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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-21
SIR FREDERICK BRUCE.
Arrival Of thc Remains OF the Late Minister
In Ncotlnud.

from the Fhlnhurg Courant Oct ~
on saturday the remains ~ the ials Sir Frederick
Bruce reached Liverpool 10 tina Royal mail steamer
deceased dplomstisi were rtegcp; rocevo the colp
The following gentlemen acted az pail bearers as the
COIN was conveyed on board the China al Boston -
Governor bullock, N. Rerlhcmy French Minister
senator suuner, one Of the wsrmcst friends or
le deceased; ~ y fralt OF the state Department;
lion. samuel Hooker H. W. Jongfelloy Richard
= Bayard, and Nscr Norcrass Tho Custom
Eonss was closed and all the large public offices
and private bnidngs we're closed for portion Of the
or cut o. respect 70 the memory Of The late British
Minister nj Washington.
Our Dnniermine correspondent writcs:-The renaius
OF r Frederick Bruce were expccod here on Saturday
bot thcy have ben detained, and will not arrive here
WI Monday They will be conveyed In hcarss from
Tie railway station TO Broonba House. The scat OF the
Earl Of Elgin, and will lie there for some days II was
arranged that tho funeral should DO on Monday the 1lh
instant, out w consequences OF this detention will NOT
take place ull Tuesday During the week workmen
have been PREPARING tie faMlly vault In puniermlpe
Apbey for the rscsglsl Of the body.
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THE BApTlsTs.

The Central baptist Church, williamsburg.
The C.ntral Baptist church Or Brooklyn T. D., is .
modes, locking little ed1ce located the southeast
Of Fourth and South Second Streets and within
It's walls select and evidently congregation
assembled yesterday morning to listen the words Of
the Gospel and to offer up their prayers under the leader
ship Of The young talented aud jealous pastor the Rev.
not than twenty-thrce or twenly-four
years Of age, and has been connected with
the Central Barts. church pastor but little over
twelve months, and in that time he has
succeeded In gaining the utmost esteem not only from
The members Of the congregation over which he pre-
sides, but from all with whom he has come in contact
lie IL evidently Possessed OF more than ordinary talent
and in his dscourses and intonng OF tho hymns and
psalms displays full ard timely modalated voice. and
solid and correct eocu.ionary powers
TIC services yesterday morning consisted OF the re-
Ds Of me first chapter OF tina Acts OF the Apostles by
the Rev. James s. ladd, Of the Seaman's Baptist
chutcA in this city. The Rev. Mr. iadi aso delivered
brief discourse the ascension OF Lord Jesus Christ
desiiug the particulars OF than mystery explained in
vsso portions Of me SCRIPTURE anu ssasins that tho
heaven weTe fulfil His promise by scndng the Spirit
Truth 10 abide with His disciples to act man adj
vocate oeore the throne OF mercy and 10 receive the
souls OF the Just when they should 60 TO enjoy
the rewards OF we'll spent lives here on earth. Con-
Gliding his discourse, the reverend gentleman made
an appeal 10 the congregation behalf OF the
n,riners Gnde and wanderers Aid Society, OF
which he is recording secretary, and stated that
tl.sl society at present very illcn III need
or funds TO enable II TO prosecute earnestly the
good work in which IL cncaged Ho stated
that eleven thousand hundred and eisbty.four
visits nsd been made to seamcn "by the wayside-that
it, b speak M hem tho streets wherever they
might be mot; that over thousand had
made aiiors' boarding houses four thousand i've hun.
dIei AMI eighty -four visits 10 ships and
trsi visits families thousand two hundred and
tni,iy-ihree seanlsn had attended divine service-and
all this within one year. Three hundred thousand
pages OF tracts had been distributed and large number
OF ebes, in eight different languages during
came ,me and within the last quarter there have been
givon hopes oi al lens. twenty Several oher
interesting statistics were given by Mr. Ladd. after
which the pastor OF the church made q fervent
appeal his congregation in behalf o. the mission
and told IN feeling strain how he had first experienced
religion and had been led TO join the Church aud
baptism st the Mariners church among tho hardy.
weaher-bcaen mel who 40 down 10 the IN shps.D
lie closed with earnest PRAYER for the Of tho
MISSION ami for the temporal and spiritual welfare
all his hearers. collection then taken mp after
which tho Rev. Mr. Laid thanked the congra cation for
Their Hheraity and pronounced The rsa .iisilOS.
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The ISOLATION or FRANCE.
EnEiand's Policy Towards Germany and


