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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-18

The editors Of New York state had con-
vention at Syracuse on Thursday. They re-
solved for higher rates OF advertising, cspe-
cially for nostrums, had an Grafton and po-
en-, and dinner, and a good time general
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-18

Heenan. he -nfihe Gsis, has not married
"the literary lady" and does not intend 70 do
Il, but will devote himself wholly to the cu-
tiyation Of muscle for the present.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-18

Edwin Forrest the trngcdian, recently pre-
scented the Grand Lodge Of Mosons of the
state Of New York with a check for $500, bee
ing the amount Of damages IN his libel cgy-
the fund for the relief Of widows aud orphans
of Free Masons.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21
Police Istelligencs.

CHARGE AND COuNrEH CPAk0B Hugh hcIenan, pawn
broker residing At No. 62 Mulberry street, aud Jacob
Rauth jeweer doing business at 81 Chatham street
involved quarrel on Thursday Ia consequence
refusal the part Ut the pawnbroker 70 pay balance
Of twenty Eve oents due for the repairing Of watch
From war Of words the matter assumed serious
aspect Tho combstants squared Of and in lees than
minute they cepched and rolling upon the side
walk Policeman Norhrdge arrived Ut the scene Of the
In good season however, and put stop to all further
difficulty by bringing both before Justice Connolly
Upon their arrival n tho police court was found that
arIAnan had lost his watch in the scule and nothing
woulo satisfy the gentleman but he should prefer
of grand larceny against Rsu,h The jeweer was ndio
rant OF course denied the charge In the most posit
terms, and a. an ofse preferred complaint Of ax,ant
cd the case over until Friday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

INDIANA DIVORCES WORTH NOTHING IN THIS
STATE case Of Julia f. Clark against Alvin B. Clark
which WAS tried before Judge Bacon at the last term Of
the Supreme Court, In June last in Lewis county, "
has been decided In favor Of the plaintiff upon all the
issues or the The action was brought sgsnst the
defendant on the ground Of adultery The Court held that
divorce obaped in the state Of ndians when the party
goes there for the purpose OF procuring sch DIVORCE and
then returns 70 this State, wholly imperative and void
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

FROM Ms pecsl0ruo o.
EyOc uA
Fy 'n s,x osys the Lord
maze besstn and o.rfh tse
ses mo al that n then IL,
snr rssted iba ,-vss,i o DAY;
beTeffse the tori blaGss 4
The ssnbaih day and hAiiowod
ii.-xx. III.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21


I'll ous observance Of which the Pharsees attached
importance thsn TO any other word about craven
Images Reeprg holy the Sabbath day II Chrgt hsd
intended to say in effect fhese special n1nctous
tor special time, the occasion Tor which has passed
away"
He said more thar this He taught In "a plain terms "
II was pos ble for religious reformer whose life
was IN constant peril o. tho hands Of fanacs ny.
pocrRy tbs however broadly might have been stated
by hem of old te that God had rested On the seventh
day "an1 wes refresbed the Author of nature mos
SO resed and did net rest sabbath days. but continued
with uncessbg and unweared energies his great work OF
conservation end providence all dsye alike We suio
To the oCcsscn wnen the Jews sought him. and took I'D
stones TO sone d %, brst account OF healing the slcx
the Sabbath day and second directing the irnpotapt
cured at the pool Of Bsthesds take up s bed and
prophes Nehemiah and jeremiah and by the latter IN IA.
the Lord tina! no burden should carried on the
Sabbath day.
But Jesus ans wered them, my Father worketh hitherto
and work."-Join o. H.
Archbishop Whatey, commenting on the above pas
sage, makes the following obaarvations:-
The Evuuses here reply Of Lord the cen
sure upon BIN for breaking the Sabbath strongly us
Of what have besn viz th.t he had right 70
work the Sabbath becsune bis Father had eeen 20 al
bodcs and ali the Of G6i going without int mis-
on The Sabbath my Father worketb hitherto. and
WORK" Of the 0reet present tense Ia this place v
ne Fisr has been wosg up
70 tk's lme."
Toe Archbishop misses application To the Mosaic
Account OF WE creation and Of the origin OF the
sabbath, but the reader will not; ard that Christ
oid nos call that statement in question with
cni suic'ent ca1se viii be from the discre pancee
WINCH appear IN the te,e Of the commandments:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

