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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-10
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

Iuka has quadrupled its population since the
surrender.
Mr.. w d. Jones, an old and esteemed citizen
of Coahoma county, died on the 2lst ult.
. The whole country along the line in the State
Is aroused on the subject OF the building OF the
Memphis and Selma Railroad.
Garlandsville Academy, located eight miles
south of the Meridian and Vicksburg Railroad,
near Newton station, was burned on the night Of
October 22d. ,~1 D
The Democrats of Yszoo City have established
a school for the children of colored men who
voted the Democratic ticket.
Tho Aberdeen Examiner urges planters to SOW
wheat in large quantities.
One hundred bushels of ground peas were sold
in Iuka on the 18th October. The average yield
in Tishsmingo county is one hundred bushels per
acre.
The Brandon Republican says: The acorn,
beech, persimmon and hickory-nut mast is splen-
did this year, and hogs are getting fat in The
woods. The only trouble is that some coldred
folks consider them all biting hogs, and shoot
them down wherever they find Them"
CoTiDth News Gath ult., says: We notice every
day long trains of, wagons passing through our
place, the owners thereof on their way to Arkan-
sas: They are mostly from Georgia and Alabama.
The residence of Mr.. Lewis Carlisle, about i've
miles northwest of aberdeen, was burned with all
its furniture on the 9th October.
Two men, strangers, representing themselves to
be from Tennessee. rented the plantation Of Mrs.
A. u. Meek, near Columbus, at the beginning OF
this year, and bought her stock. implements
provisions, etc., promising payment at harvest
time. Lat week they silently sold the crop,
stole twenty eight horses and mules, and silently
stole away.n One of the men is named Angus.
A habeas corpus has been issued in the cases OF
Messrs. Nell wsine, Hewitt and Bennett. Of Adams
county, who were lately sentenced by military
commission to one years Imprisonment In the
penilentisry, for tarring and featherng a white
man who had married negro woman, and had
attempted to force himself among respectable
people. The Yazoo Democrat has strong hope
that the prisoners will soon be at liberty.
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ally returning to IL normal condition. A review
Of the leading features Of the past month ct least
resssurng tn 90 far % it shows that the perturba
soundness Of the general business Of the country.
which may be regarded e. being on Q basis ia
vorable to confidence. This operation was rem
dered more feasible In consequence Of the general
demand for money ct this time for the movement
Of the crops and general trade purposes. Ger.
tain banks through whose agency the tying up op-
Grafton was performed have been censur cd to
degree that would be ~ no meauss undeserved IL
reason to believe that they we're II any thing. the
victims rather than the originators Of the opera
ION. e.rLs : .'.sf.sas - 'l-s-ls
However this may be, It is matter of con-
graduation that the scheme stopped short of sb.
solnte success. The timely action If the Bank Of
Commerce and Q few other banking Institutions
saved MS from what might have proved serious
panic. The surrender OF three per cent treasury
certificates produced sutcsn; currency to relieve
redeemed during the month. As the secretary Of
the treasury has decided that he has no authority
TO reissue these certificates, their withdrawal has
only afforded temporary ease ut the expense OF
be replaced in the bank vaults by legal tenders
which do not draw interest" -
SPECIAL DrsPArcHEs.-We are indebted to the
Western Union Telegraph Line for copies Of the
following private dispatches received from that
New York, Nou. s--lo A. xs--Gold opened ct
l343. IL M.--Gold l34&. Cotton dull-prices IN.
changed. Sterling steady. 8 P. Mold closed
l34s. Cotton quiet and weak -middling ii025c...
Mobile Oslo; Orleans 25ic. Sales to-day 800
bales. Sterling steady. 81 500 grI 3W
Licapool, ,Nou. e-1l:l5 A. M.-Cotton, mar
Ike, quiet. Estimated sales 10 600 bales. Uplsnds
liza, Orleans 118d. 1:20 M.-Cotton market
unchanged. Estimated sales 900 bales. r.
M.-Cotton market easier but not quotably
lower. Sales to-day 10000 bales. Uplands afoat
l03d. ov 5i % C.l oli y.-lll- ssoi lIil.'
London, Nou. 9-1l:l5 A. M.-Consols 9lg@
9I3, 5-20's 73A. 5P. M.--Consols 9f5, 5-20's 49,.
Hdure, Nou. 9-Noon Cotton market easier;
tres ordinaire l.3s; low middling afoat lbs.
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CIR or JErszssox. /,

err or JEFFERSON. November 10. 1888.
Arrived yesterdsy-33s Texas Beeves, 60 Calves
and Yearlings and 245 Sheep. Solids Texsa
Beeyes, 20 Calves and Yeariings, AZ Hogs, sol
Sheep and IL Mich Cows. Stock on sae-446
Texas Beeyes l09 Calves and Yearlings, SO Hogss
AS sheen and 40 Mich Cows. We quote:
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Commercial sSntslli9enfe.
CazscEsr QrIrcn, No. % cAnr s!sErs.

