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Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

THREE MORE MURDERS IN MISSISSIPPI =
We cut the following from a Gallatin paper
received by the last mail. 1t is imperi-
Ously necessary that an end be put To these
things without delay. In the name Of
ven, ,rhther arc we tending?
Bad NcrS.--TwO shocking murders
were lately perpetratc3 in Yozoo county,
near Manchester in this state, of such a
character as calls loudly fer the strong and
impartial arm Of Justice One was on the
person Of A Mr.. Harris schoo!mas;cr, and
was committed BY Mr.. Bird and son.
They went to his house armed for the
purpose of death, and poor Harris died in
the grasp of the father while the son i'll
hum1nly butcherud him. Harris, even
while tightly pinioncd, fought and died most
gloriously, as he wounded young Bird
mortally and his father severely. Bird is in
the Vicksburg Jail awaiting his trial.
The other murder was committed at Man
chester upon the body of Allen, young
man, and formerly mail rider at that place
No particulars.
Murder Ggaia.-A young MIN, with hi,
head severed from his body, was lately
found near Manchester, in swamp. Nc
clue to the murder had been discovered, MOI
even the name of the murdered young man
SO it will be seen they have no lack 0
murders in YazDo county.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The winter has been 50 severe in Italy
that Mount Vesuyius was still clad in snow,
as late as May A white shroud wrcathed
around the crater of a burning volcano!
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

shot him, which We lorbear to mention, as
also the various contradictory repiris, as to
the cause Of the ARRAY. We presume they
will be accurately investigated before II
legal tribun, a, the prepetrator Of the deed
being in custody, and to be examined this
morning at 10 o'clock.-Natche= Courier,
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

Well, ! jist run over to the place We was
speaking, Of to eonvarsc bit wild the won
derful crater So said 'hilloo! hillool
hlllOom and sure enough the hecho said,
" "hillOO! hillOO! hiIloo! you noisy rascalr
! thOcht It was very quarc, sir; and said
"hillOOm again, "TIiIloo YOURSELF" said
heeho, "you beguni tfirs;n' ''What thodovil
are you made Nv, said |, Tint ye are nothing
at all and spako like a Christian" "Shut
your mouth" said the hecho. So, said /,
"ye blatherin scoOndrel, if We was Aosh an
blood, like an honest man, that We isn't, I'd
hOmnior yo till the mother Of We wouldn't
know her impedcnt SON.
"And what do you think the hecho said
TO that, sir?-"Scampcr yo b1s'e Of a Pad
dy," said he @or faith if catch We, I'll
break livery bone in your ugly body" An
it hit my head wild big stone, sir, that was
nigh knocking the poor brains ont of Inc.
So run as fast as iver | cud and praised
be all the saints, Pm here TO tell ye Of ii
sir."-Nep York NepS.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

When one is On the brink Of eternity aud
of final Judgment, how weak, how wicked
must appear all earthly onmities!
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

Col, Johnson, before voting on tho de-
positc question asked President Jackson
what sort of a bill for the distribution
Of the public money he would consent to
sign, The Colonel put the question three
times, and received most insulting reply.
He deserved it, What right had he to put
question to the President which the Presi-
pcnt had never put to himsell2
We apprehend, that the Van Burn editors
have lost valuable ally. We perceive,
that an editor in Salem, Mass. has been SEN
fenced to the penitcntiary for three years
lor stealing seven Thermometers, an old hat;
two sheets, hen, and blanket.
We have seen number Of a Tory paper
irnm North Carolina, called the RIsrNc
Day Ii ought to be called the 'NIenT.'
Whyg Because it is the shado,O of ihe
Globe.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

Mr. Hughes, who shot Mr. Cotton on
Saturday night, was yesterday axamined by
the proper authorities and cleared. 1t np-
pears in evidence, VIC arc informed, that
Mr Cotton (who afgays went armed with
pistols had threatened to take the life of
Mr.. II whenever or wherever he should
meet him, which caused the latter to pre-
pare himself On the fatal night he met his
death, he accosted Hughes by asking, ais
itlIughes!" it !" which being answered afirma-
lively, he made motion to draw a pistol,
upon which Mr. ii instantly fired upon
hin. We are appossed to the whole system
Of carrying fire amrs in ordinary life; but
when they are fatally used, it appears less
lamentablc that the trunt of the encounter
should be borne by the aggrcssor--Ib.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

MURDER AGAIN.--Bya genilcmlu who
came passenger IN The CarroIlion, We learn
that person by the name of Herring, had
deliberately shot his own son through the
heart, at VIcksburg, few days since.-Ib.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
An English steamer plies regularly be
tween Constan;inopIe and Trobisond.

