The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERA WHOLE NO. 8044. UTICA PHILANTSROPIC CONVENTION. ‘ts Organization—Few Philosophers Present—-Ar- rangement of Business—Opening Speech 0” Andrew Jackson Davis—Discourses und Resolutions on the Mode of Improving the Human Stock—Incitements to Free Love—Speeches of Charles M. Plumb, Parker Pillsbury, H. C. Wright, and Two Crazy Philosophers, ec, &e. &e., Fins paY—Fiasr seestow. * Unca, September 10, 1858. As fer ae present appesrence indicsteq, the Philanthro- Bo Convention calied here for this and the \wo nex’ days ‘will prove considerable of a fizzle, I have just droped fm at Mecbasica’ Hall, on the third floor of which the philanthropists are aeaembied tn obedience to the follow. img call:— PHILANTHROPIC CONVENTION TO OVERCOME RVIL etal Utics, Oneida connty, N.Y. ‘Tobe held in Mechanics’ Hall, Utica. On a ones: H: Ys ‘Lith and 12 bof on the Te bo ane call God Lis father ‘ho ca)Js not to the workers 0! q fri ipere: in 4 ihe ri! of intelligent and volont every ‘be- that thie prevalence of crime and guifering ia to erroneous doctrines respecting man and ‘outot which have been evolved equaly ¢rroneous sation, Freasioal institutions and depraving 3 refore, we, the undersigned be fore, r coc teasion OF form. of ia 10. be prevent feszion oF tion, with a platform perfectly free Poin throw woat th re be Sige aks unoe i ‘and humane 3 ul B 4 5 3 ! A 5 3 Hi i He 5 § 'y and wisdom (rom jon and discovery—the physical, mal, theological and spiritual We ‘presence and tafluence of ail who be true friends of humanity, bo'n to ssionsiely ipo the causes of evil and the Deh gpavioies end truest rene Hf I my I entered, quartetto, composed of two persons of nex, was engeged in singing or chanting what ap- peared to bea most melancholy ditty. There are about ® handred quiet, respectable lookfng men and women in the room, but I have not yet recognized any of the shining lights of the modern philosophy except Mr. Andrew Jack- nen Davis, and in their absence [ am afraid there will be ‘very little of interest in the Convention. To-morrow, however, it is not unlikely that the philosophers may ap- pear in force. ‘The Convention was organized by the appointment of Mr. Fras. 8. Hitchosck, of Oneida, as President, and F. Walker, Emily Rogers of Utica, J. M. Porter, and Par- ker Pilebury of Boston, as Vice Presidents, wita C. M. Plumb, Dr. Hallock and Giles B. Stebbins of Rochester, aa Becretaries. ‘The following persons were appointed « Business Com- anyearg tied Amos Rogers, Caroline Brown, —— Mr, Hrcuceck acknowledged the honor dose bim in him in the cha'r, and promised Impertiality there- The of this Convention, be ee wae by = means a neow-fangted idea; tat be hoped that more go: would be scomplisbed by this Convention than had ever Deen done before for the cause of humanity. The re) of the Business Commities was submitted by Mr. Axpnew Jackson Davis, an? ado; by the Conven- Tarranges that there eba'l be three daily aittings— A. M., and at two and half past seven o’slock firet speech of each session is to be of any speaser may Choe, but allsudsequent speeches confined to twenty minates, except the Conven- -xtend the time of any particular wadividual. row Jackson Davie wee called upon by the Pre- the Convention with a speeck. He com ‘call, and proceeded to lay dowa bis theory of reading from manuecript. He regard et one a# the inevitable developemouts of ine Me imted ‘they wient. be, crippled, but wey hed LS mi y ry rreing tansonci ‘There was potuieg more eprary than these couven'ious. They were, #9 to aay, jcan'c opportunisies for ths projection sad manifesta ‘of what was latent. They were what voloxsnoe are the phy sca) glooe—modes Of ventilation of the pabli> ‘ind. Hoe propored to enter somewbat historicsl!y iat> Eel HE BOs He q hood dood, youth, manhood and maturity. Tho bavy- Bood'ot the rags had an origins! theory of evil, which he would call ante-baman. Ths cduUébood of the reve had a theory 07 evil, which be would ca)! inverbaman. The youth Of the race had a theory of evil, Which De would eat su perburen. Te of the race bad a tasory o Evil, called epiriinal. The maturing tate of the pabli wind bad a theory, which be would not slute to today ‘Dat which is ovlied barmonial. He je.d to trace the of evil, commencing in the early era of saperst fens wens, torough the various strata into whict be Givided up istry. It i¢ quectionable, Lowey many of bis sudlicry could folic e dim intellig! Bia troper iy turough and arse nod words of new construction, 8 HH i alae i H i i usually to make up these reformatory , spiritualistic or (ree nenaibie looking men, their hears allvered by years, among Indies are distinguished in thelr style of atire, and—be nices the two voonliste—there is one Aguring on be |. and she, I believe, it the wife of Mr. Andrew Davia, who appears to be the sou) and facioium of convention. Mr. Hitchoook presides with s good dea! of dignity and ‘The proceodinge were opened with ringing by the club. BSSAY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUNAN StOrK, Mr. Gus. M. Pucwn, of Foliy, rae introduced, ena proceeded to read an eemsy on tho existence and growth of crime and destitution. Roligion® systems had, in al! |, endeavored to form a theery of crime, but gone of wore ‘The Christian religion placed ‘t nthe iden of original ein, bat that solation failed to satisty ra tional mings. ft tanght men to look for good from af , While good was in men’s own hearts, and to look into themeelver for the source of evil while evil came from the outside, The ciroumatances of man’s life, birih and Whon David said io the but well organ'zed proreny— of fature good oltizens, Panish, said ho, th made, hel! doomet children, and tosoh tha the bodies and souls of the children wil! te mirrored are too much accepted simply * providence: instead of aa crearnres of parental dewien ‘and effort, Be thought it would be better to Iimit the namber of childrer—to look moro to quality and lees to quactity. Priests, he said, looked too much to the conse. Hou of crims by moans of regencration, instend of looking If theirs were the only efforte at improve Mout mank'n) would lapwe lato barhariem This speaire ‘Went on to reed « maae of valger suit that ought to hav» oloared the hall of evory modest woman in it ey 4 of excessive maternity being forced upon women, of the warder of wives by oxcessive seneuality of hrabande, fod of mom marrying ‘or purposes that prostitate anc de grade the marrings re.ations. Fe prociaime? bimeail av @dvocate Of an existence corse’, priest-shackied, © od damned humanity. (An old whiteveard in the Corser cried “amen.” COASCR ON THR BUSINES CONDETTER. Dr. Canourg Prows, M D., declined to act on the How