GIIISO - li . PEACOCK; Editor. VOLUME XXIL-NO. 43. 'THE , D.EVENING BULLETIN PRI:LIMED EVERY EYENING • (Sundays excepted). VISE NEW BULLETIN ItUILDING, 607 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia", ET THE EVENING BULLETIN ASSOCIATION. =SOPS[ .MOSS. 4511580 N PEACOCK. .ERNEST C. WALLACE. JF. L. FETIIERSTON, Tlloe. J. WILLIAMSON ( SOCCER .SS.. SOCCE. JR.. FRANCIS WELLS. The Buttivres is served to subecribere In the city at 18 tents per week. paSrakte to the carriern. or $8 per annum. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, of• Philadelphia, S. E. Corner Fourth and Walnut ate. 7'his Institution hos no superior in the United •Stotes. IMITATIONS FOR WEDDINGS, PARTIES. arc., .L executed in a ouperior manner, by DREKA, 1033 CHESTNUT STREET. • teglltlli fi% ;4 iDi ATKINSON—BL;SIINELL.—On the 2gth instant. by the _Res , . Dr. Reed, Pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia. Lot Atkinson. hey., of Holly. Wayne county. Pa.. to idles Addle E. Bushnell of Philadelphia.. a.• Christ Church, elle. %luny city. May 26th, 'Ma. by Rev. Dr. Page, Mr. George C. Dearborn, of Philadelphia. to bliss Abbie , IL Bingham, of Cleveland. Ohio. NVIDDIFIELD—ABEFFON.—On the Zith instant. by the Bev. Bee), Wa'son, D. D., henry A. Widditleld and lien, rictus, daughter of Isaac 31. Ashton, all of this city. • DIED. I)I.*GDALE.—In Burlington, N.J.. on Fifth-day mor• nibs. irth inst. Sarah W. [Medicle, hi the eighty.first year of her age. Her relatives and friends. and those of five tamlly, fOte invited to attend her funeral. on Seventh day afternoon, :➢ tlt ir rt., at 4 o'clockfrons the reddenee of her son-ln.laer, M. W. Taylor. No. ) i Union street, liurlicgtrn, without turther nOtiee. MA tiON.—On W (treed*, mornhnt the 27th inst., Mrs. Poi the ilia Mason. in the loth Year of her alte r :metal on Saturday afternoon. :Oth inst.. at a o'clock, from t, e rezidence of her f.on.ln•la se. Mr. N. 8. Bentley, "Viyttoina and Bridge street:. West Philadelphia. Inter. toent at Woodlands. _ _ 1," 11F- LANDELL OPEN TH-DAY THE LIGHT .I!,0 shades of Boring Poplins for the Fax.h‘ttable Walking likreet A /M. eet Colored Poplins. /dodo Colored Poplins. Bismarck Exact Shade. sr IVO'lrl igS.,• Aid' NATIONAL UNION CLUB, 1105 rhatriat Street, PHILADZI,PIIIA. May 3', PA. GRANT AND COLFAX ! The Members of the NATIONAL UNION. CLUB will lewd et the CLUB 110 USE Oa Friday Evridag Next, Nay 29, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. All in aympatby with its political opinions arc cordially Aar lied. The meativa wilt be addreraed by the !Box WILLIAM B. MANN • AND WILLIAM. L DENNIS. Esq. JOHN E. ADDIOKS. Pretideut. A. M. WALIKINfiIiAW, Secretary Or REMOVAL. WILLIAM W. ALLEN, Agent and Attorney for Tile Traveler's Insurance Qompany, HARTFORD, CONN., HAS REMOVED YLO,II 407 Walnut Street TO THE FORREST BUILDING, No. 117 S. Fourth Street. Life end Accident Poncho combined. or either separate. nglimwl3t Isier Sunday Excursions to be Sea, Via Camden and Atlantio Railroad, The Sunday Mail Train for Atlantic City will be rer cluintd Sunday Next, May 31st, And be continued until further notice, leaving Vine Street Ferry at A. M. Returning. will leave Atlantic City nt 4.20 P. M. Fare to Atlantic City. $2 00. Round Trip Tickt U., good to return Sunday evening or Monday mot , Ina. $3 00. D. IL MUNDY. Agent. n?3'..143 tf rp ISer AMERICAN HOTEL BATHS, • In dant Street, OppoSlte Independence Hall. Twenty-six. Bath,Rooms, with hot and cold water, • bowers, &c.. are now in oucceraful operation. Rooms comfortably fitted up with every convenience. Bath tickets 25 cents each. my 22 6trP4 OFFiI E ' PENNSYLVANI/.RAILROAD COM PANY. PRILAVALPRIA. May 13th, 1868. NOTICE TO STOCIDIOLDEI ta—ln pursuance of reso utions adopted by the Board c 1 Directon at a Stated , leeting held this day, notice is hereAtlven to the Stock. alders of this Company that the: have the privilege • f subscribing, either directly or sir substitution, under Lich rules an may be preecribed therefor, for Twenty.five er Cent. of additional Stock at Par,in proportion to their ...pective interests as they stand reestered on the books • f hs Company. May WM, 1888. Holders of less than four Shares will be entitled to !sub scribe for a full share, and those holding more Shares hen a multiple of tour Shares will be entitled to an addl. onal Share. Subscriptions to the new Stock Will be received on and ter May lath, 1888, and the privilege of subscribing 11 cease on the 80th day of July, 1888. The instalments on account of the new Shares shall *8 paid in caeli follows: Ist. Twenty. five Per Cent. at the time of subscription. n or before the Beth day el*July, 156 8 . Id Twenty-live Per Cent, on or before the 15th day of ecember. 1868. Twenty•live Per Cent. on or before the 15th day of une. 4th. Twenty-five Per Cent. on or before the 15th day of • ember, Heti, or if Stockholders should prefer,the whole oust may be paid UP at once. or any remaining outs may be paid up in full at the time of the payment f the second co third instalment,and eachinstabnent paid shall be entitled to a pro rata dividend that may be do. aced on full shares.- FIRH, mylt THOMAS T. tlyBo.lrP TreasTurer. GOPSILL'S PHIL ADELPHDi OITY DIRECTORY is for Officet the following places, viz.: Directory 9Ol South Fifth street. J. B. IJPoincott h Co.. Booksellers, 715 Market street. Philadelphia Local Express Co., 6230 h astratt street. • William Mann, Stationer, 43 South Fourth street, and James Mogan ts Co., Stationers, Fourth and Walnut. 