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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-27
THE GREAT FRAUD
IJuOn the Voters Of Bedford, Fulton AMI Som
erSet Counties
Debate at the Organization of the House

The Clerk. (Ab) | have before me the re-
snrps from the counties of Somerset, Bedford
and Fulton. There are two papers which /
will read;
s.We, the undersigned return judges of tpe
oorrt;os cf Somerset, Bedford and FultonsTg
tho State Of Pennsylvania, said counties COM
r,osinc. under the act Of Assembly entitled An
act 70 fix the number Of Senators and Repre-
sentatives. and to form the State into districts,
&C.. approved the 9TH day Of May, A. D. 1864,
a Representative district, and entitled under
said act, to elect two members OF the House OF
Representatives. Of the said Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, having met at the Court House,
in the borough of Bedford, in the sand county Of
Bedford, and having cast up the several county
returns of the said counties of Somerset, Bed
ford and Fulton, do certify: That, at The gene
raj election held on the second Tuesday Ilth
dav Of October, A. D. 1864, the following nam
ed persons had respectively, including the sol
dicrs' vote, the number Of votes hereinafter set
forth, for members of the House of Represen-
tatiyes OF said Commonwealth Of Pennsylya-
MIA, viz:
s.I0avid r. Armstrong had fve thousand and
nine votes (5,009)
"Nloses A. Ross had FIVE thousand votes
(5,00o)
"Hfram Findlay had four thousand nine hun
dred and six votes (4,906l
''B4 nlamin f Meyers had four thousand
eight hundred and se,enty-tbree votes (+,S73
"AnG that Mosts 4. Ross and David b. Arm
strong, having majority Of the votes cast in
said counties, including the soldiers vote, are
duly elected members of the House of Repre-.
sentatives of the said Co mmonwealth Of Penn
sylrania.
I'm witness whereof we have hereunto SCI
our hands and seals, this F'ri3ay, the fourtl
day of November, A D 8G4, lr,Ug the Friday
following the third Friday after said genera
election.
IN. D. Miller, of Somerset con nty =. $.
L. 5
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-27
Return J udge for Somerset coun

.sAttest:-JoH> g. FISHER Clerk"
The only sdiu' Heated case that know OF
where the like stat of affairs has ever been
presented for dee 'ision, was when the Court
OF Quarter Session rs Il Think OF Philadelphia,
had before it the C sse of Sheriff Ewings secu-
rites. The court in that case held that return
Judges had nc right to make two returns-that
the two papers wer e but one return, and that it
was the duty Of the party TO whom such re-
turns were presented for adjudication to COM
pare them together and make but one OF them.
The Clerk Of this House stands somewhat in
the position of the Master Of Rolls in Parma
meut 1t is bis duty to make 4 roll Of this
House; aad while 10 not sure nder what
believe to Jc nay dnty in this case, l have ;sho
The right, which purpose to exercise here. Of
asking the instruction Of the House as 10 whlch
Of the names upon these two papers shall be
put uDon this rolls OF the House.
Mr. BROWN. (Abl Mr.. Clerk, do not
exactly like the posi- ion in which The clerk pro-
poses % pst tins case 1t occars 20 ME that
the Submission If ihc question to the House, is
w,ong ia theory and wrong in principle, and
that It viii Inevitably be wro'c and perrieiOus
in practice As suggested by rile clerk himself,
the clerk u the House stands in the position of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-27
"Attest:-S. " L. RUSSELL.