,.. Monday Evening Nov ., iS6a !
: CoTToN-Tbe market opened this morning with
fair prospects for q full average aggregate bust
ness, but the movement has been restricted. new
ertheless, by the apathetic character Of the Liv.
erpool and New York advices. Rates of Gold
and Foreign Bills were well maintained through
out, and had no symptoms of weakness been man
ifested by other markets, Q large business would
doubtless have been effected here at full prices.
As it was, however, the total sales summed up
only $500 bales, and the market closed unsettled
at the subjoned figures which disclose decline
of about 4c. upon nearly all classiacatons com.
pared with the ruling figures Saturday evening.
viz Ordinary 2l@2lsc good ordinary % 922Ac
low middling -@23c., middling -t023sc., and
strict middling at 23202lc. RI -,a-
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IN. sbsv. ss..spsu. lust tus and correct transcript
n'n 'h' poo" . '.' ''aps !. nj sUCksEx, rr.aasu.
"a sf';; M Ss Al AZ I, April
Second Justice ?sacA Parish OF orisanA
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-04-15
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Fresh Thoughts from Old Authors.

RIGHT TO THE BIBLE.-Papists with
hold it because they say many would per-
vert it. As well might they withhold
the Saviour because he was set to be
''the fall" of many in Israel. Luke ii: 34-
As well say because some soldiers are vi
olent and lawless, let 10 one iD the army
have sword. As well say, put out the
candle lest it burn the house.
A HEARER should not be like the
sponge that holds all water, both good and
bad; nor like the seive that holds no
water, neither good nor bad; nor like the
bolter, that keeps in the coarse bran, and
throws out the fine -four, but like the
scry wild fowl,) that keeps in the good
seed. and casteth out the dust and un-
profitable darnel.
NEEDED.-Many arts are taught among
us, of quick reading, of short writing
whereby they will take a sermon verba
tim. But there is one art | would some
good body would teach it us. 1t is the
art of memory; that as sermons are taker
word for word in our papers, so they
might be written sense for sense in oul
hearts.
If WE remember our sins in the da,
of repentance, God will forget them il
the day of vengeance.
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Seek to Save Souls.

During recent voyage, sailing in
heavy sea, near reef of rocks, min
ister on board the vessel remarked, when
the captain gave orders that they should
put off to avoid all risk:
'FI am rejoiced to think that we have
so careful commander"
The captain replied: st is necessary
that | should be careful, because I have
souls on board. Think of my respon-
sibilty; and should anything happen
through carelessness, 1 should have a
great deal to answer for: 1 wish never
to forget, sir, thao souls are very val
uable!'
The minister turning to some Of his
congregation, who were upon the deck
with him, observed: "The captain has
preached me powerful sermon: hope
shall never forget, when ! am addressing
my fellow creatures, on the concerns Of
eternity, that / have souls on board"
Raleigh Enterprise.
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could not give our share aud get the
knives; so we put them eff another
year"
Mr.. Houston died in Jan. 1889. Sup
posing his letter to have been written
shortly before his death, the "about sew
enty years ago" would fix the date OF
the finishing of the stone church about
the wear ITO. There is in the posses
sion of the officers of the church the orr
ginal deed given by James Wardlaw and
his wife Martha, to Jno. Logan, Samuel
Buchanan, Alex. Walker. Sr., Andrew
Hays, James Henry, James McCamp-
bell, Thomas Hill, Jno. Houston and
Alex. Walker, Jr., as "Elders of the
congregation of Dissenters of New Prov
idence," and conveying to them as such,
the original tract of land on which this
church now stands This deed is dated
Nov. 18th, III, aud according to the
endorsement on its back, was recorded in
the court of Augusta county, May Goth,
1772. The plat of the land is with the
deed, and contains eight and a,half acres,
and was bought for fifty pounds cur
rent money of Virginia This deed
most probably fixes the date of the build
ing of the stone church.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
The Bottomless Pit.

