Worcester Daily Spy, 1877-12-31

Amusements. CHANICS HALL. January 8, 1878. EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION ! MR. J. ASTOR BROAD'S New Dramatic Cantata, JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN. To be given by a Grand Select Chorus of Fifty Voices I Assisted by the FINEST SOLO TALENT OF WORCESTER! TWELVE NOLO PERSONATIONS! MAGNIFICENT ORIENTAL COSTUMES! EXQUISITE GROUPINGS ! THRILLING TABLEAUX ! Truthful Scenes from the Orient, including Sea of Galilee," Betidehein, The Egyptian Court of the Palace, Throne, Piison. etc. JOSEPH Mi. JOHN N. MORSE. Jr. JOSEPH'S SISTER M:s- ANNA HRIERLY. PHARAOH Mi BENJ T. HAMMOND. EGYPTIAN QUEEN M^.GEO. E. KIRBY. JACOB Mr. WM. THOMPSON. EGYPTIAN PRINCESS Miss A. V. KENNEY . ANGEI Mis- VINNIE 11. MAYNARD. JUDAH Mi. OLIVER < . HUTCHINS. REUBEN Mr. N. P. BACON. BAKER Mr. B. C. FAUNCE. BUTLER Mi. BACON. GUARD Mr. W ALTER E N ASH SemUChonis of Brethren. Semi-Chorus of Ishmaellies. Magician-, Guard, etc. Full Chorus of Canaanites. Full Chorus of Egyptia . Mi. E. B. STORY Pianist Mr. C. P. MORRISON Organist. Mr. J. ASTOR BROAD Conductor. RICHARDSON'S ORt IIENTRA OF 1» PIECES, and the GREAT ORGAN, Admission, witii secifted seats, 50 cents. Entire hon e reserved. Curtain rises at 8 o'clock. Cat riages may be ordered at 10.30. Sale of reserved seats will open on MONDAY, De December - cember December 31st, at Mechanics Hall, at precisely 9 o'clock a. M., after which date at S. R. Leland's Music Store, 446 Main st. d27.29,31,Ja2,4,7,8 d 27 Jrar £au. IpOR SALE - A LARGE, NICE NEW MILCH COW: large quantity and excellent quality milk. 11. SHELDON, d 29 d3t 323 Main st. »FOR SALE - A GOOD, Young, NEW MILCH COW. ALBERT KELLEY, d 29 d«t* Auburn. I3OR SALE - A FIKST CLASS CHICKS AND YEAR OLD HENS, cheap. d2B d3t* EDW. W. BALL. Jk., 12 Wellington st. Tryri FOR SALE - ONE EXTRA GOOD NEW MILCH COW, one trio of WjM Fine Plymouth Rock Fowls, and one Farm Waron, with pole, shafts and hav rigging. MERRICK MEMIS; d2O dtf Salisbury st., Worcester. 1?OR SALE - One Portable Steam Engine . and Boiler of 35-horse power, 1 Saw Mil'., 2 54-inch Saws, Belts, Shafting, 2 Table Saws, I pair Log Wheels. 1 Truck, Cant Hooks, <fcc., a complete outfit lor the Mill; will sell all together or separate, to suit. Any one want wanting - ing wanting a Mill will find it to their advantage to examine be before - fore before purchasing elsewhere. Also, about 100 M oak Plank, 2x3x4-inch Plank. For further particulars in inquire - quire inquire of L. N. GATES, No. 80(1 Main st., Worcester, Masa. dim* d 6 STet. TO LET-FURNISHED ROOMS, with board if desired, 216 Main st. M RS. PARK ER. d 29 d3U WO LET - IN STOCKWELL BLOCK, a A Tenement, Single and Suits of Rooms, and one Store. Possession given Oct. Ist. Also. Goods Stored. Apply t-' M. T. CHAI-IN. n Blo<'K, or E.M. S roc KWELL, No. io Foster st. dtf ss ROOMS TO RENT - Furnished, in suits or single. 0. MARTIN, dtf 30 Pleasant st. mo RENT - INC LAK i< ' S I i LOCK ~2 A rooms on 3d floor, 21x35; one large room on 4th floor, 21x80, WM .C. CLARK. O RENT - A FRENCH ROOF Teiie Teiiement - ment Teiiement of five rooms, very convenient, 15 Home st. nl dtf U G. HIGGINS. IVO LET - Rooms for Manufacturing pur* A poses, with power, if desired; also, two Stores on Southbridge street. Rent low. Apply to W. W. RICE or F. H. DEWEY. otf ' je!2 A NICE SUIT OF ROOMS, suitable ^ Dress Making or similar business, to be let in con connection - nection connection with a tenement. Inquire at No. 4 Elm st., be between - tween between 9 a. M.and 4 p. m. dtf 0 31 JPO RENT - The Ist of April, the rooms occupied by Dr. Dixson; also, suit or rooms, all on th. >.urst floor, No. 19 Pearl st. K. T. BA LOOM. rpq Ki-wnt-a suit oinmbMs in union UNiock,suitable Dr Millinery, Dressmaking, or a Dentist. Im.^^diiMn possession given. Apply at *2? <ltt BA^ XA |u S SUMNER fcVQ'S. Boakd.