The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-01
NEW YORK CITY.


NEW YORK, June SO.-Aiter many
meetings, debates and wranglings, the
city budget has been finally passed upon.
At one portion Of the proceedings tho
Mayor expressed his disgust rather Vehe,
mently, but soon cooled down and apollo.
gized. In q short time he yielded, and
then the Comptroller yielded, 10 MF,
John Wheeler, President Of the Tax Com.
missioners, and Mr.. Vance, President oI
the Board Of Aldermen, and accepted the
reduced budget prepared by them. Tho
sum sun total Of the apportionment Is $751;
eSs ,39l, and as the total valuation In the
city 10 81 ,164 ,029, ,l7G, the tax levy for the
year will be about % 70 on every 500.
A PRRRMPToRY DEMAND FOR INDEMNITY
A Washington dispatch says that Mr.,
Cushtng, United States Minister to Spain,
has made q peremptory demand upon the
Spanish Government for q full indemnity
lor the Virginius' prisoners slain by order
OF Governor Burriel, and for conseuuen-
llsl damages. Tho same authority makes
Secretary Fish say that tho American
Government has made prompt demand,
quite as decided and peremptory a.
that made by the British Government. for
the indemnity Of the lives OF prisoners dc.
sroyed and loss to their families.
ORDER OF ExTBAD1T1oN.
Ex.Goy. Dalaman, Council for the Ger.
man Empire, has secured an order for the
extradition Of Carl Valentine on charge
OF forging The name Of Blschoff & Co., Of
Berlin, TO bills Of Exchange amounting
almost TO $4,000.
WHAT Mr.. TnToN SAYS ABOUT THE
LETTER.
Theodore Tilton said to a reporter in
reference TO Mr.. Beechcr's letter. asking
his forgiveness: "That letter Is in Mf.
Beechers hand writing and bears his au-
tograph, which will pass current in any
bank In New York. 1t was written and
dictated by himself, and came to me BY
the hand Of q friend as unsolicited as your
visit is 10 me now"
CAPTURE AND SLAUGHTER OF A DUTCH
GARRISON.
A letter from the coast OF Sumatra.
under date of April 10th, states that tho
Acheenees' on the night of March Goth |
made an attack on the Dutch tort, can
turing 1t and overwhelming the garrison.
The loss Of the Dutch Is about / 900 killed |
and 1900 wounded, tho greater number |
being laborers employed 10 work on the |
tort, and colonists dwelling outside. Eight
ships were required for the wounded, |
whom the Malay chies permitted to be
removed from the shore, as much TO en-
barrass the navy as TO do an act OF human.
ity. The letter adds that the complete an. |
Inhalation Of this second Dutch expedition
IS known in the official circles at Sinps- |
pore, and is purposely withheld from the |
press,
JULY INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS.
The July interest and dividends thus
far advertised to be paid July 1st in New
York amount to $52011, ,170, including |
the interest, which the United States pays |
EMIGRATION STATISTICS.
The decrease Of immigration Tor the
first six months Of 1874 shows falling of |
from 20 to about 90 per cent compared |
with the corresponding months in 1873, |
The difference is chiefly seen in the Ger
man element. In six months Of the pres.
ent year over $4,000 emigrants arrived. |
An unusually large proportion go directly |
to the Western States. Several OF the
steamships recently arriving have been
almost exclusively filled with young Irish
women, who camelor the express purpose
Of hiring out as housekeepers, and ac-
cordiugly have distributed themselves In
part through New York city, but still
more largely over the Eastern States.
SPECIE SHIPMENT.
The specie shipments 10 Europe To. DAY
were $4,000 in gold coin and $4,000 in
silver bars. A Havana steamer took $10,-
900 In gold coin.