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Fodder Peas.

II -l:aaye for years kept -fattcr COW.
ahu ,.,l'. had more milk and bytter, and
''or less money, than anybody know
OF. First, l sow peas broadcast
three pccks ora bushcl per acre, in
the month ofMny, narrowing them
III a'tcr breaking the ground. .woll;i
then, III September, I pull them up
Just whcns'a few bcgin-toadry, and
make hay out Of the vines and peas
| get from 1000 to 5000 pounds pcr
acre of hay thatis eaten BY cattle and
horses as eagerly a; it were the best
clover. Pulling up is preferable
to moving, as attlc seem to love the
roots better than the tops, and it is
said to be moro nutritious. M ma
nurlng is necessary, and one acre SOW.
ca III peas is worth six Of foldcr.-A.
". Stokes, fernando, Miss.
Two thousand volum $ have bee,
stolen from the plblic library at
Portland.
Italy now possesses 1926 pcriodi.
cal publ cations, incl udins 3S7 dur
mails.
Canon Farrar's Life Of Christ"
has reached n sale OIL 900 copies
in this country.
Roberts Brothers propose to pub.
lish The new Goethe correspondence
at an carly day.
John T.. Bartlett has in press new
and enlarged edition Of his "Dictioa-
ary Of Amelicansms.''
The amber trade in Prussia is para.
lyzcd by the war, Turkey being the
chief customer.
1t is said that there are more China
men i'll California than now find pro.
titablc employment.
Eight hundred and seventy. three
children and adults died of dipththc-
ri;s in San Francisco during the year
ending i'll May. This was about fiji.
teen per cent. OF the deaths in the
city.
There are at Cambridge University,
England, $50 fcllowships, in value
from cl00 to G50O year, Of which
liity-two are available only for men
who take holy orders.
The Holy Synod has published q
Rus>i'n version of the Bib|c-t the
result Of oftwcnty-nine years labor.
DR.. S. Nustin Allibonc, we'll known
for his Dictionary Of Authors" is
living in Florence, Italy, and lcctur-
ing OH "Nlcn Of Genius"
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-07


The loss ofilcsh in n live beast dur
ing eight days travelling from its
starting point on the Continent to its
slaughter place in England is c5m-
putcd at on al average amounting in
value to 50.
Lord falmouth is a lucky man this
year, winning the Derby, the Ascot
Cup, and carrying of The champion
bull prize at the Wcstof Eng1 and
Agricultural Show
The dau ghtcr OF Archbishop Wate-
ly has school Of tour hundred boys
and girls in Cairo, Egypt.
, 1877-10-20

o. Louisiana; Robert n, cr'ttcnden. District Of
Kentucky: i. l.. MnrrhiA, Northern district Of
Mis~,..ipri: T. ". Hunt. Southern District oi
..;cFn tt!.e, pef of
New Jtrsrv: T. +. W1lco%. nt.tEiet Of ColoFadoi
J. II. lsaymonh. Territory of pako's.
Frank Gilbert. tn hc Assistant Treasurer OF The
United States 1t Chicago. ....
Collectors Of Customs Henry Charles DAln13.
district Of Aia*k1: charles T. ashnrne. District Of
Superior. Michigan: !roTcs ". Ii"wr.. t'fttsict Of
Cn5 5ahora, tlht"; Frrd"sick G. Humphreys. Dis.
.rits Of !'ens9eoia. F1a.; John 4. T,bb'tn; pts'
r.tret Of sa'in,s. Tex. Antoine j.. aturaf, pi."
tsict Of Apalnchsco|a. Fla. Frederick A.. f!att.
l,s.1et Of Newlorl. i. l.: Henry E. i1lrst Dis.
tTftt nj Eeorpctawn. s. e.
vIic. Ind: II. .. shaek,cfoFd. Lou*s'!le: Ky.;
James Rilchr'st. Wheeling, ". Va: pas'd Porter.
saFse;ors '; ii Ports. william ?. King. 1t Green.
nan!el itall. to be Naval oniecr. Distinct Of Bos.
sidney rs,h.n,. 10 be Appraiser Of Merchandise
Of Fort af Portland. Nt. -.
col1eetors nf Internal ns.enne:. 4. d: Swopc,
Fifth pistrlet nf Tennessee: Clark WaEgones. Tenth
1ifalrics nf Ohio; j. T.. Cartwright. - ntefssci Of
OREGON; T: a. Willy, Stnth District of pcnns!l.
ran!A: o, A. NnstelL Third District NJ Virginia; f.
II. Whtctcr. Filth district Of North Carolina.
Asrayrrt af Atints. IS. =. Prescott, at CAtson.
Ncr !. Herman Silver. at Denver. Cnl.
ioseph tonk. 10 be- snpeEria1ng Inspector Of
sf; Ss:::t Esnh tn!:a s:ts: tet
!s1oos. r':: :Iicntsnaet: f:' W. 3. Roo.s, init
Lleosenans; dchn Mo'r,..cy. r., Second, Llenten-
H. y. Warden. to he member Of The Board Of
Health, District Of Columbia.
, 1877-10-20

