, 1842-07-30
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 9th, the Pres.
ident pro tenn. laid before that body
the report from the Postmaster Cen
eral. giving the number of persons
who have been fined for failures.
Mr.. Woodbury. offered resolution
to the effect that the Secretary of the
Treasury inform HE Senate what has
been the amount of expenditures for
the past six months ending On ,he 80
of June. and stating each expenditure
under different heads. The resoIu-
ton lies over for one day, under the
rule.
In the House Of Representatives,,
business commenced with the intro
duction of Il preamble and resolution
upon the subject Of the condition of
the country, and a plan, proposed By
Mr.. ". c. Johnson, for the assump-
ton of State debts. Objections were
made to the consideration of the pre-
amb'e and resolution. Mr.. Johnson
moved a suspension of the rules. and
the yeas and nays were ordered upon
Il motion to suspend. Two-Ihirds were
required. and the vote was, I for sus-
pension, 1872 in the negative. The
prcmable and resolutions, of course.
were not received.
The bin to establish remedial JUS
ticc came from the Senate, and was
referred to the committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Cave Johnson, of Tennessee
offered 4 resolution, proposing 4 Sc
lect Committee 10 investigate the sub
iect of Indian contracts The resolu-
ton was adopted without opposition,
and the Committee have power TO
send for persons and papers.
The discussion Ct the tariff bill
was then resumed, and the following
gentlemen took part in the debate.
viz: Mcssrs. Stuart, Summers, Rey-
nolds. Underwood, Wallace and
Goode.
Two MINISTER'S STUCK BY LLGyr-
MING AT THE COMMUNION TABLE.-A
correspondent at North Stamford,
Conn., gives u the following narra-
tive:
NoarH STANFORD, July 5.
Sabbath day, the 81 inst, was Il
solemn day to the people in this par
ish. The morning devotion in the
house Of God were ended, the exer-
cises of the sacramento feast has
commenced. the bread broken and
distributed, the cup taken, when the
house in which we were assembled
was struck with lightning. The vene-
rabic platt Buffet. OF Stanwich, was
present; and assisted the pastor, Rev.
Henry Fuller, in the exercises. He
had poured out the wine, taken the
cup, and giving thanks to God, when
he and Mr.. Fuller were instantane-
ously Frustrated to the earth. The
groans and shrieks which instantane-
ouSIy broke forth from the congrega-
ton 1t is utterly impossible for me
to describe; and yet there seemed to
pervade the assembly the most solemn
awe; all appeared to feel as if stand
ing on the very verge of death. The
bursting thunder. the livid lightning
without, the thrilling scene within,
contributed TO render the gloom most
Mr.. Fuller was not so seriously IN
though feeling considerable af-
in some limbs. Mr.. Buffet is
very seriously injured; we supposed
nm dead for some ten minutes. no
Signs Of life were apparent, until wa
.er was procured and thrown upon
still suffers great distress at
he stomach; takes no food, but is
perfectly rational.
The electric fluid entered the chin
ley top descended to the stove pipe.
md exploded Immediately over the
table, where those ser.
ANTS of God were standing. Some
'thers were slightly affected, though
lot seriously.
The Congregational meeting house
n New Canaan was struck about the
anne time, and several knocked down.
I'm Academy and dwelling house in
he same town, and dwelling in this
'arlsh were considerably injured
ALTERED NorEs.-The Cincinnati
iazette says:
Gan altered note of the following
escriptlon was presented at the coun-
er of T. S. Goodman & Co., yester-
ay. The note was a ten dollar bill
n the Northern Bank of Kentucky.
from n n dollar bill by past
1g the figures ten over the one, and
adding q yiunette at e3ch ond oil