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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-31
The pennsylvania Mlners-ImpOr-
tant Action.

Mauch Chunk, August 26.-The
Mauch Chunk Gazette publishes an &C.
count OF meeting of miners at Halle
ton, to-day, representing every colliery
In the Lehigh region. The object was
to rearrange the percentage and modify
existing evils relative to allowance of
coal to car. The tone of the speakers
was very moderate. 1t is considered
certain that the meeting will decide to
allow full ton as ton, whatever it
may measure.
Scranton, August 26.-The mines
have accepted the offer of the Della
were, Lackawana aud Western Rail-
road Company Of an advanced rate OF
wages, and mining will be resumed on
Monday. The new prices are about
forty-seven per cent. higher than those
prevailing in May, when the strike be-
gan.
New York, Aug. 27.-An impress
sion prevails here that the coal strike
is ended, based upon the following
telegram from the agent of the coal de-
partment of the Delaware, Lackawana
and Western Railroad Company
Scranton, Aug 26.-Hon. Sam.
Sloan, president Men decided to go
to work at once We send out .or
mules this P. M :, and will be ready for
a start on Monday.
. w. r. STosRs.'
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The Four Gates 0 Hell-A Genuine
Hard-Shell Baptist Sermon.

William Reynolds, of Peoria, is well
known as an enthusiastic worker in the
Sabbath-schopl cause. He is perhaps
better known than any other man in
the State, and we give the following
story as he tells it, as near as we remem-
Der. The main facts are all absolutely
true. He was in the southern part OF
the State last week organizing Sunday
schools, when he encountered a liud-
Shell Baptist neighborhood. The min
lister settled over the little flock looked
with jealousy upon the movements of
the new lights, and finally announced
his intention of preaching sermon
against them. On the Sabbath desig-
mated the Sunday-school men gathered
in force, when the preacher announced
that well-known text r..t.
Thou art Peter and ON this rock
will | build my church, and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it,
After giving Peter good setting
out, the minister closed as follows, in
that peculiar singing tone that is inc
describable except to those who have
heard it !:
Yes, my brethering ah-an the gates
OF hell shell not perval agin it, all !
Now, you'd like to know about these
ere gates O hell, alb ! Well, my breth-
ering, thar air four gates to hell, ah !!
Thar is, Justly, the Sunday school
system, all ! That thar is one gate to
hell, alb, whar they bring young men
and wimmin together ah, and onder
the igee of teachin' on 'em the Bible,
they set'em hankerin' arfter one anoth-
er ah, and so open wide the gate o hell
alb
'An' the next gate O. hell is wuss'n
the fuss all That thar is Bible so-ci-i-
ties ah, whar they put the word into the
hands O. them as haint larnin' sufficient
ali, fur to understan' it ah; an this here
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BIZ ethering, is one OF the wust gates o.
hell alb, Of which we read about in the
Bibleah. ,saa2l'tH I'll 70 =
'An' the next gate O. hell, my breth-
ering, is, temperance societies ah, whar
they go rite into yer house and bust
into yer rooms ah, and try to diskiyer
ef we hev anythin' ah that is good fer
the stunmick's sake all, an when they
find it they spill it out on to the groun'
ah, an let it all run to waste ali.
Signs Of dissatisfaction among his
church members. Greatly excited, he
continued I L
'Yis, brethering, they do, ali. They
air boun to bust up all O our bizness,
an'-an' alb, tharby they open another
gate O hell ah. These air the men that
air, alb, goin' to come among lis, and
prevail, ah, agin the rock on which will
foun' my church, ah. Yis, brother
ing, ah, they air sot out to do it ah, an
we must jine hands ah, an war agin
'em ah, that they shell not prevail all ="
'An' the next gate o. hell ali, INV
brethering alb, is the Republican narty
ah. [Slgns of approval from his and,
tors. Yes, brethering alb, the Rennhl;
kin party ah, wot hez set all the MO
gers free ah, and turned 'em agin thar
marsters ali, an agin them as put thar
money in EN- ali, an hez cheeted and
robbed the, South alb, outen its natera,
rites ah, an the gates o. hell shell not
prevail agin it ah.'
We can give the preachers name and
address if necessary. The party were
too much annoyed to take accurate
notes. But Mr.. Reynolds himself will
Vouch for the truth of W hat we have
written Truth is stranger than fic-
tlon-El Paso (llI.l journal.
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From Washington.

