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FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
MEETINGS Of pRESBYTERIES.

West Hanover Resbytery met at Covesville,
Albemarle county, Va, April 18th, 1867.
There was full attendance of both ministers
and elders. In addition to the items given
last week, we notice that Presbytery was
opened with an excellent sermon by the Rev.
Is. w. Watkins from Psalms, xxxiv 10.
The Rev. Edgar Woods of Charlottesville,
was elected Moderator. and the Rev. Messrs
Charles Beach and s. W. Watkins, temporary
clerks.
Reports upon systematic benevolence were
received from all the churches represented,
showing that the system of weekly collections
has been very generally adopted, and that the
majority of the congregations have contributed
regularly to the causes of Education, Publica-
ton, Sustentation, and Foreign Missions.
Rev Edgar Woods was appointed agent of the
Presbytery for publication, and Rev. R. Nc
Ilwaine agent for foreign missions.
DR.. Dabney, chairman of the Committee on
the Minutes of the General Assembly, present
ed a report advising the postponement of the
consideration of the new Hymn book and Form
of Government to the fall meeting of Presby-
terry, and cordially commencing the Assembly's
plan of Sustentation or Domestic Missions.
Adopted.
The Executive Committee for Domestic Mis-
sions reported, through their chairman, that
during the past year they had employed four
ministers-Rev. j.. K. Harris, Rev. S. w.
Watkins, Rev. G.. W. Leyburn, and Rev. II.
P. r. McCoy-to labor within the bounds of
the Rssssy gsn ss3R'"f son aS1s; %
mittee advised the adoption of the system Of
weekly collections by. all the churches as the
only adequate means for overtaking the present
wants of the Church.
Roanoke Pfesbyt@y met at Pittsylvania c.
H., and was opened with sermon by Rev. FL.
G. Alexander from Romans l6. Present
fifteen ministers and seven ruling elders. :,
Rev. J. H. Davis was chosen Moderator, and
Rev. Thomas Ward White and j. W. Marshall
temporary clerks.
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SYNOD OF South CAROLINA.
Rev. + r Mack. Mayesville, s. C..

