The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-21

nouncing that about 1000 adherents of
Queen Isabella, under Gasselt and Pc.
zula, assembled at Perpignan, city in
France, on the Spanish frontier. AT
last accounts they were nearly ready
to cross. The border government has
taken the necessary step to prevent
| such an invasion.
BELGIUM.
GERMAN UNITY.
-ls' MUNICH, May 20.
The elections recently held here re-
suited generally in favor of the union
of North and South Germany.
ENGLAND.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.
LONDON, May 20.
The Oxford crew have commenced to
practice for their contest with the Har-
ward. The four men selected are Benz
son, Bow, Marlborough, Finne, and
Darbyshire stake, Nelson, will proba-
bly, be coxwain. The London Rowing
Club kaVe challenged the Harvard
Club to a match. .-1
THE FRENCH ELRCTIoNs-THE PRISON
AT BoURGES FORCED OPEN.
The elections In France continue to
be attended with more or loss disorder
Since the 18th inst. 149 persons have
been arrested in Paris for creating po-
litical disturb b ances, and of these only
II have been discharged.
A popular demonstration is reported
at Aimes, where the people sang the
Marseillase.
At Bourges the prison was forced
open by a crowd of political agitators,
and one of their leaders, who had been
arrested, was released.
In the Department of Aube, during
the electioneering tour OF NJ. Pierre, a
riot took place in which blood was
shed.
- AUSTRIA.
THE EMPEROR SANCTIONS THE NATIONAL
SCHOOL BILL.
49,. VIENNA, May 20.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has
given his san ction to the public school
bill passed by the Reichsrath.
.,. IRELAND.
DUBLIN, May 20.
The Grand Lodge of Orangemen have
petitioned the Queen against the discs
tablishment of the Irish Church.
old school Presbyterian Assembly.
~. r NEW YORK, May 20.
The General Assembly OF the "Old
School Presbyterian Church" met in
the Brick Presbyterian Church corner
of 5th Avenue and 37th street, this
morning, with over 300 delegates in at
tendance, representing the Synod of
Albany, Allegheny, Baltimore, Buff
lana, Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Nashville, New Jersey, New
York, Northern India, Northern India
ma, Ohio, Pacific, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, st. Paul, Sandusky, Southern
Iowa, Wheeling and Wisconsin. At
IL o'clock introductory services began.
being conducted by the Moderator OF
the last assembly, DR.. Musgrave and
the Rev. DR.. Jacobs of Allegheny city.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Gardner,
spring Pastor of the Church. The
Oldest Minister present, the retiring
Moderator, then preaoned tne opening
sermon from the following text: MARX
10Th, 10Th He that believeth and Is
baptized shall be saved, but he that
believeth not shall be damned" The
sermon was purely doctrinal and con-
tained no alIusiou to the object OF the
Convention.
NEW SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The business session CONNIE enced at
O'Clock, and was opened with prayer by
the Moderator. The roll OF delegates
was called, and Committee on Elec-
tions appointed, to whom was referred
the commission of delegates. A new
Presbytery was announced as formed
in accordance with the order OF the last
Assembly, namely, Santa Fe. 1t was
recognized, and Its delegates took their
seats.
At the opening Of the New School
General Assembly In Rev. DR.. Hat
fields Church, corner of Park avenue
and S5th street, the Rev. DIR. Jonathan
r. Steams Moderator of the last As
sem bly,, Occur pied the chair; Rev. E. F.
Hatfield, D. D., of New York, acted as
worth Butler, D. D., as permanent
Clark. There was large attendance OF
delegates and the galleries were crowd
ed with spectators, to whom the pro-
ceedings were evidently OF the greatest
interest. 1t is expected 25O delegates
will be present during the session.
Not more than two thirds OF this num-
Der had arrived when the proceedings
began. The session will continue about
ten daYs. The exercises were opened
by a voluntary upon the organ, after
which Rev. George Maxwell, ID, OF
Cincinnati, offered a prayer. Rev.
DR.. Stearns delivered the opening
sermon, in which he expressed earnest
desire for the reunion of the church,
concluding as follows: "Let US come
together, and as we have one doctrine,
and one policy, and one order OF wor-
ship, and one history, and one ecclesl-
astical ancestry, let us have one organ
ization, and one system of action, and
one general assembly where we may
all meet annually by our representa-
tives and look each other in the face
and learn to- understand each other,
and concert and prepare to execute
large and far reaching plans for the
promotion OF the same Christian inter-
ests." After the sermon the afternoon
session was opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Fish, Of Utica, the roll called
and the convention proceeded to the
election of a moderator.
Honors TO the Rebel Dead at Louis