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The Military Commission that coa -1 vaned at Austin, Texas, - on the 19th or ; September, 1868, under orders of the r; War Department, to try. Tames Weavelt, a civilian, fur the murder of another 3 civilian named Knowles, having corn s. pleted their labors by finding the as cused guilty of murder in the first de gree and sentencing him to be hanged, . the - findisig has been submitted to the E President, and by him appnved. He directs the sentence to be carried out on J.; thc 24th of September. The fiiidinget the court martial Which convened at Atlanta., Ga., July 15th, r, Y 1868, wherein Private Henry Mayatt, of Co. B, 16th U. S. - Infantry, was tried for • the murder of a colored man named Henry Gillespie, and found guilty, las .. been submitted to the President; and by him disapproved. The plabber is',or dered to be discharged from custody and from the service of the United States. , BOND PURCHASES By aovairsatErcr. The Secretary of the Treasury has •• - rected Mr. :Van Dyke, Assistant _Trees ' rarer at. New York, to. make his Pur , chases of bonds for the last week in this month on Tuesday, b the 29th, instead of • • Wednesday, that the account May be re turned here before the first of July. He 4 has also instructed the Assistant Trees -1 d nrer to-purchase bowie to the amount oi 1.1620,000 at either of te est - two weekl p 4purchases, in additioh n n to the regular purchase:of a million a Week, in: order 5 to iccresse the sinking fund by the close frof the fiscal year to the proportionate amount for the four months of the pre t seta Adialinistration, the .law requiring one per cent. of the entire debt to be purchased during each fiscal year. • "CORE IiRTRENZTIMNNT. 'IP Thirty watchmen and laborels were 0 gyeaterday dismissed from the - Treasury/ •t Department, on account of the reduction in the last appropriation bill. Others • will be dismissed in a few days. A large hnumber' of clerks lb the Second and il'ourh Auditors' Secretary's and Reg ister's offices, will be dismissed about Ithe last of the month. The Postmaster General has apppointed seven clerks to s . isupply vacancies caused by fetneiVals: ILLICIT DISTILLING IN VIRGINIA. , •:0 •Intelligence was received to-day at the Internal Revenue oillee of the existence il - ..; of iarge numbers of ill cit distilleries in . ti Led courity. - Virginia, on the Kentucky iborder, and of a combination among 'i them to resist the laws. Commissioner 'Delano has taken measures to enforce the • Revenue laws there, and compel the pay -$ want cif tax, even if it should be necessa: .., try to'call on the military for aid. ' ) f TEx. i. s INDEMNITY BONDS. ... Judge Paschal, Attorney for Texas, ' has demanded of George Peabody ca Co., „ London,-through their New York house, ; Dabhey,-Morgan ct Co.; $(60,000, realized by them on the Texas indemnity bonds covered by the decision in the case of t Texas vs. White and Chiles. Texas will probably recover the money without litigation. IDOCTORS AND THE "COLORED" QUESTION' ThO Medical SColety of the District of '.. Columbia will soon be required to act upon the application of a practical col red physician to become a member. The Eoclety to-night voted'byoier live ~ t o one against the application of Drs. ' ; Purves and Augusta, colored, for admis sion to membership. 1‘ COL)RED CISTOMS OFFICER. A colored man yarned Nichols has been appointed Night Surveyor of Cus tonisst Galveston, Texas. He is a n.s tive of Virginia. ST. LOUIS. 'The MeCool-Allen Prize_Flgta—Deds. • ion by the Referee—Another Fight on the Tapia. e Mr TetearAeh to Ike Pittsburgh Gazette.) . I• ST. Lpiilfb June 15.—Tue following is .publialia this June _ I, <Valentine McKinney, give my decision in the late fight between MeCoole and Allen, in foTor of filoCooleothertk beingsfoul cow milted by Allen on McOoole in the last mulch, 44 , gougng his,eys.. • V. MoKiNwsi..!., Referee- charley Gallagher has challenged Tom. Allen to fight him.. for one thousand dolt lent. In his Challenge Gallagher recolp , inizea AlletfAS the winner =of; the, fight yesterday, notwithstanding the decision 'of -the :zeferee., All the accounts pub='l fished this morning scout: at 'the itiba of i Allen committing a foul on McCoole. llt is announced : to-night that McCoole claims that Allen gouged him and . that 1 'the decision of the referee-was In accord ' since with the rules bf prize ring; but he has no desire to take advantage of it and has sent a - challenge to Allen to fight km ,for . : fire theastnd dollars within thpicrsnonths nett more • than one ben.. • (Trod • Mlles tr am St. Louis. ' Mike says hiiiras su ff ering from the erysipelas for {iwOreolte before the .fight, ' but it was IfhOwttiordy by Wfew of hie best friends.. At noon to-day he was in bed attended by a 'thrift:lan. One , of his eyes was . still and his face much disfigured. venue= Republican Convention. Teltalia* to the muumuu Gatetwo Riiviatski. June 16.