Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-31

I, PHILADELPHIA, May 21.-The Presbyle
E ran General Assembly (old school) elected
Dr. John c. Young, Of Pennsylvania Pres
5 bylery, Moderator.
, The Assembly was occupied to-day II
+ receiving reports and appointing cnmmiuees
: A debate arose in regard TO the number o
members constituting The commiltee on th'
Theological Seminary.
DR.. Murry moved that the committees be
increased by adding delegate from eucl
Synod represented.
Mr.. Baird, Of Arkansas, urged ,ha, ,hC
West should not be slighled. He said lha
lhoy had need Of seminaries in the vest, anC
protested against any arrangement which
would deprive The wesl of its rights.
Dr. Muiray's motion finally prevailed
Judge Fine, from the Buffalo Synod
Withdrew his name, and moved, in the case
ofihe Pittsburgh Synod, which had also 1--WE
representatives in the comm:inee, one bt
stricken out, which was agreed TO, when, af
ter some further unimponant business, the
Assembly adjourned over lill Monday.
New YoRK, May e1.-The Washington
correspondent OF The Tribune says the con
tract between Glover and Malher, 10 carry
The mail between Louisville and New Or
leans, amounting 10 nearly hall million O.
dollars is not completed. Glover had stared
West,
The same correspondent says that Mr.
Cory, OF Oao is probably appointed Consul
al ConsIanIinople.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.--The steamer
j Falcon arrived al New Orleans Saturday
bringing the California mails and 600 pass
engers.
The steamer Georgia was to suil from As.
pinwalI for New York on the 18Th, with
80 100000 gold.
, WASHINGTON, May 93,-The Criminal
Coun met this morning, and notified tn G
jury that the Court was about 10 adjourn un.
Ill Wednesday; and tha! if they agreed upon
a verdict before then, they might seal il and
keep the contents 10 themselves; to which
the jury returned on answer that il was prob
abe they would ugree before Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA, May 93.-The Presbyse.
rian General Assembly met this morning
pursuant TO adjournment.
A memorial was presented from the The.
ological Seminary, at New Albany, Indiana,
asking the General Assembly to lake charge
Of the institution, as the Synod which pre-.
viouSly had it in charge, had decided 10
transfer it to tho Assembly, provided ii shall
be retained in its present location. il was
referred 10 The committee on Theological
Summaries.
A report from The Western Theological
Seminary, at Cincinnati, similar to The above
was also presented, and referred.
Dr. Mathews read the proceedings Of
eleven Western Synods setting forth lhe ne.
ccssiIiy Of first class Theological Seminary
in the West, apart from others now existing,
which were referred 10 the committee ON
Seminaries.
WASHINGTON, May ga special dis.
patch 10 the Herald, from Washington, an
nounces .ho, the following appointments
have been definitely lnt0rmined upon.
Governor Seymore, of Connecticut, Min.
lister TO Russia; Peter J. Broom, Of New
Jersey, Minister TO Prussia; Samuel Medary,
Of Ohio, Minister TO Chill; Ex. Governor
Trousdalc. Of Tennessee, Minister to Brazil;
Lieut.. Governor Meade, OF Va, Commiss.
iuncr 10 the Sandwich Islands; and Augusle
Belmon,, of Now York, Chs~ge to The
Hague.
Col, BiSscll. OF Illinois, late member OF
Congress, will get churgeship; G. Greene,
Of Missouri, ex-member of Congress, will
receive chOrgeship, Among those appoint.
ed TO Consuships, are Edward de Leon, late
Of the Southern Press, Consul General a,
AIexondriu; Ex-Governor Wood, Of Ohio,
Ex-Governor Hubbard, Of Maine; Charles ].
Helm, Of KY, the location OF The lauer have
moi been named
STRANGE IF TRUE-l. is stated by the N.
Y. Truth Teller Catholic puper,) that
Thurlow Weed, of The Albany Journal, is
on the eve Of his:deparure for Rome, with
a view Of becoming Catholic. We think
this needs confirmation TO enlite it 10 credit.
The Hon. Robert J. Walker, Truman
Smith, J. Forsyth, and other capitalists, have
united in company for working copper
mines on Lake Superior. Their mineral
estate consists Of 6,l00 acres.--Plain Deal.
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FLoURlsnING The Noble Co. "Model
Farmer" has been discontinued. The pub.
fishers say it has been issued weekly for
three months; that it has expended $3.50
and has received just $50 on subscription.
They give il up.
The Cleveland Herald says there are
ihiry.eight divorce cases upon The docket oil
The Cuyahoga Court Of Common Pleas
waiting trial. Two.lhirGs Of them are
naughty cases, and the other third knouy
ones.
Mr. Charles L. Weller, member of the
late Legislature, from Butler county, during
the frs, session. has been appointed Pension
Agent al San Francisco, by the President.
An alarming railway mania prevails in
France; railways 10 every possible and i'm.
possible place, through the Alps. through
The Pyrcnees, to Naples, to Madrid, every,
where and anywhere, a'e projected,
/ The New York Evening Post (Loco.) in
noticing the reliremcn, of Mr.. Bradish from
The Sub. Treasury in New York city, says
that The Government Commissioners have
examined his accounts in detail, and thai
they have been found correct to cent
Over tOo hundred millions of dollars have
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