allitritan Ettslnittrian.
TIJURSDAY, DECEMBER 12,1867
THE PRESSURE OF ADVERTISEMENTS on our
columns will probably greatly diminish from this
week. Our subscribers will bear with us, as this
sort of patronage seems indispensable to the sup
port of the religious press, as at present conduct
ed and circulated.
MESSRS. WANAMAKER and - BROWN. We
give it large.,space..to the,advertisetnent of this
clothing house, on our last page. And we freely
and upon knowledge,:add our, commendation to
the enterprising firm, as one whose vast business
is conducted on the highest principles, and who
can be relied upon as furnishing excellent goods
at surprisingly low figures to every department
of their business. Ministers are treated with
special liberality.
TIIE . CORRESPONDENCE We publish with
Joseph Barker, once famous as a Travelling
Infidel Lecturer and Controversalist, who
held a protracted debate on the Bible with
Dr. Berg in this city about twelve years
ago, but is now a humble worker for Christ
in England,- will be read with "inteiestots
set,tliog Ithe' que§tion-of his Conyersion,
which, we unlierkta.,nd,,h.aa been doubted by
some of his Old as' sObiates in this country.
It will be found on our second page.
TO SUBSCRIBERS. MORE THAN THREE
MONTHS' IN ARREARS.
We will remit THE ENTIRE PENALTY OD the
bills .of subscribers in arrears for more than three
months, or for one, two, three or more -years, if
they will make payment directly to us, with
out expense or risk, by post-office order, check,
or express, on or before the 25th of this month.
IliSr Examine the printed address and date on
your paper and make calculations aceordiagly.-Via
After that date we shall put . our - liilis in the
hands of a collector, when the expense of collec
tion will make it necessary for us to charge the
full amount of indebtedness.
NO ALMANAC FOE 1868.
Our friends are sending to the Presbyterian
Publication Committee, orders for the American .
Presbyterian Almanac for 1868; but the Com
mittee has decided not to issue the
. Almanac.
The fact should be noted and the ?trouble of
forwarding orders saved. The Almanac was is
sued (at a loss) as an Annual Denominational
Tract, to give information with regard to our be
nevolent movements. This - end is now attained
by the circulation of the Presbyterian Monthly,
which will give much more fully the facts and
thoughts formerly compressed into the Almanac.
THIRD PRESBYTERY OF PHILADELPHIA.-At
the adjourned meeting of this body, on the 2d
inst., the committee for• carrying out the recom
mendation of the General Assembly in regard to
an Elders' Meeting, web re-arranged, and now
consists o? Ruling Elders Daniel Steinmetz, Geo.
J. Boyd, A. S. Naudain, Thomas Potter, Anson
Jewell, Samuel A. Johnson, and A. J. Andrews.
The committee was directed to endeavor to pro
cure a union of elders of the Fourth Presbytery
with those of the Third in an Elderi' Meeting,
but, failing in that, then to call together the
elders connected with this body. A resolution
approving of the Joint CoMmittee's plan for Re
union of the Old and New School branches, was
submitted, and, after some discussion, laid. over
for action at an adjourned meeting to be held in
the same place next Monday at 12i o'clock.
RESIGNATION.—Our dear brother, Rev. Geo.
Van Deurs, the most devoted and eminently suc
cessful pastor of the Tabor Church, has received
and accepted a call to the city of Troy, N. Y.
He has been induced to accept the invitation to
Troy, because he finds the constant strain and
pressure of his multiplied labors in his present
field too great for him- to bear much longer.
About a year since, he made an effort to get an
other congregation and their pastor to join him,
and thus have two ministers, which, for a con
gregation constituted from the masses, seems to
be a desirable, if not necessary arrangement. Bat
this effort failed, and no way of relief seems open
now, but to take a new field. His people will
part . with him with great regret, feeling that his
place can never be so well filled by any one man
whom they can procure.
OLIVET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-At the
communion last Sabbath thirte n persons were
added to this church, of whom ten joined- by
letter, and three by profession of faith. A large
body of communicants were present.
THE JEFFERSONVILLE CHURCH, near Norris:
town enjoyed during the.past month, a series of
we din gs, continuing over two weeks. The
preaching of God's word was 'biased to some,
and deep impressions made upon - the minds of
_
ethers. Several confessed Christ and united
with the Church,- Foi more thin a year, Rev.