AAVo Oeon buOtt, huttuae5 VINO AMENDED,
II YVES probably confined in each case 20 short nvoca
tion and blessing The books Moses prescribe with
great minutenees the nature Of the offerings made
adapted to the both poor and RICH but
there not word OF reference in the Penateuch 20 Of
ferpgs or sacrifices or attendance upon peculiar
As before observed the word holy signifies SEPARATE
The Hebrew In Kadosn, sto get apart" Parkhurs. rem
ders $40 SEPARATE or set apart from s and
binary TO some higher use OF purpose" TIE 1rs,
occurs in Genesis l. a. where il Ia rerderet by ths
verb "divide;" "sDd God divided the hgnt from tho
dsrkness." The vessels Of the sanctuary were 70 be
sshoy unto the Lordn that is, they we're 70 be kept
strictly separate for the service Of the sanctuary Les.
they should be broken or mssppropriated they
occasion 70 be used by any but the press'he origin
OF the custom which prevents modern BfAnnips from
either eating or drinking from vessels thst have been
touched by profane hande The fourth command Of the
decaIogue may therefore be rendered.
Remember the seventh day to ieep IT separate;
and these terms convey its full meaning The command
is cot, "Remember tho seventh day " keep With go
iemny" remember the seventh day 70 devote Il ex
clusvey to sacrifeia Other relsoas rites Inc IN.
Junction simply keep separate from other days aud
the explanation Of the distinction TO be observed given
with the text Other days TO be working days, but
Inc seventh was to be q rest day or holiday.
We peg the reader particularly 10 note this fact, be-
cause AL psSIes 70 the Sabbath controversy appear alike
70 Dave Tue primitive Judsica Sabbath with
the Rabbnica and PnarisscAl Sabbstn Of later date
the Sabbath OF superstition WINCH Christ condem ned,
Oratorlcs synsgogues, OF which Noses Knew nothing
The Jewish lavgver WAS not ascetic nor was ascei
cm the character EsaoTsy o. ancient worsh Moses
were all Of Rabbinical origin In common vita Toe
Eastern nations, the Jews observed mourning
fes.ival At the autumpaI equinox, which with uhers
wa hold on the tenth day Of the seventh month TINS
dsy Vas 70 be Sabbath which thee were sto sic,n
fhey- sonia and oAr sacrifices OF en-hc ony in
ptance Of The word Sabbath being connecsed with
and was 70 be tenth, mot seventh day that TO DO
10 observed.
paUover but /, vas called feast, not FAST and
fea or social festival, they we're taught " observe II,
They were told 10 XIII and roast lamo Toe wnos o. wncn
as N be eaten before the morning. 1ndthey were
Co psrtake Of upeavened bread and bitter herbs, mol
because moro unpalatabe than oiaer food but a. ne
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

isns ia the third century, gives an example
o. their prayers, commencing with Domino Sol
every OF the ancient called the sun Lord or
Mas.e using the ep.nets Kios, Do,nins, other
equivalent term The author Of can Examination OF tho
SIX rexs" relating to the Christian Sabbath shows that
the term D,nicn, which the writings OF the
early fathers should not be rendered "Lords Day" but
Lords Supper. The term Chords Dag" but once
10 the New Testament (Rev 10Y, and there refer
70 The Jewish 5aobath. This s an mmateriai question
We have arrived at the certainty and TO that We NAV
confne ourselves that the Dies Soils however might be
called by the early Cnrsanr, was not KEEP. by them
bsticay The period when began 70 be kept in
the reign Of Constantine Who when he found politically
exped ent 70 amaesmae old and oreeds TO convert
beshen temples into Christian churches and proclaimed
what pleased him 70 cali Christi snity the religion of the
State .sued an edct 32 for the Observance Of the
Dies Soils Christian Ordinance Constantine and not
Christ 10 the authority for q Sunday Sabbath.
We are row at liberty to pronounce the doctrine OF
forced deness one day in superston ard may
speak Of II in reference those physical and laws
which, whether revealed or not in the Old and New Tesa
;Ths following the sn .s,.s wh.h toe s.bbar.ns
~. .ssn he ss Day evening ss 2: O.
sembled for fear Of the ews Jesus And
noh" Ano ssen unto men, fess be unto youJohn 49,
And are. eight days again Bis d.cpes were within and
and oed in tho midss and Aaid Peace be unto youJons
all with accord 10 pAce-Acs H. l. ''N' lucy "'''
W uN"o unto tncm 70 TroM In i've dAya
wee. when dps. osshe break bread Paul
presched unto them ready depart morrow and oou
NOW ooncerng The collection for The a,n ~ have given
ordof W Ue cburches OF 0has ye UpOn
day OF the week let every you lsy by him in uo a
come.--l Uor. xvL l, z
Iva. IN IL, the spl,i on tn. Lord. d.,.-R.v. l. 49,
Ibess six serts constitute he OF the deducble
nom Drrnan scriptures Ia proof of institution N
Ch1seAn sass'a ard yet IL by th eytesoe that the FAB
clearly and completely proved
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-21

