Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-01
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The ultimate confirmation of Hon. Charles
Hale as assistant secretary OF state is not
doubted.
Shehan, who failed to recover thirty dollars
paid to collector Murphy as political assess
mCnt, has now brought a similar suit against
surveyor Cornell,
A New York special says: 81 met 4 member
of the New York woman suffrage faction in
pantaloonS this morning, and she said she
would go for William LLOYD Garrison at the
first opportunity for denounciuG Vicey Wood
huIl's free love doctrine There is likely to be
a war between New York and Boston"
+. IL ASchraGt, in a letter 10 the house com
mittee on commerce with reference to the West
field explosion, says 80 one of three things
all such accidents are administrative the
engineer has overloaded the safety valve, or it
has stuck i'm its seat or it was not large enough
to discharge The ateam as fast as II generated.
He suggests remedies.
On Tuesday gentleman named X. LOoginwra
reached New York from England, under orders
from the government of Great Britain to meet
the Japanese embassy in Washington He is a
native Of Japou, about thirty years of age, has
been in this country number of years, and will
accompany the embassy TO ENGLAND.
Some time since Mrs. Doreiha RawsOn insti-
tuCd suit against the Pennsylvania railroad
company 10 recover $1,000 for clothing, iewelry,
ETC., by an accident that occurred to her while
passing over this road. The road took the ground
that the property beIouacd to the husband, and
that the suit should have been brought in his
name. The court held differently, and the lady
received verdict. The road carried the case
up TO the court of appeals, and this court has
just rendered verdict sustaining that Of the
court below.
Gen. Ahbott's claim TO a seat in the senate
will be Stoutly contested. 1t is asserted by his
opponents that the same question involved in
his case was presented TO the house of TepreSen-
tativcs of the thlrty-ninth congress, in the case
Of John Young Brown, of Kentucky, wherein
MIR. Dawes made a report, and which was
adopted by the house, that whatever the incligi-
bility Of the person receiving the majority Of the
votes there was no law, precedent, or justice in
awarding the scat TO Il person whom the majority
did not elect.
Postmaster General CrcswelI has practically
tested a system Of competitive examination,
which may not come up to the standard of the
OristS, but which is OF substantial value. The
Grand Army of the Republic having ascertained
that a clerk was boasting of his exploits in the
confederate service made it necessary for him TO
tender his resignation, and the postmaster gem
eral immediately ordered a competitive eXami-
nation to select competent candidates. TWEEN
ty-two persons presented themselves and were
examined, and OF three designated as most suit
able the postmaster general appointed Geo. L.
Hale, OF California, to succeed MIR. RoXbury as
hrSt class clerk in the money order division.
AS soon as clcrkShip becomes vacant notice is
sent TO all the applicants of the time and place
Of the competitive examination, and of the
three most suitable reported by the examiner
the appointment is made.