The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-13
NEW YORK.
birthday OF the POpe.

bishop McCloskey, the anniversary o
the birthday Of tie Holy Father will be
celebrated in the Catholic churches
throughout the arch diocese Of New
York on the 10th inst, with music fire
works and illuminations.
Laying OF the Corner Stone.
The corner stone OF the new Roman
Catholic Church ofSt. John the Baptist
on Goth street, near 7th avenue, was
laid yesterday by Archbishop Nc
Closkey. A long procession of the
members of total abstinence and benevo
lent societies marched to the church
site and gathered on the platforms
The streets, windows and house tops in
the vicinity were crowded. The new
church will cost one hundred and eighty
thousand. 1t will be under the spiritual
charge of Father Bouavenetura.
Weston Commences to Walk.
The feat which Edward Payson
Weston, champion walkist, failed to
perform last November, was again
renewed this morning at the Empire
City Rink, Third avenue. The feat
consists in walking 400 miles in five
consecutive days. the first ll2 miles
to be performed inside of twenty-four
hours. Weston is allowed only forty
five minutes rest for the first twenty
four hours. If he accomplishes ll2
miles within twenty-four hours, he will
be allowed five hours and twenty-five
minutes rest, after which be commenc,
ed his second walk. He started this
morning in a velvet suit, but after
making the fourth circuit of the rink
he divested himself of hat and vest.
There were not many present.
The AnSlo.American Treaty.
A Washington special to the World
SAYS A telegram received here from
London, by high official, states that the
Anglo, American treaty, with the Queen s
ratification, will be sent to Parliament
on Tuesday. The information is re-
garded as entirely trustworthy.
Project for the Marriage of Presi.
dent Grants Son and the Princess
Beatrice of England.
Letters received from England put
the extraordinary question seriously
whether the marriage between Presi-
dent Grants son and the Princess Beat
rice, OF England, might not be arranged
so as to secure the cordiality Of the two
countries. The Queen originated the
proposition. The Princess is fourteen
years OF age and the Queens idea is
that the nuptials take place on the re-
election OF Grant in 1872. Young
Grant will then be adopted as British
subject and Immediately appointed Vice,
roy of Canada. The letters which
communicate this surprising PROPOSE,
ton were written by persons Of tie
highest position in Britain. One as
serts the idea originated with Mr.. Sew
ard, who suggested it to the Earl OF
Mayo, who mentioned it to the Queen,
who cordially approves it.
The President TO take Trip.
All the necessary arrangements have
now been made by the President to visit
the Pacific coast. lie will leave Long
Branch about the middle of August,
accompanied by Senator Nye, Of Ne
vada, and ex-senator Williams, Of Ore.
gon. He will visit Salt Lake City,
where great preparations have been
made to receive him by Brigham Young.
From thence he will 60 to Nevada and
San Francisco. At the latter place he
will take a ship and proceed to Port
land, in Oregon. The trip may possibly
be extended to the Sandwich Islands.
Adyices from Peru.
Information from Callao, Peru, re-
ports that there had been an attempt at
revolution in that city, and efforts were
made to capture two of the largest iron
clads in the navy. The conspiracy was
discovered, and party OF thirteen per-
SONS, in attempting to escape, took re-
fuge on board the United States steamer
Onward, but were subsequently surren-
dered to the authorities.
The Russian Grand Duke Alexis TO
Visit America.
The President has been officially
notified that the young Russian Grand
Duke Alexis will visit this country
about the first Of September. The fleet
which is TO convey his Imperial high
ness to these shores, will land at the
port of New York. Several Of the
prominent citizens of the metropolis
have undertaken TO give reception to
the ROYAL visitor in keeping with his
high dignity, and that Of the Empire
State.
Mayor Halls Annual Message.
The following is an abstract of Mayor
Halls annual message, presented to the
Common Council to-day. The message
and accompanying reports are com,
prised in a volume of about two hun.
dred pages without an imprint. In it
the Mayor says; The credit OF the city
now rests on a firm basis, because it has
frequently been demonstrated that the
sinking fund as now constituted,wit its
accumulations from the interest on its
investments and other sources, will be
found amply sufficient to pay the
debt as it natures without resort to taxa
tion for dollar for that purpose, ex'
cept as provided for in the case Of pub
lie education, stock and floating debt
fund stock. The fund for reducing the
c;tv debt is apart from and an addition