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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-11

NEW YORK, Dee 10.-At White Plains. yes
to-day, the daughters of the late Mr.. Greeley
with few friends, accompanied by counsel, APP
peared before the surrogate to offer for probate
the will of their father. This will was executed
on Nov. 20, 1872. 1t had been written by Mr.
Greeley some time ago, but was only presented
him for execution 4 few hours before his DEATH
1t gave all his property equally to his two daugh-
tiers. This instrument had been placed among
his private papers by Mr.. Greeley, and was only
taken from among them at the time of his last
attack, and at the first lucid interval thereafter
offered to him for acknowledgement AT the
same time counsel appeared before the surrogate
to contest this will, and offering in its stead one
dated January, 1871.
The contestants are Samuel Sinclair Richard
H. Manning and Charles Storrs, the latter being
named as executors. The counsel for the con
testants then said he hoped that the proponents
OF the will would acquieSce in the will of 1871.
lie thought the will executed by Mr. Greeley
before his death did great injustice, inasmuch
as it gave all the property to Miss Ida, with the
qualification that oue-half Of it was TO be used
by her ut her own discretion in the support and
education Of her sister Gabrielle, and that some
relatives would be deprived ofproperty intended
for them. The counsel for the daughters thought
these remarks were uncal!ed for, and announced
that Miss Ida had offered to assign TO her sister
one-half of the property, also to grant suitable
annuitcs TO relatives. The Misses Greeley then
declined TO consider any proposals for compro-
mise. Regular proceedings for II contest will
ensue on the ground of the inCapaclty OF the
testator to execute the will of 1872. The first
witness was Miss Lawson, who testified she be-
came witness to the will on the day Mr.. Gree
ley died Mr., Greeley was then, a few hours
before his DEATH conscious and rational. After
some further examination of this witness, adj
journment followed, The will OF 1871 gives the
property to his daughters, but in addition gives
requests TO his relatives, and legacy equal to
the value of 4 share in the Tribune to the chill
dren's aid society Of New York
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COUNTY NEWS.

The town hall in Oxford will be open this eve
levee, followed by dance, is the programme as
arranged.
State Constable Bush took from the premises
of Daniel Forrest of Spencer, Saturday, about
forty gallons of whskey, which was found buried
under the barn floor.
The county commissioners gave hearing to
Ezra K Pratt and others Of Worcester, Shrews-
bury, Grafton and Millbury, Monday, upon
their petition for highway from point near
Mr.Pratts house by the depot of the Boston and
Albany railroad to the house of Geo. W. Hast
ings, on the Worcester and Grafton highway
The town of Nlilbury and the Boston and Al
bany railroad opposed the granting of the petit
ton
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1swsincss in the New York Cour,,

NEW YORK, Dec. 10-Couuoller Green hay.
ing refused TO pay Civil Justice Quinn $4,000
salary, alleging his legal salary to be $4,000, suit
oil the plaintiff, maintaining that the salary was
legally raised from $1,000 to $4,000 by the may.
or and municipal council. All civil justices arc
interested in this decision.
Edward 4. Hendricks, curbstone broker, has
been committed for trial in default of $50 900
bail on charge of selling $4,000 worth OF bonds
stolen from the Middeboro Mass bank.
Jacob Bender has been sentenced to three and d
half years in state prison for the manslaughtel
of Matthew Burke.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. tO-A sensation was
created this morning at Elizabethtown, Ky,
fifteen miles from this city, by the commence
ment of a suit on behalf OF VIM. M.Hent of San
Francisco against Philip Arnold, John Stack,
and other parties engaged in the recent diamond
operations in Colorado for S35O,000 A safe
at Arnold's residence in Ezabethtown and
valuables in the bank at that place have been
attached upon affidavit of Lent, through his
counsel, alleging that the above sum was oh
tanned from him by Arnold and Stack by means,
in the language of the affidavit, of fraudulent
representation Plaintffsays defendant, Philip
Arnold who is resident ofI!ardin county Ken
lucky, has left the county o avoid the service of
a summons upon him, and has disposed of his
property with fraudulent intent to cheat his
creditors. Among eminent counsel engaged are
Gen. b BriStow, late solicitor general, and Hon
.Inhn Nj. Harlan
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AhhreYinich n,snn,rhn..

