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Francis Drake, a colored man, during nGht
at WeeksvIlle, concluded that the shooting
was perfectly justiaable and informed Coro.
ner Whitehl that he might discharge .ne
accused. Drake was thereupon taken from ON
the Jail and discharged. The brother OF the
deceased, Captain Peter Fitzpatrick, learning that
the accused was at large, procured warrant from
justice Riley, and had him rearresed on cnarge OF
murder. Drake was accordingly sent back 10 jan
again TO await examination. The evidence already
taken IN the case showed that the accused was COM
PEELED TO escape from his house on several occasions
when attacked by the deceased. There has been no
tnne liked for the examination OF the prisoner
LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE FIRST
MoRAvIAN CHURCH.-The corner stone OF the First
Moravian church Of Brooklyn was laid yesterday
afternoon on the site OF the old church in Jay street.
near Myrtle avenue, which was destroyed by fire
some months ago. There was quite large assem-
bage present to witness the ceremonies 1t is to be
brick structure, with brown stone trimmings, and
Will measure 36x7o. The lower part Of the
building is TO be occupied as school
room and Will seat $50 children. The church Will be
capable OF seating 700 people The cost OF the slruc
ture will be s2l 500 and $4,000 OF the amount it
by the Right Rev. David Bigler, Of Pennsylvania,
and addresses were delivered by Rev. DR.. ii. NJ.
Storrs and DR.. Schenck The opening prayer was
offered by tae Rev. Mr.. Hunt OF Hanson place
Methodist Episcopal church, and Rev. Mr. Fletcher
read portion Of the Scriptures. The audience was
dismissed with the benedction.
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and nominal at $40 @25 prime mess S25 I for
India do Cut meats were quiet but with light stock the
market was firm at l3c Ssc for dry sated and
shoulders, l5c. l6c. for smoked do, l6c. l6c Tor
picked hams, iyc 2c. for smoked and s%c Nc Tor
bsgged do. Bacon dull owing the saness OF the
stock; prices firm Lard but little sought AFTER but
held with hrmness at former prices. The sales were 80
packages At lSc 0c for No. to prime steam and kettle
rendered.
PErRoLEUM-Crude in bulk, I614c. l7c., but
there demand OF consequence these prices and we
heard OF no sales OF Importance Crude, In bbs was dn
and nominal at &c. 2sc. Refined sparngy offered
above 3c and business restricted consequences The
sales SEQ bbs, the spot, see. 800 do, for
July, SiAc, and 500 do, July, August and Sep
tember, reported at Ss&c; also 16000 gallons On
tins, at 3ec. Naphtha IN demand at
about former prices Sales 500 bbs for the last half July
at 10Sc. In Philadelphia the dull at SIC 3lc
The only sales heard Of 1000 bbls standard white
for September at and from July to December
at 33ac.
RICE continued demand, sales were made of 800
tierces at from SIC. to &c. for common TO prime 49,
SEEDs-Calcutta linseed dull and nominal at So l2
gold duty paid while dull at yesterdays quota
tons.
stearine steady with sales Of 10000 bbs within the
range of l9c. 20c
SOGAR.-The market for active the demand
being principally from the rchners but prices heavy at
ssc. for fair to good refining Cuba The sales were
200 hhds part at 1&c for Cuba also so boxes at
13c Refined moderately active former gures
hard selling at l5slc soft white at Ike Mc yellow at
139c. l4c., and extra at l44c. at l45Sc.
TALLow steady, with sales Of 7U000 lbs. at lsc
WHtsHEY.-Receipts, 97j bbls. The market frmer,
though quiet Sales l75 bbls at 81 O219, tax paid
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SUPREME COURT-C.RCU!T.
Man Pretending TO be Of the Firm Of
Barring Brothers Obtains $4,000 Worth Of

Man Pretending 10 be Of the Firm OF
Barring Brothers Obtains $4,000 Worth Of
GoOds-Acti0n to Recover the Amount.
