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,ORDONN. .ANCE

-e.7,3 !ORDONNANCE ,tGr
rouhLEvERI UNE TAKE SUR La pARoissE ST.
: LANDRY, POOR LIE SERVICE DE L'ANNeE
! 1851 ,"E Il a.f8ssi!r.' '.S'' 10. ~;,@1s.
A RICLE Ter. lie Jury do Police de la
- Paroisse de St. Landry, cling membres
present ETY. ont unapimensent eoncurus,
erdonnsAt ss b. G44 "tI -2E'@Ayft.V AH- "t
i ART q Quo pour lie service dc rannee
aoV> uHe take de Trente mile piastres
l3O, ,OOo) Sit ct est par Hfe present impose
sur les ooJss snjeta etre take comnie il est
etabils pafles lois de re at, dams la dite
parolsse, Is yilles des Opelousas, Wash
ington, TRAD Coteau ct Flat Town ex-
| ceptes') fg.r 3i%)I
| -, ART. =. lsepour les deoenses ordinaires
de. IA dlte Parisse, il ,sera ajoute an role de
EEtat pour Ste Paroi Sc, pour lannee
1907 nne somA proportionne. quin'excede-
ra pas soixantsluinze pour cent / Ia take
de cflaqne perslne assesse,- aim de faire
une 'somme de Suze mile huit cent soix.
j; antesquinze piasses. - ,-1a y ,3:G s17l
Il 20, pour le painent des'dettes existantes
IIe paiemeennl des nres, le placement des te;
/. MONS cans les Hafres .criminelles. ct la
/ construction de trsaux publique; il sera d.
plus alon1e e9 a role dassessmeht un'
proportion aadltlohelle sur chaque per
some assesse pour faire ,rer sommeE d.
dix-sept mile cent sinet.cino piastres, lie.
t dites deux sounmes fAant ensemble Ia som
) 7ordonns L u JAM, a,1ss; 1865 T00d
el :, Certifs,
Jos D. RICHARD, Craer
Is Janv 1868. r
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Ea:at de la Louisiana.

COCRtDE DISTRICT, ST.. LANDRY NO. lO725
TOSEPH TATE. fils de la Paroisse St. Ian
J dry, administrator de la succession de feu
Joseph Tate, pere, decede, ayant enregistre
un Tableau de distribution des fonds ct rep1e.
ment fnaldes affaires de la succession susdite,
accompagne dune petition demandant rhomo-
legation d'icelui EFT attendu quill etc fait
droit la demande de ladite petition par I'm or
DIRE de la Cour en- date dl Decembre 1867 -
En- consequence, avis est par le present dom
ne aux interesses dams cette succession, d'avoir
faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont, par Gcris 4
mon bureau. dams la vile d'Opelo,lsas, dams
les trente jours qui suivront la date du present
avis, pourquoi ledit Tableau ne serait pas ap-
prouv6 ct homologue, ct ladministrateur DE-.
charge de toute responsabite ultGrieure
A. GARRlGUES, Gretier.
ODelousas, 7 Decembrc 1867 ,.
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Etat de ia L<sasisiame.
CoUR DE DISTRICT. Sr. LANDRY-No. IO771
SuCcessiCn he Va1ery T,ano1o;a

CouR DE DISTRICT. Sr. LANDRY-No. IO772s
succession de valery Itanglois.
7 OU1sA ROY, Tuttice, tpouse d'Onezimc
Ia Carrere,fils. de la paroisse St. Landry, a.
yant enrtgstree un Tableau de Classification
les dettes de la dite succession EN- sa dite ca
pacitt, accompagne dune pGtition demandaut
lhonologation dicelui; ct attendu, quill a ct1
fait droit a la demande de la die petition, par
un ordre de la Cour en- date du 27 Decembrs
1871. 3. 3. . .....-..5,. -. - - =
En- consequence, avis: est par lie present dom
ne aux ntefesses dams cette succession, d'a-
ecrit, a mon bureau dams la Wills des Opelot,.
| sas, dams les trente Jours qui suivrent Ia date
gu present avis, pourquoi ledit Tableau il ne
| serait pas appronve ct homohgue, ct la t,strice
autor.sce payer contormGtaeut audit tabiesu
x. GAREiGiTES. Greffief.
! 0pclousas, p Decpmbre 1867.
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mclaRges

