Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-08

NEW YORK, May THE question of punish
ing Jay Gould for contempt of court in not pro-
ducing the books and papers of the Erie railway
company in obedience to the masters order was
to have come up for argument yesterday in the
United States circuit court before Judge Batch
ford. MIR. Southmayd, for the English stock
holders, said he was ready to proceed, and he
thought the court would summalily dispose of
the matter. Mr.. Beach, for Jay Gould, said
that his client had no intention of treating the
court with disrespect in declining to produce the
documents called for; but would eXcupate him
self il pressed by opposing counsel. He had now
produced all the documents called for, and fully
submitted himself to the court, and it was hoped
no steps would be taken looking to punishment
Judge Blatcbford thought it would be well TO
suspend action at present Mr. Gould had given
bail to appear from time to time, and there was
no need of HASTEN pushing the question of pun
iShment. 1t was finally arranged that the mat
ter should go over to the Doth inst, to which
time argument on the petitions of jay Gould
and James H. Coleman, the receiver, in relation
to the disposition of the Englishmen's Erie
stocks, was also postponed.
The recent brutal murder upon one of the
Broadway cars has directed public attention to
the abuses existing upon the city railroad lines
and seems to have aroused the managers to a
sense of their responsibilities and the duty they
owe the public, whose servants they are One
good result of the Indignation of the community
to be found in the action of the city railroad
presidents, who have adopted the following i'm
portant resolution; Resolved, that we will not
employ on our several lines any applicant.
either as driver or conductor, who comes to us
with political endorsement and without bust
ness letters
Mrs. James Hughes and Mrs Barbara Brady
were fatally burned by an explosion of naptha
burning stove in Mrs. Hughes tenement, Green
witch street, last night.
President Squiers, of the Third avenue rail
road, denies the report that the presidents of the
city railroads have agreed to reject all appli-
cants for positions who bring only political rec.
concentrations
A large crowd assembled in court yester-
day expecting to hear some scandal aris-
ing from the Claain-Blood case, but it was adj
journed for week. Mr.. Blood stated that he
was married to Victoria Woodruff several years
ago.
Yesterday morning a little girl named Annie
Lynch was playing near the upper lock of the
Delaware and Raritan canal, at New Brunswick,
while boats were being towed in As the cable
was set in motion by the steam engine she
jumped upon it, and before she could get off she
was drawn around the drum several times; her
body being literally cut in two at the abdomen.
When released she presented horrible sight.
Inc Old United States arsenal property, con-
tanning hve acres of ground on Jersey city
heights, which was sold by auction last week
for 81 900, was purchased by Bishop Bailey,
through MIR. billiard, president of State insur-
ance company. The erection of a large college
for students preparing for the priesthood will be
commenced at once.
The forty-tifth anniversary of the American
home missionary society was celebrated this
evening. The service was conducted and a SER
mon preached by Prof. Bartlett. During the
past year, the number of ministers OF the gospel
in the employ of the society has been $40, in
twenty-nine different states and territories.
Three missionaries have preached to colored con-
gregatons, and forty-two in foreign languages.
Number of congregations supplied, in whole or
part, 1857; number of pupils in Sabbath
schools, II $50; ninety-three churches have been
organized during the year, and forty-three have
become self-supporting. Ninety churches report
REVEALS of religion, and 407 missionaries report
1921 hopeful conversions. Receipts for past
year, S246, 567; expenditures, s268,617; leaving
S16,028 still due missionaries for labor perform
ed. In addition to these past dues, appropria-
tons already made, and daily becoming due,
amount to Sl4S 456, making total of pledges,
S164 asa to redeem which and TO apply on other
appropriations there is balance in the treasury
of S201Q