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Extract of Letter from the Rev. Mr.. Lloyd.

BENNINGTON, June 10th, 1872.
After mentioning that the churches in which he
labors, had contributed about one hundred dollars
to his salary he remarks. These churches are max
ing efforts to take upcoections, according to the
Assemblys plan, and they are also taking steps to
repair their houses of worship. ln my field we
have had about one hundred inquirers since Janu-
airy 18th. Some of these were backsliders at one
place where | had three days meeting, we re.
ceiyed and restored fourteen persons. L baptized
six adults and nine children, and there were sew
enteen inauirers This shows that the Spirit of
God is in our midst. 1t has for the last three
weeks, kept me busy half of the days, Saturday
and Sunday, to attend to the seasonal work, SO
that could not preach on Sabbath morning. The
work is too great for me-. preach at seven points
ard there is great deal OF seasonal work at each
place except one. | am engaged generally three
Sabbaths in each month, In communion meetings.
/ leave home Thursday or Friday and get back
Monday or Tuesday Sometimes | am so much
exhausted that | am compelled to stop on the way
and rest. feel sure that cannot keep this work
I'D long, for my strength is faling-the field is too
large We have a Ladies' Missionary Society
here | sent Sl3 to brother Woodrow, the first
raised by the society. Please send the missionary
paper to this society Armstrong Academy will
be the best point to send it to. If it is possible
do send some one here to preach-the harvest is
ripe.-The Missionary.
Ebenezer Church. Ark.-A letter from Arkansas
informs us that this church has been recently af-
iicted by the death of NJ. X. Poole. The church
and pastor, Rev. q. Il. Eagleton, have sustained
an imparabe loss. He was the working man of
that feeble organization, frank, generous earnest
Christian, and elder who did not shrink from
the performance Of duty.
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Death of Mrs. DR.. Mophestsrs.

The Lexington Gazette says:
Mrs. Eliza McPheeters, widow of the late Rev.
Dr. McPheeters of KY, and daughter of Colonel
Thomas Shanks, Of Botetourt county. died sud
denly on Monday last, on the Seven Mile Noun
tain, as she was returning from the Sweet Springs
to her home in Fincastle.
Mrs. McPheeters was a sister of Rev. Mr..
Shanks of Falling Spring church.
A notice in the FGacdStle Herald adds:
Mrs. McPheeters had been in very delicate
health long time, and several weeks ago went to
the Springs, as last resort. There, however, her
health did not improve, and after remaining several
weeks she started home, travelling in carriage
across the mountains. On the morning of her
death she seemed as well as usual, but at ten
o'clock her strength gave away, and she died
without struggle. A family of four children are
left to mourn this sad bereavement"
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Minutes of the General Assembly of 1872.

IAN edition of two thousand copies of this docu-
ment will be ready for distribution about the LIST
of August Further subscriptions are solicited.
The two prices are the same as they were last year.
viz: so cents per copy. unless Twenty-Five or more
copies are taken Ito be sent to single address,
in which case the rate is 80 cents copy. Orders
may be sent to my address at Columbia s. c., OF
to the Publication office, lOll Main Street, Rich
mond, Va. JOSEPH R. WILSON,
Stated Clerk.
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Recent Intelligence from the August Number of
The Missionary

An extract from a letter from Mr.. Lloyd, of the
Choctaw Mission, of the Goth of June, shows that
God is blessing his labors in remarkable manner.
1t shows also that he is almost overwhelmed with
labor and that help is greatly needed in the pre-
sent interesting crisis of the missionary work 1t
will be gratifying to him, as it will be to our read
ers generally to know that Mr.. j. L. Caldwell, of
Carrollton, Miss, is about to leave for Spencer
Academy. While he and Mr.. McAskill, his asso
ciate teacher, will devote themselves mainly to
teaching during the week, they will aid in the min
isterial work also very much by holding meetings
in the vacant churches on the Sabbath.
In hurried business letter from the Rev. f.
Lane, dated Campinas, June lst, he states that
he would start the next morning for Santa Barbara
where he would preach the following Sabbath. :
He speaks encouragingly about the mission, and es
peciay in view of the late purchase of real estate
upon which to erect the College and Mission
houses. More than three thousand dollars are yet
needed for the Campinas Institute; but we hope
that our brethren whom the Lord has blessed
with the ability to do SO, will soon make up this
amount.
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Work For Sabbath Schools. comm