--The Republican State Convention met - tti•dtty. Three hundred and four delegates were present. -Gen. Peter P. Washburn, was nominated for Governor, Geo. Whendle for ',tauten- Ent Governor, and John A. Page for .State Treasurer. ~~c BRIEF TELEGrRAMS. —The. ?steamer,. Pennsylvania arrived at New YA:irleifrorcir4iverpool, yesterday. • 'T41141•:-..Minister to RuSsia, saile et Scotia, yesterday, :ihe Lehigh * Coal nd Navigati."...?-.rtipany and Wllkeib rre Coal and , aoklUompany have re.udned work. - • - ' —Rev. Thinhas Dewitt has accepted the Preeldency or the New York Histo rical SOciety, vice Hamilton Fish, re sign ed. —Adkin Lewis, a citlam of Burke county, Ga., was assaulted in his field on Wednesday, by a negro, who stabbed him to death and fled. —Track laying on the southern branch_ of the Kansas and Pacific Railway com menced yesterday on the south side of Smoky Hill river. —The North Missouri Railroad has commenced selling tickets to San Fran. cisco for ;1 , 68;85, under the , arrangement just entered Into between the Union and Central Pacific Railroads. Stamler, a inmate of the National Soldiers' HomeGeiman at Day ton, Ohio, committed sniciae, on Tues day, by drowning himself. -En a prize fight at Cuyahoga Lake, on Saturday, McGuire was killed in the 9th round by a terrific blow from Don- nelly, who escaped - to Canada. —During the paSt six weeks, seventy five thousand acres of • land bave been entered at the Land Office at rune Lion city, Kansas, and two thousand acres sold by the Railroad Company. —The New York World says yester day (Tuesday) a considerable amount of . first class rifled ordnance was purchased in that city, which is to leave within a fortnight with an expedition for Cuba. —W. L. Pierce has been held in fifteen hundred dollars to appear before the next term of the United States Court, on a charge of 'abstracting money from letters passing through his bands while clerk in the CincinnatiPostotfice. —ln the Housepf Commons, at Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday night, atm. R tee announced 'the Government had decided to abandon the new hamitang scheme and extend the bank charter, expiringin Jan uary next; to June, 1670. —The Swedenborgian Convention is holding its sessions at New York. Reports were read from, Maine, New. Hampshire, Massaehusettn; Dela ware, Missouri and New York, All show progress. The Treasurer's report shows 850,000 in the treasury. —Quaker City has boon again released on the owners lands of tllB,OlO. It is posSible, however, other proceedings will be taken against her by the Haytian Government. F. W. Adams, her third officer, is under bail for examination on a charge of beating a deputy marshal. , —Loring the performance of a ;circus at Stints, Ga., on Tuesday. a personal difficulty arose between a few whites and,, blacks in which one negro was killed and another mortally wounded. The . affair threatened to be more serious, but was suppressed by the sheriff and some leading citizens. —The Congressional Committee of Ways and Means left Omaha at eight o'clock, yesterday Morning. for• Sacra. memo. - They left in Silver Palice car G, the same in which they left New York. This will be the first car that has taken passengers through from New York to Sacramento without change. —The wife of Rev. J. B. Smith \ was drowned -yesterday morning in Poplar Creek,- near Turner Junction, Illinpis. She, was taken suddenly 111 while 9Foss ing the stream in a buggy with herthuh. band and fell into the water. Her hus band jumped in to ,save her, bdt got entangled in the lines and could not do it. —Mayor Brilce and the Comm'asionora of the hiuking Fund of Louisville, Ky., last. night .burned 160D„503 of the city bonds, all having several and many of them more than twenty years to run