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OF Remembering What Never Hap
pened.
BIT JOS. r. rnoMrsoN, D. D.

d.
An amusing story, started by
Mr.. Beecher, in the Ledger, is go
inr the rounds of the newspapers,
under the above caption. The
point of it is, that, at a dinner ta-
BILE, when he had denied, for the
hundredth time the story t. at he
once began sermon with an oath.
which he had overheard at the
door Of the church, a gentleman
remarked that young lady had
told him that she was present in
Plymouth Church at the time, and
heard that very expression. Mr..
Beecher at once replied, "Tell
that young lady that, in repeating
that sto;y, she said what she
knew to be false - Whereupon
another young lady, then present,
in whom there could be no guile,
said, with surprised diffidence :
Why, Mr.. Beecher, / always
have supposed that / myself
heard you say it."
Some critics argue that it is
more likely Mr.. BeecLer did use
that Frotane text and has forgot
ten it, than that two witnesses
should imagine that they heard
the expression from his lips, il he
r ever uttered it; and examples of
Mr.. Beecher's forgetfulness' have
been quoted to confirm this view.
But this snPpositirn, plausible un.
der ordinary circumstances, is not
tenable here. Mr.. Beecher's for
getfulness is the common phase of
absent-mindedness-the omission
or oblivion of minor things through
the pre- occupation of the mind in
something more important. For
instance, having prepared several
letters for the mail, he went to the
post-office and called for the let
ters in his box, which at once en-
gagged his attention. Returning
home, he took off his hat, and out
dropped the unmailed letters. To
punish his forgetfulncss, he turned
back again to the post-office,
walked up to the window and de-
manded his letters. The astonish-
ed clerk replied: "Why, Mr..
Beecher, you were here five min
utes ago, and gave you your let
ters; there is nothing IN your
box" " What forgetful fool I
amp exclaimed Mr.. Beecher /;
and returned to his house, again
to cover his shoulders with letters
showering from his hat. This
time he gathered them into mis-
hand, and holding them before his
eyes, marched back to the post OF
flee, and succeeded in depositing
them in the mail. .....,-
I II Mr.. Beecher accuses us of
inventing this story, we will pro.
duce credible witnesses to whom
Ire himself told it: and no meta,
physical refinements about the
memory as an inventive as we'll as
reflective faculty shall here enabie
him to shift the authorship
... r Hearth and Home.
Il
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EDITOR. q
J. c.1Ar1Ey, Pro'r. and Associats Editor.