1ny9.0 tarp§ . COMPANY B, GRAY R SERVES, WILL, AS. semble at the Armory, at 6.41 A. M., Mit lust" to °coed to Doylestown. By order of the Captain. It* IL P. BAYLEY, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE'LEHEDI COAL AND NAV'. DATION COMPANY. I SOUTH SECOND MEET. • rmi.examp nta. May 89,188& This company is prepared to purchase at par its loan, le in 1810, to the extent of one hundred thousand dol- I SOLOMON.BIISPaIIHD, t.ty37-4tl Treasurer. RHILADELPIIIA ORTIIO/WDIGHOSP/TAL. No. 15 South Ninth_ Janet, Club•root , hip and 1 diseases and bodily deferWtios treated. Apply d 12 o'clock. aPI2 am*: NrEVIAL NO CRUM% stir or.riet; P.Shebt3YLVA.NIA MILK COMPANY, No..Vit M MIKE /'street: MAY 2501. lit 13. 911.? P.I . :.%e•SYLVANI A MILK Co3II'ANY would in born, iti. custumers mid the public eene.ntir. pelt on and after June hit the system of selling Milk rfOr • tickets and cash only. will be adopted, for the rumen teat tiro feel insured that they can thereby beet carve the interest of Moir cm,tornerc, and protect their own. This is the only method to avoid the errors liable to ocer rin keeping a complicated and very extended system of accounts. neces. racy in doing businscs on the credit. system with such a vast number of customers. It will enable them to furnish Milk ate price 13 percent. lower than by any other me. shod, and will prevent any discr - PancY in accounte be' tween the milkman rind the family he serves. s le 'J lie ComPanv haabeenin eration about one month, and it wou l d remind the publ . that a greet change for the better has already taken p e, both in the price.. and quality of Milk served in the el y• When it began op er a " thane. tie price of Milk was 10 nts per quart. it is now cold by the Company at 7 cents per quart. a reduction of tio per cent, In price, with an improvement of at least 25 PIP cent. in quality; a condition of facts by whieli Its pa trons realize the advantage of 66 per cent. and at the same time the whole community Is benefited. This great redec. thin in the price of one of the necessary articles of food has limn produced solely by the establishment of tire PLNNEVII. , TAPIA MILK COMPANY. To correct any misapprehension in the minds of the rublic, the Company Would desire to assure them that from the encouragement already extended to it, It feels warranted in stating there can be no doubt of Its ability to establish a permanent business. Arrangements will be made to meet any demand, both In Summer and Winter, and the greatest care will be exercised in keeping it pure and of the beat quality. Customers purchasing tickets and desiring to remove to the country before they are all need . or wishing at any time to discontinue receivine the Milk, can nave them redeems d for their full value in cash, by presenting them to the agent, or at the office of the Company. The arrarigpmeata of the Company are such as will enable it to terve its customers during„the months of June, July and August, with Pare Milk 'at the following rates: 14 tickett , ,,good for one half-pint of Cream . -• $ 1 0 1 Phials Emit-pint Cream.. :........... ......... •• • vasa,,__ _ _ 14 tickets, each good foc. ono qu a rt Yurezttla 161 u s ; 7 ' te,ash, 11 1 : 1 Sine) e quart Yore Milk-- • • • ........ • •• " - ..Niik...,,g1 tai S tickete.eaet good loves gal:IS/Lim:le 13 ' 60 - - - :siogle (mart Skimmed Milk... of (Me /skimmed Milk ticket will . be . ; received for a pint of Pure Milk. J. C. SHARPLkSS, JOHN D. LAVERTY. Superintendent. TOE SOLDIERS' GRAVES. litar Nti See to hereby given that P.PST No. Ift, GRAND AWY OF THE REPI BLIC. will, in accordance with the duty ,aimed them. Date with Flowere the f;,aete of the Fallen Soldlere in Monument Cemetery. on OA"' URDA Y NEXT. The Port will meet at 3 o'clock at Broad street and Gi rei act nue. and go in Procet.lon to the Cemetery. The ciiweta who live on the rowe and in the vicinity are re i,cctinliy requested to contribute Flowers for the par. p r fe. liakkete to receive thetniwill be carried in the pro. cc-'ion_. • owifil 11. e graves will be decorated by the ladled who ha li ve vilontecred. Soldiers; panorama citizens are invited to Join in the 1 , 1, cession and participate in the ceremonlep; liciances and othera who know of soldiers who are IA sled in the cemetery aro respectfully requested to point t the graves to the superintendent before sATuFtiI&Y in order that they may be marked and none usglected. 1 4 3 older of Committee of Arrangements. It: TR NI Arl ~' ORD. Chairman. DE/..I4II4.READING /CA 11,1:0 Wct r tIeAN 4..FFIGE. Nu. 1r.."7 SOU ni ?FOURTH STREET. PitIf.ADELIIIIA, MOLY:r,IPA3 , 3 NOTICE to the hoiden of minds of Om Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company„ due April I. Vile:-- I he Company cfler to exchango any of timer bonds of w each at any time before the lit day of October next, at par. for a new mortgage bond of equal amount. bearing per tent. interest, clear of United 13 fates and titate taxee. hhving yearn to =6 1 he b.inds not turremiered on or before the let of Octo "or next %rill be raid at maturity. in accordance with tt , •ir tenor meted. octl2 d. FIRAUF , - , IID. Trewirer. 'lllal DIEM WE .31.1011 T LIVE. The 'BUYS IN BLUE' of Fourteenth Ward, ar d the citizens of rhiladelOsia. are nrquested to s,,µ;rnble at Niechanice Hall, Loam! above Eleventh, HDaY, • May 30, at 3,4 o'clock to partici. pnte with Poet \o L (t. A. ft, in the decoration of esb diet graven in Glenwood tiametw7. The Ladies of Philaorlhis are invited to jail with them at the Canto. tors. "t Sy order of Fourpenth Ward FOGY Moe Melfllellt . dr.% (IV' 'AM. D. Li iNN. fieeretasy. tidy. k Olt CITY CONTROLLER. LituAzzt t; FIFTH WARD. :intO.ort to nernocratic Role, - emu 111201•1210.... t4v2. 