The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-29
NEW YORK CITY.
PHELPS, DoDaE 3 co.'s Answer TO
BUTLRR's epRRcH. ~

PHELPS, poDdE 3 co.'s Answer TO
BuTLER's sPERcH.
NRw YoRK, June e7.-Phelps, Dodge
q 70: publish An answer to the recent
speech IN sargress ,ot Gen: Butler, re,
iterating many Of their former statements
and asserting that Gen. Butler knew. but
concealed the fact that the same error
and Misunderstanding Of the Intricate
law which compelled % under severe
penalties 10 invoice our goods both Al
cost price and at market price, and led
Us In the case Of b great number Of i'm.
portations to invoice their value above
cost, and 80 resulted In q gain to the
revenue and losS to ourselves immensely
greater than tho government claims 10
have lost ~ = :
BRIsTow PROPOSES TO FIND OUT WHY.
A Washington dispatch states that the
Chiei OF the Secret Service Division, II,
Q. Whlteley, has resigned, and tho i'm
preston prevails that Whiteley acted
under Instructions from some one author.
ized TO dlrect him. This, Secretary Bris-
tow will endeavor 10 ascertain without
regard to who II will lmplicate.
WHoLEaALE SLAUGHTER OF SPANISH PRrs.
,ultr. oNRRA.
A Havana letter Of q recent date says
the Cuban report that o convoy Of 400
men, together with forty cart loads Of pro.
visions, have been captured BY the Ou-
bans In the Jurisdiction Of Santiago de On.
DO, and that 400 SpAniards had been shot
In retaliation for the shooting Of Cubans.
TIE DISTRIBUTION OF TIE SPANISH FORCE
The Dtaro states that the Spanish forces
IN the field operating against the Cubans
number 10000 men, Of this number 40 Zoo
are supposed 10 be guarding cultivation in
the districts, 10000 are on the sick list
and elsewhere, and 10000 are engaged 10
active pursuit Of the enemy. These 10000
men, 1t says, are not sufficient to pursue
EVOO or 5000 men well acquainted with
the country.
RESIGNATION AND ELECTION.
NEW YORK, June 97.-At q meeting Of
the directors Of the Toledo, Wabash &
Western Railroad Company today ]. R,
Easement and Kenyon Cox, directors, re-.
signed, and Geo. W. aepy, W. B. Ishen
and A. B. Boyles wereelected.
FOR EUROPE.
Murat Halstead sailed for. Europe to-
day In the steamer Masdt. i sss--.-...--i-1
AMONG TnE DEPARTURES FOR EUROPE.
Among the departures to-day for Eu-
rope were Murat Halstead, editor Of the
Cincinnati Commercials Bishop Herioot,
oI Pittsburgh; Sir Edward Thornton and
Pauline Lucca.
Goodwin Smith has arrived from Eu-
rope.
TOTAL FAILURE oE,ABANK1Na HousR. !
The banking house Of Lassing, Wells |
y Co., doing business in Chatham street, |
suspended payment this afternoon. An |
DID partner claimed everything on judg. |
nent Tor money advanced. The present |
partners have taken TO flight, and no as
sets are left for the creditors, many of |
whom gathered around the building this |
afternoon, clsmoring for their deposits.
BANK STATEMENT. gt |
Loans, increase, $2,724,0OO specie, de. |
crease, $219 900; legal tenders, increase,
81 .0S9, 900; net deposits, increase, $780,.
7OOi circulation, decrease, $741I000; re.
serve, decrease, $427, ,475. Specie ship
ments-To Europe, $721, ,410; to Havana |
and Hayt, $4,000, nearly all gold coin |
and bars. tlt- - - -
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
This morning Thomas O. Weymers,
formerly an actor and stage manager OF
Mrs. Oonway's Theatre, BROOKLYN, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head at his residence In East street.
MR. BEEcHER's LAST DAooURsE PRRvr-
ous TO SUMMER VAoATIoN-AN IN
MEEsB AUDIRNoE-GENRR coNaRAT.
uLATIoNs.
NEW York, June 2e.-Perhsps the
largest congregation ever seen in Ply
mouth Church attended this morning,
the announcement having been made that
Mr.. Beecher would preach his last ser.
mon previous to his summer vacation,
After the regular Introductory service Mr..
Beecher read the Gath chapter of Isaiah,
taking as the text OF his sermon the fifth
verse thereof. From the beginning to the
close Of the discourse the greatest atten.
tion was paid. The regular attendants
were well pleased and the crowd Of curl.
ous heard "a good sermon, but looked
somewhat disappointed. There was no
reference made by Beecher to the letter
of Theodore Tilton. a7l
When the services were over the mem.
bers oi Plymouth Church and o number
Of strangers crowded up 10 the platform
where MIR. Beecher stood, and a general
Handwriting, which continued for some
time, took place. Mr.. Beecher looked his
pleasantest, and evidently the thunder.
bolt had not struck him. When he had
shaken the hands Of all who could get
within reach, and had listened in the
meantime to the kind expressions ofmore
distant ones, Mr. Beecher left the Church.
MAYOR HAvRMRYERS AND THE POLICE
-. t-, COMMISSIONERS.
The Herald intimates that Mayor
HaVemeyer has already or will TO morrow
accept the resignation Of Police Commits.
sioners Charlick and Gardner, and will
resppoint them TO the same position before
official notice can be received from Gov.
Dix OF the vacancies caused BY their CON.
vlction Of misdemeanor.
6 Killed by a DEunken Pilot. 81
CAIRO, June, 30 John Kennedy was
river. 80 = -'''3' " II
William aupton, a pilot, while intoxl..