Henry J. Stecens cs. TIE Rockville National Bank
Plaintiff In this case is merchant doing business in
New York. In the fall OF 1861 he was waited upon
by man hailing from Rockville, Conn.,, who gave
his name as p Ii. Pease, and represented that ne
was a member OF the firm OF Barring Brothers, Of
London, England. lie bought OF the plalntiG 500
kegs OF nails, giving In pay ment therefor draft
upon the house OF Barring Brothers. Tne nails were
Immediately shipped to Rockville, and no sooner
mad they arrived than they were turned over to
the bank, the defendants in this action. Not
Brothers protested, and stevens at once posted
or to Rockville to look after his nails, when he
found them In the custody Of the bank. The day
that stevens went to Rockville Preston the cashier
OF the bank, went to New York. In company with
Pease, the man who bought the nails. Preston rep
resented to Mr.. Place, the confidential clerk OF
Stevens, that II Stevens would not commence a suit
against the bank for the recovery OF the nails that
he would that either Pease, himself the bank
paid for them The cashier. 1t Il said, moved
make this offer on account OF his knowledge Of the
fact that Pease had palmed himself of more than
In New YORK and Boston as one of the
firm OF Barring Brothers. In the meantime
Stevens was told at Rockville by the president OF
the bank that the goods were taken security for
posed to compound the matter In any way, stevens
stated that he should repevin the goods. Upon this
the same proposition was made by the president 10
stevens that was made to his confidential clerk IN
New YORK by the cashier. But the next thing that
stevens knew OF the nails the bank had disposed OF
them. IL was set up IN defence that the
bank had no knowledge OF the represen-
tation upon which Pease bought the goods,
and that they were received In good faith for ad.
vances IL was alsoset up In defence that the bank
not liable for the acts of Its officers. Verdict
for plaintiff S3,So4 80.
defendants.
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Cash gold was in so abundant supply that the cur
rency collaterals advanced upon II commanded ex-
ravagant rates OF interest," ranging all the way from
nine per cent per annum 70 5-32 and 3.16 per diem.
The disbursements Of coin interest amounted TO
sS47sL
The feature In southern securities was sharp ad-
vance In Missouri skies TO 07the street price after
the bosrds-based upon the decision that the bonds
are payable, principal and interest, IN gold. The
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund having made
the inquiry In letter 20 II. b. Johnson, the Attorney
General OF Missouri, the latter replied a. follows:
1our letter Of the 25th instant, asking my opinion
IN regard TO the legal obligation Of the state 10 pay
tne principal aud interest In gold coin on bonds
Issued by ire state has been received. After care
iully examining the decision OF the Supreme Court
OF the United states, and the various laws under
which bonus were issued by the state OF Missouri TO
the Pacific Railroad, Southwest Branch OF the Pa
cinc RalrOad, Iron Mountain Railroad. North Mis-
sOurl Railroad, the CAIRO ana Fulton Rail.
road Company, aud the Platte County Rail
road Company, | have concluded that the
state having sold all Of said roads under the lien the
State held on them for security Of principal and i'm.
teresi m said bonds, anu the state having by said
sales assumed all the obligations of SAID railroad
companies u legally obligated TO pay bOth the prin.
cipa ami interest Of SAID bonds in coin az they he.
tUtuc due.
slaic bonds were weak in new Tennessecs, but
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
An Alleged sSmuSgler.

An Alleged SmuSgier.
Before Commissioner Jones.
Last week an account was given In the HERALD
OF the arrest OF by the name Of Bartlett, the
master Of the steamship San Francisco plying be-
tween New York and Havana, on the charge of
smuggling. 1t happened, as 1t will be remembered,
in this way:-In January last seaman by the name
Of Price arrested at Staten Island on the charge
Of smuggling cigars. He was tried at the last term
of the United States Court and was convicted OF the
offence. In order 10 make his sentence as light as
possible he gave information which led to
the arrest Of Gordon Young ana James Arnold, his
associates In the transaction. When Arnold and
gave Information which led to the arrest OF Bartlett
who was In the court room at the time. Yesterday
Bartlett was brought up for examination and Young
and Arnold were the only witnesses who were ex.
