Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-09
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to adapt her style Of conversation to the character Of her
guests, narrated in Ohio paper Tom Cor Win and
Tom Ewing being political tour through the State
stopped at the house OF prominent pot,isn at night
but found at home but Young ueice who pre-
sided the supper table She had never seen great
aud supposed they eiephsnne altogether. aud all
talked in great language "Mr. Ewing, will you take con-
dments In your tea inquired the young lady. Yss
Miss you please. replied the quondsm Sal, Boiler
Corwins eyes twinkled. Here fun for him Graft.
fed at the apparent Of her first trial talking to
big men, the young lady addressed Mr. Corwn In tho same
manner, "wll you take condiments In your tea, sri"-
"Peppcr and salt but no mustard, tho prompt reply
OF the facetious Tom. or nature out and
Ewing aud the entertainer reared In spite Of hemselves
Corwin essayed to mend the matter and vouble In
anecdote and w.t. and compliment But the wound was
Unavoidable The young lady, thi. day. declares that
Tom Corwin Is a coarse, vulgar, disagrecsbe man.
We gave few days since somo statistics of the Prs.
byterisn Church. fold and SCHOOL, in this country de-
rived from the annual reports Of the respective bodies
We now add few additional particulars The amour,
OF money contributed by the old school church for the
Board Of Publication and Kindred objects is-for the
hoard OF Publication $2S, ESQ; Board Of Education
SlIo0Io; Foreign Missions Sl0O4S0 Domestic Missions
Sl4l, $40 Total $4S6,oSI Synods in connection with
the old school General Assembly 2S Presbyteres
Candidates for the ministry Se0 Liceutates 2SS Minis.
tiers s0S Churches e,s76 Lcensures IS Ordinations
SIS; installations 1907 Pastoral relations dissolved los
Churches organized q2 Ministers received from other
denominations eS; Ministers dismissed other denomi-
nations IL; Ministers deceased Al Churches received
from Other denominations .; Churches dissolved IL ;
Members added examination Is, 4S3; Members added
on certificate s,Is7; Adults baptized 1897 Infants
baptized l2,o4l Whole number Of commandments re-
ported see4o4 Amount contributed for Congregational
and fresoyeria purposes $l407 ,ssl Amount coutrb-
uted for the four Boards $Is6 6si Amount contbut,
Tor miscellaneous purposes $ls3, 209.
Coon WoRK.-Upon the arrival Of the vcs,el, of
S,ratoss aud Cyaue at Boston, several of tho active
friends Of temperance, got up band OF music aud mo-
eession aud proceeded the Navy Yard where the
sells were visited aud addresses delivered to the ere
setting forth the dangers which they wero liable ON
n hFtlyU adj IL. r..
ing houses So effective were these judicous efforts
that $50 Of the goo joined the procession
aud after proceeding to the Bethel safely housed in
the temperance boarding houses keepers
of honesty aud WORTH aud ready to assist tn,
sailor We wish this example could be followed until
the rum sailor boarding houses all extinct.
The New York papers filed with accounts Of the
first appearance OF Grisi aud Mario at Castle Garden The
praise faint the plentiful The principal object
OF attraction appears TO have been a woman highly
rouged and ridcuousy dressed who is sad be 10 love
she had purchased for $780, Although the great artists
themselves are well spoken Of it is quite clear that the
intense critical aeumen OF the New York audience was far
from satisfied Crisis voice said to be far inferior TO
Limbs, Bosos, and Sontag and she Is represented az
very deficient in execution! Poor Grsl She will DO
glad enough to get back to Europe.
An active merchant of New York LEFT that CITY on the
9Th OF August in the steamship Pacific and ro,nrned In
the same vessel on the Sd OF September having been alb
sent Just tweuy-nine days, during which time he travel
led over large portion vi England Scotland aud Wales
-transaens large amount of business, closing old ac-
counts OF many years standing opening new ones and
entering into negotiations with aud activity char
acterissic OF our countrymen-seeping in railway cars
ngnt attending to business during tho day, participating
in amusements in the evening.
PRIcE CoRs-In consequence of tho sevsre drou,b,
learn from the Alexandra Gazette that corn has greatly
advanced 10 price in the country bordering on Ae1an
dria, and is now selling high figures Il readily
bringing IS per barre in Louiouu county In Prince
William at sale Occoquana few days sgo it brought
So aud cents on credit of months Ffed<riek,barq
Herald.
BoLp RoBBERr.-An audacouI robbery was pcrpe-
trated on the -lst upon the person of the Bishop of
vana, who was seized in his audience chamber by two
robbers disguised priests, who bound him and his
secretary with cords, threatening both with Instant death
on making the slightest noise aud then robbed the Bishop
Of about $4,000 Among the pluudcr taken was a dia
mond ring rom the Bishops hand. TIE robbers had no,
been traced.