The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-21
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Lis srduous Undertaking. Al his request the time
Of starting was altered frcm noon to eight o'clock PM
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the ringing Of bell, Immediately followed by the
appearance q hs old veteran who emerged At rapid
cheers Of large number Of spectators He was dressed
in flannel jacket and shorts worsed stockings and stout
performed the 6rst mile In TX minutes One of the by
ISLANDERS offered to against the accomplishment Of the
The worst feature Of the old mans is sort of
s.thnsc ceegh which appears to distress him when he
Calsdonis SPRING. July 18th, lsaS.- Montreal Herald
city Intelligence.
WARN WEATHER.-The thermometer got up as high
a. 30 yesterday with prospect OF mounting still higher
ArSouHcIso THE ARRIVAL OF AN Ex-P.E.rDErr-
sp SaS in the the Asr
mocratic point Of view. than written volumes. II was
John Tyler, Virginia" This gentleman, once the de-
Few Tscosnaed his fax ssw him. ys
he i an President Would not this simple entry in
srLxHDiD Boar AABASr.-The beautiful new
steamer, Matamoras, Capt s. Smith, has been placed
on the lnet Albany morning boat at reduced rates
o. isrs. !: SAID that the NJ havery fast boat See
THE DuEL-RuxoarD SUICIDE we mentioned some
the nrs families had iei the City for the purpose Of
fighting duel We understand that one of them has
ud no having Th m but
mere rumor and as such we give it.
GRASp STREET CHuRcH-The Rev. DR. Nc lroy de-
from hat passage in Ezekiel chap verse 3D. And he
said unto me, son of man, these bones ivsp Ths
viewed the extent and limitation Of the human mind re-
gsrdng questions Of natural and moral investigation
S sdS
in connection with the production Of artificial power
which had proved beneficial to social existence
and which might be allowed, considerable achieve
msnts Of mans intellectual faculties; nevertheless there
solution in the absence Of divine revelation rendering
Of truth: affecting Il. moral 1s and SPIRITUAL
condition Of races In the account given by the pro-
translated the presence Of Deity and placed in
the valley Of dry bones with solemn proprey, he
in Il. .s :na to- Ss s%
pseme Being who first proposed the inquiry" Can
God. thou kno~ehr The preacher then proceeded in
svery natural and manner to unfold the pas
being dead In trespasses and SINS" for though the vi
sion had an pmedats reference to the house Of israel
yet in its general bearing included all men agreesbly
the woold application Of prophetic and scrptural in
probation In the prosecution Of the subject, the
ton the question Of the text Could not possibly be an
swered inasmucR bone had no Inherent principle Of
nerves in which reside ssn:ssion and IL. power Of mo-
don was the most helpless part Of the human frame and
Be- found iss susceptible ofrsssorsen 10 lie and sesivty
bone deprived Of Ill moisture An archangs could not
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from which the vital spark had just departed How I'm
.ass s:sa d ;s md
A5%gn e the :n% DRY bones which the
city If 90 ho
ual condition of mankind. which needed divine and
gracious Interpolation 70 effect the salvation of the SOUL
causing the entrance of the breath Of spiritual life Tho
remainder of the discourse embraced consieratons Of
the deplorsbls wretchedness in which would have
not God. in his mercy and grace vouchesafed affirm
alive to the question propounded to the astonished pro
snss in this LIFE apart from his essrns Soo% which,
were presented with much vvidness of thought and
cation Of the subject elctng intense feelings Of graft
tude for the means and agencies which God had prov
ded in the scheme OF salvation VIZ the gift Of the volume
Of inspiration the atonement of Christ the influences of
the Holy Spirit the preaching of the ministry of
Citation and all the means and ordinances of divine
phica DISCOURSE admirably caiculated to edfy the chris
an confound the septic and admonish such delight
in moral theological dsquistions and enunciaed with
earnesness Corresponding an snimang belief in
the sublime and glorious veretes Of revelation.
CORNER sroxEor THE TRAcT socrErv BurLprra-The
corner stone Of the building be erected by the
American Tract Society, at the of Nassau and
Spruce streets laid yesterday afternoon at half past
by Rev Dr. Knox, Of the reformed Dutch Church Who
stated that 80 years ago Tract Society formed
that building was erected the ground where
they now stood With the rent accrung from stores
balance Of debt which ths Society owed had paid
Six religious denominations represented in
the Society and the cause was prosperng twas thought
advisable 70 have the printing Society done in the
same building with its other Offices and the old building
was found too weak and insecure for that purpose The
committee appointed to investigate the matter decided
to erect new building Not ono cent of the money ap-
proprated to this purpose be extracted from the
funds ofthe Society the of the Offices not used
stone then laid by Rev. Dr. Knox who placed in it
sealed box containing the bible the OF the officers
of the Society the act of incorporation names Of life
cetes in London Philadelphia and Boston, and the
of the architects and building committee After the cere.
mony was concluded, prayer was made by Rev. MIR.
Somers, and after benedction, the crowd dispersed
The only incident which to marred the interest of the
tribe to discover for whom reporting and not
discovering, made some very insulting remarks Upon
such an occasion, any fsens or personality should
RE.AlNrED-The steeple of the church at the corner
OF William and Fulton Streets has been painted brown.
Rev J. P. BURKE:-This gentleman will deliver his
second lecture on the rumphs Of Christianity at the
Apollo Rooms: this evening As this the last time that
MT Burke will speak publicly in the United States we
expect to see the Apollo Rooms crowded the utmost
on the occasion by his numerous friends and admirers
ScaArISC THE PoSD-Two good.looking Irishmen,
standing bare looted in their boots" engaged
Yesterday morning with long brooms in sweeping out
the mud which lies several inches deep in the
the iark pohd The ees and frogs which had reposed
there SO long in unconscious obscury, squrmed about
as though they did not at all like the idea of being dis
turbed in SO unruly manner A. most ancient and
fshike smell" was emitted during the operation We
wish our sentimental friend could have been there at
the time, seated on one Of them Eastwood benches"
The delightful aroma would have caused heavenly H.
tation in his nasal organ and played through the ns
texture of his BRAIN have created magnings
peror in transcendenta height to any thing he has
yet inflicted on the city We protest against scrsping
out the pond In its present condition il Is in keep
Ing that it should be as dirty possible.
A QuEER OrFENcr-Wc noticed ON the police re-
turns of the second district yesterday morning that &c.
MUS named Adam Lepere had been arrested for being
found in IAN airy way" ehis is offence that we did
no know before the law took cognizance Of Perhaps
vegetables Instead Of arresting him he ought to nave
been furnished with a dose of bitters which would in
all probability have revived him Perhaps the returns
would intend convey the idea he was found in an