The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-25
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deneral, one OF Whlcp VIII IA ING
price OF gold at so per can't. premium,
and any one suspected Of having taken
part in any transaction above this
figure will be tried by court martial: A
forced loan OF twenty million OF dollars
is also talked OF, as well as the pay,
N lent of al duties id gold. .-"EA b..
An English commercial house OF
this. city some time ago, bought about
100000 bills on England at "A per
cent. premium from Spanish house
to be delivered about the middle Of
April, either party having the optien
OF paying any difference there might
be in the state Of exchange or in deliy-
ering the bills Of exchange. Exchange
now being 1853 per cent premium Cd
Engla.d, large sum Of money has
become due 10 the English
house. Payment has been demand.
ed but refused and the Spsniard
threatened that il the English house at.
tenn pied to sue for the CLAIM. he would
denounce tbe Englishmen to the Cap
tain Ger ueral as monopollsts aud specu-
lators, aiding in the financial ruin OF
the island. The Spaniard finding the
Epglishmen were not frightened, agreed
to pay sbout $4,000 as q compromise.
In another sesir where one of the
chief magsates OF the island ia affected,
Involving sone 100000 for the rent OF
certain lands, the claimant wants gold.
The courts have 50 decided. but Span.
ish bank bills have been rendered and
refused. The person owing this sum Of
money bas already taken the crop OF
the land, bu. has not sold it Tor pa
per money but cent it to England where
no doubt be mas many thousands in
vested. According to the official re-
ports from Puerto Principe, on the
morning Of April 5, an insurgent force OF
1000 in,autry and from 800 to 400 cav
ary appeared before the encampment
"' Csrided de Arteage, and began at
cking the fort on various sides. At
:. o'clock most OF them retired, leaving
only few scouts around the fort. who
also disappeared at dusk. Five OF the
insurgents were seen to fall on the
northern side and three on the southern
side. This place is Immediately in the
vicinity Of Puerto Principe, The vol
uuteers in one OF the numerous stock-
ades in the envlrons of Puerto Principe
being short of water, % OF them offer-
ed, or were ordered to bring in sup
ply from Lagoon. in the vicinity, but
they had hardly gone beyond rifle
range when they were attacked by the
Cubarsand % out OF the 2S were kill
ed. The surviving lbree only succeed
ed in escaping through their swiitness
OF foot
News Hens.
The Post states that a three story
frame house in Brooklyn, fell this
morning while being raised, buryiDg
some eight or ten workmen. At III
o'clock four Sad been taken out believed
to be dying, and two could be seen in
the ruins, supposed to be dead.
Two men were killed outright, Os,
born. the boss bidder, and Burns. the
boss plumber. Two more were fatally
lie iured aud five seriously hurt. A
boy employed in the building at the
time, is mlssing, and it is believed that
bis body is buried in the ruins.
Jose Antonio Echeverria, Minister
of State OF the Cuban Republic, went
to Washington last evening 10 petition
Congress, it is said, for a formal recog-
nition of the belligerent rights for bis
couulrymen. BE consulted Adams
President OF the Cuban Junta, before
starting. ~. ..f
Louisa Mackey, a daughter OF very
wealthy parents residing in this city
was drowned last evening at the New
Jersey Central Railroad pier. by falline
into the dock while attempting TO leaE
on board a ferry boat that had JUS
started Tor this city.
The failure of John A. Berega,
gold broker, is announced.
| Inc Olu " hibhy nio6.
The Congressional Committee Oh
WAYS and Means resolved to iuvesti
gate the facts connected with the oil
whisky ring in this city. and subpoena
ed Deputy Clerk Stillwell, OF the Cir
cui, Court, ard Major Sidney Mckay
q private secretary to Governor Dix
who was U. S. District Attorney il
1872, to appear before the Committe
for examination. About two years ag
Simon Herman aud q number OF die
tillers, rectifiers, internal revenue off
GERS and others, were indicted in tb
'IU. g. Circuit Court OF thi
district, but none OF the indicte,
parties have been brought to trial
and in Herrmau's case nolts pro'equ
was entered. The prosecution CLAIM
this was done on the payment b
Herrmeu Of three thousand dollars
two thou sand OF which went to q maj
named Fay, four huudred aud ninel,
to Sauborn. the came amount to ib
Government, and twenty dollars I
District Attorney Davis. 1t is tbough b
it will be shown that Sanborn WASH
entitled to any OF the money, as th
prosecution against Herman was be
gun before the government contrac
was made 70 Sauborn and Jay Gould
The counsel asserts that no papers hav
been served on Gould or himself in th
illegal ten million suit.
ST. LOUIS.