Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-06

President Of the United States and the Secretary
Of the Navy, Roman Catholic sailors and marines
are compelled to attend Protestant worship, ana
that instances Of this "greatest outrage yea nave
recently occurred at PhiladelPhia The ConstHh-
tioH saws that not only order been Issued by
the President or Secretary Of the Navy inteffered
with the worship of the sailors and marines serv-
ing in the Navy Yards, but that itnever could be
issued for the reason that the President and Sec
retary Of the Navy have no authority to do so.
The Intsiiigenesr publishes an appendix to its
recent series of articles on the Territorial questi on
IL The New York Express Of last evening
states that the California mails had been handed
over to Vanderbilt Co., to 60 out by the North
ern Light.
IL It appears from the accounts of Menrs
Phillips, Sampson Co. that they have expended
$4,000 In establishing the Atlantic Monthly, and
that the maximum profits Of that periodical in any
one year have been "a ,OOO E'
II The judgement in the Step ens wife
poisoning case, in New York, has been affirmed
by the Court Of Appeals, at Albany, and Stephens
will have to suffer the extreme penalty of the law,
unless executive clernency can be procured for
him. H'--
HORSE FOR THE DUKE OF MAGENTA.AIti Is un-
derstood that the - ,O00 required to purchase a
horse and furniture for Marshal Mcmahon. has
been subscribed by Irishmen and other citizens of
New York. His namesake. Captain James Nc
Mahon, has already despatched a letter to the Duke
by order of the Committee, asking if II will be
agreeable to him to accept this handsome present
IL Admiral Hope, who was repulsed at the
Peiho, was captain of the Btl0sh frigate Endy-
mion, which had the engagement with the Presi-
dent, commanded by Decatur, at the opening Of
the last war with England. After long and
sharp engagement, IL win be remembered. the
American vessel surrendered to the British Squad
ron.
IL Ten of the New York city delegates to the
Syracuse Democratic Convention have presented
gold watch to James Kenigan, for Z" his bravery
in cowing Wood and his bullies." On the inside
Is an inscription as follows: - Presented to James
Kerrigan for his gallant conduct at the Syracuse
Convention, September IA, 1859, by''-and here
follow the names Of the delegates.
Ct.
IL The press generally Is engaged in discuss
ing pro and con the possibility of successfully
navigating the air in balloons. The New York
Express argues sagaciousy that man was never
designed to journey among the clouds, or he
would have been provided with wings like the
fowls Of the air According TO this reasoning we
suppose man was never designed to journey upon
the water, or he would have been provided with
fms,
IL The New York Tablet, one of the New
York organs Of the Roman Catholics, is consid
erably excited against the American party for
having nominated State ticket at Utica Ii
proposes as an Offset, that Catholic and adopted
citizen voters select for the reel pients of their
suffrages those candidates on the Republican and
x.rl.o
the Utica jugglers, and who are consequently
uncontaminated by even the suspicion of Know
Nothing approval" zH a-s -
A BArrIsr SUNDAY SCHOOL Ux1oS-An i'm
portant convention OF ministers and laity of the
Baptist denomination, having for its object the
formation OF Sunday school union for the conn
try at large, was held IN New York CITY on Tues
day. The success Of similar organizatio In the
Methodist Episcopal and other churches has had
its influence in originating the movement About
one hundred delegates were present, representing,
in many instances, distant places, and quite fully
in and near the city. Charles T. Goodwin was
elected president Of the convention and j Banhis-
Ter secretary. va ~ -tItt
EThe Baltimoreans have an odd specimen of
judicial dignity in Judge Stump, of the Criminal
Court 1t seems hard TO decide whether he Is
most knave fool In the case of the rioters upon
the steamer Express, convicted upon evidence
showing them to be most hardened villains Judge
Stump yesterday sentenced them to t,co days, i'm
prisonneHt and a fine Of fifty cents, ,Dith costs.
He further expressed the wish that the rioters had
concluded their performances by pitching the
captain Of the steamer overheard,
UAccording to the Democrat German Re-
Publican) there Is dispute about the Sunday
n A.fr.r ~ o.
Of the Douglas Democracy In Chicago, Ill. The
Chicago Times opposes the German Sunday
amusements, and the running of cars or sunday
The National Denokrat, which 10 the German
Douglas organ in Chicago, abuses the Times, and
advises the Germans to stop that paper and nos to
subscribe for IL any longer, in case the Times
should abuse the German again on account Of their
Sunday amusements. .1
The GEORGIA STATE ELEcrIoS-The returns
indicate the election Of the following Congress
N zen: LIST district, Peter +. Love, Dem; I'd, NJ. J
C Crawford, Dem; Sd, Thomas Hardeman, Jr.,
OPP; 9Th, L., >. Gartrell, Dem. sth, j w. H
Underwood, Dem; 6th, James Jackson, Dem;
9TH, Robert G. Harper, Dem; sth, John ]. Jones
Dem. The two last districts, however, are very
close In the last Congress the American party
had two mem bers-one from the I'D and the other
from the 9TH district The Democrats have the 4
Governor and Legislature. -
The MIssoyRI STATE FAIR The results of the
Fourth Annual Fair, which closed at 81 Louis on
Tuesday, were eu.inently satisfactory The dis
play Of animals was never, perhaps, equaled I'm
this or any other country, The attendance on the
grounds during the entire seven days was unpre-l
eedented in numbers. The receipts amounted to
nearly s50,O 600; and when It Is remembered that
no entry feewas charged on any article exhibited,
and that this sum proceeds from the admissi on
tickets alone, the success Of the exhibition be-
comes apparent -..-
IL Among the resolutions introduced at the
recent Western Virginia NJ. r. Conference we
1nd the following t-...Ista u |