C. Collins, Jr., lias ministered as supply to this
people.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1867.
FROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT.
OUR UNION MEETING
On Wednesday evening, 4th inst , we had a
union meeting, of the Presbyterians of this city,
in the BricChurch, (Dr. Shaw's,) to echo the
sentiment of that grand gathering in Philadel
phia. The church was filled with representatives
of three different branches of the Presbyterian
family, the Old School, the New School, and the
United Presbyterian. Six pastors, three of the
Old School, two of the New,, and one of the
United Presbyterian, occupied the pUlpit, and
conducted the services. Rev. Dr. Hall of the
3d church presided: Addresses were made by
Dr. Hall, (0. 5.,) Rev. J. P. Saaky, P.,)
Frederick Starr, Esq.; and Rev. Dr. Shaw, (N.
5.,) all earnest, joyous and hopeful.
Dr. Hall rejoiced to see this day. He did not
expect unity without diversity. He was willing
there should be diversity.in non-essentials. All
he asked was that all 'should' plant theniselves on
the broad basis of Scripture truth.
Mr. Sankey wants the Presbyterian Church all
one in the land. In this he echoes the sentiment
of hundreds of the .U. P. clergy. He wants
union that we may be strong against a world in
wickedness: The state of the world 'demands
this.: Only so can we successfully meet the in
fidelity, error, unbelief and formalism with-which
the earthis;filled:
He admitted there were difficulties. But per
fect harmony of ,belief was not essential • to .the
union contemplated, was not in fact realized even
in any one branch of ale 'Clitirch, and was not
possible.:
Dr. Shaw-was in the Assembly of 1837, a very
young member He 'referred to the meeting of
the two Committees on Reunion. At first, it
seemed as though the obstacles were insurmounta
ble, but the spirit of love was evidently poured
upon them in their deliberations, and the diffi
culties began to vanish into the air. What .was'
this but the finger of- Providence plainly point
ing to the union which we so much desire ? There
was nothing on earth which he so much desired
as this union, and he felt confident it was coining.
The meeting was one of great interest, and
another is soon to be held in the 3d Church, Dr.
Hall's. So the ball is manifestly rolling. In the
mean time, Dr. Heacock, if we may trust the
Buffalo papers, is out
"Against the popular notion of a general or
ganic union of Christian denominations, believing
it to be neither the purposeof Christ to establish
any such uniform church organization in the
world, nor the most efficient and successful way
of proutoting Christianity. The preacher stated
that the' only basis of unity desirable was : 1.
Spirituality, in opposition to formality. 2. Lib
erty, in opposition to tyranny. 3. Charity, in
opposition to bigotry, envy and all hatied. No
other form of, church unity has ever existed—no
other was taught or prayed for by Christ. There
was a . wild fanaticism on this subject on the part
of many good but mistaken men, who, by the
temper and spirit manifested in pressing the par
ticular forni of unity they seek, were, as a matter
of fact, hindering that higher, 'and ,noblcr . 'spiri
tual -unity for which Christ prayed... Mere ec
clesiastical uniformity promoted stupidity, arro
gance and pride in the Church, and always re
sulted in the crushing out of that vital, spiritual
[ifo.
He took decided grounds against the adoption.
of the Westminster- Confessionof Faith as the
doctrinal basis of union - between the Old and New
School Presbyterian 'Church* tlaitni,r4(that the
truths;6r the Settlentent of truths claimed by some
be taught by th - at 'Confess . ion, were decidedly op
posed to views entertained- by large numbers of
Presbyterians—such as the doctrine' of a limited
atonement, damnation of infante, and' the like."
And, on the other hand, Bishop dog, a resident
of Buffalo, is lecturing on union. He is the especial
friend of union. NU one seems so zealous as he,
talking of it everywhere. And he proposes a
very simple and intelligible
.plan by which union
cau be so easily accomplished that'We wonder no
one has ever thought of it before. It is simply
that we •all become Episcopalians. Then, of
course, we should have union ! What more easy?
What more delightful!
