Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-22
The Boston
STARTLING SCENE IN A CHURCH. The

STARTLING SCENE IN CHURCH. The Boston
Journal relates the following:
Last Sunday afternoon, in the " FIRST Congregation
al Curch,'' in North Chelsea, during the singing of
the second hymn, rabid dog Of enormous size rush
ed up side aisle and commenced an attack upon the
pew of Mr. Jonathan Harrington. Failing to effect
entrance, he sPrang with spasmodic leap to the
pulpit, beating furously against the doors until he
fell the head stair exhausted and rothing with i'm
potent rage. The audience were instantly thrown
into great confusion, and general perhaps fatal. rush
for the door seemed about to ensue. They were
somewhat treasured, however, by caution from the
pastor, Rev. Norwood Damon, - to be composed. and
remain in their seats. the surest means of safety"
At this crisis Mr.. E2hraim Pierce youth Of eigh
teen, and of Capt. John Pierce, stepped from his
place. seized the animal by the back of the neck and,
in dragging him from the house unframed The doors
were closed. and the dog fled TO the adjoining grave
ward, where he was subsequently, shot.
Quiet restored the choir finished their hymn,
and Mr.. Damon pronounced sermon on death. A
member of the congregation had died during the pre-
vious week. Mr.. D. took occasion 10 illustrate
Of his points, the instructive fear in Of death, and
dangers tending to death, by the occurrence of the
hour He also cautioned his audience against panic
in sudden, supposed, real dangers, nstancing the
school disaster in New York. and the destruction of
emigrants on board the Atlantic. He spoke of the
necessity of sefpossession to the exercise of sound
discretion and the prompt selection Of available
of safety or remedy. He concluded with WELL
merited compliment to young Pierce, d" to whose he
ed and by reference to - the great source Of de-
liverance and preservation in all times of danger"
PREVENTION OF SALVATION. DR.. G. .Stearns In
a communication to the Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal, which find copied into the Charleston
Medical Journal and Review for September, says:
81 wish to communicate fact to you that has re-
Gently fallen under my observation, which may be of
some interest to the profession generally. All phys
cians of the salivating effect of caomel,
and of the inconvience that arises from mouths
and other irritating complaints that affect the patients.
have had several persons under my care, to whom
l have been obliged TO administer caome, which l
have mixed with supercarbonate of soda. To one
patient in pac ular, whom have attended for about
Ten weeks have given three grains of calomel with
six grains of soda daily for five weeks, besides ad-
mnstering it frequently during the OF the time.
AS vet he has suffered at all from the salivatinp
effect Of the calomel, which has nevertheless been
verv beneficial to him. Is it possib that these were
all persons not susceptible to salvation? Or is the
absence of salvation be attributed to the super
| carbonate of soda 2''
| Mr.. Galley, the Wing candidate for Elector in the
Wheeling District, is said to have spoken the other
day. of General Scott of the heroes of Sarato
ga. Dem ocratc paper in that district exposes its
ignorance OF the history of " the old Revolution
airy War; in characterizng this remark made by Mr.
Galaxy a singular blunder. There but few facts
in the history of the Wing canvass better authentica
the hand of Gen. Scott. Moreover, is it not ascer
tanned that this Scott is the real hero OF every
battle fought in the war Of 1919, from Niagara tc
| New Orleans
The world is in error to the part acted BY. Gen
Jackson in I6I4-I5 Scott undoubtedly thrashed
Orleans. (see Foss's New History of the U. S.
4 chapter the I6th pages $50, 95s, $50 and $780, AL
so the Whig Guide, latest edition, pages 677 and
$751;