The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-29
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WHEELING REGISTER.
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Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Retirement OfCurrency.

Retirement OF Currency.
WAsHISGToN, May 29.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury to day directed the
retirement of 1887, $50 from the currency
balance of the treasury, the same being
eighty per cent of the additional circu-
lation issued to banks during the present
month. Until further directions the
amount OF United States notes outstand-
ing to be used as circulating medium,
shall not exceed S377,064, ,0j5.
This afternoon the Sioux Indians call
ed of the Interior Department, for thepur
pose of stating theirgrievances. The dele
cation was received by Assistant Secre-
tary Cowan. The Indians complained
bitterly of the inferior quality Of cloth
ing, food and tobacco issued them by the
agents. Commissioner Smith informed
them that in future they would have bet
ter rations and blankets and they with
/ drew.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
CLEVELAND, May 28.-The eighth
days session of the Pres byterian General
Assembly commenced this morning ut
/ the usual hour Resolutions with refer
encc to cruelty to animals were adopted.
An invitation for holding the Hext
General Assembly in Philadelphis was
referred to a committee.
The judiciary Committee made
partial report. The committee state that
there are six oases of appeal complaint
before them.
Tne Board OF MinisteriaI Relief
submitted its annual report to the Board,
which says the past year has been, in
some respects, the most trying ole ever
experienced in the progress of this cause,
the debt of SI5,6S0 being brought over
from the preceding year, and the second
installment Of payment, with which the
committee were pledged, falling due on
the first day Of six successive months
after the first of April, 1874. The COM
mlttec liquidates old debt paid
in full, second installmcnts and
relieved extraordinary cases Of
dcstitution. All the regular appropria-
tons for the year were reduced one-halt,
and no grants were made until the
money had been received into the treas
urv. Statistics show that IS beneficial
ries have died during the year 10 minis
ters, ! widows and orphan)i the num-
Der to whom appropriations frem the
fund have been paid 384 ministers, l47
widows, 2l5 orphans and % families.
The amount received for current use from
all sources is S77,O2O The account Of
the permanent fund shows
the whole amount TO be 81
245.34. BY comparison with former
years, it appears that the increase from
all sources aggregate more than has been
received in any previous year. More
Uoney has also been distributed among
the benefciaries than in any former year
The remainder oI the forenoon ses-
sion was devoted to the discussion ofthis
report, which was adopted.
Alcoholic StimuIants.
Rev. DIR. Wilson, Chairman OF the
Committee on Bills and Oyertures submit
ted the following which was unanimously
adopted: Thankfully acknowledging
the favors of Almighty God as shown in
the continued interest felt in the great
work of temperance reform, this assembly
reiterates and afiirms the testimony OF
former Assemblies on this ubyect, espe.
cially that OF the Assembly of 1871, more
particularly as affirming that pursuant to
the claims of Christian expedency, the
sale and use of alcoholic stimulants rs
beverage is contrary to Gods word and
wholly inconsistent with the chains OF
Christian duty, and further, in asserting
the conviction of the reprehenslble COM
plicitv in the guilt of the traffic in
alcoholic stimulants of those who know
ing, rent their premises for such pur-
pose or endorse license; and
recommending the general circu-
lation of temperance literature, to aid IN
which they urge upon the attention OF
the Board of Publication the publishing
in addition to such as are now on
| their catalogue, such other treaties
as shall be adopted. To this
and the Assembly further calls upon
the ministry of our church for renewed
efforts i, this good work, and partlcu-
larry recommends the frequent represen-
taton from the pulpit Of the views SO
freely expressed by proceeding Assem-
blies ard it is recommended to all the
people, care to, implore the Holy SPIRIT,
SO that scriptura means be used and bless
ed with success; that all our thoughts
NAV be delivered from temptation, and
that those who have erred from VINE or
strong drink may be- turned from the way
of ruin.
ID. Rellock, corresponding delegate
from the Assembly of the L. 7. Church
of North America being present, 1t W as
suggested that the order be suspended
that he might be heard also that Kew.
A. A. TAYLOR, of Wooster, be delegated
to return the salutatiCns Of the Assem-
blv to the General Assembly ofthe Pres
byterian Church, now in session in
Wooster. The report was adopted, and
DR.. Pollock spoke briefly. He was re-
sponded to by the Moderator with few
well chosen words of fraternal fellowship.
The standing Committee on Publlca-
ton made the following report, which
was made the regular order for the after
noon: The report shows the total num-
Der of books and periodicals published to
be 4,9l7,SlS; receipts from all sources
during the year have been 1921 ,57S; eX-
penditures, 1907, us; leaving balance
of $l3, $50 in the treasury. The report
was discussed during tue ISulallueI vi
the session and adopted.
DR.. Brown gave an account Of the
work of the Board during the year
Before this year 5000 was the largest
AZ cunt ever contributed. This year,
notwithstanding the financial pressure,
we have received $l24,O0O. With less
than this amount the church has every
reason to be encouraged with the state OF
the Boards work.
a Cedar Rapids, Iowa special says,
Dr.. J. II. Eccleston was elected Episco-
pal bishop of Iowa Yesterday, on the