Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09
New York.


| CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK, July S.-A congress of interna
| tionalS commenced their sessions here yester
| day. Twenty sections were represented. A com
munication was received from the section in Sar
Francisco, detailing the bad effects upon labo
in California caused by Chinese emigration
| stating that there are one hundred thousand
| Chinese there, and predicts that they will in {
| short time monOpOlize AL labor in the manulac
tories, etc., and that they are under the cOntro
| OF SIX emigration companies who import alst
thousands OF Chinese women for base purposes
| They appeal TO the workingmen of the east, and
| say if this emigration is not stopped blood will
| flow in the streets of San Francisco, The con
gress resolved to ignore politics and other dis
turbng questions, and with this view are per
fecting new plan of organization.
BEAsTLY AND BLOODY ENCOUNTER.
John Fallen and Cornelius Leary, two butch.
ers of Hoboken, had a fight yesterday at the
slaughter house, which being unsatisfactory
they adjourned to the meadows, where they
fought, in the presence of several other butchers
with Strengthening knives. Fallen had his bowels
ripped open and died, aud Leary fed, but was
overtaken by the police and captured. Leary's
wounds are so dangerous that he IL not ex peeted
to live.
ERIE MATTERS,
The papers contain q variety of conflicting re-
ports concerning the future management and
disposal of the Erie road. All the statements
appear to be the result Ct guess work,
A meeting In reference to the Erie railroad
election was held at ten O'Clock Tonight al the
residence of S. l.. NJ. Barlow, Mr.. McHenry
announced that Mr.. Blackstone, president Of
the Chicago and Alton railroad, had declined to
be placed in nomination for the presidency of
Erie 1t was then unanimously agreed TO offer
the nomination to H. p. Watson, brotber.in.
law OF the former secretary of war, and himself
assistant secretary of war during the rebellion
watson was sent for and accepted the nomina,
ti0n, The Mclienry interest having agreed on
him, his election tomorrow is declared certain
Watson is connected with railroad interests in
ONO Vanderbilt recommended him as a suit,
Bile man for tho pOsltiOn,
ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH BAND.
The French band arrived this morning and
were received by the Garde Lafayette and n Iarpe
concourse OF French citizens, who escorted them
TO their quarters, where an elegant breakfast
awaited them. They will remain here till the
18Th, meantime deciding whether to go to Chi,
cagO or return to France on that day.
MEETING OF FRENCHMEN
NEW YORK, July s.-A meeting of natives of
Alsace and Lorraine, and the French residents of
the city generally, was held tonight in Irving
hall. Fifteen hundred persons were present
speeches were made, ANA resolutions offered cx.
pressing devotion of the people of Alsace and
Lorraine to France. The members OF the cee.
brated band Garde Republicane were present
and received an ovation.
MIsCELL4NRoUs
All the city militia will be ordered on duty nj
the armories on the 18th of July, No trouble Is
anticipated; but the preparations are made
against surprise.
Twenty-three of tho twenty-slx boys concerned
in the revolt at the house of refuge, in Nav.
were to-day sentenced to various terms in the
penitenuary,
Il. J.. Henderson, a member of the BROOKLYN
par mas commenced suit claiming $4,000
damages from the Brooklyn Union, for an al.
legged libel published In January,
The Academy of Music was crowded tonight
on the occasion of the first Strauss concert.
me playing band which Strauss had got to
getner was very creditable and ELECTED much
applause, Strauss himself received \ nerlect
ovation,
among the passengers by the steamer CITY of
hro9kIyn were DR.. Russell Withers, Ed. Smith
ana leander Waterbury. of The Atalanta crew
and Miss Lydia Thompson with new troupe.