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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

TSHE FIRST PAGE OF VOLUME
i No. 2.--On the first page of Volume No.
2 can be seen the removal of l.. S. CRoFooT's
Saddler Shop to room fitted up expressly for his
accommodation, on Front street, two doors below
Crawford & Stier's store, where may be found al
all times all kinds Of
Saddles, Harness, Brides, whips,
Or in fact everything that is ever made in Sad
der Shop: and what is still more desirable you
will always find the b'hoyS at home ready to patch
up your old Collars and other fxins, just by the
way of accommodation, you know.
GJ7 Call around and see what a tall shop he has
got, any how. L. S. CR0F00T.
Pomeroy, Decembei6, S5-n4tf
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28
OF Interest to Merchants, Clerks
Teachers. SeudeRlts. and All NTcn

OF Interest TO Merchants, Clerks,
Teachers, Students, ald All Men.
JUST PUBLISB EDvrA NEW AND COMPLETE
y SET OF RULES by which all the fundamen-
tai operations of Arithmetic may be performed in
AN rwcREpfBLY sIoRT SPACE OF TINE. To become
master OF them VIII require not more than
couple hours, studyof any good sound mind; and
the student will thereby be enabled to Add, Sub
tract Multiply or Divide, in any sum, no matter
BEYOND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ERRoR), and in less
than oneiourth the time required in the old sys-
TEN.
These Fundamental Rules are followed by an
Examination into the PROPERTIES OF NUM-
BERS, which even further facilitates the other
operations. ,h te
There are also embraced in the work,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

"a man can find nowhere SO good Savings
Bank as by emptying his purse into his head.
knowledge is the best capital he can possess; it
is at his command every moment, aud always
above par.-DR. FRANKLIN. G p
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

o.. H
nsSlS5rIes OF THs POPULATION OF GREAT
HHiTAlN ~ We may rnnk with The phenom.
enn oil. our present yenr, the ulormin Eng
hind, ltum the decrease in pupolution by
emigration. Il is not long since plethora
was The cause Of panic. The population
tliminishes ninre rapidly. Than II ever in'l
creased. Instead Of 200 600 per annum
b ing added, ihrl Rmnunl, AZ least, will be
suLlrac.ed. Il appears by the lales, returns,
that out or l69 ,226 emigrants, the Unned.
States received 60 579, bui the proportion
will be less FOR he Union hereafter, owing
In the al,racliuns of Australia. The drain
must augment. Even" says the Times.
"it The. stream should continue running but
/ lnr Two years longer, il will, probably, de-
priye Greal Brilam OF al ieas. u million Of
grown.up men, and will creu,e q chasm in
the population, which ten years Of subse.
qurnt progress will no, fill.
NEBRASKA, The military post al Fou
Eeayrnwurlh is 10 be broken up, and con-
vrrlrd into depot of supplies !or The new
posi-, which is 10 be located about so miles
west OF Il, on The Republican Fork uf the
Kahsas river, nj lhe point where the routes
10 Oregon and 10 New Mexico separate. A
commission Of army officers. consisting ol
MaiSr Ogden and Captain Easion, Of the
Qaar,ermas,er's Department, Capt. Lowell
uf the 9Th Infantry, and Lieut.. Woodruff
Of the Typographical Engineers, left For
L ayenwonh aboul The close Of Oclober. ic
s.lecllhe exac, site for The new posi-. Wher
i is established. il is understood that Fort,
Scoll and Atkinson, on the Arkansas river
4 and For. Kenrney, on the Pate, will b,
broken up, and their garrisons removed.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

He invites the attention Of sportsmen to his
Patent Breech RiAes-the greatest improvement
ever invented.
One peculiarly about Gamers guns is tina
they never miss fire.
( All he asks for them is the money Give him
a call. SILAS GARNER.
Pomeroy, April so, tS52-tf.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28
'rual yo,c,

