ftSlortesitr IS PUBLISHED EVERY MORMX» (SUNDAY EXCEPTED,) At per year, if paid strictly in ndtanc* Ulhcrulie, 73 Cent* per Month* Iftsssadjustits SpE, ESTABLISHED JULY, 1770. 18 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING At Ann inn. «J I>. RAf.nWIY «r it Woodward, 25 00 Tll Colvin, 400 C W Hamilton, 25 00 Ell Colvin, 4 00 L B Stone, 25 00 Patrick C onlin, 4 m Anna Johnson, C Winslow, 350 (a 8 years old), 25 00 Geo Colvin, 3 50 Wm G Strong, 25 00 Wl’ Dorr, 300 E M Barton, 25 00 J E Fisk, 2 50 Emory Bannister, 25 00 Maxey Robbins, 250 HO Lee, 25 00 Win Wood, 250 L J Taft, 25 00 Jonn Martin, 2 50 Jas E Estabrook, 25 00 Edw J Fogarty, 250 if Robinson, 25 00 El’ Fitzgerald 250 has E Stevens, 25 (X) Lady, 225 H P Nichols, 25 00 Win' Butler, 2 17 Andrew Marlin, 25 0 I E Laing, 200 M Dyer, 25 00 Sam’l Gardner. 2 00 Samuel A Pratt, 25 00 Chas Laverty, 2DO Peter Bacon, 25 00 Patrick Comin, 2 JO Mrs He Rice. 25 00 Thomas Curan, 125 Miss Kate Allen, 25 CO CN Wood, ICO II F Edwards and J A Clark, 100 employees, 20 79 Martin Cano, 1 83 Chas H Doe, 29 IX) Thos ,Caue, 183 J I’ Hamilton, 20 00 John Lander, 1 83 Rev E 11 Hall, 20 00 Frank McDermott, 1 83 Edw 1 Comins, 20 00 Patrick Sullivan, 150 J E Browning, 20 00 Cornelius Murphy, 1 50 W P Daniels, 2U 00 Thos Kelley, 1 00 Phinehas Ball, 20 00 Jas Mcßudden, Jr, 100 Mrs EC Rice. 20 00 The treasurer makes the following announce ment: The amount of cash funds thus far sub scribed is 821,108 78 In addition to this— Messrs. Ware, Pratt Co., contributed in clothing 226 GO Bigelow Longley 225 (X) Avery Davis, 50 00 Nichols Johnson, in shoes 50 CO A total in goods of 551 00 Chas. B. Writing, Treasurer. The executive committee have issued the fol lowing appeal To the Citizens of Worcester: The undersigned, on behalf of the committee ap pointed at the meeting on Wednesday evening to take measures to complete the work then begun in aid of Chicago, report that they have designated the following gentlemen, representing your princi pal trades ami occupations, and have furnished them with subscription papers, authenticated by the signature of the treasurer, Charles B. Whiting, Esq., in order that a thorough canvass may be made, and now call upon you all to respond, with out delay, to this, the great duty and privilege of tlie hour, in a manner and to an amount, worthy of the second city of this commonwealth. These can vassers will take charge of the subscriptions prop erly coining under their respective designations, and such as are connected with them. They will re port daily to the treasurer, the amounts received, which will be duly acknowledged by him in the pa pers of the succeeding day. He will also receive subscriptions at the office of Rice, Whiting Bul lock, corner ol Main and Pearl streets. The names of the canvassers areas follows: Apothecaries and Druggists—E 1) Bullington. Agricultural Implements—Alzirus Brown. Architects, Artists and Civil Engineers—Stephen C Earle. Attorneys and Counsellors—B W Potter, S Utley. Blacksmitns—Maurice Melaven, S J Chamber lin. Books and Stationery and Binders Edward Whitney. Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Finding Dealers, Tannersand Leather Dealers—S R Heywood. Boot and Shoe Repairers—Philip Eidt. Boot and Shoe Retailers—J O Bemis. Banks and Bankers—Nathaniel Paine, James P Hamilton. Cabinet Makers and Furniture Dealers—John D Chollar, Wm C Bios. Planing Mills, Carpenters, Box-inakers and Sash ami Blind Dealers—fl W Eddy, J J Russ. Carriage and Harness Makers and Dealers—Al bert Tolman. Cigars and Tobacco—O P Shattuck. Clothing Manufacturers Horace W Bigelow. Commission Merchants—Geo L Newton. Dentists—John F Adams. Crockery and Glass—Edw W Ball. Dry Goods and Carpet Dealers Geo Sumner. Hotels, Eating Houses and Confectioners—L J Tuft. Expresses—.l 11 Osgood. Fancy Goods and Millinery—H O Loe, L Strauss, blour, reed and Grain—Geo S Hoppin. Farmers and Nurserymen—J G Perry, George A Barnard. 3 Machinists, Foundry apd Wrench Manufacturers —George S Barton, Lucius W pond, E T Marble. (Irocers and Tea Dealers Joseph chase, D W Knowlton, M u Driscoll. Stoves, Gas Fitting, Plumbing, &c-.l W Jordan Hats, Caps, Pure and Furnishing Goods-N S Liscomb. Insurance—John D Washburn, J R Bonnell Hardware, Rolling Mills, Iron and Steel Manufac hirers, Hardware. Iron Dealers and Win* Workers —II P Duncan, Lincoln N Kiimiciitt. Lumber and Coal Dealers—John Gates, Jas S Rogers. Wool Dealers, Woolen Machinery. Woolen and Cotton Manufactures and Supplies—C W Gilbert f B Knowles, W Hamilton. Masons—Edwin Ames. Painters—Gerry Hutchinson, George II Clark. Physicians Dr George E Francis, Dr Joint G Purx. Dr David Hunt. Provisions—L L Brigham, John P Streeter. Stable KeejMTS—N 'l’ Bemis. Watchmakers, Jewellers and Engravers -Ira G Blake. Stone Cutters A G Mann. Real Estate Brokers—L A Ely. t ard, Clothing and Setting Machinery—T K Earle. Sheriff', Marshals and Police—J M Drennan. Fish and Oyster Dealers— Charles Stubbs. Sewing Machines—S L Shaffer. Musical Instrument Manufacturers and Dealers— A A Goodell. Pattern Makers- L 11 Goodnow. Newspapers and Printers—H L Shumway. The neighboring towns have also been invited to join in tin* Worcester subscription, tlirough the fol lowing agencies, to whom subscription papers have been forwarded: .Leicester, D E Merriam; Upton, Wm Knowlton; Spencer, Win Lpham; Paxton, R E Bigelow; West Boylston, E W Holbrook; Grafton, H I* Wing; Westboro, G Brigham; Shrewsbury, Thomas Rice; .Millbury, 1) Atwood; Whitinsville, Paul Whitin; Wilkinsonvillp, W Il Bill; Saundersville, Esek Saunders; Lancaster, CT Sy mines; Clinton, C L S