Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-12-08

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Resoipfd. That +. c. Murray and Ja-
cob Baker, esq. be appointed a commit
tee to wait on the Hon. A. j. O'5annon
with an invitation to address tie Society !,
OH that occasion
On motion Of G. w. Grayson,
Resoh,ed, That T. IL. Jordan aud 6.
t. Jones be appointed a committee to
wait on Jacob Baker. esq, and request
him to deliver an addaess to the Society
Oh said occasion.
On motion of n w. Wager, esq.
Resolred, That Mrs. Al. Coon, Jno.
R. O'ncae and T. II Jordan, be appoint
ed committee to arrange suitable lem
perance Odcs, to be surg Ga that coca
sion, by the Luray Choir.
On motion of G. T. Jones,
ResoIutd, That an Invitation be OK
tended to all the members ct the differ
ent Temperance Or Total Abstinence
Societies in this County, as well as all
persons friendly to the cause, aud the
citizens generally, are hereby respectful
ly solicited! to attend.
On motion of VIM. Campbell,
Reso'vtd, That these resolutions be
signed By the President and Secretary.
& copies thereof be seat to the Editors of
the Woodstock Sentinel and Good Sam
al :.an, fer publication.
On motion IF j. l.. AZ Rider. the
meetin. adjourned, to meet on Christmas
Eve. cath Decemher.) at 2 O'Clock,
p. Nj.
Al. O'BANNON, R'est.
G. T. NES, Sec'ry.
from Bermuda.-The schooner Gen
eral Grant, from Bermuda, Nov. 8, re-
ports the following:
The Royal Mail Steamer Solway,
from Nassau, arrived at Grassy Bay Oct.
29th. She had only one passenger,
Mr.. Mitchell, a merchant of Havana, &
he died soon after the pilot took the YES
sci in charge.
;: The royal-Niail Steamer Clsde ar
rived at Bermuda Oct. SOth. with 10
passengers. She brought but one letter
taken out by the LIST October steamer
from England. and~oot a single newspa.
per-"
Lead.-The superior quality Of this
article Of American produce has caused
quite an active demand for it abroad {;
aud we learn from the Boston papers that
upwards of 80, 900 pigs of lead were ex-
ported from that port to foreign coun-
tries during the month of September.
Union Of the s4tla'sEc and Pacific
The company chartered by the Govern.
ment of New Grenada to construct a
ship canal. connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, have completed their sur
vevs. made a,rpad over the Esthmus, and
are proceeding to make the canal, which
will be AZ miles long, and it is estimated
to cost $2,77s. 615.
The .Mormonite Delusicn. A disciple
1 of Mormon is ON a visit to Wolverhamp-
ton, and hired room in the Lion Fields,
where he breaches five or six times "a
week The strangeness Of his doctrine
appears tosexcite the curiosity of many
persons of different creeds, and some.
timesihe.is openly contradicted, when, as
may be expected, noisy discussion en-
sues. On Sunday last he entertained his
auditory with an account of his CONVEX.
sion to the Mormon faith, as follows: He
said that he prayed to God for fourteen
days without receiving an answer, but
Just as the fortnight expired, he was
struck dead after which God command.
ed him to be baptized (by immersion. y
| When he came to life he exclaimed
+" Yes, Lord. III go! IWgo! even if the
water Is boiling hot." Being baptized.
he can, he says, work miracles, ard
speak in unknown tongues of the latter
he c!ten gives specimens, but, upon be.
ing asked for the interpretation there
Of" be declines. Strange as it may APP
pear, he has made a few converts VIII,
have been baptized by him in the rive.
stour after dark WolU1hampton Egg
Chronicle.
Eats aor,inary Fish iathe Thomes.-
The lovers Of the marvellous have beer
i gratif:ed by the finding OF an enormou!
eel in ahe river Thames, and the capture
of a small whale, very visitel
here, during the last few days. Or
Saturday the ballast men engaged in one
Of the Trinity lighters. brought up in ;
scoop what they first took to be lary,
snake. but was soon aseertaned. to be al
eel, measuring,9 feet 6 inches in length
and eject in circumference. The cap
tain of a Waterman steamer offered ;
large sum for the eel, but it was finall,
4 disposed Of to a fishmonger in ChadweE
The balIastmen stated that the eel snort
ed and barked at them like a,dog wher
they first took it out Of the water.-Lon
don paper.
-eSe-
A lady asked clergyman if she nigh
pay attention to dress and fashion with
out being proud. Madam" repliet
the minister, '.wbeneyer you see the tai
of fox out of a hole. you may be surs
tho c,y is there Also