DR.. Specie was once preaching in the
Valley of Virginia, and in the conrso of
his sermon, felt it his duty to warn his
hearers of the danger, to which they were
exposed of falling into the bottomless
pit, if they persevered in their wicked
ness and rebellion against God. One of
them, who was an infdel, cried out that
"a bottomless pit would not hold him;
that he would fall through it. But
my friend" was the ready reply of the
preacher, sit would take you an eternity
to fall through it, and that is most fear
full consideration. Such are some of
the recollections of DR.. Specie, that still
linger in the minds of the old people in
the Valley of Virginia. W.
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weekly paper, THE Star Of the East,
notice of his religious service on Sabbath
evening. Such notice, few years
since, was considered unadvisable.
Enmity and Opposition. "Still emnity
and opposition are not wanting. At one
time during my absence, a mob assem-
bled before the house of DR.. Kalopo-
thakes in order to break up the Sabbath
School which he had in his house, en-
deavored to force the outer door so as to
get entrance, and some drew their knives
to kill him and Sakellarios, who, with his
wife, was teaching in the school at the
time. Providentially, an officer of the
police happened to be passing by at the
moment, and kindly interfered, arrested
some of the ringeaders ard put them in
prison, and thus the mob was dispersed
and the lives of those threatened were
saved.
"The accusation that excited the mob
was, that Kalopothakes was teaching Pu-
stta,ass0s.-By- these trials the missiona-
ries have become, l believe, bolder than
they were before. The number of the
scholars taught in all their day and Sab
bath Schools amounts to about twelve
hundred"
The Herald adds:
GA few days later DR.. King wrote
again, sending copies of letters to himself,
DR.. Kalopothakes, and DR. Scudder,
from Greek Protestants at Demirdesh,
near Broosa, where Protestant house
of worship has recently been erected and
church organised. The letters express
warm gratitude to these brethren, espe-
cially DR.. Kalopothakes, for the interest
taken by them in the enterprise at De.
mirdesh. and the aid which they had
rendered. DR.. King received some con-
tributions while in the United States to-
wards the erection of the Demirdesh
chapel, which he sent through DR.. Kalo-
pothakes. DIR. Scudder had contributed
for the object, and DR.. Kalopothakes had
long taken much interest in the Protes-
tants there. He went from Athens, and
preached in the afternoon, when the house
was dedicated; remained for time, la
boring earnestly to settle difficulties, pro-
mote the spiritual welfare of the Protes-
tants, and prepare the way for the for
nation of church; and was present,
assisting in the services, when it was or
ganised. The dedication of the house
was noticed in the Herald for January,
and letter from Mr.. Greene, of Broosa,
now reports the organization of the
church."
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
How Large a Place is Hell9

One of my friends, while conversing
with me not long since about some per-
sons. whom he dislikes very much, said,
that he was afraid the Devil would not
have room enough in his dominions for
all the accursed villains that would be
committed to his charge. told him,
that he need not entertain any fears on
that subject; that hell would certainly be
large enough to accommodate all, who
would be doomed to that dreadful abode
Is it not pity that wicked men will make
such improper remarks upon subjects Of
a serious nature?
l was once travelling at the dead OF
night among the mountains in the rail-
road cars between Wytheville and Lynch
burg. 1t was at the commencement OF
the war, and the cars were filled with
soldiers coming from Tennessee to Vir-
ginia. One of them was very much intoxi-
Gated, and was continually uttering pro-
fame and wicked exclamations. A negro
man came into the car in which we were,
to trim the lamps. One of the soldiers
asked. /" How far is it to Lynchburg Z"
another, - How far is it TO Safem?'' and
vet another, How far is it to Big
Lick?" The drunken man cried out,
"Boy, how far is it to hell ?" The ne
gro man returned no answer to the last
question; but turned round, and said to
me in an under tone, he waits to know,
how far it is to hell !! " The drunken
man cried out in a still louder voice,
boy, l say, how far is it to hell?' The
negro man promptly replied, "Not SO
far, sir, but that you will all get there af-
ter awhile" "Well, you will be there
with us" "No; l will not. If l keep
on in the way in which am going,
will arrive at a different place. " That
conversation | can never forget. The
negro made a most appropriate answer
The scene was TO me a solemn one
There is always danger upon railroad
at night, while passing over frightful pre-
cipices, and the poor drunken soldier
was destined soon to be exposed to al
the dangers of the battlefield. What
painful thing it was, to hear him ask the
question referred to in tone of the ut
most levity, "Boy, how far islt to hell!
Every one could see, that he was very
much intoxicated, and consequently w
all had reason to fear, that he had no
many steps to take, before he would reacl
the final abode of the wicked. How
large place is hell, and how long will i
take the liar, the drunkard, and the pro
fame swearer to get there, are question
which ought deeply to stir the inmos
feelings of our souls. SENEx.
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And Mrs. Weston resolved never to be

