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, 1859-04-15

The following are the times and pluces fixed
for the holding Of the religious anniversaries in
New York:
American Bible Society, on May IL, at the
Academy Of Music.
American Home Missionary Society, on Nav
1lth, at tic Church of the Puritans.
American Board Of Foreign Missions, May Is,
place not yet deSlg gnatcd.
American and Foreign Christian Union, May
10, at DR.. AcClintock's Church, on Fourth Ave
hue.
American Scaman's Friend Society, on May Q.
The American Missionary Assocat ion hold its
anniversary this year, in Buston, and Prcsbyte-
rian 20. s. Board Of Foreign Missions, 1T In
diana polls, duriu; the sitting Of the General As
scmb1y.
New York State Colonization Society, May
~, in tile Dutch Reformed Church, Lafayette
Square.
Tic annual reports of these Societies are not
yet fully prepared, but as far rs ascertained,
their receipts for the current year are as fol-
lows:
Ofthc Tract Society, the receipts for the year
are {Gs3, ,3373 47-a gain Of $3ly.U3 over the pre-
vious year. III the receipts from the sale os
publications, there was 4 considerable faiu. OF
but this was made up by an excess ovrrtic pre-
ylous wear uf ub0ut ten thousand dollars in do
rations and 'egacies.
Thc receipts Of the American Bible Society,
and the Hume Missionary, will both be in all
vance ofthc previous year:
Of the American Hoard, the receipts for the
seven months ending February 18th last, amount
10 1854 .".', which is un increase Of *3l,sA4 over
the correspondent. month Of the previous year.
This is exclusive IF special donations amounting
I" S-.41>. during tic sllne time, for tic extn.
.uishn,rnt oftlIc existing debt.
The receipts Of the American and F"reiS,
Christian Union sllow q considerable FILLING Otf
the amount being estimated at not far from
ssr,'"p against $76;'c, for the year 1sj7-'>.
This is attributed to the dscnntinuancc Of sala-
rieI agents, in order To conform TO public srnss
1nrnt On this vexed subject. No agents have
bcen employed either III the South Or North
west.
vi the American Missionary Association the
receipts. for tin. r>t six months ofthc year, were
about 81 ,"v", against Sa",auy for the whole Of
last year.
Tile receipts Of the american Seanen's Friend
Society, are estimated ut $4''.""', for the
curren, year. against ~, 3,>lS, for the year pre-
crs3ing.
The New York State Colonization Society (l.x-
Noy Pinnty, Secretary, has well filled treas
ury, .lt receipts amounting to about Sl3."n.
which is III advance upon the last year, and the
National Society is in IN equally prosperous con-
,litnn
, 1859-04-15
FaEoritism in tho Post Off1cc Depart.

The sending by mail Of ambrotype., daeuer-
eotyres and photographs is permitted upon the
payment Of letter postage. 10 enclose one ia
newspaper postage, is violation Of the luz.
and subjects the offender t. penalty Of +.
The General Post Office, the other day, rcceiv-
ed a return package marked and postpaid
newspaper directed to town in Illinois,
containing the Warerly Magazine of March 18th
printed in Boston, enclosing. an ambro,ypc,
with a very pretty note, ofa beautiful young
girl, directed to Mr. E. L. s, Of the town afore-
said. The note was marked by style Of singu-
lar good heart and propriety and the recipient
whoever be may be, cannot fail, if he hare the
heart and chiTalry Of a man. to cherish i dur
ing all time. Cron consultation, the Depart
1nent did no, impose the fine for the reason
that SO much youth, beauty and propriety rs
her note cvinccs, and a. her ambrosype exqui.
sitely confirms, could never intend violation
Of the statute, It was forwarded to the illinois
post ot'cee with simple orders to collect the diff
ference Of postage. In passing through the
circumlocutions Of the Department, the ambro-
type Of "Julia' received the emphatic lipjoin-
ing Of al1 the unmarried clerks Hashingtog
Star, 11Eh,
, 1859-04-15
En- Route for the Gold Fields-Terrif1c
Snow Storm--Suferlng Among the
Enlfgrants.

