The Portland daily press., 1870-10-07
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Oct. 6. John Minor, clerk in
the Sub Treasury during Gen. Butterfeld's ad-
ministratiOn, was arrested to-day for attempt
ing to pass forged Treasury check for $40 600
on Vermiye & Co., and held in $40, 900 BAIL
The st. Thomas new Episcopal church, on
the fnestin the city, was consecrated to-day,
the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix preaching toe ser
mon and Bishops Potter, Littlejohn and Talbot
participated in the exercises.
VIM. Marsh, soldier, who shot his mistress
a few weeks since, died this afternoon from a
wound inflicted on himself at the same time,
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 6-The Republicans of the
Twenty-eIghth District have nominated for
Congress freeman Clark for the long and
Chas. Il. Holmes for the short term.
AN INSANE LEAF.
UTICA, Oct. GA crazy man Jumped over
Lvou Creek bridge this afternoon and was kill
ed. He fell about 165 feet.
THE American BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The meeting of the Woman's Board of Miss
ions, held 10 the Church OF the Pilgrims was
fully attended and the proceedings very inter-
esting. Mrs. Blatcbford of Chicago, Misses
TODD of Michigan and Hart of Philadelphia.
and Mrs. R1ea, formerly Missionary at Oroo-
miah Persia, wers the principal speakers
The receipts of the past year were Sights.
Previous to tue regular afternoon session com
muuiOn services were held at the South and
Lafayette Aveoue, Presbyterian churches.
Que hundred students of the Theological
Seminary also held an interesting meeting in
the lecture room of Plymouth Chapel.
At the afternoon session Ex-Governor Page
of Vermont, submitted report from special
committee, which was adopted recommending
Salem Mass. as the place of the next annual
meeting, aud Rev. Dr.. T. M. Post, of st. Louis
as prea cher of the next annual sermon. They
selected the Salem schurch - the place where
frat IF or1 dali,
ed and proper place to go back to when max
ing new staff The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mark Hopkins; Vice President, "A.
Dodge; Prudential Committee, Chas. Stud
Griffith, Alpheus Hardy, Alfred Barnes, Rob
ert r. Booth, Abner Kingman, Jas. Nj. Cor
don, Rufus Anderson, Eliza Farnswortb. Ed
mund X. Alden, j. Russell Bradford, j. Ropes:
Corresponding Secretaries, Rev. Drs Zelah B
Irat, George w. Wood, Nathaniel G. Clarke
Recording Secretary, Rev. j. o. Meara; Treas
urer, Langdon s. Ward; Auditors, Thos Il.
Tussell, Avery Plummer.
The following comprI.e the members elected
to- fili the vacancies Gated by the designations
| of Presbyterian members:
y. y. Fiske, T. Wheelright Gordon Hall
]. s. Rogers, j. A. Bradford, Eleazer Porter
): H. Wooster, F. P. Hayes, G. L. Goodell
Chas. Benedict, j. N. Stickney; II. w. Beech.
er, r. B. Bucknel,, r. S. Barnes, j. S. Fair
child; Il; .; Hayden. ". J. Bree, J. W. Hut
| fly, w. A. Merriman, e. Holmes, e. Hawes
The Rev Mr.. Buckingham read the repor
OF the African Committee to the effect thai
| GaboOn Mission was unsuccessful, owing 1,
the rum trade; but Zulu Mission is more -four
| ishing. The speakers in the evening were
Presidents Hopkins and G nlliver Of Knox Col
lege, Rev. DE-. Mullins Of London, Eng, VIM
| E. Dodge and S. b. Chittenden of this city
| The closing meeting will be held 10 morrow
morning,