Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 May 1870 — Page 2

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TERRE HAUTE, IKD

Wednesday Morning, May 25, 1870

^.-'TJUT Missouri Republican State ConTeation is to be held in Jefferson "City, on the 31st of August.

A MAINE correspondent says that the people are satisfied with Governor CHAMBERLAIN, but the politicians abhor him. Things arc more mixed than ever in a political sense, in that State, notwithstanding the pooh-poohs of interested persons. §1

THE Mongolians in California seem to .be taking kindly to all the appliances of ccidehtal civilization. In San Francisco wc are Informed'that they now have three photograph galleries, and the coun tcrfeit presentiments of the almond-eyed orientals are sent back to China in large (juantities. As cigar makers the celestials are said to be unequaled. They make capital factory hands, and as honse bcrvants they are rendering themselves particularly acceptable to the Californi: n«

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"The Most Unkindest Cut of All." The Journal is hereby informed that the EXPKESS has never attempted, directly or indirectly, to influence the election or appointment of' any Republican to any office by a Democratic City Council. It Ls further assnred fliat we look upon such elections or appointment)? with* indifFer ence, having no interest therein other than the very proper wish to have all offices filled by competent men. And our neighbor is quite correct in supposin, that the election ef RejtlWican.s will not deter tw from criticising the acts of the Council whenever we deem it proper to do so. But in all the hard things we have ever said of that body, we have never yet so grossly insulted it as the Journal does when it accuse? Councilmen of electing Republicans to petty offices in order to jppnciliatc the Republican presi That "most unkindest cut of all" was re served for "the well beloved" Democratic organ to give to its own friends And this organ took its cue from the Vincen -lies Sun which recently read a lecture to the Council of Tcrrc Haute upon the ''enormity of its wickcdn&w in_ ''catering to the Republicans. Si-

THE following figures in relation to the school fund apportionment for 1870, ju made by the Superintendent of Public In struction, are of general interest: Amount colloctod for apportionmont 1,0-11,850 01 Intorost paid by tho Stuto on nonlicgotiablo bonds IJW.JMO Statos' indobtodnoss piud A,000 ljalanco. left in Treasury at last apportionment 2,4o7 Paid by oonntios delinquent at last a|»portionmont in excess of estimatos Counties delinquent estimated to j)Jiy Oo»oOU

'Jlotal for apportionment -81.234,252 Amount apportioned...., .Hf^o2,obi

Balance in Troasury 1,991 The

per capita

this year, was $2 01

last year, (May 1809) it was $1 97, again of '1 por cent,

per capita

notwithstanding

the large increase of colored children to the enumeration. We append the apportionment for eight counties containing tho cities of Fort Wayne, New Albany, Madison, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, Tcrrc Haute and Richmond: Allen 91 ovd 19.766 34 .iJflWson: 21.V72 32 Marion 40*710 54 Tippooanoo. 24.318 10 Vanderburgh...- |3,228 40 VIKO ...., 70 Wayne 24,745 Thcwo who have any knowledge ot the relative population of the cities and counties above named, will be satisfied that tho enumeration has not been fairly made in all cases. We would suggest that the gentlemen who enumerated in Allen county would be suitable artists to employ in Vigo if their services could bo obtained at almost any rate of compen nation. Next to them wc would prefer the gentlemen who performed that service so well in Wayne county. Our own'faitliful enumerators are too honest for the sort of competition that is, evidently, going on. Should the census of 1870 be fairly taken, it will show tho injustice to which we allude.

Moro About tho Laml-Urabbing Business. Tho

Journal

The situlttion is this: On ono side Ave have Mr. VoORHEKs'constitucnts with their united wish and interests, also all the colleagues of that •gentleman and this array is supplemented with the rec

ordof

0f

one lanjJ-grSGIwiig monopoly and the ffl#t"ar5cnt supporter of another What influence effect this strange transformation? If any friend of VOOK

nKls

day

wades through another

platitudinal and somniferous column in defenco of the Land-grabbors Attorney in particular and tho land-grabbing busi ncss in general. It wants the publis

i, lands squandered on half a dozen difleront railroad companies. There in tho Attorney and his home organ differ from the people and go back on i- their own record. Public sentiment, this Congressional district, is a unit support of all tho Congressmen from In diaiia except our Member. Why he lias deserted,his colleagues, his constituents 5V|e"v and his own record, and gone over, ba. and baggage, to tho land-grabbers, wc leave the public to guess,-and don't imag ing they will have much difficulty in di£ ing so.

that man ever since he entered

public life. On the other side we have a gigantic corporation, howling and Kijj-rolling for 00,000,000 at"res of the public lands, magnificent domain in which each of Mr VOORIIEES' constituents lias a deep inlcrest.

