Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-17

His name was duly inserted in the register, in
which I found the following persons recorded, as
having passed uader the sheet during these last few
weeks:-
LIST OF .oMr OF rHr LADIES GENTLEMEN PASSED.
UNDER rur GrE,r SHEET water TO AND BEYOND
TrHuIrArIos Rock, At NI,e,s. FALLs--Islo.
July l3-J. Henry Iiorncastle, England. Edward Sc
gum, Vocalist, England;
Julv I6-Francis Coimbra. Havana.
July 2O--G Ashburner, Bombay, Hndossn
July 23-s - Buckingham, went behind the great sheet
of water with ease and much pleased with the atten
ton of the guide my wishes As Tor the scene, is
beyond description II IS not in the power oil language TO
July a7-Miss NJ. A. Sterling, Mr. ID. u Sterling, Bridge
port Connecticut Miss Eleanor o'Donell, Baltimore.
Homer. ST. Louis MI Ashel Boyden, Boston, Mass.
July 2s-Rchsrd Cromw ell, il: Baltimore
july Outward smith. New York. Daniel Berrien. Jr.
New York. Miss Mary Stone. roughkeepsie, ". Miss
Catherine Van wyok, Fishkll NY.
July al-charlss p Waterbury, Darlington Mass
Miss Waterbury, Farr lgton, Mass Miss sy lvia Wake
man, Harrington, Mass.
August REV. Mr.. Chambers and lady. philadelphia
Misses r. and NJ Henry. Baltimore John r. Howard New
York. +. Agnair, South America. WIN. failhet Rio de
Janeiro, twelve feet beyond any body) j. g. Stanton
August al. wightman Smith and lady, New Orleans
f.. Phillips. New York.
August 5-M. q. Evans Philadelphia.
August 6-Robert l.. Kennedy, New York. Henry Hall
samuel O. Bowl. Gosport. England. Lewis A. Scott,
Philadelphia. Robert Estep NJ. d., and lady, Canton
Ohio.
Maxwell Miss Aiken, Savannah Robert Hamilton, Edn-
Aag,s, WIN. W. suowden, New York. Francis s.
Moro Mexico. Charles Amidon. Gaudaloupe. NJ. De
Gentle, Martinique. James G. Isokoti. New York.
August o--John b. Williams Baltimore. Ben Newton,
New York Thomas B. Drnkcr. New York Lucisn
Curtis New York. y. b. Beardsey. Bridgeport, Conn.
r. " Gubilei Vocalist, New York and London, Second
feet under the sheet 20 feet hey ond
Rock.
Such are some Of the wonderful "seeings and
doings" at Niagara Falls. / wsuld advise all the
moralists Of Wall street, including spectators,
brokers' editors, fnanciers and flats, to come here,
pass under the great sheet, spend an hour in the
-buruin. cavern OF nature, and il il does
not cool their coppers, and knock down sticks,
don't know what will. Afterwards Giubilei took
a swim in the rapids, and departed on his way re-
joicing. Wien Is Fanny ElssIer coming'
Tar PRoPHrctEs.-we meant just what ~e said
about the different publications and lectures upon
the prophecies. We shall recall nothing, but add
that il is as clear 80 sunbeam, that out Of every
fifty writers and lecturers on the prophecies, not
more than tive, or at most three, have any well
grounded knowledge Of biblical exegesis, and are
scarcely acquainted with the science ri hermeneu-
tics Our sheet is too small 60 enter upon this sub
ject in a way which il deserves occasionally
however, we shall make a few remarks, especially
when we find our countrymen going astray and fol-
lowing after any Baa. Religion Is too high and ho-
ly thing 10 be tempered with and We shall always
consider il our mperious duty to put curb on all
false prophets, thsumaturgists, and bible makers,
the spleen vented on by the editors
Of religious papers periodicals TWAS to our efforts
alone in the first place, that the public are indebted
for checking any vile influence which Noah's i'm
position ("The Book Of Jsshcr'') might have pro-
duced. Our watchword is A" Onrard," and we shall
vet see the time when our services will be duly ac
knowlcdged by all.