iecf. ID. mdCht A""y ~ "
Presbytery of Bethel-Rev. VIM. Banks, Halle
wood, =. G.
Charleston-R D. Mcneil Turner, Abbeville,
S. Carolina.
Harmony-Rev. j. B. Mack, Mayesville, S. c:
S. Carolina-Rev. C. s. .Vedder, Charleston, s. G.
u SYNOD OF Texas.
Rev. L. TenneJ, Marlin, Texas.
Presbytely Of Brdzos-7,
Central feras-Rev. L. Tenney, Marlin, Texas.
East Teras-
Vest Teras-Rev. &C. Moore, Victoria, Texas
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA
Rev. F. Mcfarland, Greenville, Va, and
Rev. l.. H. Blanton, Salem, Va.
Presbyte,y of East Hanorer- P. B. Price
Richmond, Va. a'
Greenbrier-Rev. ]. C. Barr, Lewisburg, Yves
Virginia.
Lexington s. Brown, K e 3: Creek Va.
Montgomery-R J. P. Smith, Big Lick, Va.
Rappahannock- j. W. Pugh, warrenton
Virginia
Roanoke-Rev. NJ. L. Lacy, Charlotte c. d., Va
Vest Hanouer-Rev. j. s. Armistead, Farm
vile, Va.
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The SOUTHERN REvIEw.-April number,
published in Baltimore, and edited by Albert
Taylor Bledsoe and VIM Hand Brown.
CONTENTS
l. Origin of the late war
2 Southern War Poetry
g. The Teaching and study of Geometry.
4. De Tocqueville on the Sovereignty Of the
people.
s. The Legend of Venus.
g. Recent histories of Julius Caesar.
I. Life, Character and Works of II. Reed.
s. Agricultural Chemistry.
9. Victor Hugo as Novelist.
10. The New America of Mr.. Dixon.
ii. Book Notices.
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Richmond Eclectic. Individuals send
ng subscriptions or money to Richmond must
address Richmond Eclectic Magazine" box
l52. Newsdealers and Booksellers address
Nessrs. White 4 Howard, l0ll Main street,
Va.
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"T. Sit was expected that the discus
sion begun last week concerning the Proposed
New Form of Government" would have been
continued in, this number. But no farther
communication has reached US.
ID. II. H."-The length of several other
pieces has made it expedient to omit the arti-
Gle on the Resurrection of Christ until next
nal
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Rev. James A. Moore is authorized to act
as agent for the Central Presbyterian and
Richmond Eclectic; this gentleman is engaged
in circulating sound literature in the South,
and we commend his enterprise. He proposes
to operate chiefly in the Southern tier of Vir-
ginia counties and in North Carolina.
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sooner or later, inevitably extinguish the pros
perity which prepared the way for them, and
plunge the community into all the disasters,
misery, and barbarism, from which its hardy
fathers had been raised by the opposite vir-
tues ages before. In this fated cycle have all
human institutions hitherto run; and thus has
the hope of the world regeneration been uni
formly blasted, so soon as any dominant race
seemed to have won that position of power and
moral influence, which promised to enable 1t
for the mighty task. Certain it is, that Amer
lean Christianity now gives no promise OF ex
emption from the fated destiny. Is there no
remedy? We are persuaded that it can only
be found in the Bible rule; that the prosper
Gus community shall "honor God with their
substance, and acith the first fruits Of all thei,
Increase" Thus the remainder will be medl-
cined and purified from the faint of unsanctl,
fed enjoyment. The first fruits being holy,
the mass will at last become holy. The spec
tacle will be seen, hitherto never realized, OF
Christian community prosperous enough tG
have the outward means for the worlds evan
gelization, and yet not corrupted by its owl
prosperity The Church may thus be taught
to apportion its contributions to God, as Hi
Eberality to them. And thus this simple or
diuance of the constant oblatiOn of our sub
stance in Gods worship, will be found to Civ,
the element lacking to the civilization OF al
ages.
l--1rHsnerons ~ It is with degree Q
pleasure winch does the heart good, that W
acknowledge the reception of large box ant
bale from the ladies of the Rev. DIR. Va
Dykes church, Brooklyn. 1t is gwen, togethe
with the sum.of $50, for distribution to som
of our ministers and their families. Sixtee
large packages have been sent out from il
ministering to the comfort Of many who great
ly needed them, and making glad household
where want was pressing severely.
This box was worth several hundred dollars
estimated in money, but could the kind donor
see the expressions of gratitude with whic
their timely gifts are acknowledged in the lei
tiers addressed to us, they would better under
stand than any words of ours can tell, how ia
this manifestation of Christian sympathy an
fellowship exceeds its material value. 1t
blessed, in affection, to know that there is
precious communion of saints, and to be thu
remembered in deeds of affectionate benevC
lence BY those even far separated. In respons
to these labors of love, by no means now man
tested for the first time by these excelleI
ladies of Brooklyn, and their beloved pastor
we may be permitted to say, in behalf of a
the recipients of their bounty They cannt
recompense you, but ye shall be recompense
in the resurrection of the just
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Reports of Presbyteries,-Much space is
given to condensed reports of these meetings,
as it is deemed important for our ministers and
people to see what our church is doing, and
there are many tokens for good given US by
the Lord, in the midst of these years of desc
latinn
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Richmond Eclectic Magazine for \