taatrtal DssHstcA 10 TAt Ca4fago ,TrtsHas
MONTREAL, OCT. Decentralization Into the
charges against Bond, the broker, 1t the in-
stancc OF the City and District BaHngs Bank,
commenced to-day. John Campbell, the Grst
witaesa examined. declined 10 answer questions
pFoponnded BY the counsel for tic prosecution.
", II. FIink, commercial editor Of tho IsItsAss
said hs had received communication referring
In geuerat Wsy to tho policy Of tho City ard
District Sarings Bank, but in no way sutecttn9
oil the present management The eommunlca-
ttop may have had aou,o similarity TO thas pub
lisl,e1 Ia tho Nov York Tfl,s<s, but contained
none OF the Esoss charEea against Father how'd.
The case against John Campbell. CHARGED
with criminal libel against the bauk.
will be begun before the Police Magistrate
"Wednesday next. Mr. Campbell says be viii
summon q I2rEe number Of witnesses, It ID III.
lnorel That Campbell hls dlyulged or viii d.
vuiEe the 1hols etoFy concerning his dispatch
to New York. aud that the revelation will it,
voiTe number Ut stosk-brokers. The c4Se bids
far to hccutne rarse c.1elrc. Air. Bond has
taken aeti0n against The City snd District Hny.
tnRs Baua, claiming $l00, ,009 da.nageA for false
astest.
The hazbor Is at pseseut filled With The fall
feet, and III" quantity VI grain being shipped to
fueesxn ports Is enormous. The Quebec
steatnshlp Lake Megantie, from Liyerkuoi, with
large number Ut thoruug ghbrct esttle un board,
Is detained at Goose Island, waiting sha action
OF tbs Dominion fioyxrumeut. Tho imuorta-
tton OF lorucd cattle from any prohibited gpu,-
try 10 contrary 10 . recent law passed by tho Do
lulu!uD Parliament.
, 1877-10-20


Collector Thomas of Baltimore, IA to hc bit.
trrty opposed for confirmation hY ex-Collcrtnr
EfthoIf, Washington l3'ntli. and others Of the
Crcsswtil facttpn, Thomas Is saitt to have both
the Democratic Scnatnrs On IFS sitlc.
Charles Francis Adams, tr., hus taken the
houae pwncd apd formerly occupied by the late
Famucl Hooper, The faticr.n-law Of Charles
sumner. f>nc of the nltcrfor purposes OF Mr..
Adams presence IN Washington |. Understood
to be to rut himself At tho front Of any move
ment That mar be made In Congress with re-
ercct 10 railroad legislation. Ehou1d there te
my effort to organize new Bureau Of Internal
Commerce and Industry, IL IL not impronblc
that hi. name would be mentioned In connec-
ttou with that posftjon.
tieorgo Bancroft Is here for the winter. md
has begun to study the records Of Pennsylvania
down to the umc Of the adoption Of the Federal
Constitution.
RANDALL AND INDIANA.
II Speaker Randall should not bc r,aEnanf
nous, the Indiana delegation would not bo
likely to receive any faTors at hfs f,and. They
were unanimous in opposing Ranttaf1 for the
Srcakcrfhtp, md do not arpear II to on very
coed terms with him. II Is 4 common sayin1
ntous the House that during kerr's rarccr as
Sneaker the whole State of Indiana had orct.
When Randall came In tho pnllttcAl pressure
from otllcr States made Il necessary ottfscharEe
great mnny Of these fayori.ct of nerr. The
rcsl,lt has been t!,as since That time the Indiana
Congrcssmen hare NOT been well disposed To-
wards Randall.
, 1877-10-20
CHANDELIER,
TuH Ex.sEcRKTARr's VIEWS ON c1v1t-sgnvics