Madame dc B .aime depuis hui, jours
X. d'un amour eternet -Eraiment, ccst
serieux? lui demandait sa mel'eure annie.
-Si c'est serieux! Quand je te dis que
pour lui je suis prete a tout, pretc me
compromettre, me perdre, a 'nourir
Je ladore Jirais s'ii lie fallait jusqua
lie tromper!
"A une soiree chez le general w.,
un colonel rinvite faire un ecarte,. Les
parties Sc succedent. LIE general-qui
await une jolie femme au tendre caractere-
gagne, gagne, gagne toujours...
--Sacrebleu! mon general, s'ecrie le
le colonel. >. russo, vous avez une chance
de.....
LIE not-qni sc trouve dams Paul de Kock
ct. dams Moliere-produit un effct foudro-
yant!... LIE colonel sen apercot, ct, vosl-
liant reparer sa faute, au milieu du silance
ct de rembarras de toute la soeiete, il pro-
nonce dune voix emuc:
Sur mes epaulettes, general, je vous
jure queje lingorais
-Une cautatrice dc quelque talent, mais
QUA semble prondre tache de Sc faire plus
remarqner par ses coquetteries capricieuses
envers lie public que par sa valeur artist
que, Went, nous assure-t-on, dadress er PAL
le cable un ami lointain lie rapport sui
want sur 1etat de sonlceur ct sur Iimpres
sion que lui cause la Nlle-Orleans:
"Valle Triste-Je Wennuie-Je 7'ainae.
| Coht de ces six mots, $50 en- or.
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Etat de la LOuiSianc.

COtR DE DISTRICT, ST.. LANDRY-No. 1O154
TELESTINE SIMON, de la Paroisse St.
~ Landry. Administrative de la succession
de feu David Istle. decide, de la susdite par
oisse, ayant enrfgistree un Tableau de Classi-
fcation des dettes de la dite succession, accom-
pagn6 dune petition demandant rhomologa-
ton d'icelui; e attendu qu'il etc fat drot a
la demande de la dite petition par un ordfe ao
l.. Cour EN- date du l3 Decembre; lS67:
bn consequence, avis est par le present
dcnne aux int6ress6s dams cette succession
davor a faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont,
par ecrit, mon bureau dams la Vile des Ops
lousass dams les trerte jours: qui suivront la
date du present avis, pourquoi ledit Tabcau
ne sci ait pas approuve ct homologue ct l'ad-
audit tableau. E., - #2 g.
- &C. A. GARRIG UES, Grefier
OpelOuSaS IA Decembre 1867
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. Vente par lie Constable. ..m H.

hFent6 par lie COnSCaDle.t,n,.,! p, ;!
Theodore Chachere, VS., John D. O'Connell.
Cour de Juge de Paix, Paroisse de St.
LANDRY. a..",: ,pt ..s,s'f @9se "a"'a I'''t
EsN VERTU dun ordre fieri faeias lance
- dams i'affaire ci-dessus par j. W, Jack
son. Juge De; PaiX dams ct pour Ia Paroisse
St. Landry, et adresse a moi, Valery Roy,
Constable dams ct pour la Paroisse St Ian
dry, Jai saisi,1 1et ofrirai en- vente publique,
au plus ofrant ct dernier encherisseur,, q
Vile des 0peiousas, le -....
.4.se,sdi, Ls0 ,Janvier' 1865, III
i 1Ehenres du matin, / Lit, 2 2iMatelas,,1 j
gerceuse, 10 Chaises, I Table, ct d'autres
lneubles de maisonn ct de cuisine don't renu
In, ration serait trop tongue ,.. - =, .,I.,i
T. Saisie dams rafaire ci-dessus. ..,f4nt}.-l
s3Co,,ditioas Compliant, ,,:d.ru..r ,...
.st' -, :,s,,'- .II, YALERY ROY, Constable
| .50pelousas, IS Janvier 1868. .rs.aaqea ,s'1
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Succession d'ISabella ]. Nolen.

