The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-04
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lie SECOND COMING OF CHf4oI. H@ 1'
adelphia New Church Herald AYERS tina
some Of the most emnet doctors Of divinity II
other churches are maintaining that the day o
the Lords literal personal appearance IS rapid
" approaching, and that dr.. Cumming, an ell
oquent Scotch preacher, and popular theo
LOGICAL writer, has published work on the
.Sign of the Times in which he atfiliates We
ry closely with the views of the Millerites.
His theory is that Christ will come in 1864
that the advent will be what is termed pre- mill
ennial, or in other words, that Christ will come
before the millennium; and that the millenla
glories will consist of Christ's personal reign or
the earth for thousand years-that the Jews
will be literally gathered to Jerusalem to be
converted-that the moslem power is about tc
expire, not by destruction of the Turks, but by
their conversion and absorption into the church
that popery will be destroyed by Christ's
coming, and not before it.
Strange as their visionary phantasies may
sound to one whose mind has been even in the
least degree opened to the reception of the IA
tionaI light of the new dispensation, adds the
paper we are quoting, yet such notions are still
extensively promulgated through the pulpit and
the press, and not simply by the ''deluded Mil
erites," but by men who are highly esteemed
for their learning and eloquence. Dr.. Tying of
New York. has within the last few years, pub
lcly and earnestly advocated doctrine ident-
cal in its main features with the one referred
to above, and, moreover, several of the epls-
copal bishops hold and teach the same doctrine.
Is this truly so?
Captain NJ G. Meigs, of the u S. engineer
corps, the efficient and accomplished superin-
tendent Of the capitol extension and Washing
ton aqueduct has obligingly furnished us with
the necessary data to make up the following
account of what has been accomplished and
what remains to be finished Of that magnif
cent and stupendous work-the capitol extern
sion. ..
The hall of the house of representatives is
1877 feet long, go feet wide. and about SO feet
high Upon three sides it is surrounded by
wide gallery capable of seating 1900 persons,
and arranged in semi-circe upon the floor
are 800 seperate desks for the members, like
those now in use in the senate chamber. The
space between the front of the gallery which
is rectangular, and the sem-crcular railing
outside Of the members desks, affords room
for seats for the use Of those persons admitted
to the floor of the house, and also for further
provision of desks for members should the
house ever be increased. The space under the
galleries is enclosed, and occupied by cloak
and coat rooms. The hall is to be lighted at
night by gas lights, placed above the glass of
the ceiling thus excluding the glare, heat and
smell of the gas, and preventing contamina
ton of the atmosphere by the products of COM
bustion. The reporters gallery is above the
speakers chair, and occupies one side Of the
hall. Behind it is a broad corridor. to be re-
served for the use of the reporters, with desks,
at which their notes can be written out, and
telegraphc apparatus by which speech may
be in process of transmission before the con-
clusion of its delivery. The hall Of the senate
is arranged upon the same principles as are
applied to the house of representatives, but is
of a smaller size, being 1l2 feet long by SO
feet wide, which renders it less difficult to con
struct, and leaves room for larger and more
magnificent corridors and retiring rooms.
Washington Union
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A gentleman writing from Washington. D.
g., to the State Gazette of Texas, warns the
people of that young State against the evils to
be apprehended from the influx of social mmi-
grants from Europe, who are pouring into her.
He gives the following as their principles:
list. 1t is their Fundamental object to sap and
eventually overthrow all regularly organised
government and establish what they call a
OCCASIONAL harmony" that is. that every body
shall follow the tendencies of their passions
and inclinatons, regardless of any restraint of
law.
end. Consequently they are avowedly op-
posed to the christian code Of morals contain
ed in the decalogue, because that prctends to
check their ''passional' liberty, or l should
more properly say lbertinage.
3rd. They are all infdels.
4th. They condemn the marriage relation,
and openly (where they dare avow promiscu
Gus intercourse Of the sexes, according to pas
sional predictions.
5th. They would subvert the law of pro-
perty in individual hands, placing it in those of
their so called Phalansteries.
9Th. They are abotIonists of the vilest stamp.
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SILVER CHANGE.-Every one remembers
how general the complaint was two Or three
years ago through the whole country of the
scarcity Of small change. To remedy the evil,
a bill was introduced in the U. S. senate by
Mr.. Hunter, of Virginia, and which became
Jaw reducing the value of our silver coin, and
providing FORTS more rapid manufacture. The l
object intended has been accomplished. The
expectation of the silver coin was stopped, in
of its deprecated value, and there t
IS now no lack of small change. On the con- {
:rary, congress rather over did the matter for /
silver coin has now become drug. The U. S.
is overstocked with it, there being '
over five millions of dollars in small change
or which there is no demand. Neither the
people nor the banks will take it in large sums,
he law only making it tender in sums not
over five dollars. 1t is said that orders have
oeen issued to suspend the coinage of halves
and quarters, and the operations Of the mint
are much reduced.
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The Holyoke mass. Mirror relatesa some
What curious affair which occurred in that ;
'Iace a few days ago. A young lad was brought t
before magistrate upon a charge of house t
breaking, and the magistrate ordered him to /
,e remanded for trial, in default of $500 bail.