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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The following are the
balances in the treasury to-day: Currency
81, 820,2s7; coin, 81 ,7Os 295; coin certificates,
$40, 996 600.
Special deposit of United States notes, s2s,.
3S5 000
The president closed his office at noon to-day.
and it will not be opened for business until the
I'd of January.
EX-Gov. Or of South Carolina, minister to
Russia, called today on the president, with
whom he had long interview. He expects TO
sail for ST. Petersburg in January.
Henry D. Reese, Z. s. A. paymaser. who was
charged with irregularities in his accounts and
sentenced to be reprimanded in general orders
and TO be suspended from rank and duty for
four months, has had the latter part of his sen.
tence RENTED by the president, and will be
restored to duty.
The president on Tuesday signed the bill TO
reduce the expenses and officers of the internal
revenue bureau, which passed congress few
Gays ago, and work of putting the new law into
practical operation will be commenced imme-
dlately. There are about seventeen different
xmas OF stamps to be prepared before the new
law goes into effect, but work on them will be
commenced without delay.
The United States steamer Colorado, flagship
OF the Asatlc i1eet, was to leave Singapore about
the middle OF this month for home and is ex-
pected to arrive at New York early in March.
lHe Hartford sailed from New York about a
49, iNi SlhEapOItj VIA tue SueZ canal, 10
take he place of the flagship Of the feet. The
Alaska, of the same feet, is also expected home
IN March. The Plymouth, of the European
Meet, has been ordered on cruise along the
coast Of Africa, after which she will return to
the United States, arriving here in May.
In the ease of Alexander A. Semmes of the
united States navy, tried last January for nfIict-
ln@ cruel and inhuman punishment upon per-
sons under his command, for abuse of his Off.
cial power, and for oppression and inhumanily
unbecoming an officer and gentleman, while he
was IN command of United States steamer
Portsmouth, was found guilty and sentenced to
be suspended from duty and rank for three
years, and to be reprimanded by the
secretary of the navy. The president has
RENTED that part of the sentence which
suspended from rank and duty, and he
Will again be ordered to duty by the depart.
ment. The severe raprimand which he received,
however, oy the secretary at the time stands
an record, it being announced therein that if the
sentence Of the. court had been severer, the de-
partment would not have failed to approve it.
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FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 25-The project of Pau has issued
an order forbidding Spanards TO soiourn in the
department of Basse Pyrenees without a written
permission.
President Theirs received the japanese am
bassadors yesterday at the palace of the EySes.
The members of the embassy were dressed in
the European manner, wearing the usual dip
lomatic uniform.
The president expressed a wish for enduring
friendly relations between France and Japan,
which was cordially reciprocated by the chief
ambassador.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 25.-The Porto Rico emancipa-
tion bill provides that the slave owners shall re-
eeive so per cent indemnity, of which the state
shall pay 40 per cent, and the colony the bal
ance.
The bill providing for the emancipation of
slaves in Porto Rico was read in the lower
branch of cOrtes yesterday All slaves are to be
free within four months after the PRONUNCIATION
of the passage Of the bill Slave owners are to
be Unidentified for their property. Many of The
deputies expressed their approval of the bill by
cheers.
The government again announced that the re-
forms in Cuba were postponed in consequence
of the instruction on that island.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 25-lt is officially an
nounced today that the czarewitch has been i'll
since the f9th of November, and his maady is
becoming serious. On the 18Th of December it
was pronounced a case oftyphuS fever ,aCcompan-
led with an affection of the abdomen, which the
physicians considered of grave character. The
Bulletin, this morning, says he passed a sleep
less yet tranquil night. The fever has not abat-
ed, but his condition remains about the same.
AFRICA.
LONDON, Dec. 26.--Advices from the Cape of
| Good Hope to the 2Sth of November have been
received. Heavy gales had occurred on the sea-
! coast, and several vessels were wrecked.
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COUNTY NEWS.