- Cour de District, St. Landry.-No. ---.
KE7ILLIAM W. FOARD de la Paroisse de
! w St. Landry, ayant presente une petition
a leffet d'etre nomme Administrator de la
succession d dIsabella j. Nolen, veuve, decadee,
reinforcement de Ia Paroisse St. Landry;
En- consequence, avis est par lie present don.
ne aux interresses dams cette succession d'avoir
IA dGduire, par ecrit, q mon. Bureau. dams les
dix j6ufs qui suivront Ia date du present avis
les raisens, ,si auoune ils ont, pour lesqaslles
i'll ne serat pas fait droit a ladite petition.
ssa::n. ~, '"' A. GARRIGUES, Grefer.s
t Opefot1sas, 78 Janvfer 1868 ,.,,...L,r
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MARCHE Aux BESTIAUX.
Bnufs de rOuest, de choix, par livre,
net, 10 a - Is
Beufs de 'Ouest, 2me qualite, i
par livre, net, ---a
Beufs de 'Ouest, 3me qualte.
par livre, net, --a--
Beufs du Texas, de choix, par
tete, =" ~ As "a --
Beufs du Texas, 2e qualite, -.
par tete, 25-a 35 -
Beufs du Texas, Sc qualite, .-
par tste, 1000 20 90
Coehons de FOuest, pr. Iiv. gr. - 8a-
do du pays, do "a a. -
Moutons, Texas, en- lots, par tete, 3 -
do du pays, par tete, --a--
do de fOuest, choix, pr t6te, 400 a SOC
vaches a lait, de choix, par tGte, 90 90 a1o0 0t
do de 2me qualite, par tete, 90 90 a so oC
Veaux, par tGte, IL 90 a Is 0C
do dun an, par tete, IA 90 a 1906
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JEUDL, 6 FerYier 1868,
a VENDREE.
1000 ARPENTS DE TERRE

7 N CERTAIN nORCEAU DE TEHRE.
" sis dams la l'arui isse. St. Landry, sur ','
cote Quest du Bois Malet. i environ dix miles
de la vile 1'Opeous;,s, au qgartier con.mu.Ic-
ment appelG lAnse Bourhritse, consista,N rn
Ia Section I, Township 6 Sud, Rangee 2 +, .,
contenant 1852 acres ct 4 ccntihmcs, ttat 6gaux y
a mile six cents aIprnts, ,Eout environ III!
tiers est teIle be bon boi>: Cttte terre est la
meme qui fnt conc,'dtr ct coI!.irn!tc a la vcuve
de feu Antcin" Bo;sdore, par acte dl CongrGs.
ct rapportet par les CnnmiSsairrs, dams lcur
certitcat 3 No. lIG9, ct rolSiStant cn quartz
morceaux de 400 arp~uts cliacun. Lc NOR
ceau enter de 1000 aip'nts srra vrndu d Ill,
seul OF on dlvise en n"rcraux DE- cinG arpents
de face sur qlar&ute de profondeur, de ma
Mere a favoriser les acquc.rr~s. lie plan de
Ecette terre pourra 6tre examine au bureau du
Juge B. A. Martel, a Opelousas, qui donnera
toutes les information y relatives. La stua-
tion est excellente pour 6.ablir un moulin a
scie.
Conditions I'm tiers compliant ct la bal
ance terlne.
JULIEN A. PROVENT,
Administrator.
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VENTE PUBLIQUE.

SsEceesS1On dc MARY A. ksrfer.
ESN VERTU dun ordre de Honorable la
~ Cour du Huitieme District Jn1icare de
Etat de la Louisiana, dams ct pour la paroisse
de st. Landry, il sera otftrt en- vente publique
a lancan, au plus offlant ct d.r,ier enchtris-
S"ur, par rAdlninistlat. ur, au Chicot dams cette
paroisse, lie
JEUDL 6 FerYier 1868,
la propriete ci-apres decrite, appartenant a la
succession de Mary A. Brier, dectdte, savoir ::
La residence ayec toutes les
Authorizations, etant la de"niere residence de
Ia dfcGdce, sise au Bayou Chicot dams cette
parOisse.
Conditions de Ia Dente A un credit DUN,
deux ct trois ans du premier jour d'Avli 1868,
les acquereurs devront journir des cautions
solvables ct la pioplicte devra roster hypo he
quce ct atttctle au Placement du priS d'adiudi-
cation. CLAUDIS MAYO,
an46S Administrators.
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$33.s75 OO
Pfsolu, que ce qu precede soft pubi6 scion
la ioi. ELBERT CAN'T, President
du Juri DE- Police. St. Landry.
TGmon: JOS. D. RICHARD, Greffier.
C)eIo isas Decenbre 1867 st
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VENTE. PUBLIQUE.
Sa David MORGAN