DEATH OF REV. DAVID JUDSON
This worthy brother, after having served the
Church in Addison for more than ten years, as a
faithful and-beloved pastor, went only last Octo
ber,. under . the appointment of the Ameri
can Home Missionary Society, to labor at Seneca,
in Kansas. He found the field inviting, and he
entered with zeal and hope upon his life in the
wilderness. But the Master's plans were qiite
unlike his own. He had but just begun to get
hold of the work laid to his hand, and suddenly
the day of his release and of rest is reached.
He died a few days since of" pneumonia at his
new home, aged forty-three years. He leaves - `a
wife and six children, Cone now married) to
mourn his loss. He was a good man, and'died in
peace
Rev: Dr.' Ellinwood, our admirable Secretary
of Church Erection, is out with a circular, ask
ing the Sabbath Schools to aid in the contribu
tions of this month for his cause. He proposes
that the Sunday Schools, instead of confining
their contributions, as they generally do, to some
one object for the year round, or for many years
together, should do as the churches do, remember
all the causes, each in its turn. What more rea
sonable than this ?
"It traiui the 'young to broader views of
Christ's cause, and to a more intelligent and sym
metrical style of benevolence than the old plan
of concentrating all their thought and interest on
any ooe idea. "
So be appeals to the one hundred and sixty
thousand Sabbath-se ,00l scholdrs in our own
Church.
If all the schools will give in the results of
their December collections, it will cost them but
little, and swell the noble aggregate for the cause.' i .
Who can reasonably object to this plan ?
THANKSGIVING SERMO N S
In LoOkport, Di. Wisner preached an admira
ble sermon in the new Baptist Church, to the
United congregations, Baptist, Lutheran, Presby
terian, Congregational and Methodist. The other
pastors'assisted in the services.
In Buffalo, the North Church and Calvary
united with the Westminster at the house of the
latter; Rev. Mr. Catkins of the North Church,
and Rev. Mr. McLean of Calvary, assisted in the
WHY NOT ?
devotional services, with sermon by Rev. Dr
Chester.
Lafayette Street Church, ( Dr. llaceock's )
united with the Central; sermon by Dr. Lord,
past , r of the latter. Dr Clarke preached in his
own pulpit, to his own congregation.
In Utica, the First Church and the Reformed,
(used to be Dutch) united with Westminster;
sermon by Dr. Fisher. In Auburn, Rev. Henry
Fowler preached to united congregations in the
house of the old First, giving a " History of the
Church of Christ in Auburn,'embracinga rapid
and graphic sketch of the panting and ' growth
of the different denominations in the city; and
of the Theological Seminary ; with statistics of
present membership, finances, and ' Sabbath
schools;' also sketches of the eminent pastors
and professors who have there served the Master.
The discourse was received With marked inter
est by . a large congregation, and a copy was
promptly requested for publication. It is now in
press. and we shall hope soon, to see it, and have
it for reference. It will be a pamphlet of real
value.
. . .
So the day was extensively and reverently ob
served in all this region; and in many instances
honored:by gehkine, toting irkio.k services. " Be
goo4-atid hbw pleasant it is fiii;breth
ren to dwell together m nutty. ,OENESEE.
Rodiester, Dec. 7th, 1867.
4tbso Om eitutrips.
BETHESDA CHURCH:.—This is the name of the
-new organization compdsed of colonists from the
Firseehurch Kensington, and others who have
cast in their lot _ with them The, greinization
was effected by a committee of. the Fourth Pres_
bytery of Philadelphia, on Wednesday evening
of lad 'week, December 4th, in Filiendship , Hall,
at 'a' point considerably beyond, the Kensington
depot, of the New York railroad. There was a
large audience in .attendance, A vigorous and
able sermon was preached by Rev. R. H. Allen,
on Deut. xxxii. 31, : " For their rock is not, as
our Reck, even our enemies themselves being
judges." The entire Est of names of persons
proposing to unite with the church, TWO HUN
DRED IN NUMBER was then read by Rev. W. T.
Eva, including seven by profession. It was deep
ly solemn and impressive spectacle when this
large company rose up and pledged themselves
to one another, and to God in their new
_relations
as, members of the BETHESDA PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH. After prayer by Rev. Dr. Mears, the
Church completed its- organization by electing
three persons as Elders; Messrs. Wm. H. Le
mon, John Carr, and Charles -M. Lukens. The
charge to the Elders was given by Rev. Robert
Adair, and Rev. Dr. Mears of the Third Presby
tery, was called to give the charge to the people.