be fore maturity. They were purchased as an investment by the Sinking Fund Com missioners and retire the banded debt of the city to that extent. - —Some time since three children of Mrs. Wahle, living in Jacksonville, ill., died suddenly, and at periods not far apart. Shortly after, their mother, Mrs. Wahle, took a trip to Europe. During her absence suspicion was aroused and the body of one of the children was ex humed, the contents of its stomach, an al 3 zed, and poison found In largo, quan tities. Mrs. Waldo returned froturEa rope a few days since, was arrested on Tuesday, and will be held until the sub ject is inyestlgated. Base Ball at firooklyn—Cincinnati Club Again Victorious. ply Telegraph to the Ptitehorgh Gazette.] Nicw YORE, June 16.—About ten thousand persons assembled this after, noon on the Capitolian grounds, Brook lyn, to witness the base ball match be tween the Cincinnati and Atlantic clubs. The day was tine and good order.main tained throughout the game, which re sulted in favor of the Cincinnatians by a score of 32 to 10, The betting was even. The Atlacitics won for the choice.. The fielding and ' batting of the • Cincinnati club was very, - good, bat the Atiantioa played far below their usual standard, Particularly in . batting, and their throw ing was very wild. Indians Going io ReservatiOns. Car Telegraph to the l'ltteburgn Gazette.l LHAVEZEWORTH. June 16.—The Timis and Conservative has especial'from Ells worth, saying that a government guide.' just arrived from Medicine Bluff, states the Camanches *lna Kiowas were coming slowly to reservations at Camp, Supply, near the Cheyenne and Arraphoes reser vations. Two hundred 'Cheyennes and nearly all the Arraphoes were represen. ted. Company K, 7th Cavalry,, Major Hale, arrived at Fort Harker yesterday . from Clamp Beecher, and Company A, of the same regiment, arrived today from Foi t Hayes, having made a circuit through exposed settlements. The Trial of W. B. lionaldson--Nflicult37 in Guth* a Jury. i tap telegra h to the Pittsburgh Osseite./ , ST. LOUIS, June l6 .— Three venires of thirty-six men each have been exhausted in the attempt to obtain a jury In the case of Capt. Donaldson. Only twenty per sons were found qualified to 'serve as jurors. Of these three have been excused by the State and seven by the defence. Another Witirevill be called tortnorrow and It is thought the testimony will 14 taken on Friday. • • - • AP'•••3": , '• 4. 4'" ,11 ""t•-•je'aeL 4l,34 •,..' ' _ •••= nriAl • '"'4 • • .11-18 r i i 3Z7T, SECOID ENTffil POUR O'CLOCK, A., 211. NITIONIL PEICE JUBILEE. GBi*D DAY AT' BOSTON • RECEPTION OF PRESIRENT GRANT. His Response to the Welcome ESCORTED TO LEGISLATIVE HALLS HE REVIEWS THE MILITIA, The Coliseum—,l Novel Scene FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS INSIDE, AND AS MANY MORE OUTSIDE STAR SPINDLED BONER. AKTIL CHORDS, Immense Oration to Parepa Rosa. DEATH IN THE MIDST OI JOY. My Telegraph to the Vittaburgh Gazette-I BOSTON, June 16.--President ,Grant ar rived this morning after breakfast at the St. James Hotel, and, left under escort of the Legislative Committee and a corps of cavalry, arriving at the State House at eleven o'clock. An immense mass of 'people greeted the President- on the route:: Secretary Boutwell, Admiral Far ragut. Governor Chamberlain and several other civil and military dignitaries were in the President's finite. On reaching the State Home the Pre.sident was wel comed by Gov. •Clatlin, and responded as follows: It affords me great pleasure to visit iha, 'capital of the state which has done so much for my.support and for the support of the 'Maim In the time at the great re bellion, a state wh - se principles did so ram* to give me whatever political po sition I have attalnod; and a Btats whore I have received such a hearty welixime in other days. ' • I Members, Governor's Coupe% Supreme B3nch„ Lieutenant 90veruar patuketbert. • were then Introduced Id the Presidebrz' After this ceremony he was escorted to the Senate Chamber, where he was.wel- , corned hy President Pittman, and the members of the Sedate were then person ally introduced to the President, besides numerous ladies. The President and party were then es corted by .the .Serges.nt-at•Arina lb the' House of Representatives. and Speak er Jewell made an address of:welcome. The Pre.Sident was then Introdtteed to the members of the EIOIIBO, after which the party proceeded under cavalry escort to the State troops: under Gen. But= ler. GRAND REVIEW OP TROOPS. .The troops were reviewed by President, Grant on Tremont, street. The right of the line rested at Providence Det,o:,- fp the Highland .Distriet, the left, at, the corner of Berkley and"Tremont streets The President was received at the right of the line bytien. Butler Mid staff.