The Paris nett OF October g publishes tie following
under the sensation head OF lie Isolation Of Ffance
~. Louis Bianc docs not sdmit thh England can 10 dis
interested between france snd Prussia ri psoiase in
these terns.-"Lufland dsutcroste6 Parry IN the
question All Why we're they no. wlnsFseg ike mo.
tEnse Who speak thus, OF the Joy which appeared in
EEgland the day after thu battle Of ssdSsa way
have they not seen, as tia sudden and pso5lgoss
change public opinion which transformers tnto
lively sympathy the aversion which Prussia hsa y
grsd the day pIovious aud made Of Count do Bnrsesk
th. favori'e nero Of bstvery nation which had onv
until then insults aud auathemas for him. We 80.
rendAr the Justice to the English that they have Ess
conccs led tho secret OF this change. They have ~.
pcae1 ~ tyery tone the words Of br Goodwin Smsh
"Ihe OF Germany Is ours - and again --ssihsgs
Ia but one very strong bride when can force
France ranouncc her aggressive v0i, and
allow civilization 10 develop itself 10 peace
t.c trd'e Il ne unity Of Germany An impartial ar.
bitcri Well, do not think exaggorate in affirming
that England has considered the victories OF Prussia
as her absolutely her At present II suits the
London TINES 10 lay down az principle that people
has only 10 trouble itself about the progress Of i,s
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nc's"o'' us frontiers But LEI The Zouaves InaIen
ts-srorrow ON Antwerp. aud shall II the
TINS viii preserve that great phiIosophlc serenity"
This estimate Of H. Louis B.anc, In good position 70
form an opinion since he sed In Ensand for egh-
teen yeare Is with all The statesmen OF
Briain, and speaks and writes the iangur.s ike a
ton: il confirms the truth OF tssc precens which has
always been relative 10 England -" Nthinq oits
her nlhi,9 agairs. her sreyt.is3 utho her., Under
penalty Of the most cruel receptions the day when,
yielding TO imprudent suggestions France should
oppose the GROWING u the Germanc edlce that day
she must count only ON herself
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-21
ITALY AND THE POPE.


pish.p Snow ora the Ptpacy.
Bishop Snow, OF the Mount Zion congregation, which
meets every Sunday afternoon in the University in
Washington square, delivered discourse yesterday on
the subject Downfall Of the rapacy AMI lis Results
After glancing very briefly nt the neas from
Europe. which seemed to Indicate the speedy exodus
the Pope from Rome, the speaker quoted extensively
from prophecies Of jeremiah Isaiah and the Book OF
Re- Citations arguing that tho references in the
former TO tho destruction OF Babylon had a direct
auson to the Papacy, which be characterized tho
expression OF the ant-Chrisian world Branching from
this, the speaker commended citing passages
from the latter that the destruction The world fol-
lowed as the natural consequence " that OF Popo-
dom. He claimed that full period Of time had been
passed. and the day OF Judgment already entered upon
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RUSSIAN WAR POLICY.
Why Russia Wishes France and Germany
Engaged.
fFrom the Goloe. OF Sant petersburR. Oh. 6l

