The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-28

York railroad will be opposite the upper
end OF the proposed elevated railroad
The Board OF Police
held a meeting to-day, during which
ommissioner MANNER rendered hIs
resignation a. President. in favor ol
Commissioner Smith, who was elected
President.
Election OF Onicers.
At a meeting OF the stockholders oi
the Ocean Telegraph Company, this
morning, the following named persons
were elected as Directors to serve for
the year 1873: Alex. Hamilton, Jr.,
Henry K. Ball, David 81. knight. Mar
tin Delafield, Charles Knapp, W: J..
Smith, R. j. Livingstone and Joseph l..
Sanford.
| Superintendent Kelso has as yet re-
, ceived DO reply from Mr.. Lewlg, head
owner of the buildings destroyed in the
Centre street fire last week, ordering
him to remove the debris. II he does
not remove il soon the city will employ
.orce to clear away the rubbish
Detention ofTrains.
The Boston express, due here at 5:2o
yesterday afternoon, arrived to-day at
IL o'clock; delayed by snow. The
Central and Chicago trains, due yester-
day, arrived at ll:30 this morning. The
train on the Erie railroad due here yes
terday morning arrived this morning.
The only road that has all its trains in
on time is the Washington road. 1t is
feared that travel cannot be resumed in
regular routine for several days to
come. On Broad~ay and other streets
about the city q large force Of men are
engaged in removing as much Of the
snow and ice as possible. One sweeper
is employed to each horse and cart and
as the load is accumulated it is taken
down to either North or East river and
dumped overheard from the end OF the
pier.
A larger force has been employed at
the ferries and the result is manifest in
a clear approach. 1t is estimated that
the expense to the city for removing
snow and ice from Broadway, extending
from Thirty-fourth street to the Bat
terv, will be about $4,000. Besides
all the regular forces that can be spared,
q large number Of extra hands have
been hired. The Erie railroad ia clear
OF snow. The Washington trains will
start at the usual hours. The sleighing
has not been equaled in many years,
and has been taken advantage of to an
universal extent. From Central Park
to the Battery is heard the jingle Of
sleigh bells. and the sport is more keen
Iy appreciated by all. The snow on
Staten Island is from one to three feet
deep on the level and badly drifted.
The stokes Case
The defense 10 the Stokes case began
this morning. Don Passos read the
deposition of Florence Carr, the cab
man who drove the prisoner on the day
of the murder, and the evidence was
the same as at the jury trial. The
prisoner was placed on the stand in his
own behalf, and testified regarding his
business connections with Fisk in 1863
go and 70; also regarding his connec-
tions with the suit OF Mansfield vs.
Fisk; also giving his own story Of the
shooting. He visited Miss Mans
fields house for certain papers, but
found the house shut up. He then Or
dered the cabman to drive to the
Grand Central Hotel; did not expect to
meet Fisk, etc. After detailing sundry
other movements, he said he went into
the hotel by the private entrance;
thought be saw a lady bow to him in
the psrlor; went up stairs and, not see-
ing the lady, he turned and walked
down the hallway, but only got two or
three steps when he saw Fisk coming
up, who had pistol in his hand and
was cooking it, when Stokes jumped
back 80 IS to be out of direct range.
Stokes then pulled out his pistol and
fred twice without taking aim direct,
but fred at him. When he came in he
saw the hall boy Redmond, but did not
see Hart. He did not say, Now I've
got you" The Court here took re-
cess. On reassemblipg, Stokes stated
that Fisk had threatened bis life, and
had offered $1,000 to a man if he would
lay him (Stokes) out.