- The General rode up to the barouche and sLcr , k hands v.l h the Pr. sident,who was lonoilly cheered by emwds ot. .people. The President mounted a" horse and ac compauied by the Governor and Gen. Butler and staff, rode down the line and reviewed the troops- As - the Preside It rode along the line he was repeatedly and .enthusiastically cheered. Niany houses were gaily decorated: with Hags. An immense concourse of people' thronged Tremont etreot dur ing the review and the windows and balconies of All the houses were crowded. After arriving at the left of the liner the President took up a pose- tion at the corner of Conkling and Ap pleton streets, *here the right wing of the brigade, in open column- of com panies, passed in review before him, and escorted by the left wing he proceeded up Berkley street to the Colieentu, the cheers of the people greeting him all along the route. - SCENE AT THE: C9LISE'I7.3I Alderman White, Chairman of the City Reception Committee, received the President iu the Coliseum, where an ele gant collation WM partakt 2n or, Mayor Shurtleff doing the honors.` Meantime the Coliseum was being _packed with fully airty thousand people. Every seat was - taken, and thousands were glad to tind standing room. i The weather being tine, the ladies were in full dress, and the scene was ' , novel and acn .pressivo beyond. deseription., -The crowd outside the Coliseum was also immense, pt obably as many as were inside. The President)* reception on entering the main building wasnuntenthasiastio. The vast mass rose and cheer upon cheer, with waving of handkerchiefs, hats• and other demonstrations greeting him. The President repeatedly bows& his thanks: The concert programme for to-day was mainly of a classical characteV;Alhe per formance gave complete satisfaction, jtulgidg . from' theil aPplaulie'll*ltowed. The Star Spangled Banner and Anvil Chorus aroused tremendous enthusiasm, and were both repeated. The recitative and ario, ming. , key, AdelaiderNißmi ref ceived,hearty‘lieknoirledgMent ;unit eh core. "Let the bright Seraphim" - was sung by Parepaamd reesti,tfita. 81;0 un bbunded appliuse that she ivas`libliged to repeat it, receivingprobably the hear tiest ovation ever tendered a songstress in this country. THE BANQUET AT THE REVERE noose. After thet (dime of the porforMance, tbo President • was escorted to the„B,eves House, whore a sumptuous municipal banquet was provided. About two hun- dred geutlemen BBL down and enjoyed the feast. - No set speeches were ailowed. mr. Thornton, the British: Minlater„,in responao to a toast,. " The health.of Her Majesty,. Queen Vlotoria,m ' after a feW prelialtrorp observatiom.epoft of us musicaLevenfof the day as wonderfu4 performnnoe, and eaid-hle sovereign ap. JUNE 17, , preciated its object and - that he more than appreciated the return of peacct o this country. Sortie people in EnglAnd, tie would not deny.' thought a disunion of the Stet `• would 'ould be advantage Ons to 1 England but\he was proud to say men i of his n ive country. Imbued with prin ciples•of honor, did not think so .at all, nor we Ahey in sympathy with any such idea. A, good mother could have no desire to see or to foment quarrels among her children. She would rath er be solicitous to have them all fnends with here brothers and els. ters, htributing to the common good an living in common. harmony. Some th ght there could be no friend ship fonded on the sentiment between , England d the' United Statee r brit stick I wan note is opinion. Such friendship I was ne ,in order that the world shonkl see the value and advantages of liberal institutions, which were tbneom mon pride or both England and the Uni ted States, they having been established here by the'mother country, and expand ed far beyond her expectations. , The interestof• either country ought M. be sufficient in itself to make and keep an enduring friendship between them. z The mutual advantages of trade and 'com merce demanded such