The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-11
NEW YORK.
Pilgrimage TO Rome.


a Pilgrimage 20 Rome.
NEW YORK, May 9.-Preparations
for The pilgrimage Of the members OF
the Catholic church to Rome, have
been perfected. and those -ho are to
take the journey will leave this city by
the steamship Pereire Saturday next.
The Diocese Of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
will furnish the largest number, and Of
the one hundred pilgrims who will
compose the party, twenty-five will be
-clergymen. New York has a very
light representation. The highest
Episcopal officer accompanying the
pilgrims will be Bishop DeveDger,
native of OHIO, but now presiding over
the Diocese OF Fort Wayne. On the
eve of Ascension Thursday, May
18th, reception is to be rendered the
pilgrims by the Xavier Union. On the
morning OF the departure solemn mass
will be held at St. Palrick's Cathedral.
The pilgrims will assemble at 3P. n.
on board the Pereire. An altar is to
be fixed up in the cabin set apart for
the exclusive use of the pilgrims.
News Items.
Senator Bayard, OF Delaware, yester-
day, applied to the Surrogate Of Brook
lyn Tor the probate of the will Of his
mother-in-law, Catharine E Carroll.
She lett large amount OF property.
Five OF the six Danish convicts who
arrived here a few days ago, sailed for
Denmark to-day. The sixth one man
aged to escape.
Specie shipments to-day 81 ,59l 900.
OF which 81 $1,000 was gold coin.
Bank statement.
Loans, increase s7O.7Oe; specie. in
creased 1866, 900; legal tenders, de-
creased $500; deposits, increase
$l,S35, 200; circulation. increa,e $32,-
600; reserve, increase 81, l63.650.
spanish News.
A letter from Havana says that the
court martial is doing its work and by
wholeaale, pronouncing penalty Of
death, chain-gane, perpetual imprlson-
ment and confscation OF property all
over the Island. The nine prisoners
tried for treason at Mayark, one at
Santiago De Cuba aud five at Havana
have all been condemned to suffer the
death penalty. Four persons at Puerto
Principe, Tor the same crime, have been
condemned to work on the Trocha
during the continuance OF the rebellion.
Six persons at Jauimon have been SEN
fenced TO ten years chain'gaDg, and
one from Trinidad has been condemn
ed to perpetual chains The American.
Frederick Dockery, was taken from
Nuevitas on the Gath OF April, to pris-
on in Puerto Principe for security and
safety, as the Cubans have been 30 near
Nueyltas as to render the capture q
the place not improbable.
The approval of the decree of the
Governor General in regard to finances,
appears to have arrived from Spain.
Tie home government hesitated long
before approving OF them, but Conchs
was firm and telegraphed 10 Spain that
they must be approved or he would
resign.
Lease Of Atlantic and Great West.
ern Railroad.
The lease OF the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad by the Erie Com
pauy has been practically completed
on substantially the following basis:
The Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road, with all its rolling, stock and ap-
performances, is to be taken as it stands
for the lease of one hundred years, and
is to be run by the Erie managers at
total rent OF 80 per cent OF the gross
receipts. Should the new managers,
however, succeed in reducing the run
ming expenses below seventy per cent
OF the gross receipts so as to leave
margin of p'oft between that amount
and thirty per cent OF the rent, such
margin is to be divided in equal parts
between the contracting parties. Some
matters OF detail remain to be adjusted.
The theatrical managers OF this city
have combined to contest the legality OF
the legislation act. passed in 1872, re-
quiring the payment OF license fees into
the treasury of the society for the re-
formation OF juvenile deliuquente. The
license fee amounts to $500 annually
for theatres, circuses and concert halls,
alike with graduated taxation for lesser
periods, and the penalty in case Of fail
ure to meet the bill is 81 900 for each
performance. The society which ben
efits BY this obnoxious license act is
the one which threatened to enforce
it's provisions on the little news boys
Grand Duke Theatre last winter.