placed, bu, whish permitted we are told to grow
there, AZ II to expcue them 10 the temptation.
The story OF the serpent reads like Of those
numerous my tbs which arose. 70 the manner we have al
ready explained out Of the zodiac emblems. In ancient
ally represented serpent; and the constellation Her
cules, ~ Osiris trsmping the serpents head. Some
W Toe serpent orswn az CURED round tree, and
represented az holding apple In her hand child ia
srms opening box and as careesing the serpent The
apple was per hap6 embemstcs OF the OF orchard
rut or the round ball. 10 Called might been origi
nay intended for the moon and the for Isis. Il
q in q short mans coat ana with bali in
her hapd that the Goddess Of the Moon represented
by our Saxon ancestors ard the Scandnavans The box
vas the boz OF Pandora Tae Interpretation OF ancient 20
oiaca enbems was an exercise for fertile imagnati0na
priests poets painters and scubtors proaed thereby
Every nation had It's legends the subject and the Jew
% ne @ the nanse from tue pic
trbuted rot little 70 the list by tho host of mistakes
must hsve occasoned, some Of them Of whimsical char
acter, IKE chat for example, which nov presumed By
the learned 10 have been the origin OF the story Of Joshua
commanding the gun and the moon 10 stand STILL
,a an. hercsypno wiring i was customary 70 marx
INTO which the SUD and moon were entering a. the
time Gideon and Aslon were doubtless names Of coz
strong man." Aalon "a s,agn The terms answer TO our
"Eercues' And "Caprcorn" although the considerations
may b no, Gave been the same In pictorial g
command above bic head TO mark the date Of his victory
over the five kings would be the and moon and the
egne or names Of the considerations In which the sun aud
moon had appeared during the battle. few centuries
later, when different mode Of marking dates had been
INTRODUCED this would look Ike Joshua xposr0pbeing tho
sun and moon; and laundering translator, spelling Out
the words Gbeon and Aison would make out the meap
ing 70 be that the sun and moon, At the command Of
Joshua, Etooo st the city Of Gideon and over the
pains OF Ajalon; although might have occurred 10
him that one Of these lumlnares would have sufnced
Jcshua for the pursuit Of his enemies since he could
n1t have required the services Of the moon while
the sun was aiming. Whoever wrote the boox
OF IISous appears to have been himself struck
Wiz oe Incredible character OF the circumstances be
psfratDs for he basens 70 give the authority from
which he had copied the tale ais not this written in the
boot or JhshetT We may presume that Il was; and We
can bc a' no loss now 10 understand the hor o. the
book Of Usher came by IL.
Eve and the serpent, and Joshua oonpAndlng the sun
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15
"Popllar SoyereigntY -

Mr.. Douglas theory of Popular, or Territorial,
Sovrrrignty as we have often said, is all that
Black Republicans need desire for the expulsion
If slavery from tho Territories. Forncy's press,
which is in tho interest of Douglas takes tho same
view of the subject Listen to the rhapsody of
this anti slavery editor concerning Mr.. Douglas
PIT propositions
We see 10 reason why the people of the North
should complain If the practical operation of the
doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty. 1t made Cali
forum n free State aud II is settled, beyond nll
doubt, TINT Kansas and Nebraska Gun never ha
slave States 1t abolished slavery in seven of the
thirteen original colanies. and il will prevent the
establishment Of slavery IN all the unsettled Terri,
tories of the Union except thosc which may be
snpicd almost exclusively 10y siasehollng emf
grants, and which are peculiarly adapted Ia slave
labor. 1t is founded upon the eternal principles Of
Justice, and ii will prevail IN the future, 1t has
prevailed in the past, in spite Of all the marhnn-
tons against ii. aud the quibbl"s. subtrriugcs.
splitting distractions, and frivolous prctexts
upon which they asaail il. Repeatedly sanction
I'd 10y the American people. 1t will again and
ngain he sanctioned by them, until no party
shall dare to rise up Ia uppo'e II. anu uWil
lcnlots of all sections will be forced Ia arknuwl.
cigo the iutllity NJ all Efforts to undermine il.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15