Hammond; Sterling, W D Peck; Princeton, SS Hastings; Holden, Col Ross; Brookfield, Em mons Twichell; East Brookfield, GF Forbes; West Brookfield, 1 1 11 Blair; North Brookfield, Freeman Walker; Southbridge, FL Chapin; Oxford, W Ol ney; Webster, 1* McQuade; Northboro, Geo C Davis; Uxbridge, G W Hobbs; Leominster, M D Haws. The Indios an l requested to send their subscrip t ions to the treasurer. Stephen Salisbury, chairman. J. If. Walker, William cross, J. H. Clarke, E. D. Marble, S. Salisbury, Jr., Michael O’Driscoll. A. E. Estabrook, Executive Committee. M orcoster, Oct. 12,1871. Argument* before* the ConimifiNiou for the l.ocalion of the Inion Depot. The following abstracts include the most im portant points made in the arguments: MR. GOULDING'S ARGUMENT. Mr. F. P. Goulding, for the Boston,* Barre and Gardner road, made the first argument. Ho began by explaining an act requiring the location of a union passenger depot, on the north side of the Bos ton and Albany tracks, either between Green and Grafton streets or at a point east of Grafton street within certain limits. He spoke of the size and growing condition of the citv, the divison ot feeling among the principal citizens in regard to the build ing of a depot to do away with a nuisance; the difficulties presented by the manner in which the various railroads come into the citv; the impor tance of tin* roads and their connecting links. Hav ing presented these conditions of the case he passed to a view of the claims of the two locations. The legislature had left it to the commission to de cide upon the degree of convenience in the adop tion ofeither location. Reconsidered that evidence had shown that it could Im l located between Green and Grafton streets with no degree of convenience; therefore, as reasonable men, the commission must locate it at the eastern point designated. He said that he appeared for the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad—independently for that road, and in league with no other; it was only a coincidence that the Boston and Albany road appeared on the same side of the question. He described the road for which he appeared, the prospects upon which it iiad just begun operation-, the populous country through which it runs, its many and important connections, &c. One great consideration with his road in desiring the location of the depot east of Grafton street was that it would hasten the final construction of the depot; the other roads have established stations,and can wait, while we are swinging in air, as it were, without a depot, and with the right specified to us that we may enter the union passenger depot; therefore it is of the first impor tance to us that the matter be settled at once and for all. He argued that the location between Green and Grafton streets would delay action one or two years; ami, moreover, require additional legis lation before if could be built at all. He considered that the opposition did not desire the location be tween Green and Grafton streets; they preferred it as a choice of two evils, and if they succeeded in se curing that location, he thought, perhaps, it would be so very objectionable to the Boston and Albany railroad, that to prevent the location of a depot there they would join with the Worcester and Nashua road in securing legislation for still another and thus between the upper and nether millstones his clients would be ground to powder. He then pro ceeded to show the advantages of the eastern loca tion over the western; for reason of the power of expansion in all directions for the first, facility of avoiding the nuisance of a stream of freight travel, and other general objections which have been re peated over and over again m the testimony. He called attention, to the large number of crossings which would have to be crossed twice for every train, in running down and backing from Garden street to the location between Green and Gratton streets, the impossibility of procuring engine and freight accommodations nearer than Garden street, the facilities near the eastern location, in the old burial ground and the interests of the citv which would assist the road in securing those facilities. He claimed that the inconvenience would be the same with either location, and that the other roads too may secure room at the old burial ground. He considered the Inconvenience in reversing their through cars as great as it would bo to the north and south roads to reverse theirs, and saw no such prospect for a great and growing rush of through travel north and south, as had been claimed; hecon siderud the interests of the gem-rations to come called for the consideration of the commission in deciding and submitted the matter to their judg ment, having occupied just one hour. JUDGE POSTER’S ARGUMENT. Judge Foster came next, in the interests of the city. He began by saying that the interests of the citizens and city corporate had plainly been different from the interest of the railroads; and the city has been fighting its way step by step to secure legisla tion which would compel the roads to move in a di rection which would secure public accommodation in the form of a union passenger depot. He gave a brief history of the various legislative acts at tempted, and the one finally secured for the con struction of a union passenger depot. Gave the cir cumstances which created the commission, and con sidered that, whatever the decision of that commis sion should be, it ought to be submitted to as just and for the best public interests. He then stated some of the reasons which led the mayor and alder men of Worcester to