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.(tbis siscd typo) less for the first insertion,
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inserted tin ordered out, and charged for.
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Obituary notices, and all matters inuring TO
20 the benefit Of any one, are regarded as
Advertisements -
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VALUABLE TABLE.-We fiud the
following excellent table in the Ottawa,
ILL.,, Statesman, which farmers will do
well to paste into scrap book for fu-
ture reference
5 yards wide by 9es yards long con-
tain acre. ..-.
10 yards wide by 4s4 yards long
contain l acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long
contain acre.
40 yards wide by l2l yards long
contain acre.
80 yards wide by COL yard, long
contain acre.
70 yards wide by 90 10 yards long
contain l acre.
229 feet wide by 1913 feet long co.-
tain acre.
44o feet wide by 90 fee. long con.
ITO feet wide BY 800 feet long con.
tain acre.
60 feet wide by 726 feet long con.
tain / acre.
100 feet wide by s63 feet long con.
tain l acre. .-. ....
24o feet wide by 1911 feet long oon.
tain acre.
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"WHAr are you about, you black
rascali Twice you have reused me
from my sound sleep 10 tell me that
breakfat was ready; and now, you've
a~oke me by attempting to pull off
the bed clothes. What The deuce do
you meant ... ..... ..........
"Whv. massa, II you isn't going to
get mp. | must hab dc sheet, anyhow,
case dey'r waiting fpr the tableclof.'
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MosT Of the miseries and most Of
the joys Of life are imaginary, aud
whether man is happy or miserable,
depends almost entirely upon his
moods. The distance between hell
and heaven can, IN many cases, be
spsnned by dream. To get out of
torment most people have only TO
brush away the fsocies that festoon
and film the brain.
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81 DIDN'T take our minister's
sermon last Sunday" said a dea
con, who had slept all sermon
time, to a brother deacon. aDldn't
like it Brother Az Why I saw
you nodding assent to every prop.
osition OF the speaker"
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We are always complaining that
our days are few, but acting as
though there would be no end to
them. y=s5.f 50 ~
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Ir a man has any religion worth
having, he will do his duty and
not make a fuss aboutit. 1t is the
empty kettle that rattles.
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ONHAPPlNESS IN MARRIED LIFE.
A late number of the New York
Ledger has an editorial article on
this subject. We quote a para
graph, which the unhappy can &C.
cept or reject according to their
pleasure: ~ ssr ~ "a,
1t is almost Incredible from
what a variety of circumstances
marriages may prove unhappy /;
but it is found, in by far the ma
jority of cases, that the husband is
somehow or other the cause of the
evil. Domestic felicity is seldom
marred by the woman; it is her
empire, and she is no more likely
to destroy it than the bird is to
pnll her own nest to pieces. She
stands by home as a principle. and
1t is her nature to seek TO render
it as agreeable as possible to her
husband. She has also a more in
tense sense than man of the decen-
cies of life--is more. anxious to
have.all duties properly observed
Ito have q creditablc appearances
before neighbors--in short, as she
says, to have everything right
Men--even sensible, well-edncated
inen-are often rebels against
many of the properties, but wo
men very rarely.
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To dispel darkness from about you,
make light Of your troubles.
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ing to her father, who, with pot
elevated, is in the act of striking
her with il, as she sings, sc Come
home," and then the back curtain
draws aside, showing the mother
praying over a'child's coffin. But
now the sobs burst ont more freely,
and two females were carried out
fainting. The scene was truly
narrowing, and we gladly turned
our eyes away.
An additional verse wss sung
about Poor Bennie " being with
the angels above. The drop rose /;
the father, sober now, is weeping
over the coffin with the mother
and little Mary, on her knees,
singing. I" Home, home, father,
dear fathers come homer At
this moment the curtain is drawn
aside, and little Bennie is suspend.
ed over the coffin with wings,
smiling down upon them and
pointing upward. The father falls
forward on his face, the act.drop
descends, and for a few minutes
all is hushed, save the sobs OF the
females. ~
There!" said q working man
by my side, as he hea. ed a sigh of
relief, Mr.. Spurgeon nev r
preached better sermon than
that !" an exp ess!on to which we
assentcd, and then left the hall.
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LATEST SHIP NEWS
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamship Castle Adams Jan a. mdse and
Steamship Alabama Lmeburner PemAudna Fa mdse aud pass
Steamship Gastea, Nye, Providence, mdse. aud pass
Brig Startled Pawn Banks Para Jan rubber and nuts
port Seaey Charles Thompson for NeTlork jan ID
he scbr j. NJ. Morales sailed for New-YoTk Jan. l.
sCHOOsERs-RIVER And COAsTWtE
Leonne Sonth AHboy. Oscar Z. Ackeri stamford
Chao,e Kngsland EeSLondon. Circle Connecticut River
SAILED.
Steamships Java aud Nebraska for Lypoo Thames Tor SAVANNAH
Virginia, for Washington.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
BoToN Jan 2T-Ayed, steamship Gancus EeW.iorL Below
Louis HewOreans; brig e. W. Ring Whmingoni schIs
Nellie Bowers, Gayeston Jonas Smith, Charleston: ,.,,x
NEWLoSDOS. jan 2Auiyed sloOps Oregon from brstol o
York Harriet from Sagbarbor Sailed Emily Hard to load at Mill
stone, Conn.
wiLMSGroN N c.. Jan 2z-Ceared, steamships Pioneer Tor
Philadelphia; Fairbanks for New York ,,.,.
brig Baltimore Cauenas; schr Guil Lewis, Baltimore. go
Jan 2-Arye steamships San Jacinto and hontsV
Cleared bark DR. Kane Liverpool brig johannes o
The steamship Charles ChAoasr nom New'orans 70 hs"i0A
put Tor fuel ~,
FORTRESS MONROE Jan. 2Arrved, bhgs Union, for Cork
Cornucopn Belfast Harriet Rico schrs Amelia Cobb tor
Providence WIN Baker Newiork Passed out brig water
Porto Rico sailed bgs Christian and Frances Jane IN 70" or DA
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The $500 Of circulation had been all taken s1Cg
5000 more held In the Eastern States eas 1
States Massachusetts,, with population OF less lhh1
800 600 had $4,000 900 In round numbers OF the
Rank circuIaton while Illinois, with population cl0se
on 10 100000 has less than S 100000 OF that crcula
ton We OF the West said we demand that tnat ~ The
National Bank circulation. II the syssem IS TO Dc con
nued shall be equalzed and that the west anu or we we
south shall have their proper share OF the money VI VIC
WI" WI ipgersoil went con to point out the enormous
nrofts OF the National banks, showing that they ulu
loan and discount business of nearly $3,5OO0OOOOO on
capital of s26 100000 realizing with the interest," S o So
600. He proceeding to comment on these ngureS
when his hour expired, o., ,,r o,,,,o,,
He was followed by Mr. CuLLoM rep ND VINO de-
dressed the House on tS subject Gt national
with Reconstruction. He admitted that the Fourteenth
Amendment of the Constitution was defective, mas
much as it recognized by Implication the right Of
the states TO regulate the question OF sunIasg
He declared himself IN isVGF OF o., inc eortlcman
from Massachusetts, INF Boutwell, but he did not know
that might not be improved lie thought u might Do
made broader and comprehensive In its scope, so
that Congress should not have TO be called upon soon
agan fo make another amendment He apprehended the
growth OF wealthy arisocracy and OF mOned monopo-
lies These mOnOpOles might come 10 be USED IN luturo
against be working classes Of the people and, there
fore. he wished the Constitutional Amendment to be
taken back and improved so as 10 guard agaIist any
abo Calculating this point the half hour allotted TO him
expired He succeeded by Mr. KERR, who addressed
SGSe and the bin reported by r Boutwell,
SPEECH KERR.
Mr.. KERR Dem. Ind) declared that these measures
had never been surpassed in Importance by any enact
ment in human legislation. In relation 10 the FOUR
teenth Amendment Of the Constitution this D was an
initial measure and made 1t All imperative duty Tor inc
first time 10 consider that amendment and to determine
under the sanction Of their oath TO support the G9hstu
ton what are lis true intent and meaning. His con
illusions on the subject directly antagonshc To- the
conclusions OF the gentleman from Massachusetts Iha
Amendment did not deny affect, modify the right OF
the States to regulate suffrage in the states. . -
Mr. NIBLACK Dem, Ind next addressed the House
on the subject OF the revenue OF the Government -,
AT the conclusion Of his remarks at 10 o'clock, tho
House adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28
MEETING OF THE BANK CLERKS.