En- Route for the Gold FieIdk-Terf11c
Enlfgrants.
1Co:rsIondrnce Of the r1c=s aad Tsbunt.l
Forr krAHx1r. n. T., Apti 2 1852.
arrived here last evening in snow storm
one Of the worst ever SAW. It stormed Ill
night and is stor1ning Jet at 10 o'clock a. N.
The SNOW is about eighteen inches deep and
drifting four feet, and as cold as any day have
seen this winter. We slept in our wagon last
night, or rather lay there shiyering. the snow
drifting in on III about two inches deep. We
nearly froze to death. This morning our horses
were so cold that VIC thought they could not
live; VIC buckled our blankets around them and
broke for the fort-eighty rods, and found them
all in bed, but We burst right III On them, and,
although VIC met cold reception from Cncle
Sans boys, yet we told them we n.ust hare some
hot coffee, and We are feeling better oyerjt.
This is the second SNOW storm We have suf-
ftrcd since VIC left, and have had very cold
weather for week, The ice freezing on our
whiskers every day while travelling. We hare
got along very fast, but hare had d hard time of
lt-can1ping where there was no wood, and get
s'16 "F oe Aloeh AHA *40l+l VA u h*P
from freezing You had better believe that
some Of us wished ourselves ut home again, eat
ing hot buckwheat cakes and butter about the
time we were drawing on cold, hard boots over
aching, B|istered feet, shivering, and breaking
tue ice in some pond to get little water in
make some co1er to wash down hard bread
with.
About forty e1nlgrants staid here last night,
many Of them suffering much. How those farcd
who had to lay out on the prairie, without wood
or water, don't know, but the suffering must
hare been great, and l fear some hare frozen to
death.
We have yet heard no news from the mines
but what is poor; indeed some four or fire have
come in md reported that they could not make
twenty-five cents day. Gold comfort.
We hare had to walk nearly all the way; it
was so cold that we could not ride. Ny advice
is for all ha!f civilized folks to stay at home.
Loup!' How much is in thai word.
We paid yesterday lcre SO for two bushels
Of corn. We have considerable, but wanted
enough. Hay s. per ltp lbs. If our horses
live through think VIC shall 80 On as soon us
the storm abates. N1NnoD.
, 1859-04-15
Weather on Lake Superior.

tFrom the Lake supe1iouo outanagon) Miner Ap.1al
Seldom if ever before has the first of April
arrived when there was less ice in the Lake, and
more SNOW On the lands than at present. A
week since the ice on the river aud the snow
still some two feet in depth seemed to be going
and We hoped to chronicle the river as clear Of
ice to-day but sudden ehange, Of the wind in
to first No1thest and then Northwest from
whence it has continued to hold nndissurbed
zway oveE things animate and d inanimste' III III
denly to conge!ation, the mercury in our therf
momoters suddenly sunk from sod. to l5d. md
now though We are four days past the time Of
the ice breaking in the river last spring, tAarch
osth) ret still but little advance has been made
on the prospects ofopenlng navigation, during
the past fortnight.
, 1859-04-15
Il Man Murderr his Mother. Txyo
ArotAeFt and Nepheky. for III sN.

The statement that a house WAS burned, ut
Lee. Muine, on Thursday night last. with four
o. its inmates, has already been published. On
saturday, the survivor, Marshall Potter, was
a1reS'ed at St. Stephen, New Brunswick,
charged, with cnusing tho death Of bis 1notilcr,
,wo brothers and nephew, and robbing the
HOUSE Of tl5p. the property of his brothers. He
s "as .ae only one who escaped from the burning
,'ouSe, and ran out fully dressed, while his
ofologfs. who slept in the same room with hin,
were burned, as were also his nephew and
mother Immediately after tbe IRE he di,an-
pcnrcd, but WIS oyertakcn in New brunswick.
as abore stated. His clothes were bloody. md
his brothers money found in lis possession.
, 1859-04-15

