New Advertisements,
fl f II VO II All, 1 8 7 8.
BARNARD, SUMNER A CO.,
Are prepared to .bow it very excellent variety of
Dress Goods
In the Novelties for Spring
Wear.
ALSO FULL LINES OP THE
VERY BEST MAKES
Black ■ Silks
THAT Wit CAN CONFIMSNTI.Y RKCOMMBNI)
TO OCR CUSTOM HRS AS THR
BEST IMPORTED.
H. B. Our price# for BLACK WILKS aro much
lower than last #©a*on, amt Iho goods will prove
vary satisfactory in nil respects upon inspection.
THE SAME MAY BE RAID OF OCR
Black Dress Fabrics,
An ws take particular pains to have goods that
eau.be reliod upot
FINE FAST BLACK AND
DURABLE FABRICS,
At the Lowest J'osslMe Frices.
|- An early examination of our FULL .took 1.
solicited.
BARNARD, SU INER A CO.
it
"yp O 6 D, POL LA RD & CO.,
Importer, and W .leaalo Dealer. In
Wilts ail Foreigi Liprs, BonrUon, Bye ail
Wheat WMies,
In Bond or Duty Paid.
NO. 100 AND 10* BROAD STREET,
BOSTON. lm
JUIRBANKB & PIPER,
WHOLKSAI.E AND RETAIL
Dru ggi sts,
DEALERS IN
Tx'tisses,
Supporters,
Shoulder Braces,
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
Sorpal iJstriKits, to.
r
-ALSO
*
Medico Electric Machines
OF THE MOST AFPROVED KINDS.
Physicians’ Prescriptions
CORRECTLY COMPOUNDED
—BY—
Careful anil Competent Men.
80LE .PROPRIETORS
OF THE
Celebrated Wine of Calasaya
Bark and Iron.
No. 10
.ui l
rul 5
FRONT STREET,
Opposite City Hall,
WORCESTER.
al dtf
C. KENNEY & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
dealers in all kinds of
Building, Finishing and
Machinery
LUMBER!
Spruce, Hemlock and Southern Pine
Frames and Timber,
promptly to order. Have constantly in stock, in
our large Dry Sheds, Spruce, Southern and White
FLOORINGS,
She* thing, Ash, Cherry, Walnut, Whltcwoad,
Shingles, Enclosing Boards, Clap
boards, Sic., &c.
All kinds of
MICHIGAN AND CANADA
PINE FINISH,
door, rash, blind and pattern
STOCK,
thoroughly seasoned, constantly on hand and for
sale in any quantity.
Shrewsbury St. Lumber Yard,
Just below Washington Square,
ll dtf WORCESTER, Mass.
WALDO HOUSE BARBER SHOP.
M j. F. McCARTY,
formerly with J. Ansello, has opened room* in the
übere house, where he will be pleased to see his
friends and the public generally. aa-ft*
New AdvertiscmMitm.
iuni SODA 1 HKKltll
NO II IT MB IT O-!
Thia celebrated Beer, known aa
J. N. HAMMOND’S'
SODA BEEB,
Is rapidly taking the lead of all other kind* of
Summer Drinks,
and aurpaHHOH them all by tt« plrunaut and invlg
orating qualities.
It la a delicious Tonic, and the bent Temperance
leverage ever In use. It also has the rare quali
ty of Improving by age.
The aubecriber having purchased the sole right
to manufacture and sell the abovoand secured
the Copy-right of the name
Soda Beer,
for Worcester Countv, is fully prepared by reason
of Ida unsurpassed raeliitiee to supply the trade
at any ami all times, and guarantee satisfaction.
The uuhgcribcr has also, after considerable dif
ficulty and expense, succeeded in making a
GIXGKU ALE,
Equal, if not superior, to the celebrated Belfast
Ginger Ale, which he offer* to the public at a
price within the reach of all.
GEORGE F. HEWETT,
Cor. of Fouler and Waldo Streets,
*2 WORCKNTER.
Q.BOBGX T. A ITCH ISOS,
Manufacturer of Carriages
—AND—
TOP AND OPEN SLEIGHS.
I have now finished a fine assortment of the
best and latest styles of Phaetons, Prince Al
berts, Goddard style, Piano box, Top and Open
Buggies; side spring Buggies; very light Road
and Track Wagons, constantly on hand of my own
make.
Express and Job Wagons of all kinds; also L.
T. Bancroft’s Monitor street sprinkler the very
best in use made to order.
Repairing of C riages in all its branches
prompt) and thoroughly done.
Also, Wheels Made to Order of tie Best Stool.
Corner of School and Union Streets.
WORCESTER MASS.
al 3m
CJJPRING OPENING OP MILLIN
FRY AND HAIR GOODS.-Stock new and
desirable. A share of public patronage solicited.
MRS. J. A. SMITH,
Blaekstone, Mass.
a 2 ts (Next fitockbridge'e Drug Store.)
OL.HA T C H ,
IT MECHANIC STREET.
Agricultural Implements,
Wood's Celebrated Mowing
Machines,
• HILL'S “ABCHIMEDIAN,"
The champion Lawn Mower of the world, 10
inch cut; Croquet Mower, for small lawns, cro
quet grounds, cemetery lots, easily operated by
a lad or miss of ten years, price *2O; 12 inch, $22;
14 inch, 925; 28 inch, poney, $100; 32 inch, horse,
for public parks ami large lawns $125. Try it and
you will buy no other.
GRASS SEEDS, CLOVER, GARDEN aid FLOWER
SEEDS,
Choice Seed Potatoes.