"Attest:-S L. Russell.
"James LyGch, the return judge Of F, 'ltoH
county, aRd Joseph w Elder, the return juh, 2e
Of Bedford county, refuse 10 sign the above, be-
cause, Is they ailage, the certificate of the SOL
disrs' Vota ia Bedford eounty, produced by said
Elder, was not signed by all the return judges
of said county who were present at the meet
ins on the 2Sth of October
NJ. D. MILLER"
The second paper is as follows:
''7o tie Hoa. Eh Stjer, 8scFetafy Of hie Com
n2oHsrtrIts:
The undersigned return judges of the Rep
yesentatige district composed Of the counties of
Somerset, Bedford and Fulton, appointed at a
meeting Of the return judges of their respective
counties, held or Friday, October 2Sth. a. D.
1864, for the purpose of casting up their sew
eral county returas for the office of Represen-
tatiyc in the State Legislature for the district
composed as aforesaid, hereby certify that they
met in the borough of Bedford, on Friday,
November 4;h, A. D. 1864, and pursuant to
the act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided, did cast up The returns Of tie votes cast
an their respective counties at the election held
on the second Tuesday Of October, (5eing the
llth iay,) A D. 1864, for The offices Aforesaid,
and that
|'B. +. Meyers received forty-seven hundred
and ninaty-tive votes 4.795.)
'Hiram FindIsy received torty-ei5ht hundred
and five votes "A, 4,805.l
f'David B. Armstrong received forty-seyen
hundred and twenty-four votes a, ,724)
'Moses A. II oss received torty-seven hundred
and ify-four otes (4,754)
'And that b F. Meyers and Hiram Findlay,
having received respectively the highest NUM-
Der of votes cas- in said district for said Offices
are duly elected Representatives in the Le9isia-
ture of Pennsyi' ania, for the year one thousand
eight hundred nd sixty-ive.
"Winess QUE hands and seals, this 4th day
Of November 4. d. 1864
80 SEPH w. ELDER, IT,. 5.
Return Judge for Bedford county.
JAMES LYNCH, l.. 5.
Retnfll Judge for Fulton county.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25

WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-Arran dement's
are alresdy 10 progress for he Ihaagur.
anon Ball Fhs managers dss;gn that Il
snait saTPass any previoas 6aIl OF sha,
ehsraeter given u Washinxtoa
The mail steamer tbis.,usorpinS
brought lTS rebel desertara
= The Richmond E<rmiaer Ia AZ ar.
Igtielsson the situation, frorn ~hich az
following is extracted s''' Z
There is not at this moment 90 ~naea
20 alarm as in reality as here psss iass
Nay. Il IS true W h4se not as Isans
troops, ueifhsr has oar enemy. On that
Oecasieu, toe, Butter could and did land
his forcn az City Point usitheat any eli,
tart og loss bgfshis yssr Sherman has
g hghi bis vay fhyo9Eh szamps, take
OF turn many batteries aud leave many
a blUs-eoas corpse behind him ers be
be can hops 20 see sthe Virxiuia Rail
road if-~ ,sss ew ss o. ~
Il i koRsd that tie Prezidsnt VIII
not relieve Beauregsrd 81 the veFv crisis
q his calnpAign And apncias pember-
ton In iiis place, with orders b sip into
Shermans rear aud mAreh - Mobile.
5atbaring lhis or sona uahsr equally.
eoormoEs blunder il seasna svidenS that
SheFrnsn has much more difficult and
pesiions part oi bis eampasgn than Bat
leT has last Year Meanlime his dexas-
tassi'.,,s march through North Carolina. i
30 ssore eoaq1efing thas State than lhis
greaErRid tsFD1sh Georgia has convert
ediie0sgiaas . The Eaioa. M SO 81
Richmond IS. safe n al parties cen
csrned 40 their dnty q
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
Additional River Items.
rRlDAE Soos


