Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26

The wife of the deceased Gen. Hamilton, and
number of army officers. The burial place is
on the south side Of the cemetery, near ASper
avenue, and was purchased by Mrs HaeclS a
few days ago. In compliance with the wishes
of the family, there was no display.
The cever of the Ocean bank states that the
assets show an excess of nearly 5000, 900 over
the liabilities 1t is reported that the bank 5
suit against the New York printing company is
settled, and that prCsC diners have been stopped.
Judge Barrett has issued a formal decree, dis
solving the Market fire insurance company, and
directing the nding up of If affairs.
The strike of large pipe men has endeI, the
controller promising their pay Saturday. The
amount is about $4,000.
immigration from Europe is likely TO be
heavier than ever the present year; passages
are said to be secured six or eight weeks in adj
vance by all sailing and steamship lines. Great
numbers from the eastern states are now locat-
ing in central Kansas and eastern Colorado,
while, from both sources, the Kansas Pacific
railroad is daily receiving applications for lands
at its figures of two dollars to six dollars per
| acre and tive years credit, which, iflocated in a
body, would average over mile square per
| day.
The grand jury will present its indictments
| tomorrow.
Tweed remains in the city, despite the sum-
mons of the lee, SlatVe committee of elections to
appear in reference to the contest OF his sena-
torial seat by O'DOnOvan Rosa.
| The 18th anniversary Of the birth of Burns
was celebrated by the Scotch societies.
| Messrs. Henry Ward Beecher, Whtelaw Reid.
VIM. c. Bryant, Bayard Taylor, Bret Harte
and Others have left ON an excursion for Havana
on steamer Moro Castle, by invitation of the
| Atlantic mail company.
Lewis Baker Jr., lessee of the Grand opera
house, has been arrested at the instance of Cole,
his partner, charged with refusing to refund adj
vances to the amount of $4,000. Bail was fix
| ed at 81 900.
John Dressed, Jr., has been comtted for trial,
| charged with the forgery of check from Col
lector Arthur on the sub-treasury
The mayor of Brooklyn has offered $500 re-
ward for the murdercrs of Professor Panormo.
Samuel Guney, Brooklyn letter carrier, has
been arrested for robbing letters.
| In the Jumel case, to-day, evidence was taken
to show that George Washington Bowen is
| Madame Jumel's son.
The only reasonable theory in regard to the
murder of Prof. Panarmo, in Brooklyn, is, that
he was struck by slung-shot, robbed of his
watch and pocket book, escaped to the MYRTLE
avenue car, and being partially stunned by the
blows he had received, fancied he had been as
| saulted in the car. A policeman stood on the
back platform of the car at the time Panarmo
| entered, but he paid no attention to the wound
| ed man. The street where the man got on the
car has been carefully examined, but no traces
of the assault were visible. The case is involved
| in the greatest mystery, with no hope that an
investigation will ever clear it up. rhe mayor
| To-Day offered reward for the detection of the
| murderer The affair has shocked the commu-
nifty and aroused the utmost indignation at the
| apparent insecurity of life. The officer on the
| platform of the car is reprehended for his neg
ligence to look after Panarmo.
| The publishers of this city will shortly send
Populations to congress to urge the passage of
an international copyright law. A bill has been
drawn up by MIR. Appleton in the spirit and
principle of his well known letter to the London
| Times. The bill allows none but an American
| to hold the copyright of a foreign book, and he
| only as assignee of the author Such book to
| be manufactured entirely in this country, and
| all foreign editions Of the same excluded. 1t
| further provides that no dictionary, or work on
| winch a number of men are engaged, shall be
| protected and to obtain protection for any
| book, it must be registered here and published
within three months of its original publication
II is evident from the adjournment of Judge
Bedlords grand jury from Tuesday till to-m0r
row, the last day of their extension, that they
have finished their work. 1t is ntimated by the
district attorney that there will be lively times
when the grand jury presents the indictments
tomorrow, as expected, among the members OF
the Iammany ling.
The citizens association has addressed a com.
muncation to General Sgel register asking
him to reduce the fees charged by his office
which, they claim are double those allowed by
law, and inv ting his cooperation in institutne
other reforms in the Office. General Sgel re.
plies that he will give his earnest attention ia
the suggestions of the association.