The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-22

Donald, Noyes and Bidwell belonged to
q gang Of conspirators far more nume-
rous than is suspected, in tact q regu-
larly organized joint stock company,
OF which Geo. Ipgles, Phil. Hsrgraves
and others were chiefs. They used the
greatest caution, but Notwithstanding
their caretulness all the forged bonds
have been traced and recovered except
one package, which was sent to CsliIor-
MIA. This astonishing result was due to
a piece OF forgettulness on the part OF
the iorgerF. Every package posted by
them was sent with the same seal,
namely, a Scottish curlingstone. In
Mac Donald's trunk was found let.
ter addressed to friends in Philadel phi
and written in Mac Donald own hand
writing, alluding 10 some secret business
transaction and to some s400 encloeed
1t is now said that Mac Donald has
confessed that this letter was written to
Phil Farley, a well known New York
detective. The registered letter was
traced aud found to have been deliver
ed to Farley at New York. The police
have the Iecei pit ior the same, signed
with Farley's psme, which was given
to the postotIice at the time OF the de-
livery.
CnyeiIins 0fthc Embury Monument
A monument to Phillip Embury. the
founder OF Methodism in this country,
was unveiled yesterday at Cambridge,
New York, in presence OF large con-
course eli people. Bishops James and
Simpaon and others made addresses.
The Stokes TE1aI.
The evidence in the trial OF Stokes
to-day was to show that Fisk carried
a pistol, and had threatened 10 shoot
Stokes. Joseph A. Potts, formerly a
clerk in Erie, testified to seeing Fisk
With pistol in his pocket. Adalue
Barker. an old lady who washed ior
the Morse family. said she heard Fisk
say 10 the Young ladies with whom he
was converslng, "Ill seBd him to q
higher court than he ever was in, the
cur; I'll shoot him as sure as my name
is Jim Fiskr' The young lady said,
oh don't shoot him, or the gsllows
may be your end = Fisk replied, "Ill
shoot him. I'll wipe him out. There
never wss a gallows made for Jim
Fisk"
On cross-cxsmjuation the witness
states that Fisk kssed both the young
ladies as soon as be entered their room.
He was asked by the young lad es what
detained him, and he answered the
Stokes prosecution" but be would wipe
him out, he said, Il am prepared TOR
him." One OF the young ladies then
said, 'Oh. you are jealous OF his
beauty" % re-examlnatIon by Mr.
Tremain, witness said that FIsk said,
II am prepared for him." and put his
hand behind, and also said, Il have
little rascal here" Judge Davis sald,
"a what?' Wituess-"Llttle rascs, ,
your honor. suppose be meant the
pistol"
J A Bures testified he heard Flax
say he would shoot Stokes. and that be
in normed the latter the next morning OF
the threat, and heard Stokes say a. the
Hoffman House that he was afrsii OF
his lie.
Mary Dianan said that she heard
Fisk say Of Stokes: II have got all the
money he bad out OF him, and I'll wipe
him out so there won't be grease spot
lett OF him"
The Recent Diamond Seizure
A western dispatch to the Times says,
10 the matter OF the recent seizure OF
diamonds, valued at $4,000, on the
person OF n Lancaster, Of Chicago, at
the New York Custom House, it is
sail the Treasury Department will re-
lease the entire quantity ot stone uncut
on the ground tnat they were seized
without authority OF Law, and that
there will only be technical forfeiture
of the cut stones, which amount to only
three hundred dollars in all.
1t is the National Life Insurance
Company OF New York that has been
placed in the hands oi receiver, and
not the National Life Insurance Of the
United States, with which Jay Cooke
is connected Legal proceedings were
instituted by one of the stockholders,
it appearing, by an examination on
the part OF the State Superintendent
that there was deficiency in the
Cog,pany's res,rve fund Of 100000.
The assets are S544,0O0, and the lis-
bilities $4,000.