Zach Champion, lighwaymau, has been in.
dicted by the Hastings court. The penalty is
death.
The Philadelphia ironmasters propose the ercc.
ton OF an iron monument TO Horace Greeley in
Farmount park.
Steamer Emma was burned on Shawneetowu
bar, ONO, Yesterday; crew and passengers
saved; loss $4,000
The horse disease is disappearing from New
Orleans. Steam cars are running on most of
the street railroads.
The elevator firm Of Mum & Scott were be-
fore the criminal court Of Chicago yesterday on
charge of fraudulent dealings, and held to bail in
$4,000 each.
Cable dispatches say the steamer Sir Francis,
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"a DAILY sFT-Forthe Square u ten es of agat
sy7s time - eis.; each Subsequent Inse ion Sc
weeA s275i weeks 500; month ss.ooi yes- So:
and the same proporionaly for any number Of squar
I've lines f'r one week sl.o5; three line. sI2s;
.res 80; areHnes sl5o. Local notices IS cents re
me iore@sa insertion Business notices i cent? re-
sue Culinary notices, resolutions, Ee l5eent= Pc
Legal Advertisements per square hfst nsei
saei' subsequent insertion 5ocents.
Special position n the paper, and special styles
display VIII be charged extra rates Cuts and daubi
column ad'ersemeuts allowed onIyto limfte- eSt,nt
Anddoalle rates charged for the whole space occr e
is WEaAl' srT-first inserton si.ao pei sq.aue
eachsuaseqaent insertion 50 cents; month, ST.. ca
year $500.
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John A. Dix has resigned as Eric director.
The senate yesterday confirmed G. W. Fair.
man as postmaster at Philadelphia.
Alfred Bergman, counsellor Of the Belgian
legation, died in Philadelphia Monday.
IA Columbia, $. c., dispatch says John j
Patterson, senator elect from South Carolina,
has been arrested on charge of bribery
Mayor Hall emphetically denies that he ever
wrote, instlgatcd or dictated line editorially ioi
the Herald, and says the story that he is to be,
come connected Herewith is a hoax.
Henry NJ. Smith, president, aud Jay Gould
one Of the directors Of the Hannibal and 81
Joseph railroad, were removed this afternoon
i. L. Higgins was chosen president and b. F
Carver secretary.
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KINGSTON, N. Y, Dec. 1O,-The steamer Nor.
witch met serious disaster today while passing
through the Highlands with tow of 30 vessels,
% Of which were coal laden canal bouts owned
by the Pennsylvania coal company. The Nor
wien encountered Il terrific gale, hawser parted
and all Of the % boats we're sunk, The amount
olcoa lost was $500 tons, the value Of which,
with the boats, exceeds $4,000, No lives are
reported lost.
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Loss of Life and Property by the Gale
on The English Coast

LONDON, Dec. 10-The gale continued yester.
day, hut not with such severity as on Sunday
Dispatches continue to come to hand bringing
intelligence Of disasters, both on sea and land
The damage in this city is considerable Six
houses were blown down and forty persons were
injured by the falling of buildings.
An unknown brig fOundered off the west coast
of the Isle of Wight, and every person on board
persisted. The barque Stratsund, from Hamburg
for New York, was wrecked on Kemeridge ledge
Crew saved. The gasometer attached to the
royal arsenal at WOolwich was damaged and
the hospital has been without gas two nights
Tccgraphic communication is yet very much
imppded.
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FOrty-seoOnd COngress--Third Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1872.
SENATE.

Mr. Anthony introduced bill to amend the
bonded transportation law of july Nth 1871,
so as to provide that the owner, agent or con-
signee of merchandise may swear to his entry
before the collector at tue port Of destination
instead of being required to do so Mt the mort OF
ARRIVAL referred to the committee on finance.
Mr. Cole offered q resolution directing the
Judiciary committee 10 inquire into the expedi-
ency of SO amending the constitution as to pro-
vide for the election Of the president and vice
president and United States senators by direct
vote Of the people.
Mr. Sherman, from the committee on finance.
reported the house bill for the relief Of sufferers
by the Boston fire, and stated that the commit
tee was equally divided on the subject. The
bill was placed on the calendar
The calendar was taken up and most of the
bills upon it passed over. The bill relating to
writs OF execution and other final processes in
United States courts was indefinitely postponed.
The vice president announced the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Stevenson as member of the board
OF regents of the Smithsonian institute in place
of Mr.. Davis, deceased
The Dill to provide for the removal of Sunken
wrecks obstructing the channel of Sandy Hook
passed.
AT 3 O'Clock the senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced and re-
terfed: Authorizing collectors to grant u special
order for unloading steamships at night; also
establishing new scale of fees and salaries of
customs officers; repeating the bankruptcy act
repeating the special tax on retailers of leaf to-
0acco; repeating the enforcement act: abolish
ing stamp duty on bank checks, &c.
The house took up the bill reported last seS-
sion from the military committee to enable
honorably discharged soldiers aud orphans tc,
acquire hOmesteals on public lands, with au-
thority to assign certificates and to locate their
quarter sections of the lands through agents or
attorneys.
Considerable debate ensued on the merits of
the Dlll until the expiration of the morning
hour The house then in committee of the whole
took up the Indian appropriation bill, and Mr..
Sargent explained its provisions.
The Indian bill was then considered by sec
tions. After progressing about half through il
the committee rose and the house adjourned.
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Alabama.
Election Of u state senator RESOLUTIONS
Looking 10 the Impeachment OF Gov.
Lewis.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 1O-F. W. Sykes
was elected United States senator to-day by the
legislature at the capitol. Sykes was a Union
man during the war, and member of the first
session of the state senate subsequent TO Lees
surrender, in which he voted for ratilying the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution Of the
United States. lie was Greeley elector, and
is Il popular man in north Alabama. where he
resides
Resolutions looking to the impeachment of
Gov. Lewis were offered, and referred TO a com.
mittee Of five, to report at noon Thursday The
court house legislature elected State Treasurer
Bingham public printer, and adjourned
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a sInn,. a1nn,ni,, ,n,.ao..e.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec 1O,-A fire was discov.
small sloop named B. T. Rodmau, lying at the
dock at the foot Of Baadek street. John French
captain of the soop, YVES found dead on the
cabin floor, his face and hands horribly burned
and in his right breast deep wound supposed
to have been made with a dirk knife. 1t is
thought that the captain was murdered for his
money and the vessel fred to conceal the crime.
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s,ntuc Of Chicr .vust,ce Tnncr.