15N ANL) 1520 ""-- Lombard street, uNpansary Department —Medical eatztent and medicine" fonaLthed grataitoudy to the +ntsr. per t.EsVdr4.l-Ltte., hUUSS, esbikTILETS,WARTR No. 613 . PAW, ate" bought by E. HUNTER. rn Jayne atreet. The Season and the Crops. After all our objurgations of the clerk of the weather, he has been not unkind. Never at this aeon 1729 there a finer prospect of a plenteous ..arvest than that which gladdens the eye to-day. The gardens' are backward, but- even in wet, Strong soils the seeds are not drowned out, and though slow in making their appearance, are now showing themselves handsomely. As to fruit, there has been a magnificent blossom of cherries, apples and pears, a fair flowering upon the peaches with the utmost sure prospect that no frost - will destroy them at this late season. Currants are half-grown in exposed sit uations. Cherries are set, and look as if they would furnish a heavy yield—for the birds. Strawberries blossom very well. As to the field crops, the heavy rains have delayed the farm work, and in most localities the oats have only been a week above ground, bat look hardy and vigorous. .Frill-sown cereals are in splendid condition, as the heavy snows and steady frosts of the winter protected them, and the cold, wet spring has given them great strength of root and fibre. The same is true of the grass, which is rank in growth, and pas turage is everywhere . nbundant. There is every reason to expect a heavy crop of hay. Corn, as yet, is nowhere. There has been no time for plowing or, planting, and the next ten days will decide the fate of that important portion of our harvest. The forests are in almost full leaf, the elms and the oaks only holding back their foliage. Of the common flow- . ers,there is a profusion of lilacs; the Fleur de Lis is out, violets are acquaintances of some weeks standing, and that plain old favorite,of which the mythological legend is that the beautiful Narcis sus, beholding his features In a placid stream, fell mealy in love with himself, pined away to death, and was changed into a daffodil, has withdrawn its yellow blosaikas, and is running to seed as the love of Narcissus has long since done before it. No lea)* A dc. Suicide at Altoona. (From the Altpona Tribune, May 27. i On Wednesday last an old gentleman namee- Wahl, who was stopping at Kolly's Hotel, in this city, while laboring under% depression of spirit, culled at Kessler's drag store and purchased a quantity of arsenic. He gave his name and place of stopping to Mr. K. before the arsenic was weighea out. After Mr. K. had delivered it to him be asked what he was going to do with it. Mr. Wahl answered that he was going to use it. 'Thinking that all might not be right, Mr. Kessler proceeded to the hotel by a different route, in order to ascertain. the use to be made of it. Mr. Wahl could not be found for some time and when found he informed those on the search of him that he bad swallowed the arsenic. Dr, Christy was immediately summoned, but could give no relief from the fact that Mr. Wahl would not allow them.plo administer any medi cines to counteract the effects of the poison, al though great efforts were made to force°anti dotes down his throat: He resides about twenty miles this side of Pittsburgh, and was in good circumstances. No cause can be assigned for the act, further than that ho has been greatly de pressed in spirits since the death of his wife, which occurred some five months since. it Lig ht-Honse Keeper starved to Death. [From tho Montraal Witness 9f May 23. J We mentioned last Fall that Mr. it. Perry, brother of Mr. Alfred Perm of this city, was left behind on one of the islands of Lake Superior,to attend to the light-house upon it. The supply of provisions left with him was small,and the steamer was to return, but could not do so on account of winter setting in with severity. Capt. Charles Perry went up this Spring to ascertain hlfs fate, and found his remains. AU the information re ceiied on the subject is in the following telegram from Colliagwood: "Poor Ned is dead. I got his body, Make pre parations for funeral."• The deceased leaves a wife and family at Brock ville, where ho will be hurled. ELIGIOITS INTELLIGENCE. The Centennial Anniversary of the Pine Street Presbyterian Churoh. An Address by the Pastor, Rev. IV ADDREISEII BY. DIFFERENT CLERBIIIBN BATHERS. This morning the Old Pine-street Presbyterian Church, at Fourth and Pine streets, presented an animated and highly attractive aptiekrance, the occasion being in commemoration of the centen nial anniversary of the organization of the con gregation,which took place in the year 1768. At an early hour the members of the church who had • secured tickets of admission wended their way to the building, and soon the old and vene rated structure was tilled in all part. The exer cises were commenced by an invocation by Rev. Z. M. Humphrey, D. D. The words "Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praia Him all creatures here below;" dc., were then sung with thrilling effect, after which prayer was offered by Rev. Albert Barnes, in which reference's/to made to the good ness of God towards the church from its com mencement up to the present-time, and although mysterious providence had marked its history, still the hand which had thus been laid upon them had been that of a kind and indulgent father who intends that all things shall work together for the good of his children; and what seemed at times to be sad dispensations of Provi dence, were, after a lapse of time, made to appear for the best good of His people. The continuance of the blessing of the Almighty was sought, and the congregation commended to His future care. At the dose of the impressive prayer of Mr. Barnes, the Scriptures were read by Rev. Dr. Wiswell. The