Work For Sabbath Schools communi-
cation from the Rev. John l.. Stuart, one of our
missionaries in China, and heartily endorsed by
Dr..J. Leighton Wilson, will be read by our Sab
bath Schools with interest. May we be allowed
the suggestion that teachers, and superintendent,
and pastors confer little over the matter. 1t
would be most pleasant thing to bring before the
children and if in the fall, they could be told that
the work was DONE it would make their hearts
glad and do them good, as it would to our dear
brethren in China, and the children under their
care
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Postage to our Mission Stations.-The pos.
tage on letters to China Uia San Francisco, is l0
cents for each OF. to Barranquilla South Amer
lea, Is cents; to Brazil, l5-cents to Italy, by
direct closed male via England, 10 cents; to the
Indian Territory, the same as to any other part Of
the United States.
Postage on newspapers weighing OF. or less
To China, ? cents; to Barranquilla, cents; to
Brazil, cents; to Italy, cents.
In all cases postage should be prepaid.
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THROUGH THE WILDERNESS, by Mary Willard; fuo
lshed by the Presbyterian Board OF PubhcaVioh
Philadelphia.

lhhOOGh AAE " AA4ORiN'ASoi ~ A-A''-y
lished by the Presbyterian Board OF Pubhcatioh'
Philadelphia.
In the Central Presbyterian of July 18th, we
noticed the reception of this book with Others from
our Committee Rooms in Richmond. A careful
reading of it since forces us to say is book so
full of exaggerated representations about slavery ana
its horrors that it is unsuitable for any Sabbath
School, South or North. And here let us say once
for ALL every page of the books issued by the North
ern Boards must be carefully read before you can
endorse them as fit to be sent into our households
The stories are generally poor, with very little Scrip
ture truth, often none at all, while "our flag" and
''the defence of our country comes in constantly.
One of our greatest objections to these stories, with
which we are flooded by legion,is, that they con-
tain slang phrases and vulgar expressions that chill
dren should never hear, much less for the first time
find them in a Sabbath School book. Observation
is continually teaching us that the best instruction
for children on the Sabbath is from the Bible ITSELF
and the books which illustrate it, together with the
excellent catechisms OF our Church. Read again
DR.. Jacobs excellent report on Sabbath Schools tc
our Assembly, and walk in our own paths, leading
we trust, to heaven.
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Foreign Missions and Sustentation Letters
relating to the general affairs of the Executive
Committees should be addressed to Rev. DR.. J.
Leighton Wilson, Columbia, S. c.
Letters containing remittances should be ad
dressed to the Rev. Richard McIlwaine, Treasurer,
Columbia, S. @.
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TuE GALAXY for July. Sheldon 4 Co., gu Broad

TIE GALAXY for July. Sheldon & Co., 677 Broad
way, New York. Contents:
The Egyptians at Homes My Life on the Plains
In the Lists; Y. Zimmerman; The Reverend
Charles Kingsley; The Sea; The Eustace Diamonds
The Cave of the Winds; Was St. Peter ever al
Rome In the Whole Wide World In Paradise
Jas. Gordon Benefits Scintlation8; The Sentinel;
Drift Wood; Scientific Miscellany; Current Litera'
ture The Galaxy Club-Room; Nebul@. The Gal
ay is always among the first of our Magazines to be
received BY mistake the contents did not appear
last week.
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teristics of the Growth of Chrsts Kingdom; Lyelrs
Students Elements of Geology; Christ as Pracn-
cal Observer of Nature, Persons, and Events Ego
Baptidzo en- udati-John i; &c; Church Creeos'
Hebrew Grammar and Lexicography DR.. Hodge
Systematic Theology; Notices of Recent Pubhca'
tiOns
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Our MoNTH1Y, A Magazine of Religion and Litera

OUR MONTHLY, A Magazine of Religion and Litera-
ture. August, 1872 Philadelphia Alfred Mar
ten, 1914 Chestnut street. Contents:
A Sketch of Algeria; The Land Of the Romans
Half Hours; A Spirit in Prison: or, The Pastors
Son; In Memoriam-T. Buchanan Read; The Mys-
terry of an Old Manor Hall; Among the Hemloeks
The White Mountains in Summers Songs of De-
grees; My Pie; Day-Dawn Practical Aunt Deb;
Flying Fish-Illustrated; A .Philstine City-Illus-
trated Our Miscellany Our Scientific Summary.
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A Latter from Mrs. Randolph.
Written on board the Steamer, ,cithin t,oentyJom
hours sail of ,Jdpan.
LONG. l440, LAT. $40, May 23d, i