-good' rooms to rent, with or without board; s 0 table board, at Noss iiign st,,by Mrs.M. M. Kunpaxl. deonlm* d 7 TO LET - A VERY PL«ASANT modorn Tenement ot five or six rooms. U p one flight, also, oneot four or five rooms on first ^oor. lnauireat.so Irving st. dtf d 22 mo LET-A NICE FRENCH ROOF A Tenement, at 34 Shelby st. dtf d2l mo LET-TWO SMALL TENEN2ENTS of 3 or 4 rooms each, in the Maynard Building; also a suit of two rooms, at 513 Main st. Apply to WM. H. DEXTER, or dtf FRANKLIN WHIPPLE. rro LET - AN UPPER TENEMENT Ks 9 rooms. Inquire on the premises, 14 King st. <ll7 dtjal* mo TET - A pleasant, furnished front H. room; rent low. Apply at 23 Chandler st., right band bell, dtf diO TO RENT - A SMALL TENEMENT ApplytoS.il. BATCUELLOR, 134 Beacon st., coiner of Benefit st. dtf diO IPO RENT - A GOOD LOWER TENE- WENT, No. 18 Lagrange st. Rent >250. oio dtf H. W. EDDY, 8 Norwich st. O LET - NO. 32 FRONT ST., the Offices and Lofts formerly occupied by 11. 11. Chamberlin A Co., Wool Dealers. Rent very low. Inquire of lei dtf GEO. CROMPTON, 112 Green st. fpO LET - WOOD SHOP, in connection J- with Carriage Shop at the corner of Foster and Cypress sts., Worcester, Mass. Stock and Fixtures lor sale. Also, Storage room to rent, inquire of H. G. PEABODY, on rhe premise. dtf n2B ra^O RENT - A desirable suit of unfurnished rooms, with heat, gas, hot and cold water, and bath room, at No. 68 Pleasant st, dtf nl4 LET - A COTTAGE, containing 6 rooms, at No. 2 William st. avenue. -Inquire at 42 Bt ' W. J. M A Til EW S. n 26 dtf pOR SALE OR TO RENT-The Amos X Brackett estate on Shrewsbury st. Inquire on the premises. dtf sll FPO RENT - In Taylor & Goodnow's Brown Stone Block, IM Front st., three (3) rooms on sec second - ond second floor, 35 X '25. one finished basement, 25 x 50, and in the Front Street Exchange Block, two halls, 50 xSO, with ante-rooms; also, rooms suitable for offices in the First National Bank Block; also, one room in Taylor's Granite Building, 50 x 50. aud two more of smaller «*ze. dtf nls For sale or to RENT-M^TtoT. dence, N 0.24 Benefit st.: all modern conveniences. , W. F. HUDSON, . 11 dtf 28 Pleasant st. qpo RENT-THE VERY DESIRABLE renement, 19 Lancaster st., consisting of 8 or 9 rooms, with bath rocm and washroom; hot and cold water. Inquire ut house. CHAS. E. STAPLES. _d>7 ITO LET-GRANITE YARD AND ONE J- Mica, Room, 80x30, with power,if desired. TATE I'M, DESIRABLE ROOMS WITH POWER, TO RENT, 2<?X nio ?.' Cyp 5 e . HS E y chan 8 e power uniform: 75,000 gallons of heated water furnished dally if /eauired W. F. A H. K. MERRIFIELD, °3* <*tf 100 Exchange st. mO KENT - IN BUILDING 379 MAIN -X st., an elegant suit of Front Rooms, commanding a fine view of Elin st. Also another very pleasant suit of rooms in the same building. Both are suited to small families: rent very low. Apply to Putnam A Thurs Thurston, - ton, Thurston, in store below. dtf o 4 rpo LET-SU ri'S OF ROOMS on 4th X floor, at No. 26 Pearl st. Imiulrc '22 dff_ WELLINGTON COAL CO. ; '» RENT - A DESIRABLE COTTAGE use, No. 39 Eflward st.; 9 rooms,gas, furnace, t 'r: can accommodate with barn ;rootu. Inquire 4ward and Laurel sts.; or Ahn. John W. Laurel st. dtt dl ' 1 z T - 3 HOUSES OF 12 rooms U modern improvements, Nos. 54,56,58 'Sion given on or before October Ist. dtf J. E. BACON. T ' rent one or both tene- accupied by me on Lincoln st., half price; or will sell the nertv near my store. 'AS. W. WOOD. fc* N 0.290 Main st. IFL CLASS Offices ; * s, Sulls of Rooms, and Koo, three small Tene Tenements. - ments. Tenements. . DEXTER, n 24 564 Main street. mo LET - jN THE SECOND X floor of Spy dtt e.>«j rro RENT - . a ROOMS OVER THE X Store of Klnnicu t <k Co., formerly occupied by J. N. Pinkham & Co. as a Carpet Han. my 7 dtf KINNICUTT .t CO. mo LET-STORE NO. 6 FOSTER ST.: X also, a Store In Exchange Block, on Waldo st., and t«TRe rooms in M and 4th stories, suitable tor the manu manufweture - fweture manufweture of Boots, Shoes, or other light mechanical work. Apply to HENRY CLARKE. dtf 029 tA. M. EVANS, Brackett's court Off A 4 Shrewsbury Hl., DEALER IN -colch Ornnite Monument*, Amrricun <Jrunite Monumenta and Tablet., A A ft THE 'VGRCESTEB A 2 fl I wo4kh a ni> tl offere< * at «O LOW pifh fh' Vhi ft k^UW&a< n<xt M wi 411 sni a - yOftT. New designs oo.stanH* .<]. ffiKH FU 10 °« r Exclusive Lht ... beat Native Murbl^ 1 AU 'uaoblnery, under Q?taasar Uxlour supervision, and warranted tn IjPwnpia^levei v case to be as repiesentod. SU.ZJ Please call early, and oblige 813 dW rATEIM, in central it.