In response to an announcement that was
thoroughly circulated among tho bank clerks during
the past week very large number Of these gentlemen
assembled at the Now.York Clearing House. yesterday
afternoon to take into consideration the utility Of form
ing association for the benefit OF tho widows and
orphans Of deceased bank clerks MT Parsons Of the
Chemical Bank chosen Chairman, and Mr.. Dummer
OF the Merchants Exchange Bank Secretary The Chair
man wished II 20 be distinctly understood that the meet
Ing held last evening at Cooper Institute was not IN
opposition to tho present movement but ON the con
tary, those who attended that meeting decided TO enter
into hearty cooperation with the present one The object
OF the movement stated at some length by the Chair
who also stated that the officers VI the different
banks favored the movement. Upon calling the roll OI
banks nearly 300 clerks responded ca great number OF
whom represented by fellow clerks and sgniied
their Willingness become members Of the association
The following. gentlemen were appointed Com
mittee 10 draft resolutions aud bylaws Messrs Reddng
Manhattan Akermau. Merchants Exchange; Nash, Corn
Exchanges Middleton American Exchange Gilelin
Merchants; Murray Ocean; Raymond North River
Hart, Pacific; EgglestOn, Citizens; and President and
Secretary oncO Each bank is TO send delegate
10 the next meeting, who will act upon tho bylaws and
resolutions presented by the Committee.
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,RorEsrANr EPISCOPAL MIssIoNs AT rHE wEsr

