Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-18
New York.


THE METHODIST CONFEHENtE.
New YORK, May 17-At the Methodist con
ference this morning an order was adopted pro-
Vidirg that bishops hereafter be paid from con
tflbutOns from congregations, and that a per-
maneut fund, composed of donations, lcgacieS,
&C., be kept, the interest of which shall be
subject to the order Of the general conference.
fhe remainder Of the session was devoted to
religious services.
BOLD CRIMINAL.
Thomas Hellick, the supposed assassin Of
Mr.. Phelps the Sixth avenue ieweler, has not
vet left the city, and is apparently dcfying the
police to catch him. He wa seen coming out
of house in Eleventh avenue near Thirty
ninth street, aud take down town ear. The
police were informed of the fact but failed 10
catch him. He was also seen carousiug around
the sixth ward, but he has not yet been arrested.
CUBAN MAILS.
A committee of New York merchants have
presented petition to the Cuban government
fOr carrying the Cuban mails TO the United
States, and establishing regular weekly line.
The offer is likely to be accepted.
THE NEW BATTERY WALL
Is at length completed. The result is doubtless
due to the labors of the harbor commissioners,
who however claim that the legislature has not
paid them for thirteen years, aud owes them
now $4,000,
DENIAL.
The report that the grand jury of the court of
general sessions has found indictments against
Mayor Hall and VIM. NJ. Tweed, is cmphatically
denied by District Attorney Garvin.
THE NORWEGIAN SOCIETY
Celebrated their national holiday and the adop-
ton Of the constitution to-day, by grand icsli
val at East River park.
LABOR MOVEMENTS.
The cabinet makers have arranged for a mass
meeting tonight, to express their views in re-
gard to making eight hours at their present.
wages.
The report that the laborers under the con
tract of the dPDlrfmpnt of nIIDlIp works mpuI-
tate strike is uniounded.
The sash, blind and door makers met last eve
ming for the purpose of establishing the eight
hour system Several delegates from the car
pentcrs addressed the meeting, urging them to
JOIN in the strike, but no definite action was
taken.
The other trades are holding meetings and
quietly watching the progress of events but the
public may expect TO hear of more strikes in a
day or two. In Other cities the movements IN
New York arc looked to with great interest, and
preparations are being made TO act in Il like
manner at the earliest opportunity. The pro-
posed compromise offered by the employers to
the brick layers does not meet with the approval
of the latter, general feeling seeming TO pre-
vail among them that it is unfair ii the full
terms asked by the men are not granted, name
ly, eight hours per day and no reduction OF pay,
they are to strike in body for them ut an early
day. 1t has been agreed to give the bosses an
other chance and little time 10 consider the
NutWeFi Dus II at Tie INpEdUlOD Oh tDaI tllDc
they still remain intractable they must be pre-
pared to take the consequences OF a general
STRIKE
MORE INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE "RING."
Now that Gov. Hoffman has vetoed the second
New York charter, and the present city officials
will he retained in Office, the refOrmers are dis
cussng other means of getting rid of Mayor
| Hall, Corporation Counsel OGOrman, and Cor
| poration Attorney Thomas q. Fields, together
| with the controller, chamberlain, commits
| soner of public works, and the commissioners
and heads of the various departments; also the
| members of the boards of aldermen and as
| sistant aldermen. Against some of the officials
| named other measures will now be taken, aud
| ii is understood that the attorney general act
| ing through W. X. Pcckham and the other law
| yeTs who have been engaged in prosecuting the
| members of the ring, has prepared an indict-
| meEt against Mayor Hall, VIM. NJ. Tweed and
| Richard b. Connolly, who are TO be proceeded
| against jointly, and the grand jury of the court
| of general sessions will be called upon to find
bill.
The lourneymen cabinet makers tonight re-
| solved to strike Monday for eight hours daily
| work.
| A MOVEMENT TO INCREASE POLICE EFF
| Cheney.
The council of municipal reform have decided
| to take measures to improve the efficiency of
the city police. 1t is claimed that the force in
| stead of being contrived so as to bring the best
| intellectual acumen TO bear on the prevention
and detection OF crime, depends for its efficiency
| upon its mechanism borrowed from the systems
| Of European capitals The failures to detect
| and arrest notorious criminals of late caused
| considerable complaint in certain quarters.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Thomas Joseph Tilney, formerly of Cincin-
| natti, the Yale Deiorest man OF 1870, took the
| first prize of the Columbia law school OF $3.50.
The standing committees were announced in
the reformed Presbyterian synod TO day.
The work Of filing the caisson for the New
York and East River bridge has been commenced.
Three more West side ruffiiaus have been ar
rested on suspicion of being concerned in the
| burglary at Phelps store at the time he was
| shot. One has been positively identified.
AT Painfeld, N. j., yesterday, John w. Smith
shot John Brady, perhaps fatally with pistol
purchased for the purpose. TIE parties had a
quarrel Of long standing.
The boys in the house of refuge mutinicd
this morning in consequence of the arrest of one
of their number, Thomas Mcdonald, for wound
ing the assistant foreman, Twenty-six boys
were committed to the station house by the
police.
There has been no further disturbance at the
Metropolitan gas works, the police having this
afternoon dispersed the labOrers found in its