pea Committee, and Mr. Wright wae sppoinied im ber stead: Tbe PRMSTDRNT BB: that apy.cue who desire: to ACCTESR Lhe meetwg might Dow «lo #9. EMNONIMENT OF THR DAVIS 4ND PLUMB TRRORURS, Mr. Buans took advantage of the riapity «iver. ‘Tn jateniog tais morning to the remarfs of Mr. Davia in regard to the origiu of ev'l, and in listening to the appli- cation of thoss principles this afternoon, be had been movch pleared; and for the purpose of bring\ag these mat. ters before the Convention in & practice) and tangidle warner, be moved that the Business Committee should embody them in resolutions to come before this Conven. tion. He dwcovered that the press bed thought i: to which showed thas they had become «a 14 )- country, and he ekpected much good to be done by (bis Conve ) Before the motion was put, the old German p»'lornoher who figured at the moro! aoe. addressed the Presi- cert, Dut wae overlooked by that Tangiooey PO pas he queetion and declared it carried, ait ouge M>. Sch wol- Hiker came out with & moat decided “No.” ‘MISS HIGGINS’ ‘Mise Lyvrs Ehocms, of Unicago, whe hed been invited to the pi duced, and sang ® piece, “O, Scorn not thy Brother,’ mecompanyirg Ber voice on a harmonicon, The muvic Was applauded E\DORSEYENT OF THE STOCK TMPROVEMENT ADDRES, Mr. Foersn had listened to Mr. Plump’s address, and gave It his fullest sanction; and to meke that eanction ex- preneive, he moved thet it he endorsed by the Convention, and that it be requested for pul He avowed him self ready, if necexaary, to snhecri66 $500 wo the expense Be wouid also, if he bt tt would be accepted, send scopy tothe American Tract Society. Be thought that address would fairly represent the sense of the Coaven- tion, and he there’ore moved that the Convention ead rie the sentimemte of the address. The Crruay Pauoseruan—I will now explain wrat 1 mentioned. ‘The CnainMAN—Stay @ moment. ‘The Parrosorame sat dow. Mr. Parken Priapcry, Of Boston, observed that there ‘Was quite an interest feit by the prees of the conntry in re- gard to the character of this meeting. As an evideace of it, reporters bad been cont bere from a distance; and be waz giad of {t. Not doubting et all the purpose and Intention of the Utica prees be moved an amendment, that the ad- dregs be offered at once to the prees of Utica for puolica- tion !n the morning papere. The amendment was adopted, the German phtioro, .eF coming out with hie inevitable “No.” A CRAZY GERMAN. aid the CrurMan, there is an opportunity for ere. RMAN ParosorHER—I wish to speak, Mr. Sbare- aL) ‘The CnAmMaN~-(announcing bis mame)—Mr. Schmol- likes, Mr. Senmonukee—in almost beygospss send Eoglish and ip an excited manner, proceeded to address the mee! ng. He pitoned hard into Mr. Acdrew Jackson Davis, and 29- ga to be completely crazy on the subject of spiritua em. Be said thatthe epeakers who can mittee this forenoon and afternoon did not go beyond the rurface of the question they were discussing; and, as to air. Davis, be was & “donkey sbot’’ (Don Quixote), and all + eaid wasa fiction. He misrepresented tbe pas! and pre- ent, and did not understand how the futore was to be os- tab) Ded. The speaker said be was in atvencance a; a spiri- tua: meeting in Lemartine Hall, in New York city, come time ego, and that she (meaning some modium) came in Now, olher The ami before prayer with great cevotion ; and then shespoke,and the spirit, devil, diabolos,the calumniator, came and stopped her. Then, said he, I spoke; and then she came e snd commenced t0 speak egaiet the Judas Iecarixt, egainet the Jesuits, againat the Pope and against the Holy Ghost. He went on raving for somo time in this style, in the course of which*he said he bad been s Roman Catho- Le priest for eigbieen years. The old gentleman is evi- dextiy far gone 'n crexinese and supposes that he has dis- covered the origia of and remedy for evil, and tf he could ovly have @ geod reader to-morrow he would present a paper which would enlighten the convention. While he was yet epeaking & genileman in the lower end cf the bai) asked the Oni whetter there was a0 Vmit of time tor thore who spoke in uaknown tongues. (Lavebter and Anotber gentleman taid be was a friewd of Mr. Schmol- Yker and ieved in bis sincerity; but fe sugcested to bim to call a» eoting of bis own, w he coud Bavea ful oppertan:ty of making knowa his views. Tke old ventieman suco , and resumed his seat. RALY YANKEE After rome de'sy an old gentleman was introduced to ibe aadience a8 Me. Morton, of Plymouth, Mass, io bay- tog requested to be beard. ’He felt as if this was the moet impo tavt convention ever beid on earth, and that results not actctpated by those who called is would come from it. The origiaof evli was nero before them. In no — # (bere beaven or happiners. No one pow would thir io go to the orthodox heaven, to which people sanooged They can get by priests or camp meetings. fhie old little more orezy than the German phitoso- pher sud taiket quite ag nuntelligivly. The origia of ov) he dcfved to bo ‘gaoranee, er the waatof koowiledge atthe riphetime. Tae re » be thongdt, wax ip we oper training of chilJrea. saw the necessity of lay- ing ch‘ldren born right, but how were you~in his own langurge--to get the people who were in ® condition t bear children to bear them rigbt? Fie sald he ued & speak io Boston several years ago on tomperaace, audb bad teparaied—as be expreseed it—milhoos 0” tracts He wanted to know why while geese lived eighty years men rhould be sick—axd why sould chitdrea dis at fou or five years of age? With Mer? training, children, h said, would live to be 80, 2C0 or 150 years, ‘but tuey must pot be stuffed with the Arsembiy’s Catechea. (Laughter. ) Be joked forward to the time when all men and women ‘would look on escb other as brothers and sisters, avd b intertwined tocather, and would git under thelr owa vines and dg trees. He had attenced every reformatory meet ing held in Massachusetts for thirty peor) past, but they did not do apy F204. He proposed that the tile of this Convention be that of right formers, not re-formers. He dissavoret thet {r yon tran up children In the way they should not go, when they they are old they will not depart SPIRITUALIST RLEWPN TS Mr. Pantumen, editer of the Spiritual Ieleyraph, was called upon to address the meeting. He apologized fur pot being prepared to make @ speech, but stil! woul! make afew remarks Els remarts were merely a diesertation op the use and origin of money. A gentieruan on the platform suggested that ar there wore revert trance sedtume , they should be ta- vited on the plav‘orm end allowed to address the Con- vention whenever fol, a. Mr. Parner Prrrescey, of Bosten, did not deatre to have . He aid not know medinme op the of their philosophy to understand bow to produce thelr trance otete, and he preferred to let them ‘cilow their own courte. MULLAPURY ON REPRODTOTION. He made an argument in the style of umb's adress, acd wanted fo kuow, among other things, how many chil dren that were born were the result of reflection and rea- fon, or of & desire (o promote the gerers! well being of ba- mauity, Dotto eny the honor apd glory of the Great Cre- ator. IP ORRAT ARTITIO WORK OF MATERNITY. re, 4.0. Davin came forsard and read the following Tegolutions, which she inteaded to propore to this Con ven. ven. — Tenolved, That as woman ie the baif of a republican na- tion, she should be invested with all the rights and priy!