District. and lad about Is named James Stro-
bert, son Of Henry Sfrobert Of this city, and
others whose names we were unable to learn,
were sitting ncar the boiler. None Of them have
since been heard Of young Strobert WIN
was picked up in the marsh and taken on hoard
the Excel. where he died before reaching the city
A negro assistant engineer was also blown away
together with n negro pilot and bsvc not been
heard from. Augnstus orman was blown amongst
u clump "f trees. where he was found. with me
eye knocked out, and tho other very badly injured
lie was heard to excaim. II would rMher hive
died than to be found; but the pain was excrucia-
ting that had 10 cry for help
The killed are Ca plain T. o. Keebler, John S.
Montmollin. Of Savannah Washington Goette. of
Barnwell :. C., Edward Grant. deck han J. James
S'robert of Savannah. deck hand VIII Is. name is
unknown and five colored hands Among the
wounded were Miss 9. Mnrrell, Mrs. Ilindley,
Mrs. IF. Rocker, aud II. l. St~bhart.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15
Land swindles in the West.

Horace Greedy. who is now travelling In ksnsas
writes 10 the Tribune letter In which he gives
ssms sssount Of the extensive frauds practised In
tie West In Che matter Of prssmpting lands We
make the following sxtract from his letter
s.As 70 the Internal spirit Of Land Speculation
and Monopoly, think no State ever suffered from
L IL more severely than this. The speculations in
broadclo,h are not one whit more rapacious or
pcrnicious than the spectators in rags while the
latter are forty times the more numerous Land
speculation here il about the only business in
which man can embark with no other capital
than an easy CONSCIENCE. For example rode
up the bluffs back Of Atchson. and out three or
four miles out the high rolling prairie, so as to
have some fifteen twenty square miles in WOW
ut one glance On all this inviting area there
were perhaps half dozen poor mdllng habi-
tations. while not acre in each hundred was
fenced or broken. Ny friend informed mo that
every rod saw wns ''proempted, and held Mt
thirty up to hundred dollars per acre
"Preempted - | exclaim,a "how rrcempted
by living or lyingY" We'll" he responded,
they live little and lie little could see II.
bnndant evidence Of the lying, npne ut all Of the
living. To obtain preemrtlon,thc sqnattcr must
swear that he actually resides tho quarter sec
ton TINT he applies for has built habitn,ion aud
made other improvements there, aud wants the
land for his own use and that Of his family.
The squattcrs who took nossession of these lands
mnst every ono have committed gross perlhry IN
obtaining rreenpiion-and 80 it is NIL over the
Territory, wherever lot is supposed likely to sell
Tor more thnn the minimum price. heard OF one
case in which squatter carried martin-box on to
n quarter section. and on the strength Of that
martinbpx swore that he had house there
eighteen by twenty he left the Office to presume
tho feet So it is all over: the WRECKED little slab
shanty which has snfiired t. swear b. one
"cam" IL now moved of and serves 10 swear by
on another when the first swearing is done. am
confident there is not tat this hour any kind oin
house or other sign Of improvement on one fourth
If the quarter sections throughout Kansas which
have been secure by preempion. The squnttcr
who thus establishes II .caim sells it ont suon
ms practicable To some spcculator, who follows in
his wake getting from $50 To 1900 for that which
tho future bona tde settlers will be required to
pay $3.50 to 81 200 for. Such. in practical ope
ration, is the system designed and osens,bly cal
enlated to shield the poor aud industrious settlers
from raracty and cxlorton. but which, in fact,
operates to Cypress and rxtort from tho real settler
to pay premium on perjury-to foster and cx-
tend spcculntion--to dcmprnlizc the pc ,pe, para
we industry and impo,eri,h tho country.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15
rom the n. Y. Eve. Post BLACK Republican.
The Sacrifice of Gogpin

The defeat of Goggn, the opposition candidate
for Governor, by Lecher, the renegade ircesoiler
whom the Administration party set up, i, gene
rally considered TO be due Ia his shrewd attempt
to out-lierod lierod in the advocacy of pro-slave-
ry doctrines during the campaign In this way
he gained large, in the siaye-holding counties,
east Of the Blue Ridge, which Of course regarded
with distrust a candidate who had once been in.
fesed with the Jefiersonian hcresy Of an-slavcry:
while in the comparatively free western counties
his vnte noticeably fell of from the vote given to
the opposition candidate Of the Year before. In
Il western counties, for cxample.iho returns thus
far received stand
uo2Sin, kOpli tt
Last year IN the same counties the vote stu II .
wise, AUD ~
Here is gain for Letcher Of 2, 900, which might
have been avoided had Goggin only paid sufficient
regard to the frec-sate party to keep himself from
unjust and Ia event abtse its principles. It
would have been casy for him to have got votes
enough from tho western counties to have made
up his deficiency elsew here, and insured his
election. But he has perhaps chosen the more
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15
Up For II Second Term.

