The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-25
NEW YORK.
Foster Dependent.

NEw YORK, January Z%.-Foster was
taken back to the Tombs by Deputy
Sheriff Shields. after sentence had been
passed by the court. He appeared to
be quite cast down, and scarcely spoke
q word during the ride to the prison.
He was taken to Cell No. 5. in the
lower tier, next to the one occupied by
Stokes, which had been prepared for
him, and has no longer any OF those
personal comforts which he has enjoyed
during his long imprsonmeut He has
previously occupied the condemned
cell on two occasions, when under SEN
tence of death, and was removed after
a stay of proceedings had been granted
There is supposed to be no chance for
another removal now until he is taken
out for execution. He entered the cell
hurriedly after his arrival at the prison,
closed the door and has refused to see
any one. His wife has not visited him
10 day.
Celebrating Burns Birthday.
Tomorrow will be the Hath ami.
versary Of the birth Of Robert Bunrs.
Tho Caledonian club celebrated it to-
night at their house on Sullivan street.
The Burns Society Of Brooklyn held
a reunion atSutherlands tonight. The
Burns Association wi give a dinner
at Ingrams, Fifth Avenue. The Burns
Assoc alton OF the Eastern District
hold forth at the Wall House. where
Major Powell, William Cullen Bryant,
Rev. Dr. Porter and others are expec-
ted. The Burns club of this city will
not hold its annual dinner until Mon:
day. The Burns club OF Hoboken will
meet for the first time since its organl
zation, on Saturday evening, to cele-
brate the day.
The Atlantic Mail Company.
Mr.. Quinan. Secretery Of the Atlantic
Mail Steamship Company, states that
there is no doubt that the company will
continue under the same management.
He denies the report that q special COM
mittee had been sent to zee Mr. Demock
10 consult upon suspending the COM
pauy. ~
In the Jumel will case. to-day. inn
portant testimony was submitted to
prove that Jumel had openly admitted
that Mr.. Chase was his grand nephew.
Fatal Fall.
John Reilly, aged twenty-six, OF No.
"a Houston street, while mounting a
ladder at the new Herald building, on
the corner OF Nassau and Ann street,
tripped and fell from the fifth story,
dsshiug his brains out and expiring IN
stsntly.
The directors or the samana Bay
Company
held Q secret session this afternoon,
The rates Of passage, pricss Of land,
de-, will not be considered for the pres
ent. a. accommodations have Eot yet
been prepared for emigration.
Unnecessary Alarm.
The officers OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company express surprise at
the rumors regarding the probable loss
Of the Alaska They say that the tele-
grams received BY the company from
Hong Kong stated that the Alaska had
not arrived, but gave no reason tor ap-
prehension.
Tweet's Trial.
In the Tweed trial to-day. j. 81. Key
ser, being examined, said: He worked
On the Court House in 1870; was aware
Of the existence Of the Board Of Audit;
had claims on the city and county;
4 large part Of these bills were made
up in the Board oi SUPERVISOR office
in the presence OF Wilson and Wood
ward; thirty.tvo and q half per cent
Wa added BY them ct Wilson's sugges-
ton never saw Tweed sign bis name
a, tho face Of these bills; on being
s.ked to examine the bills, he pro-
noupsed the signature Of his own name
written on them to BE- Oh fergsriss with
one exception.
Keysef was cross-exsmiped briefly,
after which John L Everett, cashier Of
the Broadway National Bank, testified
a. 70 the deposits made BY Tweed. J: L.
Parker, receiving teller. and Arthur
Smith, book kespsr Of the bank. testl'
hed TO the same effect
4 recess vas then taken, sftsr which
Hon. ]. 8. Tillsn vas examined. he
VA handed Q schedule Of the dsposits
| In ths Broadway Bank. which be bad
nsds cut Don tis baat l.!s., = lTo, 80 :