The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Dow, Jr., in allusion to rhs exclusion Of man,
would.be-church goers from the sanctuary, b.
reason Of the high pew rents In our "fsshiona
BILE churche s, 4" -charactsristlcslly remarks
"Ths reason why majority Of you 60 to Bssl
sebub, 10, because you can't afford to 20 to
Heaven at the present sxorbitant prices"
GALI0sAsI mentions that on the Qnal Nspo.
leon there IL on the point Of being finished, q
large house, on the site of that which was the
residence Of Abelard. A marble table announ.
ces that Abelsrd dwelt there In Ills.
PRICK OF A PoLIsn GrSERAL--Ths Emperor
Of Russia has issued proclamation Offering a
reward Of twsnty-ssssn thousand dollsrs for
the head of General Benz, the Polish General,
at the present time heading one Of tho Hunga-
rian armies. fI @
A LIrTLx BRANDY AND WATER.-How much
10 a little brandy water. no commonly recon
mended in cholera finest A New York editor
thus answsrs:--Drop three drops of bran in
bucket, and fill it mp with cold, sweet, pure
spring water. Dip out one spoonful Of the
mixture and put II in another bucket, which
fiji with cold water. as before, thus raising the
dilution Gas Hahnemann says) "to the second
power" Drink one glass Of the mixture half
an hour before each meal, and another Just be-
fore going to bed. This We should consider ga
little brandy and water" such an might be safe
ly taken in cholera times.
N B. 1t would be better 10 rinse out the FIRST
bucket thoroughly after putting in the brandy
and before putting In the water.
FIRST Towns IN AxsRIcA.-lt will seem curious
TO those who are not aware of the fact, that the
fret towns built BY Europeans upon the American
continent, were ST. Augustine, In East Florida,
and Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico. The
river ella was explored before the Mississippi was
known, and gold was sought in Cslifornis long ere
the FIRST white man had endesyored to find home
upon the shores of New England. There are
doubtless trees standing within the fallen buildings
of ancient Panama, that had commenced to grow
when the sites of Boston and New York were
covered with the primeval wilderness.
@The Funeral OF the late ALBEIT GALLArIH
took place on Tuesday week in the city of New |
foIk; Inc oosequles were performed al Trinity |
Church, at four O'Clock in the afternoon. large
number of persons was present, and the burial ser
vice was performed in a most impressive manner |
by Or. Whitehouse, and the Rev. J. Mcvicksr and |
G. F. Bsdsll; after which the body was deposited |
in the family vault The following gentlemen |
were the pail bearers: Cornelius W. Lawrence,
Dr.. J. A. Smith, Judge s Jones, Judge ulshetfer,
William b. Astor, Beverly Robinson, Robert Hys-
lop, and DR.. Watson.
DEATH on SISTER OF CHARIrr.-Died, on |
August 7th, in the 6Oth year of her age
Eliza Butcher, well known in this city as Sister
Martina, the well-beloved Superior OF the Cstho-
lie Orphan Asylum. The deceased was q native
Of Philadelphia; became, while very young, con-
vert 10 the Catholic faith. and the early age of
seventeen, ia the possession of great personal
beauty, and gifted with the most captivating and
persuasive manners, she joined the Sisters of
Charity, and TO their mission of love devoted her
whole life.-Mo6iis Herald.