A worthy An'iquary was one day edi-
flying the French academy with m1nstrous
long detail of the comparative price of com
modities at different periods, when La Fon-
taine Observed, "This man knows the price,
every thing except time"
Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14
From .he Wiseonsin Democra

From the Wisconsin, Democrat.
"What is the news from Belmont"
is an interogatory very frequently ad'
dressed to us. We beg the reader to
turn his attention to our second page
for a synopsis Of Legislative proceed.
ings-both houses do little else bos
meet, lay on the table, and adjourn
On Thursday, Nov. 2, both houses ad'
journed until the Monday following
during which interval the Governor
and many members Of both houses re.
paired to Dububuc, where they were
handsomely received, and sumptuous.
" entertained. q public dinner wa
rendered TO them. On Sunday evening
| they Ieftthe village Of Dubuque, 70 a. s
sumo their labors at the busting cry
Of Belmont. II is : sweet relief, now
and then, 10 leave the confined air, the
hustle and din Of city life, and retire
10 some peaceful country haunt, 70
Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14
Read the first time and laid upon

Read the first time and laid upon
the table. -
Mr.. Nowlin, from tie committee on
engrossment, reported the bil!sto ihcor-
-porate the La Fontaiae raj road com
panv, to be correctly ensrossed.
Mr.. Cox, from the committee on ex
penses, reported the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the speaker of this
house, receive IS 90 per day, extra
pay, and the officers Of the house, the
lfoilowing salaries. to wit:
Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14
[DECEMBER IA, 1896.

Nays-Messrs. Blair, Boyles, Cox
Durhee, jenkins, LETTER, Lockwood
Mcknight, Parkinson, Reynolds, Shan.
ley, Tcas.-l4
So the motion was lost.
Mr.. Sheldon was then elected chair.
man, and the hou:e went into commit.
tee of the whole.
Proceedings in committee of the
whole.
Mr.: Qquigley moved to strike out
8. d1adiyon" in the FIRST section, which
was lost to 16. -
Mr.. Dallam moved to strike out
1Madison" and insert burlington
Mr.. Engle moved that the commit.
tee rise, which was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Dallam,
The committee rose, reported pro.
gress, and asked leave to sit again.
Leave granted. 2
On motion the house adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion of MIR. Letter,
The house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole, for the considera-
ton of the bill to locate the seat of go
|vernment. MIR. Sheldon in the chair.
PROCEEDINGS IN coMM1TTEE.
The question was taken upon Mr..
Dallam's motion to strike out sMadi-
son. and insert +" Burlington" and
decided in the negative.
Mr.. Dallam then moved that Mine,
raj Point be inserted in the place Of
Madison
On motion of Mr.. Dallam,
The Committee rose and by Mr..
Sheldon, reported progress and asked
leave to sit again. Leave granted.
On motion the house adjourned.
Saturday, Fov. 26.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment-JOurnal read and corrected.
MIR. Nowlin offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That Thos. Long, Assis.
tant Doorkeeper, be allowed ,kc sum
Of three dollars per day for its scrvl-
ceS
NJ. Chi'ds moved to amend. by
strikin. out the word ssresolved" and
inserted the following: That Turner,
fireman, he allowed the sum Of two
dollars day." The resolution and a.
mcudment were laid upon the table.
Mr.. Irwin then offerrod the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee he APP
aointed to draft memorial tothe Con-
gIess of The United States road lead
ing from Green Bay to Chicago. where
ths northern boundary line Of the State
OF Illinois, crosses said road. -.
Messrs. Irwin, Cornwall, Sheldon,
ChiIds and Boylcs, were appointed the
committee.
i MIR. Ellis gave notice that he would
on Monday next bring in bill to
J! Incorporate the Sac village and Wis
consin Canal Company. Also, bill
to Incorporate the Keewaunee and
Green Bay rail road company.
]: Messrs. Ellis, Childs. Boyies Blair
and Midnight, were appointed COM
nittee to bring in the bills.
Mr.. Sheldon from the inhabitants OF
Milwaukee county. praying for the
division of that county, which was re-
ferrea to the committee upon that sub
; jcct.
Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