Tuttle’s ’‘Excelsior” or No. 1,
the premium potatoe of the world, six hundred
bushels to the acre. Sold only in small quantities.
O. E. HATCH,
17 MECHANIC STREET.
piRE INSURANCE
Central
Mutual
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Worcester, Mass.
January Ist, 1868, this Company organized for
business, having successfully passed through five
of the most fiery years known to insurance his
tory. It has distributed among its policy holders
SIOO,OOO, .
For property destroyed or damaged, and returned
to them
$12,000
In Dividends. Having promptly paid its ordinary
and anticipated losses, it also stands unrivalled in
meeting at sight its exceptional losses by confla
grations.
It established its reputation at Ayer in
July and sustained it at Boston In Novem
ber.
Dividends paid on all expiring Policies. The
Board of Direction submit for public approval the
above record, willi the fact that this Company is
meeting the needs of the present hour, vix., an
independent home company outside of any coer
sive system to restrict the property holders of
Massachusetts to its own terms. We seek ade
quate but not oppressive rates.
For Policies apply to local agents, or direct to
Home Office, No. 4‘is Main street, comer of Front.
H. K. MEItKIFIELD,
al d2y Secretary.
QET YOUR
LABORERS AXD SERVANTS
—AT—
IRWIN’S EMPLOY OFFICE.
opposite Mechanic’s Hall, Worcester, Mass.
ED. IRWIN, Employ Agent and Help Contractor,
forms gangs for Road Contractors, Excavators,
Builders, Boss Carpenters, Masons, etc.
Address orders to Lock Box 863, Worcester,
Mass., or seeJRWIN. al-dtf
JJ AS O N & LINCOLN,
Importers and merchants of all kinds of
IRON AND STEEL, AND
CARRIAGE HARDWARE,
have constantly on hand a large stock of
Axles. Springs, Bolts, Rivets, Nuts, Washers,
Chains. Anvils, Vises, Bellows, Forges, Drills,
Hammers, Sledges, Horse Shoes, Horse
Nails, Roses, Files, Borax, I’ig Tin, Anti
mony, Zinc, Bolt Copper, &c., «Sc.,
Agents for Iron Hubbed w heels, Boiler Tubes.
Steam, Gas and Water Pipes, Angle, Tee and
Channel Iron Beams, Girders, &c.
No. 11 Mechanic street,
apl ts Crompton’s Block, Worcester.
ORTH WHILE!
THE SHOW OF
PLANTS IN FULL BLOOM
AT
JOHN S. BALLARD & Co.’s,
Pearl Street.
ON HAND AND TO ORDER — BOUQUETS
and CUT FLOWERS.
Small Plants for Summer Bedding sold now at
low prices to make room in their extensive Green
houses, Vernon st.
FLOWER HEEDS for sale, of their own Im
portation.
|jy Everybody knows they keep the beet
Wines, Teas and Fine Groceriee, and a great
many go there to get
Battled Air .
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THE DAILY P11E8H: WORCESTER, APRIL 2, 1873.
New AdvertlMementH.
yyno does your raofaxot
THE PROPRIETORS OF
THE PRESS
Respectfully anneuue* to the eld patrons of our
long established
“Franklin Job Printini Office;’
and to the new friends which we are making
through the colon# of this paper, that our
Job Printings’
DEPARTMENT
Is new receiving fresh additions of
New Type
-AND-
M A C Id 1 3ST E RY,
and that we are much better prepared than ever
before to do all kinds of
FINE JOB PRINTING,
aa well as the ordinary grades of work. The re
putation of this Establishment during the score
or more of years that it has been under the man
agement of Mr. FISKK, has been higher than
most other houses iu this section of New England.
We propose to fully maintain this reputation by
the increased and increasing
Excellence of our Work,
and by the reasonableness of our charges. We
shall make a specialty still of
ELEGANT LETTER PRESS,
and respectfully invite the attention of those who
desire and appreciate the beautiful in this " art
preservative,” to our samples and facilities for
skillfully executing everything in this particular
branch.
The publication of the Thk Fkb#* will in no
way interfere with the
Job Department,
further that to Improve it as it Increases the de
mand.
The publie are eordially invited to look through
our extensive works, and are always welcome,
whether ordering work or not.
Remember that everything iu the line of
Book and Fine Job
PRINTING!
is done here at shortest notiee and In a manner
thoroughly satisfactory.
Our Business Office, Newspaper and Job De
partments are conveniently located on
Mechanic Street,
-IN-
Crompton’s Block,
(HKCOND FLOOR)
where, with competent men in all departments,
we are always prepared to serve those who may
favor us with a call.
Orders by Mall or Express will also most with
the.saine careful personal attention.
EDWARD R. FiSKE A C 0„
Proprietors.
WORCESTER, MABS.
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New AdvertisomeutH.
N I(III T S O F PVTHIABI
OMA N D
PROMENADE CONCERT,
AND BABB.
Second Anniversary of Damascus Lodge, Mo. 50.
FKIDA Y EVENING, APRIL 4, 187.1,
AT MKCIIANIC HAUL.
MIMIC,
GILMORE'S FULL BAND!
OF BOSTON,
P. 8. OII.MOIIK, ... Conductor,
M. ARBUCKLE, - - - SOLO.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
The committee take great pleasure In announc
ing that they have secured tnc services of Mr.
P. S. GILMORE,
the famous Projector and General Musical Di
rector of tbo Great Peace Jubilee of '69 and ’72,
the greatest musical events of the age, who will
conduct the Concert, and will appear in a
Quartette for Cornets,
to he performed by
M. AItBUCKI.K,
GUHTAVr. A. PATZ,
CHARLES J. ROE, mid
P. 8. GILMORE.
TICKETS to the floor (Ineluding cent and two
ladies,)s2 00. Tickets to Gallery, 60 cents; Re
served Seats 25 rents extra. Tickets to Gallery
for sale at E. A. Warren’s, and Taft, Bliss & Put
nam's.