The river is rising rapidly, and drift is
beginning 70 ran.
The weather has clesred ap and is
now mild and gsnial.
The only additional arrivals 10 record
are ths Ada Lyon. Cairo to Evansville
Mercury, Nashville 20 Louisville; Count
sss, PAdncAa 10 Evansville; Hsllsek,
Wabasis 10 Evansville.
i The Clara Poe eonPAeted her lead and
left about 10 o'clock for Nashville
The Gen. AnPsrson Is rapidly filing
up and will leava forthwith for Nash.
vile. s6
The Glendale viii get of for Nash
vllls discovering
Ths Countess bFoaghl ap Aunber Of
guerrilla prisoners from Psducah for
Johnson's Island.
The Ddnkerson IL overhAuling her
shimneys to-day, and will leave foE
Green River to-morrow evening.
The IdAhoe is loading With hay a the
WigwAtn, Snd viii leave 70 morrow for
Nashville
"a The great Indians will be here this
afternoon Tor New Orleans We notice
slaFge ist Of pork from Tsrre HAuts
awaiting aer srrival
The Darling, for Memphis, add the
I Champion, for vieksbarg. are the frst
boats due from above.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
Lee,s ARMY Meltlne Away.
Rsbel Press on sherman.
Gov. Vance Calls North
- Carolina To Arms.


Ger seAO6eid makes he follo~ing
Fl. AvDxasos, FEB. 10, 1866
Lieut. Gen Grant, Hiy PoiHf. a
j have the honor to report the sneeess
Of onr operations against Fort Anderson
and the sdjAcens works on Cape Fear
river Yesterday, while she. guns main.
tained heavy hrv 90 the forf, / pressed
the enemy on both sides d. The river,
and semi force, auder Gen. Cox. about
sixteen miles around the swamp. to turn
the eneny's right. The force made It's
wsy aleng & marrow dafiia. betwesa two
swamPsi and Completely .surned lhs
enemy. 49,
AS Alon as our movements became.
known - the enemy be abandoned hia
works and retreAted towards Tiiraington
A--s-wsa sfr-e. ~nna aainInred.
and rouaiderabls anmanltio0. Ws have
abont hsty prisoners &.
Ths 9oss IN killed ard wounded is
ssnall % either side. A
Oar troops are pressing shs enemy
sod our gsnboass are moving up the
river
fcrt Anderson aud tts collateral
works ars very strong sud rendered Al.
most impregnabls by swsmps. A small
force could have held them I'm heir sup.
plies wers exhausted. ~--s.
My information L that the rebels hare
ii0e of defense Behind Tar Creek.
whafu thsy propose 10 make = stand. II
81 4 can probably be bat short ore.
] an very respectfully,
four oissdisnf servAat.
n ScWDTn.p,
Major 9ienernl
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25

shs unadultersfed essence Of the eatire
wisdom and learning OF cAth0heitg.
The idea is beiieTed 70 haTs originated
vita Monsig1ore Gebert, the Bssknp Of
PsrpignaE. Who Forwarded letter 70
lhe Pope in 1850, containing tbs drsaghs
Of the o5noxioas proposition aeahs
Bishop has not lived 20 see The soupie-
tion or bis task
The Pope'n letter mas produced quite
| an uproar among the Catholic rharches
+ in Earops. whils.the churches IN AmerL
ca sssm 10 think the least said about il
tho batter. Several prominent esrdinsls
openly rspadiats il saltogsthsr, ard place
i. in the category Of the .Pope's Ball
Agains; ihe.eomes" If a correspondent
in The Independence Beige iz TO be De:
lievsd, toe Pope himself begins 10 think
he mAds.A EsligiosS-as-zaIlasa s. psiisi.
cal bIaudsrs Writing frou Rome ou the
lath, the correspondent says
Il recently converssd with prsia gs
Of the Ponsihcal CopH, who assured me
thaE the Pope deeply regretted havinK
issaed the encYeli@al, and that be com
planned bitterly Of bis Intimate advisers
I do aot understand th&t. sad !. for
il would be an Admissiou that the doea-
msnt is not due TO the Inspiration Of Ehe
Holy spirit You believe, then. ia thstT
he replied. accompanying bis words with
very significant shrag Of she shoaiders
leave you 70 Apprssiate this reply from
The mouth Of familiar Of the court, Who
closely approaches the persoa Of the
Holy Father The opinion Of The Re-
mans is quito made up respecting the
papal document They think fhat the
inevitable resah OF that publication will
ee 70 hasten the fall o. shs temporal
power, ia addition 70 the immense barn
il may dorhsrpapacy itself They think
that the daring challenge thrown down
BY The Holy See to the progress Of sivili-
zstion will do more 10 sdyance she sola-
ton Of the Roman question than the eon
Sension Of the 18th September Thsy
sorget that the one is IA E consequences Of
the other, and that ii there had been no
treaty there would hsve been 10 sney.I
clial. That manifesto, however. has al.
ready failed into neglect People have
again become indifferent, ard events
ere awaited with resignation
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
THOg. q. WAGHER