Naturally one would expect to see our M. C. working with the formor side, true to his record, truo to his constituents, true to his colleagues and true to the great in tercsts he is sworn to protect and defend This action, on his part, would be reasonable and proper. But he does nothing o" tlje kind. On the contrary he coolly turns his back upon his record, gives the lie direct to all that lias been in the past or promised to l# in the future, and strikes out for the headquarters of the land-grabbers appear# as the attorney

can explain it in a way that will

leave

no stain upon the public record of the Member from this district, he will do him a signal service for when a servant of the people deserts the interests of those who have clectcd him as their agent, and takes sides with a mammoth corporation in opposition to the people and the interests whose chosen defender he is, there are those, even among the oldest of his betrayed and deserted friends, who will solve the apparent mystery by a single significant word, or by an expressive motion of the hand in thedirectioa of the pocket.

And if one's friends will go so far as

I? "a, tiiat in their indignation and humiliation, what may not be expected of one's enemies? We do not charge that any mercenary influence induced Mr. VOOSHKES to vote for the 60,000,000 acrc-land-grab, but we do confess our riCtcr Inability to understand or explain his action in that inattcr upon, any hyw)th^s creditable to or tftdufricttUat

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A PcrcimrATi EDITOR mentions in explanation of General KILPATBICK'S res ignatfon of the mission to Chili, that the Canadian Government ia particular yanxious to secure the services df the .valiants General in the imjrendjiBg^Feautf war principally on accwnt*^1 his npjae.

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THE Quebec Mureury predicts that in A~ sho^ time the American doctrines of allegiance and naturalization, now adopted hy England, will probably be those of the whole ear^i and if admits thai, in fact, modern facilities of transit, travel arid communication make it convenlent 'tind desirable that such should be the case.

(iood Thing Done.

During the recent political canvass,''in this city, we took occasion to censure the Democratic Council for paying a sal? arv to the City Attorney, the fees ofwhorte office area most ample compensation for his services. In the new schedule of salaries to city officers, as our readers have, doubtless, observed, the city Attorney's salary is'cut off. This is well. In these times of oppressive taxation, the people's pockets should not bleed to fatten party pets

THE Philadelphia

Press

.. THE STATE.?"'

.'F: -F MONROVIA, Morgan county, has woolen factory. '•sJ-

EVANSVILLE ts still agitated over the water works question.

THE Grand Temple of Iionpr is holding its annual session at New Albany.

THE docket for the May term of the Supreme Court will commence to-day.

THE Odd Fellows of Owen county will hold a grand picnic, near Spencer, on the 26th. T' item -s» .."I

AN immense amount of walnut lumber is stacked at Worthington, awaiting shipment.

THE Good Templars of Daviess county arc getting up a big temperance demonstration.

LAURA KEENE will be at the Indianapolis Academy of Music on the 2d and 3d of June.

THE Editors and Publishers' Union, this State, 'meets in Indianapolis on Fri

next, the 27th inst.

THE ninth proximo is the day ap pointed for the Woman's Suffrage Con vention at the State Capitol. ,..

THE Lafayette editors are calling each other pet names. "Unmitigated' liar! figures in the list.

THEIIE is a grandmother in Whitley county who is only thirty-five years old A tough story, but true. a#* a*'

JUDGE ANDY L. BOBINSON will orate at the Fifteenth Amendment jubilee in Princeton on the 26th.

BISHOP TALBOT confirmed a class of 34 at St. Paul's Cathedral, Indianapolis on Sunday evening.

nARVKY BATES, Esq., Indianapolis proposes to erect an elegen't and substantial busfiness block this season.

FIVE years in tlie penitentiary is what R. Elliott gets for robbing G. W. Hoover of $250, at Evansville last week.

GEO. C. HARDING has retired from the Indianapolis Saturday Ei'cning Mirer. R. Sulgrove is to write for that paper

REV. DR. TUTTLH, of. Wabash College, has resigned his position aR one of the Trustees of Purdue University.

THE violent death of a ground hog furnishes two of the Indianapolis dailies an interesting topic for discussion. ———————

COL. li. W. THOMPSON is booked for a Masonic address at Muucie on the 24th and for an address to the literary societies of Wabash College on the 29th proximo,

FI.ATTKRING reports of crops come to us in all our State exchanges. The croakers will be "Hanked" again, this year.

LUTHER ELLIS, late of Ohio county, in this State, has just entered the Vermont State prison for ten years, on account of burglary..

Ox Saturday evening a young German na^ned Joseph Spcice was drowned in White River, a half mile below Under hill's Mills, in Marion county.

IIBXRY ANDERSON, a single man about twenty-five years of age, was drowned while bathing in the St. Joseph river, near Fort Wayne, on Sunday evening.

INDIANAPOLIS has eight colored phyicians and one student in the Medical College also one law student, one telegraph operator, one insurance agent, and two printers—all colored.

Surrhas been commenced in the present term of Greene county Common Please Court against about forty-five citizens of that county, for their subscription to the 1. & V. Railroad $$

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MRT CHAS. WILLIAMS, a steamboat erk,had a leg broken and was otherwise eery severely injured by the upsetting of carriage at the New Albany grounds last Friday.

MK. DAIHKL L. FACTE, an old journalist, is to succeed Mr. Pound as JMprs Editor of the

Evening Noes.