JHtbidnai, DrCARPENTER WILL REMAIN IN WORCESTER UNTIL FEBRUARY 1 ONLY, that all persons desirous of securing his service? can be accommodated. Office and residence at the BAY STATE HOUSE. HOURS - (Sundays excepted.) - lo to 12 a.m., 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. CATARRH, RLIADOSS, BEAFSKBB, SCKOFI'LA, nRONCHI TIS, ANTBMA, And Diseases of the HEAD, THROAT, LUNGS and BLOOD. iIODIE TESTIMONY! Discharges from the Ears OF TWELVE YEARS STANDING CURED. Statement of 0. G. Owen, Esq., of New Worcester. IF. 11. Carpenter, M. D. - A)eati Sih: I am willing to add my testimony to that of many others, your success successful - ful successful treatment of my son for discharges of the ear of twelve years standing seeming to warrant it. This was an aggravated case, having been attended with more or less pain, lightness of the head, and other constant dis disagreeable - agreeable disagreeable symptoms, which caused us much anxiety. 1 he ear now appears to be well and healthy. Yours very truly. OSCAR G.OWEN. New Worcester, Dec. 20,1877. Testimony of Mish Miller of Woonsocket. Dr. IF. D. Carpenter: Dfar Sik - l wiite to inform you of the effect of your treatment for catarrh. Aline was a bad ease of long standing, but your remedies have, I believe, removed it thoroughly ana permanently, for it is now some time since I have used the treatment and I iiave had no return of the disease. I write this for publication, with the ho; e that it may send other suffer sufferers - ers sufferers to you. Very gratefully yours, MISS M. M. MILLER. 71 Front street, Woonsocket, Dec. 13, 1877. Statement of Mr. T. F. Hastings of Worcester. To my Friends and the Public. It affords me great satisfaction to be able to testify to the success of Dr. Carpenter, at the Bay State House, Ln treating me for Catarrhal Deafness of some years stand standing, - ing, standing, which had increased until one ear was useless for hearing purposes and had a constant disagreeable noise in it. while the hearing of the other had become much impaired. Aly eyes were weak, watery and m.tch in* flamed. I was ixceedingly nervous, and so reduced in health I was unable to pursue my avocation. 1 am hap happy - py happy to state that under the Doctor's care I have been ben benefited - efited benefited beyond my expectations. 1 have improved until my' general health is as good as usual, my eyes trouble me very little, the noises have ten mv ear. and my hearing has become good, i have no trouble in hear hearing. - ing. hearing. T. F. HASTINGS, 137 Front street. November 15, 1877. Catarrhal Deafness. Mr. Editi r. - The question is often asked the cure of a member of my family of Catarrhal Deafness by Dr. Uarventea last Julv remains permanent." The ear was so deaf a* to be of no practical use, but under Dr. carpenter's treatment the h^arinw was perfectly re restored - stored restored and remntnk so. Yours truly, W. H. DAVENPORT, 34 Fruit stieet. Worcester, Nov. 14, 1877. CATARRH. Testimony of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kinnie. MR. EDITOR; Through the medium of the Spy we deMretomakea statement, that no doui t will pro. e interesting to many readers with whom we are unacquainted, as well as friends and acquaintances, who knew of my desperate condition, but had no fahb in the possibility of a cure, knowing how futile had been their own efforts and those of others who had sought relief in similar eases, and they said: you get cured we will make the at - f (Mrs. K.) have suffered from Catarrh more or less since childhood, and doctored, but with no per permanent - manent permanent benefit, nearly all my life. The last five or six years 1 have been terribly afflicted. Polypus grew and partially filled my nostrils, copious arid disagreeable discharges came from my head and throat, my breath breathing - ing breathing became much obstructed, especially night*, and for the past few years I could only sleep ten or fifteen min minutes - utes minutes at a lime, and of course n.y general health suffered. I was greatly debilitated, discouraged, and took no measure in life. Such was my condition when one of Dr. Carpenter's circulars was put In my hands. After reading his cure of cases, apparently more serious than mine, I felt new hope, but having learned to be cautious by previous experiences, we wrote to some of his former patients, who in answer assured us that the published statements of their cases were true, that Dr. Carpenter was a skillful and reliable nhyslcian, and advised us to consult him, which we did at once, and the result has been most satisfactory. Af.er a little more than two months' treatment I feel as if 1 had a new lease of life. One who has not been deprived of sleep cannot fully ap appreciate - preciate appreciate the pleasure and comfort or unbroken rest at night. I now sleep naturally all night, and have no trouble in breathing. The Polypus and Catarrh are re removed, - moved, removed, my general health is greatly improved, and 1 have every reason to believe the cure will be perma permanent. - nent. permanent. We live upon Pleasant Street, Depot Village Webster, Mass., and shall be pleased to sec or corre correspond - spond correspond with any person interested. MRS. A. L. KINNIE. MR. A. L. KINNIE. Webster, Sept. 25,1877. SCROFULA. Statement of Mrs. Geo. Edwards of Auburn, Mass. August Ist, 1877. Mu. Editor: Will you please give this description of my wonderful cure in vour paper, so other sufferers may read It and know where to go for relief. Scrofula was In my fami family, - ly, family, but it did not trouble me until six or seven years ago, wlieu it took the form of Catarrh. Still. I was not seri seriously - ously seriously affected until a year ago last April, when 1 began to have large bunches about my neck and throat, but since that Hine 1 have suffered terribly, and for the last three months have failed very fast. I became reduced in weight to seventy pounds, took to my bed, and my family and friends thought I could not live much long longer. - er. longer. The doctors we employed said I bad canker, but they did not help me. 1 could take no solid food, for a large hole was eaten through the b »ck part of the roof ol my mouth, and my throat and palate was one mass of swollen, putrid, ulcerated flesh, which was decaying so fast that a change was perceptible in a few hour-, wfien a neighbor sent me one of Dr. Carpentei's Circulars, in which I rend of a cure of a lady in Fall River whose dis disease - ease disease was similar to mine, an« we detei mined to visit Dr. C. at once, and Iwas taken from the bed, dressed, and taken to the Bay Blate House. The Doctor at once said my disease was Scrofula, and, though he was cau cautious - tious cautious in his promises, lie said he had great experience in those cases, foi they to Into fiom all ovet thu country and he was usually successful, and thought he could save me; and he has succeeded far bevond my ex* peciations, for in two days the ulceration stopped spr.'ading, and I then began to improve remarkably. The ulcerated flesh has healed, looks sound and clean, and 1 now have no more discharge than a person who has a alight Catan h. 1 have gained strength wonder wonderfully, - fully, wonderfully, ami have walked a mile one day this week with very UUb fatigue. 1 take thia method of showing my gratitude to Dr. Carpenter, and hope it maybe tbe means of aendlug some poor sufferer that is afflicted as I was to him for relief. We live at Stoncvll.e, in the town of Auburn. GEO. EDWARDS. Mm. GEO. EDWARDS. WOKOMTBR.BI. August Ist, 1877. Wnonally appeared before me. Mae. GEORGE ED EDwARoh, - wARoh, EDwARoh, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and aayoUiat what It stated In the foregoing certificate la true. CHARLES A. MERRILL Justice of the Peaee.

