Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-06-04

Dr. Landis.-In the General Assembly of
the Old School Presbyterian Church, ut
Cincinnati, on the 25th of May, the commit.
tee on Theological Summaries submitted Il
report The committee recommended that
the chanter entitled "Of the Board of nj.
rectors, in the "Plan of the Danville Theo.
logical Seminary, amended as that each OF
the three classes OF Directors, one OF which
is chosen by every General Assembly, shall
consist OF five ministers and five ruling
elders; and any six members present at any
meeting of the Board shall be quorum 10
transact business. The committee recon-
mended the election of DIR. Lands as one oil
the Board of Directors to serve until 1870,
and as Professor of Church Government
committee was adopted, and DR.. Lands
was elected Director of Danville Theo-
logical Seminary to serve until 1870, and
also Professor of Church Government and
Pastoral Theology in that institution.
Tho Bridge ooer the Brandynine- AT
special meeting of Council, held on Thurs
day evening, the Committee appointed by
Council TO act in conjunction with Com
mlttee OF Levy Court, in reference 10 the
proposed Bridge over the Brandywine, re-
ported in favor of building il at Eleventh
Street. After some discussion, resolution
was adopted, to the effect that the location
Of the contemplated bridge over the Brandy
wine creek, in this city, be fixed on Eleventh
Street, the centre OF either end OF said
bridge TO be in line with the centre of Ele
venth Street.
Large Building and Sir Lots al Ptt5iic
Sdle.-Wm. Bright, agent for the trustees
will sell at public sale, on Saturday next,
at O'Clock, p. ~, on the premises, the
brick building known as the Union nj. Il
Church, on Second Street, near Washington.
This is large and valuable building, and
is well worthy of the attention oi any person
wishing to invest their money safely. He
will also sell Immediately after the sale Of
the church, six building lots at the corner of
Third and Madison Streets They are beau
titully situated, in nm improving locality
and are extremely valuable
DelawdreaaS.-Co William C. Talley, Of
the LIST Pennsylvania Reserves, and Colonel
Albert c. Magilton, OF the 4th are both
natives of Delaware. They occupied promi.
nent positions in the war for the suppression
of the rebellion, and were good soldiers
Col, Magilton, bographer says, "When
mere lad was appointed, at the request OF
the late Alexander Dallas Bache, a cadet At
West Point, from which institution he
graduated in 1s4G, when twenty years OF
age. lie served calamity in the Mexican
war, and in the war against the Semiuolos,
and still later, against Billy Bowlegs"
Ball Extracted. We learn that Lieut..
Charles E. Evans, who was attached 10 the
Eighth Delaware Regiment, and was wound
ed in the hip at the assault on Petersburg, in
April, 1865, had the ball extracted on Thurs.
day last. Dr. r. r. johnson performed the
| operation. Lieut.. Evans has suffered terri.
bly, from the wound, at intervals, ever since,
| owing to the fact that heretofore the surgeons
have been unable to find out the location OF
the ball and extract it. 1t is hoped that il
will now heal up entirely.
Counterfeit on HE Third National Bank
Of Philadelphia "A splenddly executed
counterfeit ten dollar note on the Third
National Bank Of Philadelphia was detected
in Albany, few days ago. Ii was in all
! respects perfect fac smile of the genuine
issue, even to the signatures, which were
executed with the pen. The public can Judge
OF the dangerous character OF this note from
the fact that it passed through the Mechanics
and Farmers Bank of Rochester without de
lection. The only safe way IS to refuse all
tens on this bank
Sale IF Vessels. On Friday last, Messrs
Ogle d Townsend Auctioneers and Real
Estate Agents, sold two vessels belonging 10
tho estate OF John IL. Price, deceased The
sloop Marion was purchased by Cranston &
Thompson, of Newport, for $500, and the
interest OF MIR. Price in the Schooner Clio.
tilda, (three- iourths) by Capt Campbell, OF
New Brunswick, for $4,000
Border State CoaUeatioR.-T MARYLAND
Republican State Central Committee has
called Border State Conventian, to meet
in Baltimore on the 18th Of September next.
MISSOURI, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir-
gina and Delaware are invited The princi.
pleo manhood suffrage will be sustained,
ANOTHER FEMININE PHENOMENON There
lisa Miss Windsorin Providence, r. L., whose
case is similar IN many respects 10 the curious
one in Brooklyn, lately made public, The
following singular statement is well aulhen.
ticated; Miss Windsor has been confined in
her he'd for several months, and has not par
taken of sufficient nouIishment to keep her
alive if she had been in normal condition.
Yet her faculties have become strangely
acute, and she seems to be endowed with il
species of second sight When the physician,
DR.. Ira Barrow, calls on her, she can tell the
number OF visits he has made, the number
OF the houses Of his patients, and describe
accurately theit com plants. The clock hay-
ing been removed from her chamber, she
was enabled to determine at any hour the
exact time of the day or night, and she
would describe the color, size and marks oil
tns uoclOI nOfSb, anu the nue. and texture
OF the Innings oil his carriage. She composed
n poem which she called 'The Sea Serpent, y
one.half Of which was pronounced by tile
professors OF Brown University pure Latin,
although she never had the least instruction
in the language. She also draws finely.
without having taken lessons, and does other
extraordinary things not to lie accounted fot
by any known laws of temperament, medi
cine or science While asleep her right arm
is constantly IN motion, although il is per
!, iectly powerless when she awake A mum
Der OF the physicians and Swans of Provi,
dence are deeply interested in the case of
Miss Windsor, and are endeavoring to solve
the mystery OF her seemingly supernatural
/ powers.
AGE OF EUROPEAN MoNARcHs- There are
now thirty-eight reigning sovereigns in
) Europe. The Oldest OF these is Henry the