, 1873-02-25
NEW YORK.

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drelly Busfness--Cubnn SFmpath1z"
ers--A Young Lady Burned to Death
"a Grand Eight-Hour Strfke--ArTest
for Exnbezxlcmcnt---TW once
More-.Threc Murdcrcrs ArralGnea--
No Comfort for 1mpccunlous sons-
tn-LnW.
Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicdoo Tribune
New YoeK. Feb. 24-Stokes' counsel discov~ |
cred to-day TINT they had just twenty-four hours
in which to save their client from the sca1old
ne1t Friday. They had formally notified some
of the Sheriff. subord;oates Of the stay OF pro
ceedines granted by Judge Dsvis, but failed to
notify the Sheriff himself, as provided og Law.
The legal time for this business expires to-mor-
row at midnight. There were rumors to-day
that Sheriff Brennan had began preparations fof
the execution. which reached Stokes lawyers,
and threw them into pezspiration. It is pre-
suued they will repair their awkward omlsnon
tomorrow.
In this city, where official 'post-mortems arc
occasionally made by the Coroner in ninety min
utes after death, young colored WOMAN has
lust had q remarkable escape from
h horrible fate. Carrie johnson, servant
II at SO Morton street, subject to epilepsy, was
supposed to haye been found dead in bed last
Friday morning. The dead wagon of Bellevue
Hospital arrived at 2 p. m, when, on proceeding
to the roon,' the attendants found the girls
head leaning over the side OF ths poa. " Mas
concluded that abe had been moved .by somebody
in the house. While placing. her In the coffin
The driver of the ambulance discpvered warmth
IN the body, but he said nothing until
he arrived at hospital, where enorts we5e mdue 1dat
to resuscitata her. The phyeiclans decided that
life was not quite extinct, and after laborng for
tventy-four hours succeeded in restoring her SO
completely that abe was enabled to take street
car and ride to the house OF TREND uP..oTh, g. l.
In tho meantime, tho Coroner proceeded to the
norgue to hold an inquest, but OF course found
his subject missing :.
There was another false alarm Of fire raised
during the performance at Niblos. tonight, re.
cutting in terrified stampede Of q majority OF
the spectators. There was similar stampede
last Saturday night, and two others prevlonsly
since the new theatre reopened LAST 1a1; 1ne
four alarms have been started. In the gallery on
each occasion, aud thus far the scoundrels start
ing thcln have escaped detection. .
i large number of Cuban refugees held
convention here to-day to take into consloera- "a
ton the future OF Cuba as affected by the
eigped manifesto to the effect that Cuba mus
be absolutely free: and that no. possible compro
mise with Spain can be accepted me ngnees
Iii solemnly adhere to tho Cuban Republic de-
that it is their " fixed, unchangeable, and una
purpose to labor for the independence Of Cn?a
sven il it should be necessary to reduce 1t Il
sshes, and immediate tho last Cuban:"
New YonK, Feb. 24-At Yorkvi1le, N. T., yes
terday morning, Miss Elizabeth l.. McGuinnesa
I beautiful and accomplished young lady, "a
burned to death in consequence OF her clothing
taking fire while Rho WAS preparing brenkfast.
various trades organizations, principally Ger
mans, held separate meetings yesterday Tor tn
purpose of inaugurating general strike, to tek
place shortly, for the enforcement Of the eight
hour system and other measures to better the'
A hrokor named Samuel Mckee was last even
ing arrested and taken back to his home at Can
. bridgeport.. Mass, On the charge Of having en-
bezzled 5000 belonging to Fitch, Otis d 90
In MI lie snit against Tweed to compel hin
transfer to the city, without payment, certal
property in Putnam County, used IS aTesorFoa
he Court to-day dismissed the case as insult
cicnt. .
In the Oyer and Terniner, to-day, three mu
dcrcrs. Nixon, Morgan, and Barrier, we're q
raigncd and plead not guilty. They we're =
manded to the Tombs to await trial
Wm- NJ Graham, Prealdent OF tne y AK,
Bank was again arrested under an indictme1
for embszzlng funds, and bail "ss h1ea
Judge Dlatchtofd at 900. An appeal "
made for reduction thereof, and the Dist1ac
Attorney took until to-morroV to CONSIDER;
Judge Fanchar, to-day, vacated the 1uGgne'
Ct Tie referee in the case Of Lirermore, Gle%s
Co. against the executors OF Richard BAL
bridge; giving defendant 912o,o0o, and severe
criticised the action Of the referee
Judge Woodruff. to-day in the case OF DeBs
mont W. Penni1nan, to compel the payment Of
deceased wife's dover, refused to confirm Il
Judgment Of tbs. Trench Court compelling, u
der the French statute, wealthy patocts-in-la
to support impecuuious children-fn-lav.
It is considered probable that Joint Conmj
tee of the Common Council will report in far
OF tho .dortionot the plan suggested by May
Eastman, Of PoughEoepsie, to erect q punpi,
cocnratus therc where the water OF the Huds
IS fresh, aod connect it By mains with crot
Lake. making an ample supply. OF fresh wa'
tor oxtinCuishing fires and other PURPOSES,