From the Golos, OF Saint Petersburg, oSL OIL
Count de Bismarck evidently employing every
10 exhaust the patience OF the Frsuch and to
provoke within brief period, conic, which ne
CARDS inevitable The Cabinet of ST Petersburg
could have motive for preventing q war between
France and Prussia Whatever might 20 the ISSUE 81 IL,
IL is certain that the changes which would ensue
In the equilibrium Of European power could not
Dat be Favorable to France, with her brilliant
army and her almost unlimited crcit in every market
in the world, is in fact worry dangerous rival to Russia
in the East while. at the close OF and sangun
arg war, her even temporarily impaired strength would
naturally 90 advantageous for As 10 Prussia, lot US
never forget that day other she will become Ger
many, and for that reason the enemy Of sclavonansm
and consequently Of Russia between the two
tions therefore ultimately inevitable But Prussia would
no; come out OF war with France powerful
thea she az the present time. On tho contrary 1t may
easily happen that che would be in degree weaker
in which case dangers would BIO diminished in the
came proportion her strength Let therefore, not
prevent the Prussaus from going 10 with whom they
please. Let s rather stir the' beeose drder IN odr
thai may detce from ts similar benefits % those icich
they reggef at erpeiss during s Cimean campaign
Ii this policy does suit The taste vi poets Ia, on
the other hand, extremely reasonable.
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s- ~ ,eosits result, the yield being ansa'isiao
appearance Of the ears Of corn was 10 cer-
-. .cnt delusive as little ndicaon was Afforded OF
>esnciency which thrssAing aas made apparent The
rsason assigned for the deficiency accounted for BY
the check which the gro Of the wheat plant sustained
ty the heavy and thunder storms IN the latter part
OF July and the beginning OF August which had the
| eject OF breaking the straw aud laying the crop.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-21
Missionary Annixrr.nrr

The brss anniversary OF the Sabbath school Missionary
society Of the Park Presbyterian society took place yea
terday evening at the Park Presbyterian church, in
Eighty dhh street, between Third and Fourth avenues
The school was organized in May 1885, which time
George W. Beale, it's excellent superintendent there
are about four hundred children enrolled the books
or the society. Last night the little assembled in
soodlv numbers V celebrate the nrsl annlyersary Of
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-13
Homicide,