II
The committee ON expenses were
instructcdto report Tomorrow.
Mr.. Smith presented petitions from
inhabitants Of Iowa, relative to the
division Of that county, which were
referred to the joint committee Of the
delegation from Iowa, Brown and
Crawford. 81
MI. Ellis,otIered the following rcso-
luton:
Resolved, That the select commit
toe Of the whole delegation Of Iowa,
Brown and Milwaukee, on the subject
ofsubdividing said counties be instruct.
ed to report on to-morrow, the number
of petitioning personsin favorof theidi'
vision Of the county Of Iowa, as pro
posed to the hill now before the house
and also, the number petitioning Of
demonstrating against said bill.
i Mr.. Smith moved 10 amend the sait
resolution by saying the day afterato
morrow. which was lost. The eques
ton was then taken on the resolution
(which was lost. II Il
On motion Of Mr.. Childs,
The house resolved itself intoa com,
ASmittee Of the whole for The considera.
\ lion Of the bill to divide the several
!. !. Counties Of Iowa, Brown and Milwau.
~ Mr.. Wheeler in the chair.
Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

from this time, Of less denomination
than twenty dollars, il the Legislative
assembly shall deem itexpedient to do
so. M
Mr.. Ellis moved to add the follow
Z ing to section SO:
ssProvidcd, that if said corporation
shall fail to 80 into operation, or shall
abuse or misuse the privileges under
this charter, It shall be in the power oil
the Legislative assembly Of this terrific.
~, at any time, TO annul, vacate, ane
nuke void this charter
The billwas then laid on the table
unt.l to- morrUW. ss4.. u stas s.
The house adjourned
&5 Friday, Nov. rs.
The house met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Journal read and corrected.
Mr.. Camp from the select committe,
Appointed for that purpose, reported
l..a bill to lay out territorial road from
Du Buque to A. Blnksten's, on the
head Of Little Maquoketa.'
Read the first time and laid upor
the table.
Mr.. Childs, from the committee /,
whom the subject was referred, report
led ga bill to divide the counties o
Brown Asilwaukee, =
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-20

er in heaven when we both 90 there? The
sun was setting. had fastened back the
curtain, and the soft light now shone peace
fully upon the scene OF suffering and death.
Francis turned his eyes upon the window.
After moments silence, he said, Mother,
read to me what the dying boy said to his
mother knew vel! to what he referred,
and | instantly read TO him the following
verse:
yes, mother, I loved in the sunshine to play,
And talk with the birds and the blossoms allday.
But sweetcr the songs of the spirits on high
And brighter the glories round God in the sky
| see them-I hear them-too full is my heart:
My mother-dcar mother-do let me depart.
"'Alother,' said Francis, i do want to
60 to God in the sky. Hiss me, mother,
and do not cry lie soon fell asleep, and
at three this morning. he closed his little
hands across his breast, and ceased TO
breathe.
"Whcn YOU. my dear sister, have watch
cd TIC flower of Your affections fade and
dic,-when you miss the bounding steps,
the joyous laugh, the winning tone, and
know that they have passed for ever, then
will YOU know the utter dcsolat!on OF my
heart. My child has gone to Join the IN.
liant throng around the throne Of God. |
feel that he is happy; and that his father
has met and welcomed our lovely boy to a
world OF happiness. But they have left me
alone; and yet, it is well with the child, and
trust He who cares for me, will not leave,
in this hour of trial. My kindest love to
little James, He will be dearer to my heart
for his affection for Francis.
'.Your affectionate sister, "S."
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From the S. &. Herald.
THE DUTY OF FAMILY PRAYER.