%s'%1
The stated meeting If the managers was held
1T thr Bible l1nusr- .sstor place, on Thursday,
the 1th inst, ut l,alfpast fur o'cinck +, NJ
Hon. Luther Hr4di>E in the chair, assisted by
Wm. Is. Crosby, Benjamin l.. Swan. Francis
Hall and relcti;ll PERT, Es4uirvs, Vice fresi.
dents.
Tic Scriptures were read and prayed offered
by right Rev. Dr. I.tr. Of Delaware,
Seventeen new auAlliaiics were recognized =:
three in Ohio, seven ip Missouri. one i'll Ntbr:s-
ka, two III Tennessee, two in Kansas, one i'll ILL
i1ois and one In Vermont
Communications were presented from agents,
showing the progress oft work 1t home in
distributing the Holy Scriptures, particularly
III California, Oregon and Kansas; from Rev,
nr. Worcester, cherokee Marion, stating his
serious illness. referring also 10 the completion
If the Cherokee Testament. now nearly finished.
which lie has lull., been rn.rlIcd III preparing
for tic press from Rev. l,r. Mnnol, Paris. ack
nuwled.ing with much feeling the receipt Of
Il .hh'. granted frnm the society for printing
tie Scriptures in Fr,ncr From Rev. Isaac q.
Hiss. in regard to cmptoyinE colporteurs i'll
Turkey and Bulgaria; from Rev. +. l}oty.
.tmey. rennittins funds received ut his mission
for publishing the lloly Scriptures; from Rev.
i. q. Oucken, Germany, asking further mid for
distributing the Scriptures that country; from
Rev. John Edwards Whrrlock. sending fifteen
dollars tram Indians Of CEoctaw Nation towfrds
tAe ls1Qlc CAUSE from rev. T Uuuu, C1HHs 1Ha.
askin. aid to open bible depository in that
city; from Kcv. i. J. d. dorsey, Madeira,
asking grant Of books for that Island from.
Mr. J.. X. Hunt, Madras, sending account Of
funds disbursed 1T that mission IN account Of
this Society, aud in regard to future wants;
from Her. Samuel Wells Williams, Macao. with
some account ofthe prospect for Bible destribu.
ton, and the effect Of the late treaty.
sztiranis were made Of bnnks to i.cavenworth
1'ibc ssncie.y for supply o! r,nierants 10 Pixies
Peak, under direction Of Mr.. Campbell, the go
crsrs agent for Kansas; IL the American Sun
,lay Schonl Union t;er,rnn Bibles aud Tesla
lntnts to the Methodist Book Concern, Cinnci-
l,ati; French bibles far Point Pitrc, ". l..
and fnrty-two volumes fnr the blind. .t}toyc,t.
or lo,a>i volumes, In different languages, were
granted md slco in funds, to establish deposi-
tory ut Smyrna.
Enoch l.. Fanchcr. ESD, Was elected nlanng-
cr in rlace Of ~ Perit, recently made Vice
President Of this S.'cicty.
Among the interesting incidents If this meet
irE WAS the presentation oftle portrait If the
late venerable l)r. Jus, Mi!nvr. irnm his estim MA
ble widow, and Ill exccllan. photographic like
NESS of Hen. Vim. Jay, late i vice president,
trunl his son. John Jay, Esq.
1t this meeting the list report Of the soeicty's
year WAS presented, which was highly satsfac-
tory, aud, indeed. unexpectedly encouraging
, 1859-04-15

sB The House Of Representatives Of the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania, on Saturday. re-
jected the petition Of Mrs. Emily L. FRI, to be
divorced from her husband, Horace D. Frr. The
yote waa-72 toe,
, 1859-04-15