regard the eastern location as the only proper one; it was proved by witness after witness that no station could be placed between Green and Grafton street if the cut-oil must connect with the rails of the Boston and Albany railroad east of Gre. n street; and such provision was unmis takable in the act, and could not be rejected. The legislature did not mean to affirm that either loca tion was best, but left it to the decision of the com mission to select between the two. But other and more decisive questions, aside from the cut-off, were sufficient to show the commission that the eastern location Was preferable; the cost was one, though not entirely deceive. The total expenses which would grow out of the location of the depot between Green and Grafton streets could not possibly be de lined ami settled in live years, and the expense through the railroads must necessarily come back upon the public in increased rates; the estates of thirty owners will have to be taken against the will of the owners; and that cannot be done only in case of extreme necessity; and should not be done without careful consideration of the commis sion, even though it has the power; this station is to be completed in two years from the first of last Mav, and this cannot be done, even by immediately going forward and tak ing the estates without first making a settlement for the same. He then contrasted the level plain east of Grafton street, where but one or two buildings are to be moved, a place which cannot be looked upon but us designed by nature for a railroad sta tion; where there is but one owner to deal with; where all streets conveniently converge, making it readily approachable from all parts of the city,—a situation, in reference to access, cannot be con ceived which would offer such conveniences to the public; while in point of access there are none of these advantages for the other location. He spoke of the advantages in room for expansion, which is indefinitely attainable! at Washington square. As to the comparative merits of the two stations, he was at a loss, after careful examination of the plans, to see how any rational man could look upon the one offered fora station between Green and Grafton streets as convenient or available for railroad pur poses at all. He called attention to the plans, and argued to show that it could not be approached with teams only at the Washington square or east ern end—a provision totally and miserably inade quate for the business of five railroads thus brought together. The underground portion of one of the plans was given attention, ana spoken of as entire ly impracticable and unprecedented—this diving down into the bowels of the earth and unloading passengers and trunks in a cellar. He considered that in dealing with so many roads the matter of turning the seats was really of trifling Importance, and existed chiefly in the imagination of those who presented it as an objection. In fact, he considered the difficulties, contended by the opposition as so gn at at Washington square, as not at first existing at all in the minds ot the managers of the north and south roads, and which would not exist after the station should be built. As one reason, greater than all the others,'he presented the one that the location of the depot by the commission between Green and Grafton streets, would result in au aban donment of the whole enterprise bv the common effort of all the railroads, and the loss of all the work by the city to get rid of the great public in convenience it has been fighting against; and thus the tight will have to begin anew and all be gone over again. MR. RICE’S ARGUMENT. Hon.W. W. Rice, for the Norwich road:—He said that ho assented with reluctance to occupy a port ion of the time, all of which would be best spent by one ofthe counsel in presenting the geuer* oral view of the case. He first spoke of the parties in the matter—the city, the Worcester and Nashua, the Norwich and Worcester, the Providence and Worcester, the Barn* and Gardner, and the power ful Boston and Albany roads. He considered it proper to designate the locations as the east and west locations, and proposed to allude to them as such. He then went on to present the advantages of the western location, beginning with the fact that it was a quarter of a mile nearer tin* centre of the city. He believed that the old system of several local stations about the city was the best liked by a majority of the people of Worcester, and consid* ered the union passenger depot an Institution de sired by no railroad in the city, except the Boston ami Albany road; he thought it plain that any re moval from the center of business in locating this depot, which it is made a necessity with us to have, would tend to unsettle business to its serious detri ment. By the adoption of the eastern location, the 400,000 who annually take the cars in the citv, must all go a quarter of a mile farther, and lose time, which in a year amounts to enough to decide in fa vor of the western location, even if the cost were 8100,000 more. He presented the advantages which tlie easy walk across the common to the western location gave to pedestrians. He denied totally the statement made by Judge Foster that the citi z-ns had tor a long time been attempting to for ie the various railroads into a union depot; there was no indication of such a wish by any vote or act of such people—they only voted to remove the tracks from the common. It is because the mayor and al dermen have been induced to believe that a depot cannot be built upon the westerly location, that they are in favor of the