Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-22
New York.


ARREST OF FORGER
NEW YORK, July 21.-John Miller, formerly
an attache of Sub-TreaSurer Butterfeld and
who was some time ago baed for forging a
S2O,OO0 check on banking firm, was arrested
last night on charges of forgeries to a large
amount on twelve different firms, besides forg-
ing checks on several army officers.
INHUMAN CONDUCT.
The Herald states that the steamer Galatea OF
the Providence line, after running down the
schooner Diadem in Hell Gate yesterday, kept
on without attempting to rescue the captain, his
wife, and crew of the schooner, although the
latter Immediately sunk. A steam tug rescued
those on the schooner. The wreck lies in the
direct track of vessels in the channel off Niger
Point. The Diadem was bound from Newberry
to Fall River.
ERIE MATTERS.
BY advice of counsel the Erie railway COM
pany have decided to repudiate the 1926, 900 of
scrip awarded in 1869 to holders of preferred
stock in lieu of accumulated interest then due
upon their certificates
CoNvICTs IN swILL BARRELS
Two conyicts at Sing Sing prison yesterday
secreted themselves in swill barrels and attempt
Ell to make away with the cart after it had left
the prison, but were recaptured.
SUSPICIOUS.
Henry Wagner, whose body was found in the
Passaic river Friday, is believed to have been
murdered, as some two hundred dollars he was
known to have had is missing. Ex-Policeman
James Nichols, who was last seen in company
with Wagner, has disappeared.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A general stampede was caused in the sani-
tary inspectors office Friday night by the en-.
trance of a man all broken ont with small pox.
The majority of the Brooklyn dry goods
dealers have agreed to close their stores at seven
O'Clock after next Wednesday.
Christian RAIL- German, while in the de-
lirium tremens hung himself to his door at No,
40 Mott street, with clothes line, Friday night
Fully three thousand persons attended the
German schuetzenlest Friday, and several hun
dred prizes were distributed for good marks
manship.
The Averill paint works in Brooklyn were
partially burned Friday. Loss S6OOO
Company H, of Brooklyn thirteenth reg-
ment will make an excursion to Litchfied,
Conn, next Tuesday
The New York Demokrat and Abeud Zeitung,
which favored Greeley before the Baltimore
convention, came out Saturday for Grant and
Wilson.
James Cloonan, who was assaulted on the
18th by Patrick and James Finley in a quarrel
growing out of a dog fight, died Saturday of
his injuries. One Of the Finleys is under ar
rest
The suit brought by The Erie railway COM
pany against the Jefferson railway is to break
up the contract made by Jay Gould, by which
IL is alleged Gould came into possession of
10000 shares of Jefferson railway stock which
are now held in trust for him by Justin d.
White The complaint further charges Gould
with Withdrawing from the Erie railway 1884,
900 OF Jefferson railway bonds and substituting
an equal amount of doubtful bonds
During the quarrel between Officer Heeney
and John Farmer, at Ravenswood, l.. l., Friday
night, about an invitation given by the latter TO
take drink, Heeney shot and fatally wounded
Farmer Heeney then fled.