The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-15
Sundays Dispatches.
NEW YORK.
Dinner 70 the French Consul.

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New YORK, January 14.-The French
Consul was entertained at Delmonicos
last evening by a number Of French
residents ard merchants Of this city.
.sr,s. stokes Case.
Z tits stated that Stokes counsel are
getting up their line Of defense and viii
proceed on the ground that Stokes shot
Fisk 10 selfdetepse. Another rumor
states that distinguished surgeons are
prepared to say that Fisk's death was
caused. not BY Stokes bullet, but by the
medical attendants probing the intestines
for the bullet. The counsel for the
prosecution are also at work. Several
Of the Erie Directors and hosts Of law
yers are now at Albany for the purpose
of drafting a bill to alter the law rela.
ting to the challenging OF jurors in crimi-
nal cases when empannelling a jury.
Fires.
About l:30 4. NJ. a most disastrous
fire began at the corner OF First avenue
and Thirty. second street in the planning
mill of Fife g. Duffy. 1t spread rapid.
ly. The police and fremen were soon
actively engaged trying to quiet the
flames, but northeast wind blowing
rendered their efforts almost abortive.
All de available force OF the fire de-
partneut and several platoons OF police
were soon on the spot. The premises
adjofning south were soon enveloped In
famss which made clean sweep Of the
entirl block bounded by Thirty-frst and
ThirS second streets aud extending
fromffirst avenue to Water street, en-
bracipg the saving and yeneering es-
tablish meht, OF Batlox and the varnish
factory and stove yard of Tilden
Blo1gett At three O'Clock in the
morning an explosion occurred in the
midst Of the burning building. The
firemen, police, and citizens all scam
pered away in haste. TO get beyond
harm. The fire thus gained considerable
headway, andithe flames, shoo6pg ct a1
grea, heigiH, Eese thsown cysr INTO the:
store y6zd 6f Bod Ehp bsa
fiteeui barrels 0f btdzi1e setofsd, With q
large quaStity 81. srnish Sna osber
intiammabls material. s ~.
The buildings Nor So md .37 .Wer-
cester streek occupied BY satious busi-
ness fisms we're destroyed BY Gre to-day.
The iiJSl - pundas, Dick q Co.
,papsfmtuL .slesk $29, ,QQQi Lezsit
Co, of the POSITIVE Loom Company, lose
$4,000 and Monagin d Co, card man.
uiacturers, lose $4,000. Most OF the
firms were insured in small amounts.
The Internationals
held large meeting tonight. A
number Of members were ad-
mitted.
The investigation into the charges
preferred against Judge Barnard by the
Bar Association will be convened to.
morrow morning. Judge Barnard has
handed in tie names OF fifty gentlemen
who are his enemies, to testify in regard
to his conduct, and if the jury find the
charges are correct, he says he will
Immediately resign.
The Fisx.MansneId correspondence
published by the Herald to-day, gives
the letters which passed between the
parties, in all their full, rich and rscy
details; exposes the intimate relations
Of the deceased with Miss NJ, and gives
frequent evidences Of his extreme liber.
ality. lie frequently addresses her as
Dear Josie" Dear Dolly" &c. UpI
till February, 1870, their relations con-
tinued to be OF the most friendly and
intimate nature. But about this time
Miss VI. began frequently to trouble
Fisk and ask him to settle life COM
petency on her, she fearing that his
affections might die out. She
even threatened, if he did not make her
a suitable settlement, that she would |
forsake him altogether for Stokes, whose
she had previously made.
He, however, recognizing her mercenary
shrewdly kept the money in
his own possession. Notwithstanding
their frequent quarrels, it seems that
Fisk's confidence in Josie was unbound
ed. He even went so far as to leave
his $4,000 diamond pin with her for
On the arrival. last
wear. Of Madame Montaland, an
actress. from Paris. Fisk and Josie
had quarreled and Fisk kept to Monta-
land while Josie solaced herself with
the exclusive society OF Ssokes out OF
revenge. The life competency question
at last proved the cause OF Miss Mans
fields ultimate desertion OF Fisk when
she saw she could not induce him to
settle anything on her. Notwith-
standing the separation Fisk still
supplied her with money, such was
his overpowering in!atuation. His let
tiers were alec very frequent and long,
sometimes accompanied by large sums.
In November, 1870, a suit was threat
ened 10 be raised hv Josie against Fisk,
which completed the separation, since
which time the parties have been CON-
p.etelv estranged. The combined move
men, OF Stokes and Miss Mansfield
against Fisk, since that time, has been
the theme of public comment. The
publication of these letters causes a
sensation.