Banquet at Bay State House at 11 o’clock—sl 25
per plate.
concert at o’clock; Dancing at 9%.
(Grand Entree of Knights in full regalia at 8
o'clock.
Floor and Supper Tickets may be obtained of
either member of the committee of arrangements.
Hacks will be furnished by George Karnes at 25
cents per seat each way. Orders for same and
checks ean be had at Scott’s Drug store, cor. Me
chanic and Main streets. 4t _ apl
< » rjl H E FAIKY GROTTO,”
AN OPERETTA IN FOUR PARTB,
Will be performed by a class of ONE HUNDRED
YOUNG LADIES, Misses and Lada,
under the direction of
MR. C. P. MORRISON,
AT
MECHANICS HALL,
08
Wednesday Even’g, April 2,1873.
The Manager has the pleasure to announce that
he lias secured the services of the brilliant vo
calist,
MISS ZILLA LOUISE McQUESTEN,
as the Prima Donna of the occasion, and for the
Instrumental portion ol the Operetta
The Germania Orchestra, of Boston,
under the direction of the Composer of “The
Fairy Grotto.”
New Scenery and Elegant Costumes
have been prepared at great expense, especially
for this occasion, in order to make this Fairy
Operetta the most brilliant entertainment ever
presented in this city.
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:
FAIRY QUEEN, MARIA, PETER GRIM.
GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, of Boston, Con
ductor, G. W. Stratton.
Admission 35 cents. Reserved Seats 50 cents.
Tickets for sale at 8. R. Iceland & Co.’s Music
Store. *
Doors open at 7. Overture commences at 7*4
o’clock. 2t al
M® CH AN 1 CS HALL~
FAST NTG-HT.
The Choral Union
Announce their third and last
MUSICAL EXTEItTAIXMEXT,
Thursday Evening, April 3, 1873,
On which occasion the new Cantata of
Placida, The Christian Martyr,
By Wiiliam Carter, of London, will be given en
tire, it being its first representation in this country,
having been procured of Mr. Carter expressly lor
this Concert. Characters represented
Nero,Emperor of Rome.... Mr. Wm. Thompson.
Mktki.lus, a Patrician Mr. 8. Richards
Rufus, his friend... Mr. W. H. Daniell
Faiiian, a Christian Priest.. .Mr. B. T. Hammond
Placida, Metellus’ daughter, Miss Nellie Fiskk
Bertha, her slave Mrs. A. H. Munkoe
Quartette and Choruses of Angels. Roman
Citizens, Christians and Slaves.
By special request, the Cantata by Mendelssohn,
HEAR MY PRAYER,
which was received with so much favor at the flrtst
Concert, will also be performed, with the
Soprano Solo by Mrs. J. Stewart Brown
Organist * Mr. H. E. Park hurst
Pianist K.B. Story
Conductor Mr. B. I). Allen
Tickets, with reserved seats, 50 cents, to be ob
tained at the Music Store of Richards, Metcalf &
Co , ami at the ticket office on the evening of per
formance. Sale of tickets will begin Saturday
Morning, March 29, at 9 o’clock.
Programmes containing fail description and
words of the Cantatas will be furnished.
Doors open at 6%; will commence at half past
seven. a * 3t
£ITY LUMBER YARD.
P J. TURNER & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Deals™ In
Building aud Finishing Lumber
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Michigan and Canada Pine, ail Thicknesses snd
Quantities. Pine and Spruce Clapboards at last
year's prices.
WASHINGTON SQUARE,
WORCESTER, MASS.
al-dtf
UMBER! LUMBER!!
The stock of Lumber which we have ou hand
and constantly arriving we especially invito tlie
attention of all purchasing. It embraces all
grades of
BUILDING,
FINISHING AND
MACHINERY
LUMBER.
Bpruee, Hemlock and Hard Pine. Dimension of
every description furnished at short notice.
Michigan and Canada Pine of various thick
nesses.
Spruce and Hemlock dressed Boards of superior
quality furnished by car loads ft the most reason
able rates by
JOHN GATES & CO.,
179 UNION STREET,
WORCESTER, MASS.
al-dtf
H D F PARMENTER & CO, Jg
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
No. 2 Brlnley Hull, Worcester, Mum.
Farms, Hotisep, Building Lots. Mills, Timber and
Wood Land, bought, sol,l, and exchanged. Buy
ers and sellers of Real Estate are invited
and investigate. . __
D. F. PARMENTER. I. S. MERIAM.
FOR SALE. FARM OF 68
BfHi; Acres in Sutton, %°f a mile f foni Stores,
BIHH School, Church, Post-office. Ac. Cuts 25
tons bay by machine mostly; pasture will keep
10 cows’; excellent orchard; wood sufficient for
farm use; cottage house, 7 rooms; barn 30x52, all
in good condition; water in house aud barn.
Price, $2,800, half down.
I>. F. PARMENTER & CO.
for sale, a superior
pasture of 41 acres, w ithin 6 miles of
inP Worcester; well fenced with good
—■- stone wall; will fat 30 cows; well wat
ered. aud is one of the best pastures in the coun
ty. Price, $3,500. p- F. PARMENTER A CO.
f* FOR SALE. FARM OF 75
ST acres in Princeton.il miles from Worces
!L ter: cuts 20 ton* of hay by machine; pas
turing will keep 8 cows; a nice young wood lot of
10 acres; a superior orchard of all kinds and vane
tteeof fruit ; a two-story house and L, 10 rooms,
painted and blinded; barn, 40x60; cellar under the
wlude' carriage house, sheds, Ac., all moderu
built and ip excellent condition. Price, $3,300.