HAS REMOVED HIS WHOLESALE NAM.
~ fAetntipg ksiablishmsat 70 No. FTasTa|
- HTHk9f, bslOw Man. 10 has largo and ele-
= ssut aas1ftment Of Homemade Hoih e. 6ns -
. fne rpest apsfanteai % gsei - the best, aaA
. = 6r sale - chsap ~ the cheapest" aad ittie
- - bis eutifs hteck consisting ef hhs Buggy,
eoaah, aud Carriage Harness, Light TrbtGina.z
ueay Wna0n Dfay, sud Express Harness. Bad
dless IN endless variety, Brfdlos Of all ktnaA.ln
any quantity. Collars, Girths, sureinglsss Check
III I. I. 81 !.
80 a. Lineas nilisFy Vera; IN short. everything II
nj in4 ifon fiams Strap 20 q MoaitoF Bad.
~ - aleP-%hss bseu uapnfsetnrsa pader his immes
- = tiats sapsrsisieni bgehkiliiu apd expefienfet
- - aefkNaHy srd e boW ohasoi = ths feAda 81
~ - EAsTEhA Z PRICES. Being al4sf co fspaia sue.
- - eeasfuify With anything Ia The ianfhet, sfyle
nuish, durability, and price, he oniy asks fis4
Gall aIIl esnHln ne ~ yonfaalvaa. aess
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
Rank STATEMENT.
The RvShsville National HAM.

rzHAauEr DnFAnssMH@
OvFfcH o. OeHrTncIEnn us rnH cuAeM24a,
NazhiHgson. January iesh.tseA
WhEAEAs, by satiufAnleFy sviasnea prnsa nsed 10
the u0dersigued u has basa uAde 30 anpcnr that
" TMR kvAssvuAH NAxtonAk MANM.wkk the city
% Evansstlie, Ia tha eosaty u Fan9eFhn rnk enl
AiAis ~ Indiana. hsa bsen daily erganised undsr
And according 10 The rsqalFamsata of tka Act -
Con&russ cnfltied, . Al Act % proTide haflonsl
onruency seeaFsd b pisdEs q q. = bsnas,
sBd 70 provide for ths eireuiatian and redsmptioa
thrnrof.' appFuFud sans II, fee8. sd kas con.
~ I'd with al the prssisisas Of sala 80 required
% - compiiet sith hsfsrs eemmsaetnr ths bual-
ness q bankfng under said -.
AoWs TunaEfean. 1, HuEh HcCaiIoeh, ComP-
troler u The carrsn De hsfshF esffify that Ths
Etanatiila Natioual kank in the efgy u Hvans-
VIE In the countY 81 Fanderhuffk and Stats sf
tndiauA, Il anfhaFizsd % osmmsnes ths bnainnss
q haakihG undsf the Aet afeFssald.
In tesfimohy shereeg witness my ksnd and snal
q ofnes this ntnetaenthsdsy - tsnaAFy, tso4.
i2-al HUGH MsguLL0cM.
ComptrnfizF of tha CurFanoF.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
Inaugaration Praysr Mesting