amned for the prosecution. Young testified that
Bartlett was the master OF the ship San Francisco,
and that ne was himself the second mate; on the
night OF the 1lth OF February the vessel arrived In
New York harbor having on board 1000 cigars
owned by the witness. 800 owned Dv the carpenter,
$500 belonging to Price, q seaman, and four
or five thousand belonging TO Captain Bartlett;
the night of the ships arrival was very dark
and foegy, and the captain suggested that 1t would
be a good time to land the CIGARS Young replied
that 1t would be, and they were accordingly taken
ashore at Staten Island and 10 the house OF James
Arnold. The latter person testified that between
eleven and twelve O'Clock OF the night in question
Young and some other men came 10 his house and
left some packages, which Arnold said he Supposed
were clothes. The men stayed about an hour or 30
that the packages contained cigars, he started for
New York TO see Captain Bartlett about II, and
found him on his vessel. Bartlett at first seemed
surprised and to know nothing at all about the cigars
lie finally said that Jim EggesOn would go for
them. The captain said the cigars were all right.
On his cross-eXaminati0n witness admitted that he
brought IN that night. The examination was ad-
JOurDed until to-day.
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Quick builders Atherton street. was burglarious.
iy catered by parties who commenced operations in
q manner only practlced by professionally A hole
was drilled In the safe and afterwards charged with
powder, which, on being fired, had the eject OF
blowing quantity Of plaster and other filling out OF
the door of the safe leaving the lock and frame al.
most uninjured In which state 1t was found at the
usual business hour yesterday morning Had the
burglars succeeded in their designs they would have
little singular that an employe Of the firm named
above, who lives but few, yards from the
office, was undisturbed during the night.
The residence OF Edward Il. Moore, on N0rth
Broadway, was visited aso on Tuesday night, BY
thieves, who gained ngress to the house by climb
ing upon piazza and then craw ing through win
dow. Finding themselves in an apartment from
which further progress was barred by the. doors
being locked the parties contented themselves with
q much-prlzed CLOCK and valuable meerchaum pipe,
both Of which were carried or The usually active
police OF the village are nonplussed at the CONT
gulty OF lawlessness TO their headquarters.
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Lots IS, 66 Conklin's map p................. lo0
Lot section l!6, W half on A Wihnk's map. DO
80 TkASsfERs IN QUEENS ooUNry-OoLLEGE POINT 40
cth av e. adjoining Nosrand estate, bOxse. aSo
9TH av ., ad Joining Hofman's upland and meadow,
NBwTOwN. 80.
suydam place. $50 n W of Chicago nv, S63IlO0. zio
HUNTERS POINT. M.
East 4tn st. n ., zoO n of East 25xln. oW
TRANsFERs IN EssEx COUNTY, N. J-NEwAhK-, mr..
bloomfield indefinite locality 30 II front. 400
Halstead and Miller corner, $50 'front.' Stov
Hamilton ct, Z, 80 n 'front.'. ooui
High 81, VS., % u OF Montgomery St 46x20 .l 6507
High st, 96 u OF Montgomery 46x2OO .."...S
jackson ST. 25O Il Of Ferry ST. Is II fron.. oVo
BLooMFIELD. ...
Norris Canal indefinite. 6axl55. 400
EAST ORANGE. an.
Greenwood nv, " ., indefinite, 36x76. 40O
TRANSFERS IN HUDSON COUNTY, N.J.-JERskf CiTf:. f:.oo
Harrow M . III q OF Grand st. eS @
Erie st. DO II OF North 9Th st. 25xi0 2lo0
Grove St 90 II Of North 10th at, 60x00 29O0
York and Green ss corner, 50x64.S. GyO00
South I'd St. e18 Il of Monmouth l6.ix50. 4300
North 9th st. g. 100 II W Of Erie st. 25x10O. 2S0o
HoB0KEN.
Grand and 1st ss corner 25x5O b300
Madison and I'd SITS, corner 200xl00 b6O0
=. NORTH BERGEN. -.
