Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-22

! 1NvESTIG ALTON
! III tue quarantine investigation, TODAY, the
| testimony Of experts was given, TO the effect
| that the health officers fees amount I'm tbirtv
thousand dollars per annum. aud that the pnsi-
tion ought 10 he a regular salaried one. that
! quarantine duties can be performed with les,
| men, and al smaller expense than now. and tbot
the period Of quarantine can safely be reduced
| two months.
FOSTER
NEW YORK, Feb. 21-Wm Foster. the car
hook murderer of Avery d. Putnam, was re
| sentenced to-day by Judges Barnard and Iugra
ham TO he hanged March -. His counsel vii
carry the case now 10 the court OF appeals.
| CASUALTY.
A passenger car on the Delaware and Lacka
wanna road, near Binghamton, was throw
down an embankment twenty-five feet, yeStcr
day morning, by reason of broken rail Sey
eral of the passengers were seriously injured
REFORM.
AT Il meeting of the bar association last eve
ming, the draft of code for adoption by tn
legislature was reported. Among the change.
proposed is the abolition of the marine and dis
trct courts, aud the establishment in their steaC
OF municipal court. a resolution was offeret
to have Judge McCuun's course investigated, bu
it was not entertained.
CARDOZo.
The charges against Judge CardOzo, which thu
! legislative committee were investigating yester
day, related TO the alleged violations of the law
affecting habeas corpus, in case wherein Car
doZO sent child, taken from Il house of i'll re-
pute, to Catholic reformatorv, and refused 4
hearing to the representative of the claimant
therefor. The court officials were summoned TO
testify MS to papers On file a number of Wall
| street brokers are called upon to give evidence
as to the gold suits. Carlozo aud Barnard have
counsel TO represent them.
FAIR HARvARD-UNFAIR PROCEEDINGS.
The annual dinner OF the Harvard alumni
/ N.,..1 al. II II.
| prevented by diScOurCOus refusal to admit the
associated press reporter, or even give him the
names OF the speakers, from sending a report
EFT CETERA.
The Iammany society last night decided tC
take measures for the reorganization of that in.
| sututon. Grand Sachcm Schell was formally
| installed
A. L. Stewart, republican, has been appointed
assistant district attorney, in place of young
Tweed.
A subcommittee of the reform committee of
fifty Of Brooklyn has resigned.
Frank 4. Baker died yesterday, from kicks
by jacob Ferris. Both were schOomates, nine
years of ace.
Horace Greeley has withdrawn from the bu-
reau of migration.
The Times says the chairmakcr Iugersoll was
in the city yesterday, looking after the suits
against him.
The Russian Count SchovelofI leaves for Ha.
VIM. Wood, managing editor of the Brooklyn
Eagle, died this morning.
The Stokes case has been postponed till Mon.
day, Card0zo being unable to be present to-day
There were thirty-lour bids for government
| gold, amounting to about eight and a quarter
| millions, from 109I To ITO 81 4-100 The amount
| for sale will 20 at 40 5lt-100 in one lot.
DIR. We're and Albert Draper were seriously
| burned and their dwelling damaged badly by
| the explosion of gasoline lamp. James Grace
and wife were also seriously if not fatally burnt
| last night by The explosion of Il kerosene lamD.
while quarreing.
The grocers board of trade to-day endorsed a
petition TO the senate of the United States, ask
| lng immediate action on the bill, which has al
ready passed the house. for the repeal of the
duty on tea and coffee.
Proceedings have begun to throw into invol-
Ii nntary bankruptcy all insurance companies in
| this district which are unable TO meet the chi.
cago losses.
petition has been filed in the United States
court against the Manhattan fire COMPANY, upon
| which Judge BatchIord issued an order, return
| able March ID, 10 show cause to the contrary.
A decree has been rendered in the United
| States court in favor of the Cwner of bark Rhca
sunk in collision with steamer Hansa, and refer
| ence was ordered, to ascertain the DAMAGES: the
amount claimed is S150,00O.
Steamship Russia, for Europe, took 1928 SS7
Mayor Hall will deliver an address tO.mor.
row, at the laying of the corner stone of the
Manhattan market building,
| The board of health have taken measures tC
| prevent the bringing OF small poX patients into
| the city from New jersey and other states. An
| elaborate report on the house drainage system
was m'd%to the board today.