LONG l440, LAT 340, May 23d, 1872.
You, above all others, can understand how we
feel on approaching harbor, after voyage Of
tgenty-three days, having made several longer
voyages yourself, under less favorable circum
stances. My heart ascends in thankfulness for our
mercies by the way, and the prospect Of calm
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BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE for July
Through the Leonard Scott Publishing Company.
Contents:
The Maid of Sker-Concusion; The British
Tourist in Norway A Century of Great Poets, from
1850 Downwards; A True Reformer; Old Maids /;
A Precautions Existence; Charles James Lever.
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THE SOUTHERN MAGAZINE for August. Murdoch,
Browne l. Hill, Baltimore. Contents

OIOWu6 u 4AlA1 DeAAbiAiOAV' SOH'OhVS'
Dukesborough Tales; The Life OF the Plains
Adventure of a Cordova Colonist; Life; Lord
Kilgobbin; The Bay of Naples; The Guest of Mary;
Gen. Lees Report of the Battle of Gettysburg
Rhythm; A Southern Sculptor; In an Eastern
Bazaar; Notes on the War of 1870; Run t.. Earth ;
Reviews The Green Table.
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A Memorial of Dr. Booock from the hand of
an intimate friend, Rev. DR.. Ewing, of Hebron
church, was received too late for insertion this
week.
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The BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, AND THEoLoGIcAL EcLEc-
nc for July, 1872 Published by w. f. Draper,
Andover, Mass. Contents:
The influence of the Press; Destructive Analysis
in Theology Revelation and Inspirations Charac-
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN
JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA.

Some years ago full statement was given IN
this paper Of the facts connected with the troubles
in this church. 1t is not our purpOse'to repeat
them in the form, or with the fitness then pre-
ssnted. But as Misrepresentation have been
made, again and again. to the prejudice OF our IN
terests there, it is proper to correct them, and
thus prevent the Christian public from being MIS-
led The Rev. DR.. Fowler of Utica, New York,
spending the last winter in East Florida in letter
to the Nel7 York Evangelst expressed very de-
ciied opinion that the Northern Presbyterians in
Jacksonville, who have gotten possession of both
Che church and the manse, are entirely right in
keeping this property and have done all that could
be properly expected, but in vain, to adjust the
controversy with the Presbyterians Of the South
arn Church. Ii is hardly possible that DR.. Fowler
oUld have written as he did, had he taken the
ouble to obtain, as might have been done, little
correct information on the subject During the last
General Assembly Of the Northern Church, it was
formally brought before that body; and that no
suspicion may arise that any thing is suppressed,
we copy al that was said or done, as it is reported
in the - General Assem5B's Journal Of May Is.
ga report on conflicting claims of the church
In Florida was read, accepted and adopted.
Report of Special Committee on the conflicting
Claims of the church ia Jacksonville, Florida, TO
he General Assembly IN session at Detroit
Ahch, Nay, 1872.
The special committee appointed by the last
General Assembly to take into consideration and
adjust if possible, the conflicting claims of our
church in Jacksonville, Florida, with church In
connection with the Southern Presbyterian Church
in the same place, 10 the church property, also
any similar cases 10 other places, report that
they have the case OF the church in Jacksonville,
Florida under consideration, and have been IN cor.
repondence with parties in that place, and that IN
their Judgment as there are no new aspects In the
case, our brethren there having gone as far in et
forts for the adjustment OF the difficulty as they
feel called in honor In conscience or in charity to
20, aud the other party having appealed to the
civil courts, where the case Is now pending, no m
reference on the part of the committee was called
for, and no action on the part of the Assembly Is
demanded. As, however, the matter Is still unde-
cided and the door may be opened for an effort to
adjust the difficulty, your committee would recon-
mend that It be still held under advisement OF the
Assembly, and that new committee be appoint
ed, OF the present one continued tor the purpose
specified No "Other similar cases. have been
brought to the knowledge Of the committee.
c.. w. MUSGRAvE, Chairman.
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Defiance Mtntng Comp1n
The first annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Defiance Mining Company will be held NJ
the office Of the Secretary. in Carson city, on
o'clock r. N. for the purpose Of clscting Tr,s.
tees. to serve the ensuing year. fv order OF
the Trustees. ISAAC MCCONNELL.
Sapt l2-lm. Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

