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Garnet WrarehOttSe.

sTREET................u
A. BROUssEAU a CO., importers, offer at lov pnoas,
GA RPETING-English and American, Of an kinds floor,
furniture and enamel OIL CLOTHS; MArTING-5U rolls
China, 100 pieces Cocoa; WINDOW SHADES Table and
Plano Covers Orumb Cloths-Drugget Linen and Fet Cur
tAins-Lace Reps, Worsed Damssk, etc Furniture OOve
lngLInen Cotton. striped; OOnoes, Bands, PRa etc.
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Persons who propose being absent from
the city during the summer, can have the
Daily or Weekly CRESCENT sent to them by
leaving their address at this Office.
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The officers and other members of the Washing
ton Benevolent Association will find a notice in
our special column, calling for g monthly meet
ing this evening st HsWkins's club rooms.
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u. q. ROgel.

GENERAL, AUCTIONEEsH,
Once and salesroon 81 Tehoupitoulas street, will give
prompt attention sales OF Merchandee, Stocks B9l
Real Esta Furniture. Cash Advances Made on II
signments Regular sales Of Groceries, Produce Mine
quors, Tobacco and Cigars every TUESDAY, ThVhsOAA
aud SATURDAY at llz An
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manassas
MORTAL OCIATION,
sudIey Church, May 4, 1858.

We the Ladies' residing and In the vicinity OF Manassas
ana Bull Run bstteheds, have formed ourselves into
society by the name Of the MANASSAS MEMORIAL
AssOCIATIOE and have object the Refinement
the Confederate dead scattered in groups and In isolated
graves for many miles and liable to be obtsAted By
the poughshare We solicit aid from and brohes
Of the South, and indeed, everywhere We're It not for
poverty would call you In order TO have them
deceny and inelosed In Cemetery, 5000
will be needed.
Those friends At distance who desire 10 contributes
can do 80 by addressing Corresponding Secretary, Mia
SUE NJ. MONROE, Gainesville, Prince William COUNTY
Virginia. - - -
Preslden
MISS MARY J. DOGAN,
MISS NJ. E. COMPTON, N
Vice Preside un
MISS MARY E. CUSHING,
Recording secre ary
MISS SUE NJ. MONROE,
Corresponding Secretary.
MRS. ADDIE S. WHEELER,
Treasurer.
Contributions the above purpose viii also be received 81
| the CRESCENT OFFICE BY WOODS, MATHEWS
| CO., No 80 Magazine street aud by Mrs. MARY J,
/ DEACON.
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PhUEOlt'S
NEW PERFUME FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF,
Flor DE Mayo"
A Wonderful Flower
PhOsOll1S

The Fragrance Of this Extract delicious and durable
that only three drops 9 perfume hand
kerchief None Of the delicate and fragrant qualities
lost taken preserve the exquisite and deli
cate perfume peculiar TO the FLOR DE MAYO No adys
toilet complete without bottle OF the Extract Warranted
not TO discolor the delicate fabric Prepared by
PHALON d SONS,
5l7 Broadway, N. v, under ST. Nicholas Hotel
And sale by ali Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers In
he in tedS States.
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.ETiC Orleans POsfOmce.