The Washington correspondent If the Philalr
phin Press thinks thar Old Buck is playing n lit
tie game Of humbug about not dc~itns Il rc-crt.
ton. Like Caesar, he reject, the crown which hc
il MI the time earnestly anxious to ohfnin. We
snhioin the spccuiatons ofthc cnrrc>pon cnta Iosc
SAID
Notwithstanding the repeated denial. Of his in.
tention to be candidate fog rrc.eetion. depend
upon it, ho will hr If lac eau sec tho ehl.t ut "a
CHARGE for success History sph'IosorhA icalhin.
10y example, and II Is II notorious fact that every
one Of his pa Predecessor, desired reelection. It
is natural for men 10 love power and after hay ing
enjoyed its inscinatioi.s iur four years. il is
strange that they should desire /, prolong their
reign. Noonc acquainted with Mr. Buelnuans
nature, and the JUNCTION wi'h which he rals pow
n AS u sweet morsel under his tongue, caa Doubt
for one moment that his desire for its continual
ton is ut least strong that of any oi Gis pre-
deces>Ors.
As predicted in my late letter, he begins to
talk frequently of the absolute necessity oil
Presidential tour through the Northern States.
Rely upon it, he will. II hc is we'll invited. ce.c-
hrae September or October in this way He is
deeply impressed that his name alone can unite
the Democratic party in l,G0; and, therefore.
that his presence will excite such an enthusiasm
in New York. New Jersey, aud Pennsylvania, AS
cannot fail to prove that his augury is correct III
thus respect.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15

The following remarks Of the Memphis Bulletin
tho attention OF Democratic politicians:--''rhc
Democracy assal the Opposition with character
tc fury. 1t is interesting for what it Is that these
indicative assaults are made. Is it for opposing
tho Administration? II So they assail the Opp'-
siton for opposing what they dore not Themselves
endorse VIVA, would they have us 10 do! If
We should join them, weshould not please their
own Administration. five should Join the Da,i,
and Brown wing of the Democracy, we should
displcase the Douglas wing, and rice rrrsa. Yet
they assail us, denounce Us, mi,represent us, and
war on US, perpetually. What would they have
the Opposition to do?"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15
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ExrLosioN OF A STEAMER --EiGur LIVES Losr
The explosion of the steamer John c. Lawton
on Thnr,dny evening last about 20 miles from
Savannah. Ga. has been mentioned by telegraph.
The News says
The Lawton had stopped at curve in the river.
to allow the steamer Excel tn pass on her way t.,
this city, and the explosion took place after the
latter boat had passed about 80 yards beyond her.
While the boat was stati mary the engineer had
gone to his supper, having examined tho cocks
and telling the 6remen not to increase the fire
After the Excel had passed it was discovered that
the engine had been stopped on the centre and it
was while they were endeavoring to put it in mo-
ton that the explosion occurred. AT the time Of
the explosion Mr.. John S. Montmollin, Of this
city, Captain Keebler, a Mr.. Goty, of Barnwell
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15

De>rn ny LlGmrNINs.-Mrs Mary Dunlap, wife
IF Samuel Dunlap, residing in Albany Ga, was
killed by lightning on Friday, Adj inst. The Al
bany Patriot says
1t seems that fash Of lightning struck tho
house, boring a hole about half an inch in diane.
ter Immediately below the caves on the North SIDE,
passing through. struck paste board box setting
1t On 1iic and from thence struck Mrs DuIlap.
(whn was setting bentaih the box, melting
gid chain around her neck and killing her ms
tantly. The next sign We Of the electric nuid
i, torn OF splinter from above the lock of the
front door, passing through the upper facing of
the door frame. At the time of the occur, encc, n
smart, sprgbty little boy some eight years old.
son Of the deceased, ian in with an unusual ,re,-
cnec ut mind. threw water on the box and on hi,
mother, which extnqn,hed the flames on both,
after which he Immediately ran to the next door
for assistance, which was given. Every ncccssa-
~ aid and medical ski il calculated to produce res
prati0n rendered. but life was extinct and no
human agency could restore it,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-15

disinterested part of sacrificing himself for the
instruction and warning Of future aspirants Tor
public ONCE. 4