Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-22
n11soRLLANEous 1rEpIs.


The latest suggestion for compromise is
by Frenchman in the Courier dts Etats
Unis, which is that slavery shall be abol-
isbed, Lincoln and Davis resign, aud Gen.
Lee become President of the United States.
This is altogether preferable to the scheme
lately advocated by the Washington ChTOh
icIe. to pardon the rebels and let them keep
their slaves.
The clergymeu of New York cityinvite
Christians throughout the country to hold
Inauguration prayer meetings on the 4th of
March ;. from IL IN. to p. m. to pray for the
president and the country.
The New York Nevs now declares not
only for peace at any price, but that Union
is neither possible nor desirable. The cop
Perheads have always acted ON this idea,
but have not bad the courage to avow it..
Mrs. Lincoln prefers a ball to prone
made concert on Inauguration evening, and
ball it is to be,
Hiram Powers writes to his brother that
If the son of the latter, his namesake, who
is in the Union army, comes home on a
wooden leg and is obliged to write with
his left hand, he shall feel more pride in
thesname of Hiram Powers so written tn an
in his own engraved on the marble of all
his works.
A shop has been opened in Paris for the
sale of water from the river Jordan, for the
benefit Of those who wish to bave their
children sprlnkIed with drops from thIs
historic stream.
The pope has announced that he intends
shortly TO cauouiZe certain individuals
whom no desiguates as the Dutch mar
lyrs." and who, in 1872, were put to deaf
in Holland by the Calvanistio and patriotic
Rdhereuts of that great Prince of Orange
so famiiiarly known in tho history of the
Netherlands as "the father Of his people,"
Proudhon, the author. who lately died in
Paris, held to his iuEdelity TO the last. He
refused to see the parish priest just before
his death. "The man does his duty" he
observed, shut tell him l don't want his
ministry" Then turning to his wife, he
added, at is from you expect absolution."
He bad, moreover, obtained the positive
though unnecessary, assurance that his
remains should not be taken to a church.
number of persons, some of whom had
formerly belonged to the Simonian and
Socialist sects, as well as groups OF the in.
habitanIs OF PSssy, attracted by curiosity,
attended the funeral.
plan has been proposed by acommit-
tee OF the board of overseers of Harvard for
divinity school on catholic basis. or
rather cluster OF UNCONVENTIONAL schools
on one plan, as follows:-
LIST. To appoint number OF university
lecturers in theology from among distin-
guished gentlemen OF different denomina-
lions, who may be nominated to them by
those willing to guarantee an adequate
compensation for their labor in preparing
aud delivering lectures.
I'd. When a sufficient number of such
university lecturers have been appointed.
TO unite them, together with the professors
OF the Divinity school, as q university
faculty Of theology, with power to arrange
the times aud subjects Of their lectures as
may be most eXpedient; to hold examina.
uons in theology at the end Of the year;
aud to confer the degree of bachelor Of
theology upon such persons as shall pass q
satisfactory examination IN the Scriptures,
Christian history aud Cbristiau antiquities,
and who shall also have passed a proper
course OF study in some theological school
or with private teacher.
Sd To invite any and all denominations
who may desire to establish at Cambridge
a divinity school, with it's own professors,
to have it's own indoor system OF govern
ment. but under the general control of the
university, aud having ell the advantages
and privileges enjoyed by the present Di-
Nnily school-to be established in short,
on the same basIs-apd in the same way as
this Divinity school was established and
endowed u