I'd g and Meyers av, corner, 35oxsOo1s5oxoo1loo
I'd ST. g. 100 It OF Meyers av a5oxioo 6s4
HUDSON CITY. ..x
Howell st. 90 n OF Amelia st, 25xl0U. 56S
Lots 10 to 80 and ~ to 49, block 3 Tonnee estate 4VU
KEARNEY. -
Copper Mines road and Radey ITO
UNION.
Lot ISL, block 3d. map OF North Hoboken, s51loo. boo
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whss wa: less as,,Ts arm wiz ss. receipts
SPRING % arrive No. pns wa. about 'fe c high i Cs
fornia and winter wheat was dull and nomlnally
:s'nssf m; I "f5s ssSa' 'ssSs :ss ':isss; sss.
Do, IS 81 for white Michigan 81 Is Tor amber do,
II % for Do state and 81 q II 4 for red Western
sseise new high %red rsrosd, The sales were sooe
&c Sc Tor western yellow, and soc for shoc. d. White
Oats were dull and nominal with sales OF 200 bushels at
at ,ss railroad depot, rye was inactive though srmiy held
Both barley and barley malt s continued to rule duh
FRNIGHTs quiet bu, tn. market nrrn especially
extent higher rates were paid FOR the latter
The engasenents weTsrO Liverpool per steamer 2s 900
Of wheat a, eHd, ana 3eo bbls. no,ir .: 3D. The
ders with 2oO quarters grain the other with 800
quarters do At 5s 3D.. Norwegian bark TO Cork for
british bark TO London, 400 quarter. grain, at ssd
70 he s, via feet s from ps sas
British bars, from Philadelphia 10 the Baltic with 27O0 bbs
Ps Gloasd S ad a . s r0" rh'ae
we're que, but hrm At lssc. 7c for bags and
nAY.The demand moderately active price, were
STEADY al about former quotations Shipping selling
Soc retail lot. mse ~ IS, long rye ~ oS 81 10
HiDEsThe market ,olersby active at steady prices
Ihse Mere ss, o. sge Bqso's q, isc Gold and 900 wet
HHsp-rhe marke, was duh and nominal for all Kinds.
We qao'e snoh's Ioc a. Ess ,S sod ju's &c.
Hors-There wa. scarcely any demand and the msrke,
heavy &C. ibc. for Inferior to choice sales
20 bales
MoLassrs-The market str dull, the demand contiuu.
Ing light and prices were generally heavy. Sales 10 hbds
Porto Rico mt sc.
NAvGL sToREs.--For spirits turpentne the market was
dull the demand all classes OF buyers being light and
with holders generally sntious 10 realize prices heavy
fully NC lower closing at 42sc for merchantabe
the f2e for do 10 arrive There sses Of l25
bbs at 4c G9c Rosin was less sought after and the
R9'.. Rs:. s.r. was s@ @ Soss S % s sssS
We quote % sna Ss O. sS ssG% No. sfSss o 81
No 80 SAFE; pale - So 90 So ertra do, ssa ss and
window glass ~ 30 $40. Tar was dull and nominal At
90 29 % % for Wilmington and 81 80 &2 6sh for Wash
ngOn
heard Of sales OF Importance Other kinds though quiet
steady at former prices.
81 bbls beef, 100 do pork, 2O DO
lard aud % do meats The market for pork quiet
there being but little demand. but prices quite steady
closing at about 932 rs for The sales go
bbs at 49, 20 Ha2 SHE. for and H16 $50 10
for prime and extra prime. For future delivery we
heard Of no sales hive hogs were again higher being
quoted 10tc. l0tc the arrivals ts3 head, which
almost entirely for slaugbtcrors. Beef quie
but prices steady Sales % bbs, at ~0 S1 for
plain and s2 sl6 for do. OF beef hams which
were somewhat eRuar IN valus ~ bbs were sold al yW
sSJ FOR souibeTn aud Western Tlerce beef remained duh
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MIDDLETOWN.

CHANGE ON THE ERIE RAILwAY.-Mr. W. II. Tator,
agent Of the Erie Railway at this place. has received
notice that he viii be relieved on the 1st proxlmo
and his place filed by Mr.. L. w. Brainard. Jr. Mr..