| spectively by Mr.. Archerill and Mrs Walbridge
| were burned Thursday. Loss $4,000; no in
surance. f+E
The rice and leather interests were before the
| ways and Means Committee Friday.
Tweed has actually gone to Albany with his
| counsei, w. u. Bartlett, and will contest his
claim to seat in person before the Senate
The Williams & Guion line is to have the
contract for carrying the European mails.
The property of the New York Printing Co.
Stne Tammany concern) sold Friday for 500,
Specie in the Bank of France has increased
2,67O,OO0 francs during the week
The turf board of appeals decides that Gold
smith Maid is entitled to the record of 2.17 at
Milwaukee.
The Prince of Wales walked quarter of a
mile Friday.
respective parties for the election of Speaker of
the House of Commons ON Feb 9th. f..t
Thursday six persons were drowned in the
Blackwood colliery, England.
Princess Victoria, wife of the Prince Impe-
rial of Germany, is en-ceinte.
The Supreme Court of Kansas has suspended
the execution of DIR. Medlicott, who was to have
been hanged Friday for the murder of Mrs
Ruth, until March 23d, for rchearing
Gov. Brown of Missouri, has vetoed the bill
to pay maturing State bonds in greenbacks
The Illinois Supreme Court refuses to inter-
fere to prevent Alderman Glade of Chicago.
from being punished for bribery.
The Brazilian government is making propo-
sails to secure 10000 immigrants to settle on the
Crown lands.
The Havana Board of Health declares that
the small pox there is epidemic
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27

NEW YORK. Jan. 26-Evening.-Cotton opened at
10 lower and closed firm sales 2O77 bales; Middling
active at 4o State 10 a 25; round hoop Ohio 60
81 30; Western rs a 40; Southern 6 rs a 8 3d.
Wheat shade lower and in demand, chiefly milling;
at so a So; WinterRed western GO q 165; white
Michigan s. e / 10 Corn shade frmer; sales
closing dull at 70 q 73c; old do ~ q 7sc for prime
Oats dull and heavy sales 81 900 bush at sly a &c.
Beef qaet rOr (, quiet and steady new mess at 4 81
ter quiet aud steady. Whiskey steady at SO a 93.c
Rice Re firm at z g &C. Sugar dull; Muscoyado 90
Moasses in fair request; New Orleans As "a SOC. Ma
val Stores-Spirits Turpentine at SOL q zoe; Rosin
unchanged at 20 Constrained. Petroleum nominal
crude at 13c; refined % q 23tc Tallow quiet at a
Freights to Liverpool dull; Cotton per steam Id;
Corn per sail sd do steam Gid.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Flour is dull and uncbargad
Wheat advanced and in fair emand: No Snrino %
No do PSI; No do 10. Corn in speculative de,
mand with prices higher; No Mixed at 4OIc; reject
and unchanged Barley is excited with prices higher
Mo- Spring at 5S3c; No do 4Sc. Pork in specula-
tive demand and prices higher at Y IS q p So Lard
nrm ana IN fair demand at 8 70 a s IS. Green
Meats firm at former figures. Hams in pickle steady
at 1t 9 SIC, Bulk meats firm and fair demand
shoulders 4c sides 5c short rib middles 5ac short
Is a SO; bulk of sales at 25 a. 40; dressed hogs
firm at 90 for choice. Whiskey dull and nominal at
Receipts-4,ooo bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
Shipments-2,o00 bbls -four, 200 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 26.-Pork-1s25 offered; 10 80
asked. Lard at a 9ac Bulk Meats in good de-
mand sales 100000 lbs; shoulders SIC; clear rib
sides 6dc clear sides &c; all speculative and local
country packers are selling freely and the city men
are buying; sides for March; shoulders Ole; clear
RIB sides 64 clear sides 6ac some sales OF clear III
sides were made at SIC, buyers first half of March,
Bacon dull and firm owing to the closing Of naviga-
ton; shoulders &c a 6s clear rib sides IT; clear
sides &c. Live Hogs firm; receipt 1900 head at 40 q
ass. Whiskey in fair demand at SEC.
TOLEDO Jan. 26-F1our dull and nominal Wheat
| dull and nominal. Corn shade better; high Nike
4Sc; low do 474 q 47sc; Yellow 4S5c. Oats dull anf
unchanged at Ale for Michigan. Live Hogs stead,
Is q 90 Clover seed steady at 26 for Michigan
CHARLESTON, Jan 26.-Cotton nominal; Middlin,
| uplands 21c,
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
FOREIGN.
BRAZIL.
Loss Of a Steamer.
EIGHTY-SEvEN LIVES LOST.