Sri* easy. P, F. PARMENTER & CO.
al-6t ’
ijjlHE A'RCTfiIATFTKbX-HUBBED
WHEELS
Are the heat wheel* for wagon* and certs. Sam
ple# can be seen at the office of
pie# can **. • MASON & LINCOLN.
It No. II Mechanic Street#
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP
ATLANTIC.
Semi 1111 nil rut J'liuuenyrrs Lost.
Terrible Scene* on the Fated Vessel.
THREE HUNDRED SAVED IN
LIFE BOATS.
STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
NEWS BY CABLE,
A FATHER KILLS HIS CHILD.
The Gold Fight in Wall Street.
JAY GOULD’S LATEST OPERATIONS.
The Erie Investigation.
THE GOODRICH MURDERER.
Loss of the Atlantic with TOO Lives.
Halifax, April I.—The steamship At
lantic, of the White Star Line, foundered
and sunk, about thirty miles off this port,
during a dense fog about two o’clock this
morning. Seven hundred and fifty persons
on board the Atlantic were lost, the re
mainder being saved by life-boats. The
Atlantic left Liverpool on March 18th with
one thousand passengers.
Later.—The steamship Atlantic, which
foundered this morning, encountered heavy
gale* and very rough sea* nearly the entire
trip from Liverpool. This morning, when
within forty miles of this port, a thick fog
came on, and the vessel was put on half
speed. The lookout shortly after spied
breakers ahead, and an alarm was at once
made to bring the vessel around; but it was
too late. In a few minutes the ship was
among the breakers, and then came a grating
sound, followed by a terrific shock, and the
vessel grounded. An attempt to keep her
bow toward the shore was unavailing. She
soon lurched around, and in less than half
an hour the vessel was at the complete
mercy of the waves.
The excitement on hoard was fearful.
There were nearly eight hundred passengers
in the steerage, and the women, children
and men crowded to the deck and sought
means of escape. The sea was now break
ing over the side of the ship and several
waves swept the deck, carrying away a num
ber of passengers and some of the crew. An
attempt was made to lower the lifeboats;
but the first boat swamped and the occu
pants found a watery grave. The second
met better success and reached shore safely
with a cargo of women and children. Many
passengers, in their excitement, jumped over
the sides of the vessel and were lost in the
surf or dashed against the sharp rocks that
abound on the coast. The third boat got
away safely, also the fourth.
The trouble was that after the boats got
ashore with their freight they could not
get back to the ship again, through the high
waves and surf. Meanwhile the vessel was
rapidly filling with water, which not only
arose from the hold but jioured in at the
scuttles and gangways from the waves that
now and again broke over the ship. After
being beaten about by the waves for nearly
two hours the vessel turned over on her beam
ends and became a total wreck. The exact
loss is not yet known, but it is thought that
it will reach 700 lives.
WASHINTON.
Treasury Business.
Washington, April I.—The following
are tlie balances in the Treasury to-day:
Currency, $2,653,840.43; coin, $69,537,376.57
coin certificates, $24,144,000; outstanding
legal tenders, $358,509,047.
The Secretary of the Treasury ordered to
day the redemption of $325,000 worth of 3
per cent, certificates, being the last of this
class of national indebtedness, the interyst
to cease May 31.
The following is a recapitulation of tlie.
' public debt statement:
DKBT BEARING INTEREST IN COIN.
Ronds at 6 per cent $1,334,741,650 00
Bonds ?.t 5 per cent 414,567,300 00
Principal 1,749,309,150 00
Interest 31,900,842 37
DEBT BEARING INTERETS IN LAWFI'I. MONEY.
Certificates of indebtedness at 4
per cent $678,000 00
Navy pension fund at 3 per cent. 14,000,000 00
Certificates, 3 per cent 650,000 Oq
Principal 15,328,000 00
Interest 119,705 80
DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS BEEN PAID SINCE
MATURITY.
Principal $3,023,080 26
Interest 328,366 59
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
Old demand aud legal tender
notes.. - $358,591,734 50
Certificates of deposit 24,450,000 00
Fractional Currency 45,269,374 22
Coin certificates 24,141,000 00
Principal 452,352,107 72
Unclaimed interest 16,604 84
TOTAL DEBT.
Principal $2,220,012,338 98
Interest 32,365,529 60
Total $2,252,377,858 58
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
Coin $69,537,376 59
Currensy 2,653,840 43
Held for redemption 24,450,000 00
Total $96,674,217 02
DEBT LESS CASH IN TREASURY.
April 1, 1873 $2,155,736,641 56
March 1, 1872 2,157,380,700 53
Decrease during past month.... 1,644,058 97
The President off’ for New York.
There was no meeting of the Cabinet to
day. The President, his family and Gen.
Babcock left here on the 12:45 p. m. train
for New York. Previous to leaving for
New York the President had a long inter
view' with Secretary Richardson.
Appoinment.
The President, to-day, made the following
appointment: Henry K. Lindeman, Direc
tor of United States Mint, under the act of
February 12, ’73.
Board of Naval Officer*.
The board of naval officers to examine
candidates for promotion in the navy, and
officers for retirement will re-convene to
morrow at the Navy Department, to be in
session sometime.
An April Fool Joke.
