Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-08


New YoRt, Jan 7-fonng Tweed nae ii com ln
| piled with the decision OF judge G"tuozG, "1
J ccptlng the Dal OF tne boss, WHICH lequlto ,
T~s'TY OF the deedS OIL the property RNei
Ie@lo,. iatheT'
him by his tue legislature o. AlouuH NY ~.
1t seems thai senators y htlen aIlu ..-. ne
ignored the reform u A Ms their appointment
man nOf this city, as reSpct
to committees. u" commune
The custom house investigator
held another session this morning. A. L. Stew
art condemned the general order system. lie
complained that Leet attempted TO charge Two
dollars ON packages, but consented to receive
b1.75. lie submitted Il. written statement en-
bodying complaints against the charges made IN
the dschdrgng of goods which he alleged made
an unnecessary tx penSe to merchants.
When Mr. Stewart wac before the committee
he presented written statement which discuss
ed the general order system at some length, de-
nominating it Il MONOPOLY as at presen. man
aged, and sfatiug that the rates had been unius,-
Iy increased, to the great loss Of merchants. He
stated also that the general order Stores now
in use, are in unsafe quarters, rendering it Diff
cult to procure insurance Mr. Stewart on ver-
bal explanation, stated that the present system
OF general order business is outrageous on New
York merchants, from whom the government de-
| ryes its greatest support. He believes that
steamship companies would he the best contract
| Ors ofgenera order business
| he did not find fault with Collector Murphy, he
had advised Murphy to change this outrageous
| general order system, but the latter did not act
| on his suggestion. Mr.. Stewart said he had
| twice called President Grants attention to the
| outrage but received no attention. and also ap-
| preached Secretary Boutwell, with similar re-
| suits Other proceeding were unimportant 1t
was resolved to hold future sessions in the Astor
| hOuse. The committee then adjourned until
Monday.
At Il meeting of missionary bishops remarks
were made by Bishops Randall of Co orado,
Morris of Oregon, and others, concerning mis-.
sionary labors west. A call was made for funds
TO erect buildings for schools.
Another Indignation meeting was held up
town Friday night, TO consider VanderbilCs
Fourth avenue track nuisance. Speedy legisa-
tive action was demanded.
The messenger of the Bank of New York had
his pocket picked Friday OF sight drafts amount
ing 10 $4,000 in the Office of Brown Brothers &
Co.; no arrests.
1t appears that the decision in the Fisk-Mans-
field case allows the latter TO publish Fisk's let
tiers in a legal way, upon the consent of the
court.
pigeon sweepstakes at Fleetwood park, FRI
day, was postponed by reason of the presence OF
squad Of antCruelty officers and force of pO-
lice.
AT a meeting Of the worlin&men association,
Peter Daley was elected president, and L. z.
=
received from the quarrymen's association OF
Portland, Conn. stating that there was a lock-
out there, and requesting aid from the various
trades unions in this city.
e. run off at Turner's, on the Erie, Friday eve
ming, completely wrecked the engine and partial
ly demolished the cars, and Il number OF pasSen-
gers were Slightly injured.
The committee of the Warren avenue Baptist
church of Boston arrived in Brooklyn with a
| unanimous call upon Rev. George L. PentecOst
to become their pastor 1t is doubtful if THEN
mission will he successful.
Ice on the Hackensack river carried away the
bridge on the Newark railroad. Loss 5000.
A letter to the Bristol Commerce ANNOUNCES
| that tbe Dutch Gan canal is omen 10 nayi0ation
| has fifteen feet dppth of water m low tide and
| the steamship WyanoX has already made mas
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