Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-16

a. O1I X Nv la. UOJ y . aLu LCa' ~ yOui
se'f Tickets to be had At lhs door PeEormaace
10 c,umenss al7 o'clock.
rRo-BloLueY-T audience last Ii yht y as
IS large as eyer-comp's' ey filing the chuToh.
Prot Hale during his stay here, has met with W.
yrace5eHted Il5cca7 and his Hectares have sforded
much iDsuuc i'm AID Infinite amusement to bis
hearers. Taoss who have lsughed so uaay nights
with tie Professor, viii regret to learn that he
giges is list bc'ue tonight He viii have
buuper, a. every oue viii g. ard take last laugh.
TEvyrssrE AID ALABAMA RAIL RoAD We are
g,a16sd 20 lsaTu fom the advertisement Of the
gilesr in to-dsys Paper, Il at tliI highly imPor-
rtn- road il 10 b. rapidly ez.sn led from it's present
terminus To Ce'untit. It's tsrly progress has 50
7iovsly Elected tins Interest Of tie country fJr
w1ss, bsref. The e. tsrPrjss vas chartered, and
now thgc The wcrk vi ! be Ieoommence6, we have
Tels, n 10 Fe'isvs it viii be pressed n to speedy
c.mplst.ou. Persons desiring to procure cOntrsos
on this rosd ara retired to the advertisement.
Miss DavEyPoRr's BFxETrT-PLAY AND CoEEbT
"A grea. till l. announced ct the Theatre this
evening the OILY benefit Of the distinguished
ertirs uow performing q brilliant engagement Il
shat 8 90 lsbment. The bill has been jud c:cu'y
Sc, ctcH FROM the a-rious drama sni Scceuuie
comedy, in b5th Gepr,meuts Of which Miss DA-
vEyP5RT W psrf-rm flvOrte Oh racer. Thus
tnab :nr those v b. can wilt the theatre hut Orcs
dung er engagement TO euj1y her eminent tal
e.. b. ID g. trrgedy and!c0ne y on the sane e'sl
7rg Tie first pee i, Mrs. L2velPs deeply sb-
sorfirg yT.y Of Lows Sacrifice" Miss D per
son. ting { devoted and self-sacriacng Margaret
Fg7orc. ia uh ca "a IS sckuOwle iged without re-
vHCntae E.elisl lr American Stage; sferwEicl the
verv humorous petite o7medy of THE Rough Ds.
mcpd" will be reformed, the whole sOued 81
IN 81 uu using part Of Nargsry, by Mss D. We
Dredic. f T tie fair, accomplished a2d gihei bene-
fclsre one O. lie most crl wded ard brilliant au-
dieuce5 that ever lei the theatre to OVERLOOKING
DrD-Ay her res teroe 10 this city on the 10 h
INST, Ms. C. s. CUTTsR, wife of B r. Cutter, E.q
The funeral servi5es will tske place this evening
ct z o'cllck hom the residence Of her husband
o5raer cf Demgmbrsus and Vine. Services BY
r7s Rev. Mr. Read.
Tur CAMEL 1SB THs NEsDLB's EEI-st Matthew, xix -
s. Marx Is IS Luke, Ev - " i Is easier Io camel
Ter into the kIusdOm Of heaven"
len s.a cely remember the time in my carly
YOU Rh-n his ext old not excite my curiosity
add w5ud,r . Il the days OF the Eysnge is 8 as well
"a ouro Own iced es we're Of various sizes. There
are The large needles such as St. Psul used in
N krg re .is snd sucl also q s we know, are now
endowed 10 making tue broad sails Of some great
sdut o. Taere are the finest points Of steel, used
IN Ercs mt aud modern times, 10 the most delicate
kil ds OF nsed!--wOrk, TT to deck the person Of q
. ecu 81 Ter coroLauun. The camel is beast Of
burden, uuc8 used IN Eastern countries. 1t Is
sngut tna 8 - If the largest OK, with one or two
huuchss On is back wita long ueck and legs, and
with f OF adapted TO the not and sandy desert
Such Is the general understanding Of the two more
Prominent terms Of the passage Of Hoy Wri',
Low under consideration.
s me have supp ysed that slightly varied read
ing In the original word, which 10 translated
camel might be adopted by which, the phrase
vvaulG De made 20 mean, cable, such as is used
tr auchgring ships in the rOadstead Then the
ext would rssd, 1T is easier for cable to 20
through the eve Of needle" DC. But the former
rsrroba5Iy the most correct read ng for the whole
l,ure seems 20 have been maxim, quite prevs-
Inus ia he East Among the Babyonisus, in
whose country elephants were not uncommon, the
.,Tsse was, San elepbsn' p ssrng tLrCulh &
rred'l. G." Bat the elephaut was a ST anger
.u Judea, while toe came. was well known; and
therefore tie later WIS used by the Jews, instead
OF the iorn=r, 10 give free 20 lh5 maxim. OBJ
yoasy lae OF Jet Of this io-r1 Of speech was TO
sxpr,s Ting absolutely impossible
BltI have met with anol.u. explanation Of this
striking hgu e, which Il say us est adds to ! S
beauty and fJlcs. All the Important cites Of the
Ess-. 10 ancient tines were surrounded By high
and massive walls; aud 50 they are, IS TIE modera
trase.er Informs us, at the present day. At GER
yan pou.s. q sse walls were peTiOrs ed By large
passsge wsys or the exit aud entrance Of the 10
nab lauts These plsssge-ways II times Of peace,
were open by Icy, bat At pigut they were closed
bv massive ggtes capable Of resisting any c0mmo1
assault New, 10y {. g side Of the srs e entrance
were verv rauLh snsI e- ones, ued Oy loot pa sc I
gers, and by those who had &C aston 10 90 iOrrt
or enter the city by night They wes ca e
'lhe NEEDLES eye Loru Nugent, an English ira
vel 81 moieru tUe} when 81 II broE, was d.
reclod 90 g out ~ the 'Lesdie eye, ttEt 20, by
the small sI,e-g.te Of the c T.. The camel Caa &,
ihrgusa The L Giles eye but with difficulty, Az
badly with tut load, nor without stopping
think this expresses tie Just idea G. tue pa So ge
1t Is easier for cGue 10 20 through the eel
lee eve than for rich man 70 en- e. {! gate O
heaven" Il O. ECtimpossitls for rch u 81 10 g.
ter heaven, Ter We msy ie eve q ere are NAM
already 10 the paradise o. God, who o1nssC5sisC
der wealth 10 The service Of their Redeeue- en-
trusted 10 HIN always for salvation. BIT Jus, a
uecsuel nus he rel esed OF part OF hls load be
FIRE ha eau PASS through the "Leedies eye 81 To
p, h msu must diyest uIm'elf Of large portions @