The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-26
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n Catholic and Episcopal Church
" ' hi. city Palm Sunday Services
- hs5 Yesterday, and were crowded
"rT' n,.5;rrers. ne,u The churches were
~ "o'TI ,.,iIY decorated with flowers
;. '',,' ,r"r,ens Among the Hebrews
s.' Ps,.t ,. Of Purim was observed
'" Inyestigation.
,nwi,,ee OF the Georgia Legisla-
IN this city for the purpose OF in
..,;p, the alleged frauds in the
'',' .nY,i,s bonds negotiated by that
,..,. wj,b firm in Wall street.
Fire.
The fire Yesterday at ll2 franklin
,.r, damaged solomon 4 Co.'S stock
cro,hips 10 the amount Of five thou
.,I dollars. The other occupants lost
mt two thousand dollars, and the
Tliing was damaged to the amount
one thousand.
Evan. Testimony.
The committee of six appointed by
ii PENNSYLVANIA Legislature to take
- testimony OF Evans. now lying Ill
this city, left for Harrisburg last
evening, having accomplished the Oh
.ct Of Their mission.
Confirmation.
The rite of confirmation was admin
,.rr-i Yesterday afternoon at a church
~ Twenly-second street, by Bishop
Potter, D thirty-eight ladies and gen.
reuen. The candidates for confirma-
N yere all Cubans, and have been
..rertcd from Roman Catholics to
p.o,e,,An;is,u since their arrival In this
..arry. The ceremony was very i'm
..... We. This church, it is said, is the
:. Spanish-p.O = 1t organization
the United States. A prayer book
..an.lated into the Spanish language
vas used at the service.
Indian AHairs-Civu Service Re-
form.
The Times special from Washington
..ys: General Howard will probably
arrive during tue present week. and
news will soon be heard which will in
Iicate something of the prospect Of his
mission. There is every reason TO be-
lleve that the Apaches are ready for
var as soon as the grass shall have
,rDwn sufficient to snbsist their ponies.
The people Of that region oppose
General Howard desiring, that General
r:ook be permitted to anticipate their
movement and strike the first blow.
Much hope is reposed in the efforts Of
General Howard here, though it is well
Understood that there are difficulties
waich arduous labor only can overcome.
Secretary Fish is now engaged in
repairing an order based upon the new
vii service reform. The order will
-.,njre the rules to be put in force In
each of the several departments here
without any further delay.
Trial or Rev. Huston. at Baltimore.
4 Baltimore dispatch says: The Ec-
cysiastical investigation OF the charges
against the Rev. Huston, for alleged
nmoralitie., begins this week. The
Examining Committee are Rev.
wilson, of the Washington district; /;
,iariner, of Fredericksburg, Va, and
the Register of the Maryland Agricul-
,lral College, no Baltimoreans being
among them. The investigation will
Protsbly continue for u month. The
p-5ceedings will be private. The
charges include almost all grades OF i'm
morality. Letters are being received
from kentucky, Ohio and Georgia rels-
uyeto Illusions previous character.
The International society.
At a meeting held by the Interna-
roDals yesterday, letter was read
from Mor,bri, in Switzerlan, stating
that two-hundred aud ftty-seven glass
blowers were discharged because they
belonged to the society. The employers
there formed a league against the In
ternatio,als, and this has aroused 8
deep feeling in France, Germany and
Italy. One of the speakers announced
that be was discharged from bis posi-
ton as foreman in a photographic artist
establishment for participating in the
International banquet on last Monday,
and subsequently, the whole force OF
twenty-five men quit work in conse'
qnence of his discharge. The Toronto
printers sent request to be permitted
10 join the organization; they also ask
Tor aid in their projected strike. One
Of the speakers deprecated the policy
OF making a political thing out OF the
ASSOCIATION.
The Alabama Question-A PrOtec.
tOrate for Mexico.
\ Washington dispatch says tha,
Minister Schenck telegraphs that Earl
G'snvilles note to Secretary Fish
argues the Alabama question elabor
ately, but he gives no idea Of what il
contains. In the absence OF this
Information the Administration ad-
vances no theories as to the result o.
the negotiations. The impression ii
that Granville and Fish look upon time
as great pacificator. The State De
partment will send to our American
Agent and Consul, at Paris, in a day
Or two, printed statement Of private
claims against England on account oi
rebel privateers The claims for direc,
and actual losses amounts to abou,
nineteen million dollars. Over si1
million dollars more is charged for the
detention Of vessels, loss Of prospective
ireights and mercantile profits, with
other consequential damages.
The idea OF q protettorate for Mex CT
meets with the favor of President Grant
he would urgently support it if initiated
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