Route sOO-Nsw Orleans Brashisr daily except
Sunday alta Arrive daily Sunday excepted by
Foute sO2-New Orleans to Canton, departure daily.
Closes $50 Sunday at IL Arrives daily at 535
Route sNs-New orears to St. FraRcsville supplying all
the Off ees opened departure Monday at and Friday at
SAN. Arrives Monday and Friday mornings
Route sOO4-Rew Orleans Carroron via Jefferson City,
departure Monday and Thursday at Arrives Monday
and Thursday at Pm.
Route sOO5-New Orleans to Buras Settlement. Lower
Coast departure Tuesday and Friday atsA Arrives Sun
day and Thursday.
Route sOO6-Ntw Orleans Mobile departure daily at r,
NJ Sunday at u ~ Arrives daily by SAN.
Route sOO7-Nsw Orleans to Covngton La, departure
Monday Thursday at Arrives Tuesday and Friday
at4P,E
Route --New Orleans Algies departure daily at A,
NJ Arrives daily by II A.
Route sOOs-New vcksburg supplying all tho
oces opened yicksburg; also Red River and Oaachts
Parishes Departure Tuesday and Saturday at Ar
rives on Monday and Friday mornings.
Mails for Lake Coast Tuesdays and Thursdays AZ NJ
Saturdays at ll1I Pascagoua. Saturdays at ~.
Mails for Galveston, Houston Indianola San Antonio,
Brownsville Santiago vaEew Orleans and Opelousss
Railroad, close att A N. Sunday and Thursday.
Tariff of Postage for Mexico, Cuba, West
Indies. etc.
Guadaoupe, Martinique French and Dutch Guiana, st.
vincents Lucia ST. Vincent Trinidad Grenada-ls cents
half optional
Cuba Mexico Hayti Porto Rico, ST. Thomas Jamaica,
venezuea United States Of Colombia, English GuianA-lo
cents half o., obligatory.
Bolivia, Chill, cuadg-'i cents half o., obligatory
Circular Postage
Belgium, Switzerland and Germany, 8 cents each.
France 4. England 6, and Italy y cents each.
Russia IL, via Hamburg cents each
Sweden 49, via Hamburg II cents each.
Circulars are rated book packets, or under
once Hours.
Opens at 8 O'Clock A. NJ; closes at 8 n.
Sundays Office opens at 9 O'Clock A. NJ closes at IAN
r. W. TALIAFERRO,
Postmaster.
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House OF Representative.

The House was called to order, at noon, by
Speaker c. W. Lowell.
Upon the roll being called thirty-one members
ansW cred TO their names.
There being no quorum present the House, upon
motion of GAR, of East Feliciana, adjourned to
Tuesday at IL NJ.
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IRON Cotton Ties.

In addition to the celebrated ARROW TIES,
prepared to from the trade for the sELFFAS
TIMING BUCKLE TIES all made Of the best quality Eng
Hsh Iron, and BANDS Of any required length
II. 7. BARTLETT,
General Agent. 43 Carondelet street
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III. IN. Thompson,

III. III. ANUHtpoUW3
PURCHASING AND COLLECTING AGENCY.
NO. % EAST TWENTIETH STREET NEW YORK.
OFFICIAL AGENTS or oKLHAHs oEssGHSLl
Al ola1s.s Of MEROHAFDIsK AGRICULTURAL IN
ELEMENTS, etc., etc, purchased on commission
Coed spurehAses only Of arst class Houses and low
aot low than parties purchase themselves
sufficient must be tied 10 freight Andeon
missions, the balance PAYABLE ON DELIVERY.
Commissions -xoosdins s00. Per seat. eS
seeding 500, ~ per cent
Collections on all points promptly attended W
Referenee-OoL J. o. NIXON PROMISES Of u
usv Orlsans OsnsazES.
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Preston Merrills Yeast Powder and Sugar Of
Lemons, or Portable Lemonade.

Preston Merrill viii prosecute all persons counterfeng
or usn their Label mark either II thee articles
An pesons buying sci ing either these eounteets
knowingy will held responsible and such persons
notice that the art Gle il spurious II offered them
under price See circulars Of detecting
the counterfeit Yeast Powder.
PRESTON l. MERRILL.
Boston, July @ 1853
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Continued .drrtraIs.

VILLA ID AU p HIM
15O.........-....CANAL
Receiyed this week hue Of Paris BLONDES
DONA MARIA, SILK BAREGE. Frosted ruLLE and
CREP fine assortment Of COburg straw aud Paris
10 NNErs. White Marssilles HATS and GOLD BANDS.
Goods OF the latest make will be received regularly AZ
W. DAUPHIN,
Retail Store, No $50 Canal street.
Wholesale Rooms o. GO Cusionhouse street
377 Broadway. New York.
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The public cautioned against trading for the same and
the above reward Is offered recovery Of the
CH. JUMONVILLE,
Hs,y O,Iaans' March "a 1863 Cashier.
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Important to LGtCyers.

