Jasper Banner, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1854 — American Sunday-school Union. [ARTICLE]

American Sunday-school Union.

The American Si nuav-suuoo*- Union has from its commeuceinciU been engaged in the missionary wv-rk. [Fora number of years past Ft has commissioned young men from our Seminaries and Colleges, to go during the summer vacation-as umporiirv missionaries into the destitute neighborhoods,' and organize Sundayschools. During the past Vellr, this plan has been carried out in the Eastern mid Middle states upon a larger and more system*tie scale, and with Very gratifying results. The young men entered upon their labors with the full approvit! of their instruetOfs, and after receiving instructions from the Secretary of this department, who has had a lyng experience in the work. Not only have the blessings of the Sun-(lav-school and a healthful Christian literature thus been extend, d to a portion of the six million neglected children of our land, but candidates for the ministry have received a training of great value, and one adapted to make them practical work-ing-men in that high office. During the summer 214 young men were engaged in this service, from 2G institutions, (together with throe othfer laborers) of various deneimußrious, Presbyterian, Episcopal ; rt n, Baptist, Lutheran, Congregatioualist, United Bretherfcn and Methodist. They performed in the aggregate more.than 18years service; organized and set in motion 605 schools, in places where they did not previously exist, induced 4,417 persons to undertake the office of teachers in these 605 new schools, into which were gathered 24,203 ohildren not previously receiving Sunday-school struction. They also visited 1,320 schools, in which were 11,326 teachers, and 65,975 scholars, supplying them with books, when needed. They thus put in eircula-1 tion by sale and grant 200,000 volumes of moral and religious teaching. It is doubtful whether as large an nmoflnt of zeal, piety and intelligence could be secured at as small a cost from any class of the community, or so greatly fnlbc advantifgc of our country an?! the interests of true religion. The whole e.xpnensc of this great and good work to the benevolent department of the American Sundav-Sciiool Union, including the -salery of the' superintendent, the pay and outfit of the missionaries, and the books given, was but 85,453 56. The friends of Sunday-schols will find in these facts a new motive to increased liberality to this cause.

: ttTr'tVo loam from oar exchanges that the loss i of the Steamer San Francisco, in relation to which so much apprehension has been enter-' ' taineil, is now fully confirmed. Two hundred and forty souls perished. Among the lost are I Colonel Washington, Col. Taylor and Wife, Capt. Field, and Lieutenant Smith, of tlie army. The survivors have reached -New York and ' 80-don. Col. Washington was a gallant officer, i who distinguished himself during the Mexican . war. Col, Joseph Taylor was the younger; j brother of the late President—ami .his wife the j daughter -7 McLean, of the Supreme] j Court of the United States. _ We shall have fur : | thor particulars of this terrible disaster in a few . - days. - __ - ——j .. Mr. J. Sullivan of Columbus, offers. for sale the whole of his lafids, qver ten thousand acres near that city, and . five thousomiacres in adjoining eouti-; ties. Sullivan says lie found his Columbus farm too small for his purposes, ] and eqneluded to sell out here, and has already purchased, to begin with, fifty six thousand' acres in Illinois, winch he will lit for n stock farm. This is a large part of God.s earth for one man to own, while millions of hands want acres. —Frost City. . Indiana Sabbath Sciioot, Agency.— The American Sunday School Union has established at Indianapolis a dr-, nository and agency for the State oi Indiana. Mr. J. W. Mclntyre is the agent. All persons who wish for information in regard to the opei ntion[of the Union, or to obtain employ- ; ment as missionaries:, or to procure its publications, or generally any advice or assistance m regard to Sabbath Schools, should address Mr. McIntyre. The location of tjfis agency is permanent,-■'.■the stock is ample to ] meet all the wants of the State, and the numerous railroads and other fa-, cilities of travel enable the agiait, to] . send books promptly to any part of; ! the State. Ate hopg that ministers;; and Christians of all denonifnalions . will avail themselves, of the'..-.offered assistance of this agency', and do more in their respective localities to • establish and sustain Sabbath Schools Those visitiing Indinapolis, may learn the residence of the agent by, i obtaining his carl at Fridley & Cott-: rnan’.-s clothing storey j\o. 21 South Wttshfpgton street, opposite the Cap-; ilal House. j As manv of our rciidors arc Sabbath School m<-n. we reehmmend tlw prcrcn'ht-imj of this note.