LISBON, Jau. 26-The mail steamer from Rio
Janeiro brings news of aterrible steamship
disaster. The steamer America, plying between
Rio and Monteviedeo, while on her trip from
the latter port on the night of the 22d took fire.
The flames spread with great rapidity and the
vessel was soon burned to the water edge. A
large number of passengers were on board, of
whom 81 were burned to death or drowned.
The Empress Dowager of Brazil, has freed
all her personal slaves.
SPAIN.
DISSOLUTION OF THE coRTEs-NTENsE FEELING
AND AN OUTBREAK FEARED.
MADRID, Jan. ga stormy scene followed
the reading of the decree of dissolution in the
Cortes. The House seemed to be taken by sur
prise and the members were unable to conceal
their indignation. Passionate speeches were
made which were answered with de, isive cries
by few supporters of the ministry. One Dep
uty exclaimed, ''The time has come for barri-
cades' The greatest uproar and confusion
followed, amid which the sitting was declared
at an end. 1t appears that the King finally re-
fused to accept the resignation of the ministry,
rendered by Sagasta, and decree dissolving
people generally sympathize with the Deputies
and retirement of the present government The
King is urged to accept their designations and
Immediately form new Cabinet The agita-
ton is very great in this city. Disturbances
are feared and troops are under arms
GREAT BRITAIN.
GLOOMY TORY.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Mr Otway, NJ P. for
Chatham, addressed his constituents tonight
upon political affairs. He expressed the opin-
ion that the State of Europe was pregnant with
complications which might lead to war. He
also discussed at great length the Alabama
question, and said that if the claim of the Unit
ed States was granted, war between England
and that country would become necessity.
He added that the blunder of the English gov
The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
RAILROAD MATTERS.

Especial dispatch by International Line]
THE HITCH IN THE LEWISTON AND AUBURN
CHARTER AND WHY.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 26.-In the Senate to-day the
friends of the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad
bill were not o little surprised at the motion to
reconsider and to other indications of decided
reaction. This is explained on the grounG that
designs of the petitioners are just being devel-
oped which are to unite with other interests in
securing another through line to Boston by the
way of the Danville and Gorham extension.
How this may be cannot tell, but that is the
rumor as get it and it is said that this dis
covery has made many enemies to the measure
in the city of Portland who have hitherto fav-
ored the measure The broad guage amend
ment of Senator Morris would remove this diff
ficulty.
THE BOSTON AND MAINE EXTENSION.
There was pretty sharp contest over the
Boston and Maine extension bill in the House.
The Portland delegation seems unanimous on
the question. The bill was carried to engross-
ment with Colonel Fessenden's amendment,
which provides that the proposed line shall
keep northerly of Commercial street and not
enter upon it.
STRANGE IF TRUE.
The representatives of the Maine Central and
Boston and Maine Companies are holding con-
ference this afternoon.
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
this afternoon voted to report charters for the
Bangor and Calais Railroad Co.. and for the
Eastport and Calais Co.
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
Another special meeting of the Education
Committee was held this afternoon that those
who oppose the Supervisors might accuse them
before their faces; but not an enemy put in an
appearance.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Among the closing business of the session
was the passage of resolution recommending
system of free high schools; State tax levied
on the property of the State and divided among
towns according to average attendance; law
compelling the attendance of children between
the ages of and IA years of age at least II
weeks in the year. The board declared in favor
Of more practical studies, having reference to
the introduction of agriculture and mechanics;
also in favor of graded certificates for teachers,
and of uniformity of text books in primary,
grammar and mixed schools