friendly relation,: the common atock and common Interests were improved through it ExtglarKi must profit by the union, peace i and prosperity of this country. * 1 The President left for Groton this even ing, as theguest of Secretary Boit ivell. liek will leave Groton tomorrow fo,rew York, stopping two hours at Werra ter, in resnonse to the municipal. invittition from that cite. , .11 DEATN IN 'TEM COLIBNITIC l• A. sad event occurred during the 4,:ier formance in the Coliseum this afters son, in the death of. Mrs. Dunlap, of Chiral ro, of heart disease. She was the wife 04 the Presifient of the Chicago and Northwet.t-, ern Railroad, and daughter of kiitites Pond, of this city. Conference of the Protestant Eptsetipal. Chareh of the Milted ,states,. a 0 4t. cage—Ritualists % Elematthin„. Car Telegraph to the Pittsburgh. Gazette.) Caro_too, junk Confereneri, of Presbytery, Laymen, of the Protea tant Episcopal Church of the United States, assembled in the Young Men's Christian AesoCiation RobtriS this morn ing. The objects oh this Conference are well known to the public, by reason of the vet Jowl publications..in regime tiait during the Iwo few months: At halcpast nine o'clock—about. One huudred persons being present, which num our.was ' subsequently increasedtte• about two hundred. a portion of whom ' were ladlea--Alexander G. Tytig, of Peoria, son of Rev. Dr. Tyng, of New York; exiled the ,Conference to order and proposed that theatextbelf bourbe • , devoted In religionereiewchent. ;The . Dee= for said •be was , but an accidental specter t..!,.being on his way In another. plabe. felt the deep concern which midi brought the brethren together, and hell feared leant something might occur disadvantageous to- the "cause. He trembled at the responsibility even !of, ,his , temporary . position. No one could estimate the importance of wisdom frem above at smith a juncture. There ware few here In number, hut thousands were watching. He hoped nothing would go forth to pain any one, • The Conference then-gave ball an hour to devotional exereisee, in which e.v. Samuel Cutler,of Massachusetts,. and Rev:Mason Galagher, of New Jersey, • took part. Rev. Mr. Gallagher said be felt they were right. Although• they were comparatively few.. in numberte with God en their side they were In the majority. It mattered not how men re garded their. Their success 'depended on God'e blessing, They should cultivate. -a constant spirit, of devotion; - withoUt which they, would be week; with it they Were i.treog, even if ell_ the churdh, rulers were against them. He _believed that many who sytupatilised with them were afraid to come here. ' They mum lo.)k to God. They were soldiers of the Lord and hoist fight in his service, de peuding on HIM and not upau Wein. selves,•and endeaver to stem this tide of Ritualism, Pontanism, dtc.. Gorden S. Hubbard, of this city, was then appointed ..temporary Chairmalt. and Alexander G. Tyog,. of Peoria,tent porary Secretary. • A Committee, appointed for the par , pose,-reported the names of the following gentlemen as permanent officers of the Conference: President, Mr. k'ellx R. -Brunet, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Vice Preil dents, Rev. D. Newton, of Pa.•i,t_iordou $. Hubbard, of Rev. Dr. Atidrews, hf Va.; Vol, Aycrigg, Judge bfiller, Of Wis.;.John J. - Hewitt, of Alloh.• ' -Secre tarkt,' Rev. C. W. Quick, of Pa. ;Rev.- N. Cowalll, of Kentucky, and Rev. T. L. Smith, of Mo. • • • The President" returned - thaeks; Hb had no Intimation that he -.scold occupy this place, and therefore could ,rnake nb lengthy speech. He said that a few weeks ago he saw In the New York pae , pers. the statement that there was to be Convention at, Chicago. Thet statement had been repeated again and a ain. .Xt was a i c loViee Of the enemy.' He 'hail' been More anxIMIS to bo a meirober lrt order that his Vince , might 'be' raiSttif againstsuch A prefiesitinh.- This was nb meeting for separation; it,was'a meeting of thosewhodoved the Church andwere, shocked at the :tendeney,,to pervert, its: doctrinestand,deetroy heChurch. They, meet topeneuli hotv the Church should.; be calwil destruction. , hoped , their deliberittione would he - calm, add . that nif i ttitiltrlvottfil bo spoken whteli . ' :their iinifiliteiftould nso against them.- . 