Ipresun,c that irany professor Of religion
were inthe daily habit Of protaning the name
ofGod, or speaking falsely of his neighbour,
little doubt would be entertained ofhis being
a reproach to the church of Christ. But it
is as truly the duty of christian parent
to pray in his family, as tis.o speak the truth,
and By the same authority by which he is
forbidden to profane the name ofGodhe is
commanded to train up his children in the
nurture, and admonition of fthe Lord.
1t may BE- asked, with some degree of
propriety, how it is possible for parent TO
neglect this duty, and yet profess to belong
to Christ, and to be ardentIy attached to his
cause. Even ifit were not cnjoined in the
word of God, it would seem that no pious
man upon reflection could fail to see the
propriety Of attending to it. The blessing
it would prove to his children, and domes-
tics !; its influence in sanctliylng domestic
comforts, and crosses; the means Of grace ii
would afford TO himself; the utility it might
prove to the community at large ; and its
tending to promote religion, decency, sobri'
ETY., and good order are matters so evident
as at once to convince him OF its great i'm,
por:ance. I, would prob;,h!v be going 'uC
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is therefore the language in which all who
look unto Jesus, whether trembling or con-
ti,lenty. should be addressed, and more
particularly by their ministers. The heart
of the righteous should be made sad, neither
by Withholding from him those texts which
speak Of our Completeness and joyful attl-
ance in the Saviour Christ; nor, on the other
hand, by conccaling those which pronounce
blessing on the contrite, the tlmld, and the
poor in spirit. Let your readers bear with
me, as far as | may appear to them to have
erred, either in my conception or represen-
ton Of the subject. Truth is my object;
and the Lord, by his Spirit, lead us into all
truth, till at length he lodges us in a region
where the perception Of divine things will
be forever clear The judgment for ever sound,
and the soul forever happy in ''the cxcellen-
cy of the knowledge Of Christ Jesus our
Lord"
When I speak, as | have now done, Of
those proofs of our reconciliation to God in
Jesus Christ which our spiritual character
may supply, | would not overlook those
deeply affecting cases, in which nothing but
.'looking unto Jesus" exclusive Of all such
proofs, can uphold the desponding Christian.
Such one is wont to argue, "lfl look lnto
myself despair.' Let him then look out
ofhnlsclf, to One who was ''holy, harmless,
and undefled;" and who having obeyed
the law for us, is therefore emphatically
called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" To
Him should every inquiry respecting the ev-
licences Of our acceptance lead the fallen
creature, the miserable sinner. Thus, while
we regard such evidences asinseperable from
our spiritual safety, we must still make them
subservient to simple reliance upon Him,
who is himself Sall our salvation" In a
word, where the life proves the reality Of
our faith in Jesus, it is of course unnecessa-
ry to press the application of the test in
question.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-20

far, if we were to say that no parent who
neglects this duty can have any claim 70 the
character ofa christian but we ccntdcntiy
saw that it's no honor to pious man to
have it said of him that he has no religion IN
his house, and that he never called upon God
in his family.
The responsibilities of parents are truly
great, and fearful. The eternal welfare OF
their children to very great extent depends
upon their example and instructions. Hence
we find in matters of religion, that general
lv children are what their parents were.
That is when they make any prctentlons to
piety. But very often those who are most
corrupt in their morals, and sceptical as to
their views of the word of God have come
out of families, the parents Of which were
members OF the Church. And this has no
doubt been owing to the fact, that they saw
those in whom they placed the highest con-
idcnce, their own parents, living sovery dii-
fercntly from what they professcd, as to leave
upon their minds the impression that there
was no reality in religion. The want OF
pious example, and faithful instruction on
the part protesting parents, verify believe
has made more inlides than all the VIII
tinss of Paine, Hume, and Voitaire taken to-
gether. Can Il child believe that his parent
looks upon him as in danger Of everlasting
misery, and ardently desires his saluaton,
when he secs him putting forth every effort
and using all honest means 10 promote his
comfort and responsibility in life, and yet
not express any anxiety concerning his I'm.
mortal welfare which must be infinitely more
important? How terrible must be that mans
guilt, who by his example, or want of fidel-
ity bears his own offspring to ruin
NJ. S. r.
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Total,
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CONVERSION OF IRELAND.

