The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-02
MONDAY. UGU ., 1875.

The New York Sun says that Au-
gustus Storrs, Treasurer Of Plymouth
Church, has paid 10 Henry Ward
BeeclIer $50, coo as the first instHllment
Of his 100000 salary. Two secret
meetings Of the Board Of Trustees
have been held within the past three
weeks, and there has been much diff
ference of opinion, bordering almost
on dissensiou, rs TO how the remain
ing $4,000 shall be raised. Tho
amount paid Beecher was the sur
plus that the pew rents Melted at the
sales in January, and overs his reg
uIar 10000 salary.
4 special 10 the Times says that II is
somewhat authoritatively stated that
the officials of the Plymouth Church
intend TO raise the so, 900 dollars adj
ditional salary voted to Beecher by
a mortgage on the Bethel. a fund
Is now being raised by the members
OF the plymouth Church for the ben
eft OF Bessie Turner.
The extended time for the defend
ants TO answer in the suit for libel,
brought by Edna Dean Proctor
against the New York Graphic, ex-
pires to-day. In all Likelihood it will
be compromised.
letters have been received from
John +. Raymond, John Brougham
and William Wheatley denying that
they are losers by the Duncan, Sher.
man & Co. failure.
Schwall & Frowetler, p]roprietors OF
the extensive lager beer brewery, at
Marion /. j. failed for about S75, 900.
The leader OF the Goth regiment
band has made a proposition to John
Nolan, President of the Irish Amer
lean Association, for Il contest of
bands on the 18th of March.
Tho New York Tribune says that n
member of the executive committe of
the Western Union Company, well
acquainted with Commodore Van
derbilt, was questioned as to the
truth of the report that Vanderbilt
was ready to sell out his stock. lie
said: Vanderbilt is perfectly willing
to part Tith any speculative stock,
but that he is intensely stubborn.
The stock he holds cost him Sc, and he
will not sell at less. If it can be got
up to 80 the Commodore viii sell out
TO Jay Gould or any n who will
pay his price, but that the retirement
of Vanderbilt from the board would
not necessarily involve the retire
ment of his friends. Vanderbilt has
n large number of followers in all the
enterprises which he enters, and in
our board Messrs. Schellwork, Har-
ken, Durkee, and Thorne, are all
looked upon as his friends. All of
them are identified with the man
agement of the company, and he does
not believe they would sell out their
stock even if Vanderbilt should.
There is thirty-five million dollars
of Western Union stock in all. Com
modore Vanderbilt holds five million
and his friends eleven million, max
ing in all, sixteen million, which is
enough to control the board Mt all
elections. If Gould desires to control
the board he will have to buy out
the Vanderbilt clique, as well IA the
Commodore. He owns more West
ern Union stock than Vanderbilt
does. 1t is well known in our board
that Jay Gould owns seven million
five hundred thousand dOllerS of the
Western Union stock against five
million held by Commodore Wander
bilt. Should he buy out the interest
of Vanderbilt, which the latter is
quite willing to sell, the moment the
stock raises above Sc, Gould, with
his 81, 500, 900, will be very near con-
trolling the Board. He will have to
purchase it all himself, however, for
he cannot rely upon friends; he has
nc such following him, as Commo-
dore has, but he makes up in cash
what he lacks in support.
The following dispatch, addressed
TO the Agent of the Associated Press,
has Just been received:
Knoxville, Tenn,
... July 81, 1873.
Senator Johnson died at hulEpast
two O'Clock this forenoon.
tSigned) DUNCAN.
FAsdestruetiye fire occurred at Een-