The President has commenced restoring the
special agents recently dismissed by postmaster
General Anl, fer 1'eir. useless. This is the way
the administration carries oa,r reforms.
Wiku.t, who is Bei1nttt- enli~sarvto to Wash
iuctrn. is now here urging anrxtra allowance
truin the service fund upun which he MIS- shame
fully saldcd ty buchanan. Such Jeremy Did
Ter: CONTROL the Administration, Aerlc;e tho
Treasury. and swell expenditures. THIS adven-
turer is incapable Of rcnderiu. any service,
bu. squitc worthy Of his present associations.
4 treaty may soon be expected for the acqui-
>itiun of Sonora and chihuahua. with large
money clause, covered up with the stipulation
that Commission for American claims bt es-
tablish.d md the awards dsduced from thr pay
lnent oi purchases.
These claims are nearly all bogus. Hareons
has one for fire millions, for damages under the
t;ary grant, which ncrer had particle Of valid
itv, from tile nun fuhlmcnt Of iis obligations,
Large combinations Of interests will be formed
however.
The simultaneous intelligence of the defeat Of
the Liberals before Mexico does not improve
McI.ane's recognition much. but the Admins
tration does not care for the condition Of things
there; it wants some shallow Disguise for exc
cutting the Presidents Washington programme.
, 1859-04-15

q n; c. Merrill, IN old apd respected citi-
zen Of Salem, III, was found dead in bis bed On
tho 10th inst he had laid down, about 2 ?. M,
az waa his custom shortly after which he was
discovered to be dead BY his wife. ~ "@'
, 1859-04-15

There has just been published from Cover
nor Wise CHARACTERISTIC letter 10 Hon. David
Hubbard, Of Alabama, OF which the following
is MI extract
Tile President bids. high. To Gl1ibustcrs lie
offers cnba and thr. l.fhmus and North Mexico,
''he Nrs1, Pacific Kailroad-to tie North,
protection to iron and coarse woolcns-and to
1hc great commercial countries, tllc power Of
Capitalization by obviou uses and abuses Of IL
bankrupt act to supply to State l}anks.-les-
trrday. 'Biddle was u monster, ind to-day few
Will street bankers can expand md contract
upon lis more like 4 vice than be did-ard
what would they not do if they could force the
poor provinces when they please into bank
ruptcy! hnre written this right on, and you
, 1859-04-15
First Freight over the Port Colbornc
and Da1hou.fe KatlrOAd.

On thc 18th inst. says the st. Cathariue's .lopr-
aa', the first load of wheat from Lake Erie Ia
Lake Ontario, per railroad. WIS carried over the
track and the result nf the trial. NC understand.
was rn.inently satisfactory. in every particular
The elevators ut Port Coiborne will elevate
1910 bushels ofwhcat prt hour with ease. The
c'st Of conveying the wheat has not been cs,i-
mated. neither Is ii known to II certainty Of the
time required for lowering the grain from til.
>torelouse at Port Colbornc into the ears. or
rlevating ii from the cars into the storrhousc at
Port Dalhousic. The company have now four
locomotives on the road. and fifth will be here
by the first Of May, II is calculated that eight
locomotives will be cnongl, to do the work Of
the luc
, 1859-04-15
IMPORTANT MANIFESTO.
The War On the Common School
System to be Renewed.


EXTRACT FRoH PASTORAL Letter or REV. J. T.
PURCELL, D. D., ARCHBISHOP OF CINCINNATI.
, 1859-04-15

H II. HIGGINS, MUSIC PUB
H. Usher. Is L.Se <:7-.:: has III "a kaad he
i.rrr>1 s,ock Ct Musical IertlEt.e kfIt " aaE "thsl
h,a.e Ia tic Northwest. aiu t Agent crsa7:td
M'el Mektsn na:s y go n!ii1 : naa. NJ iba,:on; %
Win thc Patent Hrch Wrist Pla.S which! used by
o,er In The vuE! aaa : s@ ;us important
,aakets do-waeh gives the .trunta nlslc And csar
eztt=le .oa2d-or usa< wct. l.: The o:Eay E1r Which
wherca lie s,att possible strength !. Es1s::e!-5S cut.
t5s aetce the grain q tEe wood, Eehte AeHtnn had
.,5 2rcrer form by the sid u steam md powerful Eachn.
e strain Of ten uiu make no tmp!esson IN the
st xhIe he sr, VI the woc Instead " Icing weakened
D ts continuity teo: 'neEruitet at sso,t aet hare
e7 natural puEe9 Of Iacct kEe1::y submitted " t1e
r,ar S1r 1hfT sc Eae to IL the P11eat Arch
Nn.,. Evrrr Instrument t, *a171ctet-
Al kinds Of Church Music E<oks ~: sat-
Tie cheapest zna hIe,t G!ee G1~ = tht NlNNE.HA-
IA pct single copy = tentx, stat BY mall Fef
GiVs Z Ire kfrttt Chiaco. t115tss3-ly
, 1859-04-15
THE LIVER 1NHIiOR.ATUlf.
l. PREPARED By nE, SANFORD,
Compounded Entirely from Gums,
Is ere sf the N-.. ruEs:ATtyE AMI LIVER MEpI.
CINE usN b.tsc lie ,uuis