easterly location, they have conn* to this belief without a hearing they come here uplucod to be lieve that there is but ono site upon which a depot can bo built. He proposed to show clearly that the westerly location was practicable, and argued that the freight business or both the Nashua and Gard ner roads must bo dom* iu the yard on the north side of the easterly location, which would be as great an objection as the freight tracks north ofthe westerly location, and considered that the backing and crossing of the streets to the west ot the easter ly location presented an objection as great as that mentioned by the Boston, Barre ami Gardner road in coming through the city from the north, and passed to a description of the means of approach to the westerly location, contending, in contradiction ot .iud ge Foster'a statement, that a good entrance might be had at the west end of the westerly loca tion- as good a one as at the west end ofthe easter ly location: anil said, after showing the various ap proaches ami entrances to the depot, that they were infinitely superior to those of the easterly location, which was a great reason in favor of the adoption of the westerly ocation, as well as the reason of Its sup-rlority, in the tact that it was nearer the center of the city, Bv Mr. 1 hilbricks own statement, the apace for the westerly location would be made as good lu every way for the purpoaei of a depot ai the WORCESTER: FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1871. easterly location, at an expense of 875.000 for tilling and masonry; the buildings to Im* taken for tlx* westerly location would cost 8199,000; the cost of the land over the cost of that east of Grafton street i5*148,891, making in all an expense over the other location of $422,816. Now, let us look at the ex penses attending the adoption of the other location: the cost to the Norwich road for additional grading will bo 835,000, to the Providence road, 835,000, the malleable iron works, necessary for bridging Grafton street, will cost $82,000, and the cost of I grading and tilling on the easterly side of the onst- I erly location will be 810,(MX), making in all 8162,(kN); deduct that from the additional cost of the wester ly location, as given, and it is reduced to 8260,816; the viaduct, which must be built in either case, will cost 890,000, the grading and tilling for the same, 854.000-8144,000 in all; this will form, a portion of the depot if the westerly location is adopted, so it may also be deducted, leaving the actual cost of the westerly depot over the easterly but 8116.816. He regarded the taking of the houses as of trifling consequence, since they were gradually giving way to business iuteresu even now: spoke of the streets to be taken as unim portant alley.-, discussed the importance of the dif ficulty presented by the deflection from a straight course through the city, to which the north and south roads would bo subjected by the adoption of the easterly location, and closed by denying that the interests of the Boston, Barre and Gardner road were with the Boston and Albany, asserting that Mr. Goulding, although present by vote of the di rectors, was acting in accordance with the prefer ence of the president of the road, and not in accord ance with any preference expressed by a vote of the directors. (Mr. Goulding asked if it were not so in regard to his connection with the Norwich road, and an explanation did not show that the directors of the Norwich road had voted a preference.) HON. P. EMORY ALDRICH 8 ARGUMENT. Mr. Aldrich, for the Providence and Worcester road, began by saying that tin* whole agitation of the matter which has led to the appointment of a commission to decide on the location for a union passenger depot, grew out of a desin* to get the railroad tracks off the common, coupled with a project of the Boston and Albany road toerecta union passenger depot at Washington square. He then discussed the various movements which have been before the people at dif ferent times. Ho considered that the ten dency in public accommodation was to have railroads terminate on the outskirts of cities as they grew larger, and not to rush to a grand depot at the centre. He then spoke directly on the question as affecting the Providence ami Worcester railroad That road has not participated so actively in the contest as some ot the other roads, but It is not true that tin* road does not desire a union with the others if it is desirable and necessary to the public good. It has the same in terests to promote which the public have, lit* then described the local nature of the business of the Providence road, and said he considered that the main object ought not to be to provide for the through business, but for the local business, looking secondly to the accommodation of the through business. Ultimately, wherever the union depot goes, there will the passenger depot of the Provi dence road go; 100,000 tinman beings annually go to and come from the Green street depot now, and the location of the depot at Washington square will incommode that number by compelling them to go a quarter of a mile farther. If the depot is located between Green and Grafton streets the inconven ience will be inconsiderable to the Providence road; he thought the other roads would be affected in the same way; it is on the line of the Boston and Al bany road in either case, and he did not propose to discuss the matter as it affected that road. He did not propose to discuss the motives prompting the different parties. He did not propose to go over tin* ground already touched upon and