OuCCSsS1OA @S LAWN @s3S@6e&A1'
LIN VERTU dun ordre de Honorable la
20 Cour du Huitieme District Judiciaire
de l'Etat de la Louisiana. siegeant dams ct
pour la Paroisse st. Landry, il sera vendu
en- vente :publiqe, au plus ohrant ct dernier
encherisseur, par Ia soussigne Administra-
trice, ou par IN EncHnteur ddment commits
sionne, a Washington, dams ceite Paroisse,
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MeFcredi, 8 FeVFieF 1858,
les proprietssi meubles suivantes, apparte-
nant la succession Dc" David Morgan, de-
cGde, dernierement de cette Paroisse, sa-
voir: ~. v,.:,.. .. ..,fs.r..u,. :...s. . -.:
UN CHEvAL, UN BUGGY, UNE VACHE,
1EUn lot dOutils, objets de menage ct bat
terie de cuisine, &c.
u Conditions de Ia gente Pour du comp
tant ponr toute adjudication de dix plastres
ct moins ct pour toute somme audessus de
dix piastres . IN credit Dc six mois les &C.
auereurs fournissant de bonnes ct solvables
cautions solidaires ct leurs billets portant
interet de s pour. cent Fan apres recheance
iusqu'a parfait Placement. ..--srr 80 )
MARGARET E. MORGAN.
1e;an'6S. 81. 70. .ru ADMINISTRATIVE
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NO.. 3.
\ENTE PUBLfQUE.

succession de David Morgan.
E4'N VEatTU dun ardro de 4'Honorable Ia
- =, eonr tH Huiticrne District Jre,ie;airr d,
!, i1'a' ae IA LoHSIaRe, sitgeant dams ct pour la.
ParoSse st. Landry, i! sera rfftrt IN VENT. pu-
b!lque a i'ancaD, au plus otfrant ct dprni,,r En-
chelisseur par la senssignfe, on par le minis
tere un ancanteur pablo dAment commits,
slonne Washington, dams eetc Paroisse, 10
WERCREDL SINE Fsrricr 1861,
Ia pr"prtttt. ri-apres 'dtcrite2 appartenant;A Ia
Succession dc David Morgan. dtctdH, der
D!troHltns de ceH,. paroisSe sayoir.
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Juri de Police,
pAROISSE DE ST. LANDRY.

LUNDI, IL Noyembre lcC7.
Sur motion de N. Dunber:
Rfsotu, qua ure reunion .1u Juri De Police
dc la Paroisse de st. Landry, qui doit avoir
lieu le deuXiemo lundi dc .Janvier 1868 etant
le treizieme jour du dit mois, la take de Pa
rolsse qui dolt etre assess6e ct prelevee sur Ia
dit Paroisse pour rusage dc l'aunGe 1867, sera
alors fixte TT dGterminec
Ce qui suit est un estim3 des dcpenses re-
quises:
Salaries des officers s.G75 oo
Salaries DIES membres du Juri de
Police 700 90
Honoraires d-s JUICES de paix en- af-
faires criminelles -....-.-.. 5000 90
Soutien des indigents .-- 1000 0O
DGpenses de la Cour 1000 %
L'entretien les prisonners. 5000 OO
Dtpenses contingencies. es.. 500 90
Collector des taxes. 1900 0U
S-s M
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DGPENSES EXTRA

