The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-05-27

obnoxious things were said and done II
times Of great excitement, that they wen
TO be regretted, and that now, in . calm
view, the imputations cast upon the
Southern Church are disapproved, that
would end the difficulty at once"
In reply TO these, DIR. Niccolls SAYS: ssWs
cannot make this recommendation to oul
assembly for the reason that we are still OF
decided conviction that its action for the
last four years, usually cited in our commu-
nications, constitute sufficient ground fol
fraternal correspondence. DR.. Niccoll.
then reiterates that all the acts and deliver
ances of the Northern assemblies of which
you complain are wholly null and void
and of no binding effect. As Judgments
of the church were represented, as rules Of
the proceedings for its presbyteriss and
church session, in 50 far as they or any Of
them can be supposed to impart any in,
furious imputations upon the present
character and standing of the church and
the members of the Southern assembly a:
Christians OF Presbyterians, such an applica
ton of them would be unjust to you, and
would be disapproved and regretted by US
that the acts and deliverances Of Northern
assemblies, of which you complain, were
made in peculiar times and under strange
and exciting circumstances, when the pas
sions and feelings of men were profoundly
moved; that as the acts were of Assem-.
blies which we did not represent, We can
not sit in judgment upon them, nor express
any opinion as 20 their character; that We
feel competent to express the desire that
they be. considered by you IN the same
spirit of charity and Christian forgiveness
with which we trust these people, whom We
represent, will have towards anything to
which they may object on the part OF
the Southern assembly,"
To this Mr.. Brown replied: "The griev-
ances of which we complain, and which we
desire to see removed, lie entirely back Of
the present, and an adjustment entirely
ignoring the past is unsatisfactory"
This virtually closed the controversy.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-Edwin House, as
sistant editor of the Western Christian Id
OOcate, fell dead of heart disease, aged fifty
one years.
OscEoLA, Pa, May 81. = Hundreds Of
people are homeless. A large number OF
cars and trestle works of the railroad have
been burned. The shipment of coal was
stopped ten days ago.
NoRWALK, Conn, May 21.-Tbe Fairfield
Company's fire insurance building was
Durneu VO-udyi loss P1OO,UOO.
CHARLESTON, May 21.-The whole city
gathered upon the front to-day to witness
the great tour-oared race of the spring re-
gratta. Six SOULS were entered, and the
fact that these included the Palmetto and
Vernon crews, which represented respec
lively Charleston and Savannah at SaratOga
last year, gave great interest to the race.
The crews came in in the following order
ca -
Vernon; fourth, Queen City; fifth, Cow.
per. The Palmetto stood good chance OF
winning the race, but was swamped when
the race was nearly completed. The regat-
ia will be concluded tomorrow with q
yacht race, for which there are six entries.
CLEVELAND, Ohio May %. AT the
morning session OF the Presbyterian As
sembly, Rev. Robert Hays, of the Steuben.
vile Presbytery, presented the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church earnestly desire to re-
store fraternal correspondence with the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church South; and, iseA
Whereas, Causes which prevent such 9
correspondence are certain deliveranees OF
both bodies which, now happily united,
AL1SLAUlya
during the exciting scenes Of the late civil
war; and, - ~
Whereas, The General Assembly, regret
ting that these acts complained of stand in
the way of close relations with the General
Assembly of the South, by their interpreta'
ton of concurrent resolutions and by then
expressing confidence in the Christian char.
acter of the Presbyterian Church South,
. 4 1srs< -1olt
by way of inference; and,
Whereas, What the General Assembly
has done indirectly they should do directly
by. an affirmation of the action when the
glory of God and the interests of the
church of Jesus Christ's kingdom require
such appreciation therefore,
ResOlUed, That all acts and deliverancel
of both bodies now forming the Presbyte
rian Church before this union, rejecting in
juriously upon the Christian character Of
the Presbyterian Church South, be and arr
hereby declared imperative, and that the
churches complaining are hereby relieved o.
all such grievances under which they have
been laboring. s,q
The resolution was laid on the table, bu
subsequently taken up and referred to thu
committee on bills and overtures, the con
ference committee report being made thu
special order for Monday afternoon.
ITHIcA, N. Y, May 22.-At the annua
regatta of Cornell University to-day th'
two-mile race for six-oared SOULS for th,
Sprague cup was won by crew of the clas
of 1877 in twelve minutes and fifteen sec
onds. The second race, for single sculls
was won easily by Charles s. Francis, of tn,
class of 1875. The two-mile race for six
cared SOULS was won by the University o.
Saratoga six in eleven. minutes and four
teen seconds.
OscEoLA, Pa. May 22.-The Methods
and Catholic Churches, with few build
ings in their vicinity, were saved, but the
rest of the town was utterly destroyed
One thousand of the 1900 inhabitants losl
everything The village Of Honesdale was
also burned. Hundreds Of woodsmen lost
their homes. The losses in the region in
GLIDING HonesdaIe reach So, 900, 900. The
fire swept over ten of the eleven townships
in Pike county. The fire originated By
" tramps breaking into hut and firing IT,
SCRANTON, May 22.-The school house,
and nearly all the residences in the villages
of Evergreen, Stoddarvllle and Colds
borough, were burned. Thousands Of
acres Of forest are flaming. Osher settle.
mentS ana saw mills are threatened. InlrCy
miles of the Pennsylvania Coal Company'l
road are destroyed. The immense coal and
passenger traffic has been completely en-
bargoed. Without rain 400 square miles
of the finest lands are doomed. This sec
ton, from its beauty, Is known as the
American Switzerland.
PHILADELPHIA. May 24.--AmoDg the con-
spicuous names for the centennial observ-
ances July 4, 1876, are CongTessmen Lamar,
Of Mississippi, Is one Of the orators, and
Gen. Joseph y. Johnston as master Of cere-
monies.
PITTSBURGH, May "a - The lightning
struck and set fire 10 q tank containing
90, 600 barrels Of oil at Karnes City. Ef.
forts were made TO draw the oil out but
failed. The tank exploded.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nay 24.-A dre3china
rain has subdued the fires IN this section,
saving one-hnlf dozen toWna
WHEELING, W. Va, May 2l.-The con
secretion Of Rev. J. J. Kahn as Bishop Of the
Roman Catholic diocese Of Wheeling took
place yesterday At St. JAMES, Cathedral,
which was died to ifR utmost capacity.
There wan 1arun uurnf,ar ~ 1o|oornfer