anthem "Arise, 0 Lord," was sung with thrilling effect, the efficient choir of ladies and gentlemen, who had volunteered their services having performed their parts in an admirable manner. The organ was In charge of sir. John Zebley, Jr., and Mr. F. Mitchell. An address of welcome was then made by the pastor,Rev. R. H. Allen. Among the thoughts suggested were the following : MC speaker would welcome the sons and daughters and friends of "Old Pine Street Church" to this celebration of her hundreth birth day. He need not remind them It was an occa sion of great interest to them. A hundred years in the history of a church must necessarily de velop many things which become intensely in teresting to those who are now living, although they may have been considered of small moment at the time they occurred. Not only the hopes and fears, the joys and sorrows, the smiles and tears, the struggles and triumphs, which were experienced by their fathers in organizing and building up this time-honored church are deeply interesting to them now, but every relic of those time-honored days, though it be but a soiled otter, a fragment of a sermon—a block of the which composed the first pew—anything, no r whao it comes to us from the "years of ancientlifires," is preserved and guarded as a sacred treasure. Passing on, the speaker said that there are three objects forever in the fore ground of the picture, i. e., the home of our fatherk the church where they prayed, the grave yew/ where they sleep. The period of our child hood may lie ever bright in the distant and per haps plot, like a stm-lit wave far oat on the seas hich the shadows of the clouds now above us do not reach, but these objects are there. -They have become a part of our life. # * decrway. my29.2t,n4 We welcome you to the identical houie your fathers built; the house in which Allison, Ewing end Duffield preached one hundred years ago, and in which Smith,and Milidollar,and Alexander, and Ely, and Brainerd, successfully proclaimed the glerions Gospel of Jesus to listening audi tories; the house where your fathers pledged their love and confidence to your mothers, then kneeling as young brides, at this altar; where, afterwards, they dedicated you to God in holy baptism, and towards which they turned your early footsteps. * * * When your fathers built this house it was con sidered one of the finest in all the county. It seems to have been in advance of the church edi fices of the day. It was a neat house, with all the modern imprownents. The speaker here dt scribed the appearhuce of the interior of the building, with appendages, which, at the present dny, would be considered extremely odd-and un comfortable, and gave the names of a large num ber of distinguished men who were members of the congregation, among whom were General Steel, Conrad Hause, Samuel Carstairs, William Findley Carlisle (once High Constable), John Hart, his successor, Wm. Smiley, John Steel, Samuel Carswell, Robert McMullin, the Mitettells, and others. * * * * * During the last Bummer the entire interior of this venerable sanctuary was again remodeled and beautified at a large expense, which at once placed her among the most beautiful temples of divine worship in our great city. One would -ecarcely think as he looks 1 around him:here to day that in this room British soldiers stabled tbtir horses ninety years ago, when the city was in their possession. This improvement has been aecemplished by the willing offerings of her chil dren in view of her hundredth birth-day, thus en abling her as she enters her second hundred years to look back on the past without a blush. There is a shadow that falls over the brightness of this centennial morn; It comes from the grave of Thomas Brainerd. He looked longingly forward to the dawn of this day, when his church should be a hundred years old. But God took him to iook on the dawn of a brighter day, over which a shadow is never cast. But le, ,14.050 f with - ns to day ? I know his body lies very 4 tear ns,just there yin thatgrave all covered with flowers.laid there by loving bands this morning, but his spirit and those of five other pastors look on us to-day, and if they could speak tans, I know world join me in the welcome which I extend In their names to the children of their old church, on this centen nial morning. With glad hearts, then, we welcome you On this memorial day; _ Our dear old church has opened wide Her portals worn and gray; And bids her wandering children come, Their grateful hearts to show, To her, whose birth-day morn arose One hundred years ago. Cti3 Not unto man for past success Be praise or glory given; But unto Himwho watch and ward Bath kept o'er us in heaven. Then onward moVe i beloved church, Unchanged by friend or, foe; Be true as when God gave thee birth One hundred yeara ago. At the conclusion of the touching address of welcome, the Centennial Hymn written for the occasion was sung: Our Fathers' God, we bow With Siial reverence now Before this shrine. — Within these sacred walls, A hallowed influence falls, And fills our waiting souls With peace divine. Still, Lord, Thy people own, As in the past Thou at done, And blessings send. 0 l hear all who may pray, Within this temple gray, Until the final day. When time shall end.- OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1868. H. Allen. 