Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-23
Our New York Dispatches.
The Wall Street PRnic-The Methodist
Book Concern Muddle-Rcquicm Mass
in Honor of Archbishop DRrbOy-Ex-
animation OF DrugSists, etc.

NEW 1ORK, Junek22-lhe Ancient foreSterS,
a secret benevolent society, new to this country
but over a century old in England, held its first
annual reunion in the United States, in this
city, yesterday. Seventeen American courts"
located in New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Massachusetts, were represented by delegates.
The Fifth avenue hotel was crowded last night
with brokers. 1t was said by some that the
true secret of the failure of the clique was that
Woodward "lost his head" at the critical mo-
ment, just as he had on a similar previous occa-
sion. Others said this is the revenge of Gould
aud Fisk Woodward went back on them on
the "Black Friday" business. Willard, Buck &
Martin are the successors of the old firm of
Smith, Gould & Martin, with William NJ. Tweed,
Jay Gould and Henry NJ. Smith as special part
ners. When Woodward fatered yesterday
morning, this firm rushed in and glutted itself
with revenge, depressing the stock until he was
ruined. The brokers who are now crushed in
Woodlands overthrow are almost without eX-
ceptiOn those who failed under his lead on
BLACK Friday" Small hopes are entertained
of the recovery of Mr. Fanshawe who burst
blood vessel in the stock exchange. The to-
tai number of failures on account of the Rock
Island panic yesterday amounts thus far to thir-
teen, and in the aggregate, about fifty thousand
shares were sold out under the rule. The gen.
eral tone of the market is improving today,
though it is expected to take some days for the
ac tual situation to become fully understood,
and the future turn of affairs indicated.
Fewer brokers than usual attended the yacht
race to-day, though the absence ofsome promi-
nent Vanderbilt operators caused a sharp decline
in stocks which they are supposed to have UNI
der control. Mr.. Woodward was interviewed this
morning, at his residence, Brooklyn, but de-
cllned TO converse on yesterdays events He
would only say that the ring really held
but $4,000 shares, while he, at his own in
diyidua lisk and in his own name held the re-
naming 100000 but added "the entire
amount was under my CONTROL and | really
had some $4,000 more shares to my credit than
were in the market. He said that the complica-
ton that brought on the crash was simple
enough. He had been promised loan of a
certain amount of money yesterday morning,
and, counting on that, he had bought heavily
on the preceding day. The money was not
forthcoming, and, therefore, he failed; that was
the cause of the entire panic. 1t was not until
after eleven O'Clock that he knew he was not
going to get the money promised. The CONNER
cial Advertiser demands legal measures for the
punishment of scamps engaged in the in
famous Rock Island swindle, the principal
figure-head in this most dsgraCefu and villain
GUS transaction being VIM. S. Woodward, a man
notorious for his connection with nearly every
plundering stock scheme that has dsgraced Wall
and Broad streets in the last twenty years"
In the Methodist book concern case to-day a
letter was read from DR.. Carlton, asking the APP
polntment of persons to examine the books and
papers. The counsel on both sides will sum up
| this afternoon.
A requiem mass, in honor of Archbishop
| Darboy and other victims Of the Paris commune
| was celebrated, with imposing ceremonies, in
| the French church, 23d street, to-day. Rev.
| Father Roney delivered an eulogy upon the life
and public services of the archbishop.
Mayor Hall to-day appointed Professor r.
| Ogden Doremus, William Graham, Theobald
| Frohman and DIR. Cornelius M. O'Leary, the
board, authorized by the last legislature, for the
| examination of all druggists and their clerks
| engaged in preparing and dispensing medicine.
John S. Arndell, a Californian, lost 81 800 in
Mercer street panel house, last night.
Isaac Kaufman was, to-day, held in 81 900
| for detrauding the revenue by the reuse of
tobacco stamps. A tobacconist, named Long,
| OF Norwich, an alleged accOmplce, has been ar
rested and his store seized.
The tea, coffee and sugar merchants of this
| city have appointed q committee of thirty four
| to organize grocers' "board of trade" to whom
| all complaints of irregularities and discredita-
BILE practices in the business will be referred.
The Viele divorce case was finally postponed
| to-day until October.
Great preparations are being made for the 4th
of July. Over one thousand permits have been
| given for the sale of fireworks.
Billy Edwards and Tim Collins, recently con-
victed for prize fighting, and sentenced to one
| year in the penitentiary and to pay fine of
$1,000 were yesterday brought before the SUI
preme court on writ of habeas corpus. The
court dismissed the writ, and both prisoners
were remanded back to Blackwell's island. Had
the prisoners been discharged, two officers Of
Kings county, in which indictments had been
found against them, stood ready to pounce upon
them and take them to that county for trial.
The annual regatta of the New York yacht
club came off to-day. The start was made from
stake boat, off Clifton, Staten Island, at II rs
A. NJ. Sloop Kaiser Wilhelm led the fleet
through the Narrows, followed by slOops vi
| king, Coming and Peerless, schooners Tidal
| Wave, Fleetwing, Palmer, Alice, Magic and
| Others The wind held from the southwest
| with ebb tide to the Southwest Spit: there half
of the feet rounded one of the new can buoys,
recently placed, instead of the Southwest Spit
buoy, rounding the light ship six miles off
Sandy Hook. The Dauntless fOuled the Made
lene, carrying away her foretop mast and light
sails. The wind then hauled to southwark and
all started on the home stretch against the ebb
tide. The wind Gained down, the smallest YES
sells going ahead, and the schOoners losing dis
tance The first vessel home was schooner
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