Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-27

NEW YORK, June pa copy Of Til
ton 5 letter, in regard to the Plymouth
Church scandal, was sent by n special
messenger yesterday to the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. now on his farm at Peek
skill. EARLY in the day the Rev. DR.. E.
Beecher, brother of Henry Ward, and
sharer with Thomas G. Shearman.
lawyer, in the Management of Plymouth
Church, came to this city, and when
asked what he thought of the new phase
of the scandal, he replied he could give
no opinion, but he supposed Tiltop S
letter could be answered satisfactorily il
il should be deemed necessary. He went
to the Office of Shearmau, with whom he
had an interview several hours long.
Shearman subsequently said that he did
not believe Titon's allegation OF
Beechers guilt. The usual Plymouth
Church prayer meeting will be held this
evening, and in accordance with manual
Of business, meeting may be held
after it.
The Stockholders Of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad have ratified the
agreement entered into with the Erie
Railroad Company on May 9th. The
agreement leases the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad to the Erie Company
for ninety-nine years from the first Of
May. The rolling. stock, ETC., of the At
lantic and Great Western is sold to the
Erie Company, the actual value of the
same to be credited to the Atlantic and
Great Western Company account. Tit
dues for labor, materials, etc., to be pait
by the Erie Company. The amount il
the aggregate is about $S00,0 900.
During a storm yesterday afternoon
the lightning struck man at Circleville
Ohio, and woman at Huntington, Yves
Virginia; two young men at Kalamazoo
Mich; the Postmaster at Marion, Ind.
and three persons near Fort Wayne, Ind
CHICAGO, June ga Washington
special says that Hale has accepted tn
Postmaster Generalship, and will ente
on the duties of the Office on the LIST Q
July, the beginning of the new quarter
The appointment appears to meet will
general commentator. A Tribun
special says it is thought Cresswell'
resignation was hastened somewhat b
disappointment at the treatment give
his postal telegraphic scheme, as well a
because the report of the House Posts
Committee, made just before the clos
of the session, did not fully endorse hir
as entirely without blame as to th
abuses that may have grown up unde
the straw bid system.
The new Secretary Of the Treasury
said to have in contemplation thoroug
reform of the red-tape system in his d.
partment, and the dispensing with a
supernumeraries. He says be has n
financial schemes with which to start
the country, and his main object will |
to economically, carefully and vigorous
execute the laws governing the Treasul
Department.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Postoff
Department this morning was official
informed by the French Minister of Il
ratification of the postal convention b
tween France and the United States
the French Assembly. The Minister e
pressed to the Postmaster General b
desire that it should go into operation (
the first of July, but this cannot be,
the first of August is the date fixed, al
the ratifcations' have not been e
changed.
COLUMBUS, June 26.-Gills' paint al
setting up shop attached to the
works, was burned this morning. Ii
$4,000; insurance $4,000.