Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-18
New York.

New York.
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE OIL MONOPOLY.
New YORK, March 1.-THE committee of the
New York petroleum association have returned
from the oil regions, and report that the pro-
ducers were in earnest in opposing the attempt-
cd monopoly of the southern improvement COM
pany; and each district committee, of which
there are sixteen, refuses to furnish Oil to that
concern, even contract having been broken IN
one case by a producer. The producers can, it
Is claimed, hold cut four months, but need more
assistance from capitalists, and offer as security
the Oil in tanks, which is secured by insurance
and guaranteed against leakage. The object Of
the southern Improvement company IS said to
be TO sustain the Cleveland reiners and control
the market by raising freight charges upon all
producers not selling to the monopoly. They
already begin to feel the opposition, as oil has
been coming here for several days, which they
feared 10 interfere with, owing TO the strong feel
ing IN the oil regions. IL is quite possible that the
company will be ordered to close up its tanks
and leave the oil regions altogether. During
the present combat work is dull and thousands
Of workmen are idle. AT a meeting Of oil men
IN Philadelphia, yesterday, Il basis was adopted
for producers protective association" with
capital of million dollars, with power to in
crease it; with headquarters a the most central
town IN ollGOm; cooperative agencies ut all pro-
ducing points; shares one hundred dollars; cleo
ton OF officers to be held when the subscription
OF million is full, and five per centum paid in ;
the producer to be entitled to go to the most
convenient agency ard deposit his certificate as
a receipt for 1t, upon which an advance may be
made, TO be repaid upon the sale of Oil; and
when no advance is made, the oil may be held
until the producer directs its sale. The oil re-
glons will be divided into sixteen districts for
convenience OF operation.
JUDGE BARNARD's CASE.
In the Judge Barnard investigation, yester-
do Enprnn h,,y;
the Judge August 9th, 1863, in company With
MIR. Sterling, OF the firm of Field & Shearman,
at house in West 23d street, owned by James
Fisk, and occupied in part as real estate office
by Mr.. Ford; and that after Il brief interview
Barnard drew an order appointing Fisk and
Coulter receivers OF the Albany and Susque-
hanna railroad
United States commissioner Davenport testi
fed to the release ofcrlmiuals from the peniten-
tarY, without giving bonds, upon a habedS is
sued by Barnard. The judge addressed the in
veStgating committee, saying he was prepared
to admit all the bar association are endeavOring
to prove relative to these prisoners; and at the
proper time 10 justify that, and all other official
acts.
Samuel j Iilden stated to a reporter last eve
ming that his only business transaction, direct
or Indirect with jay Gould or the Erie company
was his appointment rs arbitrator between
that company and the Cleveland and Pitsdeld
railroad, which position he held a year, per
formed all he undertook, and was paid by the
latter company $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An important seizure of Smugnled goods was
mace yesterday morning at Castle Garden
Jacob Arberg, steerage passenger on the Hol-
Satla, had package which he said contained
plauo, put Mhlch, on close examination, was
FOUND 10 be hlled with gold and silver watches,
JeWelry, cloth, linens, laces, &c. The package
was AZ once sent 10 the seizure room at the GUS
ION nouSei
spence Pettus, held for forgery on a requisi.
ton from the governor Of Massachusetts, was
Ianded over TO the Boston police authorities to-
uay'
G, In me investigation of the charges against
SSHpermtendent OF Insurance Miller, to-day, F.
w. ballard testified that he wrote a number of
articles for the Times entitled "Mlller's Pet
Lamb" Those who did not endorse Miller"
&c ne ocheYed none OF his charges against
superintendent Miller had been substantiated,
ana lelt 1t his duty to come forward and make
thlS statement.
INC examination into the character aud
financial standing OF Luther c. Challis
who last week asked for an Injunction
against the l'aclhc mail company, began to-day.
number or witnesses testified that Chais had
an eNccllent character when he resided in Kan
sas Clly, ont knew nothing of his PRESENT linan-
elaI s'ahdlhg'
TWO cases of small poX have been reported
for the past week and seventeen deaths
The examination of Fitz Roy Page on charge
OF receiving silks, etc stolen from .Jaffray &
Co., Philadelphia, began TODAY. Iafffay's clerks
identified the goods found in Pages possession.
The case was adjourned till next week,
The jury on the Jumel will case has reoorted
that there was no possibility of agreeing and
were discharged. IL is understood that eight
were for plaintiff and three for defendant.
AT meeting of the workngmens union Fri
day evening, it was announced that all the trades
unions VIII CO operate in the projected mass
meeting at Cooper institute in ApriI
The internal revenue officials are making more
RAIDS on the Illicit dishllers in Brooklyn 1t is
expected that the authorities will be resisted and
serious trouble is apprehended. dstiery
win 6oOO gallon mash tub has been seized and
olneT seizures are to follow to-day.
A NUMBER OF German republicans of the 18th
ward nave formed an organization in favor of
universal amnesty and civil service reform. 1t
IS proposed to send delegates to represent the or
GanlZatlon at the Cincinnati convention.
Inc board OF managers of the cotton exchange
nave ordered that the price ut which the interest
OF retiring or deceased member be purchased
IN future shall be S400.
Inc funeral OF Detective Lambrects took place
today, attended by the police commissioners,
apout QUO policemen IN full uniform under com
u hl vi superintendent kclso, the veterans of
tne mum REGIMENT 'olnnteers, company of the
nrst regiment, and very large number of pri.
'ate cllEens'
III speaking or Erie matters, Stokes remarked
10 u Reporter that Gol. Fisk was not near 50 bad
Il ul',ll Us Jay Gould is; that he never felt To-