Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-16
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Domestic Notes.
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.


New YORK, March 15.-Kenneth II. White,
appointed master in equity in the suit between
the Erie railroad and the English stockholders,
yesterday, under authority of Judge Batch
ford's recent order, issued notice calling upon
James H. Coleman, receiver, to personally on
Monday next, deliver 6056 shares OF stock of the
Erie railroad company to the owners, Heath
and Raphael, or to their attorneys or agents.
A number of thieves were arrested yesterday
at Port Jeryis for stealing goods from the Erie
railroad cars.
The president of the First national bank of
Jersey City has negotiated loan of 100000
on account of that city.
At meeting of the bar association last night
Gen. Iremaine made formal request that the
committee on grievances be requested to state
whether and if so what, charges against any
member have been filed with them. President
Evarts decided that such charges should be Sc
cret until the committee thought proper to pre-
sent formal report.
Secretary Fish, in a letter to Francis DorT,
owner of the steamer Florida, detained by the
Spanish minister, asking that the State depart
ment demand payment for the damage inflicted,
says: "The executive department OF this gov
eminent can take no proceedings against per-
sons who have the immunity attached to diplo-
matte character, except TO ask their own govern
ment to recall them from this country. have
no information which would justify such step
in respect to the Spanish minister, or warrant
resents, growing out of the arrest and detention
of the Florida. So far as this department is in
formed, these were incident to the ordinary and
judicial administration of the laws, in which it
had no agency and which imposes upon it no
responsibility or duty"
100000 for the endowment Of a chancellorship
in the Washington university, and 100000 to
construct and furnish building for poytech-
mic school in the same institution, which has
also accepted trust of 100000 from the western
sanitary commission for the establishment of
| twenty-three scholarships in the collegiate and
scientific departments to be filled by descend
ants of Union soldiers in the late war. Within
six weeks this university has received SILT, 900.
| The steamer Electra, of the Providence line,
| colided about seven O'Clock this morning with
| a schooner near Harris Island, at Hell Gate, and
the first mate of the Electra was killed. The
steamer Electra was going east, and tried to get
to the right of the schooner, but evidently seeing
| that the steamer would get on the rocks,
started for the left, and ran about two lengths
| of boat. The pilot of the Electra saw that a
collision was inevitable, and tried to get the adj
| vantage Of the schooner. The pilot of the
schooner, equally well aware of the position Of
the boats, started a little for the right straight
for the guards of the Electra, and in a moment
afterwards the steamer was struck right above
the guards The anchor was living on the left
side, and this, with the collision, tore all the
guards to pieces. This was in front of the gang.
way, and more than $1,000 worth of freight was
pitched overheard. Just before the collision
the first mate of the Electra was engaged in one
of the deck houses in such position as to be
unaware of what was going on. When the
guards were struck the anchor swung round by
the force of the collision, and he was killed OIL
the spot by the force of the blow The steamer
did not wait to look after the schooner bu
steered Immediately for her dock on the Nortl
river, where she safely arrived greatly damaged
A few staterooms were destroyed, and til,
freight generally was injured. The eXac
amount Of the damage done has not yet been as
certained.