The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-04
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NEW YORK CITY.
ROnd Robbery.

NkW ORh, Juiy o.-au auIoit oohu
robbery was consummated in the bank
ing house of Eugene Kelly q Co.. Pine
street, Yesterday afternoon by three
men, two Of whom engaged Kellys
attention on fictitious business while the
third hastily seized a package containing
lwenty-three bonds of one thousand dol
iars each, issued by the Market Street
Railway Company Of San Francisco,
with which he left the Office and was
followed shortly after by his conpsn-
ions. Soon after Kelly discovered the
loss and Immediately instituted pro-
ceediugs to recover the property. A
reward Of three thousand dollars has
been offered tor the arrest OF the per-
sons.
The FillibusierIng Fannie's Fate.
A special dispatch to the Herald,
rom Captain Valera, dated Herradur,
Havana, June 25, says that the Cuban
tillibuster, Fannie, landed valuable
cargo OF arms and ammunition. She got
aground. and is now burning within
sight. The expedition consisted Of fifty
six men, commanded by Peralsta.
The expedition landed and buried the
cargo. Captain Valera attacked the
hllibusters, killing Peralata and captur-
iug their flag and five prisoners. VAL
era is pursuing the fillibusters, and
the troops have been ordered TO cut of
The remainder of the party. 1t is sup.
posed in Havana that part OF the
Fauuie's cargo was trsnshipped and
landed on the north coast. The fate
of the Fsnuie's crew is unknown, but
IT is supposed they Joined the hllibus-
ler7.
A telegram received to-day an
nounces that sixteen more OF the ex-
yeditioners have been captured, and
that two caunons, one hundred and
sixty r.aes, two hundred cases of cart
ridges, and many barrels Of powder
had been uuearthed.
Effects OF the Hot weather.
over fifty cases of sunstroke were
reported to-day, the majority of which
were fatal. The thermometer at 3
o'clpck indicated go in the shade, the
hottest day for the past forty years.
The highest point reached by the
mercury in this city to-day was 94',
at P. NJ. the number of deaths from
sun stroke was %.
This afternoon there was q slight
abatement in the intensity OF the heat,
caused hy the cool breeze, which,
springing from the northeast, was very
thankfully received.
President Grant left for Long Branch
tonight. He is not expected in Wash
ington again for some time.
Tomorrow will be generally OBJ
serve as holiday in Washington, and
all business will be suspended.
Stokes Trial.
In Stokes trial to-day, the time was
principally consumed in hearing the
medical evidence regarding the post
mortem examination OF Fisk. DR.. E.
T. p. Marsh was examined in this con-.
nection. P. K. MCGOWAN, fireman at
the Grand Central Hotel, testified to
seeing Stokes after the shooting. and to
hearing Thomas Hunt accuse Stokes OF
the shooting of Fisk; and said that
Mr.. Powers, a witness, and several
others, then seized Stokes and sent for
al officer Dr.. Fisher then gave his
medical testimony regarding the treat
ment received by Fisk after the shoot.
ing. He gave the state of the patient
and the action taken by his physicians
each hour after the shooting, until
Fisk expired. The examination OF the |
medical testimony reveals the evidence |
that the defense are trying to prove that
Fisk died from probing tor the ball,
and not from the wound itself
After the conclusion Of the examina. |
tion oi the medical witnesses the prose-
cution closed their case. Mr.. Mckeon,
the prisoner counsel asked for an ad-
tournament, but the Court declined to
give it and he opened the case for the |
defense, after q .tew Introductory re-
marks to the jury and quotations from
The law under which the prisoner was |
indicted. He read from the statutes
that there are excuses for homicide,
such as those by officers OF the law in |
the discharge Of their duties, or by a |
person plscei in such circumstances
that his lite is in danger, to which he
called the particular attention OF the |
Jury. The court then adjourned until