It is iineritwd

that Mr. Found is to go to Sepr^knfcto ^verno^f tlie.Jerm t&ry.—KCj Jmrruip.

^THE Worthington Ij^ sUtes tEat the paint mlfie

foot-

iig|ie»iidrtb of that, ptiSie

is now being open^ by a gentleman from Ohio. A sample has been ground in oil} and it makes a beautiful red paint.

THE .Evansville Courier, Democrat ict comes out in favor of the repeal of the income lax, thus pntting itself in apposition to the leading organs *jnd statesmen of its party. rr •.$

A ROCHESTER, Fulton county, woman whaled her husband-in front of the Court Houseethe other day. The poor victim submitted to the chastisement with, that degree of meekness only acquired by long usage.

Two.little sons of

of Tuesday

says: "General ADAM BADKAU,American Consul General at London, sails for bis post to-morrow. He takes with liiin all the materials for the completion of the second volume of his 'Life of GRANT.' If there is any absolute necessity for such biographical labors, or the part of those gentleiden who are sent out for foreign service, we would suggest that the. pen of our distinguished townsman, the Hon. THOMAS H. NELSON, Minister to Mexico, might be pleasantly employed in writing up the venerable JESSE, P. M., at Covington, Ky.

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THE Board of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal .Church hold their annual meeting in Grace Church, Dayton, Ohio, commencing today. The Indianapolis Jour nal states that all the Bishops will be there e^ept SIMPSON, who has sailed for Germany. The leading purpose of the Board" is to arrange" the Episcopal work for the current year. It has also been thought the Bishops may call a special session of the General Conference, for the election of new General Superintendents, on account of the death of Bishops THOMPSON and KINGSLEY, and the feebleness and ill-health of Bishops MORRIS, BAKER and ScoTT.®

Joseph

TH« Lafayette

Cutter, aged

respectively, ten and eleven years, were drowned while bathing in a small pond near their father's residence, in Lake county, last Thursday. ,fi

Miss. ROTH BUNDY, a maiden lady residing in Miarshall county, was instantly killed, last Friday, by falling down the cellar stairs. Her head struck an old kettle, a leg of which penetrated the skull.

H. N. DAUGIIERTY,. Esq., of Shelby ville, is making arrangements for the publication of a new law book, of which he is the author. It will treat of those matters of law pertaining to the duties of Sheriffs in Indiana.

NUMEROUS people at Vincennes want, to try a little impromptu hanging in the case of McHale, the wife-murderer. Better keep cool and let the law take care of him. As he has no money he will be likely to get justice. That is one, of the advantages of poverty. —————

Dispatcji

books.

learns that a

well known and highly esteemed physician of that city, has proposed to Judge Purdue to endow a Professorship of

Games

in the now Purdue University

Hoyle,

will be one of the principal text

Miss ELLA VOLTZ, a school-teacher, in Bartholomew county, rescued a lad from drowning one day last week. The boy had sunk for the last time, when Miss Voltz, who was passing the spot, swam to his rescue, dove to the bottom, «nd brought him to land.

THE New Albany Commercial complains that the street railroad, in that city, getting to be a general nuisance and the vexatious jolting to which passengers are subjected forcibly reminds one of the days of thorough brace coaches and swamp corduroys."

FRANK WILLIAMS and Frank Cum mins, the two men who were sentenced to one year each in the State prison for. the robbing of the post offices at Lebanon and Thorntown, have been removed to the Southern penitentiary, by Deputy United States Marshal Bigelow. tynm*

PRESIDENT BOWMAN, of Asbury University, has assumed the pastorate of Meridian Street Church, Indianapolis, recently vacated by the Rev. C. N. Sims. It is hinted that tho latter gentleman was transferred to Baltimore at the suggestion of a Bishop's daughter who has a fastidious ear. At all events the Baltimoreans have secured a prize, for Mr. Sims is a. very exceptionally eloquent and able preacher.

FROM the Lafayette <Journal> of yester-

fair

HERBET LANSING, a hitherto poor farmer, residing in Steuben .county, has just come into possession of $175,000, by the death of au uncle in Wales. Is it probable that Mr. Lansing's grief can be .pxoeasiveover the demise of his relative? There is* wonderfu} coqeotetpry inihjgg*

THE May term of the Howard Ctrcnit case^of Lieut. W. lrflijfjj]| nf Joseph

i* now in sessio W. Daugherty Van Ho: dav,

THE Terre Haute <Express> is quite mod-

day we glean the particulars relative to a bloody tragedy that happened in the usually quiet neighborhood of Hamilton and Mulberry, in Clinton county, last Saturday. It appears that the chief actor in the awful scene is a man named Moses