THB ACTS OF THE LAST LEGIsLATURA
Held begun the 18th January, 1897 IN the city ofESu
oreAns lawyers library oSmpsts without this YAuGs
uork.
JAMES A. GRESHAM
HOOKsELLE0 AND sTATIOHEEs
- O.-NP STREET,
Respectfully attention Of Ksmbsrs Of ths Bar
~. nnent-
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FOR VICE presidents:
FRANK H. BLAIR,
OF MISSOURI,
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National Democratic Ticket.

FOR PRESIDENT
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
OF NEW YORK.
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Tariff of Postage for Mexico, Cuba, we
Indies etc.
Circular Postage

Belgium, Switzerland and Germany, 3 cents each.
France 4. England 6, and Italy y cents each.
Russia 10, via Hamburg cents each.
Sweden 49, via Hamburg II cents each.
Circulars are rated as book packets, or under
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ONCE H0uPa.

Opens at O'Clock A. NJ; closes at sPH.
Sundays Office opens at O'Clock A. NJ; closes at u
r. W. TALIAFERRO,
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OrGf.

KIN &c co.
Have removed their
CARPET AND OIL CLOTH WAREHOUSE TO
100 Canal street,
Opposite Christ Church.
.CARPETING, OIL CLOTH MATING, WINDOW
sHADFS CURTAIN MATE RAILS, Etc
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r,..,or, for IN. state nj Large.

Electors for the state Mt Large:
Ex-eoyERNOR r. O. wICKLIFFs, Of West FeliciAnA
ISAIAH GARRETT. Of Ouaehita
ALTERNATEs:
JAMES p. FRERET, of jefferson.
JUDGE j. n. Lea Of Orleans.
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$4,000 Reicard.

STOLEN from the CANAL BANK, THIS DAY, pack
made for the Southern Express Company addressed
NJ. MoRGAN'S SONS, New York, containing FIFTY
THOUSAND Cs5OOOO DOLLARS In Legal Tender Notes
Of One Thousand $1,000 Dollars each. All Of Letter "
and datad lnth March 1852 and nnrhnred A follows:
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Caution.

BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITs
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HORsEs, CARRIAGEs, &C..