An unfortunate occurrence, indTced
by liquor, and resulting fatally, Oernr.
red near Kelley's Gap, on Thursday
last. The "facts and circumstances
of the affair as VIC have them are ~
follows: One of the furnace wood
choppers, named Cantrell, went on
business at about one p. NJ, to the
cabin of another chopper named Poor,
who, beng intoxicated ordered him
away from the place. Cantsell went
away a few hundred yards to where
Eome men wero chOpping Poor fol.
lowed and ordered him away from
there. Cantrell, fearful Of him and
desiroust to avoid a difficulty, was leav.
ing when Poor seized "A stick. pursu
of and struck him five Of six blows
upon the head with il, knocking him
down. Before tbs other choppers.
who ran up, came to the spot, Poor
had turned away and CantreIl got
up, took his axe and hav rsack and
went TO the hoUse Of Kelley, some
quarter of a mile distant, where he
died before s P. NJ. R4qr. Ruble held
an inquest over the body, and a post
norton examination showed that the
skull had been fractured by the sever
" Of TIE blows. which doubtless
produced death. CantreIl. M We learn
was from North Carolina, and a
peacoable, sFderly man. lie had been
at work about bhe furnace ALI the past
summer. Poor 1--WE did not learn his
given name il a desperate eharact-
or, and halls from Sullivan county.
where, as We have b en- Informed, n
reward Of $500 had been offered ter
his arrest, for crimes committed there
Ho left the next morning and his
present whereabouts il not known.
We have Leard Of tho King1port tribe
Of Poors, and if this is one Of them
we aope his arrest will he effected.
GreeneUille National Onion.
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display. The history Of Washington, Lin
coin, and hOais Of others, tOusehold words
Of two hemisspheres, whoss names shine In
lmpsriehahle hustre on the bsRd.F roll Of fame,
Il more . pleasing Illustration Of the grand
ahd mighty results that are accomplished by
zeal, liberalization and perseverance,. TheJ
are heaOOnIlghtS along the highway 10 arus
human greatness aEA glory. We as a people
and mankind a. a race are Indebted to that
~fervOur Of spirit, hFrdSess OF purpose and
high and honorable ambition 10 serve their
"dNy and generation" for the partial liberty
and %iustiee that now bfeSS the earth.
We should not become stOical over the
duties and solemn responsibilities Of life, nor
becoming discouraged by our weakness wrap
ourselves up In the repulsive solitude Of an
Isolated Ego, receiving to DO nothing, and re-
fuse orr aid to the toiiug millions who are
working oni the StupendouS scheme Of the
worlds renovation and emancipation. "There
Is no excellence without labor" This holds
good In Nil the relations and professions Of
life. From the time the wta(hful edict Of
Heaven was proclaimed in the sin-blighted
bowers Of Eden label has been the memorable
law Of tho human race. lts sweat mOis-
tens the ernw and its seventies weary the
body Of both rich and poor, king and peas-
ant. "There is no royal road to knowledge
It stretches its weary length through SHllies
Of gloom and winds its tortuOus coils around
mountains Of difficulty. The Temple stands
upon the highest summit and throws lis
guiding and inspiring beams upon the ardent
student, toiling and struggling amid the en-
comprising shadows. If no opposition can
cool the ardor Of his ambition, or alter his
purposes, he finally gains the ascent, aud
with his flushed brow crowned with The fade
less laurels Of q thousand triumphs, he en-
ters its golden portals, and The burning She
kiuah Of truth and knowledge blaEcs in full
and in immortal radiance upon the clear and
uneluuded vision of bis mind.
Dependency is a repronch 70 the physical
and Intellectual man, rs well as an imputa.
ton upon Divine justice that We have not
been provided with the means Of performing
the service teduired cfus Let none despair.
lie, none dsspoud. It is an evidence Of weak
ness, imbecility. Labour, labour. Let your
motto be Ieh den serye), and full, complete
and most satisfactory success will reward
your labOura.
Lives Of graf men all remind Us,
We cen make our lives mblime,
Aud departing leave behind US
Footprints on the sands uf time,
Then let rs be up and doing,
With AheArt for any fate,
Still achieving, still pursuing
Learn to lAbOur and to watt
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-13
For the Union Flag.
A Nuisance and an IncOnyPnIenCe.

HessrS Editors As the Union FLAG is the
give. of light and knowledge to the inhab-
.itants Of this country, and is regarded as the
f%ore-runner Of civilization to all nations who
may seek for information and truth, | have
come TO the conclusion, after mature DELHI
GRAFTON, to solicit you in rs polite n manner
rs possible to throw some light aud diifuse a
quantum Of information for the benefit Of
persons who have the charge Of horses and
wagons ne thsy enter Main and other STREETS
OF our town. Our City Fathers in the good
ness OF their hearts, and by means Of the
taxes collected from the people, have con-
structed substantial sidewalks, and walks
across the streets at different points for the
express benefit Of pedestrians but obserya.
tions recently made, have convinced rip, that
many Of the drivers OF these teams think.
thst aeither women. children mr. nren have
any rights which they are bound 10 respect.
NoE on Sehalf Of those who travel on foot,
especially women and children. | prot,st
against teamsters obstructing these walks,
that are designed Tor the accommodation OF
orr cofu:tJ and town people.
We hope that the constituted authorities
will see that the people have the privileged
pleasure Of walking without fear or molesta-
ton. across those paved paths which many
OF the n have paid for. "Let Justice be dons
the Heavens should fall"
CITIZEN.
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ting sin of our race. Ignorance makes men
SO, for a lruly educated man can never be so
engrossed with self rs to forget the great
principle that underlies all human improve
ment. Whatever leads man to God is relig-
ion. Whatever raises men above the dehas-
Ing things of earth Inevitably leads to the
path Of virtue 10 which good men are glad to
walk. This Ia EDUCATION, mental and moral,
or in other words, II is Development.
WHEN an individual, fk6 Horace Mann,
can raise himself above the considerations OF
self we find in It something GoEIt, something
worthy Of our highest admiration. Such
men IN extending a welcome hand to the la
boring millions, "feels" as the school boy
said, " that swelling within" which none but
philanthropist ever realize. When we better
Others we better ourselves. Education has a
reflex influence, for often when the pupil
comprebends an idea the teacher enjoys it
most.
We might ne well let the present genera
ton alone. rs destiny is, in q great meas
ure, fixed. Men Mt forty years of age seldom,
change. Neither the stern arbilrament Of
the sword, nor the thunder Of cannon has
nee7 able - snake us from our mode Of
thinking The Young are susceptible, YET us
lonk to them. IF we do any thing it must be
in the next generation. PLHB.
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nenncSSnn