AA0 AA'oE1AshAAR1 fl&"S 1N HlfllNHKHFtE&
REFORM.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 10.-Ex-Sccrttary Clan.
dler, Chairman Of thq Republican National
Committee, made his lirst public utterancc on
political subjects yesterday In short all1rYs
at harvest-houio +" reception extended 10
tho farmers Of Ingham County at his 1ares
marsh farm. near Lansing. In the course Of
talk describing hia experiments in ssock.rafsinx
anu drainage, he said. Us rcportc,i IN shis mort.
inE's I'o"t and 1ribstne, that there were no
patent, strictly y-dctfncd rules for civil service:
there Wero no patent ru1estn a!y kind OF busncsa,
Wlat Ills hearers wanted, what tho country
wanted, what the citizens Of all Governments
Mantcd, WIS common scnse, anil plenty Of Il.
What did men DO III tho management Of thctr
own business II they found aninrompetc cnt tnar.
they discharged him, and put a com i,ctcnt mar
In hfs place. II they found lazv man, thcY
discharged him, md pitt an industrious tnan in
his place. Il they found n llshuMess man, thcT
discharged Him and put mn honest man III kis
pnce. and When they found guoll man,
when they had n competent man, III their crn.
ploY, they promoted hfln.. Nhethur 1c was In
was bltsncss capacity. Take that grcnt apostle
Of Ctyit-Scrvcu rnforn, Hcorgo William Curtis,
anil although Io could write GOod editorials, put
lin In Charge OF liarpcr's publishing house,
and hc would bankrupt It IN q year. lie could
not tnanagc M Important business with his In
practicable ilcas: but DIu lid not know It. Thl4
wns the great trouble with all the Ctril.Hersitc
a1nlircrs,-they were full Of theories tlnt wcre
lnpractlcatlc. I! Was not trur, as was l,cinr
than II was q hundred years ago. 1t was not
rorse than It was iifty years ago, nor worse than
tt ras ten years aEo. It was growing better
each gear.
, 1877-10-20

dl'srctng mHtton there arc hsrtcrs, there ase for
mer nHr'cs. AMI nh1srs who have rracttcrti in the
medical school Al RnrussA The damage TINT ihey
ID IA romnsrailse1Y ema1t. Til" Turk who docs
mt prefer To nic IN the Omen frfi viii take no
tneiiehrcne In thr hospital or. II he f,,fs. It mntt
hr snrr of tho Koran. written m rcEGsnrnf: The
remedies thai t:tahnr prepares arc rendered IN.
ger hts future happiness. Whoever Allah wlthra
to help he wifi hrfp. and II he tnrs not they
are bctscr n1 In Paradise than their comrades
n the field lazarr'tn4. The small number Of sc,tn.
ffdcn1)y- -c'11eafcL physician. IN Tho Turkish army
Aso mostly ffnni France aud Austria. Their befs.
ices arc a1nort entlrcly claimed By The nnmetons
fenerAdts iron, lhe 1nsklsh officer eorpa. Theee
know bette: how 10 vn1ut medical trrseee. hn,i re-
ta!n from thrfs former mode Of life confidence In
medical skill. They evrn call phy ysiean for their
wsrs ~ Childbirth nnd other sickness. This 'oss
branch OF its ranifaEy IL very atsik.
Ing. There asc no san!ta.J snidtera TO carry the
wounded ont of the 1tns Of hattie, no
place for dressing wnuns!s. and no refnss.
etuns 10 Ct, 10 the Eonl nursing of home. 4
Turk!th +ol'ltrr viii mt tnrFcr afuputation hs
fears to he cripple In Paradise. Thrre are
means uf Fctuscttalion. and hstlkrn ir,ba mntf bt
left unbound for lack of piasler Of Paris Catbol
n1 similar art1s mt furnished and the private
possessions oi Tho phystetans In Instruments and
n.ndsres i: scarcely sufficient 70 supply thc,t
reckoning IL rsthef under the just ertEmase wh~n
esy that. together with thnae wh0 bleed to dtath.
br to no pr cent Of thA wnnntltI die. t)nly
Oriental fatal Ism and unahakrn faith in the glory
o! Paradise which 10 voflcsHfrh 10 those Who die
thr battle field enn explain the rtoeism and faIfh
fnIncHa 10 lHty which nnttnalca tho Turkish soldier
under thcIe depressing ciFcumsianccs.
, 1877-10-20