aMorccstcr gatljr Spu. BUTLER AND BANKS. A Discussion of National Issues at the Banks Club. MiI.VER A.-.O THE FISHERIES. Gen. B. F. Butler was a guest of the Banks Club at their weekly dinner at the Parker House, Boston, Saturday. He made a long speech on current political topics, which the club, contrary to their usual custom, allowed to be reported verbatim. The speech is very simi similar - lar similar in spirit to that made before the Middlesex Club one week ago, which was reported quite fully m the Spy. He says if he had been presi president - dent president be would not have withdrawn the troops from the south, and that he would have used his power to punish every murderous scoundrel and protect unoffending citizens. He would also have, found out whether he was truly elect elected - ed elected president of the United States. Kinding that to be so, he would have sustained every man that was elected on the same ticket with him, and he would sustain them with every man and every dollar he could command, lie said: "I have no respect for a man who dishonors his mother's marriage certificate." Again, he would not have appointed men in the south to office upon the pretext that the law could not be executed by republican United States officers, as was the case iu the Filz Simmons appoint appointment. - ment. appointment. Gen. Butler defended his views on the silver question, and quoted Daniel Webster in opposition to the right of congress to demonetize silver. He thought the trouble with the country was not over-production but uuder-consump uuder-consumptiou, - tiou, uuder-consumptiou, as follows: "To produce more bouts than the people of this country can wear out is over overproduction, - production, overproduction, but to produce more than the starv starving - ing starving million can get the monev to nay fori s un under - der under consumption." the goods were brought from the west to uotbu » Pa? tor them, and when clothes come from the east to o ni WeSt r tO shivering women and childien from the cold Windsor winter thev c in- tbe m, that is the trouble. That Ls the difficulty. Something is wanted to start that, and money will not be any cheaper when it is made out of silver than when it is made out of anything else. When men get this business will nseand give labor a chance to regain its feet. 1 his is no slight matter. One whole million of idle laborers. In three years the loss oc occasioned - casioned occasioned to the country by the inability ot these laborers to get work is equal to the whole national debt, ami yet it has been coiti coition - on coition for tour years. We had a great deal better have taxed ourselves to pay the debt than to have this state of affairs in existence. There is no load this people can not carry. Witness the late war; but if our laboring men and women are to be clogged aud harassed bv Unit, they are unable to exert their energies and free the country from the terrible load under which it is now staggering. tn regard to the fishery question Gen. Butler spoke ot the injustice of the award of the com commission - mission commission imposing a tax as §5,500,000 upon this country tor privileges over which the Canadian government should have no right to grant or withhold, but ho did not say that lie should vote against paying the award.) General Butler was followed by Gen. N. P. Banks, who said be had no doubt of the legab ity and sufficiency of the president's title, and never Imd; and ii there bad been negotiations or bargaining with people of the southern sec sectiou - tiou sectiou ot the country, as had been charged, iu order that the title might be confirmed or en enforced, - forced, enforced, he believed it jinnecessary. He was op opposed - posed opposed to the establishment of the electoral com commission, - mission, commission, and believed that tho votes should have been declared by the vice president. In regard to the fishery question, General Banks said he differed from bis colleague. When na nations - tions nations made treaties they were to bo respected. Although we had been cheated in the awards under the Washington treaty, tlie faith of the nation had been pledged, aud ho believed it to be the duty of congressmen to vote fur an ap appropriation - propriation appropriation to pay the award of the fishery com commission. - mission. commission. The fact was, we had been sold out when we agreed to take money in payment tor the outrages of the Alabama and other cruisers. Our demand should have been for the removal of the British flag from American soil, so that the whole of America should be ruled by a gov government - ernment government of its own people. The general did not consider that silver bad been demonetized. The laws of 1873 neglected to provide for silver coinage, it was true; but it did not demonetize the silver already coined There was some 88,000,000 or 89,000,000 of this, and whoever possessed it bad a right to pay his debts with it. It was still legal tender; the sil silver - ver silver dollar is still a good dollar. But he be believed - lieved believed that congress should remonnetize silver; that is, provide foi its coinage again. The des despotism - potism despotism of England and Germany - one despotic by force of her money and the other by force of her army - bad demonetized silver for their own purposes. These purposes had no existence nor reason here, and it was folly for the United States to follow their lead against its own inter interests. - ests. interests. In closing the speaker paid a high tribute to the administration and to the country, in general terms, with words full of hope for the future of the nation, its progress and its destiny. Congressman W. A. Field was the next speaker. He said as to tho silver question the constitution had, it was true, provided that con congress - gress congress might have authority to coin it, but it bad been decided by tbo supreme court of the United Suites that paper money might be a icfpii tender for the payment of debts. The pro proidbition - idbition proidbition was upon the individual states alone. Either gold, silver, or paper might be made money. He believed that silver was demone demonetized. - tized. demonetized. The laws of 1873 omitted to provide for its coinage, but did not demonetize the coin then existing. The coinage laws were repealed, but not the law making silver a legal tender. But in the revision of the laws iu 1874, through au inadvertence in the wording, the coinage laws and the legal tender laws were so united that silver ceased to be a legal tender. He so con considered - sidered considered it although he understood that it was unintentional. In the currency problem, which involved the matter of remonetizing silver, two questions were presented - what would bring re relief - lief relief to business for the present? and, what would be the best for a permanent money? He did not believe it was politic to frame laws for the present exigencies, unmindful of the future, and therefore he was opposed to the Bland sil silver - ver silver bill. In regard to the fishery question he said if the award of the fishery commission be valid, there is no doubt of the duty to make the necessary appropriation to meet that award. Other brief speeches were made by Linus B. Coming and Hon. Albert Palmer.

