The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-17
NEW YORK.
Auti.Inn asien Meeting.

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feelings OF the business men Of New
York to the President, regarding the
Senate bill for the expansion OF the
currency, Peter Cooper Was called to
the chair, and the petition to President
Grant was read. 1t is signed BY Brown
Brothers & Co., Henry g. Stebbins d
Co., Drexel, Morgan & Co., Samuel B.
Rugeles, and about $500 others. inclu-
ding majority Of The Presidents OF
the banks in the Clearing House Asso.
citation. The petition says they appeal
from their own judgment to the Ian
puage OF the most eminent statesmen
in the Senate and House Of Represen-
tstives in 1862 in justification Of their
plan. The further issue Of greenbacks
under the existing circumstances with.
out warrant OF necessity, will ipfict
a stain on the honor OF the republic
and impair confidence in every future
pledge and promise given in its name.
Addresses in support OF the petition
were made by Stuart Brown, Rev Leo
Bacon, August Belmont and others
aud a committee was appointed to pre-"
sent the petition to the President, ask
ing him to interpose his veto to pre-
vent the enactment OF the Senate cur
repcy bill, which has recently passed
both houses OF Congress, or any other
bill having in view the increase OF an
;rredeemahle currency. The COM
mittee includes Messrs. James N,
Brown, Howard Potter, d. Wills,
James Jacob, D. Vermile, Jonathan
Sturges. William NJ. Evsrte, Cyrus W..
Field, and other representative citizens.
The petition will be presented to-mor-
row.
Loss Of the steamer L'Amerique.
A dispatch dated Hsvre. says the
steamer EAmerique. OF the French
Transatlantic line, running between
this port and New York, was wrecked
off the French coset on TIE llth inst.
All the passengers and crew were saw
ed with the exception OF the third ofli-
Ger.
The n.ws o. the loss OF the LAmer-
ioue, wss tirst received here by q dis.
| patch from passenger named Cansin'
erie, ard dated Brest, this morning.
The announcement Of the loss was
promptly posted on the newspaper
bulletins, printed In extras, and in .
short time the Office Of the French
Transatlantic company was thronged
with reporters asking the particulars
and with the friends Of the line who
came to offer sympathy st this third
disaster within six montbs. Mr.. Nc
Kepzie, the agent OF the line, would
not see any one until ne had received
news OF the loes OF the LAmerique
from France. The LAmerique was
som ewhat smaller than the ill.iated
Vile de Havre, but Of similar build
She was a new vessel built last year at
New Castle on the Tyne. She carried
on her last trip so passengers.
From private dispatches the follow
ing particulars OF the loss Of the
L'Amerique have been obtained: She
touched at Brest on the l4th inst, and
proceeded for Hsvre. When midway
between these two ports che struck on
the island OF Queissant At the ofie.
| of the General Trans Atlantic Com
pany no special information had beer
received at l P. NJ, and although dis
patches from Bath, Brest and Havrt
have been received this morning, no
even q rumor OF her loss has been Sem
| to them. The L'Amerique was not 6
new vessel. She was formerly th'
Eugene L'Imperialce, and was one o
the first steamers OF the line built. Sh'
was reconstructed and heightened il
hull by Leslie & Co., Of Hebburp, New
caStle.ou-Tyne, and her improved ma
chinery was rom the works Of Mauds
lley's Son. e. Field, OF London.
| Mr.. Mackenzie, agent oil the Trans
Atlantic Steamship Company, has re-
ceived a dispatch from the manager o
the line confirming the loss OF tht
BAmerique The courageous efforts
of Captain Rousseau and the crew ar'
unanimously testified to by the passen
gers. The dimensions OF the LAmer
ique we're: Length on deck ITO feet
breadth Of beam l3 feet 6 inches, deptl
of hold 80 feet 3 inches, draugbt o
water at lead-liDe "a ie.t. She hat
four decks, was bark-riggsd and wa
1000 tons burden, builders measure
meut, while her registered tonnage wa
$500 tons
-.r. News Itsms.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has bee
voted six months leave OF absence, Il
be spent abroad or at home. the con
gregation to pay ell travelling expenses
A large number Of steerage passen
gers OF the abandoned ship LEurop
called yesterday at the French Trsus
Atlantic Conpany's Office and wer
each given twelve dollars to reliev
their immediate wants. All 90 desirinl
received railroad tickets free to thei
poiLt Of destination. Captain Lemair
leaves for Paris Saturday.
, Gsillard was the name OF the %
officer, reported lost by the sinkiug Q
: the steamer L Amerique. He was o.
board the steamer Vile du Havr
when that vessel went down.
9 By the sinking ot a schooner in tn
sound during the late gales. three me-
were drowned, : -
One million gold was sold to-day 6
from 1855 to 1875.
q A Philadelphia dispatch says muc
D anxiety is manifested for the safety
1 the steamer Netherland, now . wee
!, overdue The same storm that did Q
much damage to the Pennsylvapia, il
jured the Netherlsnd sufficient to con
pei her to put back to port, whenc'