The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-24
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

DOMESTIC SUMMARY.
The New York Journal of Commerce states
that small quantities of strawberries and as.
paragus were received at that city last week, by
one OF the Southern steamers, and purchased
p, the restaurants at e4orbitant prices, FIX.
eellent shad, from Georgia and South Carolina.
had been in that market for some time. and
Fadishes were becoming plenty.
The New Orleans Picdvusie speaks of Lou.
lslana as State in mourning consequent
upon the explosion Of tho steamer Princess.
1t says, thai@ rs scarcely community from
which some one of the lost is not missing, or
to it known by his social virtues" The fatality
among prominent citizens was remarkable, and
the State may well mourn its loss,
A few days ago the Missouri House of Rep.
resentatives passed bill declaring that all
free colored persons over eighteen years of age
shall leave that State in one year from August
next or be sold into Slavery. The Senate,
however, postponed It's consideration until the
next session, 1t will probably never become
o law.
FREE PEws IN CHURcHEs.-The Rev. w. III.
Wroth, of ST. Phillips, ClerkenweIl, London,
has determined upon giving up the pew rents,
from which his income il deriFed, and trusting
for the fasuFa entirely to free church and the
offertory. The reverend gentleman, in his ad-
dress on the subject, says:
1T has been continual cause of grief to
me, that so few of the working classes are aver
to be found within the hcpses Of God in Lon.
don, and the ether large cities and towns of our
lana, l have heard many reasons assigned
for their absence. But the reason working
MAJ oil fo,,r ~ H. l. -
point) have not unfrequently given me is of
this nature We don't like to 20 where we
don't appear to be Wantea-where we have to
sit IL, seas ,narked free seats or for the poor
and where we are made to feel our poverty
more keenly by invidious distinctions This
is what working men say; and | must confess
there is great deal of truth in the complaints !"
There L 10 immediate prospect of relief to
the Commerce of New Orleans. The report of
the engineer employed says it will require four
months labor and the expenditure of over one
hundred thousand dollars to open the south
west pass. On the 9Th instant, IS, 200 bales Of
cotton were then detained on ship6oard in con
sequences Of the vessels being unable to cross
the bar Among the ships detained below were
eight from Boston, having on board several
thousand tons of ice.
Mr.. William H. Aspinwall, of New York, has
acquired new claim to the title Of MERCHANT
Prince" In late yisi, 70 Europe, he made,
with iudicious discrimination, a most valuable
collection of works of the old masters, together
with few choice gems of modern art; and the
walls of his gallery in Tenth street are now
covered with pictures that Nigh, excite the
envy Of Medic, OF DORA. The gallery,
which adjoins Mr.. Aspinwals private residence,
has been erected under the architectural super
vision of Mr.. Aspinwalfs son-in-law, Mr.. Rem
wick, and is admirably adapted to the purpose
for which it was designed,
Buenos Ayres dates Of January Odd have
been received The United States squadron
was at Parana on the 10th. Commissioner
Bowlin and Com. Shubrick had an interview
with President Urquiza, who subsequently went
north, with the purpose, it was supposed, to
offer his mediation to lopez. Hopes of peace
were ,,ioFe general at Buenos Ayres, and it
was thought there that Lopez would yield. The
Southern Star was towing the brig Preble up
the river.
The rails aye laid on the Lynchburg exten.
sion of the Orange and Alexandra railroad,
to point FIVE miles out from Charlottesville.
negro girl, aged eleven years eleven months
and few days, gave birth to large fine
looking boy on the 4th inst, near Glasgow, Va.
The Rey DIR. Gannett, Of Boston, preached
last Sunday the last sermon that will ever be
heard in the old Federal street church, SO long
hallowed by the labors of DIR. Charming.
A Baptist clergyman and hia wife, who re-
side in Boston, have the pleasure of daily gather
ing around their Preside four daughters who
were born, one in Europe, one in Asia, one in
Africa, and one in America.
J. CLANCY Jones was in 1929 beneficiary of
the American Educational Society, studying in
Gambler, Ohio. He did not complete his
studies at Gambler; and although he at
tempted to obtain orders in that diocese, failed,
but was subsequently ordained by Bishop Doane,
of New Jersey. He preached while at Mullica
Hill, in that State, and thence removed to
Florida.
The family of Rev. DIR. Lyman Reecher, re-
siding in different parts Of the country, came
together during the earty part Of this week, at
the house of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in
Brooklyn, for family reunion and visit to their
father, who has now reached the 84th year of
his age. All the children were present except
James, who is now in China, engaged as Chap.
lain to the seamen at Hong Kong. Their
names, in the order Of their ages, are as follows:
Miss Catharine Beecher, oil Hartford; Rev.
William Henry Beecher, of North Brookfield,
Mass. Rev. DIR. Edward Beecher, of Gales.
burg, Ill. Mrs. Mary F. Perkins, Of Hartford,