1:1=1:!3 The singing of the hymn was followed by an , address by Rev. George Duffield, D. D. After which the choir sang the anthem entitled "0, be joyful in the Lord." An address was then made by Rev. Samuel D. Alexander, D.. D., when• an anthem, entitled "Jehovah praise," was sung In an admirable manner by the choir. The benediction was then pronounced. This afternoon and evening the church will be again opened, when interesting services . will be engaged in. The following is the Centennial Committee— Rev. R. R. Allen, Chairman; George Young, Se- cretazy; IL K. Bennett. Treasurer; • John C. Farr, , Samuel Work, James Fraiser, Wm. Ivins, S. D. Hants, 0. H. Willard, William Mclntire, Hugh Stevenson, L.. , M. Whilldin, John Elliott, S. Y. Eldridge, Watil. Campbell, J. G. De Turk, George Griffiths, Win. McConnell. The audience chamber of -the &weir - presents a beautiful appearance. On either side of the pul pit is placed a large century plant. On the walls, near the rulpit, are two banners, with the names of the pastors of the church, as follows: George Duffield, D.D., pastor from 1771 to 1790; John B. Smith, D. 1)., 1791 to 1799; Philip Milldollar, D.D., 1800 to 1805; Richard Alexander; D.D., 1806 to 1812; Ezra Stiles Ely, D.D., 1814 to 1835; Thomas Brainerd, D.D., 1837 to 1866. Over the pulpit, encircled with a wreath of evergreen, are the words "One Hundred Years." On either side are displayed two beautiful American flags. The bust of Dr. Brainerd Is placed on the pulpit plat form, among the living ministers. On the front of the organ in large letters, appears the inscrlp tion, "The Lord our God be with us; He was with our fathers." Immediately above the in scription Is a beautiful star. The galleries are decorated in an attractive wanner with evergreens, interspersed with small American flags. On the table in trontot the pul pit is placed a testimonial to the pastor. Over the main entrance appear the words: "Old Pine Street Church welcomes her children;" and on the walls on either side of the main door are two marble tablets, decorated with flags and other de vices. The tablets have evergreens nanging over them, and on their face are engraved the follow ing nalaes of members who fought and died in aid of the Union cause during the recent rebel lion: Jos. E. Walker, killed at the Potomac, Feb. 2, 1862; Wm. W. Callahan, Potomac, Feb. 22, 1862 Andrew F. Shaff, Williamsburg, Va., June 1. 1862; Ed. C. Carpenter, Fair Oaks,June 5,1862; Charles F. Kelter, Savage Station, June 29, 1862; Jeffrey C. Stephens, casualty, Sept. 2, 1862; Ste phen B. Smith, Falmouth, Va., Nov. 28, 1662; J. Drummond 3ferper, April 2, 1865; Robert B. Montgomery, Fredericksburg, Dec. 14, 1862; Charles H. Pile, St. Simons, Dec. 23, 1862 ' . Israel H. B roes, Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; Win. Savvy , disease, April 6 1864 ; Win. H. Taylor, xir edisease,lpt. 29, 1864 ;'Henry W. Wilson, Libby Prison, ct. 16, 1864 ; Samuel H. Pearson, Libby Prison Dec. 19, 1864; Edwin Greble Lawton, Petersburg, April 2, 1863. , • The lecture-room Is decorated in a beautiful manner. On the west side appears an inscrip tion : " The p romise is unto you and your childrect;" and underneath, American tags. On the south wall the words, "And they did eat and drink be fore the Lord on that day with great gladness." Imirlately in the .back-ground appears the in ,scri tion "Let us love one another ;" underneath the' scription is a cross of evergreen, and on either aide of the lecture-room ,pulpit arc two ta blets, one of which bears upon its face the name of Rev. Dr. Hodge, who was President of Hamp den-Sidney College and: Professor of Divinity , in the Theological Seminary of the Synod of Vir ginia, and who, died at the age of sixty-eight years, July sth, 1820. The other tablet has on it the name alter. George Duffield, D.D., installed pastor of this church 1771; chaplain to the Conti nental Congress, in connection with Bishop White, during the War of the Revolution; died February 2d, 1790,sged 58 years. On the east wall are the words, "Holiness becometh Thy house. Oh, Lord,forever." On the north wall are hung,in gilt framea, the portraits of Furguson MeElwaine, a member of the Church from its organization, who was elected a Ruling Elder in 1771; Trea surer in 1778, and President of the first Board of Trustees under the charter in 1796, which office he filled until [his death; Rev. Philip Affildollar, D. D., pastor from 1800 to 1805; Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D. D., who assumed the pastorate of the charge on the 31st of October, 1836, and com menced his duties January Ist, 1837. He died August 21st. 1866, at Scranton, Pa. Rev. Ezra Stites Ely, D. D., pastor from 1814 to 1835. The pillars of the lecture-room are decorated with wreaths . , and suspended prominently before the-eye is a picture of Dr.Brainerd, as he appeared ou horseback. The scene was rendered melo dious by a large number of canary birds in cages, placed in conspicuous places around the room. The front of the building is decorated with American flags, which give to the old church a gay appearance. In the evening the members of the church and invited guests will partake of a sumptuous repast, provided for the occasion by persons who have spared no pains to render this prrt of the day's proceedings worthy of the memorable occasion. During . the early nart of this morning the grave of Rev. Dr. Brainerd, in the southeast corner of the yard; was visited by a number of the con clegation ar .taitesully decorated with roses of a costly Lam .er. A Gothic arch was placed over the' grave, with the words of the last text from which the deceased pastor preached: Abide with us. A marble urn and cross were o placed in position in the lot. Upon the urn were placed roses of various kinds, beau tit idly arranged. A crowd of . persons thronged the church doors, anxious to gain admittance, but by the precaution t: ken by the committee of arrangements, much confusibn was undoubtedly