Pierce's mnj j.rily over Scott, 1882, and
over both Scoll aud Hale, 745 The whole
vile Of the State is very large, and shows a
great Increase over l848, when il only
amounted 10 56 ol6. The majority Tor Gen.
Cass over Taylor was then 6.747. bu, Van
Burrn's and Tayor's vote un Ted exceeded
his 3,642. ..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28
'1T cERTAIN BoTAN1cAL AGENT,

vh;,h IN N dsois. Or dcrnnre OF the female iae
obsructons difficulties, painful transformations, &c, hn;
effected cure This root indigenous TO our SOIL a oan
out an equal il forms Of the compounds IN the prepara
ton which, whole. is ilie hest remedy ever gwen 70 \
to health by ts use. .,,. - 49,.
nancy II anys those distressing and pnnlh troubles which
oen occur both TO married and unmarried females nnI re-
moyos those periodical distractions whch arse from 'aAs
cold No
CONSUMPTION Ann LIVER COMPLAINT, Bilious Dis
eases, inflammation 9f ne Lungs Coughs, ooId5 Hoarss
ness Might Sluedts Weakness, &c., Tor all tese discusses no
ahte haGo haan
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

Fierce over Scott, HAS
The FIRE. Soilers have lost l744 votes
since l848; The Wings have gained S,438,
and ,hc Locos 1889, The ugg ega,e in
crease in The vote Of The State since l848 is
96 1893, about 10 per cent.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28

Three doors above Fifth street, on Vine.
" The public have been imposed upon by re-
medies, recommended by certificates which have
always originated in SINE unknown source. We
believe that MEDICINE POSSESSING REAL MERITS
will effect cures wherever il is used, at home as
as well as abroad. THIS is NO PAREGoRIC
PREPARATION but one which if used in season win
save the lives of thousands; and persons MAY
MAKE THIS BARGAIN WITH AGENTS from
whom they purchase, that in every case whereitiS
used freely according to directions, and entire sat-
sfaction is not given in "a or As hours, they can
return the medicine, and their MONEY WILL BS
CHEERFULLY REFUNDED.
1I- The above Medicine is for sale in Pomoroy
by d. REED, sole Agent for Meigs county.
February 10, 1852-n11tf sy
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

CHARLEY MILLER, Master.
J. A. COLEMAN, Clerk.

REGULAR THURSDAY PACKET.
For Gainesville, Warsaw, Vienna
Newport, Fairfield, Memphis,
Pickensriue Nc Larren's Land
ing Onion Bluff and Moore's
Bluff.
ME new and fast running passen.
ger Steamer EMPRESS, Char.
ley Miller. Master, will leave Mobile
every TRiruday evening, at S o'clock.
arriving vt Moore's Bluff every Satur-
day at A o'clock, P. M, will leave
Moore's fluff on her downward trip
every Saturday, evening, Union Bluff
Sunday morning al daylight, Nashville
at 7 o'clock, Petty's Bluff at 8 o'clock,
Pickenvilie at IL o'clock, arriving Al
Memphis at 2 o'clock, leaving at 5
o'clock, FAN field at 8 o'clock. Newpor,
at 9, Vienna at IL at night, leaving
Warsaw Monday morning at 6 o'clock.
Galnesvlk at 10, Jones's Bluff at | Pm,
Bluff Pat at 8 o'clock, leaving Demo,
polls ewry Tuesday morning, Blacks
Bluff ats 'clock, Kemps and James a
IL o'closk Gays and Tnskahoma at 2
o'clock, arriving in Mobile Wednesday
m~orninget daylight.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

General Wool.-A correspon
dent Of the Annapolis Md Gazette
states that Gen. Wool has given his
consent to the use of his name as a
candidate for the next Presidency
Gen w. is a strong Democrat, but a
gallant soldier and true patriot. l,
is impossible that the Democracy, il
they find that nothing gunpowder
promises to be sufficiently powerful
to blow up the wing entrenchmenrs,
will rally under the banner of this
war>worn hero. His military ser.
vices have been infinitely greater to
his country than any which have
been rendered by the other Demo.
cratic candidates, and we are inclln-
ed 10 believe that he is more onser
vative in his principles aud spirit
than most of them. The Gazette
publishes a letter from Gen. w DOL
i'll which he takes strong ground a.
gainst the doctrines of intervention
in European affairs, and in which
he administers a deserved castigation
20 Kossuth.- Rishm0nd Rep.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

