The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
REVIVAL MEETINGS.

ELNlN Al
Sr Io-,s Janurv .5.-The revival meet
mos which were arranged for by the Ivan
oelical Alliance in this city, some days ago,
we're iuau.Irated tonight, 1t the kink, oy
Ne.srs- Whitt!e and Bliss, Of Chicago.
About .. 800 people were present, and grea'
interest was manifested in the proceedings.
The meeting was conducted in the same
general way that similar meetings nave
b.eu carried on in Chicago: Prayers oy
home ministers. exhortation by Mr. Whit-
tie. and songs by Mr.. Bliss. All the pronii-
nant evangelical churches OF the city were
represented by their pastors, and great
nnml.r of Law members were present. ne
meetings will be continued as long as the
interest in them is kept up, and SPECIAL e'-
forts will be made TO extend their influence
to all classes OF society
A GENERAL REDUCTION.
WAsB1SsroS. January 25.-lhe House
committee on appropriations took up To-
day and formally considered the leSisia-
tive. judicial ard executive appropriation
bill. They struck ont the approPriaion
| for seven clerks Of the House, reduced the
| salaries OF members Of Congress from S5,OOO
10 Si.5Oo per annum, and proposed to make
i
! salaries of all civil government employees.
The committee on education and labor
TO-DAY considere,i the bill for reimbursing
the college of William and Mary, in Nir-
einia. for its buildings destroyed during the
war. 1, is probable the committee Will re-
port favorably. The appropriation Is not
asked as legal war claim, but Is based on
the policy Of sustaining this historical IN.
| T.. fhat
meeting of the committee will be held to
frame a bill applying the proceeds oil the
sale of public lands to educational Pnr-
posts. a.. ,,,
! tion of the House of Representatives adop-
| ted last Saturday, saying that no CORES
pondence has taken place with any European
Government except Spain, in relation to the
Intervention in Cuba. The correspondence
rpcertly transmitted 10 the House, shows
,ba, our Ministers we're instructed merely
70 read the letter Of the Secretary OF State,
addressed to Mr.. Cushing, to the govern
ment to which they are respectively ac-
credited.
FAITHFUL TO THEIR COVENANT.
NEW York, January 25.-The clerk OF
Plymouth church has furnished Henry L
Bowen with a written copy Of 5. WHITE
statement Of grievances against him. Mr.
White saws he intended to allow Bowen .
reasonable time to reply. Ii he should
continue silent, or refuse to tell what ne
knew damaging to him, or admit that ne
knew nothing against him whatever, then
he would appeal to the church, and a.cer.
tain whether or not it would consider II
necessary both to its peace and purity that
all its members, including Henry Z. Bowen
should be faithful to their covenant obiiga-
tions to the church.
| NEWSPAPER SALE.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, January 25.-Col. T. d
Wilkinsons interest i'll the 81. Joseph
Morning Herald" is advertised to be sold
at public vendue by the sheriff, on the OH
of February, on an execution in favor o.
the Bank oi ST. Joseph. 1t is said to com
prise an undivided two-thirds OF the paper
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 25.-Mrs
Miller, who has been giving splritua
J seances here for the past year, and creating
great excitement in spiritual circles, b!
causing spirits to walk on the stage, wa
detected last night, by young man s,nk
!, ing a match ard disclosing Mrs. Mile
with white robe On.