Davis, residing near Hamilton. He is represented as having the most respectable connections and has been for many years a resident in that locality. His present wife was a widow lady named Emmons, who, before her marriage to Davis, had three or four children. The relations existing between Davis and his wife and her children have been any thing but happy and some months ago the .matter culminated in a suit for divorce and alimony by .the wife. On Saturday Davis went to a singing school or some similar entertainment, and during the day took to drinking. About 3 o'clock he seemed all at once fired with a sudden determination, and started for his residence, near Hamilton. His wife was not there, and there was nobody at home but his step-son, a young man, about nineteen years of age, named Frank Emmons. He immediately began to quarrel with Emmons, who, however, kept his temper and endeavored to pacify him. Just at this time a cousin, James Davis, came in, and took a seat in the front room, little suspecting the terrible tragedy he was about to witness. Young Emmons walked through the house and took a chair near the back door. The elder Davis finally got up, walked around the house and in at [sic] the rear door, when he suddenly drew a knife, which was concealed in his bosom, and stabbed Emmons in the breast, near the left nipple, the wound penetrating to the heart. Em- mons got up and walked around to the side of the house, where he was met by James Davis, and said: "He has killed

me—I am dying!" His companion assisted him into the house, where he soon expired.

Davis, immediately upon completing his bloody work, started for the residence of Edwin Miller, about two miles distant and about half a mile from Mulberry, where his wife was stopping with her daughter, Mrs. Miller. He was followed closely by some men on horseback, from the scene of the former tragedy.

Miller being at home, Mr. Davis tried to get him out of the house by asking for a drink of water, but the man did not like the looks of things, and did not quit the room. Davis then called his wife to one side, and was apparently speaking to her in a very pleasant manner when, all at once, the others in the room saw him raise his arm, having in his hand the knife. Mr. Miller sprang upon him and hurled him to the floor. Just" as this took place, the men from Hamilton, who were in pursuit of Davis, entered and secured him.

He declared that his intention was to kill his wife and all her children, and then end his own life.

The Coroner's inquest was held on Sunday morning, and the jury gave their verdict in accordance with the above facts.

Davis was taken to Frankfort on Sunday in charge of the officers of the law, for safe keeping, there being fears of lynching, which was loudly talked of in the vicinity where the tragedy occurred, the murdered man being an excellent and highly esteemed young man. He had a preliminary examination on Monday at Frankfort, and was bound over to answer to the charge of murder. He was taken to Lafayette and placed in jail about 6 o'clock on Monday evening for safety.— He will there await the meeting of the

court.

A DiSEA^Bj dated Bloomington the 23d inst., sayttr "Mr. J. P. Bentlv, conductor of the north bound train, to-day reports a terrible hail storm between Saltillo and Lancaster. The' Bail stones were as large as hen eggs. The ground

A BLOOMFIELD DISPASCH gStates that a young man, aged twenty-two years, named B. Brown, was thrown from a horse on Sunday, about three .miles from Whitehall. He only%ved about twelvfe'h'ourl, and did not speak after falling. The horse is very wild, and had just thrown a man before throwing Brown. ..j

JAMES BARR, master car builder of the Peru Railroad, in attempting to climb on the tender of an engine at Peru on Monday afternoon, fell on the track, and the wheels passed over both legs, crushing them badly, from the effect of which he soon died. The deceased was a German; lived at Peru, and has been several years in the employ of the company. ———————

THE Indianapolis Journal learns that a band of thieves, ten in number, made -a descent upon Laport, last week, and relieved various citizens of that town of sums ranging* from $10 up to $150. Numerous other robberies were reported. Three of the supposed gentry Were arrested, but released from:lack of evidence and took a bee line for Michigan City, on foot.

LIGHTNING struck the residence of Mr. Doblebower, editor of the Lafayette D«»

palrh,

on Monday morning', do.'qg no great damage. The Dispatchsays: A singular circumstance in connection with this affair was .that the gilt frame of a large engraving "Shakspeare and his Friends" was changed- so far as the gilding is concerned, into a beautiful variegated color—green, purple, and gold. It will be treas-ured as a memento of the providential safety of the family.

Express

is quite mod­

est. It speaks of that pleasant little town on the Wabash as a "flourishing city, a locality renowned for intellectual and moral culture." Nobody would recognize the town from that photograph. The "moral culture" for which Terre Haute is renowned will be exhibited at the races which are to come of there this week, an exhibition that is highly intellectual.—<Ind.Sentinel>.

It is greatly to be regreted [sic] that the moral sensibilities of the Democratic State organ are so severely shocked "at the races," which are gotten up by some of the most staunch friends and patrons of the aforesaid organ. But we don't think a fling about "moral culture" comes with good grace from a newspaper which, but two or three days ago, complained that a man, in its own city, knocked a man down, that the victim was taken up stone dead, and that the alleged murderer was discharged because no one appeared to prosecute him.Terre Haute. hasn't yet reached that degree of "moral culture." =====

LINCOLN.

Some Fresh Anecdotes about tho Dead President. CorroEpondonco Springtiold Republican.]