- legee cf \merioas ethzensbip, among whitch are the olec live franebise, the trial by a jary of bor own pears, eligib!- Itty to cffice, the control of her chtidrea under age, and the protection of her person and property against aggree- mon. Resotved, That as woman ts the mother of ihe race, and s therefore more influential tban any other betag in ving character avd olrection to cur great bumaniiy, sbe nid be protected and assisted by society ia atiatning the utmost periection of develo 1, awal, iotelle tus) an¢ moral. To this end, » 3 colleges of every grade whould be upreservediy im opes to wo io, that she may be educated in all depart. vide by side with her brother,’ while girle should be released from the hope loan, yrotrected, wasting toi! unhealthy vorkebog:, pod yen ga Age ge faabionsdle ‘ts! pation, and attracted into honorable and iuorative avenuss of industry, where a just remuneration will enable them to sid not only this \iberal therough efucstion, but an Furthermore and dependent charecter , a. through maternity woman ie the world’s artiet os ‘woil ae greavest eufferer, and as eho har tl etoility of guiding the young mind of her children for msay youre after birth, she should be free to elect ber OW srroundings and io aperify ber own time for aasum- ing this great arvetic work of reproduction, with its toils, tuffer'oge and rerpors:d!titin, WRIGHT OF LAT (MPROTEMENT OF WOMAN #rooe Mr. Havny ©. Wriwnt next addresecd the meeting, He eked, ebo was respos. is for the existence of chiriren’ 1 ventare fo gay said be that votooe In a hundred parents in Ditiom, OF the State of New York, or in the United tates, Cr ip entire Ubristendom, has the jeast Lege oo) that they sre revporsibie or the existences of thelr children. The fret question in the child’s catechism tn— Child, who made you? Answer—Go4. . Chairman, that ie a lie, Isay it onimly and dolibe- cs lis ae M would Be to may grew upon # rore beah, or to say that who killed Heery ©, Wright if ho were to cut bis throat fall . If a child asked you who Goo” Te wonld be just en Of children ? to sorofala, or ree; le? Universal sible, That is too, Mr. teaches ® stupenduons lie when tt cave ton child a tendency to scrofula any other diseere, and | would fwflot diseases on childbood im way, “(Get thee bebiad me, Satan!’’ you se | do n08 believe in such @ God. I scorn 1 deny bis existence My God, euch abomination as that. He exprepne’ (hese dock: ines at & oan; ‘uonal code: 2 ie having ing in Indiana were s Queker woman ald to bim, ‘do you mean wo ay, Mr. Wright, thet God ia not the jather of my children?” EA evid to her In reply, that he had alwaya anppored that the man by her side was the futher of her children, but, if not. he wna glad sho let them know it. She droppad, enid be, Tike fs shot goore an the Mothotist minis\cr ame god epoke abeut being regenerated, bat I raid ‘o him that if be bad been only geuernted rightly he would not need to bo regenerated, The Prew- brterian minister epeke of caving grace and of being born God; aud Teakl to him, “My dear follow, if you baye voen only Dorn r gh! of women you would not need to de of God afterwards, would you’’—end the fellow dropped like a ehot deer, and ota word from bim. Al) * UNDAY MORNING, this talk about regesersiion end so fortn is poe ban- combe—pions twaddie. What do you do when you want to get © LoDdie type Of & horse, or aby domestic aniarsl, oF fran? You know what you do. | Bs as wise in regard to OOP Own Apectes se you are in rMerencs to all tings oo Reath you, and thas is alll ask. The young mao, sald be, is mere sakc'tous about the quadicy of his gloves than he je about the covstitutoa of the child to be born to hin. The woman je more golicitous a6 to the cat and quality of berebawl, ber donnet, ber gloves, than ste ie to know the pbyrical, socia! and intellects) character of the mau whoro she takes to be the father of ber babe. Got help the world, Mr, Chairman! Icould almost set down and weep over it - Ho was in the habit of lookivg at our exiat- ence ia three states: that which is ante natal, thas which comes between birth ard death, and that which com mercer leath, for ia thet existence he baileved. The pubject of man’sestate defore be is born into the world war the great subject of digcureion for this Con vention to-day. He believed that the ednoation which wa recetved in the brief ante-patal period bas more to do with the charseter of the race for time and for eternity than al! ‘ke eduetion which we receive afterwards. In conclu- sion, Mr. Wright announced that be ned for sale, a. thirty five cents, @ book bearing on these points, having for title—“The Vawe'come Child, or the Orime of Unde- sired Maternity.’ He recommentied it to all young men proposing to.enter into the marriage state. RVIL REERAULE TO PARENTAGE. Mr. A.J, Davis stated thas the quention befor the Om vention hed come down go thiga-that the primary cause of ovil is referable to parentags, during which we oocam ‘both body and soul. The club rang, with good taste, the sweet hymn of “Gather the beautiful bome to their rest,” and Con- vention took a recess till 75; o’clook P. M. MRS, IDEIA BRANCH OM HAND, Mrs. Branch, of Rutland notoriety, delivers the opening p< ech to morrow morning. BVBNING SRESION. The curious free love doctrines ao impudently and up- Dlushiogly areerted in the afternoon seasion, have served to increase the interest in this Convention. Aithough an admission fee of ten cents is’chargei for the e@7enin;: ses sion, there is a lerge crowd in attendance, incl wing many free lovers and epiritualists of both sexes. As I write there ig a abril! voiced lady sitting bebind mo, scawortrg the o>jectiong of an old graybeard, who sppears not to sppreciate free love doctrines, There are many such dia. Jogves going of throughout phe room, the speeches aud resolutions of the aficridon Baviog shown that to be the question that*underiics the whole plan of the Con- vention. 