The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-10
FOREIGN.
The Transit ofycnus.

The Transit ofvcnus.
LONDON, December 9.-Telegrams re-
ceived at the Greenwich observatory
from India, this afternoon, announce
that the observation of the transit Of
Venus has been success ul. Over one
hundred photographs were taken.
The observations of the transit of We
nus, were taken ut Cairo and Suez. The
Photographic observations at Thebes,
were perfectly successful. The weather
at Shanghai was overcast and the sun
obscured.
NAGAsKI, Japan, via LONDON, Dec.
9.-The observations of the transit Of
Venus at this point have been completely
| successful.
! International Law Conference.
ST. PETERsBURGH, Dec, 9-Seversl
governments, including that Of France,
have sent favorable rcply's with certain
reservations to the invitation of the Car
to take part in the international law con-
ference TO be held here.
Presentation Of Lafay eitc's " Watch 10
His Grandson.
PARIS. December 9.-ln conformity
with the resolution adopted by the the
American Congress on the 22d Of June
| last, Washburne, the United States Min
| ister. To day handed Ia NJ. Oscar DE La
favette. Deputy in the National Assem-
| bly from Seine 1T Marne, and grandson
of Marquis De Lafayette the watch
that Washington presented to the latter
/ - th., ,ntNtttlntinn ,f Il ..FI
CORVALLIS. The watch was stolen from
the Marquis De Lafayette while he WAS
travelling in the United States in the year
! 1925 but was recovered in later year..
The presentation ceremonies took place
at the hotel of the American embassy,
in the presence Of the entire Laiayott"
and other families, attaches of the United
States Legation and many distinguished
Americans.
Minister washbr rne's Address.
Washburne. in addressing NJ. De lay
tayettc, narrated the circumstances of
the theft of the watch, and the passage
bv Congress of n resolution for It's rcsto-
ration TO the descendants Of Marquis
De Lafayette, and said IL arn fulfilling
"A pleasant duty. The inscription calls Ia
mind great deal which can never be-
ctiaced from the history Of the United
States. am here Ms an interpreter OF
the government and people of the United
States towards yOu and other descendants
of Marquis DE Lafayette. Let us form
the earnest wishes of happiness and pros
pcrity of all bearing your vcncratrd
| named.
Reply Of N. Dc Lafayette.
VI. De Lafayette in reply Ia Wash
burne, acknowledged his thanks for the
'-s;,,t STATED sprzyysSpasss44 70 him by the United
Washburne for the kind words M mn
uttered. and added that the Lafayette
family were filled with profound graft
tude for the sympathetic rcmcmbranccs
which have been preserved Tor their ally
! bv Americans after so many ycras. lie
requested Washburne to express to til"
| American people and Ia their C0ngr",,
and government the thanks Of the La
fayette family, and their homage and
| admiration for their second country.
Trial ofCount Won Arni,n.
! BERLIN. December 9.-Tbe trial oi
Count Won Arnim began to-day. The
court room was dcnsely crowded. Fifty
reporters Of various natiOBalitics wcr"
present. Judge Reich announced that
| the court had decided that the proceed
ing should be public except the reading
of the documents relative Ia the cccIcsl-
nstical policy Of the government, which
! includes the papers OF the hr.t class men
/ toned in the indictment. The prOsecu
| ton read the indictment which accuses
| the Count Of dcrclIctiOD IN his official
duty, and says that when Prince Hohep-
lohe succeednd 90 the embassy at Paris,
be found. after strict search that n large
number of documents were missing from
the archives. Thee documents the in
dictment divides into three catcg0rics.
Pirst-Those Count Won Arnim con-
fe-ses Of having distracted, and after
wards restored.
Second-Those which the Count ac-
knowledgcd having taken, but which,
regarding as his private property, he re-
fuses 10 return.
Third-Tbose which be proposes ~
have no knowledge VI.
The Indictment proceeds 10 prove u"
character Of all the documents, aud
states that they were partly cOnmuni-
cations from the German Foreign Office
TO IT, representatives abroad, and partly
reports of the representative. u Foreign
Offices. Each one 10 an original drait,
which IL in possession Of the foreign
Office. numbered, and entered In the
official register II some of the docu.
ments contain additions Of per.0nal,
social or confidential nature, there Official
character ia in no wise thereby altered.
The autograph letters from Prince Biz
mArck are not in question. Count Won
Arnim kept three journals: Correspon-
denee sent and received IN accordance
with the regulations of the service, but
during tho last month Of his stay nj Parp
be secretly kept journal with bat fe"
entries.
The Indictment avert that tie docu.
ment. which were not entered. never
reached the archives, and that the greater
part of the missing documents were NOD
entered. The follows an enumeration 81
the documents 81 the hrst class, and
copies OF the correspondence 81 the foreign
Office with Count Won Amin, which re-
suited in their restoration. The indiet-
msnt reiutss the idea that the Count took
} these documents merely for the purpo~e
} OF restoring them 10 the foreign Office
, The Indictment also enuDera,es the docu-
ment. of the second eiass, among which
i dispatch dated Nov. 9, 1872 a,kipg
the Count 70 explain conversation in
{ which. according to private report Of
; General Man;eaffeI, be, the Count, ip-
formed N. Saint Waller, 81 Nancy, that
/ \ he regarded NJ. Tbiers government as
: untenable.