One of Mr. Lincoln's Kentucky friends, for whom -he cherished a warm attachment, used frequently to give notes of introduction to deserving person^ who wished to Roe the President, whether on business or simply to pay their respects to him in a visit of courtesy. To-notes from this friend he always paid special attention. On one occasion two ladies were thus introduced. "So you know B—," Jmd the President, after shaking hands with them: "did he ever tell vou I helped him to hia wife?" The ladies knew nothing of it, so the match-maker proceeded to give a detailed account of the affair in his liveliest manner. "You see," he said, "B— never could get a chance to pop the question because the lady's'father was always in the room so at last I told him I'd manage it for him, arid next time he oalled I went with him. I knew the old man well and often talked politics with hia, but as both of lis were whigs the talk was never very lively. That time to help B— I turned Democrat, and the old man got so excited that B— and the daughter managed to slip out ®n the back porch and do the thing up at once. This story, relating an occurrence dating back some twenty odd years, the teller seemed to enjoy as much as at the time when his temporary change of politics hastened, what has proved, an exceedingly happy marriage. 0'ice during the second year of the war it was said that a certain foreign minister complained to the President of a man with a hand organ who disturbed him at all hours by grinding music in front of his residence. "I'll tell you what to do," said Mr. Lincoln, "speak to Stanton about it and tell him to send Baker after the man. Baker will steal the organ and throw its owner into the Old Capitol and you'll never be troubled with his noise again." ,This referred jestingly to the many complaints of arbitrary arrests be ing made in this city and the Baker mentioned was the well known chief of the corps of detectives

Mr. Lincoln gave the following account of the first announcement of the emancipation proclamation in cabinet meeting. He said he read it through and there was a dead silence. Presently Mr. Chase

The kindness of heart of Mr. Lincoln is well known and his intense obhorrence of approving a death has been frequently discussed. His Kentucky friend, who has been mentioned above as "B." a man of undoubted loyaltvjthroughout the war, used frequently to come to Washington to make representation? to the President in regard to courts-martial or other decisions where mercy for the condemned man could be obtained only from the chief magistrate and where he thought such clemency deserved. He rarely failed to obtain a reprieve, and the following gives an outline of one of the cases where he interfered successfully. A very voun" man living in one of the_southern counties of Kentucky was cnticed into the rebel army. After remaining with it in Tennessee a few months he became disgusted or weary and managed to make his way back to his home" maining with it in Tennessee a few months' he became disgusted or weary and managed to make his way back to his Soon after his arrival, some of the military stationed in the town heard his return and arrested him as a rebel gpv, and after a military trial he was condemedtobe hung. His family were overwhelmed by distress and horror.

A sister of the voung man knew Mrs. B. and concluded to" go to her with the sad story and ask that her husband should make a representation of the case to his powerful friend in Washington. Mrs.)B. promised to do all she could, convinced that the awful death decreed'the young man waa undeserved. When her husband came home from his bnginess she told him he mnst go to Washington at once to attend to this case. He said it impossible, as his business required his immediate and'eonstant attendance.— "Yes," she answered, "but not iho» life is to be oaved."and on tiie next train

ed^and

Mr. B. started.

said, "Oh, yes, I onderstand some one

not

He said he liked it all but so and

sq, instancing a clause, then some one else made an objection, and then another, until all had said something. Then the President said, "Gentlemen, this reminds me of the story of the man who had been away from home, and when he was "coming back was met by one of his farm hands who greeted him after this fashion: 'Master the little pigs are dead, and the old sow's dead too, but I didn't like to tell you all at once.' In answer to some re marks which were made to him when Mr. Chase was proposed as a candidate for the Presidency in opposition to himself, he observed jocosely, "Oh it don't disturb me in the least. I think I shall run the better for it. I never knock a horse fly off one of my horses I find he goes faster for the bite."

wife,"^

leUingB, and you u|b cm mine." Mr.B.tlim

espM ^deliberationTMf. more 4haa|luuf still preferring Of mercy, replied, If

more than one life,I think alittlflianging would not hurt this one, but after be is once dead we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be, so he shall be pardonoiL" and a reprieve was given oo the^pot' ... ,*.4.1

PRESBYTERIAN CUUBGH^

Its Origin Mid JtoTelopmcnt.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church is now in session in Philadelphia. This is the eighty-second convocation which has been held in the United Stales. .We are indebted to the Philadelphia Inquirer for a sketch of Hie origin and development of the organization, which should be of interest to all denominations. ^!X'

The first ecclesiastical union of the scattered pastors and chuches which was entered into in this country was probably formed in 1704. The first page in the minutesof the body is missing, so that we do not know the exact number who. constituted it but inl706fit consisted of only seven ministers and twelve churches. It was styled the General Presbytery. That was the only bond of connection which the members Of this branch of the ChristianChurch' then had and it met annually for deliberation and action on the affairs of the denomination in'general. Each pastor with an elder, or lay delegate, from each congregation, forjned it from year to year.

A DIVISIONIN THE SYKOD.

In 1741 the number of ministers had increased to forty-three. In that year a schism violently took place, and for some time two Synods Were in existence—that of Philadelphia and that of New York. The separation Was, however .happily healed in 1758, and the two bodies were reunited under the title of the-Synod of New York and Philadelphia. It consisted of ninety-four ministers, forty-two of whom were present at the first .meeting, with fourteen elders.

