The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-07
NEW YORK.
Who should be the Loser .


OF the Usage National Bank, Of Iowa
The signatures Of the president and
cashier of said bank, attached to the
bill are forgeries. The bills were issued
by the Treasury Department at WASH
iugton. in January, 1866. against bonds
lodged with the Treasurer as security
for their redemption. Subsequently the
bills, amounting to $4,000, were stolen
from the vault OF the bank, before be-
ing signed by the cashier
and president and were readily
circulated, the required signatures
having been successfully forged. The
bank and also the comptroller of cur
rency now refuse 70 redeem the notes,
and the New York Mercantile Journal
Company, The persistent advocates OF
currency reform, in order to test this
matter have, through q notary public
protested against the action ofthe bank
and copy of the protest has been sent
to President Grant, Secretary of the
Treasury Richardson, United States
Treasurer Spinner, and Register OF the
Treasury, Cslby. The question involve
ed, is who should be the loser, the hold.
er Of the notes or the bank.
The Stokes Juror.
James Delss Center. a juror in the
Stokes case char,ed with contempt oil
court and conduct unbecoming to
jurors. WAS to-day sentenced by Judge
Davis to thirty days imprisonment and
to pay foe OF two hundred dollars ;
also 70 stand committed until the fine
is paid. but the commitment not 10 ex-
ceed thirty days from the expiration OF
the fret thirty days. 1t is understood
that parties have been before the grand
jury with evidence, showing that two
more OF the Stokes jurors were tamper.
ed with and that officers OF the law
were the corruptipg parties.
Daring the trial OF Center, the eighth
juror in the Stokes case, to-day. the
affidavit OF Deputy Sheriff French, WAS
read. He stated that while deponent
and Center were out walking one night,
that Center, in spite OF his remon-
strauces, was whispering with q man
named Clark and with man named
Byrne, witness TOR Stokes. Clark
told Center that he could make nice
stake by keeping quiet. Center asked
what it WAS worth and Clark said about
81. 600 to YOU. Center said Il would do
great deal to make 81 600. for Comp
troller Green hss not paid me for these
three years past" He used filthy Ian
guage in speaking of the Court and the
District Attorney.
News IieHas.
A committee OF the teachers OF the
public schools have submitted to the
Board OF Education a report in favor OF
the restoration OF corporal punishment
in the schools, which will be acted upon
at the next meeting,
Ehenezer II. Brown, real estate
broker, OF 2ll West l25th street, shot
himself with suicidal intent to-day,
j. fl cling g iatnl wound in his lett
breast He will die.
Henry c. De Rham. aged eighty-nine
yeare, one OF the Oldest merchants In
New York. died at his residence, No.
"a Fiuh avenue, to-day.
At g meeting OF the Chamber o.
Commerce to. day, resolutions were pre-
seuted expressing the conviction that
time offers the only solution o. the ex-
islipg f ancial difficulties. Confidence
is expressed in the national banking
system, and the opinion is given that It
IS the duty OF the banks and the Gov
ernment 10 resume specie payments. 1t
is also decided to memorialIze Congress
nearly n the coming session IN accord
aacc with the views above expressed.
BrickIayer Strike.
A number of hricklayers have re-
turned TO work at old prices. There
seems TO be no appearance OF the
mea coming TO terms, especially as the
dull season is fast approaching.
Disappointed Heirs.
Frederick Rollwagen, prominent
German Democratic politician died a
q lew months ago leaving real estate
valued at ST 100000. When his will was
opened. his three soDs who with seven
children OF his deceased daughter con-
sidercd themselves his only heirs were
ss,onished to find ths! shortly before
his desth their father had married his
servant woman MagdsleHa Scheizer,
aged IS, and left her not only his fine
residence, No 3l2 east 9th street, but
also the oue-third OF the income OF his
real estate and had also made her, his
eldest son and two Of his friends, his
executors. Suit WAS brought to-day al
tie instance OF his family in the Sur
rogate Court against the will, alleging
that their father was Of uneound mind
when he signed it.
Shooting ARRAY.
Early this morning Joseph CASTILLO
and Benjamin Mallore became involv-
ed in a quarrel in Fourteenth street,
when Mallory drew pistol and shot
CASTILLO in the throat iuf1ictipg 9 seri-
oua, probably fatal wound. Mallory