avoided. TIIE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD AT PI'IsTSB IU RG R. I lie suspension or rar. Stuart—Resoin. lions in tuil—min Animated Debate. !Prom the Pittsburgh Commercial of the 25th.) Synod mot at three o'clock P. M., the Modera tor in the chair. After 'prayer by the Moderator and calling of the roll of delegates the minutes of the morning session wore read and approved. After considerable discussion the question inn reference to Mr. Stuart was reached. It was stated that Mr., Stuart was unavoidably absent, being prevented from attending the Synod by a severe attack of the asthma. Mr. A. G. Wylie thought he had good ground for his faith that they were a church, regularly organized and separate from all other churches in the land. Beta gan organized body they had organic laws. As long as the standards remain unrepealed they must be gbverned by them. They had endeavored time and again to amend the laws, but they had not been amended or re pealed. 'Mr. Stuart's absence was an evidence of . his defiance. . ~ Dr. Wylie thought this was an unworthy im putation. Mr. A. G. Wylie proceeded. Ho wanted the Reformed Presbyterian Church to declare where she stood. Ho did not want each ono to gd away after the adjournment claiming the victory, and everything is left so indefinite that each one may do as be pleases. If this matter is to go into the civil courts they must take their standards and determine the q uestion on th em. He did not wish to "sliden the way they had been Lroing for years. They had been challenged to take up this matter by those who had violated ' the law. He wanted to show he was not afraid to apply the law. Mr. Wylie presented a substitute for the whole matter before Synod. It is as follows: irlisreas. The Brood possesses original's! well as appal late Jurisdiction Orer ail neaps and alt.matters affix-Wag general interests of the citizen nude,. its auaervituPe mug care; and whereas, there are weltanown and estaoliehed. jaws in regard to the subjects of psalmody and COMMU -1:11014 in the former of which= itundatipsalmody, to the excitation of all initilafts and tuitins e4compoaitionk is to 08 wed to the weMltf (hod ' ; au in the latter.do. daring commtmlOgi In sealing ordbances to be extended to those only whom/re a :id reeeiretecoss tre rr-% tibia and become subi to the author! .of Ws church,: and, moms, George ' utharabaa orie and defiantly declared on various occasions ii - auti n, e floor of Om Sraol,tthathe lum iA the watatilti of mad, iskitiallong tot and uninipirea compositions called hymns, and that he has communed with others and in other churches to seal. ing ordinances: and has declared that he will continue to do so; therefore Resolved, That by this avowed course of conduct, G. 11. fa dart has violated the !evil of this Church in these cares mode and provided. Besolved,'That G. H. Stuart be and he is hereby pus. pended from his office and from membership in this Church ontU he acknowledsas his error in the premium and submits to the laws and authority of this Church, and that his seat in Synod in consequence be declared vacant. Dr. McAuley desired to notice the expression' that Mr. Stuart was "absenting himself." Mr. Stuart desired most earnestly to have the matter settled. He bad sat with him during most of last night, and he had to be ministered to till a very late hour. Dr. McAuley resumed. He had never need any but the one hundred and fifty paalms in kW own pulpit, but be had sung the doxology add he bad sung more. Redid not believe in a universal use of hymns; he believed in a Scripture Psalm ody—in the use of other portions of Scripture in the worship of God. He thought something was needed. Something should be done, and done now, but not in this form. If discipline Is to be exercised it must be exercised on a 'large number of the members of the Reformed Pres byterian Church.' He knew nothing about it. He never. did It Dr. Wylie rose to a question of privilege. H bad a letter from George H. Stuart, in which he stated that it was a fabrication that he was ab senting himself from Synod unnecessarily. Mr. Wylie said the letter did not seem to come from a man so sick as be is said to be. The in ference is reasonable that this absence is a part of the programme. Mr. William Early said he saw Mr. Stuart, in a carriage yesterday evening in Allegheny. He was in company with those whom Mr. Stuart characterizes in his latter as " oilers," and he was free to say "there was, nothing said or done by those men that was improper," as Mr. Stuart charged unjustly In his letter. Dr. S. B. W. McLeod said no friend of. Mr. Stuart had carried the news to him by whiit was said in relation to his sickness on the floor of the Synod. His physicians should protect him from such messengers. Dr. Wylie wished to knOw if Mr. Wylie with drew his charges after hearing the letter of Mr. Stuart. Mr. A. G. Wylie said he bad a right to draw the inference at the time. As, regards the state of affairs now he admitted that they were as stated, but he could not withdraw the inference that be had made before. He had a right to make the inference in the circumstance that Mr. Stuartwas absenting himself designedly. Dr. Sterrett did not believe that the beet way to settleithis matter was the passage ollbe paper before the house. \ Adjourned to meet In the evening at half-past seven, o'clock. Evening Session.