The Sunday Telegram, an obscure, dirty aud
Biiiigsgate Rebel Democratic sheet publish.
ed in the Monumental city dishes up the fol-
lowing description Of afalrs in our State for
the dslectatiOn Of Ito readers:
"The very air seems preRaant with inse-
eurity and danger, the Eeids are desolate and
gloomy and stained with blood; mnrauders
ana Sssassihs prowl, like beasts of prey,
tnrough every valley, forest, city, and ham
Ietj every home is dark and terror stricken I;
Ihe heel OF a worse than grinding oppression
seems TO rest upon every neck, save of the
lawless and depraved, and poverty, guards,
with gaurt and hideOus mein, the thresholds
Of the poor, while ruthless rApine vaants its
irowninR front in homes that dare 10 own
the means Of corafort.H
Every man woman and child, Of every COL
or and shade Of political opinion In our
State knows the above to be n vile and
groundless elimination, a tissue of false
hoods from beginning to end. All the law
lessness and violence that obtain in our
State are carried on by rebel thieves, ma
rsuders and bush$iackers. Aside from the
operations Of these gangs there is security
Of life and property, Peace, law and order
prevail throughout our borders, save in a
few localities, Sullivan county for instance,
where the malignancy of the rebellion seems
to be undated. When "0ld Nick gets this
Telegram ca.umniator he may we'll tremble
for the safety of his throne, Unless be makes
him II viceRer, TT and takes bond that he
will be satisfied with his position.
Tits liar accounts for his horrible social
picture in the following manner:
I'm her guhernatorial chair a man fanati-
cised in deptayity, bigoted in wickedness,
craEed by violent passions, rendered cruel,
savage aud bloodthirsty by cowurdice and
remorst--a slave of vice and II fretful victim
Of age, disease, and maniac spasms a rene
gode to his people and race a traitor to his
friends, etc"
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Majority Report of the ImpeaCh.
mCnt Committee.

