The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-09

this attractions Of the West, Including the bonpd.
less praires whore nothing could be seen bat grass
and sky. -
A delegate made some remarks, ursiue the Con.
ventfon 70 svoid everything Hike controversy.
Prof Nell, OF Georgia, briefly urged the adoption
Of the report as it came from the committee
Mr.. Anderson, Of No., appealed to the Convsn.
tion to hold its next meeting in st. Louis. II
would have good effect upon the interests Of the
Baptist dissemination In that place.
Alter further remarks from Mr. Ferrman, OF g G,
Or Crawford. Of Ga, DR. Jster, Of Va, DR. Crowsll,
of No, DE- sampson. Of D @, and Mr. Crane Of Md.
the question was taken on the amendments flor 81
Louis) and it vas carried-ayes 1T, noes las.
Mr. Walker. of Ga, moved TO strike out 81 Louis
.nd insert Macon, Ga. He urged the Convsntion
70 adopt IL.
There was no second to: the motion.
A member moved to reconsider the vote by
Which the amendment was adopted.
The motion to reconsider Was carried BY q large
majority.
The President said tho question now il, will ron
'ubstitute st Louis for SasaRseh
Mf Coleman, Of Va, moved to divide the cues.
it first upon the place, and then upon
she remainder of the report.
This was not considered parliamentary, ct the
present stage of proceedings.
DR. Burrows moved that the report be re coms
nitted to the same committee. /:
Ind carried.
After prayer, the Convention adjourned to meet
'galn on Monday morning at O'Clock.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
An interesting meeting was held at the First
Baptist Church, chiefly for the purpose Of discuss.
ng the subject OF Domiatic Missions.
THE INTRODUCTORY sERNoN.
In the brief notice of Rev Dr. Csmpbeil's intro.
iuctory sermon, slight error occurred in quoting
he text. IL was from the 21st verse of the LIST
;hapter OF Philippians "For to me to live is Christi
The reverend gentleman held the attention of the
7ast congregation for about an hour and three
quarters.
[NorE.-The list Of delegates to the Convention
vas not complete when the adjournment took place
IN Saturday evening. The number present is
arge, and the States and Associations represented
ire enumerous-hence the difficulty in arranging
'nd classifying them In such q form as to require
no iuture revision. It was our purpose to have
appended the list to these proceedings.]
Tan CUBAN FILLIBUsrIRIss EXPEDITION Tho
oriei telegraph dispatnh announcing the failure Of
the iatest and most foolish hllibuster ATTEMPT to
conquer the Island Of Cuba, furnishes nearly all
.nst ~ OF interest In relation to the matter. The
omeiai accounts In the Havana papers, and yor>
ma'ly verbose statement from the thirty-ive
brothers Of "El Ave Maria" who constituted the
expedifionary force, merely repeat the same
iacts. IL 10 creditabie to our own countrymen
that not single American participated in the ex.
peditlon, all the names of the aforesaid thirty We
brothers being unmistakably Spanish The Ha.
vana Diaro de Ia Maria selects cut of the tbirty.
hve twelve who had fed from Cuba to escape pun
ishment for crimes, such - murder, theft. negro
had dispatched Q war steamer to Port an Prince
TO capture the party Committal for life to Juuatc
asylum would be about the most appropriate pun.
isbment.
SUICIDE OF AN OLD AcroR.-The Albany Argus
says that Henry W. Preston, onoe . fAvorite actor
wherever he performed, and for some years mana.
ger OF theatres in Albany, was drowned on the
night Of the Sd. About IL P. NJ. he Was on the
DOCK In the vicinity Of the steamboa landing and
being asked by an Acquaintance II he Was going
home, replied-"I have no home; the worms have
holes to crawl into, bat Door men are withou
houses to rest In" The next instant his acquaint
auce heard fall and splash In the water, ant
that was the end Of the once favorite Preston. o
late years he had INDUCED n drink to excess, snt
was very poor. Mr.. Preston was formerly lessee o
the Richmond (Va) thestre, aud also of the
"Odeou," which he fitted up and opened a. placs
of dramatic amusement.