And Mrs. Weston resolved never to be
guilty of such thoughtlessness again
Bear ye one another's burdens, yet
rang in her ears and softened her heart.
1t had been great wonder to the peo-
pie OF MIR. Redmond's church to see the
old miser, Thomas Fulton, come up the
aisle upon that Sabbath. 1t was still
greater wonder when they heard he had
sent to the alms-house for his daughter
Mary and her cripple boy. Had the
pastors sermon touched that fiinty heart!
Under Gods grace it had. "Can | ever
be so discouraged again." thought Mr..
Redmond, when he heard of its influence.
"Surely the angel of deliverance was
near me on that night!
There are other parishes in which that
text could be preached from with good
effact There are other hearts for iS to
reach and touch. It has universal
meaning; for wherever toiling, weary
humanity is, there should be learned the
golden text, Bear ye one another's bur-
dens."
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W Il Y {?

OF Why do we loveiJ-the world with its cares
Its paths all beset with temptations and snares
o why do we love tits few little joys
So strangely mixed up with SO much that annoysE
o. why since so oft it has cheated us sore,
Why still do we cherish and trust it the more?
Why bask in the smile which it deigus to bestow,
When sure that it smiles but to lure us to woe
o why do we covet its glittering toys,
Which cannot augment for a moment our joys?
Which soon will eorrode aud grow dim as we gaze,
Till ashes alone tell the place of their blaze?
o. Why do we live for the few struggling beams
Which come now and then through its cloud
rifted seams?
o. why do we cling to its loves which decay,
And its meaningless friendships just born for a
day.
OF why do we seek for its honors-its power
So soon do they Ry in adversely hour?
Of why Stree It's -,ugh winds low 66Ehangly
chill,
Ger all that we love- do we cling to it still?
Begone, 6ckle world, with your charms, from my
heart;
I'm chilled with your coldness, l tire ofyour art;
If aught that is real to mortal be given,
o let it be niue till rest me in heaven!
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Spare Moments.

"Spare moments are the gold-dust Of
time"
When Queen Elizabeth lay upon her
dying bed, she cried in the deepest sorrow
and anguish, "Millions of money would l
give for an inch of time" At that mo-
ment he who would have offered her gold,
diamonds, or power, more than she ever
before possessed, who would have made
known to her the news of splendid VIC
tory, paid the most delicate compliment,
would have been thrust aside to makeroom
for any one who could have prolonged,
even for an hour, the life of the dying
Queen. Time is priceless gift of God to
weak humanity, We are placed in this
world for purpose; andt is given us
to fulfill our allotted task. If we act in
unison with the Almighty, we find that
not one moment need be unemployed.-
The service of God, the improvement of
our talents, and the bestowal of charity
upon those less favored than. ourselves,
will fill up every inch of time. AS the
minute particles of which gold-dust is
composed glitter in thelight Of thesun, so
shall the apparently insignificant actions,
which occupy but moment, brighten the
page of our lives, when the powerful light
of the dissolving elements shall expose
it to the scrutiny of the All-seeing Judge.
In view of such time should we not gath
er up the fragments, the minutes-aye,
The seconds {? As short time will suf-
fee to say that which may save another
from committing sin, as would be occu-
pied in momentarily gratifying ourselves
We cannot calculate the ultimate value OF
hours and minutes, but we know that as
gold-dust, carefully gathered, becomes
valuable, so we may expect to become the
happy reapers of an invaluable treasure
harvest, if we faithfully garner and clus-
ter times golden fragments.
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The END OF CONVERSION is to amend
our conversation; and that word which
sounds peace and joy, and remission of
sins, leaves this lesson behind it-''sin no
more"
WoRK.-God built his temple on a
thrsshing floor, and his church must
thrive by hard labor.
GoD's HAND was never shut from Civ
ing, if man mouth be not shut from ask
ing.
BAPTISM healeth not as a medicine,
by its own virtue; but as a seal of His
mercy by whose grace we are saved.
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TEMprAr1oN.-We are tempted By Gin,
and to sin. Christ was tempted In both
senses, without sin.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.

A History of the Congregation and Church
of New Providence, Lexington Presby
tery, Va.
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GoD KNOWS alike true and wavering
faith.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-11
TRADE.