Ah&uA AAAtAoA ANa4SA &9GkAak
Eight or nins pFonfnent pastors Of
churches Of diEsrens denominations 10
New York have Published a. appeal 10
their brethren In ths minissyy through.
out the naiipAy sdectionaiely suggesting
the pFopriesy Of .he churches In the land
observing tho hour from II m. 70 p.
N, on saturoay, the 4th day Of March
next, as an hear Of prayer Cor the Coun.
try. The meeting mas be appropriately
designated - the @IuaugutAtIou Prayer
Netting We trust the Ainistsrs of oas
city viii coincide with The suggestion
sad appoint ioas or more meetiags IN
conformity 70 IL We cannot refrain
rom sspying the comments Of the New
York Pastors as TO the proprisly OF bold.
isg the meeting proposed, They say
The inauguration Of new Admins.
sratioa 10 an event Of such significance
and memants that its Occurrence. even
under the most ordinary circumstances
I might we'll Summon us 10 ths most uni
| ted snpph heAtian for God blessing upon
those who we're undertaking the weighty
charge Of fgoverument How much more
does the erisia in which We nov stand
denAnd cur most earnest and humble
! iFitercessiousf es
.Fonr long aad sad years Of blood,
strife have smitten asd seourged the NJ
tion, yet our Heavenly Father has min
Sled mercy With every stroke of His shas
tsning hard, Sill st length hope daxns
npsu oar dafknessg Oar Congress, toe
kaa by copstifntiensl majority, ap
| proved and submitted to the States III
| noble amendment Of our Constitution
which, IL adopted, viii make she grand
eat charter Of freedom -tha earth hA
ever seen grrgfnun
What hour ever before called natiol
to prayer with voice so imperative an
SO encouraging a. this1
Let us sanetify this great crisis of on
history with united prayers for peace
, aud justice, and for liberty. When th
ARresiaanf shall snpon stha steps of th
psF- capitol, take the, solemn cath B
~ which che Coustitution recognized ID
!, existence and the supreme dominion c
. God, Jet the nation be bowed in praye
/. for . blessing 1pon, oar newly-eleete
Chief Ma gistrate. and upon sAn that a
> in Authority" Let as implore that OF
. pazl oGfencoslmss be sfssgixsa that ou
q NATIONAL integrity, may be preserved
that the rightfnl supremaey Of the Las
may be restored throughout all OF
: borders; that our eyes may behold the gls
< return of harmony to our distrscte
Ie country; and that our people may enjs
- their former prosperity, upon q basis
wisdom and righteousness that shs
81 - A..
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25


/ RszisaIs. --ws are pleased % ehroui
Gle ! very general interest in religious
slnstieEs All over the State The work Of
gsaes SCENE 10, be bescon6ned. % ne psr;
tieulev religions dsnominssiop. nor to
any particular locality.
/ In Lafayette the Christian Church &
holding ProtrActed meeting, and has
already added quite number 70 iss
membership sa
TIE Madison Costrisy OF the l4th
speaks oi 40 interesting meeting ia pro.
gress At tbeFirs Baptist Church Of that
s.eisy. Services were being hela every
aftsrn6os = and 1evshins
= Ihe New Albapy Ledger says an ins
tsrest.ng prOirAesad meeting Is being
held 10 Wesley Chapel. Of hat ctr.
Services every afternoon and evening.
The vincennes SwH announces 'tAas
quite a revival ias been going on in ths
CpnbeEland Presbyterian Church d
Edwardspors, ,in Knox county. A large
number have attached themselves 10
the church. ..a..-....
Ths German N. Il. Charch in Nep
i Albany has also been favored with I
powerful revival A large Humeer o
young convstts have connected them
: selyss with that branch Of the church.
The Shelby Street charge Of the MsshO
i dist Church in LOuisviIle has also eu
> ioyed a season Of refreshing from th
presence Of the Lord. Several made
J profession Of religion and gave ihsi
names TO the church 80 -
Nor does the work seem 70 be confne
TO our own State aud the wsst In Net
: Jersey, in particular, the revival inau
ence is sslt in great power u Port
I. chester pro,rRcsed meeting has been i
= progress FOR more than two months Wit
unusual success. Interesting rsviva
have also been in progres At BarlnI
sOn, PembsrtOn, Paalsboro And hedfor'
in the sams State, and At GsoFgesev
n and Norwalk, in Connecticut inl.Ne
York and Brooklyn prctracsed tneetinl
have been held with success In. h
:. Hansoh-Plaee Church, Brooklye.
many as forty-hve persons were as II
altar Of prayer at one time. The Yo
. street Church has also been at wor
"a Tventy converts. we're added 70 {
E Church IN the month Of January Fiji
S or more Persous have within . fsw.wes
:. past, proFesssd conversion - the Mill
% ssssst Church, New Yosk, Seventy hs
been added 10 the FRS; Church At Pes
OrA skill, n. Y, and twelve have been &
-. versed at the Second Chnrch. 1
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
S,rw York Soon Markets.

