Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-01
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
DOmesIic Notes.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK
New YORK, Feb. 2S.--Collector Murphy went
10 Washington last night, In answer to a sum-
mons from the congressional Joint committee, to
appear forthwith as witness before that COM
mittee. Assistant Collector Clinch received a
similar summons, but be is unable to attempt
the trip, being seventy-five years old, and Col
lector Murphy took with him Collector Iydeck-
er. The committee will probably return to this
city and investigate the manner in which APP
praisements are made.
A large party gathered last night at the resi-.
dcnce OF Dcmas Barnes, Brooklyn to witness
the unwilling of I. Z. Gould's statue of "West
Wind" Speeches were made by Henry Ward
BeCcher, DIR. Schenck and others.
Three hundren men, women and children will
leave this city Saturday, TO gather Orchlla moss
in the vicinity If Magdalena Bay, Lower Cali
fornia. They will receive SIS in gold per month,
and their passage money will be advanced.
Sharpe, Weiss & Co., prominent coal opera
tors of Hazlcton, Pa, have addressed a circular
to the miners, pointing out the great reductions
IN cost of living since the basis of 1869 was
adopted. They also state that the railroad com.
panies are disposed to carry coal at reduced
rates when assured of full business. Many Sc
riously think that this circular will lead to re-
sumption, when 1t is thoroughly understood by
tbe miners. Sixty car loads OF anthracite coal
arrived at Paterson by the D -laware, Llckawaua
and Western road, aud tue pablo schools, which
judge Blatchford, yesterday, in the Boston,
Hlrtford and Erie railroad bankruptcy case, de-
cided the motion on the part of Seth A ams,
claiming to be creditor of the above named
debtors, that he may be allowed TO defend In
this court against the petitions filed in this
court by James Alden and Adams express COM
Dany, who also claim 10 be creditors of said
debtors, to have such debtors adiudged bank
rupt, is denied. If the debtors have any defence
against such petitions it is for them to make it
out against the petitioning creditors. Adams
can have no concern in the matter, certainly he
fore adjudication. His motion that the proceed
ings on said two petitions for adjudication in
this court and all proceedings in bankruptcy
in this court in the matter of said debtors NAV
be perpetually stayed or that said petitions and
proceedings may also be dismissed, is also de-
MED, without considering any of the merits
discussed on the motion, on the ground that at
this stage of the proceedings such a motion
cannot be made by Adams. The question at
Issue now on the petitions for adjudication in
this court and the denial of bankruptcy by the
debtors, are questions solely between such petit
tionng cre1itors and debtors, with which no
outside party, sustaining merely a relation of
the person who claims to be a creditor of the
debtor, can be permitted to interfere. No ones
ton of jurisdiction is involved. This court has
full jurisdiction of petitions for adjudication
Notwithstanding anything ALLEGED in these mo-
lions If debtors shall be adjudged bankrupt
by any other court before they are adjudged
bankrupt by this court, different state Of
things and different questions will arise.