The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-07

the Prince OF Wales has been installed
as the Grand Patron of Free Masons OF
Ireland. s'.h s' ~ AS- .-
Loss OF the white Jacket. al.
The ship Whit. jacket, from Bombay
to Hull, has been totally lost on the
Boderigues Island in the Indian ocean.
Minister schenck.
Minister Schenck will be the guest
Of Commodore Asbury on Tuesday
next, and will subsequently cruise in his
yacht Levonia. Schenck will there
after tour Switzerland.
Affairs In France.
VERSAILLES, August 5.-The COM
mittee of the Assembly reported unfa-
vorably upon the proposition for the
transfer Of the Chamber to Paris.
General Rossel is to be tried BY a
special court. ----
The siege of Paris will be raised on
the 18th inst.
The Government will soon introduce
bills in the Assembly against the Inter
national Society.
Masons on . Strike In Berlin.
BERLIN, August Sin consequence OF
the continued resistance Of the masons
on strike, the Government has made
a requisition for masons from the army,
taking from the regiments in Berlin
all men trained to masons' work in their
ranks, for the duty of building the new
House of Parliament, which is in dan
ger OF not being finished in proper time.
Disturbances have occurred among the
masons, the strikers assaulting those
remaining at work. The police have
arrested forty Of the rioters. The mas
tiers have held q meeting and resolved
to yield to nothing whatever, in order
not to encourage more strikes. The
strikers have received formal assurance
Of support and pecuniary assistance
from the journeymen carpenters, who
encourage these men to hold out, and
promise to pay nine dollars per week to
every man. Fifteen arrests have been
m ade.
Catholic Department Abolished.
The official journal gives an expla-
nation of the abolition of the Roman
Catholic Department in the Ministry of
Education and Ecclesiastic Affairs. The
Department can hardly be said to have
been abolished, but rather has been
united with the Protestant Department.
The ministry is to acknowledge no re-
ligious creed, but is to represent the in
terests of the State towards all creeds.
The Catholic Department was insti-
tuted in l84l, exclusively for the pur-
pose of organization, as temporary
measure. Its task being completed,
he supernumerary councillors will be
dispensed with. The measure is not one
of hostility to the Romish Church.
The Meeting I'm Phenix Park Ends
In q Ri0t.
DUBLIN, August 6.-The authorities
at a late hour last evening issued an
order forbidding the assemblage OF the
meeting which was announced to take
place in Phoenix Park to-day, for the
purpose Of urging upon the government
the release Of the Fenian prisoners.
Notwithstanding this prohibition, an
immense number of persons assembled
in the park this afternoon, and Mr.,
Smith. a member of Parliament, pro-
ceeded to address the meeting. A large
force of police, which was posted in the
vicinity, Immediately advanced, and
succeeded in effecting the arrest OF Mr..
Smith, and his supporters attempting a
rescue, a desperate struggle ensued:
Many shots were fired, and clubs and
stones were used. blood flowing freely
on both sides. .
The scene in the neighborhood OF the
park during the continuance Of the con-
flict was one Of the greatest confusion.
Many women who were among the at
tendauts at the meeting tainted and
were trampled under foot by the surging
mass of people. The Vice-regal Lodge,
at which the Prince of Wales and the
royal party at present visiting this city
are stopping, was assaulted with a
shower of stones, smashing the win
dows and severely damaging the build
ing, but inficting no injury upon the
OCCUPANTS. The full extent oil the casu-
atty cannot as yet be ascertained. A
large rumber Of persons implicated in
the disturbance have been arrested by
the police.
New Gold Field.
Great excitement is occasioned by the
announcement of the discovery Of q
large gold field in New Caledonia, an
island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Numerous parties are forming with the
intention of proceeding to the island and
diggers are leaving tor the newly dis
covered fields in great numbers. Sew
eral rich veins are stated to be IN sue
cessful operation.
ProIonging the Powers OF Theirs
PARIS, August 4.-The Deputies Of
the Left centre in the Assembly are ne
gotiating with those Of the Right for a
further period Of three years. The
Leftcentre or moderate Republicans
have refused to concur in NJ. Gambet-
ta's resolution for joint party, to be
com posed OF Moderate Republicans and
Radical parties in the Assembly, and to
he placed under the leadership OF Gam
BETA. This refusal has had the effect
of reducing the Radical minority in the
Assembly and rendering its influence
still weaker. nl''' e
LONG BRANCH.
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