1 did not suppoee tt poseible (rat such » number of ia- telligent and apparently Lae women could sit calmly end Jisten without a blush to the expression of euch filthy eentiments, the pith of wbich was simply this—that wo- men ebould throw jascivious ¢yes upon the dest ooking fellows they can see, and tell their husbands to stand inasmuch as they are not gond looking, or as their phy oul constitution ix not Herculean, ar as they have ereditary taints of rcrofula, or consuay; , OF insanity. That te, ina nutshell, the = h these philogo- phers propore to overcome evi! with good. in addition to Mrs. A.J Davis, aud Miss Bigging, the bionde vocalist from Chicago, there are several other ladies on the platform, Mr. A. J. Davis is the leading spirit of the Con-enhion. He evidently yot i up with the of furthering his free love doctrines. Physicalty he is a fine looking man— pot tall, but astive and well formed. He appears to be some forty years of age. His forehead js not nigh but square, sod ix set off with a flourishing biack beard and mous His wite ie a sxoart iooking, handeume wo- map, some ten years his juvior. the genius who dolivered the address in the afternoon session, and who recommended the women to improve their progeny, is not likely to anything by the reform id stand might which be preaches, as he w ty little hance of woman failing in love with him on account of his phy- sical developments, tbe mort prominent of whieh isa pair of long spindle sbarke. Mr. Wright, who followed him im the same vein, le 8 iarge, powerfuily built man, coarse in bis orgas\vation ac he showed himeelf to be coarse in bis expressions. The evenitg session was opened by a song from the ter which the Rey. Jason F. WALKER Was intro- cops a seminary for youth st Folis, aud bad his circulars ajstri 2uted throughout the rcom-—in which, however, be gave no hint as to hie free love or infidel doctrines. He ssid that be had, io uggestion which he had heard in the zac his thovghte into the shape of reso iutions, which he read as follows: — to bumanity, apd therefore iry into. the cause o! an organic effect seareh, ond fa, Nore, iteelf ome of this onvention cure atleast this one evil, by with trawipg henceforth ite energies frum amare war of words, tq deploy thom into the wernor guugyle with facts; Caen!” {rom & devout old aieelpla } and ao. oy meeting the wy od oF ail true Busean liv- wita good. Mr. Waser made « long prosy «peech, which was only ep ampliti ation of the ideas embraced in the resolu one Ip concinding he referred to the free love doctrines. Ke said did got object to free love in its broadest ante. uss vot, said bo, undertake to leyislaie me into the love cf my wife If ido not love her you can pot beip i, sud | cevpot very well help ft, eitwor. And what i! I do net Jove my wife, aud that f Sad my affinity (Lbelieve thas isthe word), somewhere else. Well, what Itt dor If you bave found your sMntty, stick « pir there. (Laagbtor.) Does it follow that you may, under sug c'r cumstances whateve, trample on the Ines of the Innd’ Ned your affiaity if you wont it; God twooty tive of them, spf then go snd find another. Toat will make twenty six You have net # bit better right to ieave your social ard civil, relations to go and live with your siinty. Yeu may toll me that you bave a right to Hove whet you plers@—10 love whom you ere obliged to love (“ Amen” irom the old disciple.) Nobody will disputethat Putdo nattelithem that you hw right to go where yon love, because yon p'n'nly \ SO cler Dag acme Dusness with you You are orguaicaliy ed to (hin society, and tt is not true thas It is lo the ae precere oC hutapity for every man or woman to act ae heorshe may pene. Socety bag inaticctively or- — remirovt, acd a2 8 reeud of ite pon BO we Kept ht up. wr. 1. & Posten (the conjogal ailinity of Mre. Abby Kelly Ponter) iollowed. He sad were were two roasous fer their presen: condition. fhe ove was inorauce, and the orbeg woe the faore to vee the knowledge they bad. ine should eile 4) the elemen's of reform throaghout the land end ¢ireet them to the one point He (bought lemente of good ip the country safficint, i 7D apd imfalligent'y dire.ced, to cram out evl Slavery itnelf could be crushed out im twelve montas if al! the elements of good were w Jatemp raace be put down by the women i! they wanid only vice of Judge Shaw, of Rostov. He agreed sb scme of what war tald by My, Walker, and did not e with him in other things. But there was part of what be raid which he did not unéermiand, and which he vhought be (Mr. W ) did not understand himself. (1 aah wer.) He went for intlammatory apeccies (deproosied by Mr. Walger) on the slavery quertion. As to te free love question, he epoke of (be forced prostitution of aac cut o every seven womeo in the county. ist mo, said be, Grat reasue my sister out of the hands ot her ravieher, and then | will talk to you about marrece, aod offinities, aud free love doxtriogs. The siavery question, however, was Mr. Foster's hobby, tad be kept constantiy jumping cf and on it in the coarse of bis sperch, The onae of evil was wroug education, an? ilo rewmedy wae right education. Mr. Tewny next addressed the Canveation. He retarne, he aid, to the subject of maternity, and he would leare generalises and come to the circumference of it. The ject of maternity bad been agitated in tht country by pb) sol. giete for en yoare past, and he regretted to say that) (hit Couctry, #0 celebrated for its imisligence and in Thileded, xi Hollies ‘was pronecated f matern! Be was aware of wore actually hired by payateians to Sttend tbe lectures for the purpose of proseoutiog Mr. Holtck, but be was proud to say that these women came Te was ® good deal of misplaced modesty on the subject, the women who heard the ler tures acknowledged that he bad opened to them sew ideas, snd their bushands thanked him thomeslves. He spoke at tome levath sed with much ability of the «lect of ante-nate! elreumstences on the unborn chitd Among other aneedotes bearing on this point he reinied tbe case of @ wornan in Marblehead who bad a chil! which wes bieewed with a besvtiful bead of hair. But thir ge ve be a source cf great apnoyence to the for vinkker# were conetanuly asking her why rhe did no jake better care of it, She waa so worried aod shavged that ine pevulent menner whe eaid ehe hoped har pert child would got bave any bair at ell, The wish wax xe complirhed, for ber vexi child had no bat, amt thongs be liver to the prereat ¢ Alter a sopg from Mieke Browies, journed the Con Mreremove Sticnn ar AwominOn Fr ovoning sbdout six o'clock a man waa found in S. A. Halsoy’s or chard, at Attoria, insensibie from leen of blood, on astaned by acubio the right arm, ffo expired ims very short time after he wan discovered. Near by wae founda covered W'\h blond, and Mm bis veet pocket a note stating that losses in business and