The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-23
By THE CABLE.
by Telegraph to the Register

BERLIN, March 22.-The bill to pro-
hibit the seperate States of the German
Confederation from issuing bank notes
has passed to q second reading in the
Chamber.
LONDON, March 22.-The Australians
are taking measures for the establish
ment of rail and passenger route to
Europe via San Francisco.
The commercial journals of this city
comment upon the excessive Imports OF
American wheat and -four during the
past year. The statistics show that the
receipts of wheat from the United
States this year have aggregated $780,
900 bushels. one'quarter more than for
any previous year.
The passengers of the stea mer Sauna
ria, which arrived at Queenstown at 9
o'clock last evening, complain of the
captain of a certain Guion steamer
which they supposed to have been the
Manhattan. 1t seems the Guion steamer
was within q short distance of the Sa-
maria several days ago and, though her
signals of distress were flying, the Guion
captain refused to aid the disabled
steamer and utterly ignored her signals
LONDON, March 22.-Proceedings in
the House of Lords, last evening, were
In Hnnan M Enm-
mons the Marquis of Huntington, the
Postmaster General, replied to questions
relative to delays in the telegraphic
service. He explained that the delays
wste now chiefly confined to Ireland.
Tolls were cheap, consequently the wires
were crowded. This was especially true
in North Ireland. In the southern coun-
ties the lines had been cut maliciously.
The submarine cable connecting west
ward with Havreford, Wales, had so
been cut ten miles away from the Irish
coast. Under such circumstances delays
were inevitable, but he hoped soon to
be able to announce that delays occur
only in exceptional cases.
Right Hon. William Mansell, Under
Secretary for the Colonial Department,
explained that the Kuighthood offered
Mr.. Gait recently was totally uncOn-
nected with the question of Canadian
independence.
Mr.. Gladstone said he hoped to get
meeting Of the committee of the Irish
Land bill on Tuesday, in order that the
question might be disposed of in time
to receive the Budget before Easter.
The Consul Fund bill then came up,
was debated briefly and passed.
Discussion on the Land bill was then
resumed.
PARIS, March 22.-The Journal OFF,
ciale contains a letter from the Emperor
TO Prime Minister Olivier. He says it
would be inexpedient in the present
condition of affairs to adopt all the re-
forms which will restore constitutional
government to France, in order to put
an end to that immoderate desire for
change which possesses certain spirits,
who disturb the public mind by belief
of the instability of the present regime.
Among the reforms which he has insti-
tuted, the Emperor places in the first
rank those which touch the constitu-
ton and prerogative of the Senate. He
urges N. Olivier to concert with his
colleagues for the submission to him
(the EMPEROR Of project for the Sena-
tus Consultum which will fix invaria-
bly, the fundamental provisions growing
out of the Plebiscitum of 1852, divide
the Legislative power between the two
Chambers, and restore to the Nation a
sort of representative power which has
heretofore been delegated.
PARIS, March 22.-The workmen of
La Creuzot are again on a strike. No
disorders are reported.