HORSES, CARRIAGES, Sc.
e STA. sstS a.. AsD :';. 70 LIE LET MEM
$3.50 sfAas ss Ss OLD S .asPs .a
want Of USE 1 Seventh avenue, TwentynInh st.
&1 mn ron A oENrLEMAN,s TEAM, PHAEroN
o.ss ssa s SssTs al % a os
Seventh avenue and rorty-second street.
&1 OOO WILL BUY THREE HORSES, DOUBLE
CUO Truck one Cart, two sets Harness. one Sleigh
eel ever offered Inquire Of csrman ss
........FI FINANCIAL. -.
TLANrIc SAVINGS BANK.
Chatham square, New York.
Money deposited before April 20 will receive interest
from Aprai,at
SIX PER CENT FREE OF TAX
All assets of the Atlantic Saving. Bank szcep cash on
hand in bank invested in United States and New
York bonds, and bond and mortgage woA
than double the amour, loaned thereon
TRUSTEES
Gerson n Herman, 20: Pond, N. D,
viii william x Walker F&e,eI & .. ss sarnam. ns' A. -
Joseph s@Sn.en; Jr, William asransr.
A. ..s. undeTeiI M M u, George v, Mead,
g. T. Hubbard, NJ. D., w. Schwazwaelder .
Theophius Anthony, Samuel c. Conable
George Howe, VIM. 0randy,
J. T. Whitock, John Q. Adams,
John Aiken, Jr, r G. Houghton,
Erastus E. Bouton, John T. Tousey,
Robert Irwin, George w. Walker,
William Phelps, David g. Duncomb.
JOSEPH P. CoorRR Secretary
CHARLES d. BAILEY Treasurer
MONEY TO LOAN, ON IMPROVED FIRST CLASS
a. city ss
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD FIRST MORTGAGE
" Bonds principal and interest payable In gold coin for
sale by SUTTON CO., OF South and Wall streets.
DIvIDEND.-THE SAVAGE SILVER MINING COM.
IL pany % In gold share; payable on the 18th inst at
the agency OF the Bank Of California
UOR ROCHESTER CITY SEVEN PER CENT
il first mortgage Water Works Company Bonds which
security undoubted for investment with sink
ing fund provided for ther redemption; due 1887.
Seven cent interest coupons January and July and
principal paid at the City Teasurers oce Of the city Of
Rochester.
well fact that all securities issued for water
purposes large cities have 10 be the safest aud most
profitable for permanent Investments.
limited amount of the Bonds offered for sale In iots TO
suit purchasers at reduction below par, for tho present
ALBERT H. NICOLAy,
Stock Broker and Auctioneer,
20 Pine street, New York.
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A FIRST CLASS GROCERY, ON A CORNER IN THIRD
"A avenue, SALE doing splendid business Apply
10 Z. p. BRf6GS, No. Pine street.
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AT OUR AUCTION MART, "a DUANE STREET
"A this day. April H. at II M.Beautifu blood bay Horse
with white feet by Columbus Of Black
Hawk mare l5f high years this prng raised IN Vermont
half mile track TO country wagon brought 70 New York
driven road for private without training
2a o. great epdurance very stylish and spirited can ro
In condition In a warranted sound and kind Also
gold mounted Harness. city made Wagon, &c.
JOHN L. vANDEWATER, Auctioneer, "a Duane st.
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N ESTABLISHED REAL ESTATE OFFICE, ADMIRA.
"A bly, located and having sure income OF $4,000 year
VIII Oe '0'a 'n "'s'A souTHMAyD CO., lo4 Broadway.
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JroR SALE, VERY cHBAP--A COMPLETE rrr1 or TIL
Herald for the last years. ny 70 date hppW AZ ~
~..S E.gLtetnth street
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PRICE FOUR GENTS.
DRY GOODS.

A LARGE LOT OF SILK PRINCES, FROM ~ to-
"A inches wide, suitable for mantla
Tor sale Appyito D. CLARKE, $50 BroadWaY up aaira
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HORSES. CARRIAGES, sc.

A FOR SALE, A BAY HORSE, 1bH HANDS, SOUND.
er afraid OF nothing and great Private stable
III East Pory-fYst street.
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At JOHNSTON 4 VAN rAssELL's.

Two One Turnouts two Coupe Rockaways, one clos
Coach, twosea Rockaway, several very nne road an
This day 81 II o'clock at Horse Auction Mart lls Eal
Thirtesnth street, near Fourth avenue.
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q TO 10 STALLS AND CARRIAGE 70 LET IN NEW
private stable loS East Thynfih street, Lexington
Best IN the city. -
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DOST OFFICE NOTICE. 40 100 -----''s--
= The msis for Europe VIII be dispatched from hrs once
lses and q stations and b 1s O. Oapd D. s. and
=, lh;10, and II II O'Clock. A n. ntFIf 49, -
A6 Wednesday notice of The hQur % <ioana wHsuh
xIl sed ., the general ccs and q. station. faes
dhy r. Nc JAMES NELLY. y. n.
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY. STORE IN A
N first class neghborhood with long lease for sale cheap
Address box 2,295 Post oflce.
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OF ades' and childrens furnishing goods stamping and
established In S6 and located n the best part
material for ssmpng store aItures &c rare opportunity
qung capital OF about &sSoo0 Address j. o., box 1880
Post Office.
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AT THE EMPIRE CITY CARRIAGE AND HARNESS
"A Repository "a ~ and Is Wooster street-Can be found
very large a.somsn Of coupe and light Roctaways park
and PhAeons, Cabrolets Dog Carts top and
open Wagons express business depot jaeger Wagons
doctors and business igs which will be sold al small sd
cannot be exceed also the usual assortment OF silver and
covered mounted single and double the same low
prices cali ID solicited WIN. II. GRAY, Proprietor.
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N ACTIVE PERSON WISHES TO CONNECT HIM.
N self with some real broker where he be USE
u doing business salary or seconda
ry TO employment. Address T. g. box 4l5 Post once
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CAPITALIST WANTED-IN A LONG AND WELL Es.
~ tabshed increase the business Of
erencs given and required Address D. b. box 1s0 Herald
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AN ENEE0ErIc YOUNG NAN, WITH ABOUT $500,
N can enter copatnership unusually ths
srieies InvestiENtlon dssirea. Apply under The silh
National Bank Of ThirtyAfh Satb
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A DOWN TOWN DINING ROOM FOR SALE CHEAP;
particulars inquire OF SOUTHMAYD co, IM RthadMaY.
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BAKERY ON SIXTH AVENUE, CONFECTIONERY AND
ID Ice Cream Saloon attached cheap excel
lent business; S1S0 Owner obliged 10 10 France
MERRIAM, "a Fulton street.
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A RESPONSIBLE, GOOD BUSINESS MAN, WITH
a from 1900 to soOoo, wanted In staple manufsctory
OF one OF the greatest inventions OF the day. secured BY
letters patent large profits guaranteed Call al IS Beecker
street and see the machine In operation.
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PRACTICAL RlcuSsrEucrIux N TIE SOUTH.