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL MISSIONS AT THE WEST
meeting was held last evening at the
Church OF the Holy Trinity Brooklyn In aid OF the mis-
sionary work OF the Protestant Episcopal Church IN
filed with wealthy and extensively dressed eongrega
ton The Right Rev Bishop Morris of oregon, In BRIEF
address, set forth the present condition and needs OF te
Church within his diocese. The work OF estao-
fishing the Episcopal Church in Oregon was
begunP about the year ls47 by the Rev MT
Fiekler and theRev DE- McCarty. When Bishop Scott
went there IN 1883 he found very h0pefn state OF az
fairs existing. His own labors were hlghy sgcessiu
Before he left there on his last and fatal return to the
East he had established churches In most OF the primer
pal towns OF Oregon and founded two educational estaD
iishments-One for boys and one for girls Two events
however operated produce serious drawDacs on to
prosperity of the work The first the Indian war,
dstracng all the social and industrial interests oa t
country and checking immigration, ana INC sS0ond
was tho gold excitements IL CailIOIhia 90. 90
the British possessions which drew away large PYItO
OF the active young OF the country to such an extent
indeed that the Bishop had at time serious thO
of removing his mission 10 those sections After the dea
OF Bishop Scott, the work langushed still more unul
but two three churches remain In OPERATION Do
the schools suspended, and the mission work mas
almost entirely closed Lattery however the prospects
OF the Church have ysiby frightened with the returning
a vigorous welLdirected effort to extend the organ
zatlon OF the Church as Christ ordained IL
What Is wanted is the prayers and goOu
wishes al faithful church members that the blessing
TO build churches and schoolhouses, and most OF oil
active and earnest and women 10 go OUT INTO tue
unoccuped fields and gather the harvest that ripe 10
their hands. The Catholics, the MethOds.s, anu Io III
unless the work be undertaken at once, inc gOunu WIN
be occupied and the opportunity lost The BshOp strongly
urged the raising OF money and the sending OF preachers
and teachers and women to undertake tine neees-
sary work at once The Bishops Of Nebraska and Color
ado, and the Rev. Dr. Aertsen also made addresses
strongly urging the claims put forth by Bishop MOTHS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28
TIE LIINAR ECLIPSE.

The first of the four eclpses predicted for
1869 occurred last night The entered the shadow
Of tho earth at 1881 o'clock and left at 952 The
appeared very hazy during most OF the eclipse and
entirely Obscured at $3.50 and 1905 During the eclipse the
only star That could be the planet Mars 25o east
~ the moon at $40 o'clock. OF the other eclpses pre-
dcted Tor this year. will DO partial eclipse OF the
moon on July 25 and the others Of the sun on February
IL and August T. The solar eclipse Of February II will he
invisible IN North America but that Of August viii be
visible In NeW-fork AZ a nearly total eclipse.
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MUSIC.

The present week is to witness the last per-
formances for the present Of LG Creve at the French
Theater and Monday we promised introduction to
another boue composer, Lecocq whose Fleur do The"
will then be presented with spectacular magncence
az Mr. Graus promises be trusted) far surprising
tho widest dreams Of the most daring imagination We
forget exactly how much the is said to have
cost; probably between one and two millions. There
will be matinee Saturday, the stage being wanted
for the preparations for tho now opera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28

Francis L. Pinto, who attempted TO steal the
package OF money from the Park Bank on Saturday
for the purpose OF being photographed The prisoner alb
sQuely refused to have his picture taken and, finding
hl EFFORTS uhaVlhR the officers rccOnyeyed nm 10 INC
TOmbs. He Informed Detective Tlernan that ne was dis
charged by Alderman Conan after having been com
United under tho name OF Charles Williamson for partic
patton In burglary In CaDal.st tho particulars ~
which apDeared.in TIE TRIBUNE OF Yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. BUTLER (Rep, Mass.) asked leave ~
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kAnnnunreInsnla