SUBDIVISION OF THE GENEBAII SYNOB. As the congregations continued to multiply. with the growth of population and the extension of, settlements, it became almost impossible for their representatives to convene to any extent in one general bod^

for

all the Colonies, and as

early as 1785 a movement was inaugurated for the subdivison of the General Synod into four particular Synods, with their constituent. Presbyteries, and the formation of 'a General Assembly, to be composed not of all the .pastors and their elders, but of a delegated and elected proportion from each Presbytery. That movement was completed in 1788, when tho denomination was composed of 184 ministers and 435 churches, grouped into sixteen Presbyteries, though only" nine of those churches had their elders present in the Synod that year.

THE PRINCIPLE OF BEPKESENTATION, Under this, action the first Assembly met in Philadelphia in 1789. The same year witnessed the commencement of our National Government under the Federal Constitution, and the inauguration of Washington as the first President. The new ecclesiastical organization was con stituted of -one minister and one elder for every six ministers in each presbytery, The same principle of representation in the composition of the body, which is the National Supreme Court of the Church, and whose decisions on all questions are final and authoritative for the wlioli church, still prevails but the ratio has been changed several times, as the number of ministers increased, so as to keep the body from being unwieldy. In 1819 it was made one minister and one elder for every nine ministers in 1826 it was 'changed to one for every twelve, and in 1833 to one of each class for every twenty-four ministers, every presbytery, however, even if having less than that number, being entitled to its representa tion.

This is the ratio which is now in force, and according to it a full Assembly this year, would consist of 616 members, but it is

at all probable it will be that full. Corresponding delegates, however, will balance some of the absentees. It is to be observed that the theory which underlies the constitution-of this body is that it shall be made up. of au equal number of clerical and lay commissioners or delegates. On the basis of last year's figures there ought to be 308 ministers and 308-ruling elders from the various walks of civil life in the Washington Square Church.

THE CHURCH DISUNITED.

The National Legislature, or Court rather, of the Church thus constituted continued undivided until 1827, when.it had under its government 23 Synods, embracing 125 Presbyteries, in which were 2,140 ministers, 280 licentiates or preachers who had not yet been ordained to the to the official work of ministry, 244 candidates for licensure, 2,869 churches, and 220,557 communicant members. In 1838 took place the rupture into Old and New School, about which is now to be buried out of sight as a thing of the past. Since that, each body has has its separate Gen eral Assembly and from then both, afl'er their separation, went off independent organizations ia the Southern States, which during the progress of the rebelion, united in one body, as the parent Assemblies have now done.

THE GROWTH OF CHUB I The contrast between 1708 a.iJ *1870 strikingly illustrates the growth not only, of the Church, but the country. In 1707 the first year which gives full minutes four ministers and ruling elders from many different cangregations, met in the General Presbytery. Four ministers and elders from eight or nine churches were absent These formed the total strength of the denomination, and their field of labor was confined to the narrow Atlantic slope in ihe eastern part of New York. Jfew Jrers'ey, Pennsylvania,Maryland and

Yiginia. In 1870 nearly three hundred ministers with asjmany laymen, will meet as the representatives of fourteen times their number of ministers and congregations, whose fields of labor extend across the Continent to the Pacific,' doWn to the Gulf of Mexico, and up to Lake Superior, and even further still, down to Brazil in South America, and over the oceans to China, India and Africa for the outlying missionary stations of the Church are embraced in the representation. The social influuence of such a widely diffussed body, with the numbers, wealth and educational power which it contains, is im mense. -vfc&JI**

lie Mr. Iw*

TREHTOBT.

"^DESTRUCTIVE STORM.

TRENTON, N. J- May*24.—A very destructive storm visited Hunterdon county on Saturdry night. A farmer named Hankinson Kinney, residing near Flemington, had his barn and a portion of his house blown down and two horses and three cows killed. Another farmer named Hoagland. had his barn blown down and two or three horses killed. At the fair grounds, stables, sheds and fencing were all torn to pieces and leveled with the ground. In the town of Flemington, the destruction of shade trees is very great.— Beautiful maples which lined its streets were almost entirely destroyed. Stables, attached to Crater's Hotel -and a number of other buildings were blown down.— The destruction of Orchards is very great.

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DEATH OE BISHOP KEMPER. MILWAUKEE, May 24.—The venerable Bishop Kemper, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, widely known as the pioneer Bishop of the Northwest, died at his residence at two o'clock this afternoon at the ripe old age of 81.

MCGREGOR. ———

A BALLOONIST DROWNED.

MCGREGOR, IOWA, May 24.—Mack Baker, of Cincinnati, the man who went up with the balloon belonging to DeHaven's Circus last evening, was carried eastward by a slight breeze, and when over the river it descended rapidly falling in the middle of the river about a mile below town. Before boats, which happened to be near the spot, could reach him he was drowned. His body has not yet been recovered.

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Something Going On.

Indications that Mean Business.

Genera tent.