Later from Liberia. Tn Pa
ci6c brings dates from Liberia, by
way of England, to the the 24lh of
December, being two weeks later
than our previous advices. Presl-
den, Roberts, in view of the late out
RACES, has issued a proclamation
prohibiting all communication with
the districts inhabited by the turb>
ulen, chiefs and natives. Every
captain of q vessel or other person
violating the proclamation, TO arrest
ed and his vessel seized. He also
directs that every individual having
n factory in said districts, shall qili,
or remove TO some other point. =
Every proprietor of a factory need,
ing the aid of the government to as
sist him in removing il, may apply
10 the Secretary of the Treasury,
who will afford the necessary aid
Notice of the blockade mentioned in
the above proclamation, was pub
lished by the English admlnistra
ton at Sierra Leone.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

Honesty the Best Policy. The
St. Louis Republican says that, on
the 9Th inst, a little Irish boy NAM
ed O'Brady, the son Of a day !aborer
who lives in a miserable hovei on
Green street, in that city, found a
purse on Broadway containing $3.50
in bank notes and gold, besides bills,
notes, &C., to a considerable amount.
Resisting the suggestion of some OF
his companions to appropriate 10
his own use a portion Of the money,
he set about endevoring to find tne
owner, and failing in this deposited
the purse with his father. BY the
merest accident, The gentleman who
had lost it was directed 10 the house,
and that afternoon his property mot
q farthing of which had been touch
edl was returned 20 him. At first
the father refused every offer of re-
muneration. Finally, however, he
consented to accept the very liberal
gift of $75, promising to apprnpri.
ate it in the education of his son.
The 10y vas placed u, school, and
made his first attempt to decipher
the mysteries OF the alphabet.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
AdministratOrs'
Sale of Land.

10y virtue ofan order ofthe Probate
I'D court of Noxubee county, Missis-
sippi, made at the November term, 1851,
thereof, the undersigned administrator
of the estate Of Willis A. Hopkins, de-
ceased, will, on Monday, the LIST day of
February next, between the hours pro.
scribed by law, at the door of the court
house, ia said county, expose for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidders, on
a credit Of not less than twelve months
from the day oil sale, the following de-
scribed lands belonging TO the estate of
said deceased, lying and being in said
county, to wit northeast quarter of Sec
ton fifteen, township fifteen, range nine
teen east.
Purchasers will be required to give
bonds and approved security for the pur-
chase money.
II. Fl. DUNN,
Fl. II. DUNN,
Dec. IL. 3w Administrators.
The above sale has been
postponed until the second Monday tine
9th day. Of March, 1852.
Feb a.. 1852. Ia
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
Runaway in Jail.

WAS COMMITTED to the
en- jail OF Noxubee county, Miss, on
-Athe 9th day Of February, A. D.
1852, a negro woman, named MALIN.
DA, who says that she belongs to Josiah
Nicholson. Said negro woman is low
of stature, about l6 or II years of age,
light complexion. The owner of said
negro is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges and take
her away, or she will be dealt with as
the law directs.
]. B. MAS1IN, Sheriff
Noxubee CO., Miss.
February Is, 1852. If
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
State of Mississippi,
NOXubee County.