Sxw Yeas, Feb. "a
COTTON Dali AZ SASS.
FL0UR-HeAxy and nnehanxed, Al 10 aes8l0 n
ST cxtgm STATE; " oARI1 is fox II. III Q.
wHEAT-sDnH ~ a5 for Winter Red westsrn.
cQRN-Quies. end Remiaslly uBsshangrd. ~
tsSe4f - tiFcid mixed sFestkrn
~ OARS FSrus
, I0GE--Ran. - sSSa fsr nea Mess
h0GS-DIvsscd quict
WHisEY--Iou-r, At ssiz
10 A.AkD-5TiFga, - sohsikstt
PsrRoLEra- cussis 4 sfsss asr Reer
SrOCKS-I.azer. t,sss sls..s s..sts-
AONEf-slle ~
GOLn-Ogssuad II , o. as.4- --i....t - Z D
Z. s SrOlKS--S.zas : -us.5as ffftEs
istsred, I TO-, - sCs eatpss.s i fssss +. III, -
Certihraias. a-5s
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25

- AEHIyr Faes TEsaH HArrE Fsfs EFsxIss.
~ hxs boots, DO bats, TarnaF o. pkes e.
kfeoertra.5 6iHzieh = saa - dax hreoms. -
phfs tobaoeo. Head Mantiees asums Ash,
hsttly Cos ! - dry Ese8=, , I Bsrtistt; bEs
hard VAR, ftfanu 4 sans 5 iAles hsps, Hefisf a
Whftrf bx cry goods, dseksy. a Coz g t1s
heas' q dospots, i pixsss 3 hsgs. fistsry
Hfos - hxs cufse. Ptestaa Brpss "a pkEF hafd-
NaEas Neliss q Co : h.s aaffaY. 4 knsslrf, 2
bbls psts, Do 3 hxs x9ads, swseazrr 8 81. bs
dfY foods, y ls.sasnfhats ] n hsrduars. u
BsGri . rolls tsatiseF , hrstne - bGs boets, ?
- Org soesia. Eezbitt 3 Vi . sacks. A hefs So
bhis PORK. Brown, D 4 CO; eaF lambsr, Robert
befkers - wheat, o y Csssh CT esf corn,
MortoH.
! hnen.staE sam A. D. eHAAsEs. Axsnt.
EvAnsstiis. rsfruary ssfb, ises.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
RULES ANn REGuLAfIaNs.

L. Ne pApsu sissn s-svas sss ooa knsr - ~
sratn4seus eireaAaxios-
a No Advsrtsssmsasa. iopal s~<soss a ~vussis
ssrtsd unls=s prspaid cF pAy gaAEan,es1.
.. A6vsrtissmsan VII rsv@ ~ ssccomsanisd b.
looAl nosioss urisss coatrasx + Hsds 70 that ssa
sad vAiGs rsosirsd ssr tAs aetisa
:. Nc " LooAl esties.' hswsssr short. wiii ~
inserted Or lsss than ons Dollar sasA d&y.
Marriage. Funsrai sd Religious Nodes
auss Invariably hs psia IN .av.zss 70 s.curs in-
srrttoa.
8 No deasisncy e. The p.rs of feafrssr. uu b.
a'>oe goea hy The oaos. II ths eArrisrs hii to
ieaSe papers ~ ssasrsa ARd diFsstss. they nuss
psy f5r thsir eArsleusae~s
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25
Asegular Report.