Quite an amusing first of April hoax was
perpetrated to-day by one of the morning
papers of this city. A full account was
given of the proposed burning of a dead
body of a beautiful Hindoo girl on a funeral
pyre in one of the public squares. Deceased
was represented as belonging to the East
Indian delegation just arrived, and the
whole affair was to be carried out in regular
Oriental fashion. The hour fixed for light
ing the pyre was 0:30 a. m. Up to that
time a large number of persons, officials and
otherwise, might have been seen hurrying
towards tlie spot with great eagerness. The
crowd in returning were not particularly
reticent in the matter of expressing their
opinion.
The Kallro.il Mail Service.
The Postmaster Genera!, at the request of
Mr. Windom, yesterday designated James X.
Dans assistant superintendent of railroad
mail service, to represent him at the meetiug
of the committee on Wednesday next iu
New York, Mr, Davits will leave here on
Monday night.
NEW YORK.
Tha (laid right lU.umrd.
Nkw Yohk, April 1. Tbe gold tight wm
resumed in Wall .tract till, morning with re
newed vigor. The moment the doore of the
gold room wore unbarred, throng, of excited
men commenced to pour into the apart
ment*, and again commenced the battle.
The dcmon.tratlon extended from the gold
room luto the .treet. On New Wall and
Brood .tract, the wilde.t excitement pre
vailed. The demonstration in the atock ex
change wa. almoit aa bad a. In the gold
room,
Aa Untra. Rumor.
The rumor regarding the failure of two
large banking honae. yesterday was untrue.
Jay Gould and hi. Game..
The Jay Gould tran.action. yesterday and
till, morning ia .aid to cover $10,000,000.
While imjMirtera are looking on in di.may,
Gould, Smith and Hatch are dealing heavily.
Should this condition of affair, continue two
or three day. longer there will probably be a
number of failure.. Gould, Smith and
Hatch are acknowledged mMter. of the situ
tlnn ami have it in their power to make Wall
street tremble to it* center. The joint trans
action. of these gentlemen may be estimated
at from twenty to twenty-five millions.
The Workingmen.
In the event of a strike Among the gas
men, a strong body of police will be stationed
in the neighborhood of the works; and
every effort will bo made to protect the
workmen. The secretary of the Manhattan
Gas Company said this morning that the
officers received no notification regarding the
strike And no evidence of dissatisfaction has
been manifested by the men. No sign of
trouble has yet appeared among the wood
workers throughout the city, and they say
they have no disposition to strike.
The Bull’s Head Bank.
At a meeting of stockholders of the Bull’s
Head Bank was held this afternoon to de
bate farther upon their interest in the mat
ter of reoganizing the institution. A few
days more will probably settle the vexed
question of reopening or bankruptcy.
Opening; of the Nixon Murder Trial.
Judge Brady resumed the trial of Michael
Nixon for the murder of Chas. Pfeifer, this
morning, in the Court of Oyer Terminer at
half past twelve, when the panel was almost
exhausted before a full jury was made up.
Mr. Russell, Assistant District Attorney,
opened the case to the jury.
The Erie Investigation.
The Erie investigation was continued to
day. Babcock, one of the directors, testified
that lie thought the amount paid Bischoff
sheira was excessive. O. H. P. Archer tes
tified regarding his contract with
Erie that the whole amount
received by him during 1872 was $903,048, of
which only $13,838 was profit. H. P. Antis,
freight agent of the Erie Railroad, testified
that he had known payments to
l»e made to Tweed and Barber in Ooctober,
1869. Tweed was paid SIOO,OOO for legal
services.. The next payment of SIOO,OOO
was made about the time of the Fenian
raid. There was $19,700 worth of tickets to
Rochester credited to Tweed, which sum
would have carried about 1,500 persons.
About $1,000,000 in all was paid for
legal services. The committee then took a
recess.
At the evening session, President Watson
produced vouchers that he had discovered
concealed in Erie offices, show ing to whom
money had been paid during the years from
1868 to 1870 included. In the list are James
Fisk, Jr., Jay Gould, William M. Tweed,
Peter B. Sweeney, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Thomas C. Fields, James O’Brien, Hugh
Hastings and the Sun newspaper. The
amounts paid out aggregate over $1,206,300,
and are alleged to have been for legal ser
vices, advertising, <fcc. The committee ad
journed till to-morrow.
Inquoat on the Body of Goodrich.
The iuquest on the body of Charles Good
rich was resumed to-day. Lucetta Myers
testified to her acquaintance with deceased.
Deceased was once introduced to Roscoe and
another man named Birch, at her residence.
She had heard that Roscoe was a dangerous
man. Roscoe and Goodrich had a differ
ence one evening in her apartments in Stan
ton street, after which Roscoe told her that
if she preferred Goodrich to him he would
be even with her. Goodrich had told her
that he was in trouble with some woman in
Brooklyn whom he would like to shake off.
Witness saw Roscoe on the night after the
murder. He said he was going to Philadel
phia. .Goodrich’s name was not mentioned.
Roscoe sometimes went to New Orleans and
Baltimore. She never knew his business,
but thought he wa* a counterfeiter. He
wanted to give her counterfeit money to
pass. Witness had never been in Goodrich’s
house in Degraw street over night. Recess
taken till 4 p. m.
Resumed at 4 o’clock: W. W. Goodrich
testified as to the business relations of his
brother. Witness identified a letter shown
him as having been received by his brother.
The letter was addressed to Mr. Graham,
and signed Amy G. It detailed the writer’s
relations with Goodrich, and stated that she
was married to him; but afterwards found
that it was only a mock marrirge performed
by his friend. Witness said this was the
only wrong he had ever heard of on the part
of his brother. Ho thought the writer’s
name was Amy Stone. The letter also stated
that the issue of the marriage
was one child; but witness’ brother had de
nied this to him. Other witnesses were ex
amined, but the testimony tended to throw
no light on the mystery. The Inquest ad
journed to Friday evening.
