The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-08
(FoURTH DAY.

The greater part of the forenoon was occu-
pied in receiving and referring petitions and
memorials on slavery, the modification of the
Office OF Presiding Elder, and sundry other
subjects.
The propr.etors of the California Christian
Advocate presented memorial requesting
the General Conference to adopt that paper as
one OF the official organs of the church.
The Agents OF the General Book Concern,
st New York, made their Quadrennial Report
The report notices, IN an appropriate manner
the death OF the editor o. the Christian Ad
vocatc, the venerable Dir. ThoS E. Bond tho
am cabs settlement OF the matters in dispute
with the Methodist Church South respecting
the division OF the Church property-the Cali
norma Chr.stian Advocate and Book DEPOSIT
tory-improYements In the machinery Of the
BOOK Estabishment-pero and books
with their circulation and price, and a general
exhibit OF the financial condition of the Con-
Germ.
| The periodical business seems losing affair.
On the Sunday School Advocate with circu-
lation Of about 5000, the loss is SD, 334-
on the National Magazine, with a circulation
of about $500, the loss is S22 ,9l7-on the
Quarterly Review, with Il circulation of 2,72l,
the loss is Sc, 26O-on the Christian Advocate
alone is there any profit. They circulate about
$1,000 copies, with u profit of S16,982. The
balance of loss, or of expenses over receipts
in the whole periodical department, is $26, 500.
There is surely something wrong in this de-
partment The National Magazine was I'M
derstood, at time it was projected, to be de-
signed as rival and competitor for public ia
vor and cir, uiation, with harper's Magazine
| 1t has fallen, however. far below Harper in
every way.
frba ROnl Daporfr,onf &c
The sales during the past four years have
amounted to 5 l,OOO72 being an increase of
53 per cent over the preceding four year. The
profits on the sales during three years past,
the other year for some reason included
amounted to Sal, 976.
During the session Governor Wright was
introduced to the C Inference by Bishop Ba-
ker. Rev. Mr.. Jacoby. superintendent of the
| Methodist Mission in Germany, was also in
troIuced to the Conference.
| ScHLEssINGER, THE RENEGADE.-A gentle
man. formerly of New Orleans, who knew
! Maj. Schlessinger we'll gives us the following
account Of him. tie is hun 5arian refugee,
and accompanied Lopez to Cuba, in the staff
of Col. Praguay. AT the battle of Las Posas
| there Gen. Lopez put him under arrest for
S ealing jewelry from one of the citizens of that
pace. Lopez's defeat released him from trial
on the charge. He was taken prisoner with
the rest, and sent a prisoner to Ceuta, in At
Ilca and released through the intervention of
our Minister, Mr.. Barringer. lie returned to
New Orleans, md opened an Enigrant Bro
ker'S Office which he was in short while
compelled to close, on account of sundry
swindling operations on emigrants After
ward, he was arrested for robbing his landlady
of several hundred dollars; was indicted and
tried, but the jury not agreeing he escaped
punishment. He then attempted to join in
the last movement against Cuba; bat being
d scountenanced by Gen. Quitman, he went to
New York and commenced the study of law.
From thence he went to Nicaragua, and was
entrusted by Walker with a mission to Costa
R;ca, and an important command in the army
lie is graccless scamp, a/coward, and false
traitor, whose connection with the Nicarayuan
cause has been serious drawback to it,
wherever he was known--the ardor of num-
bers of the most respectable young men being
chilled, ana their co operation in the move
ment prevented, by the SIMPLE fact that
Schlessinger was entrusted with so high a
command. He is capital runner, as his late
achievements in Central America amply prove.
Memphis Balietin.