The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-29
NEW YORK.
News Items.

49," VIM, ouho 81 n hOuS tuc
departures to-day for Europe were,
Murat Halstead, editor OF the Cincin-
natl COMMERCIAL; Bishop Kerfoot, OF
Pittsburgh Sir Edmund Thornton, and
Pauline Lucca.
Goldenie Smith has arrived from
Europe.
A Washington dispatch states at
the chief OF the Secret Service Division,
H. Whiteley, has resigned, and the
impression prevails that Whitley re-
signed under Instructions from come
one authorized to direct him. This,
Secretary Bristow will endeavor to as
certain without regard to whom it
may implicate.
A dispatch from Salisbury, North
Carolina, states that John A. Ketchy
was hung there yesterday for the crime
OF outrage.
Thos. G. Wemiss, a well known actor
and stage manager, committed euieide
this morning at his residence in Brook
lyn.
Bank Suspension.
The banking house OF Lassing
Weir e. Co., doing business in Cha,h-
am street, suspended payment this az
ternoop; an old partner claimed every,
thing on judgment for money ad-
vanced. The present partners have
taken to fight and no assets are LETT
for the creditors, many OF whom gath
cred around the building this after
noon clsmoring for their deposits.
Phelps, Dodge d Go.
Phelps, Dodge & Co. publ sh an
answer to the recent speech in Congress
OF General Butler, reiterating many oi
their former statements and asserting
1--WE believe General Butler knew, but
will fully conceal the fact, that the
same error and misu understanding OF
he intricate law which com pelled us,
under severe penalties, to invoice our
goods, both at the cost price and at the
market price, led us 10 the case of q
great number Of mportations 10 invoice
their value above cost, and so resulted
in a gain TO the revenue and loss to
ourselves immensely greater than the
government claims to have lost"
Spanish News.
A Havana letter Of recent date says
the Cubans report that a convoy O.
four hundred men together with forty
cart loads of provisions, have been
captured by the Cubaus 10 the jurisdic-
ton OF Santiago De Cuba, and that the
total number of four hundred Spaniards
had been shot in retaliation for the
shooting OF CubaDs. The Diaro states
that the Spanish forces in field operat-
ing against the Cuhsns number $4,000
men. Of This number 10000 are sup
posed to be guarding the cultivated
districts, 10000 on the sick list and
elsewhere, and 10000 engaged in active
pursuit of the enemy. These 10000
men it says are not sufficient to pursu
5000 or 5000 men we'll acquainted
with the country.
Bank Statement.
Loans, Increase s2,724.00O; specie
decrease $4,000; legal tenders, in
crease 81 eS4 900; net deposits, increase
SIS, ,3O9, 700; circulation, decrease Sl4l +,
600; reserve, decrease $42I AIS; specie
shipments TO Europe, $72l ,4l0; to
Havana and IIsyti, $4,000, nearly al
gold coin and bars.
New YORK, June 2S.-The Herala
intimates that Mayor Havemeyer has
already, or will Tomorrow, accept the
resignation OF Police Commissioned
Charlick aud Gardner, and re-appoinI
them TO some position before official
notice can be received from Governor
Dix of the vacancies caused by theil
conviction OF misdemeanor.
Plymouth Church.
Perhaps the largest congregation
ever seen in Plymouth church attended
this morning, an announcement having
been made that Mr.. Beecher would
preach his last sermon previous to biz
summer vacation. After the regular
Introductory services, Mr.. Beecher read
the 54th chapter OF Isaiah, taking as a
text for his sermon the 5th verse there
or From the beginning to the close
of the discourse, the closest attention
was paid. The regular attendants were
well pleased. and the crowd oil curious
heard good sermon, but looked some
what disappointed. Moo reference was
made by Brecher 10 the letter OF Theo
Til,on. When services were over the
members Of Plymouth Church and
pumb Der oil strangers crowded up the
platform where Beecher stood, and a
general hsndshaking. which continued
for sometime, took place. Beechel
looked his pleasantest, and evidently
the thunderbolt had not struck him.
When he had shaken hands with all
VINO could get within reach and had
listened in,entive!y to the kind ex
pressioas OF the more distant, Becchel
left the left the church.
Three children were bitten 10 Brook
lyu and two in New York. yesterday
BY supposed mad dogs, which were
killed by the police.
NEW YUKK STATE.