A correspondent Informs that the town of
sturbridge voted to subscribe $4,000 in stock
to the proposed southbrdge aud Palmer rail.
road, al town meeting held on the 18th inst.
Two thieves, Sherman and Taylor, each bear
ing the christian name Of Charles, were before
tne second district court at Blackstone, on Tues.
Gay last, for plying their vocation, and were
committed to the house Of correction for three
honlns' For the past six weeks the gentlemen
had been tenants OF n residence in Millville
called Tue Black Star" without visible means
OF support, Other than dlapidatcd horse and
corresponding vehicle and leather straps. For
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ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE WORCESTER SPY ]
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 26

WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. rs.
The attention of congress will be called to the
need of removing the restriction which prevents
promotions and appointments in the medical
department of the army. There are firty.nine
vacancies in this department, and when they
are filed it will require a hundred and fifty
physicians besides commissioned Off GERS, and
medical staff to care for the property of troops
at all points at which stationed.
1t is desired to put the army medical depart
ment more nearly on an equality with the navy /,
which contains 81 medical officers, II having
the brgader-genera's rank, and fifty ranking
above major. The army is four times as large
as the navy, has 253 medical officers, one only
having the rank of brisadier-general and only
seven ranking above malor-general.
Owing to a deficiency in the treasury of the
state oil Virginia, the payment of the January
interest on the state bonds is deferred for the
present
In consequence of some discussion which
has arisen on the subject, it is proper to say
that nothing in the new civil service regulations
prevents the appointment of naturai1ed for.
SiEhSie VI PSlSubs Engaged Ill tne re-
bellion. The statements on these points re.
quired in the application for position are merely
for information ofthe heads of departments.
The weather of yesterday and to-day has been
unusually severe for this climate, and snow has
fallen to depth Of seven or eight inches, seri.
ously impeding horse car and other travel
Every kind of vehicle bearing runners is i'm
pressed into service for the use of sleigh riders
who are improving to its utmost the few hours
that the snow will remain.
Gen. Walker leaves the Indian bureau Janu
airy LIST. His successor will probably not be an
pointed till the return of Secretary Delano from
Cuba. In the meantime Chief Clerk H. R. Clunt
will act as commissioner.
Secretary Delano will probablyIreach Havana
tomorrow or next day, in one of the German
line steamers from New Orleans.
The census volume containing vital statistics
OF the country will probably issue about a week
or ten days after the reassembling of congress
Mr.. e. b. Elliott, actuary of the treasury de
partment, is calculating for this volume new
series of life tables based on the mortality sta tbs
tics Of the ninth census. HART.
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ADVERTIsINe RATES.

In DAILY 5PT-For the Square Of ten Il es ofsgss
type, time IS cs.i each subsequent inse ion 5aetsI
week s2.75; weeks $500; month $500; year So:
and the same proportonaly for any number Of squar
Two lines for one week sl.Oo; three lines sl25;
lines sI3; Eve lines sl5O. Local notices IS cents re
line tor each insertion. Business notices Is cents
inc. Obituary notices, resolutions, &c, l5centspe
legal advertisements per square for first insei tbr
each subsequent insertion 50cents-
Special positions in the paper, and special styles
display will be charged extra rates. Cuts and a0ubi
column advertisements allowed only to limec extent
and double charged for the whole space occupied
IS WEEKLY sPY-First insertion $l.O0 pei so rsIe
eschsubsequent insertion 50 cents; months STJc;
year $500.
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Fatal Railroad Accidents in Indiana and
Kansas

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 25.--The rear car of the
Chicago express train on the indianapolis, Peru
and Chicago railroad was thrown from the track
last night by a broken rail, about eighteen miles
north of this city. Twenty persons were more
or less injured, and it is thought three fatally.
The most seriously injured were Mark Hanes of
Richmond, Iud.; IL. H. Walker of Indianapolis;
George Henry, brakeman; Mrs. Boyd, an old
lady from Plymouth, Ind, who had ner shoulder
crushed; and A. w Smith of Indianapolis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 25.-A passenger train over
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
while stuck in snow bank twelve miles west OF
Newton, Kansas, was run into by freight train
and had Two cars telescoped.
The conductor aud another man were killed
and four or Eve Others wounded. The names of
the killed and wounded are not yet reported.
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Accident on the Erie Road-One Man
Killed.

