Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-29
THE CORRAL FRAUDS.
Trial of Isham Henderson Resumed.

The Court met pursuant to adjournment. Gen.
Gillem presiding. Minutes of the preceding
meeting were read and adopted.
Col. Coylc. counsel for the defense asked that
Mr. C. D. Smith be admitted as assistant counsel
for the accused. which was granted.
Deposition as to the truth and veracity of Nc
Kay Hoge, taken at Wheeling. in the STAKE Of
West Virginia-taken since last adjournment
was here introduced By the counsel for the de-
Tense.
The majority of the dispositions were to the eff
feet that they would not believe Hoge on oath
that his character. as to truth and honesty. was
most Infamous, none of them believing that he
would swear the truth if interested. The major
ity Of these dispositions were of the best citizens
in Wheeling There we're about forty dispositions
in ALL
There being no objections by the Court, they
were all entered a. evidence in favor Of the de-
Tense.
Dispositions a. to the honesty of IIoge were also
introduced, but were objected to by the Judge
Adyocate-that dispositions as to truth and verac-
ity could alone be accepted. ..
Col Coyle replied that he wished to show 70 the
court that Mckay Hoge had not only been a
and that it would seem to be only for the court
to decide as to whether ii would believe Hoge or
not, since if he would steal at home, he would
certainly do the same thing abroad; and that
honesty and veracty were so closely blended that
one should be received rs evidence as well as the
other.
The court was cleared and the objection over
ruled.
a 4 Al. Il. a. in,
open daylight Another testified that he stole two
pairs Of boots from him.
The counsel here announced that the defense
was closed. when the Judge Advocate remarked
that he wished to enter rebutting testimony, and
asked for adjournment until to-day at 10 A. NJ, to
prepare such testimony, which granted.
SorFHgEr BAPTIST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE F0REIGS MIssIog RoARD-From the Rev.
James i. Taylors report Of the operations of the
Foreign Mission Bonrd, which We fnd in tbs sec
ond days proceedings from which we make the
following synopsis:
During large portion of the last three years
we have been cut off from all communication with
our Missionaries. In the experience OF many
painful changes, our brethren IN China and Africa
have nObly toiled on in their work.
CHEA-CANroN MIssIoS.-At the time Of our
last repGTt this Mission was under the care of
brethren Graves and Schilling; Both OF these
have been deeply afflicted in the death Of their
wives The former Of these, L NOW our lone Mis-
sOnary in the midst Of surrounding miiliGHsi Bro.
Schlling having returned to this country.
The Mission contains three stations, and two
organized churches. Since the last meeting of the
Convention, twenty-eight have been baptized,
making total of ninety-one members. Connec-
ted with the Mission, are nine native preachers,
and Two bible women, who read and distribute
the Scriptures Tracts distributed lO.1la. Scrip
lures 1872 DIR. Grayes, beside his heavy lab0rs as
q preacher has mnister0d duTiaa the last year,
more er loss TO 400 deceased persons ut oEe dig
pensary. and TO l279 at another. In one OF his
letters he says:
Il beg the brethren in America to sustain me,
By their means and by their prayers. Favorable
spDoTtunities have slipped by while have been
waiting Cor tie war to close in America. ThOns-
ands are here DeTysling for the bread OF life: l
bless God for what have already seen IN China,
and hope for greater things"
Crawford with their wives and Mrs. Holmes have
alternately lahored here. while Brother ates and
his wife, have been temporarily absent IN SWlLer-
land experimenting the education OF their only
daughter These Missionaries have mainly sup
ported themselves and the Mission, by theiE own
exertions, without intermitting their abOrs IN the
gospel. They have nObly rclinqulshed all claim
upon the Board, thus avoiding debt which they
had been authorized 10 make. Shanghai Is about
1000 miles North of Canton. and contains l,5OO,OO
of people. An interesting church has been col
lected here with several native preachers ana
colporteurs. More Missionaries are needed.
TuNG-CHAU MIssION.-This portion, about five
hundred miles above shanghai in the great pro-
vince OF Shanrun is in an exceedingly interest
ing state The Missionaries Rev. Messrs. Hart
well and Crawford with their wives and Mrs.
Holmes will be permanently located mere. Inc
church aipoady gathered, has twenty three native
members with QBE native preacher. SIX thousand
religious books have been distributed. The mem
bers of the Mission are greatly ENCOURAGED
YoRUBA MISSION. AFRICL.-The war with little
or no abatement continued for several years IN the
Yoruba country and seriously interfered with our
Missionary work, but we have now the encour-
aging assurance that b about to close.
LAGOs.-At the tilns Of opg Inst report, thus sta
tion was under the care Of Bro. Joseph M, llar-
den who temporarily was sustaining himself and
his family by his own labor. But we have nov
to mourn his death, which occurred ON the 10Th
AgroErTl. This station has been well sus
tanned by Bra. Phillips, during the past hve
wears. notwithstanding the embarrassing circum-
stances by which be has beeR sETroNnded. lie
Nv congregation is good-more than my room
will seat j have this year reclaimed Il few, and
excluded few, and have now four candidates Tor
baptism. We have very powerful influence over
our people / never expect TO visit my own
countV again, unless there is peace, ana then
how sad II viii be; in the event OF peace shall
hope to go home
The school Of Bro. Phillips. which numbered
forty five scholars, has been reduced, ten o. the
older ones having been placed in positions where
they are usefully employed, and support them
seIyas.
of Bro Reed until the spring of 1864, when hls
failing health compelled him to leave
lie remained awhile laboripg ig Abeoknta' but
is now in this country. His circumstances during
the war in Yoruba were peculiarly embarrassing
aud il was at the risk Of his life that he at length
passed between contpndipg hosts down 10 AbeO-
kuta. IN IA, ,,,t
We had not heard of him, nor had Bro, Phillips
received information from him, for more than
two years so completely was he cut oil, by the de-
structive wars of his country.
In his letter he says;
=, was 10th 10 leave my post until the war was
over but necessity seemed 20 demand it. l was
destitute of almost everything; my clothing was
worn out and had no food but native, and that
not good because of the scarcity OF cowres to buy
with.
" Many times for several days l have lived on
one 0ent's worth of food per day. Sometimes for
five or ten days did not taste meat OF any KIND
nj one time ] was twenty-soVep months without
seeing the face Of white person.
AFRICAN CoAsT MIssIeNs.-For the last three
or four years the stations on the coast, eighteen
or twenty in number, have been thrown upon
their ogn resources. with the hope OF resumlng
our appropriations when the war closed;
These missions in many respects have been pro-
ductlye of happy results. This is especially true
when the comparatively limited expenditures are
considered. More than one thousand converts
have been baptized 10y our missionaries since our
work ON the coast was commenced shall we not
still cultivate this ieldH
CnRUFCFrnN-A PARAGRAPH extracted from the