Th4rc CT Ms s.@.,nvs all - 's,v srs .A. !. crt!ed
nr.il ,AI Hl.ttsr t ~ t4 tnw Of ftlr " st.u
Iie srsr:,. .lr.t' il Er sGssss"f s..i. i'll 4rr
t!,rir i.atr 4 htaik!.r h'w 4lrn: n. kIcs4.
II .:.r, ay:.rrlt.nS hs >s.. ~
1th. a.-:: f"-t - III nEt hottie TAKEN f.: Iur.
sr-t vel! rlRIFltNH tl t..r Il! .A!.M htnA
H*.l, t,! !ns ts!.c ss - a:.uu- 1si4r fIs1n lls
h. .Gl4 IL Tie Nllt44. trt.i:4 sa4ll.
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!c!. sure. ~ I'm. NJ e.:iHs. =. ~
- '.'r I. the ;.ilvts. ard
BILIOUS ATFAtkS 1n-Ass LID (*%.. ii .t.t well.
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ii sf tl!x Ll. L. ,Hstr4 tHl..N!e 'AAANIA
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h'-tt h1"ss~ liz :7""!' n''i~r. aS rae.1.s taa L.
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n1s '!~' taken aArr - .stsE. ttl- n..i'tEne
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M'kH :. as! iic,.:- ":.:at t,;,> >tsf, fa[t> wen
tse II tNoltlA- ! Fl t!.Ftu! vttt;,s-.
, 1859-04-15

r For Tr:>4,t Si..1la!,.,
ls=l.s.s and .t!..,.Gli:a.4! SIP
T. 1,.-. Tllev ar,' a..,::.t, .,tg
liz tl.antlf.u t#Err- ans wi.
xii At low rs1!>r%. NlLLES,
, 1859-04-15

'tt'4A'A'AN
put i'll the field early enough to rally tic party
far an 'ld'Gashios.ed fight But We will permit
one Of the number to tell the story in his own
words. III ,l'v MrroM Of Yesterday, Douglas
Democrat writes as follows:
The result Of tho late ciartcr election and the
}nlc Judicial election. which were no disastrous
to the Democratic party, has aroused a spirit Of
inquiry into thu causes Of those defeats, which
hope will result in much benefit to tie rarsy.
The conviction is strong in the minds Of nearly
;lll the Democrats Of Chicago that it is Demo
cratic in sentiment, and thut proper effort upon
the part uf those who have been the LEADERS Of
the purty, would havc elected Mr. Gilman over
Mr.. HaincS, and III least one dye and one Clerk
1t tlc late judicial election.
Democrats will remember TINT ,l,e Chicaeo
It.ne~. by keeping The name Of Mr. W s, Cur
7cr At the head Of its columns lw,llout Mr. ti's
consent. prevented the nomination Of an oppo-
ncns Of Mr. Wentworth until within two duys Of
The election. and thut then, when Mr. Carve,
was nominated, it wat too late to effect anvt hing
aad Mr.. Wentworth WIS elected almost without
opposition As TO the subsequent elections, il
becomes the Democracy Of Chicago to inquire
wl,rther the Executive Committee Of the Demo.
cratic Association has shown itself active vigil
ant. honest ami capable. Or whether, by the
COURSE that Committee has pursued, it has not
forever forfeited tl.e confidence of the party, as
to lis capacity and efficiency.
The Association was organized in ISL and
every strp Of the Executive Committee since
that organization has BEEN detrimental 10 the
party. and b'l;cre has been Il positive injury
III its future effect upon the Uemtcratic muses..
Al thc frst election after its organization, tue
rprin1n Of 1s1:, the Committee and tue T'M>x
d:cdcd that llr. Hra'nard was the most suitable
<'andidatc, and hi WIS nominated. II cannot bc
denied that very krtrt I'd ranyass ersra5 hut
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10

