The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-07
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ROME, February 5.-Another session
of the Ecumeuical Council was held
yesterday The Archbishop Of Turin
celebrated mass. Five fathers delivered
addresses. The committee on Pcstulata
meet once week. The committee on
Define has completed o great part of its
work.
MARsEILLEs, February 5,-An excite
ment was occasioned in this city this
morning by the falling of two houses
Twelve persons were buried in the
ruins, but it is not thought all were
killed. Two bodies have been recov-
cred from TIE debris.
MADRID, February SIT is. reported
that Duke ,Moutpensier's candidature
for the throne of Spain will be altogether
abandoned. Prince George. Catholic,
thirty-seven yeaIs of age, son of the
King of SaxoDy is now talked of in some
quarters, while others propose Prince
Charles of Prussia.
Tho Clerical estimate passed the
Cortes yesterday afternoon after siren
Gus opposition.
LONDON, February 5.-The Times has
editorials on American legislators and
legislation, wherein it comments on the
composition and peculiaritiGs of the
houses of the United States Congress.
The writer attributes the faalts in
American legislation 20 an utter absence
of ability in the House of Representa-
tives, natural consequence to the pop
ular electiops. The Senate, boweyer,
is better, the Times thinks, because its
members are otherwise chosen.
The Saturday Review predicts that
the Irish land question and bills for the
regulation of the ballot and diffusion of
education will engross the attention of
Parliament the coming session.
Extraordinary scenes are occurring at
the telegraph Offices throughout Eng
land. The dissatisfaction is universal,
and complaints of delay and errors have
been greatly multiplied since the new
arrangement went into effect. In this
city, particularly, crowds of people sur
round the offices, and there is the great
est confusion.
The Pail Mall Gazette protests against
the interruption of the Chinese trade in
-:.., a. accumulated
There has recently been IA improved
demand for American bonds, both Fed
eral and staple.
ROME, February 5.-The Ciyita Cato
lica, published here, has n remarkable
article entitled lies MOayeis Politi-
cues et1e Concile." After referring to
the menaces against the Ecumenicll
Councils establishing DEGREES contrary
to modern ideas, it says: Tho bishops
desp!se manaccs; if the governments
make laws at variance with the DEGREES
of the Council the subjects will not be
held to observe them, and to exact ODE
dience to such laws would bo Cdtons
tyranny. If the governments separate
churches from State, they must expect
q terrible revolution to overthrow them.
France alone has been true to the Con-
cordat, and the Council will bear this
in mind.
PARIS. February 81 was reported
to-day that LASER Anatole Prorast Par
edol, the celebrated author, has been
appointed Minister from France to
Washington.
Gustavc Houreus is TO be prosecuted
for words used in speech AZ political
meeting.
Tho Joarnal Official publishes decree
removing NJ. Feverrier, the eminent as
tronomer, from his office as Director OF
the Imperial Observatory, for taking
certain action in the Senate, of which
he is n member, inconsistent with his
duties as on officer of the Government.
MADRID, February 6.-The duel be
tween Senior Figucrras and Colonel
Tuque will probably be fought, as the
former will rot withdraw his offensive
language.
PARIS, February Gin the case of
Henry Rochefort, no appeal having
been taken, the sentence has become
final. The ministry have determined to
put it into execution, and the defendant