The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-23
NEW YORK.
General Sc0tt Issues q Proclamation
life and Property Unsafe In
South CaFOiiHa-IaEs OF this state
1eHed Episcopal Convention

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has received accounts OF outrages il
ten counties, showing that life an
property are unsafe by reason OF law
Iessness, aud that in those countie.
the laws of the State are defied; anc
calls upon all magistrates and loca
authorities to see that the laws are
equally enforced upon all classes. He
Iprcelaims it his duty to see the right:
of every citizen, white or colored, pro
tected, aud if his efforts to peaceablJ
accomplish this continue to be frus
trated, he will arm and organize 9
sufficient force of loyal citizens tC
overcome the resistance; aud the re.
sponsibility Of the consequences, how
ever disastrous and deplorabie, must
rest on the heads OF those who pro
woke them
A large meeting was held last even
ing, at St. Anus Church, of the
B shops, cergYmen and others, of the
Episcopal Churcn. favoring tree and
! open church m0vemeats. Addresses
in favor o. il were delivered by Bish-
ops QQinrerl, OF Tennessee; Armi-
tage, ~ Vic n. sin; Neely, of Maiae; /;
and Whipple. If Minnesota
NEW YoRK October p The fol
lowing dispatch was received this
morning by VIM. A Dodge, of this
city:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21-11 30 P
M.-To the President of the C7.ambeT
Of Commerce, AeW York: A severe
shock of earthquake was experienced
here att 80 A. NJ. There was eonsid-
cradle alarm felt at the time of the
occurrence A good many buildings
on made ground were injured. The
Custom House and City Hall, both
frailly constructed, wer badly injured,
and some buildings in process of con
struction have fallen in. Some para
pet walls fell down, causing loss of
four lives. There was no damage to
we'll constructed buildings. The total
loss of property will not exceed $780,,
900.
lSigned,1 JAMES OTIs,
President of Chamber OF Com
merce.
A dispatch says the balu trade and
some of che ornamental work on the
root of this bank was shaken down.
No other damage to the bank
NEW YosK. October q The
Episcopal Convention re-assembled
this forenoon.
Rev. DR.. White, of Tennessee,
moved that the Committee on the
Prayer Book be instructed to prepare
q series of lessons for daily prayers
during the Lenten season. The mo.
tion was adoped.
The trennial report of the General
Theological Seminary was read. The
report gave cheerful account of the
present con ition and future pros
poets of the institution.
Rev. DR.. Mahon, from the Commit
tee on Canons, reported a resolution
amendatory Of Canon IL, in refer
ence to the Episcopal duty of the
cleray. 1t was, after some discussion,
made a special order to be taken up
after the discussion of Christian edu-
cation.
Rev. DR.. Haight, from the same
committee. submitted an amendment
to Canon II, which he said was ger
main to the previous amendment.
A delegate moved to postpone the
order Of the day, and division was
called for. The motion prevailed by
a vote of 130 to IL.
A motion to indefinitely postpone it
was ID2uc, anu aiLtE "a Ibn2buV QCuAtC
it was carried by 123 to 7S.
The proposed amendment provides
in effect that nothing IN the Canon
shall be understood to forbid clergy
man of the Episcopal Church trnm
discharging his duties to such repre-
sentative members of his own parish
who may be within the parochial
limits of another minister, except
preaching and reading prayers in a
public congregation. The result is
regarded as a defeat by the friends of
Rev Mr. Tying.
Rev DR. Meade presented a report
from the Committee of Conference on
the Restoration OF Church Unity. 1t
provides for the appoin ment by the
House of Bishops. Of a committee
from among their own number, as an
organ of communication with the 9TH
er branches of the church. Adopted.
A message was received from the
House OF b shops approving the re-
port on the Italian reform movement,
which recommend announcement
and assistance to Italian brethren by
the members of the church The
messaVe was made the special order
for Saturday.
Memorials were presented from six
dioceses asking the true condition of
the Nicene creed, in order to agree
with the eighty-eight articles of our
religion.
Rev DIR. Adams presented the can
non aud translation or the Nicene
creed. All were referred to Commit
tee on Prayer Book
The Report Of the Committee on
Christian Education was adopted.
New YORK, Oct. 22.-In the case
of Green against Shennway and
others, a decision Of great moment
has just been given by the Court of
Appeals of this State. 1t explicitly
anirms these two propositions: First,
that q test oath cannot, under the
Constitution of the United States, be
required by legislation as condition
of the right of suffrage; aud. second.
that the Legislature of the State of
New York has no power to establish
| by law any qualification whatever for
elections In this State
New YORK, October 22.-It Is
stated that the Government received
a dispatch from Reve dy johnson, TO
the effect that the Alabama claims
were referred to the arbitration of
the King of Prussia.
In the case of George A. Fitch,
arrested at the suit of District At
torney Courtney, upon the charge of
having filed malicious, false, and
libelous statements with the Presi-
dent of tie United States. and at
tempted to effect the plaintiffs re-
mogal from Office by these means, and
imprisoned In default of $4,000 bail
a motion was made by the prisoners s
counsel for the reduction of the bail,
and an affidavit of the prisoner read,
that the statements made by him
were untrue, and that they were III
stigated by Buckley and Mrs. Ann
s. Stephens, the authores-. The bail
80 rnduced IN 81 900. and a writ oil