TatOr has been In the employ or the Erie Railway
Company for nineteen years, the last ten OF which
he has been agent at this place.
The RIGHT REV. BISHOP POTTER AT MIDDLE
TowN.--Bishop Potter was at Grace church, Middle
town, Tuesday, and administered the rite OF con-
nrnatIon to nineteen persons. The veteran bishop
was looking very well, and Is apparently enjoying
better health. His address TO the candidates was
excellent and touching.
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CITY COURT.

Action to Recover n Brokers Go mmission.
Il. ". Potter Us. GutlJord Mdyer.-1hls action
brought to recover brokerage for the sale Of a
house for defendant for the sum OF $l6,soo. The de-
fence set up was that the contract was 10 be com.
pleed at a specified day and hour, aud that instead
OF this the purchaser failed to appear at the ap-
amount.
Knaebel a Pray for plaintiff; Hubbard a Riggs for
pfpndant.
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WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

MOVEMENTS or GENERAL SuERMAS.-Ye Yestcrday
afternoon General Sherman arrived at Tarrytown
IRON West Point via the Hudson River Railroad. AZ
few knew Of the Generals coming, his arrival was
marked ny no demonstration whatever. 10 IL under
stood that he will be the guest Of william II. Asp'i'
wall while here.
BuRGLARIEs Ar YoNKERs.-During Tuesday nght
OF early yesterday morning the ONCE of Ackert
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Fire in Brooklyn Avenue.

fire broke out at eight O'Clock yesterday morn
ing in small frame building IN Brooklyn avenue,
corner Of Douglas street. owned by John II. Ken
nedy. and occupied by Thomas Eagan. The building
was damaged To the extent OF 81 ZOO, and the dam
age to Eagan's furniture Will amount to 5000. The
fire originated from some kindling wood which had
been lett under the stove to dry.
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comparatively steady In the general list the follow
ing being the closing prices at the last board:-Lou-
islana sixes II 71k; do. levee sixes, 6o1s 6o1s;
do. do eights ss; Tennessee skies, eX coupon 64a4
bid do. do. new, 621S 623s: Virginia skies, ex cou
pom, SIX, do. do, new, 81 y bid Georgia sixes
s2 bid do. sevens 95 q 81; North Carolina slxes ex
coupon, 60 a 81: do do, new, 556 55ss; Missouri
SKIES 957S %; Missouri and st. Joseph's, 95 $685.
With reference to the recent charges Of intended
reputation on the part OF the authorities OF Florida
wehave received the following, signed by s. B. Como
yer, state Treasurer, and R. w. Gamble, Comp
troller
The bonds referred to as "issued under the Glea-
penses OF the late constitutional convention and the
accrued interest thereon, TO March l. 1869. was
promptly paid as also the interest due June on all
the bonds sold OF the ''five hundred thousand auho
rized by the last Legislature The entire debt OF
the State does not reach 81 900, ,000 and, perhaps
with one or two exceptions Is less than that OF any
State In the Union and the idea OF reputation Is as
from beginning to end, is base fabrication and,
are constrained TO believe, maciously and wfuy
conceived for the purpose OF nJurng the State credit
and retarding the State government. The State
Treasury Is not bankrupt, and IL is untrue TO say
that any interest obligation Of this State government
has been dishonored.
The following shows the comparative earnings of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad during the
second week In June
ls6s ......................... 5000 80
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STREET GUOIATIlss.
Half.pa,t Five O'Clock p. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
WEDNESDAY, June I6-6 7. NJ.

WfbNEsDAf, june 10 r. NJ
AsHEs.-Receipts % bbs Pot quiet but steady at
81 e2h ga s7H, while pearl still dull and nominal
CoTrEE.-Rio in improved demand, and firmly
held at the close The sales 1900 bags Speed l6
private Other kinds, though quiet steady
yesterdays quotations
CoIToS-The market for this staple opened active,
cited and about 1sc. higher, but closed quiet though
steady at the improvement. The sales 4,y57
bales, OF which 1850 taken for spinning,
1859 speculation, and les In transit.