3• A; BtifiliteteiVortitriittee was appoinfedi • .Chenk, of Chloago, , asked what- :constituted: membership of the Conley: 'mice-, It was simply Conference to Ells.. .cussfreeti,e ttie,attttude of,cortalia officere , and rulers in-the Chtlrch,l who are eni; deavothol. to - prontnigato .. Certain doe T . trinesdlluoitiOuti to, the -even - 0116410;mi tion of . the Church: 'Ail the proceeding*: would go forth to the world; itivotild be‘f well to understand who are competent to% take part in the Conference. ,R, i7 „ . pr. Cooper, io reply, sahib's had prtilaared the follewii3g preamble resolutions, which would give-the infor, roation: Whireas, This Conference Of the Evan. l gello:duClergy .. auil - Laity of • thel ) rotta4 tent : .EPlasopal ',Church has assembied In ursuance of :a call : for the - purEese of ' ;p discussing . :topics a:ulna:4Bd with a cev : tele protieit leaned in, February feet, and Sok; for the _purpose of transacting Such. other business, 'm under the olt`oamstan ', ma. may bedetnuedxpedientrtlietefora'' ,Ikaaived, That al who halia , alguedo • : MO liTii;TUff•Tf - l',"!' RELIGIOUS. together with all who flay hereafter Klan, or who shall express their syn , pa thies with the protrst above named, shall be members of this Conference. An invitation was received from • Mr. E. C. Cleaver, a member of Christ Ltinrch, to visit him socially to-morrow evening.. Accepted. Rev. Mr. Gallagher stated that a tele gram bad been sent to the Fulton street,, Now York, noon grayer meeting„asking the intercession Of thattody in their sup. plications .in behalf ,of,this Conference. He suggested that they shot:airflow unite in prayer with thelr New York brethren, which was done, , • • The Committee on Business submitted a report; recommending the bouts of fneetins each day; also recommending' that this afternoon, after, devotional ex ercises, the Conference should discuss the following qtrestions: • First, What, shall we do? and Second, How shall we do it? The object being to draw out fully and freely the feelings of the Convention, so' that the' Executive' Committee, from the remarks made, might be able to prepare topics for further consideration. Axijourned till 2:3) P. 741. • The Conference met at 2:80,. and ex hausted hair an hour in devotional ex ercises. • - ' Ther members- thaw proceeded to tits cuss 'What shall we do?"• Mr. 'NSsh. of Illinois, said the first" thing to be dose-was to pub themselves right on the record. 'lle insisted that it was not a Convention to divide the • Churclt, but a Conference to protect it. In regard to the revision of the Prayer Book. He thought •the subject, should he touched . tenderlY. He thought the fight on the word “regeneration" was a very small one. lie doubted Whether this was the proper time to act on the Prayer Bbok, he signed the call for the meeting ; and-did not .intend to ask.par don, if they were eompelled to ask leave, of their Bishop to meet and (Mecum issues. 11'864 they bad better go some where else or yield up theghost. Ir. Cooper had been a minister of the Church twenty-four years—was born in the Church, bred in - the Church, and' did not propose to leave it. Mr. O. spoke at considerable length in de nunciationof the evangelical charges is this diocese. Dr. Boweimssid that when a clergyman said to his Bishop that hie conscience would riot let' him 'Sat' a' - service, 'the Bishepwoukt have tego on atul exercise. his, authority. Many. could -nut, use the word" regenerate."- wiatildninStrike it oat,. - • Mr.. Newton said the Bishop should.not. attempt to depose Mr.. Cheney, but the prayer book. There Was no alternative for those whirled conscientious scruples. but to be forced out of the Church. Dr. Andrews deplored- any mention of the coining trial of Mr. Cheney. All al lusions to it were premature. - The question was.further diecussed by Messrs. Clements, of Ohio, ana Galla ig • . . The quEotkin "How shall we do it ?."' was then discussed by Col. Aycrigg, Mr..l Gallagher, Mr. Clements and-Mr. Cooper, - xho offered the following resolu tions : Iteaolv.