Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-13

A LIBERAL CHURCH IN ORANGE, n. IA pre-
liminary meeting was held last week to confer
upon tue purpose of establishing an '.Independent
Church" upon the basis of extreme federation of
religious views. An adjourned meeting is to be
held soon TO take further action upon the subject
The enterprise will probably be supported by
Swedenborgians, Universalists, Friends and ON
dcPendents," the Latter being seceders from Trim.
trarian churches
IL The Kansas Legislature is ourdened with
business, which rather cf.barrasses the members
who are, for the most part, mex experienced in legs-
laton After much Reclamation, the hill pro-
hioitug slavery IN the Territory passed by a vote
of 81 to g. The Territorial census Just published
so9 m incomplete, shows population of from
S,UVO 10 7O,iUO personal liberty bill is now
before the House, but its success is deemed doubt
f1l
II Recent arrivals from Father Chiniouy's
Gotony In Illinois confirm the statements made by
..sn ne, Cninl9uy In regard to the wants of hts
ooionlsts Fully ten hundred families mus: be
susalhed mainly by charity II next harvest; and
sitnough their wants are supplied for the present
they will ce objects 81 CHARITY for some time TO
come,
% The Australian papers notice very decided
railing on since last year in the yield of gold from
TIRE mines in that country. Up 70 the latest date
the escort Sst had brought down gold valued at
$3.50, against f8, 1S4 400 In 1855 The ship
men.s were IS 0s2 ;236, against fs 7ei $50 One
or two new fields Of great extent had. however,
been opened up.
~ The penalty Of guilt has been sadly realized
80 ~-Sc VI ifs smith Bdnnermdn, the T. ing lish
helfess, who recently eloped with Rev. A Green
hst curate, from London. The parties embar ked
a. Gravesend on board clipper ship bound to
australia, and 1t was wrec led in the channel all
on board being drowned.
II A young lady, Miss Stewart Of Cumber-
land county, Pa, was so badly scared few weeks
ago cy meeting a will the wisp that She was
IakeE I'll upon reaching home and In short time
afterwards died from the effec s of the prostitution
VI hef nervous system, superinduced by the fright
LseIsLAIIvs FIsITs-The president of the
Eaitlmore and Ohio railroad John w Garrett
bs1 writes to Boston that. should the legislature
OF Massac hnsetts invite the Legislatures of Viz
finia and MARYLAND TO visit them, the road would
be at their service.
ID The Warren On. J Journal notices the
death Of COW, caused by snake two feet long
and an inch 1: diameter, dying inside of her
The snake was of the water species and Il Is sup.
posed the COW swallowed ii when small i'm drink
ing from brook.
W Twelve murder and manslIught trials
and assaults with intent to kill, have been dis
posed OF, with only one acquittal i'm the present
Term OF the court of oyer and termner in New
y ork, ana on Thursday twenty more cases re-
manned 10 be tried.
.IrThe Gonzalez (Texas) Enquirer saws that
tieXican sheep only have been seriously affected
ny the cold weather. OF this breed three hundred
PerlShed, out OF one flock Of eight hundred head
Other breeds have endured the winter we'll
u The Salt Springs at Grand Rapids Michi-
gan, which bave been recently discovered have
been ascertained by experiment, to Weld % per
cent OF pure salt-that is, one barrel Of water
Will yield one bushel Of salt
~ Mr.. John p. Phillips, prominent LAWYER
OF Warrenton, Va, died in that place Yesterday,
after brief illness.