The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-17
DOMESTIC NEWS.
settlement Of Peake, Opdyke d &.


New YORK, October 1G.-The Bulyc-
tin says committee of the creditors Of
Peake, Opdyke II CO.. who suspended
some time ago, make report that the
firm have promptly paid eighty per cent.
of their Indebtedness with interest, and
that while they have not the surplus TO
pay the additional twenty per cent.
the amsunt which could be realized from
the remaining assets would depend
greatly upon the formation of strong
firm TO succeed to the business. The
proposition from Mr.. Pcake for the final
adjustment of the affairs of the firm has
been adopted. The basis are, that all
debts incurred in 1864 h. paid promptly,
and that VIM. J. Pcakc should place the
entire assets of the firm in the new
partnership, beyond the $50, 600 supplied
IL secure the release of the special and
general partners, and that the entire
estate of William j. Pcakc, real and per-
sonal, should at his death, after the pay
mcnt of So, 900 to his order, be devoted
TO the payment of the remaining twenty
per ccnt and the interest thereon, with
the privilege of fcanceling the whole in
debtedneSs ut ninety cents and interest ut
any time during his life time or Mt S7t
cents and interest ut any time before
1880.
Settlement Of Another New York
Firm.
New YORK, October l7.-Mr. Mygat,
of the firm of Mygat, Havcland " Co.,
states that they are making arrange
mcntS for settlement with their crcdi-
tors, and will be prepared to offer II
proposition soon. Mygat is of the
opinion that their embarrassment has
been, in great measure, precipatcd by
careless or malicious reports.
Valentine IL Go. have made arrange
ments with their creditors for settle
ment at sixty cents on the, dollar.
Address OF Hon. a. III. Ttephens.
AUGUSTA, GA,o October IA. ii.
Stephens 'addreSsed'thc citizens last ev-
ening. He spoke about two hours and
half. The passage of the civil rights
bill would, he said, work great evil and
destroy the public school system in the
South. President Grant, he would do
him the justice to say, had done his duty.
He had no objection to the third term
per sc, he saw no reason why the PrcSi-
dent who executed the laws faithfully,
should not be elected for the third term,
ifthc people desired it. He had looked
into the Louisiana question, and saw no
sense in abusing President Grant. He
spoke hopefully of the future OF the Re-
public; advised his hearers to obey the
laws opprcss lawlessness and to be true
to the Constitution and Union as estab-
lished BY our fathers. He proclaimed
himsclfa Jeffersonian Democrat, and had
great faith in the triumph of those prin-
ciples.
Evangelical Educational Society.
New YORK, October l6.-The Evan
pelical Society commenced its annual
session to-day, with the Bishop of Neva-
da presiding. The officers elected for
the ensuing. year were Hon. Felix Il.
Brunat, President; Wm G. Houston,
Treasurer; and Rev. r. c. Matlock, Sec
rotary. The Treasurcrs and Secrctarys
reports showed the society was in very
prosperous condition. 4,
Lady. Clerks I'm Trouble. s.
WAsMINGToN, October lG,-A lady
clerk in the patent office in an inter-
view with Assistant Secretary Cowan,
assumed the entire responsibility of gath
crisg subscriptions from the clerks and
others in that office, To purchase N tea set
for presentation to the retiring Commis-
sioncr, Lcggett She was informcd that
her admission could concern only herself
and not exempt the other contributors.
the laws requiring the summary discharge
of those in the government ScrvIc" who
contributed to such purposes.
Suicide Caused by Dciirinm IRE
mems.
COLUMBUS October -1G-E. b. Will
liams, aged Twenty-Five years, a marble
cutter hv trade, cut his throat with II
razor Mt noon to-day, while laboring un
der an attack of dclirium trcmens. He
can hardly survive. Williams has been
finely educated, being graduate OF
promjncnt western college, but has for
s,ycral years been addicted 10 spreeing.
His parents reside in Newark. Ohio.
New YORK. October l6.-A writ ol
issue was served to-day on the counsel OF
Henry Ward Beechcr, in the Tilton libel
suit case. Iewilt be-piaced on the No
yember calendar.
Woman's Congress-
CHICAGO, October l6.-In the Wo-
mans Congress this morning, Mrs. AL
len Mitchell read an interesting paper
N, faliehS women. and Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. Of Boston, paper on the influence
of literature on crime. Both ladies were
listened 10 with close attention by the
large audience composed mainly OF wo-
Asn.sss Eieeaon Returns.
IHsum Rock, OeSber ls.-Returns
from fourteen additional counties, hold
nm 10 the estimate of last night which
wss 5000 majority for the Constitution,
the State ticket, headed by Garland for
Gossruor., runs about eyen with the
l,onstitu,ion. Three counties voted
against the Constitution, Phillips, 200
majority; Jefferson, l,7o0i and Lincoln
us The Republicans elected but eight
or ten members Of the Assembly.
~Treasury Removals.
M.sHiNGroS, October lS.-The notice
hefethto@ given by Secretary Bristow
AA&s his intentian TO remove one Of
auy two of family in the employ ofthe
treasury, was in partial measure put
into execution to-day, by the notification
totwenty-fye clerks that their services
would be no longer required after the lst
prox. The blow feb pArticRhrly heavy
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