►oiy That:this Ccnferenes-and the members thereof have heretofOre, lndi. vidually, so now, m their collective ca. pacity, recognized as unsounti:and tinpm tenant the statements and teachings against which the ptotest,l alluded to in the resotation, passed this Morning, was directed, and now solemnly reaffirm their opposition to :hem. Remind; That this Conference. receg— t nizlng the present a a time of imminent danger tetbe parity of she wooshlp of the, Protestant Episcdopa Church, dou4- haie by pledge-itself to Use air, proper efforts for the preservation of the same in its integrity. The resolution 9 were passed; the first with a few dissenting •voices,tind thelast unanimously. • The Business Committee decided that the reyision.of the pmyer boek would be discussed fronsioight to nine this evening, and ••How to , do it?" from nine. , to ten. . Mr. Cheney said ho could not be pies ent tonight. He consequently wanted to say something about the retislon of the prayer book. Were they to go on in using a pinyer' book which inculcated false doctrine and untrue meaning ? He hoped the time would come when they could 'have. 'a pure liturgy,/with no Ai laying his heavy hand upon them —a liturgy reflectin ,, ttie .eachlngs of Christ the Mister. He had seen many laymen present and he was glad to see them, waking up. Miley would under stand that; the clergy did not propose to tear up the prayer book.' but bring it into harmony with the-word ofGod. The dis cussion had already done more good than all the . Episcopal preaching hi Chicago for a quarter of n i century. It would waken the laity to the truth, that they bad a 'right 4 to see; they 'would know that there were men\ who dared stand up far the truth In ',tho. face of ecclesiastical censure. , • Adjourned until eight o'clock,,, The Conference aasembledit $ o'clock, in accordance with adjournment. A brief time was given to devot,onal exer cises. The question fbr discussion Wa3 then • announced, ' , Should the prayer i i nook be revised la , -. Before the -'discusakm • mmencitiv Aiesander o. l Tyng Esq.,..rno ed :that a committee of flys be iappointedlci draft resolutions for tho oeintideratitui •of the Conference to naorrow,_Fhich was adopt ed, Rev. Mr. Newrolhorßinnajilvarlia.be- Ivo appointed , chairman of the , Corit. mittd3. • , 1. , . , , • • The discussion was then commenced and continued until ten o'clock, tbchour for adjournment, L !y Col. A.yerigg l Rev: Dr. Goofier. John U. Kedsle, G. Tyng, En.; Rev. Mr. Oliver, Ilev. Dr.'Newton. and others: With the ex ceptiim W i lley. Mr. Oliver, the speakers took 'ground in favor of revision, al though several did not regard it as a vi tal question, or one to be introduced into the deliberations of this Convention, which was called for other , purposes, • t Without. reaching- a ,conoluidon, the Conference adjourned until to-morrow morning at 8:30. Politics in Tennessee. , fltv Telegraph to the Plttalmirgh thnette.l ar N riv asimr. 9l4_ f.iiit, ashJunviielelti.to.--edae;t fr olemmenKnurohxo. villa confirm the reports that the Knox -ville Whig, Senter organ, is about to change sides. It will, they allege, hoist the Stokes flag tomorrow. This chant: is the result or the fact that the majority of, the.. owners of the WhAy., is ajohit stock , concern, are for Stokes. The.doctrine of universal sufrrage does not seent to take In BLit' Tennessee, and the friends or Stokes here are bePomillK more confident. • - NEWS BY VABLE. [By Telegraph to the Plttsborgh Gazette.) GREAT BRITAIN. Lo 'DON, Tame IR.—Prince Arthur has decided to make a visit to. Canada, and • perhaps to the Unit e d ` States. He will leave during the fail. • - The Times has another article on the I Alabama, claims, and :say It cannot be denied that the. work of building the Alabama was done knowingly by British builders in a British Port, though after the event it may beregretted that_suolt proceedings were lairful. ,It is most cer tain that they were not unlawful, but it would have been better for both coun tries if the Government had seized the Alabama. The juntifiabifity of this step. wan 'doubtful, but the- refusal la the offence which Rngland committed, and which she is ready to submit to any tri burial as soon as the Americans desire. Loa no::, June 16.—The preu generally' censure Mr. Bright's letter to the . Eli mingham meeting. The, Tin.rs, commenting. on the pro ceedings in the Home of Lords on the Irish Church bill, says the debate ex hibits moderation and parriotlstn." The Tims:rbellemts the 7003 of the Peers - will' be given on a judicial ,ponsideratiOn of, : the arguments based' on the provisions of the bill and the judgment of the nation. Mur:hy. the. antislrish agitator, a r -". rested in Birmingham, has been dis charge "on the ground of informality in.., the arrest. • Baron Stanity,of Adderly, 4T.ed today, aged sixty-seven years' Corm, Tone 18.