Jritanrial. VyORCHSTER Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 448 Main St., opposite City Hall, WORCESTER. Capital, - - @200,000.00 CHARTERED BY THE STATE. Deposits received subject to check at sight, and thr per vent interest allowed on daily balances. Safes to rent, and secnrliics and valuables received for sate keeping. GEO. M. RICE, President. h. F. BISCO Secretary. d&wtf f 7 pE O FEE'S SAVINGS BANK, No. 452 Main St., opposite City Hall. Incorporated May 13, 1564. Amount on Deposit 53.043,G03.»8 Number of JDcpoaitova 10,451 Guarantee Fund 514.700.53 Deposits from $1 to SIOOO are received dailv, put upon Interest on the first day of February, May, August, and November, and allowed to aceuinnlate to *i,6UO, the largest amount that can draw interesl. The Bank pays all Taxes on the Deposits. Dividends payable February 15th and Angust 15th, and If not withdrawn credited as Deposits. Extra Dividends once in three years from May Ist, lfe7«. Bank open on Saturday Evenings for the convenience of Depositors only. Bank hours - Oto 1,2t04. Saturdays, 9to 1,6t08. WILLIAM CROSS, I'res't. fit) Off C. M. BENT. Treas'r. Money to Loan In sums from $1 to SI,OOO, op Diamonds, Watches, Jew Jewelry, - elry, Jewelry, Pianos, Furniture, and all kinds of Personal Prop, erty, which need not be removed. Nio. 2 Front Street Exchange. uih2 dtf A. B. F. KINNEY. Banker. fjVHK 'WORCESTER COUNTY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS No. 13 Foster St., Worcester. Chartered February 8, 1828. Depoalto April ISH $0,453,488 Number of llepositorn 1«,£77 Kmervcd Profits $08,9135 Deposits put upon Interest on the first day of each Dividends, if not withdrawn, are put upon interes; until the principal amounts to the limit of the law which now is Sl,6«mi. Assets of the Institution: Public Funds 181,330,800 Rank Stocks 804,158 Railroad Hunds 800,000 Loans on Mortgages 8.170.099 Loans to Counties. Cities and Towns 3.73,700 Loans on Personal Security $03,700 In the above statement no credit is made of premium account,but Bank Stocks ami Other Securities are rated at par, whilst their market value in excess of par would be from $200,000 to fBOO,GOO. All taxes on deposits paid by the InstituUvn. ALEX'R H. BULLOCK, President. C. A. HAMILTON Treas'r. dtf Jltto Dork ^hbtrtisenunts. jyjAHK TWAIN'S PATENT SCRAT - BOOKS. GUMMER READY FOR USE. In using this book simply moisten the gummed lines and apply the scrap. The result will prove the tact that it is THE ONLY CONVENIENT SCRAP-BOOK MADE. Books gummed for two and three columns of news- Er cUpplngs, for pictures of any size, for prescrip prescripand - and prescripand in small books for children. -Bound in various sizes, including cloth and gold and full Russia, suitable for HOLIDAY GIFTS. Prices from 40 cents to $5.00. Whete your bookseller does not keep them conies will be rent bv mail, prepaid, on receipt of price. 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New York Mlate Politics. New York, Dec. 30. - Albany dispatches leave litiie doubt of the coming election of Gen. Husted as speaker of the assembly. A spirited is progressing for the clerkship of the senate between the present occupant, Glidden, I and Jacob Cuyler of Albany. It is believed 1 Jfov.Tu.ii will, at the desire of Mr. \ Tilden, nominate Un- (present (attorney general, Mv. Fairchild, for superintendent of canals. Abbreviated I>i*palcben. Harry Meredith and McKee Rankin, a.tors, bad a list tight iu Philadelphia Saturday. Rev, Geo. F. Seymour, recently elected Erns' copal bishop of the diocese of Spring!: Id, ill., says he only awaits the judgment of the church at large to accept or decline the honor. Steamer arrivals, Dec. 29: At New York, City of New York from Liverpool; at Queens Queenstown, - town, Queenstown, Algeria from New York. Dec. 30: At New York, Holland from London, Canima from Bermuda; at Queenstown, City of Brussels from >A'w York; at Plymouth, Gellert from New York. MONEY AND BUSINESS. New York Financial Record. New York. Dec. 29. - Money closed at 4 per cent on call. Ihe bank <u lenient shows an increase In the re reserve, - serve, reserve, due to large payments from the sub-treasury. Gold opened at and closed at 102&, the extremes of the day. The tollowing is the bank statement as compared with last Saturday: Dec. 22. Dec. 29. Differences. Loans $2 9.764.200 $239,171,400 Dec. $590,800 Specie 19,674,600 22,L2,400 Inc. 2,447.800 Legal tenders... 36,067,500 300.50'1 Dec. 767-000 Deposits 194,812.500 197.711,800 Ine. 2JW9JW Circulation 19,233,900 19,602,860 Inc. 369,960 Actual Keserve. 55,742,10<> 57,422,900 Inc. 1,680.800 Beqmred Kes... 48,710,625 49,427,050 Inc. 717,325 Excess of Kes.. 7,031,475 7,994,950 Inc. 963,475 Specie shipments for the week $20»,000, silver bars; sine-Jan. Ist, 1877, $25,896,023; sameltime in 1876, $43,- 646,433. Sterling exchange is slightly lower; bankers* . .md di inand . ago, < ommendal bills at s4,Bo> a @s4,Bl gold, aud $4,94f a @54,95 currency. The sub-treasury paid out for interest today sl,-98,400, aim lor < ailed bonds $962100; total for (he week, - interest, $6,669,700; bonds, $360,7UU. Silver paid outfit redemption ot fractional currency, including checks from Wash Washington, - ington, Washington, $7300 for the week; total to date at New York. $8,911,445. Internal revenue receipts today $300.- 000; lor the week. $1,798,0:11; fiscal year to date.554,044,- 693; for the same time in 1876, $55,879,418. Imports at New York, gold value, tor the week, $4,450,733, of which $772,073 were dry goods; against $974,605 lasi week, and a total ot $4,977,633; since Jan. 1. 1877, $316,227 639; same lime in 1876, $278,521,651. National bank notes received for redemption today, $800,OOu; for the week, $3,820,000; last week, §4,079,00'. National bank circulation out outstanding: - standing: outstanding: Cunency, $320^49,000; gold notes, $1,400,000; last Saturday, (< tai $321,685,885; bunds held to secure circulation, $335,000,000, a deciease oi SIO,OOO tor the week; to seeme public deposits, $14,100,000. Legal ten tenders - ders tenders outstanding, $349,943,776, being a reduction ot sl.