MEXICAN AFrAIRs-Ths New Orleans Picayuus
Of Friday, on Information received from vers
Cruz, says that Mr.. McLane had, when the las,
steamer left, about abandoned the idea of coins
mp to the table lands for the present. and this bot
because Of the distracted state of the country and
the desire to be near the Government with which
he 10 in official communication. He desired
therefore, to 90 on board one OF our ships-of-wal
at Sacrificios probably the Savannah, till her re
lief by the Saratoga. He proposed, or had pro.
posed, in what manner it is not stated to put him
self in communication with the leaders Of the op
posing party for the purpose Of protecting tn,
lives and property of American citizens, and /,
the name of humanity staying this unnatural war
or at least softeniDg down some of its more form
dable features.
GREAT BREAK IN tbs ERIE CANAL-The Roches
ter Democrat says that break occurred in ths
Erie canal at Holley, Orleans county, ON Monday
The rush of water out drowned man who was a
work on the break. The break 10 over two hun.
dred feet in length, aud the earth is carried ava,
to the bottom of the guiley crossed by the en-
bankment, seventy feet deep. On the opposite
side of the canal the damage 10 less severe, but 4
is nevertheless extensive. The expense of repair
ing the embankment will be immense, and it will
work 80 as to let the water in again Fortunate.
y the old canal ct this point has been Kept n use
and the break will involve no very lengthy STOP.
page Of navigation. The Holley embankment Il
the canal, and cost probably from $150, 600 te
$l75,O00. 1t was completed last year.
A SwINDLER ABscoEDING FBoM THE OFFICE OF TIL
CoMMANDANr AT THE CHABLEsfowN NAVY YARD
simultaneously with the retirement of Commo.
dore Stringham from the command of the Charles
town Navy Yard, certain developments are made
which implicate j. A. Bartlett-who, for three
years, las filed the post of confidential secretary
to the Commodore-in series of swindling opera
tions, in which not only the Government, but nu-
merous private individuals and firms have been
victimized. Bartlett, who was formerly . lawyer
In New York, was accepted by Commodore String
ham upon the Recommendation Of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, at 70 salary of $500 year. At the
time of entering upon his duties here, he was &C.
companied by his wife, and their entire personal
effects we're contained 10 single trunk and earpe,
bsg; but 90 shrewdly bad he fnanciered, that
upon returning to New York, last week, under pes
cuIiar circumstances which will presently appear
his goods and chsttels amounted to six truck loads
most of which appears to have been obtained IN
der false pretences.- Foeton Journal.
DEATH OF NAVAL COMMANDER.
]. s. Paine, u. 8. Navy, died at his residence In
Portland, Me-, on Monday last, at the age Of 60
leaving wife and three children. The deceased
entered the service in 1913, and continued in it
with few intervals, until1S53, when his health
had became so impaired that be retired from the
actual service and was placed on the retired list
DEATH OF A MINSTREL Matt Peel, one Of ths
funp lest and most eminent OF the Ethiopian Min.
strels, died in Buffalo on Wednesday. He VA
ds!ighting crowd by his professional drolleries
st public per iormance only two evenings previ
ously.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Tho Protestant Episco
pal Convention Of the Diocese of Massachusetts
About 100 clergymen were present. Bishop East
burn preached the customary sermon.
Lord Eustace Cecil. Lord Fred. Cavendish, tb,
Hon. E Liggi, and the Hon. Evelyn Ashley. wer'
among the passengers by the Arabia, from BostoI
for Liverpool, on the 4th Of May.
A LEaAcy.-Admiral Bruey's widow has be
queathed 1,le0 000f to the hospitals Of Paris $780,
eO0 to the poor of Urez aud the rest OF her estae
to Mons. do Fontainss. Shei survived oil Of he,
children.
DEArH rsoH WassILIsG james Henry, con Q
Joshua Bates, Of Natick, Mace, . promising led
twelve years of age, died on Friday evening last
from the effects Of wrestling. ae1e
De. Henry Bond, we'll knova physician o
Philadelphia, died on the 18th Inst.
Snowman out vest Il exhibiting wax figures o
the actors 10 the Sicklss tragedy.
Thirteen thousand sailors have dsssrtsd the ssr.
vice Of Queen Victoria during the past three years
t>~di~~ 600 duA them.