Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-25
New York.
CoNKL1NG ON sCHuRz.

CoNKLING ON scHURz.
NEW YORK, July 23.-At the close of bis
speech last night, Mr.. COnkling said, in refer
encc 10 Carl Scburz' statement that he had been
offered patronage if he would support the San
Domingo business, "rhat is false" said the
speaker, land will take the responsibility OF
the statement that the man who says that lies.
RIVER THIEVES KILLED.
Shortly after three O'Clock this morning three
river thieves boarded the canal boat Stephen
Clark, lying at the foot of East Fourth street,
One attempted to shoot Capt. II. l.. Barnes
The pistol missed fire, and the captain, drawing
his revolver, shot two of the thieves. The
third escaped in small boat, taking his
wounded companion. The man first shot fell
into the river, and his body has not been Tecov-
cred.
ERIE MATTERS.
The Erie directors have chosen General A. S.
Divcn general manager of the Erie railroad-a
new office. He has not yet accepted it or the
presidency.
The Times of tomorrow will contain the fol-
lowing: The present board of managers OF the
Erie railroad are about to bring suit against
Daniel Drew for the 100000 shares of stock
which it is claimed he illegally issued in 1865
while treasurer of the corporation. The papers
in the suit are being prepared and the matter
will be pushed to issue us quickly as possible,
This issue is the one which Drew made to cover
his shorts when Vanderbilt was irving to obtain
the flight of Fisk, Gould and Drew TO New
Jersey. Drew claims to be innocent of any
Illegal practice, and alleges that he paid the en-.
TIRE proceeds into the treasury of the company.
WITNESSES IN THE STOKES CASE.
Wrlts of habeas corpus, returnable tO-mor-
row, have been issued in favor of Thomas Hart
Patrick Hart and John I. Redmond, the hall
boys detained as witnesses in the Stokes Tease.
Application will be made for their release on
bail
YACHT RACE.
The race for the Bennett challenge cup occurs
tomorrow from Sandy Hook light ship to Brcn-
tons reef light ship and return, about two hun
dred and eighty miles. Madeleine and Ram
bier are the only competitors.
MUBDEROUS ASSAULT ON A MUSIC TEACHER.
The police are agitated over an attempt to
asSaSSinate music teacher named Muller last
night. After he had been inycgled from home
by decoy letter signed Fisher, the supposed
aSsailant, he was shot at, and assaulted in the
face with the pistol after the bullet missed its
mark. He is not seriously injured. 1t is be
lievcd the cause was revenge for real or 1ancied
wrong on a lady.
sTABBING ENCOURAGED ny JUSTICE DELMAR.
The physician attending Commissioner Henry
Carr, of Brooklyn, stabbed by Assemblyman
Dominick Roche, reported today that the pa
tient was in critical condition. Roche Surren-
dercd to the police and was taken before Justice
Demar, who being Informed that no complaint
had been made declined 10 take action, and
Roche is not in custody or under bail.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The trades unions have quarTelcd about the
parade proposed for August list, and it is prOba-
bic that the parade will not come off.
Jerome l.. Babe was robbed in Fifth avenue
stage, yesterday, of package containing $4,000
worth of diamonds.
The steamer Ilosatia rescued on the 18th the
crew ofthe wrecked bark Lady Love, from Mon
treal bound to Queenstown.
The first bale OF new cotton, classed new mid
ding, raised in western Texas, sold to-day at
auction at 49, cents per pound.