Dette actuells de h Pa
roisse- se-.v~-$S $4,000 CO
Salaries des rarmbres du
Grand ct Petit Juri go GOOO 90
Salaises des e;mpins dams
| les atfaires cIimileIles 5000 90
| Pour la construction des
Travaux Publcs- 1000 00-2i 900 90
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IN LOT DE
fkA a Il RS ER H.
tS

x@ IN LOT DE 7
Assa.ka II Il leR II
- - lan la vlH de WASHINGTON
dams n'ttr paroissc, ayec les BATISSES It
AMELIORATlONS, qui s'y trouvent etans
a Lot No. 50 ainsi qu'i appert sur lc plan de
ditc vile, bornc' All Norl par la rue Elhot,
a FF st par la rue Washington, au Sud par la
rue Short. ct rOuest paf la me du Maine !;
etant lie meme terrain achett -par lc decide do
John GarYin le 2Onle jour du mos de- No.
vembre 1859.
Conditions de Ia rente line moite du prix
dachat payahls dams six mois, ct rautre moite
payable dams douze mois du jour de la yente;
apec hypotheque sraciale sur la proprj6te
jusqu'au paieInrnt inttgrals du prix dachat;
les acquereurs fournis. ant deux bonnes ct SOL
vabrs cautions solidaires et les billets portant
ntGret huie pour cent Tan apres l'echta ance
jusqua au parfat Placement.
MARGARET E. MORGAN,
Jan4G3 Administrator.
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BULLETIN FlSANCzEKs ET
TEICRCAAL.

Corigf toutes les semuiaes pour le Journal
DU PRIX COCRANT DE LA NLLE-URLEANs.
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RELIGIOUS NOTES.

A Uottentot Christian In South Africa, anxious TO
secure missionary Tor the settlement in which he
resides, recently made the following liberal offer to
the Berlin Missionary Society:-'T Will build q suit
able house for the missionary. 1 will give large
garden spot, fields for grain, as much as man can
ak around in four hours; and two thousand acres
of pasture land. Above this Will pay the full
salary usually paid by the society," and give the ms
sonary full right to the water privileges In the sum
Baker, the celebrated African traveller. who was
headwaers OF the Nile went through incredible hard
ships In his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which were
shared with unfnchng courage by his heroic little
English wife, He does not boast OF his achievements
but once when he had put forth all his resolution he
says 81 worked like missionary" What tribute
In that single expression to the courage and dev0-
ton OF those sngle-hearted and self-denying men
tions parish In Massachusetts receiving aid from
the Domestic Missionary Society which pays to its
minister S400 and for Its music $500, and receives
enough from the Missionary Board to make up the
minister's salary.
The Episcopal CHARACTERIZATION Society proposes TO
send out evangelIsts TO preach the word. At late
meeting held In Boston, presided over by Bishop
pr rs ana hat me
ton needed to be more plastic and ACCOMMODATING
10 circumstances that It has the liberty Of other de.
nominations and ought to use It. ,o,o.o ,,o
new Council OF State that "as regards religious be-
lief every one must be the master OF MS own con-
vlctions This point cannot be called IN questlos:;
The dinerent religions must renounce al leennR ol
contempt and hatred towards each other" This
sign OF progress In the Ottoman empire Is most
gratifying one.
,, Christopher Townsend, of Newport, r. l., has
given 10000 TO found a " Home for Friendless
Children
The Episcoporidn (Phiadelphia) says:-The rod Of
afiCton has again fallen upon the family OF Bishop
stevens, and has removed his partner FROM The
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A8YSSINIA AND MEXICO.
French Opinion Of the Operations of yictorin
and Napoleon Over Sea.