to be dis cussed by the gentlemen to follow him, but asked the commission to remember and consider what had been said by Mr. Hilton in his testimony. ARGUMENT ON HON. OEO. F. HOAR. Mr. Hoar said the arguments of his friend, Mr. Rice, had been so clearly pressed that he needed to do little more than go over the general grounds and sum up the points made previously as affecting the case for the good of the public. The Boston and Albany railroad withits branches, is to this com monwealth the spine and ribs, he said, and ex plained the vast power it wielded as atlecting people and towns in the state. The struggle to-day is a struggle between foreign commerce and American interests; another struggle is to bring every other railroad within the power of the Boston and Albany road—to make these four railroads do their business in its back yard, that is what these able lawyers are here for and nothing more. He reviewed the effect of high local rates on the Boston and Albany road as compared to the through rates, and again reverted to the question of whether or not these four roads shall be compelled to do busi ness in the back yard of the Boston and Albany road; he maintained that it would be destructive to the Boston, Barre and Gard ner road to hold the connection with the Boston and Albany road its president seeks. We are met, he said, with three considerations by the opposi tion counsel. The tirst is the opinion of the mavor and aidermen; we are told their opinion is entitled to great weight; he denied it, and did not recog nize it as the opinion of tin* citizens; the mayor and aldermen have been admitted as competent parties to the suit, for the reason, undoubtedly, that they have control of laying out ways and streets; they stand at best as they would before the county commissioners in case of an appeal from their action. It is suggested that the viaduct, if It is brought to the rails of the Boston and Albanv road at a point east of Green street, renders impos sible one of the terms of the act—the first of the alternatives; he submitted that the commission had nothing to do with the construction of the act, the legislature empowered the commis sion to decide, and intended to make no law which should prevent the adoption of either. He claimed that the clear purpose* of tin* act was to allow the commission to decide which of the loca tions was desirable for the public good, and the act cannot be construed to destroy the power. He maintained that if in the face of the facts presented, the commission reported in favor of the easterly location, the court should set aside the report as calling for something that cannot be done without the vote of the city government allowing the en croachment upon the old burial ground. The third point was, that we don’t want the location between Green and Grafton streets, bur contend for it in order to kill the proj.*ct by getting the Boston and Albany road so mad that it will not submit to the jurisdiction of the commission, and will institute new legislation, which shall set aside all that has l»e< n done. IG* claimed that the greatest benefit the legislature looked to in the act was the bettor accommodation of the through travel, and now the counsel for the Boston and Albanv road wish to show tha* the through travel consideration is an -unimportant one, because the roads north and south have never run through cars until this season, and now only one. Ile then mentioned as propositions for the consideration of the commission several considerations of vital importance in deciding be tween the locations. First, he inquired if, in bring ing about a junction of two roads running one to the north and south and the other east and west, it would not be considered as of great importance to cross at a point where neither ro.id would be com pelled to diverge from its direct course; 2d, if it was desirable to select a location nearest the center, in stead of departing to the outside of population, as the commission was asked to do by the Boston and Albany road; he considered that the easterly loca tion if adopted, would be as great a nuisance as is the Springfield depot, with no better means of ac cess and five tracks running through instead of three; thought the location should be selected as near as possible in a line of the probable growth of the city, as near as possi ble at the confluence of the largest streets, in that spot where the existing state of things is disturbed as little as possible and where there would be the least outlay in the construction of tracks, and where no interference would be made with the competition of roads; proceeded to support the westerly loca tion upon all these grounds; and hoped that what ever was done by the commission, they would not place tour roads, and they the weakest, within the power of the fifth, the Boston and Albany road, with a power which cannot bo helped, at best, but hoped that in deciding the location the real advan tages would be considered for all that. He said that if, in the place of all the reasons produced, the commission decided in favor of the eastern location it would be simply complying with the demands of the Boston and Albany road and admitting that there was not skill enough among the Yankee engi neers to build a depot on the other location; it was simply a snare and a delusion, this talk about en gineering difficulties. He claimed that the Boston and Albany railroad made a large profit, wherever the depot was located, and it was not struggling to save expense, but to make a still larger profit. He closed by calling attention anew to the vital impor