AtTther Biotin Cincinnati—Bedini bum* tfd in Effigy!—Great Eicitement. Our readers arc already familiar with the details of the attempt of the German ’TYueitteu” ! Christina* eve, to bum the Pope's Nuncio in c|ligy. The ‘’pitching in” l of the police on j that occasion, and [ I he subsequent oopse-ofllie prisoners, has excited a great deal cl just inI dignation among American citizens ! there, and on Saturday, last it was . determined la the “ Liberals,” a Society somewhat similar to that of the Freemen, that the demonstration shmih! take place. “Accordingly",” says the (ImrUc, “about three hundred members assembled on a vacant lot near the corner of Garr and Sixth streets, on Saturday evening at 7 o’clock. ami forming into a procession, marched by the watch house and up to the Freemen’s Hall,” where their numbers swelled to about four thousand Germans aud Americans. In theprooessioft-wereseveral transpar- ( ncips; on one side “Down with Ehi>iM,” on another ‘No Potest,* and on the third “Pitch in,” The second transparency had on it “Lave, Liberty and Hum \ntty.” The effigy ofßedini/ full sized, in pontifical robes, and borne on a platform, earned by eight men, was the chief object of attraction.

“After the proce-.-ion had again formed they passed down Vine street to Ninth, out Ninth to Walnut, down Walnut to Front, out Front to Broadway, up Broadway to Third, out [TTjird to Sycamore, . up Sycamore to Fifth, out Fifth to-Western How, up W estern Row to Eighth street. By I this time the streets and side walks, were densely crowded by thousands upon thousands of people. In the | vicinity of Archbishop's house and j the Cathedral the streets were packed with people before the arrival v of tlic procession, but as the latter paraded by to the city lot, immediately opposite, the immense crowd rent the air with groans and most discordant music. On the city lot they erected the effigy on a platform, in the centre of the lot, above the heads of the multitudes, and after tiring ofi a pistol as a signal that the ceremonies were to commence, the torch l was ajpplied, and in a few minutes the effigy* was in a blaze, and burning amid the hurrahs and shouts of ; the crowd, which filled every foot of j ground for over two squares. The ! roofs of the houses and windows j were filled, and a more exciting scene I we never before witnessed in this ' city. [ “When tire effigy was about twothirds burnt Up, it was carried in front of the watch house, and some one kicked it under the steps, while It threatened to burn. Marshal Ruffin, who was standing near by*, rushed forward and boldly seizing the figure, threw it into the street, and remons- j trated with the people, and besought them not to destroy' the property; to which the crowd aliened: “No, doii’t destroy property.” At this instant some drunken ruffian struck Marshal Ruffin with a club and felled him to the ground. “Immediately there was a rush ambngThe crowd to protect the Marslial, and to seize the man who had ; assaulted him. Deputy Sheriff Hig- j don and Constable Harris caught the ! man, when some of his friends attempted a rescue, and in the sriuffic which ensued Higdon received a veryslight cut. The violence was done by’ a jingle individual, and the whole growd should not he held responsible for it. Had there been any disposition to destroy property or cornmil outrages, it is very evident they could have carried out their intentions in spite of f ho-police. “The effigy by this time was entirely destroyed, and the crowd began gradually to disperse,vand at 11 o'clock the neighborhood was clcar|cd and all quiet. The police were .on their several beats and no inter- ! sere nee was made by the city author-, ities. It is well that such was the j ease, as we are assured that every* man in the procession was fully armed, and would have defended ! themselves at all hazards. The procession generally was peacable and ; quiet. As a portion of the crowd , were returning home they halted in ; front of J udge Spooner's residence on Ninth near Race street, and sent up some dozen groans, and then passed on. - “We understand from excellent j authority that the Freemen did not, participate in the demonstration, alfhongh invited, alleging as a reason that they had appealed to the law, and were determined to abide by it. Elforts are industriously* making to identify tlyem with the affair by certain Policemen, hut if we have been correctly informed, anil E We place great reliance upon our authority, they had nothing to do with it.There were doubtless Germans-, in--Ihe crowd, but the demonstration was American from hegining to end. in whoh- and prut.