and Napoleon Over Sea.
ITrange. ed from the Paris Figaro, May 81
We are glad thar The English undertook the Abys-
and are returning. Ia bo,sae heaei II France mad
undertaken TO dethrone Theodoris we should have
had at least three or four years. work, and besides
must have quietly borne at least fifty articles launched
against US by the Constitutional. We would firstly,
have had to establish order and tranquility through
out the country destroy old party feelings fight the
revolution. That Is our weak point. ewould have
created an Abyssinian Joan. The subscribers would
have Deen addressed by the chief editor OF La France
An opportunity would be given them TO participate
IN the ncalculabe riches to be reaped by our con-
quest. Afterwards we would have established an
empire In Abyssinia The crown would be offered TO
the Prince OF Monaco The Prince would hesitate.
he would go and consult the Pope. lie would EN-
Dark ON the day OF his arrival he would have COM
pied twenty-five millions or votes. Theme day he
would dlscoverthat the country hadony nine hundred
thousand population. The following day he would
nave been fired at. All this would take time.
She would recalli her troops The Prince OF Monaco
would fall into the hands OF his well beloved ana
faithful subjects. They would saw him between TWO
plank5. The public would hold its sides with laugh.
men and twenty-five millions. The English army
took charge of the work and 1t Is finished. III went
tnero as man goes to execute a commission ana
who hurrles home on its being completed. This Is
very fine, and from certain point OF view even
beautiful England has regained possession ofTheo-
dOrus' prisoners She wished TO liberate a few up-
fortunate individuals and she did 1t. Her goal Is
gained. A better cause cannot be found nor can
any oversee expedition be conducted with more IN
tegrity. England has spent some millions and has
caused the death OF king, who was q man OF
courage. She has destroyed, cut up, ruined num-
bers OF Abyssinian peasants and soldiers WHO never
dren bV sickness And why2 To save six. Really,
after all, this humanity Is fine study
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TEE DRAMA IN LONDON.

LONDON, May, 0, 1865.
There are few theatrical items worth noting. At
Paul Bedford's benefit next Saturday not only Is Mr..
Sothern to play Othelo, but Mr. Blackstone is actually
announced as Iago Imagine the roars which will
shake the theatre when these two comedians appear.
Mr.. Fairclough ia, it is said, really engaged at
the Lyceum to appear In tragedy. A sin
gular idea he viii give the LOndOners Of the
state OF the American stage. The celebrated
Miss ROmcr recently died at Margate. Miss Louisa
Pyne has secured st. GEORGES Hall for her little
English opera company. Miss Kellogg has made
another triumphant success in ia Gazza J.adra."
me dramatization OF "FOul Play" by Charles
Reade and Dion Bouccaut will positively be
produced at the New Holborn theatre on
Saturday week. All the London journals
''guying" this novel. Miss Laura Keene, who has
left for America Is expected to return here and build
new theatre. Mr.. Sam Colville, OF Woods Metro.
politan theatre, has made no London engagements
yet Mr.. Robert Heller is giving the best magical
entertainment ever seen on this side the Atlantic.
All the American theatrical people here complain Of
the London managers as dreadful slow, projudiced
and foolish. None OF ticm can get openings or en-
gagements. In good truth spice of American en-
terprse would be Of the greatest service at the Eng
isn theatres
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY JUNE i8ss-rR1r1G SHEET

household. She had been in feeble state Of hoeith
for some time but her death occurred ct last sO11e
what suddenly. Attack had been SUSTAINED ana the
constitution had rallied, but the crisis returned and
the sufferer was released on Thursday, 2ist. The
funeral took place on Monday, the 25th inst, from
the Bishops residence.
The American Bible Union, which has undertaken
the task OF making new translation OF the Bible
was organized in Philadelphia in 1850. The revsers
have finished the versions OF Genesis Job
Joshua and Ruth; aud the books Of Samuel, the
Psalms, the entire Pentateuch and the Proverbs with
for the press. Among the present translators are
the Rev. George Il. Bliss, ID. d. Professor of Greek
and Latin in the Lewisburg University; DIR. Asahel
c. Kendrick Professor OF Greek; the Rev. Horato
b. Hackett, d. d., Professor of Hebrew In the New
ton Theological Seminary: the Rev. Thomas j. CO.
nant d. d.; the Rev. Mr. Rudiger, OF Halle. in Ger
many. AID Is received from the Rev. DIR. Wyckeff,
the Rev. Dr. Colenso Messrs. Layard, Ferguson and
Others, with several advisory gentlemen.
Al recent meeting OF the Bible Society," in London
the returns showed that IS O69 SOS Bibles have been
distributed since 1904 The receipts In 1851 were
&1s6, $685. against f1S5, 612 expenses.