Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-14
New York City News.

| New YORK, Dec 13.-Mrs Harriet Beecher
| Stowe was kept from lccturing before the young
mems Christian association last night, owing tC
| the dangerous illness of her husband.
Eight bodies still remain at the mOrgue four
| of which are not as yet identified In the event
| of the remaining cOrpses not being removed be-
lure Sunday, they are to be inferred by
some temperance and religious societies in
Calvary cemetery. The funeral of one of the
victims, Mary McCabc, took place Yesterday, the
burial being at the expense of her only relative
a sister,
The clue obtained through the arrest of Bran
don will lead to the recovery of the entire hall
million dollars in securities stolen from the
Waterford New York. bank.
The German consul general here publishes an
appeal for aid for the inhabitants of the Baltic
provinces, the terrible foundations of last
month having devasted 400 miles of territory,
destroyed entire villages, cattle, horses, gath
cred crops, ships, &c, and drowned hundreds of
persons.
AT their meeting, last night, the liberal repub.
lcan general committee passed resolutions cen.
surfing the administration, continuing the liberal
republican party, and calling for municipal
reform. Voters are called upon to elect dele
gates to the next general committee, on Friday
evening.
Au nitiatory meeting was held, last evening,
IN Brooklyn, to organize a system of cheap res
taurants for the working classes of both sexes
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by Henry Ward Beechcr, Dr. Duryea aud
others.
John harrington, a professional thief fatally
shot his mistress, Julia Smith, aged 30, in a tit
OF Jealousy, this morning, in Bayard street.
Martin Marnim, charged with forgery, was
arrested by detectives on the arrival of the
steamer Calabria, this morning, his arrival from
Liverpool having been ioreshadowed.
Paul Berrin was arrested to-day on board
the steamship CalaOria, upon a telegram from
Rouen, charging him with killing woman and
boy at that place on the 22d of November, and
held to answer by the United States commits
soner.
The counsel for the Bank of British America
state that Sauyalle, arrested yesterday, had no
connection with that institution, but was n
partner Of the firm of James Austin & Co
which recently failed in Montreal, and which is
debtor to the bank for a comparatiyely
small amount. The charge against Sanville is
altering the amounts Of some of the accept
ances discounted
The coroner's jury in the case of Maud Mer-
rill, shot and killed by her uncle, Robert Bleak
ley, rendered verdict against the prisoner
who was committed to the tombs.
The project OF introducing salt water in the
city OF New York, for eXtingushnp fires. was
under consideration in the taldermanic commit.
tee to-day.
A rumor prevailed in Wall street to-day that
the settlement OF the claim Of 81 100000 of the
Atlantic and Great Western against the Erie
has been madey it needs confirmation.
The bondsmen Of Col. Blood on the CHARGE
of libel, in the criminal court, surrendered KS
bail this afternoon. Blood was rearested and
confined in the Eldridge street police station.
The directors of the Crystal Palace exhibition
company met at st. james hotel this evening
and discussed the advantages oil the proposed
enterprise OF various gentlemen by whom the
project Is advocated. Richard Schell offered to
be one OF hundred to give S17 800 as purchase
money for the land, and never ask repayment.
Gen, Aspinwall saw no evidence that Eve, seven