New York, Dec. Pa serious accident oc.
Cured on the Erie railroad this morning, near
Soherus freight train ran into the rear of
the Orange county express, which was standing
still TO enable another freight to get out of its
way. The rear car Of the express train was
completely smashed, and Louis S. Hartmann, a
wealthy resident of Kingston, was mortaly in
jured. His legs were broken in four places, and
par Of non (portion Of the platform rai) was
driven into his thigh OF some thirty passen.
gers, wonderful to say, no one else was hurt.
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ROCHESTER, N Y, Dec. 26.-In the case of
Susan b. Anthony and fourteen other women,
under examination for voting Illegally ut the
last general election in this city, Hon. VIM. Z.
Storrs, United States commissioner, today rem.
dered decision holding each to bail in the sum
Of $500 TO appear before the United States dis
rict court at It's next session, at Albany, on the
third Tuesday in January.
Beverly W. Jones and Edwin I. Marsh, in.
spectors OF election, who received the vote of
susan b. Anthony, were also held TO bail to day
by United States Commissioner Ely, for their
appearance at the next term Of court
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weather Probabilities for To-day.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. I'll A. M.-Prob-
Abilities For New England and the middle
states, norherly to westerly winds, diminishing
in force, with clearing cold weather and rising
barometer; for the southern states, northerly to
westerly winds, increasing pressure and gene
rally clear and cold weather; from Minnesota
and Ohio to the upper lake region, northerly to
westerly winds, low temperature and generally
clear weather; from Kansas to Minnesota and
Dakota, diminishing pressure and SouGherly
winds. The midnight telegraphic reports from
the south Atlantic and gulf states are partly
missing Cart,onary signals will continue at
New York, New London Boston and Portland
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Serious Trouble with the Buffalo wafer
Works.

BUFFALO, N. T., Dec 2e.--The arrangement
OF the water works here is causing great anxiety
among the citizens. The real cause OF the trouble
has not been ascertaned. Some think the mouth
of the tunnel is choked with ice The citizens
in various localities have organized into patrol
companies, as preventive against FIRE tonigbt.
The Commercial and Courier printing offices
were Obliged TO draw water from the creek TO
get off their papers. All places Of business re.
quiring steam, and which are supplied by the
city water works, have stopped, causing loss
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Warmoth Accents ,he si,ua,Ion.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 26 "A telegram
from New Orleans to-day states that Warmoth
declares his intention TO acquiesce in the deci-
ston of the courts and the determination of the
president to sustain Pinchback as governor He
will make no further efforts to regain the enber-
material chair, but advise the body recognized
by him as the legislature not to meet again in
January, but accept the situation kilograms
have been sent to Montgomery, Ala, urging the
republicans to abide fully by The compromise of.
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Uumors OF n stenmer LOST.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-rhere are rumors in
the city tonight OF some disaster to the steamer
George Leary, Of the regular line, which left
Norfolk last evening for this city and has not
arrived but the rumors cannot be traced to an
authentic source. Nothing has been heard OF
the steamer since she LETT Norfolk. Doubtless
she has been detained in the bay by ice. The
harbor here is closed to the mouth of the Pataps-
co for all sailing craft.
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Wreck of Two Coas,ing vessels.

HALIFAX, Dec. 26.- Bark Sarah Mcleod, of
st. John, N. B., which left Pictou ten days ago
WIN coal for the West Indies, went ashore on
Lariche shoals near Arobat. The vessel is re.
ported total wreck. All hands were saved
after considerable exposure. Schooner William
b, of Antagonist, was wrecked off Scatter
icon, Friday night, and two of the crew lost
The remainder were taken off by schooner Jane
Louisa, and landed at Lonishnrr
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New YORK, Dec. 26.--The jury in the Irish
case, Brooklyn, came in at 10 this morning. 1t
is stated that they were unable to agree, and
were discharged. They stood nine for acquitial
to three Tor conviction DIR. Irish was immedi.
alely admitted to bail in $1,000 and Mrs. Ander-
son was also released on $500 bail.
Judge rappan to-day directed the issue Of
mandamus directing the Kings county super
sisors to levy the canal dedcienss. TX Of three
and half mills IN this years. . wi
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Several Workmen Injured by Falling


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-This afternoon the
roof of Wincbe's spike mills, corner of Canal
and Poland streets, fell in, through the heavy
weight of snow, iDjuring the following persons !;
John Dougherty, back broken; Charles Tilton,
cut in the head Andrew McGovern, head and
shoulders injured; Alex. Kinney, arm and
shoulder sprained; John Kelly, face and head
badly bruised; Charles Coleman, arm sprained.
The roof took fire from the furnace, but was
quickly eXlinguished
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Fall Of a Church.
Fourteca Persons Killed and Forty In
jured.

