Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-24
FROM NEW YORK,
EngIand-The Derby Races

| report of the Derby races saws that over
25O,OOO persons were present, and that five
races were run. Thirty horses ran for the
Derby stake, worth $4,000 in gold Five
false starts were made, rain falling at in
| tervals, but at the sixth start the sun shOne
out gloriously, and the start finally made a
brilliant success. The race was splendid,
and good time was made. All the favorites
were beaten. Hermit won by half length,
| coming to the winning post like an arrow
amid vociferous cheering, although thou
| sands lost large sums by the result. A
snow storm prevailed at the moment of VIC
| tory. Marksman came in second, and Van
ban, winner OF the two thousand guinies,
| third. -
From south America-The Cholera
The Argentine kebels Defeated.
The steamer Merrimac, from Rio Janeiro,
1 arrived last evening. Among her passen-
gers was John Newland Maffit, formerly of
| the United States Navy, and more recently
commander of one of the rebel cruisers
| during the war. --..f
No news of importance from Paraguay.
The cholera had appeared in the allied
| camps; also at Montevideo.
The rebels i'll the Argentine Republic had
been routed.
The cholera was also in Buenos Ayres-.
General CONSERVATION prevailed among the
| people, the deaths exceeding fifty a day.
The United States Minister to Paraguay
had proposed to the allied forces that the
/ belligerents hold conference at Washing
ton. The Argentine Confederation declined
to accept. .lasr -.es--- -. r.zo ~ ar.+
Another Feninn Invasion of Canada
| Gen. Spear to Communication. John
! MOrrissy in Conference with the Fe-
! mans. t#2 t @ la-E .Ia
The Herald's Troy special SAYS: The Fe-
mans are about taking the field in large
numbers to invade Canada. A movement
| toward organization anu concentration is
general throughout Northern and Western
New Y ork and other States. A messenger
has been dispatched by Head Circles to
call the brothers to arms, and thirty thou
sand men are to be concentrated on the
border within a month. The commissariat
is said to be well served, and large sup
plies of army stores already warehoused
near st. Albans. Gen. Spear is to COM
mand. The Canadians are alive to the
danger, and preparing to defend them
selves. Hon. John Morrissy has been at
Troy in conference with the Fenians, and
it is believed that he has been authorized
to assure them that the Government will
not interfere.
Arrival from Havre and Brest.
The steamer Europe, from Havre and
Brest, May 11th, has arrived. .-.
The Penna, from Liverpool, brought
1,600 bags of wheat as freight.
| Sailed for Europe.
| ATcnOlSDop- Hurcel, OF CINCINNATI,
| Bishop Rosecrans, Junker Quinlan Yough-
lin, Domick Viea and General Stors, of
Catholic Church, and Dorison, the actor,
sailed for Europe on the New York to-day.
Government Life Saving Commission
| The Government Life Saving Commits
sion has concluded its labors. 1t has been
| in session thirty-nine days, and examined
three hundred and fifty-five different
devices. 1t is believed their report will do
much towards decreasing the destruction
/ of life at sea. - ~ - =5
DueI in New jersey
| A duel was fought in Hudson county,
New Jersey, yesterday, about a woman.
One of the parties was slightly wounded.
| supreme Court.
| A case has been argued in the Supreme
Court, of Rufus Hatch for mandamus to
compel the Northwestern Railroad to allow
him to examine the books. There will be
further hearing next Monday.
General synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian Church.
In the General Synod of the Reformed
| Presbyterian Church yesterday, resolu-
ton was adopted that the action of the Sy-
nod in favor of organizing union, should
| be telegraphed to the General Assemblies,
now in session, of the Old School Presby-
terians in Cincinnati, the United Presby-
terians in Xenia, and the New School Pres
| The committee on Foreign Missions re-
ported the total receipts at $109,S5l, expen-
ditures $9.6S5. Three native Indian stu
dents have been licensed to preach.
| Rev. E. p. Smith, of the American Mis-
sionarv Association, an organization for
| disseminating the gospel among the color
ed race, stated that there were 800 teachers
employed.
| DIR. ii. A. Brown, of the I'd Presbyterian
| Synod, spoke i'll favor of Union of Pres
byterians OF every grade in a General As
sembly.
The delegates of the Old School General
Assembly, though invited, declined to
speak. There was no delegate from the
New School Assembly.
A report was adopted, on the appeal of
Drs. Steele and Crawford, of Philadelphia,
from the action of that Presbytery on
the subject of ofcommunion, to the effect that
the Presbytery acted irregularly, that the |
law of the church shall be observed in fu- |
ture in reference to Prore nota meetings |
that no act was performed requiring it to |
be reversed, and tTat the whole subject be |
dismissed. .-a.H.s --.-.-7a . ag5 |
There was another debate on the appeal
of Drs. Steele and Crawford, from the |
action of the Presbytery of Philadelphia in |
licensing two young men to preach who
did not implicitly subscribe to the platform
of the Church, which permits the use of no
hymns, songs nor even psalms, except the
psalms OF David, as versified by Rouse
The appeal will probably be set aside.
E Jerome Park Races e.-
At Jerome Park to-day, the first race.
81 mile, Ruthless was. first, Maid of Honor
second and McFairie third; five horses
ran; time 1:21. In the second race. one
mile, Monday first, Luther second and On
ward third; time 1491l. 5a-lss 4 -
Particulars of the Disaster to the SAM
tiagO de Cuba.
About two hundred of the Santiago de
Cuba's passengers arrived this aftarnoonI