All care and anxiety about Burglary removed
applying BURGLAR ALARN TKLEGRAPn Hundreds
ing testify this fact Eight J,A experience and broken
through Pamphlet sent free Look out for nngemnts Zach
using vending will b noted and dealt with the full Of tue
provided The rubber the bss
nceliOn Wih this Office T. HOLaks, No 20l BroadSAy.
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

PROM HAvANA-In steamship Moro Casle.-Mrs G. Hall Geo.
W Wye Gilbert Beskman, john Stephens d. O. Woods and
wife Edwin Churchill and son, Mss Emily Browne Steans John
Jn Miss Trueman & Hepwortb, A. Bgeow r. Laue Is Gun
ther E. LaSere, NJ E. Wakelee C. 0Calaghan MISS n
OCsaghan Miss q. OCalaghn, Alfred Clay aud wife MIS-
Wyck Pgnet Charles Claiborne M hendoshon' u j.
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HOME NEWS.
THE WEATHER

THE WEATHER
EEv-YoEK. Hour Their Wind ho1r lherbsd' I9
Jan. 21-T 20 3024 g. W. jan 10 81 S.i5 r. W,
u $50 902O 3. w. y % pO o w
$50 30l3 S. W. IL JlO SViO = w, "a
MISUNDERSTANDING hazy TO 1906 very hily AZ nay
Northern Lights still prevailing though 3o' onH ron y Lsy
and Jery cloudy 10 II variable RI overcast as and sVa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-28

SUNDAYS SCHOOL BoOKs.-BRoUGHToN a. Wy
No. 70 Bible houIs iesp The larg, aad best aIIOrmsaL
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-07-20

600; 50 that instead of these huge balan
ces we find far less than gold enough to
pay the next instalmcnts Of interest.
And if the thirty-scvcn millions of
currency locked up to aid Wall street in
bulling and bearing the market for the
enrichment Of Treasury rings were let
loose in payment of gold interest bonds
How due, the greatest relief would be af
fordcd to the business world, besides
stopping that much of gold interest that
otherwise has TO he extracted from the
sweat Of the labor of the country.
BONDS ISSUED TO THE Pacific RAIL
ROAD, amounting to S56,S52,3O2, it will
be observed, arc ignored by Mr.. Bout
well, as any part of the public debt,
thereby reducing the debt that much be-
low Mr.. McCulloch's estimate; this lat,
ter gentleman correctly regarding them
as much part Of the debt as any other
portion of it.
1t is well known fact that there is a
PRIOR MORTGAGE LIEN of $4,000 to the
mile of this entire road, which is more
than it would bring in any market.
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RoutMcIl,s Stupidity.

A dispatch from Washington, dated
July 13, says, the Secretary of the
Treasury had tclcgraphcd to the Bond
holders in New York that he would pur
chase bonds to the amount Of 100000
per week for the next three weeks.
Very accommodating, is boutwell,.
The Bondholders being notified will take
good care that there is rise in the price
of bonds. The peoples money pay the
bills say they, and it is right that Mr..
boutwell, should inform us the exact
manner to operate in order to the more
completely rob them of the little money
they have left.
The Treasury Ring led by Boutwell,
is roboing conspiracy that has no equal
in the world. The people must vote to
remove the rascals or be bound and
trampled upon by aristocratic thieves
the balance of their lives. 'iI q (
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The New York Herald says the nomin-
alton of Rosccrans has changed thirty
thousand votes in Ohio from the Rcpub
licans to the Democracy, to start with.
The numbers yet to come can hardly be
estimated. And they say the nomina-
ton of Rosccrans is exceedingly mpop-
ular-among the Republican leaders.
They dislike any Democratic candidate
or measure that seems likely to win.
The ticket made at Columbus is dcs
tined to triumph. Pennsylvania is sur
rendered in advance. Minnesota Radi-
calism is shaking in the agonics fpolit-
ical death. Tennessee will pronounce
for freedom in less than month. Rad
icalism is dying everywhere. When ii
is completely dead and done, VIC sup
pose West Virginia will cling to the
carcasc- Two years hence the old par
ty grinders in this State will be turning
the same old tune, chiefly because they
know no other and must howl or burst
After that time we think "the grinders
will cease because they arc few Wheel
ina RegtStcr.