There was a better demand for Bulk
Meats to-day, and considerable inquiry
was made for them Dy a few Of cur deal
ers, who are supposed to be posted about
future prices. We can't see now prices
should advance materially. The demand
never was as lighs 10 this market rs It is
this season. With everything higher az
this time last year, Bulk Meats sold in
this market at Il Ec on December 10, 1857,
and Mess Pork az SD. In Chicago, on
Monday last, says ID exchange, tie offer
ings Of pork product were inadequate to
the demand, and the market was only
moderately active, but prices were frmer
and on some descriptions nominally
higher. Those who sold "shoItn early
in the season for this months delivery,
are anxious to Ill in, though they cannot
do 30 unless at q loss. The daily receipts
OF live hogs are quite liberal, ont meet
with ready sale to packers and shippers,
while dressed hogs are not coming il in
large quantities. Packers are doing all
they can, but st the same tims cannot
keep u with the demand, inAznuch as
the market is now oversold to an extent.
Mess pork was quiet for immediate de-
livery, and prices were nearly nominal
at S23. For the future there was a good
inquiry st So 50923, seller January.
Extra prime sold in q small way at
ST. 50. Green meats were aisO in good
inquiry and drmer st Ili9Il!c for hams,
aud at So for shoulders. Sweet picked
hams at I2i@l23c, and dry ssItad shoul-
ders st Sc, the latter for a round lot, buy
er first half Of February. Other descriP-
tions we're inactive. Lard ws.s active
and about to higher, st I46i4{o for
prime steamed, spot, and l4!a for do
seller January and February.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-11
COTTON.

Cotton was firm in Liverpool st the
opening to-day; Uplands, I0sd; Orleans,
1lAd and at leo pm. was unchanged
in any respect. At the close it was drm ;
Uplands, on spot, los ], to arrive, lO2d.
Sales, 10000 bales. Shipments from
Bombay, from last report to the 4.h inst,
1900 bales.
The New York market opened with a
fair demand snd prices firm. At noon
there was no change, and at 2;lO pm.
the demand was moderate and prices
firm Uplands, 25c. Holders were ask
ing higher rates, which checked business.
Sales, 1000 bales.
The New Orleans market opened with
a fair demand and prices tending up-
wards; Mldclings, 23923sc. AT els
nm. the demand was fair aud prices
arm; MIddliDgs. 2Se. Sales, 5000 bales.
Our market was active throughout,
and about al the cotton IL first hands
wss tsken-tbe sales falling little Il
any short Of 5000 balen. Pdoes
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Notice.

Wm. P. Melen, Trustees. and tho United States
and Others. against The New Orleans and
Ohio Railroad Company and Others.
HAVISG been appointed ny the Hen Bland
III Ballard, Judge OF the United tales L.
trict Court for ina D-ssIiet OF Ken ucky, q
Special Commissioner in ire above style case,
10 audit and maze out a full and GmpleIe re-
port 10 sail Court OF all bonds and coupons yet
DnpaiG, secu ed by the nrsJ mortgage. and also
all bonus and couponsdu and unp~td- secured
DIV the second mortgage OF the saia New Or
lesns and Ohio Railroad Company, and TO
whom due. and the names o. the holders
thereto respectively
Their. fore, Notice is hereby given r. ai bond
hOi5en. as aforesa Il, u come Toward and re-
cent a~d ME with me. as said C0mmissiof er, at
my Office, in The CITY Of Pacucah and State o.
Kentucky. al bonds. bFirg Lrst ana SEQ nd
mOrtRRee OF saio y W Or eeBs ana Ohio Rail-
road Company and cOupoHs thereto belonging
and unpsid, on OF refole the secoEd Monday In
March. 1853. ". Il. JONES.
nOp9i I'm EuaofaI emmlzf nuer.
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we're somewhat Irregular, bat Il
viii be seen by tie following
.ales that the average is better than that
ofNew Orleans. We quote Is bales Or
binary at DC; %, 81, 10 and : Good Or
Iinary at 223c; so and 81 Low Miidlings
It 22lc; III, I79, 40, 10 and IA st 22sc;
20, Z, 26, II, Sd and 80 at 22}s; 81 at225c;
2S5 at 2sc. 100 Middlings at 2Se; 10, 20,
50. 20, 81. IS, so, 35 and IL do at 23e liz,
8, Is and s do at 23te; 6s do at 2s43; 8,
20 and 5 Strict Middlings 81 23}c 4, 4. IS
and l do a. 23ie; 8 and 8 do at 24s; 4
q rod Middlings at Ole; 3 and IL do at
"a L do at 25c. Holders were asking
higher AZ the close.