The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-06
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nv the Pacific and Atlantic Line
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NEW YORK CITY.
,.,.hratiou of the Fourth

New YORK, July 5.-lhe rourth "
July passed off very quietly in this
ci,v There was the usual parade o.
military in the afternoon, and display
ot fireworks IN the evening. A number
ot casualties occurred from the careles:
handling Of fireworks during the day
hut most of them OF a trifing character
The heat for the greater part OF the day
WAS intense. The mercury stood at 9e
degrees at three o'clock in the alter
noon. The number Of sunstrokes fully
euuslled that Of preceding days. The
number OF deaths from the heat Will
reach fifty. A large number OF the
military were Frustrated by the heat
Turing the parade.
StrauxIed TO Death.
Margaret Elliot. of No. S3 Stanton
street, this morning 10 a fit OF insanity
strangled her grown-up daughter, Mary
Jane. She was found gibbering on a
char with the corpse lying in another
room face downward and eyes tearfully
protrIilng.
stokes Trial.
The opening day TOR the defense OF
Stokes commenced to-day. In conse-
ouence OF numerous rumors promising
important and highly sensational de-
velopments the audience was immense.
The prisoners father, mother and sister
were present. Stokes counsel put In
evidence certain deposltions taken before
the Coroner TO show that the evidence
there given was altogether different
from that given at the trial and revealed
uIain points of defense and especially
indicated that the testimony OF the
door b,y. T. Hart, Of the Grand Central
Hotel, was one mass OF contradictions
when compared with his evidence to
the present Jury and pointed out several
instances in support Of the assertion.
The first witness tor the defense was
Coroner Young, who testified as TO the
manner o. conducting the post mortem
examination. Justice Bixley next tes-
ri6ed relative to the celebrated Fisk
Mansfield case in November last. The
testimony was ruled out as irrelavent.
Francis VI. Bixley testified IN the same
connection. Sharp talk ensued between
the counsel "a to the relevancy OF the
testimony AMI some personal hits were
indulged in. The testimony was finally
excluded without further important tes-
nmony being taken. The Court ad
ionrne.l until tomorrow.
The Next President.
Horace Greeley arrived on the New
port boat this morning,
Madame Leutner.
Madame Peschs Leutner, who has
horne 80 distinguished part in the
Boston Jubilee, will sing at the Brook
lyn Riuk on Thursday next, for the
benefit OF the Brooklyn Orphan Asylum
She sails Tor Hamburg on the l3'h.
Fire.
Patrick Harris house, on Castleton
avenue at quarantine, on Staten Island
was destroyed by fire last night. Loss
5000; insured TOR $1,000. S. n.
Eiliotts dwelling was also destroyed.
The weather.
4 large number Of deaths occurred
from sunstroke to day. The heat has
been very intense, the thermometer at
, o'clock this afternoon indicating 9O'
in the shade. A slight shower visited
the c ty this evening, but it had not the
effect of cooling the atmosphere
10 any extent Daring the past week
over one thousand deaths have oc-
curred from the effects Of the heat.
The largest number in one day
three hundred and two, occurred Wed
uesday.
The British Band.
The Band OF the British Grenadier
Guards arrived from Boston this morn
ing.
Challenge.
Budd Doble publishes challenge TO-
dav, in which be offers to trot Gold
smith Maid against Bonners Joe
Elliott or Dexter, on any Eastern track
for from 5000 to $4,000 aside. The
challenge will remain open for one
week.
John McConnelI's distillery, on West
rweutv-seventh street, was damaged by
fire to-day to the extent OF $500.
Found Dead.
A Young woman. named Mary But
Ter, WAS found dead this morning in bel
room, on Raymond. street, and from the
blood stains on the floor and walls i,
was apparent that she had been MUIR
dered. Phillip Temsu, who visited hel
frequently, was arrested on suspicion O
being the perpetra,or of the deed.
Free Fight.
A party Of men engaged IN q free
fight last night, on Atlantic street. dur
ing which Daniel Dinsmond was bester
in 10 horrible a manner that he died
from the effects OF his injuries this
morning. The asssilsnts escaped.
Died From Their IoJuries.
Mrs. Wilson Rowe and her sor
Frank died this morning from injuries
received by the accident yesterday on
the South Side railroad. ln the acci
dent Mr.. Rowe had both feet cut of
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