tance of decidiug for the best interests of the ma jority of those concerned. ARGUMENT OF RON. E. R. HOAR. As in the case of the other arguments we give only a brief abstract of Judge Hoar’s remarks, touching the leading points only and omitting many matters of detail and legal technicalities. He said the question was unon which of the two locations was best for the pnblic need; if upon a careful consideration of the plans, the business in terests and the many other important questions con nected with the matter, he could pass over the sub ject by saying that he guessed Yankee ingenuity could find a way to put a depot in the most imprac ticable place—if that was the proper mode, perhaps it would be better to repeat the eloquence of the gen tleman who had preceded him, and then give the case up. It might be, ho said, that all the virtue, independence and thrift had retired to the Nashua road, its officers, agents and attorneys; but he still had faith in the desire of his clients of the Boston and Albany road to serve the public welfare in loca ting the Union depot, and would proceed with that conviction. In the first place, the legislature had settled the fact that the present plan of little depots for each road all about the city should be given up, and those depots discontinued; it was transparent that in all the arguments of the opposition they were looking back at the question over their shoul ders, towards the|old Foster street depot; perhaps they would like to have the commission provide one like it; indeed, he would not wonder if they would be glad and happy could It be moved down bodily and put in some three-cornered place near Green street. But he was confident that the commission would approach the question on a much larger scale; there were those, he said, who clung to the old Foster street sta tion, but tin* time had come tor more Hl>- eral provisions to meet a more general and extend ed demand; there were also those who could re member when the city of Worcester depended <>n stage coaches for conveyance to various points out of town, and when they were abandoned for rail ears, some men were found who were greatly dis pleased at the idea of giving up the old coach, which came to their doors, and being obliged to go to the oars, but even their prejudice had been out grown; ami it was to be ho|k*d that none would be found who could not understand that the populous future demanded many things that would not do for the small past. He considered it desirable that the Junction of all these roads should not be in the center of the city, but on the outside; It was also desirable that a great union depot like the one proposed should have the benefit of a location capable of expansion, as it was quite plain that the easterly location was most amply He considered that the rights of each road found the same security in one location as in the other as fhr as that went, but the utter Impracticability of the plan for a location between Green and Grafton streets was such as had never before been ottered by an American genius* bethought the plan for that station must have been the result of a dream ofthe designer of the New Haven depot. As to the old burial ground, he said it was very true that the Boston and Albany road did not own it; it has the use of a part of it. and the assurance that it may have the use of more; but the case does not depend upon that at all, for there is land enough iu posses sion of the road without taking any other. There must be some inconvenience to some party in bringing so many roads into one depot, and. in deciding, the convenience of the public must be consulted and allowed to de wrmlnc between the two, Tuy act provides that there shall be a depot In one of these two places, and does not provide what shall be the condition of the station, the conditions are to Im* decided by the commission in accordance with the power given them by the act, upon which no doubtful construc tion could be put. The location proposed, east of Grafton street, is upon a spacious, clear ami level lot, capable of indefinite expansion, upon which a station, such as the commissioners see fit, may he built, with no difficulty as to size and no other diffi culty except that of leaving some of the trains head ed the wrong way on coming in. He claimed that the location wished for by the other roads, if it was only a suitable place, as they argued it was. would have every advantage to the Boston and Albany road that their own location would, but it was not a suitable place, for many reasons. His clients were contending for a location which would be conven ient to the people and productive of as much busi ness as possible; it made no difference to them only as it affected the convenience of the people, for their jintereats wen* iden tical with those of the road, and unless it was said that the Boston and Albanv road came to the hearing with a hostility towards and a desire to iiyure the other roads, it must be admitted that they onlv desired the best location for the general good. He found the Boston, Barn* and Gardner road wishing to make a connection with tin* Boston and Albany road for the purpose of going to Bo ton, the Worcester and Nashua road desiring in lo cating a depot to connect itself with the Norwich and Worcester road to the south, the Providence road, with its avowed purpose of minding its own local business, not concerned in the matter, and not. wanting to come into the depot at all, but if n.