Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-22
Our New York Dispatches.


NEWLY June 2l.-0ne hundred and seven
ty-seven lottery and policy dealers were arrested
last night, and will be brought before the police
justice this morning.
The ravages of the recent horse epidemic
have diminished almost as rapidly rs they mt
first increased. Only two cases were reported
yesterday.
Mrs. Connolly, wife of the suicide and child
murderer, is still in terrible state Of excite
ment, bordering on insanity. Her physicians
find it necessary TO keep her constantly under
the influence of powerful opiates.
Gen. Gilmore has been appointed consulting
engineer of the Viaduct road.
The result of the days campaign in Rock Is
land is the suspension Of w. S. Woodward,
Dater & Timpson, Earl & Saltonstall, W. L.
Tunis & Co., Robert j. Waller, J. w. Gillespey,
James Austin, FranshaN & McDougall F. A.
Dennison & W. A. Bowrand and A. q. Wood,
while several other firms have effected settle
mentS and will be able to continue business.
One of the brokers largely interested in Rock
Island burst blood vessel during the excite
ment of the day and now lies in a dangerous
condition. Twenty-seven thousand shares of
Rock Island were sold out belonging to delin-
quent parties, under the rule at the regular call
to-day, and the whole transactions in the stock
amounts to over 100000 shares. The Com
mercial Advertiser says: The principal party in
the movement in Rock Island is William S.
Woodward, Brooklyn, who, for several days. has
Dtcu Cu3dHCu Ill getting up II COInGT Ill the
stock, and succeeded in squeezing some parties
vely badly, but, in efforts to ruin Others, he has
been "hoisted by his own petard." 1t is said
his own operations yesterday amounted to over
one hundred thousand shares of Rock Island,
besides giving orders TO fifteen or twenty con-
Germs to purchase for him. 1t is reported
that he settled with some of the shorts last
night, at the Fifth Avenue hotel, on a basis of
1.40, and received a check for S500,000 This
morning the stock opened heavy ut 1.30, and,
declining rapidly, in less than an hour touched
ITO. II was soon asCertained that Woodward
declined to accept the stock which he purchased
yesterday, and could not meet his engagements.
The brokers whom he employed to purchase for
him of course fell back upon him, and finding
their principal overheard, had to take some step
themselves, and some fifteen or more brokers
had to suspend for the present. The number of
persons who have suffered already, and the
number who are ruined by this wicked opera
ton of Woodward and his clique, is large. One
gentleman sold out his Rock Island stock, to be
delivered to-day, at q profit of over $50 900, but
the parties to whom he sold failed to meet their
engagements, and instead of being gamer, he
loses large amount
Harry Hill and Reddy the Blacksmith obtained
bail yesterday and returned to this city. Late
last night Varley entered Hills dance saloon
and began quarreling with the visitors, when
Hill endeavored to put Marley out, but Reddy
beat him badly, and in the fight Hills diamond
pin was stolen. The police hearing the noise
arrested Reddy just as he drew his revolver.
Notice has been served upon Jay Gould that
motion will be made in the United States cir
cult court on Saturday next, before Judge
Blatchford, calling upon Gould to show cause
why he should not restore the stock inquired of
before Master White to the English sharehold-
ers, or make good the loss.
Judge Blatchlord decided, yesterday, in the
case of Benjamin A. Smonson, bankrupt, that
a fraudulent collision existed between Simon
son and some alleged creditors by which 100000
worth of assets of Simonson were kept from the
real creditors by seizure made by Sheriff
O'Brien. Judge Blatchford orders Sheriff
OBrien to pay the assignee in bankruptcy the
proceeds of the sale of his seizure, minus his
fees, and that the bankrupt pay the sherifis fees
to the assignee and the amount required to
make the psoceeds of the sale received by the
assignee, with fees added, equal to the value of
the property seized.