Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Navigation is open between Newburg and New
York city
The deaths in Philadelphia for the last week
were I59 an increase Of eleven from the pTeyi-
GUS week. The deaths from small poX num-
bered 100, mn increase of two.
Alexander Campbell and wife OF Poplar Grove,
H., were poisoned Friday by drinking aconite,
given by druggist in mistake for whiSkey.
Campbell lived but a few hours. II is thought
his wife will recover
a thousand ApacheS, lately on the reserva-
ton, are now on the war path in Arizona. Gen.
Cook has started for ronto Basin with friendly
HualapaiS for scouts.
There is court martial in session in Louis
vile, Ky, Gen. Custar presiding, to try Lieut..
Champion for fraud i'm raising the nmount of
vouchers while At Paducah
Owing TO the depreciation in silver coin and
MS falling to two per cent discount in trade the
San Francisco mint refuses to accept silver bull
lin for coinage.
Special agent Pethers Bridge, of the postoffice
department, has concluded the Investigation
INTO the conduct of the Richmond post office aud
returned to Washington.
The supreme council Of the Scottish rite OF
Free Masonry, southern jurisdiction, has decid-
Ell to change the place OF its biennie meeting in
May nom San Francisco to Louisville KY
At mass meeting of San Francisco citizens.
Saturday evening, resolutions strongly condcmn-
ing the ceSSion of Goat island to the Central
railroad company were unanimously adoDted
ABOUT QUO persons were present SATURDAY alta
meeting OF iuternationals, in Chicago, 10 com
memorate the foundation Of the Paris commune
Addresses were made in four languages. No
Americans of any standing were present
Over twelve millions are being invested i'm
hotel property in Chicago. Work is progressing
rapidly on the PaciC and Gardner hotels and
contracts for the new Sherman house are award
ed.
A ladies' car on the Lake SUPERIOR and Mis-
th,. l.
Friday and rolled over a bank. One lady, name
not given, was fatally injured. Several other
passengers were somewhat injured
The new Union Pacific bridge at Council Bluffs
has not yet been put in use, owing TO a differ
ence between the company and the Iowa roads
as to car tolls and the responsibility for dam
AGES.
The schooner Tempo, from Cardcnas to TTa-
Yana, passed a bark supposed to he the Siam
pede, laden with lumber andsshooks, with the
water washing out of her stern and stem She
appeared TO be abandoned
Judge Cox of Cincinnati has isu ed an order
to Mayor Davis to show cause why he should
not be arraigned for contempt in issuing the
proclamation in regard TO rediStrctng the CITY.
Information has been received at Washington
that the Swiss engineers Naaf, Riggenbach and
ZScbokkc are about TO construct a railway TO
tue summit Of Mount Vesuvius, similar to that
at Mount Washington.
The case of A. !. Lucy, George Gill, and 9th
ers, OF Memphis, Tenn, against the government,
Tor the seizure at the close OF the war of 1900
bales of cotton, valued at 500, eco, which was
decided against the government in the district
court year since, and appealed to the U $. cir
cult court, was on Saturday in the latter court
remanded back by Judge Emmons for new
trial.
letter from Mr.. Walker, state printer o.
west Virginia, concerning the alleged frauds
perpetrated by his predecessor, now one of the
propretors OF the Wheeling Iuteligencer
charges that during two years the public printer
drew from the public treasury over $4,000 upon
fraudulent vouchers. He also received Il large
profit on the paper, which the law REQUIRES Ia
be furnished at cost. The recent furry about
the accounts of the present printer, it is alleged
were gotten up for the purpose of screening the
former one. y.