Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
New York Items.
(Frons dates of the 18th. )

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| Monday night, and have not been e-taken.
Counterfeit five dollar notes on the Mercan-
tile Bank of Plattsburg, N. Y, have been put
in circulation. They are very well executed,
and bear date March 4th, 1859.
During storm on Wednesday, the barn of
John l.. Decker, in the town of Wawayanda,
was blown down, killing four COWS and one
horse. The barn was nearly new, and was
partially filled with hay and grain.
On Saturday afternoon of last week says
the Red Hook Journal, a man by the name of
Patrick Nelligan, cooper at Barry town, went
to Tivoli to dig grave, and on his return
(down the railroad track when near the draw
bridge, was overtaken by the Express train
and instantly killed.
During violent thunder storm, barn be-
longing to Mr. VIM. E. Miller, in the lower
part of the town of Mount Pleasant was
struck by lightning and entirely consumed.
The barn had just been filled with hay and
grain, none of which was saved.
On Monday morning fire broke out in the
roof of the Foundry and Machine Shop at
Napanoch. Although there was not breat h
of air in motion at the time, the whole building
was wrapt in flames. The value of the
proper destroyed is estimated at between
three and four thousand dollars. The loss is
covered mainly by insurance.
On Wednesday, of last week, says the Sing
Sing Chronicle, little son of Mr.. Diefenthaler,
a German Barber, occupying a basement in
Roscoe's Buildings in that village, was scaled
so badly that he died the following day.
He accidentally fell backwards in kettle of
hot water, and was unable to extricate HIM
self in time to save his life.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says: Yesterday
morning, between eight and nine o'clock, as a
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in taking off siding from the store of Mr. John
McLean's, load of hay passed through the
alley between the store and Poughkeepsie
! Hotel. He called to get out of the way,
but after doing so, went back for some reason,
when he was caught by the hay and hub of
the wagon and two of his ribs broken.
The Poughkeepsie Telegraph says: Dur
| ing the past week there have been several at
tcnpts to fire number of buildings in this
city, one Of which proved successful.
! On Saturday morning last, the paint shop Of
Francis W. Van Wagner, in Union St, was
set on fire, and damaged to the amount Of 500
| On Wednesday evening about nine o'clock
| a box filled with paper, standing in the
rear of Bakers Clothing Store, next to Albert
Van Kleek's, in Main Street was set on
fire. with the evident intention Of burning the
buildings in that vicinity. There Has also an
attempt the same night to burn the house on
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pied by Kelly
Henry Ward kseecher to take the Field
Before leaving the pulpit to join the Beeche
regiment, he takes the final review of his
course:
| do not regard this conflict simply as a
geographical one. | do not regard it as a con-
tiict merely between the North and South
/ do rnrHi Hiot u-hi oh
points of the compass are fighting. | do not
regard 1t as only measure of strength be-
tween two parts of great territory. Lord
John Russell said he supposed it to be that.
have no doubt that he is wise man; but it
is very evident that he has not studied things
abroad sagaciously or so long. 1t is not
simply a measure Of strength between the
Northern and Southern people That is bu t
an incident. The conflict Is between two great
ideas. And God has lifted up these two op-
poste ideas, and they are in conflict.
| felt disposed, in the last sermon of the
season that | was to preach, to leave my testi-
mony on record on this subject. feel so deep
~ that the cause of religion is associated with
the great movements of our times, that |
preach upon public affairs, not something
aside from religion, but part of religion
itself To me there is nothing in the church
more sacred than this fruit of the church out
side of it. 1t is sometimes the case that in
wineries men have border outside of the
house for the plant, and carry the vine through
the wall, leaving the roots outside, and giving
the vine cover and protection inside. In the
church things are reversed. There many
things have Il border inside, and v,n; outside.
The trult that comes from the border of the
church s.borne outside of the church on trel-
lises. A great deal of the religion in the
church has its fruit outside in the form of
great moralites and humanities, and in those
movements which are sometimes called seeu-
lar. And think that there never was pro-
duct of religion more real than the movements
of our own times, and the prnci plies and in
tluences which are at work among us. And |
&c ,ired, if | should never return speak here
again, to leave my last testimony, my faith,
that there cannot be true Christianity which
is is not Christianity that carries liberty
and that that liberty which seeks to make it
self strong by tho spirit of religion, must in
the end conquer. | wished to expr, SIS my ut
ter confidence that, in this great ma ational con-
fct which involves the welfare of religion
and of liberty, God will give victory to the
North, because the North carries right. We
may have more artillery, more muskets, and
more men, than our enemies but all these
things are invalid in my belief The reason |
think cause must succeed is that it is right
before God and that which makes it dear to
me is that it is dear, as believe, to God and
Christ.
When I die there will be a great many
things that, if l have time to think of them,
may be sorry for. After | die, there may be
great many Inconsistencies great many sins,
great many unperformed duties that when l
behold them in retrospect, shall regret. But
tell you that, whether in the passage of
death, or at the gate of heaven, or before Gods
eternal throne, never expected to be sorry
that have preached often and so strongly
in behalf of those that were in bonds; that
have spoken, as l have had opportunity, for
that have reused up, according to the meas
III e of my influence, the whole community to
vidcate the cause Of God toward his oppressed