The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-27
NEW YORK CITY,

ANEW AV19h VII ~
NEw YoRK, December 2G.-The keeper
Of the Jefferson Market prison, last night
discovered an attempt on the part of two
inmates, named Bury and Heaton, to "a
cape. They having made a heavy breach
In the wall Of their cell. After q sharr
encounter, they were safely locked up.
Itseems that the report Of tho loss o.
life by fire in Centre street, Is confirmed
Six girls and one boy, known 10 bein tht
building at the time Of the fire, have not
since been heard Of. They were employ.
ed by Dunn & Barlow. They could have
been saved had there been proper fire
escapes, The ruins arc covered with q
mass Of Ice, which renders search for the
bodies impossible.
Tho newsbOys, bOotblRcks aud gamins
In the lower parts Ol the city, were given
dinner yesterday by VIM. NJ. Fleis.
II is estimated that upwards Of thirty
five thousand persons were on the skating
pond al Central Park, yesterday.
John EsralC was stabbed, and Louis,
his brother, was shot in q fight in an Ital.
Ian saloon last night.
Tho total loss by tho fire on Center
street is $75O,00O; insurance $lSO0oO.
Five persons were injured.
Confirmation Is given 10 the denial OF
the burning Of the Palisade Hotel.
In the Stokes case, to-day, Mrs. Mary
Bissel, new witness, testified: Hive
opposite the residence lately occupied By
Mansfield. On the day Of the shooting
saw Fbk's carriage, unOccupied, drive
up and down several times; afterwards
saw coupe, supposed 1t 10 be Stokes
stop at MRnsaClds house; Mansfield came
10 the window; the man got out oil the
carriage, got in again and drove away.
In the 1rish.Anderson case the Jury
disagreed. 1t is understood they are nine
for acQuittal and three for conviction.
Both DR.. Irish and Mrs. Anderson were
bailed.
During Stokes trial this morning, new
evidence Of startling character was
offered. Andrew Parkes testified that
some six weeks before Fisk was murdered
he and Parker were introduced to Stokes
and IN conversation which ensued, rela-
tive to the trials then pending, Stokes
said Fisk was damned blackmailer, and
he, Stokes, would shoot Fisk and said, he,
Stokes, carried pistol; Stokes repeated
that Fisk was a blackmailer, twice. At
this point Stokes became very much ex-
cited, aud rose up before he could be pre-.
vented, saying, ''his Is false" On cross
witness stated he had been
removed by Fisk, from running hotelat
MeadvIlle, Pa, owned by the Erie Rail.
road, and on stating the fact to Stokes,
the latter made the remark about Fisk's
blackmailinS him and made threats to
shoot Fisk. Recess. After some addi.
tional testimony was offered nothing new
was ELECTED. The evidence fol the prose.
cution closed, and Townsend opened for
the defense.
Mayor Hall proposes public reception
to Judges Campbell and Kennedy, Of
New Orleans.
Dun, Barlow & Co. estimate their loss
by the Centre street fire ut $9300OO; In.
$lO5,0OO.
Judge Taper today directed an issue
Of mandamus, directing the MIngo county
to levy the canal deficiency
Of 81 mills in this years tax levy.
Mr. Washburn, United States Minister
to France, intends sailing from this port
on Saturday.
The specie payments yesterday were
100000. Engagements for next Satur.
day, 100000.
A five story iron building, 119 Frank
lin street, was burned tonight. It was
occupied by Best s. Co., importers Of
linen; Tin 4 Co., importers Of laces; 3.
A. Dryer, dry goods jObber; Theo. Dan
singer & Son, dry goods dealers. The
building adjoining, 115 and III, dam.
aged considerable BY water, was occupied
by s. s. Slater & Son, dealers In domestic
goods, and RCsler & Co., importers OF
fancy goods. The total loss is estimated
at 100000.
The Investigation into the burning OF
Barnum's circus building was continued
this morning. One witness testified that
In the boiler room he noticed gas let
with a wire cap, and the space between
this cap and the unprotected beam was
tho thickness OF a mans hand.
The fire marshall today begun the in.
vestigation OF the Centre street fire. Jas
Brown, employed by Dun, Barlow g. Co,
testified that he went around 10
Leonard street and found the girls
getting down the fire escape; he
asked il they were all down and
one Of them, Mary Donovan, said that she
was the last one down, and that five or
six were still in the building. She said,
"tor Gods sake, try 10 save them" In less
than minute after, the walls fell in.
John r. Hopkins, fireman for Anderson.
Archer & Co. testified that the fire escape
was out Of order and the girls had TO
jump about sixteen feet in great danger
itextended only 10 the fourth
floor; some Of the girls were assisted
down by men with aStepladdGr.
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