The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-06
NEW YORK.
Stokes.

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rumored to-day in the new Court
House that the Court Of Appeals hai
denied the motion Of new trial fol
Stokes, the murderer Of James Fisk
Jr., and has affirmed the judgment oi
the Court below. The rumor could
not be traced to an authentic source.
1t is said that the decision has not yet
reached the District Attorneys Office.
Payment Of Pensions.
The quarterly payment of pensions
is in progress to-day in the basemeDt
of the Custom House. The clerks are
kept pretty busy, and up to now have
paid out more than $4,000. There
are $3.50 applicants. Among those
who received pension to-day was
Isaac Dunkirk, of Yonkers, q hale
man Of SO years.
walworth.
Young Walworth still retains his
stocial demeanor and appears quite un.
concerned. The case will, Immediately
after it has passed from the hands of
the coroner, 20 to the grand jury, who
no doubt will act on it Monday next.
The accused is very reticient towards
strangers, and abstains from speaking
of his case.
A Tame Affair.
The annual regetta of the New York
Yatch Club to-day, has, up to a late
hour this afternoon, proved tame
affair. The weather has proved very
inauspicious. The water in the bay
during the entire day Vas as smooth as
a mill pond there was scarcely breath
of air afloat, and the sails OF the watches
previous to starting hung lifeless. At
twenty-five minutes to l2 o'clock the
signal was given for starting and the
Viking swung around, and although
there was scarcely breath Of wind she
managed to cross the line, and at the
moment she was followed in order by
the Escort, Madeline, Dreadnought,
Magic, Resolute, Alarm, Madge Pal
mer, Alert and Adrian. After the
vessels had gone through the narrows
on the passage 10 the stakeboat there
was not wind enough to make one sail
draw. One of the owners Of q schooner
yacht became disgusted and left the
course. A large number Of ships
loaded with passengers accompa-
MED the yachts down the
bay, but owing to the race becoming so
uninteresting, several Of them returned
to the city without waiting to see the
regatta. Advices from Sandy Hook,
dated 3:20 p. m. says, the Prairie was
the first to pass the southwest buoy, or
turning point, which che rounded at
l2:7 p. M. followed by the Qui Nive.
News Items.
John E. Simmons was taken to the
Court OF fOye- and Terminer to-day for
arraignment on charge of the murder
OF Nicholas R.;Duryea, but the Court
having adjourned he was returned to
the tombs.
There were seventeen offers Of gold
to-day. amounting to $6,735,OOO, at
from ll74 llS.0l. The amount to be
sold was two millions.
The steamer Frolic, with members Of
the Polaris expedition on board, was
intercepted off Sandy Hook by Gov
ernmeut boat and ordered to proceed
direct to Washington.
The Government to-day sold two mill
lions OF gold at from 117.s3 to llS.0I.
The North German Government is
looking for one G. o. CLAWS, charged
with swindling large number OF Ger
mans by selling them worthless bonds
and western lands on the representation
that the bond were a valuable invest
ment, and that the lands were eligibly
located and fast increasing in value.
The District Attorney says it is not
true that the grand jury had found in
dictments against late District Attorney
Garvin and Joseph B. Young, or new
indictments against Tweed.
Two negroes were killed and five
wounded at Keyport, New Jersey, yes
terday, by the fall ola frame building.
At a session of the Grand Lodge of
the Masonic Order today, the old
Board of Officers were reelected.
The Tammany General Committee
held lis last regular meeting prior to
the summer vacation to-day. Only
routine business transacted.
Funeral Of WaIw0rih
The body Of the late Mansfield Tracy
Walworth was taken to Saratoga. Pre-
vious to departure there was a short
service according to the rites OF the
Catholic church, alter which Clarance
M. Jinkins, OF Albany, nephew of
the murdered man, took charge OF the
remains. The funeral services will be
held at Saratoga this afternoon and the
body be deposited in the family vault.
The body was placed in a beautiful
rosewood casket, bearing q plate with
the inscription Mansfield Tracy Wal-
worth, Albany, New York. born De-
cember 3, 1880, died New York June