cennrna stton sf the caputse 81 yeas-
M 18 F1 mfmNaen. -
RaaaIsaEok, keh. q The NAVY De-
paFtm emf has received the following ~
Z. i. FKAAa -ShIR MaAvnnx
Cape Fear River. Feb aa,
uaal MA Ft MonFse q, aG %. -
HOa GidsDa Rieiles. Sserxsarg Of IA
Natyz - srIf 7eas sss
1 have the honor 10 iHEorsa sou tha.
Nilmingsoa y ~ the possession Of our
troops eai g dawn d. sPoETER.
b aEarg ssa1H a Rear 4 dmirai
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-25

the control Of the " T. Csurch South,
Ia Louisville, have given notice to th'
Presiding Elder Of the District Of shsil
secession from that body. It's believes
they viii all unite With fbs African II
Z. church
The fOandst;on stons Of ; new wss
Ieysu chapel was laid It Belize, Hoodn
ras, on the third OF November last, By
bis Excellency, J. Gardiner Aastin, the
newly appointed Lisntsuant Governor.
The cost Of the building is estimated al
E6, 600, the most Of which II - expected
viii be recaivsd from local resources.
A series Of jubilee missionary serv-
ices we're held at sydney, Australia, %
on the 7th, stb and 9th of November. at
which over twenty thousand dollars Of
contributions we're realized
The Eighth Street ME- Church. souih,
10 St. Lonis, has abiuFed iss connection
With the South, and determined to clear
itself Of disloyalty in every foru
The Rey. II Cox, Pastor of Union
Church, ST. Louis, has purchased anoth-
sr church ih an excellent location for
. great missioa&ry enterprise The cost
Of the property is about s27 200
Senator Hicks, Of Maryland. Who died
At Washiagton on the 18th Inst, has
been a prominent member Of ths Meth
Odiss.ehurch for many ysArs he vas
ssssnsy-siz years Of age at the time Of
bis death. H1
la . letter TO tbs Central Advocate,
Bishop Thompson says; The Wsslsyan
mission TO Ceylon has cost over 81 ,000,-
600. What are the fraita9 We qaots
the sfstisticx oe the soath district Only
for 1862 Missionaries and assistants,
%; catechisss, 9; unpaid preachers, IS
chapsIs, ls. other preaching places, 20,
average cougrezstiohs-adalu, 2,s77f
children, sos; members, ], ,9ss; schools,
sS7, scholars, 3,l23. There has been,
since this report. 6 smAll increase.
One hnndred years, nearly. having
transpired since Americsn Me,hodism
began, that denomination is making
arrangements tor an impressive celebrA-
ton Of the event
The Minutes of The soushern nIinoia
Conference present the following sta.
tfus,na Hia
No Of mernbsrs, 600, decrease l23;
No, Of probasionars. 2sIl, 40 increase Of
435. The nnmber OF churches Is 2O6,
being 8 decrease Of 40, and Of parson-
ages s., 3 decrease of6 Two hundred
and binetywix sanday-SehooIs, foaF Iess
than hat gear aFe repoFted, with 23s2
officers End teachers, asd ia,4l9 sehol
srs. There isa considerable decrease
also in these itsns from last pear. The
benevolent contributions we're For tbs
Missionary Society, 6,762. II, Tor the
Tract Society, Sls9.S5. for the Bible
society, e., 2f6 20 for the Sunday. schoel
Uninn, S202 lls. alIos which are smaller
thaa last year exceptthe collection for
Ihe Bible Society, whieh has Increased
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