The Evansville daily journal., 1854-06-07
CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE EAST.


Buffalo, are both multtudinous and multifa-
rious, and the sights as they present them
selves to an unsophisticated Hoosier, are full
of interest and novelty. Suffice it to say,
that through thick and through thin, by
steamboat and by railway. through storm
and through tempest, despite shavers and
pick-pockets, hackmen and parties, 1 found
myselfin Buffalo alive, right side up, and tol.
erably dry.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of America,
met in the Central Presbyterian Church,
Buffalo, (Dr. Lord's) Thursday 1s inst, and
was opened by a sermon from the last Mod
orator, Rev. ]. c. Young, d. d President
of Centre College, Danville, KY. The As
sembly was organized by eecting Rev. II.
A. Boardman, d. d Moderator, and Prof.
Wilson, Of Hamden, Sy ydney, Va, temporary
clerk. This Assembly is said to be, by some
of the oldest members, the most i'm mposing
one, in point of talent and erudition, that
has ever met in the Presbyterian Church Of
America. Among the great men, The fol-
lowing are prominent DR.. Hodge, OF
! Princeton, N. j.; DR.. Breckenridge, of Dam
Ind; Dir. McClung, Indianapolis. Ind; DR..
McGill, of Allegheny, Pa; DR.. Spring, of
New York; Drs. Musgrave, Boa rdman and
Seyburn, of Philadelphia. Among the lay
members, Judge Fine, of Ogdensburg, and
Chancellor Johns, of N. j., stand foremost
The body is very large and corseque ntly un-
wieldly; hence the necessity for doing mJst
of the business through committees. The
subject that produced the most interest was
!ns report on Theological Seminaries, on
which Dr.. McMaster made most powerful
speech, characterized by some bitterness, and
he was followed by DR.. X. ]. Breckenridge
in one OF the characteristic speeches Of that
wonderful man. Mr. McClung of Indiansp-
oils made speech on the same subject, which
can safely say was the finest specimenof
oratory / ever heard. So you that he
u Hoosler State in the General Assembly of
the PRESBYTERIAN Church stands in the foe-
most ranks.
The city OF Buffalo is rapidly growing. and
is well and beautifully situated the strets
are clean and we'll paved, the buildings tate-
ful and commodious. The Gothic archiec-
ture prevails here above every other stle.
es pccally the Norman species OF that SIZE;
Norman and Swiss cottages, some ofthm
beautiful, abound in the suburbs, and notIn-
, frequently you will find house Of Greian
in the first story, Norman in the secondind
: old British in the attic.
One OF the best things in Buffalo is he
, l"Young, Meas Association" having Fge
and well selected library, largo resing
room containing the best reading ma,'r OF
the current literature OF The day, calnet
of curiosties, and committee rooms 70 he
: transaction of business. The general chr
acteristic of the people which strikes trn.
ger most forcibly OF all Others is, if yoI Will
allow me homely phrase, close .fstednes, nd
, this appears at first sight; you ask apie-
2 boy in Buffalo the price of his appIs, nd
he'll answer scent q pisce"-put tn, sane
question to apple-boy in Evausvile, nd
he'll tell you ".fUe for fue cents" nevr oce
. supposing that you would wish TO purhae a
cents worth of apples. The horss, ar
riages, dogs, and equipage of the peole en-
: orally are, in many instances, unmistkeb'y |
n fine; but the ladies Of this city, poothigs,
y are doomed to the most unmitigate dhoieli-
Z ness that it has ever been my UNHAPPY ltto
q behold; this the citizens themselvesfrakly
If acknowledge, and ascrbe it to the lime,
and so, not having any beauty to sprs y
e self, am anxious to get away from tie pee
:, as soon as possible.
. have not the most remote intenti0 oyo-
y ing into a sophmoric description of Tiara
IS Falls; to attempt to portray in anythnlke
- adequate language, the thunder, th,eep
y eternal roar, the mist, the rainbo the
l. height, the depth of this stupendous w of
= God, would be like trying to paint then at
g MONDAY, and little short of sacrilege. had
the rare happiness on the Goth inst. ga
s. wading through almost annular pse,
u and the greatest cataract oil the world,Pe
= haps of the universe. stood over thewn- p.
ing abyss, with "signs in the Heavensove
and wonders in the earth beneath'ti | I
felt "less tha n the least of all things. "The G
VS. International Hotel' is finished, arolds :
ly forth in magnificent style. \
c' ALEX. STERF. I
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