Publication. nr. Stewart, Of Fort Ma1ison, ns-
srriing hat Dr. Srtfnvk ttrawa three salaries,
aWf that the Secretary il allowed $f t:dN to nay
tlrrss fnr work whh'il i,r ~in,nd do himself.
he evening arftfnh waA devoted tn tho inter-
est Ut foreign missions,
arNtaD Dr lSBIANt S0iHH.
STsr1Hf fHs}7trh IN Thf t:hfrlJA IrfbHrs ...
GnsuKH, lnd., tht. i9.--!hc acruul DAVIS scs-
sinif of The synnl Of Indiana Nurtt convened at
9o',lAk, tho first honr being devoted to tiero-
ttoral exercises. The various Committees were
apnntn1S'l, aud much routine l,,ist!csa. wns
done. The Rev. Afr. seymour, of Cleveland, Gun.
nrctcd with tho lioar,i II ruhiIcatan, mentioned
many facts rmInerted will, the nature Of tta
work. hcports were made from tho Commit
tees m Freedmen, Elncattsn, Miniatcrtai RE-
lief, and Foreign Mfeslurs. In tho lattar report
The Worr'cn's work wins eanccially commended.
II tf,u afternoon scstlon the ministers ami
Elders u thc Charlottesville and Fort Wayne
Fresbytcf'ts reported upon the stntc Of religion
within their bounds. II was the cause d! great
gratitude ia mention WAS mule OF tho rc7ivaIs
nj religion ami temperance tn 20 tnaBY conEFc-
Eationa. The llcy. John tlerrfah, in AZ earnest
a:lslrcts, represented The feelings OF the Synod
Of Michigan, Of which lie fs Il member. Modcr.
ator MuiFat prcsidcs with much efficiency.
, 1877-10-20

WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 1n-Durfng tbs
morning ho,r number Of bills wera intro.
duceti-among them one hJ Mr. Mc1rtInon to
amend Sec. 14G Of the Revised Statutes, r.
1ating to vacancies II the Offices OF President
and vicc-prrs1cnt
sfr Morrill, submitted arcso1utIon fnstrnctlng
the Committee on Pensions to inquire anu re-
port, by hill or otherwise, plan for reducing
npd properly adtusting the salaries md fees Of
Tension Agents.
An amendment offered by Mr. Ingalls, at.
recting the COMMITTEES to inquire into the eH-
reaisney Of sbo'ishna all tht pen,on 1! sseneis'
ms agreed 10. and the revolution passed.
Mr. Merrimon introduced pilI 70 alter the lines
dsnt and casting the vots IN he Electoral college
J, proposes to amend Sec. 1al tevtari. slataet 40
s @ .n Ss , y Sss, :ss S.s Il oes o.
bcr, Instead Of November, md that t,,s Electors
t!Iall meet and give their sotcs Hpon the nrrt
they appointed. tnstesd of the 6stt "Wednesday
IN I'eeomhcE, A. They are required to do By tbs
Mr. Mcr,smon also introduced hi, 10 rcpeal
aec. 7l. Rcsred atatutes 20 ~ 10 teetute to the
pcnxion- rnlIs The namee Of Ill stricken therefrom
ill., Metreefy submitted 10 amendment to ths
bill introduced bY Inn m Wednesday 10 rercH! tho
Iankrnpt law A. followa: i'rertttd, nrr<riae.tn.
1nsri States Hnd ioekcted on nt rrinf 10 thu goth
OF October. 1877, 1aay bs tried and dntrttnined un
DIR the law # exists. II WIS ordcreA that
the amendment be printed, the bill he tnkcn from,
The tablr, mud referred to the COMMITTEES on tho
judiciary lHgtther with tho amendment.
Al tho expiration Of The morning hour eonstdera.
zion resumed Ut the resolution submitted BY
Nr. Tlnrman, 10 ,dl'ctarRo thc Cofnn,,stec Oh
Privileges md Elections fr9m further consideration
ot ii1e crclcntinls Of J. r. Entt!t Louisiana, and
Mr.. Thurman epokc in faror Of tho c1aiua Of Eus.
tIs.
I,nr!ng somewhat extended debate. Iii. Davis,
of llinuft. nnAe brief speech. In which he said
tc knew nothing h1xut tho claim Of Atr. EnstI4,
having bcer 1rtmbcr Of annther branch Of tho
public service. Last March II was referred to tho
i'omnttrc on Privileges aud Elections. llis friend
on HI. LETT f1Tonrl tal this Committee sonll rrport
Es'un, Tho question involved was n purely legal
one, end he ai, not want to give nn opinl"n 'pon
1t nn4 1t should le further investigated. He yHsci
yr.icrlay asnnst referring TIE credentials q Spot
recent nets, conld decinc The question itself.
Mr.. Thnrman satd It had hcen tntimntc,s that the
Withdrew the nhton 10 discharge the tOmn1ttee
ffnm further consideration Of tho credentials Of
Nr. EHti,s.
Adjourned til Monday.
, 1877-10-20


a'faaa !afaateA 20 ~ Ca!eaao If1eAs<.
Synod Of Iowa South seasscmblcd thta morning
nj q O'clock.
,rhs Gr., ha,yhou- wa. ..o,,t.., .,,. s
A's n'st "s41nout "ae os.op,e' VII" ueFo'
tional exerc'ses7 after which tue comlnlttees
were appointed.
The reports Of Standing COMMITTEES VIA called
for
~. -.
that. during tho past year, thsre have bcan
erected In ntnely-oue Presbytcfles lT3 churches,
md tbat The rtce1nta f,r the rcar hy the Rna,,
l,"' oecn s@''oo lsss taau 'ne pseeeo1ng year.
Some OF tue largest churches had contributed
absolutely nothing toward this division OF Tho
cIulyrh t,reani1atiou. an<i af thn kt3, o9a NJ
, 1877-10-20
FINANCIAL.


!spfttuI Ihspa!cA 10 7ns chicdoo Tribune. 4
p1r1snuRa, Pa, Oct. l0.-Anothcr bank dur
ry provatts here, or rathes at Bharpsburg, an
adjoining borough, tho Atna sayipgs bank,
Mt that place. l,aYlng closed tts doors this aftcr-
noon. Tho principal officers Of tho bank asc
Peter pragcr. Dr. George II, Keyscr, john
sirccn, Gotltcb Wertz, and tho executors Of
organized In 1stt}, and erected tho building now
occupied In lSl7. John II. Sawyer, recently de-
ccascsl was ono ot the origsuators nf the bank.
The Institution. had no charter. Al no
statement OF It's nfTnIrs has vet
been ,natlr, It Il not known how
much ticpostors will lose. The Directors say
al liabilities will bo paid In full, a. Lie bank
Ia known to hare had larga number Of tsepostt-
ars, II 10 icurtsi the psomae OF the Directors
will moi 10 fulfilled. Accounts wcre Offered
tt!s evening 1T 50 cents on tho dollar.
, 1877-10-20
THE PITTsDU1sl RIOTERS,