has the following table of contents:
/. Isaac Taylor.
2. The Tower and Its Tenants
g. Secret Writing.
A. Richard Whately, ID. d.
s. The Innermost Room
6. French Society under the Directory.
7. Sketches of the English Bench and Bar.
g. The Metaphors of St Paul
9. Music the Expression of Character.
10. Science and Art.
H. Miscellanies from Foreign Magazines.
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The Ladies Depository is removed to No
Sc, Charles street, Baltimore, Md.
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"CHRIsT's KINGDOM NOT OF THIS
WORLD" We resign the fourth page of this
week. paper to a discourse of the Rev. Dr. s.
Beach Jones, of Bridgeton, N. j., preached at
the opening of the Presbytery of Patapsco,
last MONTH 1t is published in the Central
Presbyterian by request of the Presbytery.
Whoever reads this excellent discourse will
feel himself debtor to DR.. Jones for the in
structive and timely truths he presents. Had
the principles so clearly set forth in it been
held in respect by the Church everywhere, it
could never have presented the spectacle over
which so many of her devoted sons now mourn.
CHARLES WESLEY, SEEN IN HIS FINER AND
LESS FAMILIAR POEMS. New York: Hurd
4 Houghton.
The published poems of Charles Wesley oc-
cupy above. three thousand closely printed
pages, only about one-fifth of which is much
known, chiefly in the hymn-books of the
Methodist Churches. The present volume is
intended to supply want that has been felt,
and the reader will find in it much that is
beautiful and refreshing for many of the de-
votional Compositions of Charles Wesley are
among the finest In the English language.
D,csssesl -ssslaE BIBLE
Messrs Hurd & Houghton, New York, have
issued the first number of their American Edi-
ton of DR.. VIM. Smiths Dictionary of the
Bible. Revised and Edited by Professor H. B.
Hackett, D. D., with the cooperation of Ezra
Abbot, A. NJ, assistant Librarian of Harvard
University.
The first volume of this great work was pub
lished shortly before the war, and as it was our
privilege to obtain copy, we are prepared to
endorse intelligently the high encomium it has
every where received. The best scholarship in
England has been concentrated upon it, as may
be seen by the names of the contributors.
While we cannot assent to good many of the
views presented on various subjects, and think
some of them atitudinarian, yet this was to be
expected in work constructed upon the scheme
adopted and one which, all things considered,
was the best for reaching the highest order Of
excellence. This Dictionary of the Bible is
agreed on all hands to be the best in our Ian.
guage, and whoever can raise money enough
to buy copy, will find that it contains libra
ry of itself, and will supersede the use of many
books otherwise indispensable.
The present publication is 'oithout abridg
ment or change, except that numerous errors
are corrected, and many conveniences of refer
ence introduced. But many important new
articles, or additions to old ones are prepared
expressly for this edition, bringing iteven with
the latest discoveries in archaeology. In nu
merous respects this is much more valuable
work than in its former shape. The co-opera
ton of the first scholars in this country ha.
been secured.
This Dictionary will be published in about
thirty numbers, each to contain 1l2 pages
medium octave, and to be issued monthly. Il
will be sold to subscribers only; price of eacl
number, seventy-ive cents. Persons receiving
the Prospectus and wishing to subscribe, Oh
act as agents, will address the publishers
Hurd & Houghton, 459 Broome street, New
York.
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William II. Engle, of Columbia, Tennes-
see, is our agent for Maury county in that
State, and subscribers will find their accounts
with him.
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B. Myers, Capt. George f. Sheetz, Brig. Gen.
VIM. E. Jones. These we're the worthy "com-
peers of the gallant hero.
The work is for sale by subscription; price
30 IN
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Dali on Baptism.-The price should have
been stated thus-$2 80 to clergymen; sent by
mail $3.50.
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Letters from Rev. DR.. Woods, of Andover

Among the many intimate friends of DIR.
John H. Rice, few were more highly priced
than the venerable DR.. Woods, senior Profess
sor in the Theological Seminary at Andover,
Massachusetts,. Sound in the faith, eminent
for his meekness, charity and wisdom, his in
Auence for good was long felt throughout the
New England churches, and his name is still
very widely revered, especially among those
who hold steadfastly the great truths to which
his life was devoted.
1t will be seen from what is published below,
that he knew how "to comfort them that
MOURN" and the pious sentiments so appro-
priately presented will be acceptable to many
now, not only as an interesting memento of the
writer, but as word in season to some who
are weary and heavy laden, through manifold
tr;als Hgo Pres
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ANDovER, December End, 1S4l.
Mrs. Anne S. Rice; My Dear Friend:
~ The contents of your letter, and the
very sight of your handwriting revive unnum-
bered recollections, pleasing indeed, but min
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-12
News by Telegraph and Mails.


MORTON Of Ind. has been nominated by
his Radical friends for United States Sena
tor.
The fire In Hong Kong, China, was th'
most destructive one ever known there
Hundreds of houses we're burned man,
lives lost, vast qusntities of rice, cotton
&c- owned by Chinese, consumed The
value Is impossible TO estimate,
J.B. WALKER, Main street merchant
tailor, at Louisville, had his store entered
last night, through back window, and
was robbed of $4,000 worth of goods by
some daring thieves. who made good theii
escape.
The STEWART divorce case, now In pro-
gress before the Circuit Court in Chicago
dIsgustingly scandslous in It's details, Is
lust now one of the chief topics in that
city. STEWART is evidently crazy on nc
other hypothesis would he prosecute the
suit.
Salt Lake papers give an account of Tn,
massacre OF nine miners by Indians near
Collville, Colorado River.
A London dispatch. of the llth instant
says: "The threatened impeachment o
President JOHNSON eXcitcs the interest OF
the press everywhere. The Journals Of
Paris and elsewhere have articles this morn
ing on the subject, and warn Americans OF
the seriousness of the step"
The act comforting suffrage on negroes in
the District of Columbia. is officially pub
lished.
The Senate, yesterday, confirmed the APP
pointment of II. L. PECK, of Ohio, to be
Minister resident and Consul General at
Hayti. His color is not mentioned.
A dispatch from Brownsville, dated Jan
uary 9TH. says CoRTNAs had just arrived
with force in front of DIatamoras, and
would at once invest the city.
\ Matamoras letter Of the 9Th says there
was great rejoicing over the surrender OF
Guadalajara and the evacuation of San
Luis.
The Dickson House, Jackson. Mississippi
was burned last Friday night. Loss, S35,0O0
The Legislature OF Montana has passed q
bill fixing the capital of the Territory at
Helena.
The Navy Department has ordered the
restoration Of the Navy Yard grounds al
Memphis to the authorities ofthat city,
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rnRsONAL IrrMs.