—Synod met at half-past seven o'clock, and after the usual opening exercises, the resolution under consideration came up. .Several motions were made in reference to it, one of them being to postpone until this mor ning, the ether to postpone indefinitely. Both these motions were subsequently withdrawn. Mr. Johnson then took the floor and made a lengtby speech. He would have liked very much if the paper had been - disposed• of in some way, either by a motion to lay on the table or under the table, or indefinitely postponed. He opposed the adoption of the resolution and the excision of a member of this court aud church. He thought no beneficial results w,ld follow from the adoption of the paper. Nevertheless he was in favor, of the use or the 150 Psalms as provided in the church law, The Rev. J. F. Hill was opposed to the adop tion of the resolution. He was disgusted with the position of affairs, and thought some decision should be made on the subject of Psalmody. He had labored as a pastor in his Presbytery for the past ten yearejand war. not satisfied with the course affairs le taking. Three congregations hadi thought pro er to take their departure. A foulth congregation, ho had been informed, would probably take sueh action as would place it beyond the jurisdiction of the court next month. This was due, ifi a great measure to the fact that there had been so much ambiguity on the subject of Psalmody. Dr. Douglass spoke in support of the paper at great length, tracing the coarse pursued in reference to Rev. Dr. lennedy, and arguing that in analogy with that case the resolution should be passed. In that case he had counseled mode ration when Mr. Stuart and Mr. Wylie had not taken the ground they occupy at the present time. The resolutions finally passed by a vote of 38 yeas to 14 nays-6 persons not voting. FROM NEW YORK. NEW ]ore, May 29.—The Committee of the Board of Councilmen having charge of the Broadway widening job met yesterday. A large number of property owners on the line of the improvement—from Seventeenth to Fifty-ninth street—opposed the plan. and ono gentleman spoke in favor of it. It was asserted that the cost of the job would be from $14,000,000 to $20,000,000. Another great trot took place at Fashion Course yesterday afternoon between Lady Thorn, Lucy, George Wilkes and General Butler. Lady Thorn won the race in three straight heats, mak ing the time in 2.24, 2.26 and 2 25j respectively. The Met is the fastest wagon tune on record. The Hoboken races were opened yesterday with a trot between Local, Vauxhall, Sleety and one or two others, which was won by the former. A verdict for $20,000 was rendered Yesterday morning by the jury who tried the mile of Na ibaniel Caldwell against the. New Jersey Steam bout Company for . injuries received by the ex plosion of the boiler of the steamboat St. John, on board of which he was a passenger, In Octo ber, 1867, the date of the acch.ent. There were between two and three thousand men, women and children present yesterday af ternoon at the ceremony of breaking the ground for the new Catholic college in Brooklyn, to be known as , "Mary, Queen of the Isles." It is situated on Stuyvesant avenue, between Myrtle and Dtlielb avenues, and will cost $1,000,000. The yachting season was auspiciously Inaugu rated yesterday, by a race from a stakeboat op posite Fiftyseventh street, North river, to a point abreast Robins's Reef light, between the model yachts Latin© and Flirt, in which the lat ter proved a gallant winner. Forgeries Upon the East, River National Bank were discovered yesterday: The . alleged forger, who is a boy, Was arrested and confessed his guilt. Thaddeus Stevens—Southern Appro. elation of 111 w. Flake's Bulletin the leading newspaper pub lished in Galveon, Texas, pays a handsome compliment to Hon. Thaddeus Stevens. The circumstance proves that fidelity to principle and persistent adherence to honest conviction will ultimately command the respect of mankind, while truckling subserviency and cowardly dis simulation will surely react against the hypocrite and his objects. The Bulletin remarks: "While we disagree with • him and disapprove of many of his projects, wo cannot but admire' his terrible earnestness. No man not thoroughly convinced of his own rectitude and,of tho innate wisdom of his acts, would, day by day, follow them out with such intense anxiety while the clodsof the grave were crumbllog beneath his feet. Day after day he totters or is carried into the House, straining the brittle thread of Ilf ,a for the purpose of accomplishing a' act—an act froin which be can gain no possible • hood, but which he professes to believe necessary for the good of his country and Of its people. No man can Teed the daily , reports of congress, and doubt the honesty man, nor the pure fresa of his motives; hoWemSr Much ho mayAloubt • their wisdom. flighyprwrong, Still' the tight of Maddens Stevens.u sgung kw that Which ho 13104 is 004. wittk, PkreelY4.4 :hour's A 11 4 1199, fe, isi one of ;the grandest views of nman nature that the manhood of the preseutceaturr, has afforded zutt,ll, E Z. FETHERSTONJ PRICE THREE CENTS.. FIPTH EDITION IMPORTANT FROM' WASHINGTON. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Committee: GEN. GRANT RECEIVES TREK The Soldiers and Gen. Grant. [epeeist Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.] WASHINGTON, May 29.