The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-17

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LIST OF RELICS IN ROME.
In the Church of Santa Croce, a finger
OF st. Thomas the Apostle; that same finger
with which he touched the blessed rib of
our Saviour Jesus Christ; Some hair of our
Saviour Jesus Christ; A greater part of the
holy veil, and some hair of the Blessed Vir-
gin; Some ashes and coal combined togeth-
er, in the form of loaf, with the fat of St.
Lawrence the martyr; A vial of the blood
ofour Saviour; Another vial full Of milk o f
the Blessed Virgin, from the place where
Christ was baptized; The stone where the
angel stood when he announced the great
mystery Of the Incarnation to the Blessed
Virgin; A piece Of the stone on which our
Saviour sat when he forgave the sins of
Mary Magdalene A piece Of the stone on
which our Lord wrote the commandments
given to Moses on Mount Sinai; Some of
the mama with which God fed the Jews in
the desert; One of the coins Which the
treachcry of Judas was paid by the Jews !;
In the Church of St. CeciIe in Trastcvere !:
some milk of the Blessed Virgin Mary In
the Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano 1:
a vial of milk Of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Some remnants of the house of Mary Mag
dalene; Some also Of the prophet Zacba-
rias; In the Church of St. Prasscde: some
of the shift of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Some Of Moses rod J.; Some of the earth on
which our Saviour Jesus Christ trod during
his passion; Some of the cane and sponge
with which our Saviour Jesus Christ was
given to drink; Some of the towel with
which Christ wiped his disciples feet; Some
OF the linen in which the infant Jesus was
wrapped after his BIRTH; Some of the gar.
ments of our Saviour Jesus Christ; One Of
the stones with which St. Stephen was
stoned; The column to which Our Sayiou,
Jesus Christ was tied to be scourged; In
the Church of st. Mary in Traspontina
there is, an image of our Saviour Jesus
Christ who spoke to the holy apostles Pc
ter and Paul while they were scourged ;
Some milk Of the Blessed Virgin; In the
Church of st. Mary in Trastevere there is
stone Oh which the angels knelt during
the martyr of St. Peter on the Janiculus
In the Church Of st. James, Scossacavalli
there is stone on which Abraham tied
Isaac to sacrifice him; In the Church of St.
John in Laterano, the head of st. Zacharias
confessor and father of St. John the Ban.
tist; The head Of ST. Panerazio, martyr
which bled profusely for three days and
three nights, while this holy church was a
prey to flames; A cup in which St. John
the Apostle and Evangelist drank poison.
by order of the Emperor Domitian, without
being injured, and his ministers having
shortly after tasted it, died lmmediatIy: A
garment of said St. John, which, being nut
on those who died from poison, Immediately
brought them to life; Some of the towel
with which our Saviour Jesus Christ wiped
his blessed hands after the last supper; Some
OF the sheet with which our Saviour Jesus
Christ wiped his apostles feet; A purple
robe with which our Saviour Jesus Christ
was despicably dressed in Pilates palace.
which still bears some spots of blood; The
veil OF the Blessed Virgin, with which she
could scarcely hide the nakedness of her
only son, while on the cross, still spotted
with blood; Some blood and water which
dropped from our Saviour's side while hang
ing dead on the cross; The altar which St.
John the Baptist used in the desert Some
OF the rods of Moses and Aaron.-Cyusa.
der.
Sugar in Cuba.-The Bangor Union
says that Capt Stubs, of the brig Ocean
Spray, recently arrived at Frankfort from
Cuba with load Of sugar states that i'm.
mense quantities of sugar are held in store
in Cuba, awaiting the result of The sugar
crop in the hope that frost will impair Il.
and still enable the Cuban speculators to
keep up the price. If the louisiana cron
turns out we'll, as there is good reason to
believe the holders have got 70 let 20 both
sugar and the exorbitant prices, which tl,ev
have hitherto controlled BY combination
I'LL the article has accumulated on their
bands. The Cubans have been wild in
their speculations.
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Tom. tell me the biggest lie you ever
tod, and III give yca a s,as. Of stout -
a he! 1 ne'sr told'a lie is my lie m
Draw the Stout" ..