Simon Cameron was nominated for United
states senator BY the Republican CAUCUS Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, on the first
ballot The vote was: Cameron, 40; Cur
tin. %; Thnddcus stevens. z; Grow, 8.
The nomination was then made unanimous,
An aged woman, who spent her time In
rag picking, has Just died In Charlestown,
Mnss., amid scenes of the greatest distress,
filth and poverty. Prior to nor decease n
skirt was found In herapartment IN which
there was sewed mp several thousand dol
lars In gold.
The American Consul in Gambia confirms
the reported blowing up Of the monastery
at Arkadi by tho Cretans, killing over 1900
Turks. Loss of tho Christians, IN killed and
wounded, 1913 men; women and children,
1913.
A son of ". ). Huntington Of Norwich
was recently very badly bitten by fero-
cious dog belonging to Oliver H. johnson
aud jury have just returned verdict
against Mr.. johnson Of $500.
General Arthur p. lIayne, a. ID. c. tC
General jackson nc the battle of New Or.
leans, and formerly United States Senator
from south Carolina. died sc his residenc,
in Charleston on Monday.
A daughter of David Mitchell, OF Flint
! Michigan, eighteen years of age. was sciz
ed, ON the street, on Tuesday night, by
man and woman, and forced TO swallow
! large dose OF arsenic. She now lies in
very critical condition. 1t Is supposed tina
jealousy was the cause Of this singular out
rage.
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A Hit mt MIR. seward

The Toronto Christian Guardian has the
following: "It appears that the United
Stat es authorities have captured SuRRATT
and he is In danger of being tried and exc
cu1ed We hope we are not transgressing
our usual limits, when we suggest that the
Car adian authorities should Immediately
app ly to the United States authorities for a
col ~ of the proceedingsin the case coupled
wit ha declaration that theycOuld not but re-
gar with displeasure the execution OF the
ext RENE penalty of the law in the case Of the
prii oner, inasmuch as the crime Is emf
neg tly POLITICAL
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Romantic Rasralit, .

\ Chicago correspond Jent say he saw u
lady the other day, who was on a visit Ia
that city, who for nine years was nomi-
nally the wife of philadelphia banker.
while at the same time he hSId wife and
family 10 another part of the city She
supposed she was regularly married to him
all the time until the denOT cement. He had
particnhTy requested he 4 not to visit hi :
.oilice, making some plau sible excuse. and
for two nights In the w eek would absent
himself on the plea that business called him
from town. The way the thing came to a
denouement was TINS A sister visited her.
One morning she ST Jod upon the piazza.
and as her supposed brother-in-law passed
out, and when oJ lposite the adjoining
house, servant q RI, sweeping the front
steps says: 'Sood morning, Mr.. c."
lie barely took no tice and passed on. The
womAnly ctrios ,ty OF the sister was
aroused. :Lnd shf said To the girl: ..Why,
that Is not llr.-. The girl re-
piled that she guessed she knew. as she
had lived in his family for five years This
but added fuel % the iiame of curiosity, and
the result was that she asoertained that her
brOtheS-in-law had wife and five child
ron, residing in an elegant home about two
miles away. She informed her sister OF
her discovery, and. under pretext of selling
some jewelry, shc called upon the wifi
nnmber one. The first thing that she saw
oAl entering the parlor was full-length
portrait of her supposed husband, Thus
the truth of what her sister had told her
being confirmed, she went home and there
was scene when the husband of two wives
returned at evening. A separation fol
lowed, He entTeated her TO stay, and offer
ed her money when he found her deter
mined 10 go. She refused al,l-taking only
her wardrobe and other per sOnal articles
10 complete the romance, She subsequently
married another man, from whom she Il
now seeking divorce on the ground OF
cruelty.
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Efficacy of q Dream.

