The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-12
NEW YORK.
News Items.

New YORK, December lit
will be remembered that some seven or
eight months ago, Joseph Dempsey,
then Clerk OF the Board OF Assistant
Aldermen, was indicted for the assault
ing OF Lottie Stanton, the keeper of a
fashionable uptown bagpio with piano
stool, during a merrymaking at her
residence, inflicting injuries that were
likely to prove fatal, but from which
she has since recovered. Dempsey was
arrested at the time. but was discharged
on his own recognizances, Miss Stanton
refusing to prosecute. She however
brought a civil suit against him for
damages, and the amount claimed was
lately paid over by Dempsey. The
case was to-day declared abandoned.
John McDermot, charged with killing
his wife in may last. by striking her on
the head with a hammer and who sub
seouently attempted suicide by butting
his head against the Wall street station
house. plead guilty to murder in the
second degree to-day. His counsel
plead for the mitigation of sentence
on the ground that the prisoner was a
man of weak intellect. The Judge re-
manded the prisoner in order that the
necessary affidavlts may be drawn up.
Jacob Lawrence, who was arrested
on a charge of conspiring to cheat and
defraud, on a warrant OF Governor Dix
issued on the requisition OF the Cover
nor OF Michigan, has been remarded TO
Jail till Monday, to give his counsel time
TO produce proof that the afiliavits on
which the arrest WAS made were ln-
sufficient.
John McDermot, who two months
ago in fit OF jealousy killed his wife
and attempted to kill himself. pleaded
guilty to-day 10 murder in the second
degree. Sentence was deferred, that
the counsel may submit sfliiavits in
eX.enuation.
National TroitiDG AssO, iaiion.
The Board ofAppesls OF the Nation
al Trotting Association resumed its ses-
sion to-day. The cases before them
were Mechlin and Mckee against the
Pittsburgh Driving Park; Philip Boo
man against M'Kee and j. w. Clark
against Mckee No decisions yet.
French and German Communists
Fears of disturbance at the Labor
Mass Meeting, at Cooper Institute to-
night, are entertained. French and
German Communists and lnternatiou-
ais it is understood, will be present in
large numbers. Superintendent Mat
zell will place one hundred policemen
in and around the building to guard
against disturbance. He has also Or
dered reserves on duty. All the detec-
tives have been notified to be ia readi-
ness. He has received notice that
very infammstory speeches will be
made at the meeting.
A 100000 Fire.
The fire in l32 Church street, proves
10 have been quite serious. William
Tapping & Co., suctioneer,, estimate
their loss at s25, 900. insured for sS5,-
900. Sallzbacher, Gittermsn 4 Wedles'
importers, state their loss at Sl5OOOO;
insured for S355,O00, Elhed, Lew d
Co., clothiers, give their loss at $780,
900; insured for $4,000. The damage
TO the building, ten thousand.
Asassiz Seriously Hi.
A dispatch from Boston says that
Professor Agassiz is seriously III, and
there is danger of total paralysis of his
muscular system.
To the Memory OF Admiral Far.
Tagut.
The Murat Tablet iI the Church OF
the Incarnation, iu memory OF Admiral
Fsrragut, was unveiled la st evening, IN
the presence OF a large congregation.
After the services in the church, the
Loyal Legion of the United States diued
81 the st James Hotel.
Guilty OF Murder.
Mrs Mercls Metzler, clsrivoyant,
indicted in Jersey City, with DR.. Gums
minis. OF New York, and E. X. kimball, l,
OF Newark, for the murder Of Ida W.
Vail, through causing an abortion, has
been found guilty.
of for Cuba.
The United States steamsloop Of war,
Colorado, called at 1925 g. m, to-day,
for Santiago, and will probably call at
Key West.
John Hardy, German, aged %
years, shielded by shooting himself.