The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-14
GheGttelLigenter:
THE NEWS.

Tho Ayondale disaster was the sub.
JCCL Oi many of the Sabbath dIScourses
In the churches OF New York city,
Sunday. In most OF them collections
were taken up for the families OF the
sufferers.
Tho Cuban Junta, In appreciation Of
Secretary Rawlns' strong sympathy
for the CuGan cause, have presented
Mrs. Rawllns with 10000 In bonds Of
tho Cuban Republic, and hearty let.
ter Of coincidence.
The amount subscribed In New York
city thus far for the Avondale sufferers
Ia nearly forty thousand dollars.
Donations ut New York aud Brook.
lyn for the Avondale sufferers, exceed
$4,000.
AdYlces from Scranton state that the
excitement Is subsldlug. and miners
arc at work, except in the Avondalo
mIne, where no labor will probably be
done for year,
Hon. j, Ross and A. ]. johnson, the
British and American Commissioner
for the adjustment OF claims under the
Oregon treaty, have pronounced an
award of s86O, 900 In gold to be paid by
the United States 10 the Hudson Bay
Company and PuGet's Sound Company,
In extinction OF their rights In the ter.
rItorIes west OF the Rocky MountsIns,
irrespective Of the claim Tor the naYI-
CATION OF the Columbia river.
Ths long report OF the battle OF Las
Tunas, Cuba, sent from Washington
and printed In our kilograms Saturday
Is sheer fabrication. No report Of the
alleged battle has been received by
SenOr Lemus or the Cuban Junta In
Now York, nor by any private iudI.
vidual. Valmaseda was at Guanavacao
on the lG:h, l7Ih ind 18Th OF August, as
there Is datA 10 prove.
General Prim OF Spnin, has arrived
In Paris.
Commissioners have been named at
Madrid 10 consider the attention OF the
penal code for the Spanish colonies, to
administer reforms and provide for the
abolition Of slavery in Porto Rico.
The last New York bank statement
created considerable excitement, being
regarded as The most unfavorable aud
remarkable exhibit made by the banks
Hiu q long time. Several prominent
dnancIers say that banking operations
hive been tumpered with 10 u serious
extent by the stock speculators, and
with the connivance OF the bank OIL
cIals. Several millions Of legal ten
ders have apparently been locked up.
Loans have been made In some casOs
upon greenbacks as collaterals.
The bonds OF the Cuban insurgents
for n loan OF 2O,OOO,OOO have been COM
ple;ed, and are selling at twenty. i've
cOuts on the dollar. Interest begins at
per cent. after Cuban Independence
Is acknowledged, and the bonds are
payable ten years after Interest begins.
The Treasurer OF the .Avondalo re-
lIet fund, at Philadelphia, has received
$1,000.
Charles WhIItlesey, the defeated
Wells candidate for Congress In Alex
andria District, has been appointed by
Gen. cauby, Attorney General OF VIr-
Glnis, vice Bowdln resigned.
IudlunA's certificate OF the ratifca-
ton OF the 10Th Amendment has been
secured and regularly placed on file
by Senator Fish. So that matter Is
settled. . 10
Tho parties charged with attempting
to murder Revenue officer Brooks, OF
Philadelphia, were up for further
hearing yesterday; no evidence Of i'm
portRnce was produced. stocton Kse>
yer and Agan were held In $4,000 bail for
further hearing. Hamilton was COM
mitIed without bail for further hear
ing. The Doctors report that Brooks
may die at any moment.
The celebration OF the Centennial An
niversary birth day of Humboldt, at
Louisville, was commenced last night
by grand Instrumental and Vocal
Concert, givenb by all the German Sing.
ing Sucleties and the leading profess
slonal and amateur talent ofthe city,