WILttSasPoRT, Pa, Dee. 25-During the
services Yesterday at the Baptist church at Nu-
berry, in the seventh ward of this city, the door
and ceilings gave way, pTecipitaung about Eve
hundred in the cellar. Fourteen persons were
killed. and about forty injured, some seriously.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa Dec. 26.-Last evening,
the Sabbath school attached to the Baptist
church at Mulberry, in the seventh ward IN
this city, assembled to participate IN the cere-
monies of Christmas night. Sol2e three hum
dred men, women and children were present.
The ceremonies had commenced, and MI klns'
Ice of this city was making an address, VIXEN
the floor gave way, precpitating the whole as
semblage into the cellar below. The church
was constructed with an upper audience room,
and il was in this that the congregation had as
Sembled. The interior floors are twenty-sX feet
in width and forty feet in length. There was a
centre girth with ioiss thickly placed on each
side, and through the centre from above were
two bolts connecting with this main girth.
Evidently the weight of those assembled
sprung the truss bearers, and the supports Slip
ping out of their place caused the terr6eicalami-
W. This is evident from the fact that the tim
bers were not broken. The gas pipe, two inches
in diameter, which was beneath the centre girth,
was bent double by the immense weight. When
the crash came there went up q heartrending
wall OF mangled humanity; children wildly
shrieked for their parents, and the groans of the
wounded and dying filled the air. 10 add TO
the horror the oil lamps Of the edifice ignited
and bid fair to destroy all in a general confa-
grafton. Those outside worked with q will, and
used every possible effort to rescue the living.
The church was now on Gre, but providentially
the flames could be reached and speedily extin.
guiShed.
Before the floor sank many of those within
were able to reach the windows, and leaped to
the ground, distance OF fifteen feet At eleven
O'Clock P. NJ. the dead bodies were removed.
The following is the list of killed: John
Richie, Boyd McDufy, Mrs. Duncan Campbell
and two children, a child of c. S. d. McGinnis
Miss Sadie Moffitt, Miss Mary Fisher, Miss Lizzie
Boskin, NJ SIS Grace Seaman, Miss Tilie, a boy
named Sherman, a child OF John Babb, and Mrs
John Wilkinson. There were some forty five
or fifty wounded, many of them seriously
Some will probably die.
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Cuba.

HAVANA, Dec. 24.-The prospects of the new
crop of sugar are improving daily.
The Hayten congress has ordered the with
drawal of currency from circulation before the
10Th of April. Merchants consider 1t iinposs-
ble owing TO the shortness Of time.
The government has ordered an inspection OF
coffee, stones having been found in bags.
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A Murderer Taken from Jail by IA MOB
and EHumu.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.--At Visalia yeser-
day, noted desperate named James McCrory
shot and killed Charles Allen. He was arrested
by officers and found armed to the teeth An
excited crowd assembled and tried to take the
prisoner from the officers, but the latter sue
ceeded in lodging their man in Jail. A vigilance
committee was organized at once, the sheriff
and his deputies were overpowered, and NEGRO.
ry was taken from Jail and hung under the
bridge near the prison.
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NHexiCo.