Rickbere caused bim to commis avicide. inquest was held by Coroner Stephon Bi, joria, and e verdict rendered Ig accordance abore fa Tho man was about Ave foct six eight, about forty five yeare old, and no particular marks of sear vat bis perton. lie coat te a trrown mixed busi- pees cor pents’ brown corded, and Yeat light brown, figured, white mvelio shirt. In his pocket com, palr of apectasion, load pencil and a d cet, but no money. The body may boacen on apply! Char. W. Haliett, the undertaker, Fulton street, As n unt!l Mondsy eveaing, the 19th inat,, at 6 o’cloe., when, if no claimants appear, ft will be interred. > oond m ian- City Lntettigenee, Fuee 0 FLCHTU AVRNUR© At & little after twelve 0 o10ck yevterdsy morning, « fire wae discovered ip the win dow Of Angevine’s ten store, No. 105 Righth aveoes. The flames were promptly extinguiched by the frowen. Darcage to the stock by Ors and water about $500. Io sured ih the Greeawith and Peter Coser Inquranse Com- panies. The tolling belongs to the estate of J, B. Hort 70). The origin of the fre is not known at present, bat it will be investigated by the Fire Marenal New Yore Hoerrtat’ —The following is (he weekly report of the above ‘crtitation to Fept, 10, 1858: —Rematning on Beptember 3, 297; admitted to Septomber 10, 26; dix- charged, cured oF relieved, 47, died, 3. at date. 32), Maler, 189; femalee, SEPTEMBER 12, 1858. | | = | ARBIVAL OF Viv SP4R 03 YE WESE. A Fortnight’s ‘Later News from the Pacific. ARRIVAL OF $1,696,699 IN TREASURE The Political Campaign in Cali- fornia. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, SPark OF THE BHARKETS, ae, Ren ae. ‘The United States mail steamahip Star of the Weat, A. © Cray commending, left Aspinwall Sept, 3, at 4P. M., with passengers, mails and treasure, and arrived at this port about balf-past eleven o’clock last night. Sept. 7, 2510 A. M., parted company with steamship Gra. pada, bound to Key West. Sept. 8, at 9 A. M., lat. 25 38, low. 19 68, spoke m\eamsbip St. Louis, bound to Key West. Sept. 9, at 7:90 A. M., exchanged sigaala wilt brig Essex, steering north, lat.-@0 46, lon. 79 50. Brig Fanvy Wittier, 8. E. Lewis, master, struck on the Ripckadore reef on the 19th July ; total lore, Crew and 1s Baved. ‘The steamabip Golden Gate, R. 1. Whiting, commanding, jeft Sau Francico August 20. Atll A.M. on the 24th, ex changed signals with steamship Golden Age, bound up. Sot. 2. at 7 A. M., parsed the company’s steamer Sonora, off Point Mala, Died at een cm tie 24th August, Geo, H. Steele, sued 49 years, late a rerident of Rough and Ready, Cal. SPECIE LIST OF Pola, kere & ..$3l ‘ican ‘ 40,600 ig@a 39/6°0 Dewitt, Kittle & Go.. 31,000 R.Meader &0.Aiams 26.560 Total....+. +. $1,810,708 FROM ASPINWALL, 09,. 121561 &Oo...,.. 12,372 A. Har’y L. J. Lawrence & Co. 11,000 Wrew & Frengh. 3, Becht Bro, & Co.. 10,600 Paname R. R. Oo . 10,200 M. 8. Friend . 10,000 H. Classon & . 10,000 Crocker & Warrev.. 10,060 Summary of the Fortnight's News. [From the Alte Californie, August 20.) On the 6ih Avgust the anti.Lecom: Convention, at Sacramento, nomiaated for Supreme Judge, Jobn Currey, of Solano county; for Comptroller, 1. N. Dawley, of Ne- vaca; for Supreme Court Cierk, HU, Jonaips, of Batte county. Hon. Jos. © McKibben was also reoominsted for Congrers. Wm. |.. Dudiey, of Cuisveras, was nominated for Congress. The Lecomptenites on the mame day nominated J. G. Baldwin as candidate ‘or Judge oc the Supreme Court; A. R. Meloney, of Conira Coste, as ee They made no nomination for Supreme Court Clerk. Tho Republican State Couvention endors: d the nomina- tion of Ourrey for Judge, bat nominated F. P. Tracy vice tudley. They also nominated Dr. & C. Guan, of Tuo- lume, a8 Compirotier. The upg on the San Franc\*co aod Marysville Railway. is rapidly progreasivg Sau Francisco is wow in communication, by the mag- pele telegraph, with Yreka. Adviees to the Lith fram the Fraser rivar ooumiry ware received bere by she Panams which arrived on the 18th. The river bad fallen, and the miners generally doing beter. A fire at Sonora on ihe Sib fust, consumed $40,00 —- proverty. The Presbyterian church was de- stroy A large amount of wire bas been purchased in this city for the Viacerv lle and Selt lake telegraph line. ‘The Marysvilic News is defunct, on National Demo- crat bas Breen ou iis ruins, The pew paper is atrong); Anti Lecompton. A Tae difficulties beiweon J. C. Fremont and the Merced Mirlog Company pill continne. The latter refuse to yield poreession of their vein, ang the men who occupy it Poaiat tas ey will reset. Toe saat overiand mai! from Sait Lake resched Piacer- vile ou the 16th. The carrier brines the painful intelli. gence of the murcer of Joseph Covdi, Casries Oonnover, Phas [aberege ‘Theo, Barbas, caards of tee mall which left Piacetvile Joly Sl. They were killed by Saoshones, about twenty miles from Gravel!y Ford. she Indiavs ebout Bumbeit. bay are exosedingly trom, Dickome. A man named Orrin Stevens was kiled by them cp the 16.b ult, aud another named Janu Vaa toll, i, Soamemen f thee th the of the three polition! partios are wiread: wiasowirg Uke State. . A hor sech ine pection of (ue management aad tuternal ofinire of toe United States marine hospital in tne city allel’ ue ines the .natibution is condvc’*d in a ingoner w reflect credit ou the ofiioers ud 00 ihe gearral govern mint, through whore liberality it war estanlished. The Panama, which leit for Victoria on the 4th, carried up Ow 49 ere. vie is the only passenger known to A Mr. Thomas bave been bert by the recent disaster to the #tracxbip Oregon, whiad ran aabere on Point Reyer. A ovlieodow made by certaw benerviert individuals for the relief of bis family amounted to upwards of six bundred dob tai 8. A despera roy | occurred im Planers saloon early on the morbing Of the Bub. A man eared Kusee!l wax stab ber by avotber seamed George Coase #0 severely tuat for atime dix Ive endangtrod. Fe is now, bowever, re. cover ng fro wounds Chase bas been bound over ie the sum of $800 to appear befure the Court of Ses fiona. The Beasley Water Comgeuy bave completed ther fame to Stocktoo street, ana in the urns of a fortaight = heir water rusnivg through pipes om Battery ® Lange numbers of adventurers from lraser river are conticually arriving im this city. ihe dewecrats of this city held their primary election on Satarcay, 14h inat, The aot mpton raem elected about two thirds of the delega'ee 4 number of the troops which arrived on the Golden Gate orerted iw citizens’ custume. A portion of taom were arrested. The Repubtican County Convention have nominated for the Senate Gen. ©. 