Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-24
New York.
THE "RING" RAsCALIrIEs.

THE RING" RAsCALITIEs.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Another ring Job came
to light yesterday, through the report of the
comptroller Of expenditures for building the
18Th ward market, its total cost footing IN
SSS6,OOO. Included in this amount is $40 900 to
Garvey Tor repairs, which it is alleged never were
made, and $4,000 for Expenses" of Commits
sioner Deyin and Others.
MUNICIPAL REFORM.
AT a meeting of the municipal reform associ-
alton last night, the reports showed that ma
jority of the wards in the city had large enroll
m nts. 1t is thought that this organization will
unite with the committee of seventy upon an
anti-political municipal ticket
THE STOKES CASE.
1t Is stated that Bartlett one of Stokes coun-
sci, has Withdrawn, owing to a disagreement
with John Graham, The case comes up tO-'nor-
row, when the district attorney will put in
replication to Stokes bill Of complaint.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE CoUNsELED.
report on custom house reform was made
20 the chamber of commerce this afternoon
commencing the change in the management of
general business, which should be made definite
and final. The labor Of opening and packing
cases IN the appraisers stores should be per
formed under the supervision of a respectable
contractor, made liable to CLOSES through steal
ing and careless handling. The number of
officials in collectors and appraisers offices
should be increased, and in o. her departments
many superfiuous names might be dropped
from the rolls. All oaths should be done away
with. Inc extra charge of ten per cent il duties
are not pald within year for merchants
warehouses should be removed and merchants
allowed to warehouse for three or five years
without payment OF duties till the goods are
wanted for consumption. The seizure of books
and papers should be brought within the re-
strlcilons OF the constitution, and the issue
should be summary tried before a iury sum
moned by United States marshal
THE GROCERS' BOARD OF TRADE
To-Day endorsed the construction of railway
for carrying freight on the bulkhead line around
the city, and the erection of fire-proof ware
houses on Tue wharves, making them railroad
depot, wharf and warehouse combined
SOLDIERS MONUMENT MEETING
PRESIDENT Grant writes TO the projectors of the
meeting of soldiers at Cooper institute in aid of
the erection of monument to Gen. Thomas
and 1000 Union soldiers inferred in Cypress Hills
cemetery that it is impossible to accept the inv-
taton to attend, and enclosing check for 500
as slight expression of appreciation of the
object of the meeting, which is one which COM
mends itself to every lover of his country. Gen.
Hooker will preside at the meeting which will
be addressed by Generals Fitzpatrick, Logan,
Woodford, Sickles Burnside Hon Henry vii.
son, George w. Curtis and others.
A TAMMANY SKULL CRACKED.
Michaei McNally, an adherent Of the Iilden
wing OF the Tammany organization, was terri
ply beaten this afternoon by Owen Geohegan,
Jonh henhessy ana John OCOnnell, friends OF
Jim irving, to prevent his appearing before the
committee investigating primary election dis
putes; lie finally escaped, and fred Intellectual
~ at his pursuers, who in turn fired seven bull
lets at their victim, wounding him in the breast,
but not MORALLY. He was rescued by the police
and sent to the hospital. His skull is probably
fractured. Geohegan and Hennessy have been
arrested
MISCELLANEOUS.
The consolidation of the Delaware aad Rari-
tan canals, the Camden and Amboy, and New
Jersey railroad companies was unanimously
ratified to-day by the stockholders of the New
Jersey road.
The 3OSth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth
was celebrated by banquet tonight by ST.
Georges society.
Michael Hayes, charged with murder COM
united hlteen years ago, has been admitted to
bail in $4,000.
Search has been made recently of all arriving
vessels for Fleury, the absconding teller of the
bank Of Ireland, at Limerick. 1t is now be-
heyed that he did not come to this country.
The Brooklyn Presbytery has adopted an over
ture TO the general assembly of the PRESBYTERIAN
church against woman preaching.
In the United States circuit court, at Brook.
yn, to-day, the Williamsburg gaslight company
paid the sum oil $4,000 for which it had been
sued by Assessor Jourdan for not making a re-
turn OF gas furnished the city between October,
1870, and November, 1871.