PROBATE COURT. FEBRUARY TERM,
VI A. D. 1851.
N re matter of the petition for final
sessaeinent of Peyton King, admin
ftral5r Of the estate of Darby Henley,
10 A,..garet t4en,ey, saran e. slv,
wea, julia Ann Spraggins, and her
husband, William Spraggins, r oha
Hepley. EmeIine E. Nash, and her
husbpnd, N. N. Nash, Albert T..
Henlsy. Felix G. Henley, Viii.
liam G. Henley, Margaret c. Hen.
ley, Alexis D.. Pope. guardian of
Laxe'a Pope, minor of Susan Pope,
deceased, and Leonidas Terrell, Mary
Traces Terrell, Ainn Thomson
and ner husband, - Thomp,
son, and Ann Brooks, and her hus-
ban William Brooks, who are heirs
of lliza K. Terriil, deceased, who
was,ae ofthe heirs OF Darby Henley,
de4 sed, and to Charles G. Bowen,
guatian ad Item of the minor heirs
of sal estate:
Yo,and each Of you are hereby mott.
ned to- and appear before this court
on Tn'day, the 9th day Of April, A. D.
1852, ing a day of the term of said
court, be begun and held in said coun.
ty at.. courthouse thereof on the LIST
Mond Of April, A. D. 1852, to
show use if any You can, why the ac-
count nd vouchers of Peyton King,
admin traitor Of the estate of Darby
Hepl deceased. should not be allowed
and c, 6rmed, ard decreed accordly.
Wins the Honorable REUBEN RUFF,
Judge of the Probate court
(La in and for Noxubee county,
Mississippi.
Used on the Sd day of February, A.
D liz.
C. G. BOWEN.
30~9w Clerk.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
AGAINST LOSS
MISSISSIPPI
MUTUAL
Company.
Permanent Fund, by act Of incorper~
tion, 100000.

DIRECTORS.
B. NJ. BRADFORD, President
CHARLES GATES, w. H. SAUNDERS,
ELISHA STRONG, WYATT MoYE,
STEPHEN ADAMS, B. M. BRADFORD,
M J.: WIcKs, JOHN MCMILLAN,
NJ. w. LINDSAY, J.B. JENNINGS.
S. l.. PAINE, s. p. GATES.
'AMEs CARLISLE, Sec'v.
This company being organized accor.
ding to the act OF incorporation, is now
prepared to receive applicable and make
H. a5,sds ,.ss z. GER sitlss; ID the soNa If
Risks. and AIso1upon The III ana it,rsr
persons and slaves. This cses OF Waite
established on the mutual pr~in2snpa"y
~surance; every person insur ,knora;n
makes a nett gain, on the amsxnt Ransa.,
pay in, of l0f..er.cent. which amountsays
allowed at the time Of the payment of the
premium, without risk or responsibility
to the asst red.
Nc Insurance Office in the United
States hold out greater inducements to
persons wishing to be insured against
losses. Its terms are liberal-its stock
holders are among the most wealthy and
respectable Of our citizens, and wherever
known canno fail 10 inspire the greatest
confidence in the solvency and prudent
management of the concern. Planters
wishing to insure their Cotton against
the dangers of the rivers will make 10
per cent. by giving this Office their bust
ness.
This being the only institution of the
kind in north Mississippi, it is hoped that
It will meet with a liberal patronage.
DAVID BUCK, Agent.
Oct. 20, 1851.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

,ette!s of administration having been
granted to the undersigned at the
March term, A. d. 1852, of the honor.
able Probate court of Noxubee county
Mississippi, on the estate of Alexander
t. Jones decd, notice is hereby given
to all persons indebted to the said estate
TO come forward and make immediate
payment, and all persons having claim.
against the same are required TO present
them, duly authenticated, within the
time prescribed by law, or they will b.
forever barred.
THOS. w. IRWIN,
Mar. 10, so. CIV Administrator
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