5. di Williams and 5 4. Parker, Eeq., and for the Atsembiy, W. W. snepard, & W. Hethaway, J. M Taylor, J. W. Cherry, and A. A. Hill. The Conven tion bar yet further nomiwations for Assembly to make before Me list ts completed. Henry Lowry, who attem to fob & passenger on the steamer Senator Of $10,000, lias Deen seat to ibe Court ot Sersions. R. B. Bampton, a prominent citicen, was knocked down and brutally near the Casiom House, on (he even jug of the 7th. J. R. Malloy, Patrick Dogan aud Joan 8, Dogan were convicted of the offence. fhe first was duet $50, the seco $150, and the third $260. They ali paid the penalty impowed. The € ty Proseonting Attorney. fH. M Willie, hae reign: ef bis office in eS OF Certala charges Of disrepu. table conduct made against bim tn his fo: elatone. The amount of gold baiiio pore.ied for oaage dur pg the week end) Tih, amounted to 18,048 70 onne The om col for the week war $535,000, al! in double cagier. he steamer Pacifie arrived on the 7th from Vi bringing 260 parsergers = The ship !. F. Willetts rea bed bere op the same @ay, with 147 pasengers, from ine tame lorality. During the Isat ten days 1.009 Chinamen have ianded on cur shores. The arrivals #inoe the eniling of the steamer of A were eighteen in number, viz.—From \ew York, shion Gauntlet, Skylark, Julia G Tyler, Deeader, W.J. Morrie from Buston, ehips Weert Wiad sod Rotrige. from Balti more, ship Joba A. Parka: from Chine, ship Sea’ Pettian Jeeph Shepherd: from Calcutia, Britith ahip ‘rom Manila, ehip Black Soa; from Cardul, Bei- gic ship Edward and Jalia; from Mexico, e-hooner Miying Dart, bark E. Banping; from Punta Arenas, wobooner, J. Hl. Rosece; from it, Hawaiian brig Emma, bark Vriendabip. The clearances were twenty three in number, viz —To China, ships Totne and Ringleader; to Australia, latch bark S. Hendrikers, ship Willian, schooner Vaquero: to Mezico, Mexican big Geneva; to iymouth, Rogland, snip Bostonian: to Valparaiso, French ship Lequeiice. Cailiaa Ly 2 Penatior; to Honolulu. ehip Jao, Land, bark Yankee, to Jarvis lsiand, ship Flying Dragon (o Vancouver,eleven consiere. The following vesecia are now in port ~Ships Annapo Nie, Arey, At |, Biack Watricr, Bean Monde, Black dea, David Defender, Fdward and Julia, F. F. Willette, Counttet, Himalaya, Joh Parke, ie 8, Tyler, Jean Gor jon, pherd, Jecatre, Moraine va ls, "Rela . , Satiellite, Skylark, Sante Western Continent. West Wind, W. J. Morris, Yorrick. Barke Rmily Baanivg, Friendship, Koning Wilhelm i1,, and Spex 45 Ab the date of the morehan tito, alti ceding fortwight, euddeniy became profus the wivent on that day of quite vessels from s>rowt. Since that ime the arrivals havo contioned at a few days ‘ntorys!, ao thes the market tole tae 8 abundant’y wapplied with now and ostortod Werebandise. These supplies havo been “erivet from all qvartere--clipper o le fools fron New York and Borton, Sagiiah aad Frond gyods From Liver. ~ =“ | meet ana Bordeaur, coals, in good store, from Paitimore wou New York, Cardiff? and Valparaiso; mgars, rice, &o, trom Obie, hemp, rape aang segaré from the Brisieh Fant indies; cove sod cedar fron Central Amo- ca, BvG ull We variety of produce afforeed by the Pacific Islaide aud the coast of Mexico and Lowar Califoraia. The demand for these goods, we are gorry to may, has by nO meee beor in prope rtion to ihelr supply. Tbe joddiag trace bas flagged, end flagged, too, considerably. The in- torior trade bas wot been what! should havo been at this reason of ihe yoar, aad tho fever of shipping goods to the North coast subsided very considerably, tn this lar direction our city im likely to bave ® formidable rival to contend wiih, iassmuch asthe last wivioes from New Yor etate shat both there aod at Soston vesrels ba \aid on for Victoria direct. However, tne fold ro for atime st least, monopolized by our own Horsiente A_ceseation of emigration necessarily caused wiling off im the ex, ortation of goods to the Praser river couatry, and, in cor ence, August jwesents a etrikiog contrast when compaied with the brisk times ia July The sans seem to be changing once again,and it would be by no means: nurprising if September should prove a busy month-for thore venturing in the pew cbaonel, The auction sale of the month, one of the ca’ert and surest criterions of the courte of trade in this city, have beau of slight impor- tauce eince the sailing of the steamer. Their number was less than during the precediag fortn!ght, belog more y twelve, and of these the major were assorted groceries. Of course the heavier dry goods and boot and shoe rales are not included in this list. fhere hes been some stir among the Chinese on of the mercantile community during the fortnight, owing to advices received from “hina to suspend ep shipments, ard a'so to purchase on home gecount various descriptions of merchendize, Hot work seems anticipated on the part of the Allies in the Obineee waters ani districts, and the war promises to be more severely felt by the Chinese empire than any pre- vows troab'e of the kind, not even excepting the cvastiva- tional rebellion. From this it in premued tbat expor's of tea, suger, chow chow, &> , will be very mete rally reduced; hence the activity on the part of Chinese Duyers during the past fortnight, Interesting from Venezuela. By the srrival of the brig Bohio, Captain Bartlett, at tois port, we have received advices from Caracas to the 20th of August, and from Puerto Ca ello to the 27th of the same month, tnclueive. The only item of imgortance Ie the statement coviained in the Diario Mercantil, of Puerto Cabello, that the Vene- 2 aR government has egreed to grant parnports to Generel Yonsgis ani bis family. Gatierrez ie aiso to heve ® passport, and is to be restored to the asylum af- forded | y (te French Minieter. The J éavio thinks that these arrangements will restore harmony between the nations concerned. We have obtained from a private letter the followiog a iditicnal particulars: — ‘The question with England end Frenve has ended by the surrender of the persons of General Jose Taleo Mona- g?t, his son in jaw, Giuseppi, and his miaieter, Gutierrez, Toey wore emb irked at Laguayra, probably for Trinidad, where Monsgas hae a great deal of mousy. The arrange- ment was made with the new Fnglied Minister, the late Minieter, Bingham, being on board an English yessel.! ‘The offloers of the allied fleets used to call on shore at Laguayra to get freeh provisions. The authorities of La- guayra bad orders to let them teke the" place if they mute the attempt. . A groat congptracy was discovered, the plot {of which was to appoint Monagas at the head of the government. One of the ccmspirators Cisclored the plot. It ts and that the French and English Ministers (fngham and Le- vrand) had promised to recognise the new Monagas go- vernment. Parricide in the Eleventh Avenue, FATHER KU.LAD BY MIS SON—CORONER’S