appealing to the audience as to The $500 awe and
The besutv Of worship which constituted peculiar
KIND Of beauty, becai.e Of the esrnestness .Sa s.n
cerity Of those engaged in il in preference to all other
attractions, lay in tie hearan arrangement IN winch
could be recognized the wisdom Of God: HE second
leading sgnifcsdon of the text, Mr. Hiscox said, re-
oommepded ,ubIc worship for the information re-
ceiyed there II was in the sanctuary where we learn
The changer the condition and the end Of people az
ss err ,owhere else. And however much we might
find fsat with the preaching, after all there was more
81 and desirable moral information gotten there
,bso from any other human source whatever.
though preachers might be far beneath the intelec-
quality Of phlosophers the preaching Of the churches
supplied thousand voices of ceaseless exhortaon to
moral Improvement, quietly scattering truth: The
minister continued his in conversational style,
illustrating the most familiar precepts Of christianity IN
everyday life, and listened to by the congrega-
ton apparently with attention and appreciation.
In the afternoon, the Rev. l.. LATHRoP, OF the
Tabernacle Baptist Church preached to the congre.
CATION; and in the evening the Rev. w. - HALL, OF
the Laght street Baptist Church. Collections were
taken up to assist in paying the debt incurred by the
purchase of the edice. The attendance upon The ex-
eTcises was very large.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10
GRADING OF DIANE STREET

The Committee on Streets, Of the Board of Alder
men, met yesterday to consider petition requesting
the elevation Vi the grade Of Duane street at the point
Of its intersection with Elm street, five feet above its
present level A numbe Of parties were present urg-
ing that the value Of the property in the street referred
provement. The inhabitants Of Elm street were op-
posed the ground that their property would be pro-
pOTtiOnately sunk.
County Clerk CLANCY was not in favor Of making
special changes TO suit private interests only, but
wanted the whole Iegllborhood to be improved for
the general public good, if anything.
Lieut.. NIELE Of the Central Park Engineers, said
that he had examined the matter closely, aud was
satisfied that the whole neighborhood OF Elm and
Duane streets would be improved by the change. As
long depression existed the commercial value of
the locality was kept down. And even the morals Of
the residents q those streets would stand chance Of
becoming renovated if their low places and mud.holes
were filed up.
The Committee adjourned the matter to next Tnes-
day at 2oclock when the subject Of widening Nassau
sueet will also be taken up.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10

EARrHeUAKE ~ SEs.-Mr b. 4. Cox, passenger
in the bark Wnona, which arrived on Saturday from
Rio Janeiro thus describes earthquake which was
experienced on board the above vessel April n, at
3 a. m., lie says:
We were suddenly awakened from orr sleep by
trembling Of the vessel, VI she rubbing
ecral reef The shock lasted about thirty seconds,
ard in about two minutes experienced another shock,
stronger than the frs. The weather at the time, and
before aud after the shock, pleasant, with light
easery breezes, varying from three to four points.
At 5:l5 H. felt the third shock much stronger than
the two preceding ones, which lasted from twenty to
thirty seconds. Our first impression was that we had
struck some unknown coral reef, but the second and
third shocks fully convinced Of error aud il is
opinion that it from earthquake or volcanic
eruption. On observing the barometer at the time
found thct it had fallen from one 10 two-tenths,
whether from the state Of the atmosphere or from the
trembling Of the vessel, cannot say certainly; but
think the latter would have produced the same result.
At the time If the shock we were in about lat. 32o
Ion. 1O0 20, Bermuda bearing W. about n. nearly 6
degrees"