Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-25
KILOGRAMS. Ae.


In the Old School Assembly of the Pressy-
terrain Church. at ST Louis, Monday, the pro.
test OF Dr. Van Dyke against the action of the
hssemoly In regard to the exclusion OF the
Louisville commissioners was ordered record .
60, ana committee. with DIR. West as chair
regard TO It, The report Of the Committee on
foreign Missions shows that the board has
1orty-tlx missions in different countries: that
,he receipts for the year were s2j7, o. that
the expenditures were S21O,OOO. that half the
cnurches OF the denomination failed to con-
rioute any support, and that the hoard is now
IN IN want OF both money and men. Samuel Gal
ioway, OF fOhio, spoke in reply TO Dr. Board
man, dealing tren hant blows against disIoyalty
: IN the church and out of it,
Inc brig Carl Ludwig, has arrived with ad.
vices from HoRg-Kong to March Is. Sir
Richard Graves Mcdonnell had arrived there,
and mad been inaugurated Governor with great
ceremony. The French coolie ship Hong Kong
had been seized by the coolies on board. When
The vessel was recovered from them she was
covered with blood and dead coolies. A COL
lision had occurred on board a vessel in the
Macao trade, in which one hundred Chinamen
were killed. The British gunbo Oposs um
had captured a pirate. The season at Hong
Kong being over, the quotations for tea were
nominal.
Mr.. Thomas w. Birdsall, president of The
Security Fire Insurance Company, living at
Yonkers. committed suicide on "Wednesday
afternoon by taking strychnine. The deed was
prompted, il is supposed, by the derangement
of his business affairs, which had been made
The subject of in nvestigaton by the directors of
the company. Another suppositon is that pri-
vate speculation had resulted disastrously.
He was about forty-two years of age, ana
leaves wife and several children.
The North Carolina State Convention reas-
sembled yesterday, when some eighty dele.
gates ans nswered TO their names. Mr.. Black, of
Craven county, offered a resolution that the
Convention adjourn sine die. The resolution
i g over one day under the rule. 1t is thought
il will not pass.
The Democratic State Convention of Ohio
yesterday nominated Benjamin Letevre, as
Secretary of tate, and Thomas X Key, as
judge OF the Supreme Court. The convention
endorsed President johnson in his efforts to
make an undivided country and to insure har-
mony, peace, and good will toward all men.
The Sunday School Union celebrated their
forty second anniversary in Philadelphia,
yesterday. Ex-Governor Pollock presided,
and Chief Justice Chase, General Meade, and
an immense crowd were present.
The brig Ann Elizabeth, from Sierra Leone,
was ran into by the British brig j. b. Ring,
from Cow Bay to New York. The latter yes
sci sank, carrying down tour of the crew. The
captain and one man only were saved.
John w. Wright was reelected sheriff yes
1erday, In Richmond. Va. In Henrico county,
for the House of Delegates, English was elect
ed over Magruder, who was an officer in the
Confederate army.
Fifteen thousand Fenians Assem- bled al the
Peoples Park, San Matoe, California Hast
week, TO express their devotion to the cause OF
lreland. and to use their influence to heal the
dissensions existing among the Brotherhood.
At Boston, in the case of GalIager, charged
with the murder of Dennis Cokely, the Jury
rendered verdict OF manslaughter and Gala
ger was sentenced TO the State prison for ten
years.
The Massachusetts House yesterday concur
red with the Senate in the election of B. f
Butler as major general of the Massachusetts
militia.
The congressional committee at Memphis
yesterday examined number of witnesses
The riols have proved more extensive in their
results than has as yet been published.
General Candy las gone TO Washue, and
General Baira is in command of his depart.