INQUEST, AND VERDICT OF THE JORY. Anotber bas been added to the Iiat of fatal casualties caured by intemperance. The present casualty carrios more thao ordinary ‘orce with it, because it is the reeord of a dronken father losing his life through violence at the hande of bia own eon. The circumstances of the case are as follows —Jacob Clute, an Irishman, sixty-five years of se, bas for some time past been living with his son, David Clute, who keeps « butcher shop im Eleventh ave- , between Forty fourth and Forty-fifth streets, and nily ip the vpper part of the boase, For annoying way they could. The Dim to endeavor (0 & non, resting Bis falher, went ont porsende him to come inte the hoore, The old man was ugly aud resisted, tearing bie son's shirt. Booomioy ea- raged af the old gentleman's obstina’y, the fon drew back Dix Get aod etreck him a violent biow under ihe chim, felling him to the pavoment. Tue back of tho old man’s bead bit tbe #ivewalk; the blood gushed (rom his @cuto, nove aod ears. He was picked up inseasivle, sad remeined eo until be died, Corooer GambleS eeierday hele an inquest on the body. The following was t if depos taken — Frances Clute, being Culy sworn, deporee and says om the wife of Unvid C ute, the sun of deceased, my ty apd, keeps a meat shop in Fleventh avenue, votwoon Forty fourth and Forty ith sivests; | beve knowa de- ceased for eighteen mootts; be was very invempora, acd ap this eccount has been on several oocamiins meat to Abe oe , to bis relatives, to ury to keop him away (rom hquor i four o'clock 1". M. ov the 8th iget., tae de: cented wea rlancieg on the sidewalk, in frontof my bus- bard’s deor, surrouades by revaral boye, who wore tor menting bim, be wae very much ender the tollueuce of hqvor at the time; my butband was asiesp ou the bed; 1 swcke bio, cay itg that hie father was on the e\lowalk )k, wad drove hita away; bo Wea triet to mated 1 H inveoeivie from the tims he fell oa the siewale woti he died, at haif past ton o'clock that tame night. Allan 8. Church, M. 1)., being duly swora, depwmes and eayr—i reece a 165 Weet Porty eighty street, | war cailed to ree deceased on Thataday, about fur o’dlock P Mi. | fourd him ineervible, with « sealp wound on the le"t wide of the head, which I dressed; I thooget that bis ia fersibility arose from intemperance, and 1 did act look for compression of the brain at the time; | under from his famiy thet he hed fallen on tte sidewalk while engaged ‘> on altercation with bis son, | did uot see him afterwards, Lawrence Morieney, residing at the corner of Forty. eighth, screet and Broadway, being duly sworn, depones do [nursdey afiernoon la*t, about foar o'¢lock, eased ai a flan wegon in Eleventh avenue, be ty fourth and Foriy-Ofth streeta, ta’king with who appeared to be ning him. the do- sd appeared to be intoxics «thie occurence took pr to desist own busitens: in the feet and came towards the the * Meantime the deceased got on bie ‘mover pag et tim it whether it 1 eaw blood flow from bis care; he was taken into the the atore goon after: | did not see him agai: | heard yesterday morning he wee dead: T wae twenty yards from the oocurrence all the time: Pett conid see dimtinotiy what took place Jacoh “e\nek Henry Roeser cher and Thomas Bowles above witnesses Dr. Philip "Harlan, Jr., who made the post mortem examiuation of the body. teetitied that if fowl « ecaip woun? on the left wile of the head. the caass oi death wat ocmpression of the brain ‘rom extravaeation of bisod, the rerult «f violence. Tho jory rendered the following verd'ct —That the + aid Jacod Clute came to bis death by compression of the bra'p from extravasation of biood, caused by being shoved or knocked down on the sidewalk by bia #op, Deri Ulate. 1m Eleventh avenue, between Forty fourth and Forty sitth streets, on the 10th day of ber, 1858. The jnry forthermore beileve that the ania David Ciate bat no in tention to infliet the amount of violence deceatet gubes. qnentiy reentved On the rendition of the verdict tho prisoner was ex amined. To the questinn ae to what he nad to way relative to the charge preferred aga’nef Dim, he snewered, I bad no intention to injnre my father, but endeavores to gat him ‘oto the tonse: | was ashamed ef bin belug intoxt calcd and diegracing bimeeif ja the stroete ’ Fellowing bis examination the er to await the action of the Grand Jury. 2 eid to Dall Toe PwLanereita ax New Yorn Fourwey,—Some gen Hemen connected with the New York department hare had the rezolutions and invitation of the Philidelplia Hore Company paamed at the mesting on Thursday evening, an’ published in y's Honus, boastful ‘vamed and engrossed. they il boon ex’ at the jowolry store of Demeey & Fargia, No. 603 Broadway, near Moorion strect, on Monday until two d’clock, when they wilt be taken to Pbhada’phin. . Intelligence. 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Corey will proneh in the Eighiaendh streot Baptict church, one door west of F."sh aveccr, (na morning end even'ng. Rev. BF, Strixklamd, the converted actar, will react 10 the Harlem Panit ch inch, Fifth avenue, thig tovreing and evening. Divine service will be held sx neual in the North Daten eburch, carver of Filcnmand Wiliam streets, this mora. ing and afternoon. z Pobiie worship will be held thie morning in the New Jernra'em church (Swedenborgian’ iy 7 Broaaway, : ‘ye ian opted A Bt, John Chamb‘e, of Newark, N.J., wilt preach King and evening, inthe Biascker street 'a)rer- eatet chureb, corner cf Bleecker and Downing atreeta, 1a the Memorial church, Rev. Dr, Dyer, ageiatact minis tr of St. George’s church, wil! preach this ¢ eaieg Rev, Mr. Farrington will proach im the morsisg ant afternoon, INVITATIONS. no Tare argtate Sento New- , bes ri and scoapted cali @ Whe pastora 6 of the Baptist church, in China, Me. 4 Re Aaron H. ey, formerly of Ashland, = ed a vpanimous cal! from tne Newcantle esd ‘alen coanes ‘Me., and bas entered upon his paatoraie. : The Cincinvati Commercial states B 3 Burnett, formerly the able pastor orien Mt Disp cbarsh in that oily, bas acopted @ call to take cbargs of a large congrega‘tou in Baltimore. Rev. J M. Clymer, @ graduate of Union Theniogical in this city, hes received and ascoptad & pran!