RUTLAND, VT., May 24.—Yelrmont is again all excitement over a projected Fenian raid on Canada. The excitement runs higher than at any time since the raid of 1866. IrLshmenfin -various parts of the State:are activfe, and proceeding in

ally from towns albng the shore of Champlain in New York.

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ST. ALBANS, VT., May 24—Trustworthy reports from Fairfield state that several teams have taken loads at the barns of Irishmen and driven toward^ the line.

A company of 45 men arrived from Burlington at 9 o'clock in the morning, formed in military order and took up their march towardis Fairfield.

The Curlew, a small steamer on Lake Champlain, has been chartered to bring men from Fort Henry, and the railroad company have been asked for a special train to bring 150 more men from Burlington. .One or two Fenian officers are in town directing operations) but they are so reticent that even their names can't be ascertained.

There are no government troops here, and no .militia. Deputy United States Marshal Lewis McD. Smith is looking after affairs, but as yet has had no occasion to interfere.

An undoubted movement is on foot to invade Canada. Hundreds of strangers are arriving and departing, all have a military bearing. C,'

DEPARTURE OF FENIANS.

NEW YORK, May 24.—A large number of boldly avowed Fenians left this city this morning for the Northeast.

FENIANS GOING NORTH.

BOSTON, May 24.—Three thousand red men, supposed to be Fenians, left in north em trains yesterday.

ACTIVITY AMONG FENIANS. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 24.—There some activity among Fenian leaders, Men are generally concentrated at the rendezvous here. It is impossible to say at this time where the inv&sion will be made. The point first attempted may be a blind. It is thought the frontier is lined with men

It is reported the United States steam er Michigan has taken position at Port Calborne, Canada, in order to protect the Welland Canal.

FENIANS GOING EA&T.

FENIAN MOVEMENTS.

MONTREAL, May 24.—The Government has received information of a threatened Fenian demonstration on the frontier, The news does not excite immediate alarm, except in connection with the Red River expedition. It is believed the frontier alarm is a feint to cover an attack on the expedition when it enters the wilderness, and to prevent reinforcements from being sent on.

Dispatches from Ottawa state considerable alarm prevails about the fate of the Red River Expedition. Riell is said to have received promises of Fenian aid, oh condition of the establishment of a separate independent republic in the heart of the continent. REINFORCEMENTS FROM MILWAUKEE

AND CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May-24.—A Fenian expedi tion it is positively stated is to leave Milwaukee to-night in a boat, chartered for the purpose, to make a descent upon Goodrich, Canada West, with the inten tion of marching on Brantford. Colonel O'Conner, an experienced officer, will be in command. The forces are said to consist of picked men well armed and equipped.

A strong -inforcement left Chicago to day for Milwaukee, to be in time for the sailing of the steamer. There is considerable excitement in this city among the Irish population. A large number of well known Chicago Fenians have been missing for the past week.

ST. LOUIS.

RAILROAD ENTERPRISF

ST. LOUIS, May 24.—The St. Louis and Fort Scott Railroad Company was formally organized here yesterday by the election of Ames W. Manpin, of Franklin county, Missouri, President, and a full list of officers. This road will run on a direct line from thus city to Fort Scott, Kansas, and reach&s the great cattle raising regions and Indian Territory by a route seventy-five to a hundred miles shorter than any present road. The survey of the line will be commenced immediately.

C. Fawcett, of Pittsburg, for himself, and as representative of Eastern capitalists interested in this enterprise, has been here several days taking an active jart in the organization of the company, deleaves for home to-day, to lay the result of his labors before his associates.

STEAMER SUNK.

The steamer Clara, bound down the Missouri river heavily laden with grain and hemp, sunk a hundred and five miles bove here. It is feared she will break

an

two and prove a total loss.

CHICAGO. ———

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INDIAN NEWS. CHICAGO, May 24.—News was received here to-day that the Indians who made rccent attacks on white men along the line of the Kansas Pacific railroad had crossed the Union Pacific railroad at Antelope Station on their way north. Several parties of troops are in pursuit of the savages, and the military authorities seem confident that they will soon be overtaken and punished. The party of Indians numbers about sixty. ———<>———

rOUGHKfXPSlE.

SUPPOSED TO BE FENIANS. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. May 23.—Three car loads of Irishmen are on their way up on the Hudson River Railroad tonight, on the midnight train. They all irehased tickets for the Renssalaer and ratoga Railroad. They are without arms, but it is supposed they are all Fenians.

SEW ORLEANS.

STATE DEBT.

NEW ORLEANS, May 24.—The Bailee* tin places the present ^,085,360.

State at $S,

.y Z4.—J bonded debt of the

EXPLOSION.

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BEFORKED PRSSBTTEKIAK CINCINNATI, May 24.—In the e^P^h^Wian'Synod Uke entire day has ftn.ronlnmad in tha diaonssioa of the queatfoQ of nnion tha United Preahjurian Church,£ita th® terms agreed upos by ther joiotecommittee, ifeich was substantially that the churches should form an organic union on the basis of principles contained the respective testimonies and other subordinate standards, and that the name of the church should be United Presbyterian.