*ces sary, to have the location nearest its present site, and the Norwich road wishing for the best facili ties of connecting with the Nashua; ho asked the commissioners not to adopt the location between Green and Grafton streets, because it was wholly in adeouatefor the purposes of all these roads, and would not meet the public convenience orservethe ends desired in securing a union assenger depot. Bv Mr. Lincoln’s estimate the cost of the Green and Grafton street location over the other is tliree quarters of a million dollars; the opposition hav** introduced careful witnesses, who have somewhat reduced it, but it stands forth a serious considera tion for the commission. Ho then spoke of the difficulties and delay which would be met at the start in attempting to go and build between Green and Gratton stieets.and the facilities for immediate action at the location east of Grafton street, should that be decided upon. He dwelt at the close upon the importance of considering the future adapta tion ot (he depot to access by other roads yet to be constructed, and the accommodation of generations yet to come in the career of this city which lias every prospect of a mighty future. This closed the hearing, and the report of the commission to the supreme court will be the next movement in the matter. COUNTY NEWS. A spirited meeting was held in Lancaster on tlie night of Ilie lltb, in spite of the inclemency of the weather. Over S6OO for the suffering of Chicago were subscribed on the spot, and per sons are canvassing the town for more. Among tlie subscriptions are Hon. F. It. Fay ami Geo. A. Parker, Esq., $125 each; the employes of the American shoe shank company, SSO; employes of Ponekin mills, S4O. The ladies arc out in force at tlie town hall to-day, and will have several cases of goods to start to-night to Phelps, Dodge Palmer,at Chicago. The town is thor oughly awake and something of tlie old war time spirit prevails. The judges on the trial of steamers nt the Fitchburg muster, were Edward J. Grimes of Springfield, A. D. Drew of Watertown, A. P. Lesure of Springfield, J. 11. Simonds of Brattle boro, Vt., S. B. Fairbanks of Hudson, A. B. Rodgers of Watertown, B. C. Kimball of Man chester, N. H., W. H. Caswell of Marblehead, C. 11. Sherman of Natick, Joshua Burnup of Wey mouth, D. A. Sanborn of Somerville, J. M. Wood of Milford, E. 11. Brigham of Natick. On the trial of hose companies, U. Montague of Westboro, Chas. 11. Arlen of Lowell, Geoigo H. liirniim ol Boston, George Cutter of Somerville, Wm. Baker of Lunenburg. The Washington Patriot says that “Prince ton, Mass., was once a headquarters for tiie immense and profitable whaling fleet of tlie United States, but it is losing one by one, by rot or sale, the vessels which at that.time com prised those proud fleets.” This is one of the saddest facts we have learned for a long time. It is Immiliatiilg that knowledge of so much interest to the people of this county should be first obtained from Washington; but we will not be. responsible for keeping the people of Worcester and vicinity longer in ignorance of it. Tlie Barre and Gardner railroad is doubt less a great benefit to Princeton, but it can biirdly compensate for tlie loss of "those proud fleets. But, as Princeton is a conservative town and respects the authority of Solomon on the training of youth, we suspect whaling is not wholly abandoned there. Clinton, Oct. 10,1871. Io the Ladonof the Spy:— Please allow me to state a few factsill relation to the firemen’s muster at Clinton, Oct. 5* When the represen tatives of the four different steamers assembled to draw for turn in playing, Mr. Higgins of the Amoskeag steamer distinctly stated that he had no regular organized company, but had live men from his shop. Mr. Fisher, of steamer A. B. Lovell, then moved that the four steamers present be allowed to to phiy for the prize ami he (Fisher) voted in the affirmative. I supposed that settled the matter and that all were satisfied. During the trial for hand engines (before the steamers had begun Io play) Mr. Fisher informed me that his engine should not play for the prize because the ssteamers from Fitchburg ami Manchester had no regular organized companies with them. 1 tiled to make him consent and as an inducement offered to make a second prize for steamers of $25 upon the following conditions: That if the Manchester or Fitchburg steamers made the best play and thus obtained the first prize, 1 would give the second prize to be contended for by the other two steamers, viz the A. B. Lovell and the steamer from Milford. Mr. Fis her would not consent to this, but did afterwards inform me that his steamer would play for the prize, but under protest. 1 was not awate that the A. B. Lovell was obliged to return to Wor fester by the resnlar passenger train. Had I been informed of that fact, I would have ar ranged the matter, and given that steamer an opportunity to play in season to return by that train. The engineers of the Clinton fire department have made no statement, previous to this, in any newspaper, and do not propose to enter into any newspaper controversy in relation to the muster. They have put no stick into anv “de cayed mess," and do not propose to hold them selves responsible for anv statements in any pa per, excepting over their signatures. If the Manchester steamer did not conform to the rules of playing, and used more steam pressure than was allowable, (which they did not), it would have been an easy matter for the foreman of the A. B. Lovell to have called the attention of the judges to that fact at the trial. No claim of that kind was made by the other steamers that played, and of course such claim would have been made had there been any ground for iL C. 8. J. Hammond, Chief Engineer of Clinton Fire Dep’t. FROM EUROPE. Npniii. THE PROGRESSISTS. Madrid, Oct. 12.