The Quadrant Superseded. =
The R'v. Tyler Thatcher is said TO
have discovered a new aud superior
m thod Of determining latitude and
10 ,si,ude. The Sanfranclsca Pa
cifc the journal which announces
tins invention, says:
HIS method of determining the
titude, 10y a single observation OF
of any heavenly body, seen by night
or by day, either on the meridian, or
at any angle with the meridian, is
perfectly gcomet lcal, aud obvious
and certain IN lis results, as any
case whatever in spherical lrlgon,
Ometry.
'He EMPLOYS the same observa,
tons also to fix the longitude. THE
saieiliOd by which thas is done rs
partly genOmetrlcai uuu pare,
arilhme,ical but as plain aud eel
tain as any demonstration i'll En'
clld's Elements, or any sam in The
Rule of Three"
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
TIE Search for Sir .Iohn Franh

TIE Search for Sir John Ffank-
HM.-A private expedition under
Capt. Beaslon, is to leave England
shortly to look for Sir John Frank.
lin Ii is sent out under the con.
viclion that Sir John Franklin has
advanced through the Wellington
Channel, into a high latitude far to
the westward, probably as far as The
miridiau of BehrIng Straits. Lady
F'rankIio contributes $500, and
Capt. Bcas,on has pnrchas' d a yes
sci Of 200 tons, which he intends tit
ting with three separate engines, of
eight horse power each, with sepa-
rate boilers. He will likewise take
with him a steam launch, of eight
horse power. Her crew will consist
of fifteen picked men. The expedl-
tion will sail about The end of this
month.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
.NeU Goods.

W. have just opened a large
assortment of new DRY
GOODS We have on hand
a large supply of negro goods,
such as Kersey, Linsey, and
Osnaburgs, Russell B'ogans,
Mud Boots, Kip Brogans, Kip
Boots, Mater Proof Boots, and
a general assortment of all
kinds of Ladies, Mems, and
Children's SHOES.
Come one, come all, give us
a call, as we are determined to
sell low at small profits.
1yles, Bracy & Go.
A supply of Bagging and
Rope on hand.
I. B. & Co.
Jan. 81, 1852.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

Energy What IL does-Lazy
Men are atWavs below par.--We
love your upright energetic men.
Poll them this way, and then that
way, and they only bend, but never
break. Trip them down, and in a
trlce they are on their feet. Bury
them in the mud, and in an hour
they will be out and bright. They
are not ever yawning away exist
ence, or walking about the world as
if they had come into it with only
half their soul you cannot keep
them down you canno, destroy
them. But for these the world
would soon degenerate. They are
The salt of the earth. Who bnt they
start any noble project? They build
our cities and rear our manufactor.
les. They whiten the ocean with
their sails, and they bIacken the
heavens with the smoke of their
steam vessels and furnace fres.-
They draw their treasures from the
mine. They plough the earth.
Blessings or them! Look to them,
young men, and take courage /; imi'
tate their example, catch the spirit
of their energy. Without life what
are you good for, if it is passed idly
away? We should ever measure
thus Iife's employment.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

F. WINTER. C. b. MILLER.
Upholstery and Paper-hanging
WAREROOM.
WINTER & MILLER,
Corner of Water and Cont SITS.
(opp. Messrs Stoddart & Coz
EALERS and manufacturers OF
IL Furniture Of all kinds. manufac.
tured expressly for this market, and will
repay an examination.
Upholstery Department
Is complete, and carried on in all its
branches; orders executed with neatness
and despatch.
Paper>H angings,
The largest variety ever offered
in the city, and at northern
prices, by the piece Or quantity,
I~N0tGTeSSeS, &C,
Manufactured of the very best
materials and at the shortest
notice hotels and steamboats,
supplied.
All the above goods are new,
and purchasers have a great
advantage in making the selec-
ton from this stock.
TENSION price for cash,
or good city acceptance.
A call is most respectfully
solicited, at
Winter s. Miller's
Furniture, Upholstery, md Paper
hanging Wareroon, cor. Water
and Cont sts., Mobile, Ala.
Nov. IL, 1851. ly
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
HARVEY THOMPSO N
and
CHS WINSTON

