Of Congress and
50 many politicians of all sorts, he has
been in earnest about 1t, and has made
use of all the power he possesses to carry
1t into execution. 1t is hardly possible to
understand how any intelligent man can
complain of President Grant as not being
friendly to a reform in the civil service Of
the country. And yet he has been so COM
planned Of in certain quarters, while In
others he has at the same time been de-
nounced for what he has done to promote
it. Whether 1t be deemed credit or a
discredit, he has used and is now using,
all the power and all the pacuniary means
which Congress has placed In his hands,
to establish regular and uniform system
of appointments to all civil offices. He
has shown the utmost desire to make these
appointments rest on the sole basis of per-
sonal qualifications and character, and
thereby to separate them entirely from all
political considerations. He has done this
too, at the time when he is candidate for
reelection, and when a less generous and
less patriotic President would naturally
have delayed the movement till the election
was past, for the purpose of using the
Executive patronage of the government
for political ends.
In what President Grant has thus done,
he has given proof of the most unequivo-
cal character, of his desire to purify all
of the Government from COR
ruption of every kind. He aims to strike
at its very source by adopting system of
appointments which shall secure for all
Offices, men Of high character and of ad-
equate qualifications. This he believes is
the only way'in which the reform can be
fully accomplished. He has no doubt been
gievously disappointed, as every other
President has been in many of those whom
he has entrusted with high and lucrative
Offices, on the recommendations of men,
bers of Congress and Of politicians in diff
ferent parts of the country, and he has in
every instance promptly corrected the
mistake 80 soon as he was assured that a
mistake had been made. No man can say
that he has ever kept in Office single
person whe had been shown to be incom.
petent or unworthy. But he has sought to
60 further than this, and by surer and
safer method of appointment, to prevent,
so far as possible, the recurrence of such
mistakes as all Presidents are liable to
make in the selection Of government off,
GERS, where they depend on the recon-
mendation Of members of Congress or of
local politicians He has been sincerely
DESTROYS to raise the whole system of civil
service above the debasing partisan infu-
ences which have hitherto controlled it,
and to place it on the basis of personal
character and the public good. They who
hope ever to see this accomplished, GER
tainly cannot expect to have President
who will do more for its promotion than
General Grant has shown himself both
disposed and eager 10 do.
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4 REFORMER EXPLAINS AND RE-
CANTS

General Stanley Matthews of Cincinnati, in
the course of his speech on assuming his duty
as temporary chairman of the recent liberal
republican convention held in that city, made
the following statement: "And so gentlemen,
in every department of the government the
slow poison of corruption, only not sufficient
ly slow, seems to have pervaded the whole
civil and political administration of the coun-
try, from the head to the foot" A personal
friend of General Matthews, connected with
one of the departments in Washington, after
reading his speech wrote letter to the Gen.
eral calling his attention to the above state
ment and expressing the hope that when he
should come to look calmly at the statement
he would regret that he had made it, This
brought from General Matthews the following
answer, which is now made public with his
permission:
CINCINNATI, May 9th, 1872.
My DEAR SIR Nothing connected with
the recent disgraced and dsgraceful conven-
ton at this place has given me so much pain
as your note calling my attention to state
ment taken from speech of mine, pointed
with the Interpretation you evidently put upon
it. Allow me in the first place, to say that /
was put forward as temporary chairman OF
that convention without an hours notice, and
tina. consequently what said was totally I'M
premeditated; and, in the next place, that
the extract you make, and which, if had in
tended to be taken in its literal sense, would
have been justly matter of regret that it had
been uttered does not represent the truth OF
my sentiments. On the contrary, have no
reason to believe, and never have believed,
that personally the present administration
were guilty OF corrupt conduct or motives,
and ought to have expressed myself so as
to avoided any other charge. What was
striving to say had reference to the general
corruption of our public political life, perya.
ding it in every department, whereby person
al and party ends seemed to be substituted
for the public good, and the latest and besl
illustration of which am free to say is fount
IN the action OF the very convention in thu
presence of which this declaration was made
| am greatly chagrined at the whole matter
my own participation in it included, and hav,
concluded, perhaps not sufficiently soon, tina
as politician and President maker am not
success, greatly regret that have giyer
cause OF offence to you and to any other per
sonal friends whose integrity may seemed
TO have questioned, but which can assur,
you was the tarthest from my thoughts.
hope you will he able to regard il az thoucl
IT had never been said.
Very respectfully your friend,
| STANLEY MATTHEWS
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in the mines, the importance Of carrying safe
ty lamps only into places Of this kind. The
full extent Of the disaster 10 not yet ascer-
tained. It IL known that three men were
killed outright, and 1t is feared that more
lives were lost. Five or six men were wound.
ed. Some Of them so badly injured that no
hopes are entertained Of their recovery. The
excitement is intense. Everybody 10 running
to see the mine, and in the midst Of the great
confusion the bodies are being taken out. The
frenzy of one woman on recognizing the body
Of her late husband was heart-rending. The
friends Of the men known to have been In the
mine, in their efforts to effect speedy rescue
often get In the way and thus retard the at.
tainment Of their object.
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TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER
NEW YoRK, May 18th

special to the Mail from Scranton. Penn.
says that another terrible disaster in the mines
occurred this morning, involving the loss NJ
at least three lives and the injury of MANY
persons. In the Bellevue Shaft, Hyde Park,
an explosion Of gas occurred at a time when
the miners were engaged there in force. So
much excitement prevails in the vicinity that
1t is impossible to obtain the details of the
affair. According to the best information
thus far attainable, the explosion was caused,
as the most Of the former ones have been, by
incautiously entering part Of the mine W here
the fire damp was thick with an ordinary
lighted lamp. 1t seems difficult to impress
upon the minds of some of the men who work
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State Temperance Reform Club.

A delegate Convention of the Temperance Re.
form Clubs Of Maine will be held at Meonan Hail.
Augusta, on Wednesday, June 9Th, 1872, at 4
O'Clock p NJ, for the purpose of forming State
Organization the object Of which shall be to give
uniformity in our Pledge, Constitution I'M By
Laws, throughout the State, and TO advise and
counsel each other as to the best means of promot
ing our glorious cause and disseminating the prin
cipes OF Reform and total abstinence all over the
land. Our objects are neither sectarian, nor pc.
litical, but simply the elevation of our fellow men,
by moral means, thus leading them into the path of
higher and better life. Each Club shall be en-
titled to FIVE delegates.
Free entertainment will be offered to all delegates
who may attend, and free return tickets over the
Railroada