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All Quiet at New Orleans.


disreputabie connections between the two
These suits were progressing unsatisfactory to
Stokes. In his rage, he concealed himself ID
the Grand Central Hotel on Saturday night and
AS Fisk was passing up stairs to his roOm Stokes
shot him three times The latest developments
Will be found belOw.-EDs CHIONICLE
NEw YORK, Jan. S.-Stokes' weapon was a
four-tarreled Colts revolver, bearing rifle
ball. At midnight Fisk said he thought he
would get over it. lie walked up stairs after he
was wounded.
Stokes and the Attorney had talk. The At
torney assured him they had broken down his
case and it would be dismissed. Stokes said in
an excited tone, Is there no way to BEAT this
man p He then went to Mrs MansGeld's, and
thence to the scene OF the tragedy.
Atmidnight Fisk slept TRANQUILITY. His ply
scians considered the symptoms favorable. The
ball was found but not extracted. Fisk gave a
lucid account of the occurrence to the jury.
Mrs. Mansfield visited Stokes in the jail She
told reporter that Ned Stokes must have been
crazy.
Fisk died this morning at eleven o'clock.
The employees of the Erie Railroad of all
grades, crowded the corridors daring the morn
ing. Jay Gould was in constant attendance
while Fisk lived. Gould's face wore the usual
calm expression. When Fisk expired, Gould's
fortitude gave way and his grief found vent
through tears No unkind word was heard of
the deceased from the vast crowd Many tongues
recountcd his acts of kindness.
LATER.-Jamcs Fisk, Jr, died at To- 45 AN
at the Grand Central Hotel, in the presence of
his wife, father-in-law, Mr.. Morse Jay Gould
and large number of his intimate friends A
change in his symptoms took place at 6 AN,
and at it was evident that death was approach
ing He commenced rapidly to decline His
agony was mitigated by injection and morphine
and he retained partial consciousness until 10
o'clock, when he recognized his friends and
thanked several visitors.
He gives his sister and Mrs Hooker 500, 900,
his father and mother $1,000 year, and his
sisters-in-law each s. 900 year He gave the
Ninth Regiment $1l 900, and his wife gets the |
balance. To Jay Could for whom ne enter
talned the warmest and most disintercsted |
friendship, he left his personal effects, and en-
trusted to him The labor of love" $50 it is |
called in the wilD of carrying out all his (Fisk's)
projects in regard TO public improvements.
Mrs. Fisks interest is all her husbands shares
in the Erie Railroad
The sorrow evinccd for Fisk among the en-
was identified, was touching
Fisk's Opera House is draped in mourning
COLUMBUS, Dec. The case of McMaster
for contempt of Court is dropped
In the United States Court, on Saturday, an
order was issued that the untricd kuklux pris-
oncrs be baied in $1,000 each to appear when
wanted Exceptions are TO be made to those
charged with murder, but it is thought that
these, also, will be released on heavy bail.
New ORLEANS, Jan. All was quiet at
midnight but there is great excitement this
morning. The Court is proceeding. There has
been no violence beyond the capture of Il small
armory. Nothing startling is apprehcnded un-
Ill Tuesday, when the begcrcnt Legislators
rc-assemble.
New ORLEANS, Jan. S-Therc was 10 quo
rum in the Senate to-day.
The Governors message was sent to the
House in response to resolution calling for It,
1t contains recommendations for reform on va
rOus subjects. The leading recommendations, !
if carried out, would save the State and city an
nually over million dollars.
The House, by resolution, approved the rec
concentrations.
1t was also voted that if absent members were
not present at one clock on the 10th instant,
they would be expelled.
Gov. WarmOth has appointed Gen. James
LOngstreet Major General of the Louisiana
State militia and assigned him to the immediate
command and supervision Of the entire militia, |
police and all civil forces within the city of
New Orleans, and Instructed him to confer with
and act In concert and harmony with Major {
General Emory, commanding L, S. trooops
taking all necessary precautiOn preserve peace
and subdue any spirit of turbulence or riot that
may arise. All the militia organizations in the
city have been ordered out and the I. S. troops
have been reinforced by strong detachment
from Baton Rouge. Gen. Emory's troops will
only be used to preserve order.
New YORK, JAM S.-The Tombs and Mans
fields house are heavily guarded by the police.
Stokes friends says he was monomanic on the
subject of the troubles with Fisk and was in
constant apprehension of murder by Fisk's
retainers. Many physicians condemn the pro-
bmg of the bowels for the bullet and assert pro-
baby that caused his death.
y Herald special from Matamoras the 9TH
says Trevino, with thousand men and Bina-
Josa with six hundred men, are moving on Mat |
"moras. Juarez claims to have reoccupied Sal
lilo.
Fisk death is the chief topic on change. Erie ,
stock declined one-half A thousand shares
changed hands, flooding the market and de-
pressed them to So! The Erie Board passed
' '"'datory resolutions regarding Fisk The
movement Of Fisk's body was attended by large i
crowds. Members of the Ninth rcgim ent say /
mat they will hang Stokes.
\ Ihe schooner Lucy arrived at noon from /
Fi"cnmond and reports that on Saturday after
NUN, she passed a schooner ashore on Great |
hgg Harbor Shoals, with signals Of distress
Hl1lhg' but owing 10 a heavy sea she could rem
Ter no assistance. :
Ihe steamer Zodiac from New Berne reports