, 1865-08-25
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| {Fortrcss) Monroe doctrine
Under the head Of Religious Flunkeyisn,,
nn exchange las the following:
F." A new church has lust been built fn Carmel,
Pntna eon1ty, New York by ~ "; ~ Daniel Drew, q
TO the society. The name Of thr church Is ele-
gantly engraved On marble slab On the non. Of
The edIeec, aud reads thus: The Daniel Drew
ind shows the march OF the age"
-Conceruing the three balls Of the pawn
brokers, 1t is said that the real origin Of the
custom is as follows:
"It Was copied from the sigma Of The old 1talt1n
bankers, who were Lopbarla, and were the first
persons to open Ioan shops for the relief of te1upo
baiH,!s bH WIS til house Of Med,ei, of Florcnes Who
sSosc pills on theIs coat Of azH,s In ausloa 10 the
pr0s9q9%a 10 9Fn o rnenss ,hs sved tns
placed this dc,ice oyer teif DOORS aud II was grad
ually udoptc by otlcrs in the eame business until
It noW h1s become synholfcal Of that profession
which IS always ready 10 relieve distress for con-
alteration"
The Montreal IFRness says that It Was the
common schools Of tic free States which
really conquered tie rebellion and preserved
the Union. 1t was also the common schools
Of Scotland which made her prosperous and in-
t1nential out Of I'LL proportion to her size and
population and maintains that to srnnt State
aid to scots to teach antagouistlc principles
will only produce anarchy and revolution in
Ills country {Canada) sooner OF later.
Six young negro men from tho island Of
uayti have entered the Episcopal Theological
Seminary at Gambler, olio, with d riew to
prepare themselves for missionary work among
their countrynlcn.
Capt. Nye, Of the whale ship Abigail, Is
said to have expressed his scorn and fearless
ness Of the piratea at the time Of his capture,
saying TO Wordell, Of the Shenandoah You
have not ruined nc yet I hare ten thousand
dollars at home, aud before | Lett lent 1t to
the Government to help lsht such fellows as
you.'
The Springfield journal says:
s1Ac family of Mr.. Andrew Miller, living et,ee.
miles north OF t;alcsbnrs, consisting Of Mr Miller,
bis wife a,ss Child, were struck By lightning last
Tuesday morning, besore they haa rlsen from theis
.or, cSa Iss fassnt 5srnsk M 1h n s ~ Xix s lSs
Is very severely injured, md II b. 1ecoTers w!ll
probably he cripp!ed fo1 life. Ills wife and child
Tcrc severely shocked, but not seriously Injured"
The Christian Observer, one OF the Presby-
te1ian organs in Richmond, condemns new
juvenile singing book issued by the Amcrtea1
Tract Society Of New York, because it con-
tains song entitled the "Land OF the Frcc,'
which commences as follows:
'<>Iy country, ms sonnlry, cherish thee still,
TIL weep o'cy thy woes, III pray tos Thy wea1,
Aud neses, no. never fevile shee.'
It describes the hymn as "political song,
concealed as 1t werc among the hymns, like
snake coiled tip among bowers, which will
prevent extensive circulation among the Sab
BATH Schools Of the Soutl.'' There Is little
hope Of permanent peace and quiet In the
South until surh sentiments as arc here ex
pressed arc thoroughly eradicated.
The last wonderful discovery made is that
by Frenchnan, that electricity applied to
certain email apparatus rcpels rain, aud he
places that electrical apparatus in his cane,
which he holds above his bead, when the rain
pours oil in oil directions. The people Of the
town In which he 1iyes gaze at him, 1t Is said,
with sort Of awe as he walks III the midst Of
rain without being wctted. The days Of um-
brellas are gone!
The n. Y. Times mentions The following
remarkable coincidence
"Glencfng over ono Of sabin+s admirable repriut4
Of ancient Pamphlets. 6earing tho history OF this
country, entitled The state Rcyolution in New
England, ard originally da'el l6l9. we tad fresh
new s ane1 tic W ann fhe @ people oi Kew = England,
determined no longer to endure the expressions OF
thc Governor, q, Edmond Andres. G1se IN reyoln-
tton, dtposed md Imprisoned him. The following
SENTENCE referring 10 this transaction, has 1lilr
ring: tWe have also aiE,ee, that on Friday last,
toward evening, Sir Edward 4Aadros did attempt
10 make an eaeapc IN woma1's apparel, passed
Two guards, and was stopped at the thlyd+ being
discovered by Ills shoes. not havin: changed
1lcm.'r
.aather striking eoErespopdcncein In m important
c1isl IN the llves q the dEst tyant and Inc Inst
traitor Of Americ1l"
The Petersburg {Va.) Inaer says white
labor Is rapidly taking the place OF black
labor. "Former}y white araynan CT cart
niau, or hack-drlver, was sight unknown to
our streets; now they share these employ
ments with the blacks, and eventually will
nIonopolize thcnl."
The New York Herald, Of the 10Th, says:
"The Emperor Bia1imil1ian seems to appreciate
ard understand the mechanical powers and geoiua
Of his neighbor.. The Amerieans, and has already
had HhiPped to Mexlco q Set of Hoes celebrated
printing machinery; ana there are nov rsady for
which Il to be tested on Tuesday next In this city
We un1crEtand that the Emperor 1Iaximil1ian IN
tends to order steamships to be built In New York,
the plans Tor which have been already transmitted
TO Aicxtco.''
"A. 3. Coon, Provost Marshal Second Dis
trict Illinois, furnishes the following certified
abstract Of the number, average, and the total
alnount Of bountIes pail {incluaing all boun-
ties except those paid by the United states),
In each county in the Second Congressional
District OF Illinois, under the various calls for
volunteers during the late rebellion; and the
bountlcs paid for 100 day men not included in
any call: