Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-16
Miscellaneous Dispatches,
Domestic Notes.

ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May 15.-The Times financial
article, this morning, says the suit ofJay Gould
& Co. with the English stockholders, in the
federal court, draws near its crisis, and threat
ems serious consequences if the Farmers trust
should be enioined in the next few days, by the
10Th inst, from registering the S8,OOO,0OO of
new capital in the fraud of the owners
of the existing S75,OOO,0O0 capital, and es-
pecally to cover up the seizure and diversion
of the 10000 old shares OF English stock.
Should such registration be denied, the seques-
tration of the English stock becomes downright
robbery, for which there can be no restitution
short of the payment of its par value or the re-
purchase of the 10000 shares of legalized
stock for return TO the English parties to the
litigation.
The Midland railroad has leased for ninety
nine years the Middetown, Unionville and the
Water Gap railroad, now in operation from
Mddetown TO Unionville, Orange county, and
authorized to extend to the Delaware Water
Gap, Pa, in the coal regions The Midland
assumes the entire floating debt Of the leased
road, and pays seven per cent annually on the
stock.
The St. James new Methodist Episcopal
church at Harlem, of which Rev. Henry B.
Ridgway is pastor, was dedicated yesterday,
Bishop James preaching the sermon. The
ediice cost $4,000, and nearly $4,000 was
subscribed yesterday, removing all incumbrance
OF debt.
The national grand lodge of the Daughters of
Crispin held their third annual meeting in this
city last week, and elected Mrs. Martha NJ. Wal
bridge of Stoneham, Mass, first grand direct
ress for the ensuing year, and Mrs. Frances X.
Jones, of Stoneham, Mass grand secretary.
Col. James NJ. Wilson, of New Hampshire,
the newly appointed consul to luxembourg,
sailed for his post on Saturday.
Henry Astor, son of William B. AstOr, mar
ried Miss Dynehart, the daughter of a poor
farmer near RhineDeCk Thursday,
The new steamer Humboldt, from Stettin di-
rect, will arrive at this port the first week in
June, and the Franklin, also new and of the
same line, three weeks later.
Ten societies paraded in the procession of the
Knights of St. Crispin in the district of Man
haitian this morning, and were followed by many
carriages containing officials of the order and
Daughters of st. Crlspn. Michael Ferguson
was grand marshal, and after the parade the
Crispins marched to Jones Woods to enjoy an
outdoor festival.
SUSPECTED KUKLUX.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 15.-Marshal Hester
assisted by United States troops from Raleigh,
has arrested sixteen persons alleged to be COLI
cerned in the recent kukluX outrages in Ru-
therford county. No show of resistance was made
and the accused were handed over to the sheriff,
who released them on their own personal recog-
nizance to appear to-day before Commissioner
Moore at Shelby, Cleveland county. They are
all well known men, and some possess consider
able property. The general impression is that
their arrest might as easily have been made
without the aid of the troops. The soldiers have
returned TO Raleigh.
Gov. Caldwell issued proclamation to-day,
appealing to the people of that state to assist
the authorities in maintaining law and order,
and warning all secret unlawful societies and
combinations 10 dissolve and cease from their
outrages, or the day may not be distant when they
will entreat mercy in vain. The governor states
in q m plaDo hat
have been made to him, and are
being daily, that armed bands of disguised men
are kprowling about in some of the counties
of our state, and in the night time committing
outrages of the most atrocious character upon
weak and defenseless citizens, white and colOred
old and young, male and female, and the civil
have thus far been unable to detect
and bring to justice the cowardly perpetrators
OF these fendish and inhuman outrages, the
judges acknowledging themselves powerless to
suppress the evil on account of the secrecy, dis
guises and perjury with which the guilty par
ties cover up their iniquiteS. The victims are
afraid to complain lest they be again visited and
more cruelty scourged, or even put to death.
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT.
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 15.-rhe Lincoln
monument and statue by Meade, now erecting
at Oak Ridge cemetery, will be inaugurated
with appropriate public ceremonies about the LIST
of July, and the remains OF the president be
transferred at the same time to the new vault in
the base of the monument. President Grant
and the cabinet, with many of the most promi-
nent officials and citizens Of the country are ex-
pected to be present.
NEGRO TESTIMONY IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, May 15.-Judge NJ H. Cofer, of
the seventh judicial district in this state, in
structs the grand jury 10 admit negro testimony
in their Investigations. He decides that negroes
are citizens, and have right to testify as a ne
cessity for protection in the enjoyment of the
rights guaranteed by the constitution Of the
United States to citizens.