The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-19
NEW YORK ITEMS,
The Mcfarland Trial-The Canadian
Scare-New Masonic TempIe-Hen-
ry Ward Beecher's speech. 6e.

however, there were spectators admitted
TO the court room. Nevertheless the
number of females was unusually large.
Charles Spencer reappeared this morn
ing a. the counsel for the defense. The
testimony was a resumption of the state
ments in regard to McFarlands mental
condition. and contained nothing of ill.,
terest
Mr.. Melliga testified that he was &C.
auainted with Mcfarland in 1867 was
connected with the Appraisers Office;
in March of the same year he first OBJ,
served him acting in a very strange
manner; he spoke of his wife very at-
fectionately; in the fall Of 1867 his ap-
pearance was quite different from what
It was in January, 1867; he WAS then
cheerful but grew quite detected.
Mr.. Bowen testified that he preached
in behalf of the blind; formerly knew
the prisoner in Boston; Mcfarland was
hard student met him i'll 1867, when
he came to Boston about the habeas
corpus matter the witness was blind,
but he noticed a great change in Nc
Farland's voice; he heard the prisoner
sav that Richardson had taken away
his children and his wife, and that he
wished he was dead; the voice of the
prisoner seemed like that of an insane
man; he formed an impression that the
! defendant was insane.
Junius Henri Browne, formerly of
the Tribune, and Colonel Thomas w.
Knox, of the Sun, have been summoned
as witnesses for the defense.
Several additional witnesses were ex-
amined on the subject Of the insanity
of the prisoner, but the evidence is un-
interesting.
Intense excitement was occasiOned by
the calling of Mrs. Mcfarland, but it
proved to be only Mrs. Owen McFar-
| land, whose testimony is unimportant.
The Court adjourned until Tuesday
morning
The Baron Won Blow, in prison at
Elizabeth, is now said to have swindled
many persons in Mississippi and mar
ried lady there.
The Union League Club gave re.
ception Saturday evening to {. Edward
Halbert. for twenty-siX years Swedish
Counsel General here, who is about to
transfer his scene of duty to London.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the new Masonic Temple in
this city will take place on the 9Th of
June next The Temple will he one OF
the most imposing buildings in the city
and the largest Masonic edifice III the
world tits to be built directly opposite
Booths Theatre on Sixth Avenue and
is to cover a whole block.
Easter Sunday was celebrated with
impressive ceremonies and magnificent
music in the Episcopalian and Roman
Catholic Churches and illusions were
made to the character of the day in the
churches of those sects that are less
demunstrative in their religious services.
| Notwithstanding the wretched weather,
the churches were crowded. Some OF
the best voices from the operate and
concert companies in the city were
heard in the choirs of the Catholic
Churches. Carlotte Patti sang at st.
Peters, in Brooklyn. Trinity rang out
her chimes both morning and after
noon. At the Ritualistic Temple of St
Albans vast throng of the curious and
devout were IN attendance to witness
the ceremonies and listen to the music.
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral
was beautifully decorated with flowers
The day was similarly observed IN
Brooklyn and Jersey City. -,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached
a powerful sermon last evening against
official corruption, and handled the
Legislature and the late charter dicker-
ing without gloves. He characteristic
aliv remarked that in the Fulton mar
ket is meat hung up and sold more
openly than men are quartered and
hung up in Albany. He excoriated
the citizens, who, knowing the wicked
ness of some of their representatives,
take them by the hand and smile upon
them when they come down the river
on their Sunday vocations:
The particulars Of the ridiculous scare
of the Canadian authorities and people
over the imaginary Fenian invasion are
published. 1t is hard to realize the ex-
istence of so much excitement over the
border. The Canadian papers are
flaming with monster display heads and
double-leaded special dispatches and
orders for volunteers to assemble and
troops to move in light marching order
to the front, &c, &c. One panic-stricken
correspondent at Ottawa telegraphs the
Toronto Leader that the Fenians crossed
the frontier at ST. Adams half an hour
before Another sent word that the
enemy are assembling in large bodies at
St Aibans, and that the terrible General
O. Neil has just arrived Another paper
states that ninety-four Fenians have
lust passed through Hamilton in Especial
car disguised as Yankees. From all
parts of the Dominion comes the clamor
of gathering volunteers and the cheers
of companies, battalions and regiments
fastening to the expected scene of the
conflict
The Toronto Globe hesitates to be
lieve there is just ground for such COM
motion, and says the Government have
taken upon themselves the response
bility of asking the suspension OF the
habeas corpus, alleging that a tenlan
raid is about to take place, and that II
is necessary to arrest parties coming
| over from the United States as spies,
We are bound to say that evidence ofa
coming raid, which we had in 1866, Is
wanting now, but it may be that the
Ministers are better informed than the
public. Upon them will rest the re.
sponsibility of making commotion, il
it is found that no warrant exists for
their action.