- trom the Presbyterian church in Marion, Smyun county, Va, ( Rev. Jesse 8. Armistead, of Virginia, has received @ pnsnimons call to the pastorate of we Fist P- be ‘Danville, Ky. wwe First Presby.ei ina PRev. Jeremiah Porter, of Groen Bay, Wisovasin, oar se + ce sted a call to become pasior of the Kivarde (Copgreg tional) church, in Chicago. Rev. Bepjamiu Russel! bas scoepted an invitation to: Manchester, Mich. sh Firat Preebyterian church of Rev. Mr. Breck, of Macon, Georg! of the Firet Presbyt ‘ > Ind. Wiliam HOR: Sh gial Tow call ‘an congregation of Nee aise Y Rev. FE. & RarndSTALLarions. tev. E. S. ‘nes was inatelled at Lenox, N. ¥. Sept. 1, by the Presbytery of Goondaga, apes 4 Tho Presbyterian chvrob, extended a utauimous call to Rey. Ova Hoy beorme their pestor, is was the ag Preeby tery of Cortland to meet and consti on the 10th day of August. Rev. Franklin Maginnis was installed paster First Presbyterian church of Euclid, 0., on the atch ite It Is expected that the Presbytery of Cleveland will instal Rev. W. H. Goodrich as associate pastor '. a rg of the First Presbyteriaa cartes en ts Rey. A. A. Baker, Inte of California, was installed peetor of the Firat Congregational sharch’ In Ooruwail, on the 18th ult, CALLS DECLINGD. Rey. T. L. Cuy lor stated to big last Sabbath, that he had declined the call of the Firs. Preebyu. rea chureh of Chicago. Rov. Mr. Dimon, of Fall river{dectines the ci }- come colleague pastor wiin the net De. Dishoell of ary. ford. . ‘The Rev. Samuel D. Toudkne vin Cornet e Rav. irginia, chured, Porten ovth, Obio. es val ‘Tee Rev. Fiward McClure, of Christ Charch, Adriin, Michigan, to Si. Paul's , Warmw, [ilinois. DKATH IN THE MINISTRY. ‘The New Orleacs Picayune has the following _ YD wesday , i4th ult., of yellow fever, the Rey. J. ©. Mayer, pastor of the First German Presbyterian churen of New Orloune, eged twenty-three years and three months. NEW CHURCHES. ‘The Mort Rev pee ary Hugves will blesa the corner Mote of the pew cl rinale, digas te ee ‘ » thie aterooon, acd Thy deaieation of the Mhillipsburg (N. J ) Presbyteriaa chureb wul take place to-day, he First Bautet charoh in Elizabeth, N. J., will dedi- pate their new chapel op Jersey str near Broad street, ca Thursday, 234 (oat. heirs < A cow Episcopal church 's to be built at Pequommock © Bri’gapert, Crna. the ebured is to be Duilt of atone, ih a etove bell ont in hea of a spire, aod wily a deey ol containing choir stalls, after the style of tne early Kuglish parish cbarches, Phe corner rope of ube new Cetholia churah at station, \@, on the Orance and Alevayirie vw be taid by the Right Rev John Medill, Bishop of Rich- mont, on Supdsy, the 12h of Sentember, wilh the cere. monies prescribed oy the Roman Pontifical. The German Methodist church In Tafeyeite, Ind., whicn has recently boon completed, waa dedicated ua tue bin ingtant. A new Methodist church ie in process of erection at Green Ray. MISOh LLAWBOUR, There are tweaty co Tes rolleoae socletien im Phi- Iroc 'ybin. Of Ibexe, three are Catholics, five are Lathe. sao, bree Retorme! German, ope Bapuat,"one Wethodier, ever SPEMgoRUcs, a! OMe Frey Thinkers association. lotereating farewell servicer were beld on the 7th \ust. . in the Furst Procbyteriag choren of Prineswn, N.J., em the cceation of the departure du: The week 2» mis- eooaries to lodia, of Rev. Avgnetor head onl wive, Me ad Mra. B. go to ald in ree the mission of the Prerbyter'an Board at Fotteghor, which wae dowroye? jn the “opoy revolt. end whone late mime'omaree were aenenee hat ag one B. is the of A. Comming, Faq , Mayor of Princeton, and grap? yh. toref Chiet Justies Hornblower oye ~iaaieg Tho nest sersiun of the Western Virginia Onaterence (South) will be beld at Greesuprtvarg, Ky,, commencing on Wednesday, Sth inet. Babop Kavanagh wil: p-aride. The Rev. Dr Putsaw apd the Rey. Mr. Puwman, both mipinters of Roxbury, Mase, having retarce:! from’ their summer vacations, recommenced presshing oo Ynaday last, taking the rame text avd delive:my seraoa. vom the Av telegraph, # Deea complete! during thetr absense. Kiev. T. 3. 18) 00 han been dis nigsed from the parteral charge of the Congregat: uron in Waterioa, Lien My. Edward Anders, toa of Rev. lr, Anderpoo (See, A. B.C P.M.) we linented to ore.ch tho Gonye: by ine Kelamaz © Agtocistion, Auguat 7. He exter: »! apoe mui-ter al labors at St Jasepn, B rriaa county, Micd A Cavaclic m sinary of the pam. of Fanner bn phra- Aine, bas left Maraciiles for Tripoli and Rangezi, t> Toru eatadil hments for Waiging Diack¢ @: mi-sicneres |) the Soutap. Ho wil! shortly o@ joe» by forty negroes who Lave for some tims Deep * tury ing theal gy et Lome. Rev. J. Koox,& Michigan clergyman, efiram thet et yorstiwim ‘is @n error—to every caedid mind plealy com trnaictory 04 the Word of God, and axerimeataily proven 1 be C'anetrou to gord moras and ri nous t the ee: of men.” To which the Coloaga Covenant replies — 1x vereniiem ‘experimentally proven to bs diewetrous to good mora’s,”’ is '? Doour prisons prove Wy the recent ee ae ore on, 1 Cemad we fied seven be ve | ane, we Presbyterian, nis lewr Meno ts, and peta single Uolvereaiet of Onitwian found ‘0 that priven, and yet Mr. Koox erevely affirene thes Co verealiom bes boen ‘experimentally proven to be disaa- trows to good morals, aud raimous t> the gouls of men.” GBRAT EVENTS IN 1858, ‘rder this lead the New York Owerver racks four an tol owe 1. The revival of rel'gion—the most evimnetve wx tho- rough ever experioaced in the Umied Sates. 2 Tbe wiewph of the American frect Society—the greatest moral victory of truwh over error achiered aiuce the Reformat'oa under Martin Lather. 5. The svecersful completion of the electric telegrapm from Parope to America—the greatest work of bomaa rance and enverprive. G4 The opening of China to the commerce of the world ard free toleration of the Christian religion thronghow. the empire. SN INDEPENDEN CATHOLIC ONG ANTFATION, y much patnfat feel yatriete, haw at length been urretraceabie , | t 4 worceeded Bekop Rep }, Solem’ ratified jonien’ conmures aud Terie gronowseet by the fatter against Mr, Chin gay, Whereupan the rey - rend gepveman, abont the Qua , i the Court House of Kaokelee and im the presence of a great crowd, made = pedi declaration he from the Cathor nation of "etn Chreenme Cathalae ® eteretseat ot yon of * ne ind of Rome and the Bishop, lle MORAVIAN M)SSION® IN THR ARCTIC REGIONE. When Captain Penny lef last your for the whale fahing et Comberiand Straita he wae accompanied by M. War. mow, a Germon Morsrian mei formerly stationed in Greentand for tem years, servation on the babi Derland Seund, and with a o€ eatablinhing a mission there M. Warmow sinter that the Fequimacx he ame in contact with now resemble, in Genera) features of their character, (howe among whom he formerly lived in Greeniand. They are fo their bobite, car-ying their limited property wiih thew, thetr Steperition exhinits rotbing of the earags, and thay were ng horrere when d6 sonownced to them M toe Oxepel Penny, in hie inver- ours with them fering them kind 1 obmer red big roward Js the ig Roth * thet (he Cn mber fering We 8 general rule, Higeace in O99 reenact, M Farmow eooriing the country, they @i) lay dowa ¢ land hh sorprising w mark. M. Warmow proceeds in Lx n wn he way Bi