—The Committee of Sol diers and Sailors wafted on General Grant at one o'clock, to present him with 1. copy of the reso lutions adopted by their National Convention. Gen. Grant received the party, some dozen in number, in biroomat the Army Headquarters. tfilonels Allman, Stokes and Gregg, Generals Logan, Hawley and Fairchild, were among the members of the Committee. The. Chair man preaentsd the resolutions in an appro priate address. The General responded briefly that wblle he had never dolred to be a candidate for anyvolitical office, it afforded him great gratification to feel that he had the support Of the survivors of the war. I! he did not feel sure of this he would not be a candidate. He was one now not as a matter of choice but as ene of duty, and hoped that having accepted their nomination he should have their aid and sup port till Noveinber as he had it during the Re bellion. The several gentlemen were then presented to Gen. Grant, who livited them to talent at his re sidence this evening, when he received the com mittee of the Republican convention. The party then spent , a short time in conversation with the Generel'and his stag. Scenes in the House.' Special Despatch to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.! WASHINGTON, May 29th.—After the conclu sion of Mr. Mdridge's speech, In the House, Mr. Morgan, of Ohio, took the floor, and during .his speech agalnst the committee, charged Mr. Ju lian, of Indiana, with having threatened Vinnie Ream unless she used her influence with Senator Ross to have him vote for the President's convic tion. Mr. Julian at once arose and branded this as false, and Mr. Morgan reiterated his statement, and the scene was becononF, somewhat exciting, when Mr. Morgan's time expired, and this cut off further remarks. Mr. Butler took the floor ..to close the debate before the vote was taken, and was speaking about the absurdity of allowing Democrats on this Committee, and said that the forty thieves might claim with equal propriety the right to have some of their number on a grand Jury by which they were to be tried, as members on the other aide of this House. Mr. Marshall objected to the words, and In sisted that they should -ho road at the Clerk's desk, which was done, and the Speaker ruled them • unparliamontary. Mr. Butler then withdrew the words, but the Democralksbjected to his, Proceeding. The yeas and naYirrere called on this,and the House, by a party vote, allowed' him to prOceed. At half past two the debate on the resolution to place, Woolley in ,close confinement closed, and it was then passed by a vote of 100 yeas to 31 nays. Mr. NVoolley vvill at once be removed from WS - regent sumptuous quarters to theae furnb3helf for him by the resolution just passed. Mr. Schofield stave notice that next Tuesday, after the expiration of the morning hour, he should move to take up the election case of Det• lano versus Morgan. The House then took up the Indian Appropri; ation bill. The Arkanute bin In the Senate. [Special Beepateh to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.' WAsmiverrou, May 29th.—Nothbag lhas been done of irdportance in the Senate, the titr.3 being occupied in debating what business should be taken up. A motion made to postpone the Ar kansas bill was defeated by a vote of twelve ayes to thirty-four nays, and it is expected to be taken up and discussed during the afternoon. By the Atlantic Telegraph. BERLIN, May 29.—The Government of North Germany has abolished imprisonment to debt. LONDON, May 29.—A Berlin despatch repeats the rumors of a Polish insurrection on the Galli elan frontier. At Vienna, however, the story was discredited in well informed circles. From Fenton. BOSTON, May 29.—A large meeting was held to day in Tremont Temple, under the auspices of the " Free Religious Association," of which Rev. 0. B. Frothinglaam Is President. The President opened the meeting with a few r. marks in explanation of the object of the eiety. He bald the Society was called the " Free Religious Association," and its objects were reli gious and not political, social, reformatory, or even Christian:, We use the term " Religions " a term that cannot be confined within the limits of any sect or denomination. We come down to a primeval element of religion, and then rest there. We have definite and precise ideas, and a definite and precise purpose to attain, and are Satisfied In layhlg the broad principles that In volve a glorious result In the future. Addresses followed by Rev. James Freeman CLu k and others. From Georgia. AUGUSTA, May 29.—Six citizens of Hamburg', 8. C., were arrested yesterday for refusing to al low the freedmen to hold a political meeting in Union Church, in that town. They are to be ' tried before a military commission at Aiken to day, by order of Gen. Canby. Mayor Watkin, of Columbus, and all the Al dermen, have been removed from office by Gen. Meade, and Capt. Mills, 'United States Army, ap pointed Mayor. The grain crops north of Atlanta are very line, but in middle and southwestern Georgia the rust has made its appearance. Front Moony. ALBANY, May 29.—The Presbyterlam General Assembly, Old School, reassembled this morning, and determined, by an emphatic majority, that & vote upon the question of reunion shall be , taken at 8.:30 this evening. Robert McKnight, of . Pitts-'1 burgh, from the joint committee of the two . : ° churches on that subject, addressed the Assembly; In support of •he report in an able and etre:Atte, argument, explaining the action of the Committee, ' defining the proposed basis of union, ntuit answering the objections to it. XLth Caingresw•.Neceptid Semislop. nhasATE--Coutinued from Fourth Esittea.l Mr. Harlan urged the cousideratlou of bust neke relative to the District of coltualOa, so pro vided for by the resolution to-day.,„„, n. Mr. Trumbull urged the IMPOMMIti Of the patsage of the bill for the u11M4 6 1%.1,9f Arkwas . ‘ before the adjournment, Mr. Buckalew-okposed.olt4gtiod that fur ther inforMallon talfllo3's hgliAlfe4. " • ; Mr.:Sumter advoca nuYtjoi;,.,„ whlah witA loot* - Yeal l P. The 'Arkansas 1)111 uta4teill TAM OP. the TZ , tlop hetngon Mr. - .lferty's tuniudutent etr oft 4/11:0144/iient4g00449/1,`„ 4:00 O'Clook..
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