—The progressists are about to organize throughout Spain on a larger basis, so far as concert of action and party discipline arc concerned. personal. It is known that Serrano and Sagosta arc on the best terms, and ready to act in unison. It stated, also, that there is a good understanding between Sagostajaud Espartcro. Frit ncc. THE GENERAL COUNCILS. Paris, Oct. 12.—A jnajority of the members elected to the conseils {/eneraur are supporters of the present administration, and friendly to the president. About one-ninth of the members returned are Bonapartists. Criminal Record. STAGE ROBBERY. Sas Francisco, Oct. 11.—The Cloverdale stage was again t übbed near Cloverdale, Sonoma county, yesterday. FORMIDABLE ORGANIZATION OF OUTLAWS. St. Louis, Oct 12. —The governor's procla mation, calling out the militia in (Dunklin and Stoddard counties, results from reports of Capt. Woog, who has been investigating affairs there. It appears that what was originally in tended as a political organization has merged into formidable bands of outlaws, numbering six companies of fifty each under a captain. They are called kuklux and dead men. They rob and murder all who favor the enforcement of the laws, regardless of politics, being com posed of fugitives from Illinois, Arkansas and Kentucky. THE ELECTION RIOTS. Philadelphia, Oct. 12.—The republican state committee offer a thousand dollars reward for the arrestjof the murderers of the negro Cutts. Au indignation meeting by the republicans is propose* I. Political. PENNSYLVANIA—THE REPUnLCIAN MAJORITY. New Oel. 12— The cbairman of the Pennsylvania republican committee telegraphs that the state gives eighteen thousand republi can majority, with a gain of seven representa tives and two senators. OHIO—THE RESULT. Columbus, Oct. 12.—The senate stands a tie; the buuse, 59 republicans to 45 democrats, and one independent. Noyes’ majority is about 2 2,000, LATEST NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH to Tin: woKCEiTrn daii.t an THE GREAT Jtondout 4.1.00 I'M 0 Washington 35,000 n vv. 12,000 Haverhill 12,000 Utica 20,000 loronto lu.w-o san b ranclsco 100,000 Salt L.keCily 5-j.OOO Newport, IL I 3.000 Providence 21,000 Schenectady 5,000 Ti enton 20,000 Newark 25.000 Middletown, N. Y .W'.. 2.500 Montreal 50000 Norwich 10,000 Hartford 25,000 Brooklyn, N.Y 11 ,350 Poughkeepsie, N. Y 2.334 Philadelphia, Pa 114,000 Saratoga. N. Y 1,1'5 Louisville, Ky 150.000 Detroit, Mich 25.000 Pittsfield, Mass 5.500 Salem, Mass 50,000 Hyde Park ],OOO Newburg 1,4,0 bubiln, Ireland 2,500 London, England 50,000 MISCELLANEOUS. Halifax is raising a large amount. Sacramento and other towns are subscribing liberally for Chicago. The printers of Galveston give next Monday's wages, and their Jiberarsubscriptions are going on. The Knights of Pythias, theatres and other boilies of New Orleans are collecting subscrip tions. All parts of the west and southwest are liberally subscribing. Benevolent people in New Bedford are active ly collecting supplies and clothing for the Chica go sufferers. The theatrical managers of New York have voted to hold benefits different nights for Chicago. Other Fires. TERRIBLE LOSS OP LIFE! Pit AI RIES ON FIRE! FORESTS IN FLAMES’. COINTI.EHM BVII.DINEM BIRRED! Etc., Etc., Etc. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 12.—The news from St. Clair and Huron counties of this date is of the most distressing character. All that portion of the state east of Saginaw bay and north of a point forty miles above Port Huron bus been completely swept by a fire. A number of per sons have perished, and it is feared that we have not heard the worst. The villages of For estville, White Rock, Elm Creek, Sand Beach and Huron City are entirely destroyed. Rock Falls and Port Hope are partially destroyed. Nothing has yet been heard from Port Austin or Port Crescent, but it is hardly possible that they have escaped. At all these towns there wepj ;M• AI»VEHTIMIAa KATIJ9. 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In Werkly Spy—First insertion SI.OO per square; each subsequent insertion 50 cents; 3 months $7.00; one year $25.00. large stores, many filled with winter stocks, ex tensive saw mills, shingle mills, and docks cov ered with lumber, all of which were swept a way. It is said that but one block is left on the shore about Forestville. A steamer which left Port Huron, last night, for the relief of the sufferers, returned this evening with about forty men, women and children, five being severely burned. Ihe revenue cutter, Fessenden, which started toi 1 ort Austin, picked up a sail lioat, contain ing Isaac Green, the principal owner of Forest ville, with his family, and eighteen or twenty others, who escaped the flames at Forestville. The telegraph operator at Forestville escaped through the fire back into the country. All telcgrepb offices along the shore are de stroyed, but communication will be restored soon. Five children perished near Rock Fulls, R. B. Hubbard, at Huron City, shot all his horses and cattle to prevent their perishing by fire, lie loses heavily, having a large store, mills, docks, etc. The extensive property of Stafford Hayward at Port Hope is about the only one that escaped. Five* thousand dollars were subscribed to night for the relief of the sufferers of this state. The light rain of yester day seems to have greatly abated the fires throughout thefstate, and it is believed that the worst has passed. Scarcely a countv in the state but suffered ftom fire, and the lo