f1NF7N 1HFsustF 70 7He EHftH06 7F7bHHf4
PtTTsBuRd, H., Oct. 10.-Tho hrst case grow
tng out Of the proceedings of that dark Sunday,
tho 12tf Of duly 1nst, casno up In the Quarter
Sessions Court to-day. During tho trla. Of d
rase. the counsol for J. II. Green, who is
charged with having turned switch on tho Al
lcglleny Ful]ey l'uilroad, came up to Aaj. Mon
tooth anu stated that f;recn wanted to plead
guilty. The Major having received this intclli-
grlcc turned away to attend TO sonlu b,lslucss.a
mud q few minutes nttcr Court adjourned. Tho
affair was III quietly transacted TINT even tlia
Judge ttttl nut Hotlcc ANY interruption, nnl
tho Clerk DID mt get bold OF tie casc. Thu 0s,-
1ect Of tho prisoner appears ~ ho to throw tlin-
self OIL the mercy oi tho Court aud take tho con.
sequences without the fortialisy Of trial. 1t
ID likely that OIL Montay the cases Of tne rioters
will begin III cur1est, and for MI indefinite
pcClol occupy The attention of tho Court.
, 1877-10-20

Es.saeretary Flst. IIas Word 10 FAY.
Nxw fonK, OFT. IA special to tho i'o.t
FROM Boston 4ay& that ex-Serretary Hamilton
Fish. VINO IL delogatc to tho Episcopal Con.
yrntton. denies thut Chaslcs summer was
ever Uttered Tho British mission, ~ stated
by Wemirli Phillips. air. summer only
t1oasly uFsfng hin 10 taKe un his resi-.
lrINe In Engla.,.l ou account vi tIs .lu1nesttc
anti polttsal troubles. Tue cx+Secresary said
tho Interview, described by Phillips, between the
thas Phillips refers 10 ,nr II Ills {Fisti's rral-
dcnce; that sumner was tl,cn arslentlY layora-
ble To the Alabama Treaty, und unly turned
about whrn ]: 1t. Ashley, u Ohio, falc,l 10 b.
designated Commissioner under ii. Ex-sccra.
tary fis4 spoke very freely about the Mstter.
, 1877-10-20
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
QUEENSTOWN. Uct. 19.-9teamcr Wlseonssu'
from New York, has srriyeA.
Curious I'henoatlenoo.

AkF0A (Et{ NAa1t0N, .
A rather curious and, II yek, unexplained
phenomenon occurred 10 whit L. known -
fayue's boatysrl, Akron, gu Tuesday Last. The
steamer stelnbacher, which l,as been lying II
one of tho caual ducks for Aonie time pat. VA
seen 10 rise, BY sums Invisible power, from .hs
water, and 4 Ngserspout soms TIRES fert him
beluw, This continued for about t*o
minutes, during which time, according TO tho
account, the boats bow wa2 suspended tn tue
xir above the surface Of tho water. Mr. Payne.
the owner Of the boatyard tells the story, bus
IL unable ~ xiYe auy satisfactory reason 81
cause foE tho occurrence, unless It wa thai.
through an unknown power, the boat had sosne
prcsentl'ntut u democratic victory, and suss
Golu i1s vatGEy bed IN All axonJ ot feAt.
, 1877-10-20
CRIME.

THE TEXAS LAND sv1NDLE.
ST.. 1orls, Mo-, Oct l?.-The Kansas City
Tinrs, in au account Of the Texas Inui swfnde
reported last night, says one ot the largest
banktng-hou*cs In Austin, Tex, two Chicago
houses, bankers, two rcal.cstato dealers,
and two attorneys tn ST. Louis >
bank and two rcal-estate dealers IN
indianapolis, aud others in Cincinnati.
Clcyeland.nn rittsburg arc to BE-, or have been.
arrested for, being connected with the frau. IN
also says there has been = we'll Organized sys-
TEN nt forgery in fill practice In this Western
to,i ntry for tho past eight or nine years. Tho
same Organization Whieh,s now forcing the Texas
scrip OH the market has been pcrpetratlng some
Of the most terrible furgcrcs ever perretratetl.
Tho mode OF working llv the Eang Ia this: They
have agents 1T cacll district, With attorneys
In tho cities. an oil man or woman Of wealth
falls sick. The doctors give him ot her
up a. likely to de- In son}c places
tho gang have doctor as ono Of
their agents, anJ lie assumes tho drath Of
the victim Al tho proper ttmc. A person having
tecn assumed 10 tic, nna the gang having
examined the record Of the property belong
Ing 10 tho doomed person, The heirs
aru sought fnr and .dufy examined
BY the gang. Then dcels arc prepared
til due form. aud q woman or man leach mcnl-
hers If the cangl appear before n Justice or
notary, antf thc lying tnnn's property ts dutv
dcc,lcd away before Ills denth, bis name forEctt
aud that Of Ills wife, aEd tho same placed on
rrrhfG
, 1877-10-20