For delivery there demand the follow
ing sales effected 800 bales for July 3Lc, 50
low mddng for November and December at 2c leo for
December at c lUJ do. for January 24c, $50 mddng
for November December at and l50 do. do
Ne annex he
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FLOUR AND GRAIN-Receipts H. t39 bbls. -four, 2S93
bushels wheat 1921 do lo6 do. 900 do. rye
The -four market ruled very quiet today and there was
change either the other There little
mand for export and but little DONE California
dull and nominal; the sales about 10000 bb.s
Southern nour slow Of sale and prices continued
heavy sales S5 bbs Rye -four was arm, with moderate
demand, the sales being $50 bbs Corn meal quiet
form nrfres es We auote.
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BROOKLYN CITY.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
The City Of Norwich Case.
Before Judge Benedict.

Charles Piod and Others os The Ctty0r Nof1oich.-
The long deferred argument Of this case was COM
menced yesterday.
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The course Of the gold market IS shown in The ta-
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White Sulphur Springs,
County, West Viru


ENHESE celebrated Springs, so ksvorably
4 known for their valuable Alternative Waters,
charming summer climate, and as one of the
most fashionable resorts in the country, was
opened FOR company on the 18th of May, and
with the. extensive improvements that have
been made will be prepared for the comfortable
accommodationhf from 300 to 2,00D persons
The WHITE SULPHUR is now the Western
terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
and the cars of that road lin connection With
telegraphio facilities) will be running to the
Springs by let July. No pains or expense have
or willbe spared to secure the comfortable en-
tertainment, in ail the varieties Of accommo-
dation,' of the largo number of visitors that
will resort to the Springs the present season.
One OF the best Lawn and Ball Room Bands
will bein attendance. An extensive Livery has
been provided, and suitable arrang ngements
made to facilitate every innocent and recrea-
tive amusement appropriate to fashionable
Watering Place. Anumber of Fancy and Mas
querade Balls will be given during the season.
Charges will be SIS per week and 800 month;
children under 10 years Of age and colored SER
wants, half price; white servants, according to
accommodations.
PEYTONs & CO., Proprietors.
May 10 f13 White Sulphur Springs West Va
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~ 81 LfnestkT

slssIt ii9s y LtsesiI s!tt goY
Addressed to Mrs. L. N. Keitt on the ami
sersary OF the death of Colpuel Keitt, on the
field Of battle OF June I'd: l,
With ier0lns' tire fair MOI uF6er, Inspired,
His course closed in glory, aye, bright with its
iSe etsE ssIlss which hsSled az, sublime in iss
he llsllIssd,for SSIII tna lovestEepsis EARLIEST
With . patriots ardor he furthered it's good,
And for il he shed all his ripe manbood.s
OF 3 bright, higher sphere =. approved worthy
he ass i sunk as q thsf6 sleald sink td IFS
Leis the fold Of his toll, 4 lot few. Gun ciaipi,
with 4 haryeat OF honoFs, and chapict II
Then pe,s See NET fair 4r n4onrqaffr qfthy thy her0's at
IA bis senate and battlefield glories all
High Heassnl restricts for ends ieSu cannot
BY limit all Joys vouchsafed here below al :.
AhdK carly he quaffed the cup meted to him,
With full share Of bliss it was filed to the
The world gave him honors and fame for ,its
Whstwas LETT him TO wish for when You gave
Tn, sweet though ephemeral feast he attained
All the bliss of-long years in its limit or
}st{' dained; a-n=E q y. 80 i- .N.-f
Unlike soulleas millions OF earth's pageant
train, y, ,-S,,i
His life and HE tlabors were not spent in vain.
BE has lived, he has loved, he has blazoned
he has linked his.sad ta.e with, bis country's
dear name;F ~
And in days yet to come in our hopes future
dawn, - etsese, -. ~
His spifit shall quicken in brensts yet unborn,
Shall kindle syenging thopgh inu% LAUNDERING
fires, 3 3 %s1sSsrs sfY " 2 y ~
In efforts toSin what was lost by their sires.
JUNE 2 1857. w. NJ.
Confederate States.