Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-23
FROM MEXICO.
BRILLIANT LIBERAL VICTORY.
General News.

The Presbyterian General Assembly.
ST. LouIs, May 2I-In tie Old School
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day a
memorial of the convention called by DR..
| Breckenridge. which held its sessions here
last week, was presented to the Committee
on Bills and 0vertures>
The memorial reviews of the relations be-
tween the Presbyterian churches and the
Confederate General Assem- oily, and asks this
Assembly 10 treat that body as entirely IL
legitimate, to receive all Loyal churches IN
the South, and regard the Southern States
simply as a field for missionary lSbors.
4 memorial was received from the ex-
cluled commissioners of the Louisville
p~resbytery, protesting against the action Of
the Assembly in their case.
DR.. Van Dyke, of Brooklyn presented g
memorial, TO the effect that the deliVerence
Of the Assembly concerning loyalty, OGt
having been sent to the presbyteries ara
adopted by them, it is not binding upon
the church.
DR.. Boardman, of Philadelphia, consumed
the remainder of day in a speech mainly
in reply to DR.. Thomas, Of Ohio, who spoke
last Saturday, taking strong ground against
the action Of the Assembly in regard to the
Louisville presbytery, calling it unjust, I'M
charitable aud jeopardizing the interests of
49, 0HA LEV ~ AtbOAS
Hon.Samuel Galloway will reply tomorrow.
The following committee was appointed to
investigate the Louisville presbytery case:
Drs. Mclean, Thomas, Hines, Waller Ell
ders Galloway, Clark and Davidson.
The New School Assembly is progressing
rapidly in transacting its business, but there
is nothing of general Importance before it.
Secretary Seward.
AUBURN, May 22-Secretary Seward will
ad dress the citizens Of Auburn tomorrow
evening.
rom Venezuela.
NEw YORK, MAY 22.-Advices from Yene-
Zuela to the eth state Arrangements nave
been made to settle all American claims
against the government by a joint Com
mittee-
General Tallcon had assumed the Presi-
dency.
From Japan.
News from Japan to the 10th of March
states The question of the civic status of
Chinese emigrauts was being discussed.
Two thousand native Japanese soldiers
were to be brigaded with the foreign gar
rison of French and English for a grand
field-day exhibition near Yokohama.
The silk market was inactive. Tea ruled
quiet. Cotton sold 20 ds TO be laid down in
London at 16fd per pound.
Church Reunion.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-The members of both
assemblies met at Second Church tonight,
for the first time since 1887, to discuss the
question Of reunion of the Moderators. Both
bodies proceeded with eloquent speeches.
made by Drs. Parker and Smith, of New
York, Mr.. ~Chsmberlin. of Cincinnati, and
Dr.. MeNash, of Ireland. The meeting ter
minated by 1900 people rising and voting
that they considered the reunion Of both
churches desirable and practicable. The
assemblies will ~inaugurate measures to
effect the reunion.
From New Orleans.
NV ORLEANS, May 2l.-The steamer
Monterey from New York arrived to-day.
Cotton-Sales of 1900 bales at 81 to Csc.
Sugar fair at Il to I44. Gold 81. Sterling
70.
All the Red river is flooded.
Thos. A. Adams, chief of police, has been
suspended for fifteen days for refusing to ar
rect peaceable citizens carrying fire arms.