Burning; of Oil Works.
The North River Oil Works, at the foot
of Sixty-fifth street, took fire late to-night;
and at this hour, 12 P. M., is still burning.
The works are owned by Ayles & Co., and
the damage will amount to about SIO,OOO.
Press Comments on Wall Street.
The Times says the import and export
trades have suffered materially; importers
and shippers being afraid to go on with their
undertakings in consequence of the shaky
condition of affairs.
The Tribune says the startling rise in gold
yesterday and general commotion In Wall
street are striking illustrations which mVist
always lie wrought by attempts on the part
of the Government to meddle with the course
of the money market. In so far as Richard
son’s policy tended to reduce the Inflated
value of stocks theVnd is certainly desirable,
but the beginning and end of the whole
decalogue for the Secretary is, “mind your
own business and don’t meddle with the
stock market-’’ So, too, the Secretary’s
obvious desire to reduce the price of gold is
the desire of all good citizens to share with
him, but where he hoped to help he has only
banned, and no amount of wishes from the
Treasury department for lower gold will re
store yesterday's losses to Importers.
The Goodrich Murderer Arrested.
Philadelphia, April I.—A man, sup
posed to be Roscoe, the murderer of Good
rich, was arrested here to-day. He thor
oughly answers the descriptions given, and
it is supposed that he is the guilty party.
He came here soon after the murder, and has
been engaged in the illegitimate Bale of
watches. He speaks French, Italian, and
Spanish, and expresses an entire willingness
to undergo the fullest examination, being
confident of establishing his innocence. De
tectives here have been in correspondence
with Brooklyn detectives.
The Murders In Southwestern Kansas.
Leayenwohth, Kansas, April I.—Direct
and trustworthy advices have been received
from the southwestern frontier of the depre
dations there. On the 10th of March, four
government surveyors left camp and not re
turning, their friends became alarmed and
began to search for them. When about Vine
ihllcs from camp tlie searching party atmek
an Indian trail of twenty ponies, and three
milts further found tits bodies of the »ur
veyors buried under the aanti, but a few
inches below the surface. The name* of the
murdered men were David Short and E. M.
Doming, of Kansae City; C. H. Davis, of
Cream Ridge, near Chllllcotlie, Mo., and
Rotiert Poole, an Englishman. Eight hun
dred Cheyennes were encamped some two
miles from where the bodies of the surveyors
were found; and, fearing an attack, the
searching party returned to Kansas City.
There are other parties in the region where
the Indians are encamped. One of the par
ties Is accompanied by Dr. Colby and Wil
liam M. Gough, and fears are entertained
for their safety. Both the gentlemen are
from Washington. Thirty armed men with
thirty day* supplies left Kansas City on the
March 28, to trace and protect the surveying
parties and settlers.
Chlorofornied and Robbed.
Washington, April I.— David Clark of
Hartford, Conn., and Mr. Goldsmith of
Philadelphia, while riding in a sleeping car
on the road between Jacksonville, Fla., and
and Savannah, Ga., a few days since, were
chloroformed and robbed of their money
and watches. Two other persons, who were
sleeping in the ear at the time, were also
robbed. No arrests have yet lwen made.
Arrested for kiilins his Child.
Charlestown, Mass., April I. Daniel
S. Marsh was arrested to-day for the murder
of his Infant son, in September, 1871. It
seems by the confession of Marsh that on ac
count of the neglect of his wife to take care
of the child he decided to “put it out of the
way,” to use his own expression. The body
of the child was discovered a day or two
after the deed, but no trace of the parents or
cause of drowning was discovered. Until
now Marsh had pretended that he was board
ing the child, but his wife was led to doubt
the statement and to apply to the police for
aid in the recovery of the child, which
caused the records to be searched, when it
was remembered that certain marks on the
body found in September, 1871, corresponded
with those on the head of the Marsh child.
Marsh was committed without bail.
Damage by the Storm at Williamsport.
Williamsport, Pa., April I.—A boom
at Sunbury, forty miles below here, broke
yesterday morning and a great many, logs
escaped. The rain of Saturday raised the
river sventeen feet. It Is now furteen feet
above low water mark, but will probably rise
again, as heavy rains are reported above.
The gale did no damage here.
The Itise in Hudson River.
Albany, April I.—The ice in this vicinity
has not yet commenced to break up. The
ice in the Mohawk has not started yet. The
water in front of this city has risen three
inches since morning.
Telegraphic Items.
Two men answering to the description of
the persons who murdered the warden of
the jail in which they were confined in New
York State several days ago were arrested at
Middletown, Ohio. Monday, and will be held
until detectives arrive.
C'erebro-spinal meningitis is prevailing to
an alarming extent in some localities of Ken
tucky. In Ballard county the Circuit Court
adjourned on account of the prevalence of
the disease.
CABLE DESPATCHES.
Open Warfare at Barcelona.
Madrid, April I.—Despatches from Bar
celona state that the trouble among the Re
publican troops iu that city has resulted in
warfare against the government. The troops
mutinied to-day and refused to obey the or
ders of their superiors. It is expected that
a conflict will ensue between the troops and
the authorities, and the government is ap
prehensive that much bloodshed will follow.
English Interests in Khiva.
London, April I*—The English govern
ment has declared its intention of sending a
special envoy or representative to accompany
the Khivan expedition to protect the inter
ests of Her Majesty and preserve intact the
integrity of the territory of Great Britain
and her allies.
Ministerial Change*.
