Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-05
New York.

LABOR OUTRAGE.
NEW YORK, August 4.-Memhers of the
eight hour league, Friday, fatally beat Mr..
Phyffe, one of the proprietors of a sash factory
on Forty-second street, who attempted to de-
fend one of his men from their assaults. One
of the leaders was arrested
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Francis Fruburg was shot by an unknown as
sassin, near the Harlem bridge, Saturday morn
ing. The ball took effect in his head and he is
dying at the Park hospital. The case is a very
mysterious one.
RIVER THIEVES.
Friday night gang of river pirates forced an
entrance to the wharf Of Hamburg dock at
Hoboken, and stole watches valued at from
$4,000 to 100000. 1t is believed that workmen
on the dock aided the pirates in the robbery.
ERIE MATTERS
The Erie company is about to institute further
legal proceedings against Jay Gould for the re-
covery of property alleged 10 have been pur-
chased with the company's money. 1t is re-
ported that Gen. Diven, now vice president and
manager of the road, will shortly resign. 1t is
rumored on Wall street to-day that Daniel
Drew settled with Bschoffsheim & Goldschmidt
on his contract for $4,000 shares. The terms
are variousy stated. One authority SAYS Drew
received check for 10 per cent profit, equal to
S5,009,0O0.
The Herald contradicts the statement that
Daniel Drew has sold his $4,000 shares of Erie
stock.
FATALLY SHOT.
Richard Coleman was fatally shot this morn
ing by Charles Reagan, into whose liquor saloon
he tried 10 force an entrance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Half million Of specie is engaged for ship
ment tomorrow.
1t is stated that two of Stokes counsel oppose
applying for his release on bail, as it is believed
the district attorney would apply for a change
of venue if bail is allowed.
Schooner Stephen Taber, lying in Newtown
creek, Hunters Point, had her captain and
mate shot and stabbed and chloroformed, and
all the valuabes in her cabin stolen by gang
of river pirates Wednesday night.
1t is stated that Gerritt Smith, having per
sonally investigated the cases of several of the
kuklux imprisoned at the Albany penitentiary,
has petitoned the president to pardon and re-
lease three of them who evidently were victims
of circumstances.
An official investigation into the charges of
cruelty by the superintendent or the house of
refuge at RaudalPs island, completely diSproves
them Strong efforts were made by the priests
to have the commissioners adopt Catholic in
Struction in the institution.
There was brilliant aurora here last night
and heavy rain to-day till afternoon, when it
cleared away and was pleasant
The poor children's excursions of the Times
fund of this city and of the Daily Union fund
OF Brooklyn, yesterday, were both largely at
tended.
Controller Schroeder declines to pay the sala
ries of the police and district judges of Brook
Ign until they comply with the law requiring
them to remit fines received from criminals.
Specifications in the forthcoming suit against
Jay Gould show that he holds large tracts of
land in and around Buffalo.
Rev. Drs. Cuyler, Pugh and Elder arrived
from Europe yesterday.
The grand lodge of German Harugari held its
annual session here to-day, electing George
Yiehil president OF the order,
The thousand dollar match between yachts
Meteor and Bella, yesterday, was won by the
former, the Bella having violated rules.
The carpenters and joiners' strike is practi-
cally euded, only one shop holding out against
the eight-hour rule.