A meetingy the congregation was then held in
pursairice'e previous „notice, when Rev. Wm "'T.
,Evajcceivecl the unaninions-eall to the pastorate
of the Bethesda Church. The meeting adjourned
ain late hour. thus, with unusual strength in
'numbers and material, the Bethesda Church
starts under the best auspice's for success. It will
'occupy entirely new ground for our denomination,
-and will; secure our hold upon the enterprising
and thrifty population of that Section, where
churches of every name - are needed to gather in
the harvest. The mother Church is still strong
and hopeful after parting with ;nearly two hun
dred of her ohildre;to the new enterprise,
counting already fifty two Sabbath-school teach
ers, the advice of Dr. Paul, which was conveyed
_in a most interesting letter to the pastor, was
most appropriate ; viz : that even at the begin
ning, the Church should 'start a new mission en
terprise; and thus extend its influence, fix its
character as a missionary church and give its
members plenty to do
A CHURCH ORGANIZED.—The Greenwich
Street Presbyterian church was organized ladt,
.
Sunday evening, consisting of twenty-eight mem
bers. Rev. W. Hutton who was ordained some
montlasmince, by the Fourth Presbytery of Phil
adelphia, as an evangelist to labor in that part of
the city, (South-eastern,) hai now the satisfac
tion of seeing the success of his labors thus far'
The services were commenced by the singing of
an appropriate piece by the choir. Rev. Robert
Adair made some remarks on the importance of
a Church organization and spoke of the origin
and mission of the . church. After this, the per
sons to be united in church fellowship, as their
names were'called, arose and made a profession
of their ; faith, and covenanted to seek' each
others, edification, and to labor for the honor of
God, and the salvatio n of the perishing.
Mr. Randolph Sailer and Mr. Samuel Loag
were elected Elders, and the constitutional ques
tions being answered affirmatively by them and
the congregation, they were set apart to their
office by ..prayer. The "right of fellowship was
given by the ministers present. Rev. Robert
Adair now declared the church duly constituted
under the name of the Greenwich Street Pres
..
bYterian church of Philadelphia.
Rev. John McLeod gave the charge to the El
den, and' Rev. Robt. Adair to the congregation.
After singing by the - congregation, the services
were closed with the benediction.
The large Sunday-school room, used on this
occasion, was filled with an attentive congrega
tion. This new enterprise gives promise of great
usefulness in the South-eastern part of the city.
Here there , is a wide field for missionary effort,
and under the superintendence of the Rev. W.
Hutton, stated supply, and the two Elders just
ordained 'and initalled, we look for cheering
results from this church _organization.
As a mirk of the healthy origin of this en
terprise, we are happy to say that the same night
on which this child was born, it gave FIFTY
DOLLARS to send the gospel to the heathen.
WlNNseaGo,—New Church organized. A
letter from Mankato, Minn., December 3rd, says :
On last Sabbath we organized a New School
Presbyterian church, at. Winnebago . Agency.
Eleven members. joined—two of them had been
ruling elders in churches from whence they came,
and being men of good repute among the breth
ren, were elected to that office in the new church.
We hope it is a branch of the " True Vine"—
and . a live one too. Pray for us.
The Union Pacific Itailroad.—The telegraph
has brought the Word, that no less than fiver hun
dred, and twenty-five miles of .the Union Pacific
Railroad have been built west from - Omaha, Ne
braska, so that the traveller may now ride by rail
from the Atlantic Ocean to the 'Rocky .Mountkins.