THE above new, staunch, and light
draught Barges will make weekly
trips to Macon, (water permitting,) pro-
vlded they meet with proper encourage.
ment. They will charge two dollars on
cotton to Mobile, seventy five cents on
light, and n dollar on heavy bbls. from
Gainesville. No storage charged on
goods consigned to our barges.
For freigh or passage apply on board,
or TO the undersigned,
r. w. BELL.
r. G. MCMAHON.
GAINESVILLE, Ala, Jan. s, 1852.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

Professor Guyot is lecturing in
New York on the Agreement of As
tronomy and Geology with Scrip
tnre.' He expounds the history uf
creation in the book of Genesis as
indicative not of days, but of great
eras--time whose limit no man can
accurately measure.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
State Of Mississippi.

COUNTY,,
To The creditors of the estate of Jane.
Ttce, deceased:
"HEREAS the estate of James
w Tice, late Of said county, de-.
ceased, was duly declared irsolvent by
The Probate court OF said county at a
regular term thereof, on the End day of
April, A. D. 1888, now all persons
having claims against the estate of the
said deceased, are hereby required to file
the same, probatetl according to law, with
the clerk Of the Probate court of Win
sion county, on or before the third Mons
day Of February, A. D.. 1852.
Done by order of the said court, at a
regular term thereof, on the
tsEAL.l third Monday Of August,
A. d.. 1851, with the seal
thereof annexed.
Attest:
H. G. WOODRUFF, Clerk.
Issued this 10th August, A. D. 1851.
2 H.. G. WOODRUFF,
Sept. 3, 1851. 6m Clerk.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

The Mobile Police have recently
detected and apprehended a gang OF
swindters and counterfeitsrs mum.
bering some three or four, and the
authorities not being able to prove
anything definite upon any of them,
have compelled the whole posse to
leave city instanter- Primitive Re
publican.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10

Sir Francis Head writes 10 the
London Times a letter that Louis
Napoleon is the prince of good fel.
lows, and that a war, If one happen,
must be ascribed to the editorials of
the London press. He rel,erates the
opinion that, under a mild exterior,
with gentle manners and a benevo.
lent heart, I.onis Napoleon is an
honest, bold, highminded statesman,
whose object is TO maintain the
peace of Europe, md the real glory
and honor of France.
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
COACH, CABIN EFT SHOP
AND
FURNiTURE ROOMS.

WYE the undersigned would res.
w pectfuIly inform the public tina,
we are egaged in the coach and wagon
making. We work upon the most &C
c~ommodting terms, as well as with
neatne sand dispatch and as for sub.
stantial york, we defy competition, for
each ontof US has served a regular ap.
prenticehip at our trades, and prac!i-
cally seped another, whereas there are
few thoroughbred mechanics in this
country. We have spared no pains in
procuring the best workmen the country
affords we have also secured the SER
vices ofthe best trimmer and painter in
the Souh.
CABINET FURNITURE.
We re also prepared for doing work
in the Cabinet line that cannot be
equaledn this country, such as Bureaus.
Wardrbes, Bedasads, and various ar
ticles ofthat description unnecessary to
mention W. propose working at Mo-
bile prizes, with costs and carriages; we
are alsoresponsible for all our work that
does not 10 good service.
Thankful for the liberal patronage
heretofoe extended to US, by strict atten-
ton to lt~asiness, we hope to merit an IN
crease d business.
MSSENGALE & ROGERS.
Feb 2, 1852. "
Union beacon. (Macon, Miss.) 1849-1859, 1852-03-10
A new mode Of ssnlinr u

A new mode Of setting = eoiogi-
cal doctrine Gas heen |5nir5,iuc 4 m
Tennessee. T. fee1ss, Be-"
list. ot January ~. SAYS:
"A bond # Il Thousand do Iars en-.
doTsed by several wealthy m-anbers
OF the Baptist church, was placed in
the hands of impartial men, 10 be
given to any person who would
find in The word of God authority
for intact sprlnkling.' 1t is added
that this reward has four times been
offered, and as many times forced the
acknowledgement that Gods word
contains no precept for the practice.