- 3':6,5V2, or au per et ui oi the $1,745,b40 new bank circula circulation - tion circulation issued during December. Customs receipts at Washington tooay, $400,OUo; for Hie week, $1,789,083; fiscal year to date, 157,973 ; corresponding period last year, $64,463.45.. The stock market opem d strong today and held firm. 1 lie week closes up with a firm and buoyant market, and a handsome gain has been made in most stocks. The great abundance ot money renders speculation easy,and after New Year's a renewed upward movement is not improbaide. The brokers' board will adjourn early Me day over to Wednesday, New Years being a legal llf a day, and the best observed of any In the year. 9 she closing prices were as follows: United ^taie« bonds,sixes oi 1881, registered, 106fc; du coupons, 169/i; United States 5-20 s (1865, July L regis registered, - tered, registered, I . 8. new 4^ per cent registered, IV3K; do coupons. JU3L; U. S. new 4 per cent bonds, 1997, coupons, 102 K: U. 5.5-20 s, (1867) registered, 105 J.; do, coupons, Kb!,; U. S. 5.20 s (1868), coupon. 109/i': U. 8. new ss, DWI, registered. 105 S»; do coupon, Ks>i; U. 8. 10-408, registered, iuojk: du coupon, IV?^; U. S. currency 6s 118; Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., 51>r. Morris and Essex railroad, 75^ ; Western Union Tele Telegraph - graph Telegraph Company, 78)j; L'acitic Mail Steamship Com Company, - pany, Company, 23X; Adams Express Company, 98: Wells, Fargo and Company, 87' 4 : American Express Company, 4945; I idled States Express. 48; New York Central railroad, 1084$; Erie railroad, 8),; do preferred,22; Harlem rail railrouu, - rouu, railrouu, 14Di; preferred, - ; Michigan Central railroad, 59*4; Panama railroad 124; Union l'acitic raiiroau stock bs*; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, 63>4; Illinois Central railroad, 71; Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad, 77*4; Chicago and Northwestern railioad, 35&, oreferred, C2^-, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati railroad,3B; New Jersey Central railroad, 12: Chicago and Kock Island railroad, 100}j; Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, 36*4; do preferred, 72^$; Toledo and Wabash railroad, 14' a ; Eun Wayne and Chicago railroad, 9L L .; Chicago Him Alton railroad, 78; Chicago and Alton railroad preferred, 100>.; Ohio and railroad, Mississippi B} a ; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, siJs; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, 22; Chicago, Burlington and Quin* y railroad, 192; Han Hannibal - nibal Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad, IIS; Hartford and Erie railroad, Ist mortgage, II; Hartford and Erie railroad, guaranteed, 14; Central Pacific railroad bonds, 1673*; Union Pacitic. 107%; Union Pacific land grunt 7s. luS, 1 *; Uhion Pacific singing funds, 93%. Alabama se, 41; do ; Arkansastts,26; u- railioad rs. 7; Georgia 6s. - 99'4; do 7s (new), IU8; Lour .ma 6s, 56; Missouri 6s (1891) 109; North Caiolina i>s. 15; do railroad 6s, 75; Ohio 6s (1886), 106; South u arohna 6.*, 40; Tennessee 65,36.'»; Viiginiabs.dc; du eoriauhdated 03, 62>a; Uis Uistrfetox - trfetox Uistrfetox ( oliitnhia 3.655, 76 u . *Ex-divldend,

Boston Stock Males - Dec. 29. $1,500 Cook county. HL, 7s. 1880 103 $6,090 La mol lie V'ulley. Montueher, Ac, 6s. 1806 25 sl,(Hio Nashua an<i Rochester 6«, 1894. reg 92^ Si.OiH) Boston City ss, 1883, gold IC4 $2,000 do do 19U6 109 K $',«W do do 1878 1v2% $2,000 Fall River City 6s, 1899 109^® 109,'« sl3,<>oo Northampton town 6s, 1892 110 $4,000 uH Colony railroad 6s, 1897 ..102'4 S4,WO Boaton and Lowell railroad 7s, 1895 107£ $2,5U0 Atch., Top. «fc Santa Fe K 2d mort 49> a @49\ SI7.HUU l.a-tein railioad in .v.;',* 5-' , 4 (g52 1 , Sll.oOo Atch..Top. .v Santa Fe Ist mort 7s 90^ SIAO Boston and Maine railroad 7s 110 ya 325 Ugd ms. aad Lake Champlain, com 37Q37 H 33 old Colony railroad 94@ M 4^ 24 Phil.. Wilmington and Baltimore K 6) 3 Connecticut and Pass. River K. pref 45% in Boston and Albany railroad 122F4@122?4 9> Burlington and Missouri railioad. Neb .50v50^ 3 Fitchburg railroad 109^ 20 Chic., Burl, aud Quincy railroad 192'4 76 Ogdensburg uii<l Lake Champlain K. pre!..99,99^4 2 Boston ana Luwell R ...70& 60 Portland, Saco and Poitsinoutb K hj(d6s', 30 Cheshire railroad, pref -37.'*©38, l 4 17 Worcester and Nashua railroad 12©43 Il Manchester .md Lawrence railroad .126 si> Nashua and Rcebester It 80 2 York manufacturing company 1375 54 Naumkeag Steam cotton Company 88*i(d9<d4 52 Washington mi'is 4 Dwight nianufacturinq company 437 2 Lowell manufacturing company 5825, 10 Great Fulls manufacturing eumoauy ..93M Providence Print Market. Providence, R. 1.. Dee. 29. - The priming eloths mar markel - kel markel closes steady, holders asking 4c cash For extra, and 3%c cash for standard (dx64s generally a traction abov* the views of buyers. Sales of the week 49,500 pieces. Foreign Markets. London, Dec. 29. - Consols 94 13-16. U. 8. bonds,67s i 10-403. coupon, 107' 4 . Liverpool. Dec. 29. - Cotton firmer; uplands 6^d; Orleans 6 9-16,1. 1; 6 ran and Foreign Patents procured, Rejected Appli Applications - cations Applications reargued; interference Cases prosecuted; Opin Opinion-given - ion-given Opinion-given as to the validity and Infringement of Pa Patentn, - tentn, Patentn, and suits prosecuted aud defended in the United statesC urts, by THOM. 11. BOBGE, ( Formerly Principal Examiner and Chairman of the Board ot Appeals, U.S. Paten Ofl'ce), Counsellor at Law anil Advocate In Patent CaFts. Office Dodge's Blu- k ,cor. Park and Portland sts., Worcester .Mass. n 24 d<fcwtf FOR ALL COUNTRIES A that grant them obtained with dispatch, at reason reasonable - able reasonable terms, by JAMES G. ABNOLD, P. O. Address, T Harvard St., Worcester, Mass. Models made and all kinds of Patent Office business attended to. Opinions and testimony given as expert in Patent cases. 