MArAMoRAs, Dec. 26.-The excitement over
the election for municipal officers has not yet
subsidized. On Sunday night several of Cortina's
men had an encounter with a troop of the 22d
battalion, resulting in one sergeant being killed
and several citizens wounded. The regular
troops and national guard were called out. 1t
is rumored that Cortina headed the attack upon
tb
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Death OF the King of tho Sandwich
Islands.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 25.-Advices from Hon
olulu state that King Kamehameha V. died IN
that city Dec. II. He was the last Of the royal
line, and has named no successor, which leaves
an interegnum, during which the people are
sovereign. The legislative assembly meets on
Jan. s, when that body will nominate success
or to the late king. The Hawaiian Gazette
iavors popular movement for the purpose Of
securing free constitution, and revolution is
expected, AT latest dates all was quiet.
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EDUcATIoNAL.-Th semi-annual meeting of
the New England association of public school
superintendent was held the library room of
the high school house yesterday morning.
Among the superintendonts aud teachers pres
cnt were Messrs. Phlbrlck, Stetson aud Ham.
blc of Boston, Tweed, Ham, Prebe, Datton and
Eaton of Charlcsiown. payson Of Chelsea, Hale
Of Cambridge, Willard Of Gloucester, Ward Of
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U. y. Omcer Killed by an Indian.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Capt. j. b. Irvine OF
the 22d infantry was surprised and severely
wounded by a shot from al: Indian three miles
from Fort Suy on the 9th inst. Inc indian ian Is
said to be the same one who stabbed ana klileu
q soldier at Cheyenne agency last June.
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The New Observation-Disclosures orches-
ira had its first rehearsal Christmas afternoon,
in Mechanics hall, previous to the concert next
Tuesday. A well balanced orchestra appeared,
and the performers showed to great advantage
Among the musical instruments, besides the
proper number of first and second yions, are
the viola, double bass, flute, clarinet cornet,
horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. The
music was played with remarkable precision,
and the time was astonshingly correct, when
the recent origin of the orchestra is considered
II has been in existence only five or six weeks,
it being new thing for Worcester to
have well trained orchestra of twenty or thirty
performers. Herr Zuchtmann, also, is desc rv-
ing of great praise for the success of his efforts
with musicians who have only played together
so short a time. As a leader he is noticeablv,
easy in his movements, and inspires enthusiasm
in the performers. He seems TO WELD the baton
with much skill. The music performed on
Wednesday was of the lighter kinds, such as
would usually be practised by an orchestra in
its beginnings.
1t is great thing for community to have
the musical talent in it developed, and the con-
servatory of music in training this orchestra,
aud in the rest Of the work which it is doing, is
helping much to bring about this desirable end.
"
FAREWELL VISTA large number of the
members of the FIRST Baptist church met at the
house OF their pastor, Rev. II. X. Pervear, last
evening, TO bid him farewell, as he is soon to
leave this city to become the pastor of the Bap-
fist church in Cambridgeport. During the eve
ming Mr.. Peck arrived with two steel engrayings,
handsomely framed in gilt, and placed them
where they were soon discovered by the pastor
and his vile, who had been drawn into another
room by the visitors. Mr.. S. N. Story, in behalf
OF the society, asked them to accept the engrav-
ings as mementoes to be looked upon in the
future as remembrance of the friends they had
left Mrs Pervear was then presented with a hand.
some gold watch and twelve solid silver Corks
the latter being the gift of the members or bo,'
class in the Sabbath school. Other private ,ost;-
monias were also presented to the pastor and
his wife. Mr.. Pervear, in answer to Mr.. STORY
made an appropriate reply, which strongly indi.
Gated a thorough surprise. The occasion, while
suggestive OF happy thoughts, was full of sad.
ness, as it was the last gathering in which an
alfectonate people and a beloved pastor were TO
meet under present relations and in social
capacity. Mr. Pervear, after preaching next
Sunday, leaves this city TO enter upon his duties
in larger field. lie leaves people prosperous.
made largely so by his efforts, and who wish him
a hearty although reluctantly uttered God
speed.
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NANTUCKET.-The Inquirer and Mirror says:
Messrs. S. D. Tourtellot, I. L. Bugbee and E. S.
Stone of Worcester were in town last week COM
plcting their purchase of lands at Smiths point
and on Great Neck. They intend to go to work at
once making Improvements as fast as the season
will permit cargo of lumber for building a
hotel and cottages will soon be on the way, fer
Maddeket harbor, and building lots will be in
the market for sale. A bridge will also be built
across the Long pond, where the Massasoit
bridge was formerly.