September 27.pdf

The Arkansas Methodist journal reports on various news and events, including the pardon of 42 nihilists in Warsaw, the Emperor of Austria's admiration for the King of Italy's devotion to his people, and the Great Eastern railway's upcoming arrival with government and individual exhibits for the World's Exposition.

In the US, a man was hanged in Cincinnati for murdering a family and selling their bodies to a medical college, a laborer was killed in a powder explosion on the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad, and a cyclone wrecked the town of Clear Lake, Wisconsin, killing three people.

A flood in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, carried away city bridges, floated off 400 houses, and left 2,000 people dependent on their neighbors for food and shelter, with estimated losses of $1,600,000. The boiler at the Central Railroad compress in Eufaula, Alabama, exploded, killing four men and burning 400 bales of cotton.

There were 12 deaths from yellow fever reported in Elvina, and the bulletin of ravages of cholera in Italy reported 14 new cases and 18 deaths in various cities.

In international news, Admiral Courbet's plan for the French campaign against China is to flank Kelung and march on Tamsui, and the British relief expedition up the Nile will consist of 8,500 British troops, 2,590 Egyptians, and a fleet of 950 river boats.

In field notes, various Methodist ministers report on their meetings and revivals, with many conversions and accessions to the church. They also request support and prayers for their work, and some express concern about the lack of preachers and the need for help.