Mrs. B., OF Montgomery County, Pa, on
the night OF the 26th Oct, dreamed that
khFee people near her were suffocated, and
the dream was so vivid, and agonized her
10 such an extent that she sprang out OF
bed 10 rescue the sufferers. She smelt gas,
hut she found that in her roomit was turn
ed of. She then awoks her husband, who
sfter examining the gas4fixtures in the hall
and finding all right, went TO the door OF
the bedroom in which Miss Hattie Zeiglel
slept Putting his nose to the key-hole he
was ut once convinced that strong stream
of gas was pouring forth. He then awok,
Miss Zeigler's brother, and by their unitet
strength they succeeded in bursting opeI
the door. There lay Miss Zeigler, motion,
less and insensible on the bed-the whole
possible to enter. Under the influence o
hesh air and other restoratlyes, she, how
ever, soon recovered her consciousness
The lady's dream had saved her life.
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The following Is 60 cert fy that / have used
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six months, and l have found in IL all that Is
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say that / now have fnc growth Of healthy hair
whilst all other restOratives have failed. can
also testify as TO its qualities in restoring gray
hair to its original color, having seen IL tested by
my most intimate friends. know il to he supe
rior to all other restorutives. What do know,
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tics and " ould recommend IL to all MS being the
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Dayton, Ohio, August "a, 1866.
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Massachusetts Dividends and
Profits.


A Boston dispatch states that the semi
annual statement ofthe dividends of Massa-
ehusetts railroad, manufacturing, and other
stocks, payable in January, not yet pub
hshed, will show that large dividends are
maintained. The amount Of dividend of
twenty-one railroad companies Is S2,574,-
729; of twenty-nine manufacturing com
panies is $2,59O, $50; interest or bonds, So
ll2,l22; miscellaneous companies, 1894.
1855; total, $9,2l235G, which Is an increase
of S60s,4e9 over the first. SIX months OF the
year.
There are other dividends due in January,
but not yet declared. Most of the regular
railroad dividends are ten per cent. stocks.
The State pays It's interest in specie, and
city of Boston its principal and interest
in hard money. Thel gold payments that
will be called for amount to nearly S3,000,-
600. Some of the manufacturing compa'
nies pay large dividend. The andre
Ecoggin pays for the year dividend of 4(
per cent, the Chicopee IS per cent, and
the Langdon Mills 80 per cent. About
$2,5O0,OO0 in gold is to be paid ut th'
Custom House on Tuesday next, being iu'
terest on various classes of securities.
And yet, in the face of this public decla,
ration of their great prosperity, the divi'
deYs of these immense dividends and profit,
enabled to make them the special legis,
lation OF Congress-arc loudly clamorins
for more projections and have the eifrontery
To demand it from even the Representa-.
tiyes Of the people of the plundercd West
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MEDICAL NOTICE.

Dr. r. CONE may be consulted rs follows:
In DAYTON at the Phillips House, on Fridays,
Sept "a; Oct. 10; Nov. s3i Dec, 49, Feh.1i March
" April IL; May II; June 21.
IN TROY AZ the Morris House, on saturdays
Sept 10; Oct 20; Nov, pa; Dee. 90; Feb .; March
g; April 13; May IL; June 81
In NENlA Mt the Depot Eating House. on Thurs
days, sept i3; oct. 1S; Nov -; Dee. 2I .iaR. 81
March Z; April II May 10; june 20
In SPRINGFIELD at the Wills House, on
Thursdays sept. 90; Oct. %; NOV. 80; Jan. 3; Feb
I; March II; April 1S; May 90; June ~
Dir. CONE has had Offices in eHch Of the above
places that he has regularly visited for the past
seven years, aud he has treated and cured many
Patients Ia each of the above places, he can give
the best OF references In each place Us 10 his skill
Dr. CONE Treats and Cures all varieties OF
Chronic diseases, including those of the Bye and
Ear; makes no charge for consultations but ii
those Who consult himdesiretreatment lie charges
Cash for his Medicines.
Medicines that will last apatcntfrom four 10 ii y
months cast from Five To Thirty dollars, In Cash
Address Dr n. CONE,
COLUMBUS. ONO.
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