\ letter from Mr.. J. L. Nolan, TO the
Dublin Packet, states the conversion of the
Rev. Mr.. Swayne, recently clergyman in
the Ronish Church, to Professionalism, and
that he is about to become Missionary
preacher in the latter faith. Another com.
munication in the same paper from Mr..
Crotty, who signs himself Catholic priest,
states that on Sunday the 9th inst, at Birr,
the ceremony of the mass was performed in
English The letter, which is curiosity,
coming from such quarter, is as follows:
awe have glorious news to communicate
to the friends of pure religion which we
trust will be hailed as the dawn of brighter
and happier days for lreland.-On this
day we have celebrated the ceremony of
the mass in the vernacular tongue. The
people were highly edited and delighted;
and as they left the chapel were heard to
exclaim may God forgive the priests for
having so long kept us in the dark. We
never heard a mass until this dayr Itmay
be right to mention that we have reformed
the Roman missal, and expunged excep.
tionable passages, such as prayers to saints
and for the dead, with many other parts of
the cannon. We have also changed the
substance of the mass. In the church of
Rome it is offered as sacrifice propitiatory
for sin; but we offer it as it was offered by
all the early fathers of the church, 'in COM
memoration ofthe death and passion of our
Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ, and in thanks.
givingfor allthe Eavors and blessings we have
obtained through the merits of the same Je-
sus Christ our Lord 1t may be right also to
mention, that we have expunged the cere-
mony of the elevation, together with all the
othernonsenSicalm lmummery and criss.cross-
IS Of the Romish mass. Our intention
is not to form new religion, out to retrench
the novelties and superadditions of men,
and revive the old religion Of Jesus Christ"
Dublin Journal.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-20
Bequests TO the Norarian Missions,

Bequests to the Norarian Missioas.-
Two beneiactions of 100000 each have
recently been made to the United Breth-
ren's Missions-one by Mrs. Sophia Van-
sittart, the other by a sister of Lord Bexly.
In the committee room of the Basle institu-
ton, (says the Missionary Begister,) are
suspended on the walls, portraits of SO Mis-
sionaries sent for by the German branch of
this Society to the heather world, in the
last nineteen years. Ofthese Missionaries,
seventy-fve are still laboring in different
parts of the world, but chiefly in India. A
noble example this! How shouldthey blush
in the contemplation of it whose numbers
and wealth so much exceed those of the
few and poor Moravians.
Southern Churchman.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-20
From the S. G.. Herlad.
INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE.

How frequently Go we hear from the pulpit
the character of DemaS held up as warning
to all ,cordly minded professors of religion
am inclined to think MIR. Editor, that his rcpu-
tation has been wronged, and that, by some
very judicious commentators on the Bible.
Paul in his I'd Epistle to Timothy 4th ch. 10th
verse-thus speaks ofhim "For Demas, hath
forsaken me, having loved tins present world
and is departed unto Thessalonica."
Forsaken Paul, through the love of the
world, has been construed by many into an ill.,
ordinate love of gain as governing Demas, and
all like him.
In his Epistle to Philemon, Paul ranks De-
mas as one of his fellow prisoners, sending his
kind regards to Philemon-and to the Colos-
sians-1th ch. l4th verse he says: "Luke the
beloved physician and Demas, greet you,"-
of Demas, Scott in his commentary says
"IIe loved the world too much to give up all
for Christ" and that he departed to Thes-
Salonica, in pursuit of some secular advantage,
that whether he finally apostatized or not we
cannot tell, but the Apostle stood in doubt OF
him. 1.-TWO other helpers, known to Timothy,
were gone to different places, about the 'corh
Of the Lord with the Apostles appreciation
His authority, or reason fer making this
distinction between Demas, Crescens and
Titus, DR.. Scott does not give us; nor does
there appear any in the Bible. This commen-
tator and others seem to have lost sight OF
the fact, that Demas, CreSccns and Titus, are
all nominatives to the same rerJ, and that
what is affirmed of Demas, is equally affirmed
of Crescens 0. Titus. This will be seen in a
moment by supplying the verb.
"Demas hath forsaken me, having loved
this present world, and is departed into Thes-
salonica-
Crcscens, (hath iorsaken me, having loved
this present world and is departcO into Gala
tia
Titus (hath forsaken me, having loved this
present world and is departed) into Dalma-
tia
The true meaning of "this present world"
is this present life: and the Apostle intends to
say, that these three brethren Qor that which
is affirmed of Demas is said of Crescens and
Titus) were not prepared for martyrdom; they
would not give up life nom, and therefore had
left him. If Demas had been the Apostate,
which many represent him, would Paul have
merely mentioned the place to which he had
gone and said nothing more about him! And
would he have mentioned Titus and Crescens
in the same sentence with him and left it SO
doubtful at least, whether he intended the same
charge against them! think not, this view
of the above passage, the writer saw many
years since, in Tilletts Religious Magazine.
1t was said to have been from the pen of a
Scottish Divine, and being very much struck
with its correctness, and being thus, as he
hopes set right himself he offers it to the
Herald, with the hope, that others, may in like
manner, profit troinit. KNOX.
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