The great import of this fact can Only be realized
by those who look carefully into its results upon
our future nationalprosperity. The capacity of the
vast region lying between the Missouri River and
the Pacific Ocean has never been tested, because of
its inaccessibility. Vent&resonie miners hive'braved
the'dingers and difficulties - of the journey to. Mon
tana, Colorado, Iditho,'end Nevada, and 'the result
'has been seen 'in the - produCtion'of nearly one hun
dred millions of gold and eilver annually. • The
apostles an 4 disciples of
.the Mormon faith have
pursued ; their toilsome wayto_ Utah, and, made a
blooming gerden of what was before an: improdue
tive wilderness. tut these pioneers have by no
`means tested the-capticity of the western half of our
'continent Ore results of their labors, great '
and iin
port.snt ns they have been, are nierdy hints of what
a wealth of resources lie awaiting the ; development
which can only be attained by meaasvf Abundant
populaticrii and complete mechanical aid. It is this
population and this mechanical facility which the
Union Pacific' Railroad will give to the region it
traverses in its way across the continent, and it is
in this view- that this undertaking is peculiarly
a national enterprise. It 'waif a knowledge of the
national importance of the work, that' induced 'the
GoVernment tolnake large grants of Money and of
- lands in aid•of the construction of •the line, and to
accept as its own-security for its advances a second
holdsrs pr the Company's own bonds
a first mortgage upon the entire road. The whole
line to Sap Francisco will be completed in 1870, but
the report's Of the financial officers of the Company
shovi that the local business, even upon the portion
of the road now in operation, has been so great as
to be the best assurance of security arid profit to the
purchasers of -these bonds: Some very interesting
facts concerning this ,Railroad will be found in an
other column, to which , we invite especial attention.
coNGßESSLContinued.
Lions take the test oath. The Senate bill, striking
out the word "white" in the charters of the cities
of Washington and Georgetown, which gives to col.
ored people the right to hold office; sit on juries,
and have the benefit of the, public school system,
_was passed. The bill now goes to the President for
his signature.
Diplomatic.-Secretary Seward was, waited on,'
Dec. sth, by a delegation of New York and Phila
delphia clergymen, who requested him to use his
good'offices to protect - our misaignariv e lvho have
been , badly treated by the Egyptikn Government, and
at present labor tuider great difficulties in that as
well as in other countries. They represent that these
gentlemen were put to severe hardships, and that
they found little or no protection in the fact that
they were American citizens. Me. Seward assured
the delegation that he would do all that could be
done to secure protection to our citizens wherever
the,United States had accredited agents.
Treasury.—The public debt De - amber lst 4 less
cash in Treasury, was $2,501,205,751; an increase
of $9,701,302 in the preceding month.
'STATES AND TERRITORIES:
New.York.—Hon'. John T. Hoffman is re-elect
ed /SIAN or of New York city by 21,634 majority; over
both Wood and Darling.—Lpst week will long be
remembered as one of the•most trying, in mercan
tile and business circles, that, has been experienced
for many-years. The failures have been many, and
among them are several houses that.have heretofore
weathered Many a storm without dimage.
Virginia.—The Reconstruction . Convention met
at Richmond, Dec. 3, and,-adjourned after a tem
-porary organization, jude Underwood has heen
elected President of the GMvention.
South Carolina.—Further returns of the election
leave the result in doubt. It is, thought probablethat
a Convention is called.
Alabamit.—"ln the Convention 'ordinances have
been pissed', exempting $lOOO worth of -personil
property; giving an eighty-acre hohiestead to each
-bead of a faniily, and staying the Collection of debts
until January .Ist,-.1869. The Convention 'has pro-
vided for the submitting of its new Constitution to
'the registe.red voters on the4th of.gebruary next—
all State officers and Congressmen to be elected at
the same time.—The Conservatives are organizing
with a view to defeat the new Constitution. The
Convention has memorialized Congress for an act to
enable a majority of those voting to carry the Con
stitution. '
Louisiana. General Hancock has relieved Gen
eral Mower, and ordered him-to rejoin his regiment.
—Gen. Hancock has revoked the order excluding
non-registered citizens from juries in Louisiana.--
Every da.y almost brings news of some rebel re
stored by General Hancock, to the place from which
Sheridan and Mower had removed them.
City.—ln Select Council the City Treasurer show
ed a balance on hand on Dec. I; of $671,513 93.
A resolution was adopted requesting the Legislature
to pass an act limiting ,the fees of the Row Officers.
In Common Council, the bill to consolidate the De
partments of City Property and Wharves and. Lan
ding. was passed—yeas 30, nays 4:—The - Union
League of this city has endorsed the nomination o
Grant for Presidency.
BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
December Ist.—London.—The second instalment
of correspondence between the British and Ameri
can Governments, in regard to the A.la,barna.claims,
has been laid before the House of. Commons. Lord
Stanley, in a despatch to Mr. Ford, the present
Charge d'Affaires at Washington, says England will
never consent to submit.to the arbitration of foreign
Powers claims involving her rights to recognize bel
ligerents: This right, he insists, is purely a ques
tion of English law, and he rejects the offer to sub
mit to arbitration the Alabama claims. and to refer
all other demands for indemnity for losses sustained
during the-war to the decision of a mixed commis
sion.
December 3d.—London.—ln the Corps Legisla
tif yesterday, Jules Favre delivered a brilliant speech
against the policy of the French Government on the
Roman question. He attacked., the French inter
vention in the affairs of Italy, and denounced the
sending of an expedition to' ROme as a violation of
justice and as injurious to • the' interests of France.
This interference by force had hurt the cause it was
designed to help, and involved the Government in
complications, to escape from which it was obliged
to persist in the policy of error, to the g enera l di ,
content of the country. Instead of assuming a !l t h i ,
responsibility of so grave a matter, the Government
should have consulted the Legislature.—A di ss ,
trous cyclone had visited Bombay and vicinity. i n
the city many houses were demolished, and the
crops in the surrounding country were destroy e d.
The ground was swept hare, and many vessels s un k .
—Paris.—The staff officers of the French Expedi
tionary Corps sent to Italy have all left Rome.
December 4th.—London.—A Bombay telegram
gives a rumor that the King of Abyssinia had order,
ed the English prisoners in his custody to be execti
texi.—ltis estimated that in Calcutta and neighbor
hood alone, 1000 persons perished. 30, 0 00 hilts and
habitations were utterly destroyed.—Paris.—Th e
Etendard asserts that all the European powers have
agreed to the gtand conference proposed byFi‘raionicise.,
with the exception of Holland and Belgium—E,„:
'ing.—ln the Corpi Legislatif to-day, Marquis
tier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the meeting
of the General Conference was uncertain. Should
it not take place the Government of France would
be compelled to exact of Italy a literal observanc e
Of the obligations of the September Convention.—
itiorenee.—qhe Italian war office has ordered 300,-
000 Chansepot rifles. Many arrests for political
offences have recently been made by order of the
Government different parts of the kingdom.—
Vienna.-Count Crivelli, the Envoy of Austria to
Rome has notified the Pope that the legislation of
the Reichsrath must proceed on its course, even in
antagonism to the concordat, should the Holy Fath
er refuse to release the Emperor, Francis Joseph,
from the obligations of a treaty made before lie be
came .re Constitutional Monarch.
December sth.—London.—Copious extracts from
President Johnson's Message, received by the cable,
were published here to-day. In commenting on it,
`the Times says, the Message shows that Johnson
has learned nothing; he transcends himself in im
pudence, and regards his office as absolute sover
eigns do their prerogatives, and he forfeits all re.
sped. It is hard to say where the hope of the peo
ple of the United States lies—between Johnson on
the one side and Stephens on the other. The other
journals use similar language on the subject.—Lord
s3tatiley refused to go into the proposed con ferene
for - the settleinent Of the Roman question until the
to•be agreed to by the great powers had
been previously submitted.—Paris.—M. Thiers de
fended the policy of the Government in preserving
the temporal power of the Pope, characterizing Gar
ibaldi as a falcon with which Italy 'amts.—M.
Rouher said that without France, Italy could not
have saved Rome from revolution. All the French
troops have left Italyogintiago.—Fifty-seven shock,
of earthquake, rapidly succeeding each other, were
felt at St. Thomas on the 20th of November. One
shock lasted two minutes. The sea rose 60 feet on
the city, and everything was submerged. The loss
of life Was enormous.. and immense quantities of
merchandisewere destroyed. The surviving inhab
itants are homeless and destitute, and have fled to
the mountains: Those that remained are striving,
by every means, toleaVe the' island.--The steamship
La Plata- is the only
,vessel which has sailed sines
the calamity, and she left 150 persons behind for
want of accommodations. Every business firm on
the island is insolvent, and all the steamship and
other companies have abandoned it. No coal is to
be had; and the Wharires are all destroyed. At the
time of theisailing of the steamer the earthquake
continued at intervals. The destruction is incalcu
lable at St. Thomas, Tortola and St, Croix. Little
Saba Island is a volcano and nearly all buried in
ashev.—Hauana.L--littier .aciiides : from St. Thomas,
state that the shocks of earthquake had ceased there.