£xira;rdmry Gold Discovery in An»f tralia. The London News contains the I following'ex intellidertce from Australia. It is iii a lettejy rej ceived by Joseph Abraham, of : Bristol, from a math e in Hobart ( ! Town, and handed to us by the latter gentleman. For really startling! ; intelligence it heats every tiling that! ; has reached us from that golden land. | The News states that Mr. Abraham, j ; from the personal knowledge he has !of his relative, knows he would not, impose upon others, and does ndt believe he is likely so be imposed upon himself: —Detroit Ado.

Hobart Town, Sept. 8,1853. Knowing how deeply interesting my news respecting Australia must he to you, I write to inform you of a great discovery that has again been made on the Geelong side, about 56 miles from the town. They hay e been digging very deep, and have “come ofi a table of~goirt about 100 feet from the surface, apparently' inexhaustablc. All I can tell you respecting it is that the people's mind is partly turned, from the immense discovery. Every tub full of earth they raise from these holes contains pounds weight of gold. The more they dig the more inexhaustible it appears. At Geelong a tumult has broken out among the diggers. The government has sent out all the mili-' tary* to quell the disturbances, and ihc mariners of her Majesty ’s ship, the Eloetra are mounting guard at )he Treasury, and the gailors of tfie 5 above steamer of war mount sentry at the banks. The .military from Van Diernan c s Land are about to lie despatched to Melbourne to aid the military* already there. Goodness only knows ho\V all will end.

Hob Apt Town, Sept. 5. By the steamer from Geelong this day, I find that a gold quarry has been discovered near Geelong, 100 to 130 feet from the surface of the earth, putting all other diggings in the shade. 18,000 ounces have been taken out in three days by a few persons, and one person got a lump weighing 100 lbs. in one solid piece. This is no exaggeration, and the greatest cxcitement prevails. Badgers—The people of Wisconsin are called “ Badges.” We think there is one fairly out badgered by a cCiiC saving’ Yankee. A toper, some time since, says an exhange/went into a bar-room in the western part of Wisconsin —the Maine Law is in operation there—and so called for something to drink. “We don’t sell liquor” said the tavernkeeper. “but we will give you a glass, and then if vou want a cracker, We will 4eH you one for three cents.” “Very well,” said the Yankee customer, “hand dotvn the decanter.” The good cretur was handed down, and our hero took ?. stiff horn, when turning, round to.depart, the landlord handed him a dish of crackers, with the remark: “You'll buy a cracker?” “Well, no” paid the Yankee, “I guess not; you sell ’em rather’too dear; I can buylots ou ’em five or six fora cent any* where else.” : ' ■ 1 ’’’

A Duel Expected.—The Was.ing.ton correspondent of the N. Y . Herald states that Secretary Davis, has challenged Senator Tombs, and that the challenge has liten accepted. —•Molly, what letter of the alphabet do you like tlie best ?’ ‘Well, I don’t like to say, Mr. JacksmrA - ‘Pooh, nonsens—tell right out, Moll. — Which do you like best?’ ‘Well, (blushing and droping her eye-,) I like you (U) the best.’ Thu President of Lower Cat.iforNIA IN Trouble. —Capt. Walker the conqueror of Lower California and his party made an excursion from San Diego on the 4th of December. Thev were attacked by the Mexicans, and' beaten. They "fled and took refuge in a house atEnseneba, were at latest accounts, they were bosieged by several hundred Mexicans, who cut off their boats, and prevented their return to the Caroline, anchored near bv. Tlie bark Oncta sailed from Francisco on the 14th, with 250 filibusters and a large supply of ammunition, for the assistarico of the \\ alker yCX** pedition.

An Interesting Stranger —Mr. Alex--aador Culbertson, for 25 years a trappci aim trader among the Blaqkfcct Indians, who recently piloted Col. Stevens and his eomfhand through the Blacldeet scountry-, came to Washington a few days since, at the request of Gov. S. to accord infomation to the Government in relation to the tribe, We hear he is a man of fine intelligence, though much iboriginized by his long resi- ! Jence be von 1 the usual range of the white [man: He is staid already to have communicated to the! Indian bureau many interesting and important facts bearing on the relations of tlie Government to the Blackfcet. Mr. C. has gone to Chamberstjun' Pa., to spend lOhristmnst with his father and family; sos the -first time in 25 I rovisitng tbo home of his youth.

Chicago Journal.