The chief accusation against the President
is usurpation of power involving the gross
est violations of law, lie Is charged with n
systematic attempt to seize upon the delega-
ted sovereignty Of Congress, aud to recon-
struct the shattered governments of the Reb-
ell States, in accordance with his own wishes
and in the interest of the criminals who car
ricd them into the rebellion. He neglected
to convene Congress after the overthrow of
the rebel Government that by its aid and au-
thority, legal and constitutions measures
might be adopted tor the Organization
of loyal and constitutional governments in
the revOltei States. lie assumed to de-
eide upoh the character of the government
in North Carolina, c]onttaft to the Cohstitd-
ton, which provides that the United States
shall guarantee to every State a republican
form of government; contrary also TO the
of the Supreme Court which declares
that Congress il vested Exclusively with the
power to decide whether the government of
a State is republican or not that by procla-
ton he did convene in certain other rebel
States Conventions of we'll enOwn and uute-
traitors, and Urged 5dch Conventions
to frame Constitutions for their States that
he has restored large amounts Of cotton and
otbt+ abandoned property seired by Treasury
in conformity to law, and paid and
to be paid the proceeds of such sales
TO the claimants, in violation Of all the laws
Of the United States, which require the pay
ment of the proceeds of such sales into the
Treasury that he dispersed by the use of
the U. S. Troopsa peaceful and lawful as
OF citizens Of Loui, lana and this by
a dispatch addressed to n public and no'ori.
Gus traitor, fol the purpose Of depriying the
loyal people Of that State of the opportunity
of framing a Republican Government. The
then proceeds to show the disastrous
consequences of the Presidents administra-
ton to the credit, finances, social and
commercial prosperity Of the country, clos
ing with the expression Of a deliberate con-
yictiOn that in accordance with testimony
and the law ia the case, the Presi-
lent Is guilty Of high crimes and misdemean-
ors requiring the inte-positton of Congress.
Report has been rejected By a vote of
l0S to 81, and it may be safely assumed that
il virtually abandoned
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land SALE.
FULKFpeON -.

ESSE F~ULKERS0N, administrator or IL
- estate Of Thomas FulkrrsDn. 5ecs,.od
vs.. John FulksFsod, jefferson d. FnItsrsea
Geo. W. FulkerSoa,. Elizabeth Jane Rim
aud other heirs OF The estate Of Tbos Tmi
kerson deceased. Pursuant 10 A dec,.s =,
the Circuit Court Of washNtio4 eonn,v =,
Jonesboro at October term 1857, Of said
court 10 the above case, ! will sell a, ,bs
court House door in JUnesboro'. on sam
Day The 9Th day OF January 1868. the solIo~-
ing feseribed tract Of land in Wa a,i,.,on
county, civil district, No. 10. adioining ~
lands OF s. X. ~ Patton, oharlks Cor f,eL
soq Sipons Ambrose Gibson and HANNAH
h'nehloe and being the same purchassd fron
isaac Iplkersou, Allen Fulkerson and John
and Polly Robinson containing by estima.ion
800 acres be thu ssdfe moe OF Iess To-.
OF sale, a credit Of six months from Az =,
sale will be given, With bond and spprovsd
personal security for the purchase Mono
retaining a lien on the land 1ntiT me me-
chase money 10 fully paid. RsoBi,inI -
mach paid ia hand on day Of sale "a Viii So
70 pay the cost Of this cam. TIM
18th day Of November, 1891.
JAMES =. DBAKBEs, Clerk.
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Education,

There will ne-sr be, ia our history, a more
ftorable opportunity fnr doing good. Every
philantbfopist sees and feels the necessity Of
Gbinr something for the betrerihe " our
race. No fpld presenis greater inducements
than tha, OF education. Nothing can pros
per among an illiterats people. Religion IT,
sell without education has never done much
for man but has given rise % all'the super
%ttitlons Of the world. Even 10 ouFown time
We end men p~fopaRating abominable her
eslss for religion. This ls done for selfish
puryoBsE s~elhsbhsSs Is, rsrhaPs, The bsIst-
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-13
PLATFORM.

WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE ENTIRE ENFRAN
CHISEMENT OF THE CoLoRED RACE, AND THE
DISFRANCHIsEMENT OF ii REBELS OF THE
SOUTH UNTIL 1T Is SAFE TO INTRusT REM
WITH Ill BALLOT. THE CONGRESSIONAL rot.
tUr OF RECONSTRUCTION, THE CONVERSATION
OF B PROPERTY SUFFICIENT TO "A THE
EXPENSES OF fnE wAE, AND REMUNERATI
LOYAL MEN FOR THEIR LOSSES INCURRED
THEREBY, y WE WILL SUPPORT NO MAN
FOR TIE PRESIDENCY WHO WILL NOT COM.
NIT HIMSELF To TIL PLATFORM OF RIGtiT
AND JUSTICE.