The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-25
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Queen Victoria Recovering
Meeting of Irish Amnesty
Association.
Strike Of WOrkmen at Leeds
A Church Struck by Lightning.
cPersOns Killed and Injured
Attempt to Assassinate the King
Of Spain.
w. GholoHn In Rnrlin
A Church Struck by Lightning.
:Persons Killed and Injured
Attempt to Assassinate the King
Of Spain.
The Cholera in Berlin.

LONDON, August 24.-The Amnesty
association OF Dublin will hold its
meeting in Hyde Park on September 3,
to petition the Queen for the liberation
Of political prisoners.
The Queen is recovering.
There is some excitement over the
election of a member OF Parliament
Charles Buxton, the Watney Tory can
iids,e. is now five hundred ahead.
Strike at Leeds.
4 strike of 1900 workmen has
occurred at Leeds. The newly en-
plovel workmen from Newcastle were
Kissed hy the strikers. No trouble is
apprehended.
Mr.. Guruey, the British Commission
cr OF the Washington Treaty, sails in
September, accompanied by the eldest
son Of Sir Stafford Northcote, as secre'
tary.
4 Times special from Paris states
that the question of the dissolution ot
the Assembly is causing much excite
ment, and grave consequences are posi-
Die.
The Tarifa arrived at Queenstown
Yesterday and proceeded.
VERSAILLES, August 24.-The bill oi
Gambetta for the consolidation of the
Republican union Deputies in the AS
sembly proposes the dissolution OF the
National Assembly on the ground that
lis discussions have proved fruitless.
Cholera In Berlin.
BgILIN. August 24.-Four cases OF
cholera have appeared in this city. The
authorities are very active in intro
ducins sanitary precautions for prvent-
ipg its further spread. The actual ap,
pearance of the epidemic here caused
much alarm and excitement among the
citizens.
The New Spanish Loan.
MADRID, August 23.-The new Span
,,h loan O: 6OU,OO00O0 reals has been
authorized and will be issued on Sep
tember 9th.
LIVERPOOL, August 24.-Mr. Stafford
NorthcUtte, jr., son of Sir Stafford
Nor,hcotte, has been appointed secre-
tarv 10 Commissioner Gurney, for set
rlng Alabama claims in the United
States, and sails for America in Sep
lemter.
Attempt to Assassinate the King OF
spain.
MADRID, August 24, Midnight
,ireat excitement prevails in the city
tonight arising out OF a rumor that a
daring attempt has been made to as
sassinate King Amedus, OF Spain, at
Socurial, a town Of Spain, twenty-;our
miles northwest of Madrid, the usual
residence of the Court IN Autumn. The
attempt proved unsuccessful, and the
King is said to be uninjured. Much
alarm is manifested by the royal house
mold.
ROME, August 34.-A terrible event
has occurred at Bologna, Italy. One
Of the principal churches in the place
was struck by lightning during the
severe thunder storm yesterday and
thrtvtwo people were killed or injured.
The deepest gloom has been cast over
the whole city and neighborhood by
the mournful event.
PARIS August 24.-All the principal
towns OF France have resolved to cele-
brate the anniversary of the French
Republic on Sunday, September Sd.
Extensive preparations are being made
in this city and elsewhere for an I'M
mense demonstration on the day named.
4 grand military display will take
place