The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-16

LAY PREACHING CEYsURED.-Two lay gentle
men named Mcdonald Grant and Reginald
Radcliffe, are actively engaged in the religious
revival movement now going forward in En-
gland. Recently they visited Aberdeen, in
Scotland, and were permitted TO preach in two
churches of the Scottish Establishment-Mr.
Dewar's and Mr.. Smiths. This gave offense
to tho "law and orter'' ministers Of the town;
and at the following meeting of the Presby-
terry, a resolution eondemning the unconstitu-
tional and irregular practice, was introduced,
and promise required Of the offending min
listers, by DR.. Pau, not to suffer their pulpits
to be occupied by laymen any more. .
Mr. Dcwar-So far as 1 am concerned,
promise that these Irregularities shall cease.
Mr.. Smith, will make no such promise.
DR.. Forsyth am really sorry to hear Mr..
Smith speak thus. -r.
Mr.. Smith, am quite ready to defend my
self and believe it would be an offending
against God to give up this. .-.
DR.. Paul then announced that the matter
would be broughtup at the next meeting of the
Presbytery. EafE
The CoLORED POPULATION OF BRITISH CO.
LUMBIA.-J. j. Moore, the colored preacher, has
lengthy communication in the Colonist, in
which he explains what the oolored people in
tend to do in that country. He says:
eve have come to possess the soil; to till
the earth; to reap its productions; extract its
minerals; to mould its rocks and forests into
iresides, and TO fill the solitary places with Joy
and gladness: to gild the western verge of old
ocean with white winged messengers to glide
upon the bosom of every sea; and build up for
ourselves and children happy homes in the
land of the free and the home IF the brave"
BEER DRINKING ExTRAoRDIYARY.-The st.
Louis papers report that keeper of a saloon
in that city has distinguished himself by per-
forming the glorious feat of drinking one hun
dred and fifty glasses of lager beer, between
the hours of 8 A. M. and IL NJ, on u wager of
$25. He has staked another wager to perform
the same feat next Monday, or forfeit $3.50 and
the price Of the beer. The coroner has been
requested, by the Democrat, to take notice. If
he survive this second internal deluge, he
should be compelled to work for his living.
CAPTAIN HEDLEY Wears, whose memoir
has been published by the Episcopal Book So
ciety of New York, lost his life, as most
readers are aware, in the Crimea by the sever
ing Of an artery. Neither a handkerchief nor
bandage could be procured at the time for
binding round the arm, to stanch the flow of
blood and so save the young officers life. Yet,
after life was extinct, q handkerchief was found
in his own pocket by his companion, DR.. Cay
of the Coldstream Guards.
new club, called "The Women's Club" OF
"The Hearthstone Club" having for its object
domestic and social reform-embracing every
thing pertaining to household interests and the
welfare of woman-has just been organized in
New York. The organization is national
Auxiliaries are to be formed in all parts of the
Union. Mr.. johnson, a lecturer on Phrenol-
Ogy, is the President, and Mrs. Degrove, also o
Phrenologist, is the Secretary. The subjects
TO be discussed in the monthly meetings of the
club are those that pertain to domestic cookery
the wardrobe, tho laundry, household utensil,
and machinery, house furnishing, warming ant
lighting, household expenses and economies
dOmestics, family hygiene, the management
and education of children, the difficulties to b,
encountered, and the reform needed, etc.
The expressman who carried off the body Of
the late Hugh G. Baker, (of Canada West,) il
New York, (see yesterday Press,) was brought
before the Mayor the following day. 1t wa
shown that the expressman had been ordered
to remove the body, which had been stored or
board among great number of other things
as he had done, to the Office of the American
Express Company, for further shipment. The
matter was thus satisfactorily explained, and
the expressman dismissed.
A man named George Howell, has been re-
fused ordination, by the Ecclesiastical Coun
cil' of Central Square Baptist Church, Boston
Mass, on vote of sixteen against seven, OF
the ground that "Mr. Howell dissented from
the principle held by nearly every evangelical
prerequisite to the Lords Supper"
Recently an Indian was shot by white mai
named Johnson, and the Indians became cx
cited and demanded johnson in payment 70
the deceased, but johnson escaped. The In
dians were finally appeased by an order iron
Governor Douglas for twenty-five of the bes
blankets.
A Wisconsin paper says: We are informe
that flock of wild geese, the first of the sea
son, were observed flying toward the Soutl
yesterday. Old residents say this is indicativ
Of cold weather. Well, that would be prefer
able to rain and sop. The hunting seaso
will soon commence.
An iron mine has been discovered near Che
halem Valley, about thirteen miles from Port
land, Oregon, which promises to yield ric
supply of superior ore. Specimens of wrough
articles from it have been exhibited in Portland
which are pronounced to be Of the first qualit
by iron smiths.
The lightning-rod on the st. Paul's Caths
dral, at Pittsburg, was struck on Friday last b
lightning, which followed the course of the roc
fusing 1t near one Of the joints, and knockin
into utter insensibility, for time, a gentlema
named Umbstaetter, who happened to be pas
ing. ....
The two boys, Frautwine and Leitz, wi
we're sentenced in st. Louis for numbering
man in barber-shOp, are still in jail, no con
mutation of their punishment having bee
made, as was sought. The day fixed for the
execution is Friday, the 25th Of this month.
The Mahoning Sentinel says that ms
named Elias seidner, OF Springfield, in tn
county, snapped the cap Of loaded pistol
his wife, but the pistol missing fire, he went
his barn, and soon after was found dead, ha