Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-08
BY Yesterday Evenings Malls.

An ABSTRACT OF the ANNUAL NoPoit was
then read and adopted without dissent
1.-The receipts in the Treasury, for the current
year, apart from the Depository busln
were 50 794 %; the expenditures -, l59 90;
leaving a balance on hand OF SG39 SO. The
cash received on the King Endowment"
fund for the year, was IS 354; making the
sum total of that fluid collected up this date,
SIS, 232 25, and leaving the amount to be
yet paid, $4,590.37. The amount OF the
sales at the Depository, Charleston, during
the past IL months was SIT. 245.S 81. The
publications for the year, comprise twelve
new aud original works, together with the
Republication of nine Of their former books,
making thirty-5ix different editions, amount
ing to 27,767 volumes, containing 4,546, 62O
pages Tue Society from the fist, has is-
sued 90 LIS volumes, containing s., .O06
pages.
Elder Hume was elected President, and
W. +. Broaddus, d. WIT, a Hall, and q.
Tyree, Vice Presidents; L. j. Starke, Treas
urer, and A p Abel, Clerk.
Rev. Messrs. Bayham, Baeby, Manly,
Broaddus and Keene were appointed u COM
mittee to take iuto consideration the expedi-
eucy and practica bility Of tendering this S0cl-
ETY. to the Southern Baptist Convention, to
become board of that Convention, or to
sustain to il such relation as may be prac'
ticable.
During the second day of the meeting, the
report of the Virginia Baptist Sunday School
and Pub. Society, was read by DR.. W.
Ii. GNathmey, the Cor. Secretary; Rev. A.
Z. Dickinson followed by reading The report
of the ColpOrtage board. These documents
are rspe:e with interest, aud were listened
to With deep atteutiOD. Since the meeting OF
the last Association, the Colporteurs have
performed the following work: Numbe! Of
days employed 3,4ll, families conVersed with
on religious subjects 6,3lO; families destitute
of the Bible 36l; families destitute OF rell-
pious books 36l; sermons and addresses de-
livered SOS; grants Of Bibles and Iestaments
so II; grants OF religious books 92o,4Zo, BIZ
tiles and Te.tsments sold S445 SO; religious
books sold 4,99667. About forty ColpCr-
teurs are now III tue field, and some ten 9TH
ers have Just been appointed. Pending the
adoption OF the above named report, earnest
and interesting addresses were delivered oJ
Rev. Messrs Watkinson, Manly, Lausdeli,
Young. Pondexter Crane of Baltimore, Bag
by. Staley, Biting, Jeter and Collin Bass,
esq, vi ioS WV oN''o -
ken the reports were unanimously adopte9.
Resolutions in relation to the American
| Tract Society, we're under consideration al
last accounts. The report OF the Virginia For
eigu Mission Board was read IN oonoecuOo
with the report Of the Treasurer. Both were
adopted The contributions OF Nlrglula Tor
the wear to Foreign Missions amount to S9,-
! 500 II, being an increase OF S2Gll, Al on tue
receipts of the previous year.
The BAPTIST CoLPoRTAGE CONVENTION
closed its session on Wednesday e'ening.
After remarks by various speakers, 1t was
Resolved, That the success which has at
| tended the labors of the cUlporteurs during
| the wear; the interest universally manifested
in the cause, aud the pressing claims OF large
and destitute portions Of our country demand
decided Increase 10 our efforts to supply the
people of our State with good books.
Addresses were then delivered by several
colporteurs the simple, unvarnished state
ment of these plain, devoted men, deeply IN
terested the large and attentive AUDIENCES
present.
On motion of Rev. c. Tyress, it was
Resolved, That the cOlpOrtage system is
the best means Of educating those who engage
in it.
DrsTREss1NG AcCIDENT-An accident oc.
CURED at Taw boro' Esecombe county, y. C.'
on Friday last, and by which, doubtless,
very worthy young man has lost his LIE -
The citizens having resolved to celebrate the
annroaching Fourth of July, party of J ounS
gentlemen secured an Old cannon, tor the
.ourpose of giving it q thorough test in or
der that no accident might occur when the
tine arrived to fire the national salute loe
niece had been discharged once, but uniortu-
nately, the young gentlemen iorgot 10 swan
the CON, aud while engaged 10 rammlhS tue
cartridge for the second shot, II was dtscharg-
ed, driving the ramHer into the siue oi
Young gentleman, named Ill. Iharp, intlicl-
ing a frigbtlul wound, through which DIS
lungs were plainly seen, tearing OIL large
Mace of flesh from the arm, aud driVing sew
erul splinters into one OF his thighs. lhe
services of n surgeon were Immediately pro-
cured who rendered all necessary aid, but
the unfortunate young man was sinkius ~
rapidly Friday night, that all hopes OF MS
recovery had been MISUNDERSTANDING
EEpreSs.
Tur PARIS Mission The editor OF the
Soutb. in his letter from Washington, CON-
mupica,es the following item OF Intelligence;
81 am sorry to learn that the recall VI
.Iudpe Mason is an inevitable event. Senator
Slidell will replace him at the French Court
This is reliable Information.
w. H. Payne, esq, of Fauquier County
has heeu appointed one OF the Board "i N's't-
ors to the Virginia Military Institute In the
nl,ce of Col kempter, who resigned.
RAND EXTRA DOUBLE NUMBER or
IT THE ILLUSTRATED NEWS, printed IN
coicrs lust received aud for sale at fRENch y
BOOK and Periodical Epyt-Ihls number Is
trulv magnificent one, containing beautiful
enyIayings from the Spring Exhibition oil nc
lures of the Royal Academy, National lns'i"'
ton of Fine Arts; The Society OF British Ar
fists. and the Water Color Societies. also, spien,
did ensravings from drawings from India ana
China. printed in coors &c, price Do els