Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-04
Our New York Dispatches.
The City BusiDesS-The New Board in
sseRceabie Possession - Increase of
Small POx, etc.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Tbe counsel fo1 the peo-
pie decline TO accept young Tweed as surety for
his father on the ground that the Glove and af-
fiction" consideration was insufficient TO cnnsti-
tute good title 1t is now said that Tweed
will not 20 to ALBANY until the justification of
his bail has been acted upon by the court.
At meeting of some of the dcpOsitOrS OF the
StuyveSant bank last evening, dissatisfaction
was expressed that measures had not been taken
for the prosecution Of certain officers against
whom there is proof Of fraud.
The Herald's Albany letter says that ex-Leut
Governor Afford and other members of the as
sembly design making a bitter FIGHT against the
speaker, with the intention of defeating all re-
form legislation.
Tweed's bondsman, Mr.. Fairchild, saws
Tweed, by advice OF friends, will not 90 to AL
bany until his suits are settled as it would
damage him much in the legislature He was
in tight place until the Injunction restraining
the disposing Of his property was withdrawn.
He has been very anxious, but is now in his
usual spirits. Fairchd has not the least fear
that Tweed will run off. He says he has the
alternative OF remaining and standing trial,
by which he can lose no more than by fight.
He has lost much by trusting to others, who
have robbed him largely.
Mayor Hall has appointed John Granville
Kane commissioner on docks, in place of Henry
A. Smith, resigned November /. Krne has long
been secretary of the board Of docks.
The clerks of the old board OF aldermen and
assistant aldermen have turned all the books
papers and documents over to the clerks of the
new board.
Another meeting was held up town last even
ing, which denounced the Vanderbilt Fourth
avenue railroad Strengthening scheme.
The lighthouse steamer Fern sailed Monday
for San Francisco via the straits of Magellan
1t will serve the lighthouses on the California
and Alaska coast.
The new department of public markets yestcr-
d. found diseased meats offered for sale in large
qua3 titles in many of the stalls II apnrlrs
that the authorities took no action in the plem
ises 1t seems also thar immense sums have
been collected from the keepers Of market Stalls
which have not found their way into the city
treasury.
A remittance of three thousand thalers has
been transmitted 10 Berlin from the German
consulate for the German war relief fund
The elevated railway was sold at auction YES
terday, for the purpose of transferring the title
TO the company for whom il was purchased in
October last, for 100000. There was no com
petitiVe bidding, and it was bought for 500 900
by the New York elevated railway company.
A pigeon shooting match OF the Long Island
shooting club was interrupted yesterday by
Beroh. member shot two birds, however, TO
enable Bergh to make Test case in the courts
The society, ON the other hand, threaten to sue
Bergh for trespassing on the club grounds.
The run on the Third Avenue savings bank
was continued this morning. I he crowd had TO
be kept back by the police. Towards eleven
O'Clock the panic abated, and many depositors
went away expressing confidence in the bank
All the depositOrs now claiming viii be paid off
by halfpast twelve This is the third run on
the bank since 1851. The officers claim that they
are in better position Than ever. The bank
building has been entirely paid for since the last
run. Not one of the large depositOrs have be-
come alarmed.
The senatorial committee to examine into the
al .th df .ff,frt
Messrs. buckingham, Howe Stewart, Cassefly,
Pratt and Bayard commenced operations to-day
The investigation is secret. Collector Arthur Is
the only person admitted outside of the commit
tee.
John S. jackson was sentenced to three years
at hard labor in the penitentiary Tor passing
counterfeit money.
Beekman W. Andrew, broker, has been ar
rested, at the instance of Miss Amelia Graham,
who accuses him Of obtaining $4,000 flom her
by fraudulent representations. 1t is said the
lady has number OF love letters from Andrews
who is married.
Henry Frank, leather merchant, Cliff street,
was thrown from his carriage IN Fourth avenue
sustaining probably fatal injuries.
Seventeen caes of small poX since yesterday;
three deaths.
Patrick Casey, of Lenox, Mass was wounded
not seriously, this morning, by three men, who
attempted 10 rob him.
Robert Edwards was knocked down, chloro-
formed and robbed in Park avenue, Brooklyn,
last nighr.
The loss by the burning of Carr & Burke's
oil factory, at Bssvlle, Long Island last night
exceeds three hundred thousand dollars; no in.
Surance.
The irigate Congress moved from the navy
yard into the stream this morning, and sails
this evening for Havana, TO remain until far
Their orders. II is said that other vessels will 90
to the Cuban coast, and the commanders are
ordered 10 give special protection 10 such Ameri-
cans as have incurred the dispcasure of the
Spanish volunteers
The run on the Third avenue savings bank
lasted all day. Three hundred thousand dol
lars have thus far been paid out, and there is a
haltmillion cash on hand, while million in
securities can be converted inside Of day.
Another savings bank offered to advance to the
lhlld avenue quarter of Million but 1t was
declined.
Judge Cardozo has declined a motion to set
aside the discontinuanee Of suit to forfeit the
charter Of The tobacco manufacturing associa-
ton,