The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-06-02

Later from California. Utah, Central Amer
tea, fc.-The steamship Moses Taylor, from
Aspinwnll. with dates to the 18th inst. has ar.
rived at Now York. She brings California dates
TO tho 5th Of May; also nearly two million of
dollars in specie. The California news is unim
portunt.
An escort len Fort TETON on the 23d of April
with half million of dollars TO nav the troops Of
Utah.
1t is said the soldiers there are nearly wear in
arrears OF Puy. II has leaked out through letter
from soldier to his comrado at Los Anyelos
that as soon as the soldiers are paid off. th.y .r,
going all TO desert.
Advices from Central America state that
Mons. Belly had obtained from that government
concession of the Nicaragua Transit routc
He proposes, until the Canal is finished to trims.
port both goods and passengers by the old route
He stated, however, that the proposition had
been rejected by the Congress
The frigate Merrimac has gone to CalIao
Rumors prevailed in Los Angeles that the
steamer Santa Cruz had heen detained at tiunv
atnas. and been pressed into the service by Pes.
qulra, and her passengers imprisoned.
Much bad feeling existed along the boundary
limo between the Americans aud Mexicans. and
several OF the latter had heen killed
Gen. Walker is reported to have an agent nj,
the Gila mines enrolling volunteers for his fill
buster expedition.
Passrngers from San Francisco deny the pub
lished statement that Gen. Walker sailed with
three hundred men on the steamer Orizaba for
Acapulco.
Advices from Honolulu TO the 18th Of Aur;l
state that Kamehameha had addressed n mes
sage to the Legislature, advising change IN the
Constitution.
The French have abandoned the Maruucsn il
lands icr military station, aud substituted a
| design TO establish strong military and nava
depot on New Caledonia Island, near Sidney
The plan embraces The restoration Of King OF
Pomares as ruler of the Society Islnnds.
The Old School Presbyterian General 4 ssrn,
Jly.-We have the fourth days proceed inys OF
this body by mail
| Rev. Doctor Palmer, Chairman, submitted tn,
conclusions Of the committee to whom was reft r
| red the overture from the trustees of the North
western Presbyterian Theological Seminary TO
transfer that institution to the General Assembly
| The sum of s 100 900 is promised by G.. II. Nc
| Cormick in instruments Of 1925 900 yearly pro
| vided the transfer If made, aud the seminary 10
Gated at Chicago; in addition foriv-fve acres o
| land are offered in the vicinity Of that city, II
iav"r OF the location at Indianapolis certain per
aons in Indiana guarantee S25,00O, bearing
per cent. interest from the date Of tho location
together with all ample grant, ard further sub
| scrption by citizens of IndianopoIis which 10
| gether with an additional donation of $4,000
| The report concluded with resolutions recon-
mending the acceptance of the overture Of ,h
board of directors Of the Northwestern Prcshytc
rian Theological Seminary, and providing 70
proceeding at some future time TO fix the loca
tion.
The first resolution, accepting the transfer o
| the Northwestern PRESBYTERIAN Th.oiorica
Seminary, was unanimously adopted, and it. wa
resolved TO proceed at once to fix upon II ocatio,
either at Chicago ur indianapolis. a protractc,
debate then ensued between the friends Of tn
respective sites. which continued up to the ad
journment. During tho morning session rrsolu
tions were adopted highly commencing the &C
ton OF the board Of foreign missions
INDIANAPOLIS. May 24-The General Assem-,
bly, to-day adopted the report ofthe commtte
on foreign missions
| The remainder of the dny was occupied in tt,
consideration of the report Of the committee o.
domestic missions.