General Malone has been re elected President or
the virginia and Tennessee Railroad, which il n
source Of congratulation among the southern press
and those who favor speedy and energetic resump
tiou OF travel and tranis in The south.
The bark Helen sands cleared from Charleston on
tho nth inst. for liverpool with l,7es bales OF Up
land and twenty-five bags OF sea Island cotton and
2o2 bags OF cotton seedtota weight sit, ESQ pounds
being gain OF sl,5ai pounds on the weight OF her
last cargo and considerable gain In the number OF
bales OF cotton.
The extension OF the Selma, Rome aud patton
Railroad TO Rome ga, where IL connects with the
lines OF railroad 10 North aud TO Charleston and
Savannah, was completed on the 3lst OF October,
and cotton Is now forwarded direct from Selma
Ala, to New York, by way OF Charleston and comes
through in eight days, diminishing BY about ons.
half the time previously required
The Brownsville (Tenn.) Bee says:--we are pleased
10 chronicle the fact that active steps ore being
taken build large number one cotton and wooden
factory in our town. IL In conemp plated TO raise and
commence with capital OF 100000. The building
operations are expected TO commence by the mia.
die OF February, 1869.
The Eagle and Phoenix cotton mills, OF Columbus.
Ga, now consume nvo bales OF cotton and from
1900 to 5000 pounds OF wool per day. Over 1000
splndies and 400 operatives are constantly kept
going.
II IL proposed to issue German weekly newspa.
per ~ 0odsboro N e. 40 rapidly II that part Of Toe
country billing ny Win hardy herman sssSlers,
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and herr Presbyterian cotemporary reraris this
as vry silly question, and adds The daily pagers
themselves have told us what the modern stage
prsents for the entertainment OF the youth Of tie
City, and the playbs IN the streets and the Illus
irated papers, with their pictures have LEFT room
TO DOUBT that the nasty drama IL the great attraction
sensuaity is too refined to tolerate tie indecencies
OF the American stage.
tbs well for our ministers and all good people who
have any influence with the public TO lift up voice
OF remonstrance and warning And 1t is quite likely
that they win be censured for doing just In pro-
portion to the need there is for their protest and the
power there Is tn their earnest voices. The truth
has not yet fallen In our Streets and while wisdom
has voice she ia bound to make 1t heard.
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are probably moro than that number who are con-
cerued in mixed spirits.
II Is stated that the Baptsts do not intend 10 aban
don their principal religious rite on account OF the
sudden death OF o person recently while undergo
ing the act OF immersion.
DIR. John Rogers, In Memphis, Tenn, has re.
lie. This John Rogers evidently don't intend to be
burned ut the stake ~ hereto.
The Independent is right glad to be informed that
among the nrst measures to be Drought before the
approaching Congress will be constitutional
amendment ordaining uniform rule OF suffrage
throughout the republic. h
The directors OF the American and Foreign Chris
OF DR.. j. P. ThompsOns church, to 60 to spain imme
dately and to oversee the distribution OF bibies ano
religious books furnished BY the American blpie ana
Tract Societies.
A Japanese New Testament translated and edited
py the American missionaries, Is now IN course Oh
publication In Japan. The English and Japanese are
are printed In parallel columns and In Roman type.
an arrangement which will facilitate the mastery OF
both languages enabling the natives TO learn Eng
iisn ana foreigners Japanese There Is no SOUND IN
the Japanese tongue which corresponds TO either the
letter or IN The former Is expressed ~ substltut-
ing 7, and the later bys
pressing call upon Christian benencence Ia made
by the American Sunday School Union for aid In Its
great work OF establishing and supplying Sunday
schools In the destitute places OF land Ii pleads
Tor the sake OF Christ and the children.
During the months OF June, July, August ana Sep
full returns OF some OF them are not ut hand but
reports from fftynve Of them show 500 new schools
organized having ,4bl teachers and 25 scholars
besides 1915 schools visited and aided having 1851
iously 1892 families and distributed 9s5 copies OF
the Scriptures, &c.
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RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Don't forget the poor on Thanksgiving Day. That
advice is a. good az Sunday sermon.
One hundred and thirty clergymen Of the Church
Of England are converted Jews
Come Of the Presbyterian religious papers hold the
Pope Of Rome responsible for the immoratIes Of the
three last successive queens Of SPAIN
The statement that there 100000 or 5000, 900
spirtuass IN me United States 10 denied. Bus there
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The Clergy and the sSasty Drama"
several ministers In Chicago having passed reso.
mton reprooating the ndecences Of the stage, they
are asked By. some OF the daily papers how they
know anything about the mst,Ss--dS they 70 70 see
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How to Raise the Wind for RcIigious
purpOsps.

