The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-15
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

@. A. Peck one of the oldest dry good
merchants In New York died yesterda!
aged a. Et fal
II Is asserted that England declined
RusSia's good offices relative to Atgh
anistan. It is considered improbable
that Russia ever offered thcm.
The Ultratnontaine organ, the Gerndnid
says: 1t finds little in negotiations between
the Vatican and Germany on which 10 rest
hopes OF peace with the Church. ..
The waters Of the Tiber overilowed the
banks. The lower part of.Rome is in'
undated, and It is expected that duringt the
night the flood will become nearly, as wide.
spread as the disastrous one of 1870.
AT st. Louis the High Court OF Forres-
ters completed their business this evening
and adjourned to meet at London, Canada,
the second Tuesday in next October.
A call has been issued for n convention
at Richmond, Va, on November 10th,
inst, OF the American Public Health Asso.
citation, TO consider yellow fever matters.
4 train OH the New Brunswick Rail
road ran of the track at Peel, six miles
below Florence. The cars rolled down an
cmbankment and passenger car took
fire. Three passengers were killed, sew.
eral injured and some badly burned.
1t It understood ut Halifax, that the
landing day Of the new Governor General
and Princess Louise, will be proclaimed u
public holiday. The erection OF arches
and the preparation for illuminating the
buildings are in progress. ..s ..r,
The Council OF State has decided that
the Sec OF Naples, isinthe royal patronage,
and the Arch Bishop appointed by the
Vatican, can't enjoy the temporalitics Of
the See until he has obtained the investure
and exequatur from the King. ..
An influential commission under chair
manship OF Lord l.awrance Is being fa.
vored 10 obtaininview OF probabilities in
Aighanistan an expression OF public opin-
ion in favor OF the immediate summoning
OF the British Parliament. T
II appears the convention with France,
whereby Italy agrees TO withdraw frac-
tional silver, really postpones to 1854,
what Italy had undertaken 10 do in 1882.
The Withdrawn currency will be redeemed
in silver five frame pieces, not in gold.
The new City Hall. at Providence, r. l.,
was taken possession Of to-day blythe mu-
nicpal officers and dedicated. President
Robinson, OF the Brown University, made
the prayer and Bishop Hendrickson,
Catholic, pronounced the benediction.
1t is said that the attitude Of the
German bishops as Indicated in the ad.
dress 10 the Pope expressing the wish that
equitable arrangements may be reached
with Germany is regarded in Berlin US
a gratifying earnest Of possible reconcilia-
tiOn.
There has been violent storms through:
out Central Italy and the damage caused
by them is almost unparalleled. Travel on
all the railroads between Rome and the
North is interrupted. Rain has ceased
here and the wind is unchanged but the
Tibcr continues TO rise rapidly.
II reported that intelligence lias been
received that further outbreak OF the Kaf-
fins is imminent. Rebel tribes are massed
in great strength under the kingo Of Znlas.
The British force on the frontier is in dan
ger OF being overwhelmed unless prompt
" reinforced.
The United States Government has,
through a banking house in New York,
completed the purchasing OF sterling ex-
change to the amount OF about eleven
hundred thousand pounds, to meet the
five and half million dollars required by
Halifax award, to be paid to the British
Government, at London on the 23rd inst,
and agents OF the United States will make
the transfer ut London on that date.