024 OFFICE: OTI MAIN ST. dtf IPLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 1 have a very nice stuck of all kinds of Flowering Plants, Ferns and Basket Plants, which are all in good healthy condition, which I sell at very low Drices. BOUQUETS, WREATHS. CROSSES, and all kinds of Floral Designs made to order at low prices and in a skillful manner. city office at P. G. Skinner it Co.'s Drug store, corner of Main and Pleasant sts. FRED SCHEKXER Florist. Successor to W. W. COOK, at TAINTER'3 GREEN olt HOUSES,on Loudon st., off Main. at£ P LOWERS AND PLANTS Y CHAM. I». THAYEK, Florist. All who desire Flowers, can find a good assortments my office, BAY STATE DRUG STORE, where I may be found during the winter months. Funeral Designs a specialty. Flowers. Bouquets, etc., for all occasions, furnished at short notice. I have on hand a tine assortment of Plants, Fern*, Hyacinth Bulbs, etc. Green ho usee. l¥o. 0 Ripley 8t« /"'IGARS ! CIGARS '-Buy your Cigar, V 7 direct from the Manufacturer, aud thereby save 25 per cent. Sample Box of Trabucos. (59 cigars,) and price list sent bv n '»> receipt of One Dollar. Send Immediately, and be evinced that cigars are cheaper in Lancaster, Pa ikan 1 any other city iu the United Stole.. AM (< R SCHMAUKK. -<nut -t . Lancaster, P i; >RBE CLIPPING I KORBS NGl - We, the undersigned, are pre- < , m red to Clip Horses at short notice, and in a £ 1 /. >,. t orkma»iike manner, at Green's Stable, 5 t'Witrfll neM ' Main. Satisfaction given or no pay. (»rder* st Hildreth's stable. Market st., wifi be p/ v.»iptly aitended to. Price as luw as the lowest. Please give us a call before going elsewhere. N. HILDRETH. I dll d3w* J. OILMAN, DON'T BE DECEIVED ! - You canuot buy Anderson's old-fashioned MOLASSES CANDY except at 404 MAIM STREET. AU Candies fresh. dtja4 d» ©BABY SOAP. Trade-mark registered Sept. 26, 1878 Made at choice materials, and per perfumed - fumed perfumed with mild and agreeable ottoa distilled fgoni flowers, it Is carefully prepared, aud of sufficient alkaline strength for a Ladies' Toilet or Nur Nursery - sery Nursery Soap. Made only uy ROBINSON BROS. A CO. -9 deoply Boston, y 818 »IN ARY FIRM J. PENNIMAN & SON, oare BBS Main sit. Carriage entrance from Waldo street. Some one always present to answer caUs. All surgical operations guaranteed to be executed in the most approved manner. Stable accommodstlons for horses, cattle, dug*. Ac. J. PENNIMAN, Graduate of the Schoo) of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery." . GEO. P. PENNIMAN. D. V.B.ot'Hy. Graduate ot the American Vet. College. New York -WOKCinSTKB, MASH. 448.CHAS.H.BURLEIGH.448 Main Strert, PATENT OFFICE BUSINESS or AXX MIKU.

Fire Record. A NcriouM Fire in the Village of Westerly, Khode Island. Providence, R. 1., Dec. 30. - Fire was dis discovered - covered discovered at 10:45 o'clock Sunday night in the lower story of Ely Champlin & Co.'s:large block on Main street, Westerly. A heavy north northeast - east northeast wind f inned the blaze, aud at last accounts the whole block, fifty feet trout, and having three stories, was burned. Assistance has been asked of New London. Later. - N. H. Langworthy's block is also burned, and a two-story building owned by Samuel A. Champlin. OTHER FIRES. Thomas Tyman's paper box factory and stock at No. 90 Crosby street, New York, were damaged $14,000 by firo Saturday night. A lire at Ohio, Saturday morning. destroyed six buHdings in the business portion oi the town, occupied as a furniture store, gro grocery - cery grocery and meat market, restaurant and saloon. Loss, .$15,000; insurance, SB7OO. A fire broke out Saturday morning in the rear of Waterloo street, St. John, N. 8., destroying Valpley's shoe manufactory and ten wooden buildings, occupied by about twenty-five ten tenants, - ants, tenants, comprising carpenters, machinists, paint painters, - ers, painters, tailors, bakers, etc. The total loss is about $40,000. This is the fourth time within ten years that a fire has destroyed buildings on ths same spot. A fire in the fancy goods store of J. & J Simpson, Eighth avenue, New York, Friday night, damaged stock and store to the amount of $45,000. James McKabum, watchman, was burned and died. Several persons in the upper stories of the building were rescued bv the police. J The tub factory at Two Rivers, Wis.. is burned. Loss SIBO,OOO. Nittiug Bull nud the Nez Percen. York, Dec. 80. - A Chicago special says information has been received at the mil military - itary military headquarters that the Nez Perces with Sitting Bull desire to return to the Americans and surrender, but the Sioux refuse to allow them to depart. Two who escaped say Sitting Bull is mteudiug to come down south to the Missouri this winter to kill the soldiers aud the Crows. The Assimboines report a Brule chief accompanied by a renegade son of Spotted Tail crossed tbe Missouri and went north about the first of tbe month. These two Indians told Long Fox, an Assiniboine chief, that they were carry carrying - ing carrying an important message from Spotted Tail to Sitting Bull. They said old Spot advised Sitting Bull to accept the terms of surrender offered by the government, and return to the American 'I ? be . . line ' Tbe commaudiug officer at Bort Buford has also received information, re regarded - garded regarded trustworthy, that the Indians under Sit Sitting - ting Sitting Bull say they intend to capture a certain small military post on the Missouri river. It is understood Fort Peck is the post referred to. A small detachment of troops is stationed there. The Socialist Congress. New York, Dec. 30. - 1 u tbe workingmen's congress at Newark, Saturday, a platform was reported in favor of an eight hour law, prohibi prohibition - tion prohibition of the employment of children under four fourteen - teen fourteen iu any industrial establishment, prohibi prohibition - tion prohibition of tbe employment of prison labor by pri private - vate private employers, compulsory education of all children under fourteen, abolition ot compul compulsory - sory compulsory laws against combinations of workingmen to strike, abolition of ail indirect taxation aud the adoption of a graded income tax, favoring carrying on all banking and insurance by the national government, a direct popular vote on all laws, minority representation at au early day, abolition of tbe senate in the legislature of congress, establishment of elective bureaus of labor statistics in all states and by the national government, sanitary inspection of all conditions of labor, prohibition of female labor iu occupa- Hous injurious to health and morals, wages W womeu to be equal to men when the same I ah' ll ' is performed, &c. Foreign Notoa. George Minks & Co., one of oldest dry goods importing bouses of Montreal, have failed. Liabilities, $800,000; siwets'wlll pay 75 cents on the dollar. A St. Petersburg dispßeh