.The firm of . Cameron had lost $500,000, and the
firms of Morrison and Almesh each $4,500,000.
December 6.—Florence.—The session of the Ital
ian:Peeliatrient,was opened yesterday. Prime Min
jitter Ifenabrea justified the,action of the Govern
ment in arresting Garibaldi, and suppressing his
illegal attempt at the invasion of the Roman States,
but he declared. thatit was as ; inconsistent for the
Pope as it.would be for a foreign power, to hold
possession of Roine.—Havana.—At St. Thomas
'thirty lives were lost by the earthquakes. At Little
Saba sulphurous eruptions broke out during the
earthquake, but ceased - atterwards.--Advices Cron}
Kingston; amaica, to November 15, report a great
earthquake there. -
December 7.—Florence.—The' Italian Govern
ment has granted universal amnesty to the adhe
rents
of Garibaldi. ,
PIJABA• : CA*I.E.
At Porto Rid°, daily shocks of earthquake occur,
and the people are living in the open fields, having
abandoned their houaes.
THE LAST DAYS
Of ex-President Maitin Van Buren were made corn
fortable by' the use of Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma
Remedy. Letters in our possession Croak his physi
cian, and from Mr. Van Buren himself, express
much gratification with the results of its use.
Extract from the "Life of Washington Irving,"
by' his 'nephew, Pierre M. Irving, Vol. IV, page
272 : ;
"The doctor preseribed, , as an experiment—what
bad been suggested by Dr. : (0; W.) Holmes on his
late visit—`Jonas Whitcomb's Remedy for Asth
lila,' a teaspoonful in a wineglaSs of water, to be
taken every . four honk's. A good night was the re
sult." . •
In no case of purer' , Asthmatic character has it
failed to give prompt relief; and in many cases a
permanent cure has been effected. No danger
need be apprehended from its use. An infant may
take it with perfect safety. (See Circular.)
JU4EPH BURNETT & CO.,
Sole Prop'rietors, Boston.
New York office, 592 Broadway.
•
MABB.IED.
BLACKMOOME.—In Marple, on the sth inst., by Rev. B. B.
Huh:akin, Mr. Geo. R. Black. to Miss Sallie .7., daughter of Mr.
Philip Moore.
Amid Mites.
The Third Presbytery of Philadelphia will hold
an adjourned meeting in the Presbyterian noose, etilladelphia, oa
Jdouday, Dec. 16, at 12 1 4 o'clock, S. M.
B. B. 110TCHICIN, Stated Clerk.
The Presbytery of Ontario will hold their next =Mil
meeting in Lime, on the third Tuesday (17th) of December, at. 2
o'clook, P.M.
Records of Churchee, Statistical Reports and assessments should
then be handed in.
Au Elders meeting. for all the elders of the several churches, le
appointed for Wednesday evening, to be continued through the next
day. Hey. Dr. Parsons, of Mount Morris, will preach a sermon et
the opening. .7:BARNARD, Stated Clerk.
A CARD.
What is Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer aper lent and
What are its effects? These are questions which the great Amen
can pnblic'has a right to ask and it has also a right to expect scan
did and satisfactory reply. The preparation is a mild and gentle
saline cathartic, alterative and tonic and is most carefully prepared
in the form of a snow white powder, containing all the wonderful
medical properties of the far fambd Seltzer Springs of Germany-
Of its effects we would say that 'hose who have tested the pre
paration are the bett judges and they declare over their own signs.
turee, that the preparation will promptly relieve indigestion. Rir
gnlate the Sow of the bile. Cure every species of headache. Tran
quilize the -nervous system. Refresh and invigorate the weak-
Mitigate the pangs of Rheumatism. Neutralize acid iu the Stone
ach. Cleanse and tone the bowels. Armlet the failing appetite•
Cure the heartburn.
If you are a sufferer give the Remedy one tri IWI d it wi ll C4'
vinee.you of the above facts. ' '
TARRANT & CO. Sole Proprietors, New York.
Sold by all Druggists. sepl2rll