Berlin, April I.—lt is officially stated
that Count Von Amim will probably be ap
pointed to succeed the late Count Von
Bemstorff as representative of the German
Government at the British Court, and that
General Manteuffel will receive the appoint
ment as German Ambassador to Paris to
Bucceeed Von Amim.
A War In Hnmatra.
llagye, April 2.—Tlie Dutch Govern
ment has declared war against the Chinese
in Sumatra, for an infringement of treaty
stipulations with Dutch colonies.
Weather Report.
Office of Chief Signal Officer, 1
Washington, D. C., April 2, 1 A. M. )
SYNorsis for the past twenty-four hours:
The storm centre that was Monday night in
Nebraska and Kansas, has moved northeast
ward and is now apparently over tlie lower
lakes, with a secondary storm centre over
Chesapeake Bay. The barometer has risen
during Tuesday evening throughout the
Southern States and valley of the Missis
sippi, but has fallen in the Middle and East
ern States. South and west winds, with
partly cloudy waather, are now reported
from the Southern States and with
cloudy weather in the Ohio valley;
southerly winds, with clouds and rain in
North Carolina; northeast winds, with cloud
and rain, on the Middle and East Atlantic
coasts; southeast winds, with rain, on Lake
Ontario, and variable winds with rain on
Lake Erie. Reports are very generally miss
ing from the upper lakes, the Mississippi
valley, the Rocky Mountain and Pacific
coast stations.
Probabilities: The storm centre will
move down the St. Lawrence valley and a
disturbance of lesser importance will move
northeastward toward Nova .Scotia For the
Southern States, on Wednesday, generally
westerly winds and clear or alarming
weather; for the Ohio valley and Lake Erie,
fresh to brisk northwest winds and clearing
weather, extending possibly over Lake
Michigan; for the Middle Atlantic coast,
brisk westerly winds, cloudy and clearing
weather; for New England, increasing
easterly winds, with clouds and
rain. Cautionary signals continue at
Norfolk, Cape May. Baltimore, New York,
New Haven, New London, Wood’s Hole,
Oswego, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, To
ledo, Detroit, Grand Haven, Chicago and
Milwaukee, and are ordered for Boston,
Portland, Me., and Kastport.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money Market.
New York, Apnl I.—The financial situation
in Wall street to-Uay was less excited than yester
day, but there was very little improvement in
money. Early loans were made at P er day J
but later the most part of the business was done
at ; most of the business was thus done at
189 , 4Ltt , is0 s ia per cent, per anuuin. After 3 F. M.
money eased a little, Vrf&V* per day. Exchange
was dull and heavy, sixty dayß 107%5107*i; sight,
KMVfc&K* I '*.
Gold was weak and lower, declining from 117 U
to 116%. The present condition of tne market is
the natural result of large sales for bull accouut
yesterday. It closed to-day at 117.
Governments broke badly this afternoon, there
being no clique to sustain the market. The break
amounted to per cent., on account of mer
chants being unable to obtain money any other
way. The demoralisation of the market has Inter
fered greatly with the expojts of grain and cot
ton,
Currency sixes, U3sll3Vg. State bonds neg
lected owing to greater attention to other market.
Virginia consolidated, 50c$b3%; do. preferred.
14%*: Old North Carolina, 33; uew do., 16%: special
tax, July South Carolina, 17H&19.
Stocks active and considerably animated; mar
kets unsettled in tone; leading shares advanced
and declined with unusual rapidity. The greatest
fluctuations were in Pacific Mall, western Union,
New York Central and Lake Shore. Stocks closed
strong at the highest prices of the day.
N. Y. C. AH. con. lOlVt Union Pacific.... .. 33%
Harlem I*l% C.,C. A I. JMf
L. 8., ex-dlv *?% Ohio A Miss K
Wabash 72« Bos*., H. A Jftrte. 4K
Northwest.. T7*4 »»%
do. pref *7 west. Union Ms*
Rock Island Pacific Mali
Fort Wayne «>* Quicksilver 41
Mil. A fit. P do. prof 53
do. prof IV Adams Express.... IK
Pittsburg St Wells Express 82
Del. Lack. A West. 100 Ain. Mer. Unten ... $7%
N, J. Cent ...103 UnitcdStates 75
Produce Markets.
Nxw York, April I.—Flour cloned dull, South
ere heavy atid dull; sales, 650 barrel*. Wheat
quiet. Oats scarce and higher. Core dull ami
tame. Previsions quiet and generally firm. Cot
ton very dull and nominally unchanged.
Oswkuo, April I.—Flour steady at $5.75 for
No. 1 spring; F 0.75 for amber winter; $10.30 for
white do.; sll for XX. Wheat unchanged; primo
white Canada at s2.os. Cora steady at 62c. fsr
Western; 50c. for State.
Cotton Markets.
(lalvksto*, April I.—Good ordinary 16%*-;
sales 1700 hales; receipts 740 bale*; exports coast
wise 612 bales; stock 65,970 bales. Market firm.
New Orleans, April I.—Low middlings ls%e.;
middlings 19%c.; sales 900 bains; receipts 4,554
bales; exports to continent 2,446 bales; coastwise
1,890 bales; stock 196,150 bales. Market firm.
Mobile, April I.—Middlings 19c.; sales 500
bales; receipts 606 hales; exports coastwise 156
bales; stock 39,131 bales. Market quiet but firm.
Savannah, April I.—Sales 1,152 bale#: receipt#
1,371 bale#; stock 48,834 bales. Market firm.
Charleston, April I.—middlings 16%c.; low
middling* 1i%a18; sales 1200 bales; receipt*
425 bales; stock 29,451 bales. Market firm.