says that the Chinese troops iu Kashx-< r havo fortified Toucb Toucbtongaran - tongaran Toucbtongaran aud Arks. (W< ' '-iwng strategical points, and the inhabitants are fleeing in terror to Russian torrito<y- . n The Vhifoih'h'h'H contractors for the Brazil Railroad ree^''» * S»t«rday night from tbe secretary of state, stating that colored men would not be permitted to enter th'- empire as part of the working force of tb»» contractors. The French academy of moral sciences has elected Ralph Waldo Emerson one of its for forekn - ekn forekn associates. Ex-President Grant landed at Malta Satur Saturday. - day. Saturday. Ho took luncheon with tbe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, aud diued with tbe governor. A gala performance of opera was given iu honor of the general in the evening. The Madrid Epoca states that Don Carlos was expelled from France at the request of tbe Span Spanish - ish Spanish government. Ex-Queen Isabella has written to tbe Paris Figaro protest)ug against the expul expulsion - sion expulsion of Don Carlos, and repudiating tbe accusa accusation - tion accusation that she was couspiriug with him agaiust King Alfonso.

The Eastern War THE WAR FEELING IN r N(-1 Nhw York Dec. 30.-A specie ' patch from London says; The war V anv in this country is momentarily increasing fluence aud numbers. The Russophilea are constantly using efforts toward the organiza organization - tion organization of liberal associations, and are quite active in passing resolutions in favor of peace, but the arrogance of Russia toward the suffering Turks, and the extreme coldness displayed by Germa Germany, - ny, Germany, is extremely exasperating to a majority of Englishmen. The result is a determined'in determined'increase - crease determined'increase of the war party and a general expecta expectation - tion expectation that we shall be brought into war with Russia early in the coming spring. Eighty thousand native troops and 20,000 English regu regulars - lars regulars have already been ordered in readiness to march at short notice from India for Egypt and and Turkey. It is believed that 50,000 British troops at Batum, in alliance with the Turks, with money and arms to distribute, would raise a storm which would drive the Russians out ot trans-Caucasus as well as Armenia. For some time great stores of provisionsand muni munitions - tions munitions of war have been accumulating at Malta, from which point could be easily drawn the supplies needed for an English army at Con Constantinople, - stantinople, Constantinople, or a fleet to bar the Dardanelles against Russian ships of war. Certain well de defined - fined defined British interests which have been touched upon by the war will be declared by the queen in her speech al the opening of parliament. She will explain the situation as clearly as possible and an ultimatum being necessary, Lord Beaconsfield will ask the santion of parliament to deal with the subject as the ministry may think consistent with the safely and honor of the country. It is believed that a very large majority will vote with him in this view of tho case. SPECULATIONS AS TO ENGLAND'S POLICY. London, Dec. 81. - The New Times of St. Petersburg reproduces various reports current in foreign newspapers, that England intends to oc occupy - cupy occupy certain points in the east, among others Gallipoli, Constantinople and Batum. The New Times considers that the occupation of Con Constantinople - stantinople Constantinople or Batum would be equivalent to a declaration of war. The semi-official Agence Russesays the report that England has notified the powers of her in intention - tention intention to occupy certain stations in the east is incorrect, she English government has simply expressed to the Russian cabinet its apprehen apprehensious - sious apprehensious that a Russian occupation of Constantino Constantinople, - ple, Constantinople, though merely provisional, would so excite l' ub 'd'lmon that the government would be compelled to take certain precaution precautionff'y - ff'y precautionff'y The Agence Russe adds that the Biitish government lias not specified what the measures would be, but they cannot be those ci tied by the New Times, as it would be imjios imjiossible - sible imjiossible to take such measures without a declara declaration - tion declaration of war. Relative to reports concerning En English - glish English mediation the Agence Russe points out that according to international law mediation is only possible when solicited by both belliger belligerents. - ents. belligerents. Russia, though always ready to listen to any overtures the porte might address to her direct, has never done anything to show she had any intention of accepting mediation. NOTES. A K c lg r ffde dispatch says the garrison of M tsch seems inclined to surrender, and negoti negotiations - ations negotiations have been opened for capitulation. The Servians captured at Pierat 23 cannon, 1000 rifles, ami 50 prisoners. The Russians are approaching Sophia, and the authorities have ordered the inhabitants to leave. The London Post publishes the following in an otficial|forin: "We are sorry to gather that there is little prospect of England's offers of me mediation - diation mediation being accepted at St. Petersburg. Rus Russia - sia Russia seems disposed to rely on the possibility of the engagement of the porte in direct negotia negotiation." - tion." negotiation." Two meetings of workingmen were held in I ralalgai square, London, Saturday. One w:rs pry-Turkish ami the other anti-Turkish. Theae were 7000 persons present. The meetings result resulted - ed resulted in a free tight, lasting an hour.' The police interfered, and two arrests were made. Nobody of importance was present. The London Daily News' Bucharest corre correspondent - spondent correspondent states that intelligence has been re received - ceived received that the bridge al Pelrocbeui, the last which remained across the Danube, has been carried away. A lew boats occasionally cross, but the passage is hazardous, aud several per persons - sons persons have already been drowned. A special to the London Daily News from Plymouth reports that the whole Channel fleet, and all commissioned ships under repairs, are ordered ready for sea by Jan. 16lh.