Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-06

other ty the ice. The steamship England was
carried sonic tsFO miles down the North river,
hut finally cleared herself
STOKES.
H. s. Ntokcs, the assassin of Fisk, was brought
before the court If oyer and ter1nuer this morn
iug. large number Of spectators were present.
AL Of Stokes counsel were also present, Judge
Card0zd OH the bench. District Attorney Gar
win stated that the counsel for Stokes had inter
posed seven special pleas TO the first SIX OF which
he entered demurrer. The seventh he would
traverse aud would supply the counsel with cop
les at an early date. He stated that the question
would be tried by jury. The prisoners conn-
sci said It would require time TO procure wit
ueSSes 1t vas settled that the trial of the ques-
ton of the jury be held next Monday, and the
fudge stated that he would summon an addi-
tional Jury Of 1--WE hundred. The court then adj
journed to Monday. The issue to be tried Mon
day is that raised By tho prisoners counsel
against the legality Of the Indictment by the
oyc and tetuiiner grand Jury.
REV. DG. CtyEEh's OFFENCE.
The presbytery of Broosiyu met TODAY to
consider the preaching of the Solilatl in Rev'
Dr. Cuylet's church. Rev. Mr.. Mcclellan made
statement Of tlte case. Among thiSc wno
called the uiectiIg, tiiere was no doubt of The
preaching and Tie fires(Ntefy siiuhld determine
its course. The signcrS 6f ihG call did not Nant
10 show any bad feeling toward The ehGrcl1 OF
Mr.. Cuyfers He believes the atter'S ciiGtelt had
decided that Presjtyterians should affiliate WIFI
the FtiefidS, aud that iitensurc and ordinations
should be dispensed With iii inviting QuakcrS to
preach. This modified and Chauged the usage
and cisom of the church, aud ilic pfeshytcFy
Should affirm or negative it. Mr.. Cuylcr was IN
yited 10 make a statement, and commended that
the BOOB Of ehhrcl government neither permit
ted nor prohibited Wohtah preaching; that the
Bible was non-coniniittal on tic subject, and
tnai it was next to Impossible to draw 81 llue IN
the Bi1e about woman 5 function IN the ChhrcH.
1t was an open question to I've determined ny
conscience, coufnion sense and circumstances.
MetllOdsts. Blptsts and CouTrcGationaiisS ell
courage womcH to preach Whether we dcn'S
| preaching was advisable depended upon the cir
cumStances. He regarded it q tuIiaeSseuti6l
| matter, and not subject to discipline He nd
United that 1t not the ordinary PRESBYTERIAN
usage fuf women to take part in public worship.
| He was not IN favor OF change OF usage. There
| was no danger of change of usage. MIR, Guy
| Ter concluded with "A warm eUIogy on Ills church.
| EX-Mayor Lambert, elder of Mr. Cuylers
church, followed in the assertion that the ses-
sion stood by its pastor. Rev. MIR. Butler moved
| that ii committee lie appointed to prepare min
ute on what had been heard. Rev. Mr.. Spear
| thought the whole matter was insignificant and
should be indefinitely postponed.
Mr., Buffers motion prevailed, and the COM
mittce retired.
The committee reported, at the afternoon ses-
| ihN''A'''NN'''
the rules Of the church to allow woman 10
| preach.
| MORE BANK MATTERS.
| AT a meeting of the dcpostors of the Stuvve'
| SAINT bank. t1o.duv, the action of John Mack,
| who claims to hold certificate of deposit for
| $1,000, which actually belongs to the Security
| bank, and which resulted in the adjudication of
bankruptcy against tue StuyvCSgnt bank, was
denounced as matchmaking operation.
The receiver OF the Guardian savings hank
has obtained from Judge Barnard leave to sue
| for the recovery of loans, etc, to the amount
Of nearly 500, 600. A dividend of fifty per cent
will be paid by the Union Square national bank,
next Saturday, and second dividend OF fifty
per cent in March, The bank officials hope to
pay all depoSitors in full by the LIST of January.
AT Il meeting of the depositors of the Market
bank, the receiver stated its securities at S423,-
00C, and its liabilities at $500 600. 1t is believed
that the depositOrs will ultimately receive forty
five cents on the dollar, or, in the worst event.
at least forty. He discovered to-day that call
loan of $50, 600 was charged upon The books of
the bank to firm which bad been dissolved
three years, and which paid the indebtedness
long ago, and the chairman of the meeting stat
ed that he bad discovered information that
COnkling was not the only guilty person in the
institution. Certain officers had appropriated
these supposed call loans to their own use.
Many of them are known TO have elegant turn
outs, for which it was fair to presume that mis-
| appropriated call loans had paid Resolutions
| were adopted, expressive of the determination
| to criminaly prosecute the officials OF the bank.
| Application has been made for the appoint
ment of Il receiver Of the Third Avenue savings
| bank.
MUNICIPAL.
| President COchrane of the board of aldermen,
| peremptOrily denounces, as utterly destitute of
| truth, the report that bribery was used in his
election, and challenges finger to I've laid upon
| an unworthy act of his in this connection.
The board of audit has ordered the payment
Of certain city workmen TO the amount of $751;
900.
President Stebbins, of the park commission,
notifies the public that no more laborers are
wanted
The amendatory audit bill, TO be introduced
in the New York legislature, provides for con-
| tinuaton of the works of permanent improve
ment in this city, and payment therefor, even
| though in excess of appropriations.
VARIOUS CRIMINAL MATTERS.
w. o. Bartlett, counsel for Foster, the Pat
nam car hook murderer, stated to-day that if
new trial is granted, it will be shown that Put
nam was the aggressor, and that he lived under
an assumed name for some time, owing to GER
tain transactions.
Another whiskey raid was made in Brooklyn
to-day, but no spoil was secured.
The district attorney of Brooklyn gave notice
to-day that persons who use the criminal courts
to collect simple debts will he indicted for con-
spiracy.
There were only two garroting assaults in
Brooklyn last night.
Gold opened at 11Ot, under the excitement
caused by the phase Of the Alabama question.
Duringa quarrel between sleighng parties in
Central park, last evening, Charles Hebbard
was fatally shot. No arrests
James Robinson, mate OF the ship Lepnetrath,
fell overheard and was lost, on the ID inst in
storm off the Highlands.
1t is stated that the ring canal hoard, of last
year left debt of over six and half millions
Of dollars to be provided for.
The steamship Champion, from Charleston,
reports that she Tell in, yesterday morning, dur
ing heavy storm, with the iron steamer
Wanda, in a sinking condition, with the Cleo
patra alongside. The crew of the Wanda were
transferred to the Cleopatra.