ANNApoIs, Nd, Dec. 10.-The statue of
Roger B. fancy, erected by his native state, was
unveiled at the state capitol to-day with appro.
pirate ceremonies, including addresses by s.
Teake Wallis and Gov Whytc. The statue
was executed by Ricnhart and cast in the royal
foundry at Munich. II is of heroic size, repre-.
senting the chief Justice in robes OF office, pre-
siding IN the supreme court. The location is
the east front of the state house, near the main
entrance.
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-A man giving the name
with being connected with gang of forgers
at New York, and who operate throughout the
south and west. Checks on the Bank Of North
America, New York. were found in his posses.
sion, pnrportng1o have been drawn by Fordyce
4 Resdon Of Huntsville, Ala, in favor Of James
A. Coon, amounting to 81 700 He is supposed
to be az large on bail given at New Orleans.
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Political.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec 1O.-John j. Patterson
was elected United States senator on the first
ballot
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec, 10.-The Republican
to-day publishes a statement taken from the
official returns in the secretary Of states Office
showing Baxters election as governor by 1906
majority. The republicans have twenty sena
tors and flty-two representatives, and the dem
ocrats five senator's and six representatives,
with one DISTRICT TO henr from
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LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
40 TmE WORCESTER DAILY sPx
From Washington.

secre iaTy DeIanO's Visit TO Cuba-BiII
for the BENEFIT Of EmpOrters-Ehe Inter-
nai Revenue BiiI-DisappOiHIed Critics
a ssaiiTOad POsenIaie from North
Carolina The Indian Appropriation
E5iiI-'Fie Alabama Case.
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SUPERIOR CoURT-CIvIL TERM--DEwEY,
J.-TueSddy, Dec. 1O.--The superior court for
the trial of civil cases began its session in this
city yesterday, Judge Dewey on the bench.
After the opening prayer had been offered by
Rev. J. o. Knowles, the iuries were empanneled
as follows:
FIRST Jary-J IL Gleason OF Holden, foreman; Il
Harris Rowland OF Oxford, Ii G Fuller of Grafton
L Bassett of Worcester Is p Davis OF Oxford, 10
seph Fobes of Oakham, Samuel Aldrich of Web
stpr Edwin X Burgess Of Auburn Frederick E Fay
OF Worcester Horace NJ Heddeu of Worcester 4
Dana Hougton of w orcestsr, Jonn AIcGoun of Gin.
ton.
Second Jh1y--Asa II Waters of NIillburv. fore.
man; Asa NJ Morse OF Southbridge, Warren vii.
lard of Lancaster Willard Richmond of Worcester
Isaac Smith Of Leominster, e NJ Mix of Douglas \
NJ Richardson OF Worcester, A p Richardson of
Worcester, Robert Taft OF Nbridge, VIM Pierce
of Leicester Wilson Of Fitchburg, Silas White
of Dudley
Tho list of the superumerares has not as VET
been made up. Several who have been drawn
are to be excused on account Of sickness
The morning session was occupied in arranp.
ing cases for trial, in hearing motions, the iuries
ceing excused until afternoon.
The first case on trial was Beckwth lumber
company vs.. VIM. Sexton, an action brought to
recover the amount claimed to be for sale of
lumber. Case still on trial.
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CENTRAL DISTRICT CoURT.-WIlLIAMs, J.
Tuesday, Dec. 10.-John Cannody was fined SO
and costs for drunkenness aud found guilty of
disturbing the peace, but the case was continued
for one week for sentence. His disturbance of
the peace was caused by free use Of intoxieat
ing beverages, which induced him to throw his
furniture around and tip the stove over
John Hennesy, who was arrested on Sunday
evening by Assistant Marshal Fish and State
Constable brennan at "the patch" GAINESVILLE,
was this morning bound over to keep the peace
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Naples adyiccs report the band Of brigands
headed by Mani are becoming daily more daring
and lawess. Notwithstanding the heavy reward
offered for his head, allseforls to capture the
leader are unayailinr
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COMMONWEALTH or MAssAOHU.
~ SETTS Worcester. IS,

