The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-24
New York News.

ed the act, but says he took Mr.. Can
for another man whodhreatened his life,
He says Mr.. Carr. was one of his most
intimate friends and he had no inten-
ton of killing him. i's - -
The Union League Club notified Hor-
ace Greeley that they intend to take
into consideration his action in being q
bondsman for JET. Davis. Mr.. Greeley
replies in this mornings Tribune with
= column and half of defense. 7is
The steamer Europe, from Havre and
Brest, on the 18th, has arrived. d.
The Pennsylvania, from Liverpool,
brought 1000 bags of wheat on board.
Arch Bishop Purcell, of Cincinnati,
Bishops Quinlan, Youghlin, Dominick,
and Vicar General Starts, of the Cath
Ollie Church, and Dawson, the actor,
sailed for Europe on the New York to-
day. -
The Government Life Saving Com
mission has concluded its labors. It
has been in session SO days, and exam
ined S55 different devices. It Is be-
towards decreasing the destruction of
life at sea. lt
A duel WRs fought in Hudson county,
N. J., yesterday, about woman. One
Of the parties was slightly wounded.
A case was argsled In the Supreme
Court, of Rufus Hatch for mandamus
TO compel the Northwestern Railroad
to allow him to examine their books.
Further hearing next Monday.
In the general synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church yesterday, reso-
luton was adopted that the action OF
the synod in favor of organizing the
Union, should be telegraphed to the
General Assemblies now in session.
The Old School Presbyterians of Gin
cinnati, the United Presbyterians, OF
Xenia, and the New School Presby-
teriAns have recommended 1t. y
The Committee on Foreign Missions
reported the total receipts as SlO, 9S5, and
expenditures at $9,6S5. Three native
Indian students have been licensed to
preach.
Rev. E. p. Smith, of the American
Missionary Association, an Organiza-
ton for disseminating the gospel among
the colOred race, stated there were five
hundred teachers employed. i,
DIR. II. A. Brown, of the Second Pres
byterian Synod, spoke in favor of the
union OF Presbyterians of every grade,
In one general assembly. The dele
gates OF, the Old School General Assem-
bly,, though invited, declined. The
speaker was not delegate from the
New School Assembly.
% In to-day's session report was
adopted on the appeal OF Drs. Steele
and Crawford OF philadelphia from the
action OF that Presbytery subject to
communion, to the effect that the Pres
bytely acted irregularly; that the laws
of the church shall be observed in the
future in reference to pro re TGtG meet
lngs; that no act was postponed requir-
ing them to be revised, and that the
whole subject be dismissed. There was
an excited debate on another appeal OF
Drs. Steele and Crawford from the ac-
ton Of the Presbytery while in licens-
ing two young men to preach who did
not implicitly subscribe to the plat
form of the church, which prevents the
use Of hymns and songs, nor even
pslams, except pslams of David, as
verified by Rouse. The appeal will
probably be set aside. :
About 200 of the Santiago de Cuba
passengers arrived this p. m. safely.
Their statements vary as TO the action
Of the officers OF the ship. One passen-
ger, a seaman, says at 2 o'clock yester-
day morning the captain went below
and left the third mate in charge; the
mate left the lookout and went TO work
washing down the decks. It is alleged
this was the reason the land was not
discovered until the ship struck.
AS soon as the shock was felt all was
commotion On board but the passen-
gers acted very well and there was nc
panic. The officers tried to get the
ship off and then arrangements were
made to get the passengers ashore.
There were IS or 40 ladies on board.
These were taken OFF first. Capt. KEEL
ley took the first boat ashore in safety
and returned for the second load when
unfortunately it was swamped, with
sad result. Meantime, Captain Potter
had taken two boat loads ashore, and
went to the assistance of those in the
water. Two women were taken out,
one of whom was supposed to be dead,
but restoratives were applied, and she
| was resuscitRted. The wreckers under
Captain Townsend acted nobly, and
did much to save the passengers and
property. The passengers found them.
selves five and half miles from At
lantic City. The people Immediately
went down to the beech with theiI
teams, and took the passengers and
baggage up to the city. This morning
many passengers went to Philadelphia
and the remainder came to this city
They say that II the accident had oc'
CURED oh a rocky coast, but few of the
passengers would have been saved.
The Santiago De Cuba has ten feet Of
water in her, and tits doubtful whether
she can be saved. Another account
says she lays easy in four feet of water,
and will come off at high tide.
tits profile that the New Jersey I'm.
partial Suffrage Convention, called fol
the 4th of June, will be postponed.
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