The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-27
NEW YORK.
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butcher, OF 309, east 51st street. Nc
Cormick was bitten over a month ago.
In the hurdle race at the Hippo
drome, yesterday. . horse ridden by
Alice Cosliego fell in going over the
barrier .and was killed. Before the
rider could extricate herself the other
horses in the race went over the hurdle
and one OF the animals struck her on
the head and breast with his fore feet,
lnfiic!ing, it is feared, fatal wounds.
Another policeman has been arrested
charged with robbery.
The four-oared shell race between
the Buffalo Rowing Club and the Ar
gonaut Boat Club, OF New Jersey, for
the amateur championship of the
United States. took place today, and
was won by the Argonauts. distance
3 miles; time l6 minutes and 46 Sec
onds.
Police Commissioners Oliver Char
lick and Hugh Gardper, convicted yes
terday OF violating the election law,
were each to-day sentenced to pay a
fiue OF 5000, and the clerk OF the court
was instructed to notify the Governor
OF the record Of their conviction. The
motion in arrest OF the judgment was
denied.
A dispatch from Peekskill states that
Henry Ward Beecher in answer to the
query az to what course he will pursue
in view of the recent statement Of Til
ton, says he will not break the silence
he has hitherto observed.
A letter from Havana, dated the
Goth. says the prospects are that gen
eral reputation OF the bills of the
Spanish Bank will take effect next
week. Several cigar manufacturers
have notified their customers that after
mex. week they will not receive paper
money, but will demand gold and silver.
II this should really take place and be-
come general, there will be many tall
ures.
Some time ago Jerome r Bingham
filed bill in equity in the United
States Circuit Court praying to have
Charles II. Luddingtou, Henry Fl.
Boring and Oliver K. Davis restrained
from interfering with him in the exer-
else o. his legal rights 40 receiver OF
the Milwaukee and Lake Superior
Railroad. The defendants put in the
objection that the bill was defective in
not making the Railroad Company
parties. Judge Woodruff to-day ren-
dered decision, sustaining the deten-
dants objections and dismissins the bill.
The Plymouth Chur. n Scandal.
A copy OF Theodore Tilton's extraor-
dinary letter, reopening the Plymouth
church scandal, was sent by special
messenger yesterday t. the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, now on his farm al
Peekskill. Early in the day Rev. DR.,
Edward Beecher, brother OF Henry
Ward, and shsrer with Thomas u
Sherman, q lawyer, in the manage
ment OF Plymouth church with reier-
euce to the scandal, came to this CITY,
On being asked what he thought OF the
new phase OF the scandal he replied
tha he could give no opinion, but sup.
posed Til,on's letter could be answered
s.tistact orially lit should be deemed
necessary. He went to the office o.
Sherman, with whom he had an inter
view several hours long. Sherman
gu bseoueutly said he did not believe
Tilton's allegations OF Beecher's guilt
The usual Plymouth church prayer
meeting will be held this evening, and
in accordance with the manual, a busl"
ness meeting may be held after 1t.
Mr.. Beecher was present at the week
" PRAYER meeting OF Plymouth church
this evening. The proceedings were o
the usual devotional character, and nc
reference whatever was made TO the
TiIton letter. After the meeting Mr.
Beech er, in conversation with a report
er, said he had at present no intention
OF saying anything in reply to the re-
cent statements; he had a large
pos,orate under his charge and had nc
time tor personal controversies, but T.
however, the Examiners OF Plymouth
church should decide that it would be
we'll Tor him to speak out in regard 10
the recent letter, he would do 30 With
out hesitation.
Railroad matters.
The stockholders OF the Atlantic d
Great Western Railroad have ratified
the agreement entered into WITH th'
Erie Railroad Company on May otn
The ipdenture binds the Atlantic d
Great Western Company to the Erl'
Com pany for SO years from the let O
May. The property OF the Atlantic "
Great Western Company is sold TO tn'
Erie Com pauy, the sctusl value OF tn.
same to be credited to the Atlantic d
Great Western Company on account o
hills for lator, materials, &c, to be pa,t
BY the Erie Company. Under tn'
agreement the amounts to be paid o.
the Erie Compan are for supplies Il
tho 3Ist OF March, s3l0.727; due OF
March rolls slO9, 1886, due on April pa
rolls Sl92,535; due on April supple
$1,000; due for personal lnJur!e
sS 600; due tor personal injuries IN suit
500, 9,4Ol; total S9O0,oOo
Attempt NJ Poison.
Last evening Sarah Jane Reeves
colored girl sbout ten years OF age, wa
committed to the county jail at Eilz'
beth, New jersey, charged with al
t.up,ipg to poison the family OF job
R Miller, OF Crawford. Inc g'ri wa
engaged as servant IN the 'amll; {
Mr.. Miller, and yesterday mornIp
placed enough creosote IN :ne con9s W au
cream to kill twenty people. "ne
arreste she confessed the crime 90 10
said she made the attempt 10 XIII ~ ~
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