The discussion was opened by Dr. McMaster, chairman of the committee, who spoke one "hoar and a half. He traced the history of the union movement from 1838 down to the present time, and urged the reasonableness of the terms agreed upon by the joint committee. And the necessity upon th« church to move.

In the afternoon Robert Guy, of Phila. and the venerable doctor Clarkfe, of Nova Scotia spoke in opposition to' the proposed union- Both dwelt upon the vonerabl« character of the Chnrch, the purity of its doctrines and practices, and claimed that the reason she was not large was becanse the testimonies and usages were not conformed to the customs of the world. Each spoke in great kindness ef other .members of the Presbyterian family, but thought it would not be best at present to consummate the proposed union.

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A company of

men, numbering about fifty, pawed through here last night eh route for St. Albans. They came from Washington, Warren and Rensellaer counties, New York. More are expected up to-day. A compafiy goes from this to#n, and several recruits from towns between here and Burlington. Large numbers of men have

up Lake Champlain tobe landed-at t. Albans Bay, where others will join them from Rouse's Point.

Along the Canadian' line the authorities are vigilant, and endeavoring to preserve neutrality, but it is thought the movement has gained too much headway to prevent the crossing of the line by the Fenians and the committal of overt acts. Captain Lonergan, of the Fenian General's staff is here hurrying men to the front. He expressed himself confident .of the success of the movement.

MONTPEELER, VT., May 24.—^The Fepions are in such' motion along theline from Boston to the frontier as to indicate fW they mean business. There are rumors that large numbers of men are ready to ship from Boston, Manchester, Concord ahq. other points awaiting transportation.

Bev. M. Harriway, of HlinoLs, followed in a speech that was listened to with marked attention, no less by opponents of union than by its Mends. His statements were made with so much candor, his appeals so earnest and touching, and his demeanor to the opponents so kind and considerate that the union cause was strengthened ^Recess was taken till halfpast seven this evening, Mr. Morton, of the committee, having the floor.

WIT AND WISDOM.

The Long Strike—Twelve o'clock. The fastest city in the world—Electricity.

How to make a tall man "short"—ask him for a loan When is a boat like'li pile of 'snow? When it is adrift.

True politeness is good nature, beautiful and refined by art. s* The degree of "M. D." \nopt appropriate for ladies, is that of "Mother Dear."

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Rumor iz a vagrant without a home, id Ih

and lives upon what it kan pick up.—

Billings.

Laws, like sausages, cease3 to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made. -Sum folks, as they gro older, gro wizer: but most folks simply gro stubborner.—Josh

Billings.

"Darling, it's bed-time. A11 the little chickens have gone to bed." "Yes, mamma, so has the old hen."

Altlio the world is chuck full ov liars, thare iz but a few men who don't prefer to listen tew the truth. "What is pride, my dear?" "Walking with a cane when you ain't lame," replied the intelligent juvenile.

People of Wyoming don't know whether to call their female a judge a justicess of the peace or a justice of the peaccss.

Before yu undertaik tew chew a man's politics or religion, be sure vu have got a better one to offer him.—BUlings.

The tppes made one of the Troy papers inform its readers that the polls would be open "from'sundown to sunset."

Texas wants to be divided into two or more States. They say that one Governor cannot pardon all the scoundrels there.

The saying that "there is more pleasure in giving than receiving," is supposed to apply to kicks, medicine and advice.

A rural editor thinks the

ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 24.—A car load of Fenians ticketed for Malone pass' ed through here this morning for the East. A few Fenians from the southern tier of counties.arrived last night over the Erie railway. Leaders of the brotherhood here are very reticent regarding their movements. CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ADVISED OF

If people knew beforehand all the missery its brings, says, a Japanese poet, "there would be less going out with young ladies to look at the flowers at night.''

An Eastern editor, in an obituary of a youug lady, closed by saying: "She had an amiable temper, and was uncommonly fond of ice-cream and other delica­

An exchange thinks it father embarrasing to lift your hat to a lady, and have a couple of dirty collars roll out upon the walk. Dandies will please make a note of it.

A lady said to her sister: "I wonder, my dear, you have never made a match I think you want the brimstone," To which she replied: "No, not brimstone, only the spark." "John," asked a physician of the apothecary's apprentice, "did Mrs. Green get the medicine I ordered?" "I guess so," replied John, "for I saw crape hanging to the door-knob this morning."

What an agreeable world this would be tew live in if we could pump all the pride and selfishness out of itl It jvould im prove it az much as taking the fire and brimstun out ov the other world.—Bil

lings.

A school-teacher recently asked a boy, "Which i' the highest dignitary of the Church?" After looking up and down north, east, south and west, the boy innocently replied, "the weather-cock."

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OPPOSITION MERCHANTS DEMORALIZED!

They desire us to Compromise! to stop Selling Goods so Cheap!

They wish us to Join the Ring. Our answer L*

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C. WITTIGk CO.,

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second invoice this

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