The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-27
NEW YORK.
Death of Prominent Jurfst..SiIence
OF Minister McMahOn.'.HEs Sue
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NEW YORK. May 20.
Judge Allen, formerly OF Arizona
died IN this city yesterday.
The loss by the sinking of the Aus
trlan ship Figlia. yesterday, was $780,
| coo.
counts OF VIM. c. Rush, President oi
the Atlantic National Bank OF Brook
lyn, who was killed by the recent Long
| Island Railroad slaughter, showed q
deficiency of nearly $3.50 ,OOO- When
this rumor became public a slight run
was made on the Bank by depositors
but later in the day thesr fears were
allayed by the Directors of the Bank
who pledged themselves on the bus1-
ness of the Bank.
Among the passengers by the steam
ship Evening Star, yesterday, was SenoI
| Bethens, Court Commissioner from the
| new Cuban Government to Washing
ton.
H. B. Whites stable in Brooklyn, q
| large structure, burnt last night; loss
| nearly $I0O, 600.
Charles II. Shorr of Tarrytown, N. Y,
committed suicide. After four attempts
he shot hemself twice in the head, and
finding these wounds Intellectual shot
himself twice in the left side
1t is stated that the State department
finally become uneasy at the continued
silence of minister Nom ahon. A letter
of recall was sent to him several months
ago, but no answer has been received.
John Cochran will propably be ap-
pointed to succeed him,
It is reported In this city by well in.
formed persons, that the Spanish Gov
ernment will issue decree requesting
that all the citizens of the realm or the
colonies residing in foreign countries
who may have property in Cuba, shall
within a stated period, register their
names with the nearest consul, and
take the oath of allegiance to the moth
er country. A failure to comply with
the order, will render all such property
liable to seizure,
In the New School Presbyterian AS
sembly to-day, the Committee on Min
isterial Relief reported a layman had
given S32, 600 towards the proposed fund
OF 5000, ,OC0 for the relief of the minis
try, and recommend an annual collec.
ton for the same purpose. The report
was adopted.
The standing Committee on Home
Missions made Il report claiming that a
large proportion of the immigration is
Protestant, and that this proportion
will always continue. They recon-
mend that the church exercise efforts
towards christianiZing the Chinese In
this country, the establishment of mis-
sion schools in the cities, and the union
adopted.
The standing Committee on Freedmen
reported that the work of educating
and christianizing the freedmen is
progressing vigorously. Seven ordain.
ed missionaries and one hundred
teachers have taken the field, and many
others not appointed. Only SIS, 200 was
subscribed last year. The Committe 9
want 500. 900 this year. Report Adopt
ed.
Rev. DR.. Fisher, of tho Joint Commit
tee on reunion announced that the
report of the Committee will be sub
mitted TO both Assemblies simulta-
neOusly, Tomorrow morning.
AT the afternoon session the report OF
the Committee on Religious Narrative
was read, giving list OF pastors de-
ceased within the year, stating the con-
dition of the Churches and Sabbath
Schools and reporting that three hun
dred Churches are now without pas
tors. Report adopted.
Rev. DR.. Ormalen, from the synod OF
Canada, made an eloquent address in
favor OF reunion,
In the Old School Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly the Committee on the
Board of Education made favorable
report on the records OF the Board and
of its Executive Committee. A paper
was received from the Synod of the Re-
or the National Council of the cyan.
gelical denominations for promoting
u fraternal union and the maintenance
of the common doctrines and ethics of
the Christian Church, to be held in
New York in October next. Referred
TO IA special committee of three minis
ters and two ruling elders.
The receipts of the year are $32, ,772;
disbursements S28, ,502. FIftySnine min
listers, seventy five widows and twelve
families of orphans have been relieved.
Rev. DrJ. r. Taylor, as the repre-
sentative from the Reformed Church OF
South America, and Rev. DR.. Ormaten,
from the Presbyterian Church OF Cana
da, made addresses in favor of re~union.
At the afternoon session the reception
of delegates from corresponding bodies
by Rev. VIM. Bruce, OF the Presbyte.
rian Church, and Rev. VIM. Adams
and Hon. w. E. Dodge, of the New
School Assembly.
1t is understood the Conference Of
the two Presbyterian Assemblies has
unanimously agreed to recommend a
reunion on the basis of the standards
pure and simple, that that basis be SUBJ
mitted Immediately to the Presbyteries
tor approval, and that the two Assem-
blies adjourn to meet in Hillsburg, In
November, to receive reports of the
action of the PresbYteries thereon.
1t is also understood that the same will
submit a form of declaration, to be
made by each Assembly, instead of the
articles adopted by the last Assemblies,
and rejected by the Old School Presby-
tories. The action of the Assemblies
on this declaration is to be final.
TIL? report will undoubtedly be adopt
ed by both bodies.
pIvar and Waathar