Estate Of LEVI CHlLsON, late of uXbridge In the
County of Worcester, deceased. represented nsOven
The subscribers having been appointed Uy the Probate
Court for said county, Comm ssionefs 10 receive and
examine all claims Of creditors against the estate Of
SAID Levi Gibson, hereby give notice that months
from the nineteenth Gay Vi November A. u. 49,, are
allowed to creditors to- present and prove their claims
against said estate, and that they will meet to examine
the claims Of creditors, AZ the office OF Sias A. Burgess
ia Blackstone in said county, Thursday, the 18Th
day February. and Monday, the 18th day OF May, A.
u. lS73 at 10 O'Clock a on each day,
Blackstone, December "a. 1877.
SlLAS A BURGESS, lc.,.-,-
HORATIO SrOCKBRlDGE{ NVnllhlshl0nefss
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The steamship Montana sailed for San Diego
yesterday for the wreck OF the Sacramento
The Senator will wait at San Diego for the pas.
sengtrs Of the Sacramento, and carry them 10
San Francisco,
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for six months Angered by a refusal of his
wife and children to give him large part OF
their earnings, he is said to nave driyenthem
from his house Saturday nighE, refusing to al
low their return.
Albert STRIKER, arrested foran assault, escaped
trial on payment of costs, the complaining par
" having acknowledged satisfaction.
Edward McCaferty, proved by Officer Fayer-
weather to he truant goes TO the truant
school for six months.
Whitman W. Bosworth and Eurin Wood each
paid fine OF So and costs for drunkenness.
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ALDERMAN FROM WARD FIvE-There has
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haiae oI,i,,,o1 I,-
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tho man Of tho .i,,- of voroosto,. ,1o.;o,oti,r.
the several ,r,rd, ,,,Il;zl,o5 ~. n D ~
AMI, g ~, a,a ll,,.,i,,a1 T., H., w.. ~,
rotor, Car 1910 ,aoa,Jina. - .,,;s ,,an NJ.
rorlor rosi5os II. ,,.ard ,i,,'
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oo,,G,rr,od 70 ,I,. aim, nrlin,,,. aS,oIisIi,,c,
+t, ,..,,.l ,,,,,,,,5ori,, D. roeo,r;,, 80 cha.
find that one of the boundaries of the ward is
established "irom Upland street near tie
nouse Vi i'i I, uosS' ~ ultect
railroad bridge over Min brool, - Tbe man
assumes that this bridge is the bridge in front
Gl me wire mn at Qulnslgamond village MIR.
nSS an6rd%e 1raef Thai II r 70 tIv @
rect and the map is wrong is evident from the
fact that the bridge which he claims as the ter
lninai polut Is me last oridEe over MN DrooE'
stone river and the BRIDGE at Oninsioamond vii.
agc, which the map claims as the terminal
point, IS not over Mill brook, but over Black
stone river. This settles the question OF the in
accuracy of the map and leaves Mr.. TAYLOR and
his ueiGbbors in ward five where they have
aiyyovS voted n = n
~
Peoples CLUB NoNCERr.-=le third popu-
lar concert of tbe peon1a,s c1nb in Mechanics
"
hall last evening, was the best Of the series so
| ra- and DESERVING hotter natronare than if re
w. '' -
celVed. The audience, though larger than at
either of the previous concerts, did not quite fill
| half the hall For its size if was a yeTV apDrp-
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TO Chief Justice Chase.
KEPLl OF THE COURT.
SUPREME COURT OF THE U. s.,
MASuINGTnN Dec @ 1879

Dear Brother:
We have received with deep sensibility your
letter announcing your resignation Of the
POST you have so long and so worthily filled.
We greatly regret that we are no more to have
the benefit of your long experience,
mature wisdom and large learning in
our conferences; and that the proles
sion and the country must lose the fruits
OF them in the decisions Of the court You carry
with you in your retirement a reverent and uni
yersal affection given to few men. The bar are
unanimous in their eulogies, and we, your breth-
rem of the bench, are not behind the bar in our
sense Of your great services, your sterling integ-
rlty, and your constant benevOleuce. May our
rather IN heaven give you many days in which
to enjoy the affections OF family, friends and
countrymen, which cluster around you.
Yours faithfully.
ISgncd by the chief justice and associate jus
tees