preacher in frontier settlement had been col
iecting money for some church object. There was
still some twenty dollars wanting. and after vain
efforts to make up the deficiency he plainly int
mated, as he locked the church door one day after
service that he intended to have that said twenty
dollars before any Of them lett the house. At the
same time he set the example by tossing 1--WE dollars
on the table. Another put down dollar, another
half dollar, another quarter Of dollar and so on,
The parson read out every now ana then the state OF
the funds; "rhars seven and half, my friends. -
sThar's nine and quarter.r .Ten and six bits are
oil that's in the nat friends and Christian bretrenu
Slowly II mounted up. Twelve and half.u -Four
teenH "Fifteenr 'Sxteen and three bits, and 80 on
until 10 stuck at nineteen dollars and fifty cents.
amount. viii nobody make IL upW Everybody
had subscribed, and not cent more was forth
coming. Silence reigned, and now long it might
have lasted IL was dificult to say, had not half
dollar been tossed through the open window, and
Tough explanatory voice shouted:--"Iiere, parson,
there's your money, let out my gal. I'm about tired
81 waitin' for nor ~
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Christian Temper ance Convention.
The following call for Christian temperance con-
vention has been signed by nearly 800 Minister'S OF
various denominations, in the six New England
States, and by many others:-
Regarding intemperance with the customs which
lead to It, OF the chief enemies OF the Church
or Christ, hindering her work among men whose
bodies, dehed by strong drink, are not meet ITEM
pies OF the Holy Ghost" we invite ministers and
church members to assemble In o New England
Christian Temperance Convention at the Meionaou
fremont Temple Boston, on Wednesday, December
a at ten O'Clock A. NJ, to consider the religious
aspects and spiritual bearings OF the subject, and
send forth such uterances AZ may seem TO them wise
and timely tending TO the purity and activity OF the
churches and the ministry In matter vital the
safety OF the young and to the interests OF patriot
hm, morality and piety through the land.