---Four men attacked'' the house of a 31r. Gray, a magistrate at Black. Rock, last night. The hi- , mates resisted mad firediori the assailants, One of whom. was mortally Wounded. The °than fled. FRANCE, Pants. June I.ls.—The• Emperor has vrritteria letter to4i. Blacken, °tient the newly elected , members to the Gimps Legislatifracknoveledging the receipt of a communication adnreased to • - him by that gentleman in the name of Macon. , stituents. The Eloptirer n his , reply says: "The Government is-equally-able to suppress disturbance and grant privi leges, but the concession of prince ciple and personal' saci itices are always tinsafriclenr in the presence" of a popular movement. A Government which would= preserve ileself-respl: ought not to•yield to external ?measure. The Emperor adds: '1 am well as= • Bored that these views are those of your constittients,AB fain convinced that titer are Ms same which are entertained by • the majority of the Chamber."' GERMANY. BnRLIN, Jrne-16.—Tho Parliament of Zolverein have rejected the proposed • tint 7 en petroleum. • • BZEMEN. June 16.—The King. of Prus sia bas arrived in the-city,. He- was en tertained 'to-day at a.banquet gayer:yin , his honor by , the city,s►nd made aspeech, In the course of which he said, if Prey idence.had willed thiraccOmplishment of a great and unexpected work through. : him, it was not by himself alone, but by his companions and his al Iles, thatthat work was exelnted. All that was soaght by the present generation had not been accomplished.. but their successors would gather fruits and witness the Comple tion or •the edifice, the foundation of which has been laid. Inconolusion, his. ; Majesty' expressed thanks for the recep tion he had met and drank to-prosperity and health.. SOUTH AMERICA. . LOUDON, June 16. Details of news. by the South American steamer at Lisbon. • are received., The Brazilian iron clads, ascended the: Paraguay to a point near the ramp of - Lopez, bat were unable to proceed further on, account of -shallow.: wafer and want of coal: The paraguay 7 , ans made efforts to obstruct the river and blow up, the allied fleet, without success. An English of f icer, with the permission of the Brazilian commander, , passed through-the lines with dispatches for Ldoez• and returned with dispatches from Gen. McMahon, the United States Minister. SPAT! Meonro June ' National Cartes pa;sed the decree, establishing. a regency under Marshal Sorrann. The vide on Its final passaze stood one hun dred and nluetythree yeas to forty-flve Magnificent speeohes were made in the• Cortes to-day by Castellar and 01azog the former attacking and the latter' de fending the Vrench Empire. - I CALI% FLORENCE, Jose 16.—Signor Lobbia, member of the Chamber of Deputies, wear attacked today by an awash; .in the street. After a desperate draggle the assassin fled, leaving the 'Deputy badly wounded. TURKEY: CONSTANTINOPLE, June dig lioulties between Turkey and Panda) Itav,e beeneettled c and ;the .1 1 endan4 1 / 4 31 1 bassador here •here ; ha rgaitmeil.to "•• • • - ' • MARINE : NEWS, . SountaxP l rox, Jrihe 28.-LThe steam ship Leipsig, , fro Baltimore,' arrived yesterday. •VINANCIAL Alt' COMMERCIAL: • LONDON, June 16.--Eveninq--co nso h e , for Money, 92y; for amount, • ..ph.64 twenty bonds. 80%; at Frankfort, 86%, Eries, 19y 4 ; Illinois, 95; A. dt 26, swag steady. • pixie, Jnne 16 - .—Bourse dull.. Retain 76f. 37c ex,.. div. Lxvalliboor,, June .16.---Cotton active; m iddling uplands on spot 11%®12 6;, afloat 12d; Orleans, 123i@l2i‘d; sales of . 20,000 bales. Breadatuffe quiet; Califor. : nia white wheat, 9a. 1 7d.; red western, Bu. 7d. Western Flour ;21e.',6d. Porn; XS. • 6d. for new, and ,284. 6d. .for . old. Oats 35346. Barley - Ss. Peas 37a. Pork 99e. Beet 908. Lard 73e. Cheese 79a !1a..: C on 625. Petroleum; relined_ Is, 734 d, Tallow 44a LONDON, June 10.—Sugar 39a ed(4449:' spot active; afloat firmer at 29a. Refined Petroleum le. fld. "Linseed 01131x.,C0d. Petroleum at Antwerp '47l'. Cottbn at - Havre 144 f. • • •• • , FRANEFOIyr. J 4120 quiet and steady %Abaft tulviume, fit 89X®86X. Revs,June..lB Eoenin g, buoyant; tees or,dlnaira 011; A p o low Middlings 40 Wive 140 fah' 0 .:~rt~ ~~~n "C. ~,~ i
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