C1EvELAYp, o., Oct. 10.-The National Chris
tlan Temperance Union met tu Convention,
fourth days session, this forenoon, and elected
Charles Dunn, Of Columbus, Corresponding
Secretary for tho ensuing year; J. b. Lttton, Of
Kentucky, Recording Secretary; and John Nc
C15monas, OF Cleveland, Treasurer. Tho proper
Committee reported In faYor Of tho Ttmprranrs
E2tstan Of pEttsburg for tile official organ ol
the UEion, The report wns adopted.
4 committee to framc constitution for local
organizations waf then appointed.
The Convention then adjourned to meet In
Lexington. KY, the third Tucsday in October,
1878.
II. sosHrH CLASSIC OF THE naYonMgn CHURCH.
Gosnxx. lntl., Oct. 10.-Thc 81. Joseph C1assis
OF tho reformed Church fn tho United Statcs
convened In tho First Reformed C,lurcn Of THIS
city on Thursday evening. Tho opening sermon
was preached BY tho lev. H. Fcnncnlat,, which
was interesting and Instructive. To-day tic
Chassis organlzcd for dclibcrativo work. il.
Keller anil J. .. lcnry, graduates Of fiillsdalo
College, wcro ordained to tho ministry Of tho
Church. Tho ordination sermon was delivered
by tho Kcv. +. X. Willard, OF Michigan, and tho
tturVic services conducted by tho Rev, j. X,
Skinner, Of Indiana. Tho preparatory services
take plaro tomorrow afternoon, NTH sermon
by +. W1ll.
, 1877-10-20
Yesterdays Proceedings OF the
Episcopal General conven.
ton at Boston.
A Variety Of Papers Read Before the
congregational Council at
Detroit.
Presbyterian Synotls in Session in
Iowa and Indiana.
Springfield Hospitality Entertaining tho
Baptist Ministers Of Illinois.


TtlR 0kNHhAL CONVENTION.
BosToS, Mass., Uct. l9.-Tl,e Episcopal Cen
cral Convention to.IaJ elected Lloy,l Wells
Treasurer, Nathan Matthews declining re-
etcettun.
This report on the Joint Committee on the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society was
t'rcsentetl and referred. II recommends the re-
organization Of the Board OF Missions, md pro-
poses amendments to the canon for ca,augc that
fhc membership shall embrace all members Of
the Church; that the powers now enjoyed BY the
Board be vested lii tho General Convention, who
shall appoint committee ot thirty managers to
ilnvc charge uf misstonAaud make all appsopria-
tlons: Special provision ia 10 be maflc for
auxiliary assistance.
Deputy AtnncrEcrait thought that from the
present form Of examination Ut candidates for
tue ministry 1t could not be known whether tho
candidates were ftotnnnsts OF not, aud offered
resolution that the form OF examination be
mors strict. Referred.
The members of the joint Committee on tho
Part VI tho uoute of Deputies to memorabilia
ConGrcss IN relation to legislation among Tho
Indians atc Montgomery Blar, Of MARYLAND;
Judge Smith, Ut Western New York; and tho
Key. Dr. Dix. Ut New York.
A1tcT short discussion Of tho report favor
ing separation Of tho morning and evening
praycr ana tha communion service, and the ,ise
OF The satnc, delegates md accompanying ladies
took sail about the barbor.