Baltimore, April I.—Middlings 19%c; sales 106
bales; exports coastwise 41 bales; stock 9,151
bales. Market dull.
Norfolk, April I.—Low middlings 18%c.; sals#
25 bales; receipts 2,236 bales; exports 1,007 bales;
stock 7,229 bales. Market firm.
Wilmington, April l.—Middlings 18%c.; sales 7
bales; receipts 68 bales; stock 5,097 bales. Mar
ket firm.
Augusta, April I.—Middlings!B%c.; sales $lB
bales; receipts 141 bales. Market steady.
Boston fitock Sales.
SI,OOO Mass. State fle, reg. gold 112
$66,000 Hartford and Erie Railroad 75... 3s%®
$157.50 Rutland Railroad scrip, No. 3.. 83
SI,OOO U. P. Railroad Income 10s 7JS
$76 Michigan Central scrip
SI,OOO Atch., Top. & S. F. R. K. Ist 7s. 74
5 Boston <& Albany Railroad 149%
100 Hartford A Erie Railroad 4%
15 Chic., Burl. & Q. R. R. rights.. .550
30 Cin.. San. & Cleve. R. R 18
30 Rutland Railroad pref 50
12 Boston A Maine Railroad 119%
10 Chic. Burl. & Quincy R. R 11l @lll%
1 Concord Railroad 85
20 Connecticut River Railroad 13$
25 Eastern Railroad 106%
7 Fitchburg Railroad 131
62 Michigan Central Railroad 104%@10$
4 Northern Railroad 110
3 Old Colouv and Newport R. R.. .111
26 Phil., Wil. A Baltimore R. R.... 57V* •
Bank Statements.
The following is the statement of the Bos
ton National Banks, as returned to the
Clearing House Monday morning, March 31,
1873:
Capital $48,350,000
Loans 120,209,400 Decrease $965,100
Specie 718,500 Decrease 83,700
Legal Tender 10,065,400 Increase 197,9-00
Due from oth
er banks... 17,740,400 Decrease 319,900
Due to other
banks Decrease 381,600
Deposits .. .. 46,296,800 Decrease 650,300
Circulation .. 25,412,700 Decrease 4,500
_ ' -—^s,
New Advertisements.
piNE STOCK OF
CARPETS
—AT—
BARNARD, SUMNER A CO.’S.
We take pleasure in calling the attention of oar
friends to our present
VERY FINK STOCK
of all grades of
CARPETS
from the rich descriptions for
DRAWING ROOMS, PARLORS AND HALLS
to the commonest INGRAIN or HEMP.
Our assortment this Spring is freely acknowl
edged to be much superior to any heretofore kept
iu Worcester, and parties having houses entire or
single rooms to furnish cannot fail to be suited,
and at prices that will be
PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY,
compared with similar goods in other cities.
HEAVY ENGLISH OIL CLOTHS
24 feet wide, In patterns for Halls and Dining
Roomf*, cut to pattern.
Any and all good# sold by us in the CARPET
DEPARTMENT will be guaranteed
EXACTLY AS REPRESENTED
in quality, and at the very lowest eash value.
BARNARD, SUMNER A CO.
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JOHN D. CHOLLAR & CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
—IN—
FURNITURE
—AND—
Upholstery Goods,
are now prepared to show as LARGE and COM
PLETE a Stock of Furniture as can be seen in any
city in New England, and we invite the people of
Worcester anil neighboring towns to call and ex
amine our goods.
On Our First Floor
may be found a choice selection of
UPHOLSTERY GOODS,
LACES, CURTAINS,
SHADES, CORDS,
TASSELS, TRIMMINGS,
BED SPREADS,
PILLOW SHAMS, ETC.
—ALSO—
Book Case*, Hat Trees, Ladies’ Desks and Office
Furniture.
ON OUR SECOND FLOOR
We are offering PARLOR SUITES at very Low
Prices indeed. We have a new style Panel Frame
Parlor Suit, covered in Hair Cloth and Terry,
which we are selling from SBO to 5125. The
same in Plush from §IOO to 5175. These suits
are really worth more money than any we have
ever sold at that price. We have many other
styles in this line of finer stock and materials,
which we shail be happy at all times to show. On
thia floor also c an be seen a large variety of MIR
RORS, TABLES, CHAIRS and DINING FURNI
TURE. We would call especial attention to our
SIDEBOARDS,
which we are selling at very low and medium
prices, and would say to any one in search of such,
to give us a call and examine for themselves.
Persons wishing to see
CHAMBER FURNITURE
are taken to our THIRD FLOOR by a Patent
Safety Passenger Elevator, where we have a nice
stock of
Painted Chamber Suits,
which are selling fast, at price* ranging from 826
to 875. These suits ore of our own design and
finish, and are well worth the attention of buyers.
Our usual quantity of Ash and Walnut Chamber
Suits are kept up to the well-known standard, and
are marked at prices that will defy competition.
Call and see
MARBLE TOP WALNUT SUITS,
Selling from BfiO to 8150.
Mr. GEO. W. GIBBS, for many year# in the em
ploy of the late D. B. Maynard, will hereafter be
round at our store, where "he will be pleased to
see all his old friends and as many new ones as
will give him a call.
JOHN D. CHOLLAR & CO.,
No. 472 Main Street.
OPPOSITE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.
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ORTH END
Cigar & Tobacco Store
HENRY MANN,
No. 165 Main greet.
Manufacturer of and has constantly on hand a
variety of choice brands of .Cigars. Also a large
assortment of Smokers’ Articles. Try him once
and he know# you will not fall to call again. Re
member, 165 Main street.
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