Washington, August 25.-A further
examination of the dispatch relating to
the pretended rejection of the Chinese
treaty at Pekin shows still greater evil
dence gifts untrustworthiness Bearing
date August a, at Hong Kong, if genu-
inc, the news must have been in Shan
ghai at the time the last Pacific mail
steamer left for San Francisco. 1t is
therefore believed here we should have
had it via California. 1t is well known
to the government that Mr.. Buriingame
has been in constant communication
with his government, dispatches having
passed by every mail.
1t is said that private letter has been
received in this city from j. Ross
Browne, late minister to China, wherein
he states that he does not intend to re-
turn to China, even if requested to do
so by the President.
George Peabody will reach here on
Monday from the White Sulphur
Springs, and will be the guests Of w.
w. Corcoran.
The reports received at the Depart
ment of Agriculture since the first of
August indicate decrease of the corr
crop, in comparison with the product of
1868. The elimination of the corn crop
in some sections is partly made up by
an increased product in several States,
including New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware, and the gross increase in
the cotton crop will be diminished by
reduction in the product Of North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, South Carolina and
Alabama
Commissioner Delano has directed
that assessors throughout the country
shall Immediately make survey of the
distilleries in their respective districts,
with the view of determining the exact
condition of the establishments prior to
the enforcement of the revised regula-
tions which are to be issued in few
days DATA.
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washington College-The
Training of Editors.

In the last issue of the Lexington
Gaz .tte appears lengthy and inter-
esting article oa Washington College,
Virginia, of which General Lee is presi-
dent. from which we extract the follow
ing reference to new and striking
feature proposed to be embraced in the
scope and purpose of that institution
The writer says:
That feature of expansive Iiberality
most attractive and striking to an editor
is the proposal to appoint to free scho-
lalships and the advantages of the col
lege a certain number of young men
who propose to make journalism their
profession. This is the first distinct
recognition ever made by the so-called
centres of wisdom of the true dignity
and Importance of the press. 1t ac-
knowledges its importance On the veal
and woe of the country, and shows a
wish to aid in elevation by the educa-
ton of those who serve i'll its ranks. 1t
accepts it as coajutor in public in
structlon, and fraternizes with those
who perform its functions as ministers
at the altar of knowledge. 1t perceives
in it something beyond clronicler Of
small beer, destiny that even now
affects the welfare of mankind, and in
the future stretches towards the infinite,
We hope to see fuller exposition of
the value of this scheme and of its
capabilities for good. To us it seems
to lay the foundation on which may
rise superstructure honorable to the
architects and glorious to the country.
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THE DAY BOOK.
TU EsDAY MORNING Aug. 81, 1869
Continued from first page.

refreshed their stroke, Mr.. Loring, with
river water, thereby retarding their boat.
The Americans then tried to squirt, but
found the effect Intellectual, and the Ok
fords getting more of lead, eventually
won the race by four lengths, easing up
in the last few strokes, and pulling up
fresh. The Oxfords arrived at the ship
at o'clock SO minutes and AZ seconds,
making the Al miles in % minutes 400
seconds. The Americans were we'll re-
ceived at the finish, and returning, were
landed at Barnes's. The race was a
good one, and excited degree of en-
thusasm along the banks of the river
utterly unknown in former races.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
This morning the newspapers pub
lished their closing comments on the
boat race, and what they say is interest
ing to show the feeling and spirit that
animated the entire public in advance Of
the great contest.
The Telegraph eulogizes the Elliott
boat Gas light, fast and graceful, travels
we'll, and with such crew we do not
expect that the Harvards will win, but
the changes made by them will bring
the crews more on level.
'On the whole, we think it will be a
capital race, and that the Oxfords will
defeat the Harvards, their gallant adver-
saries, without difficulty. If otherwise
the Harvards must have an ovation, to
show that we are not ashamed to be
beaten by cur gallant cousins" .t
The Star says: "The Americans are
Individually more powerful than the
Oxlords, but it is thought their training
is not according to English notions of
strictness."
The Daily News says: "Above all
things, we are anxious that the contest
shall be sharp from first TO last; that
victory, whether ON one side or the
other, shall be so hard to win as to
cover winners and losers alike with
glory. To PREJUDICE the issue would be
impertnent in the last degree" The
writer then takes opportunity to &C.
knowledge to the fullest extent the OBJ
vious and inevitable disadvantage the
Harvards have to contend against. Riv-
ers and everything were strange and
unfamiliar, and masters as they were OF
the science of rowing, they had to study
it almost like the alphabet of a foreign
language.
"The Oxfords on Charles river would
labor under similar disadvantages. All
that can be said is that they add grace
to victory and dignity to defeat. The
general impression is that it will be a
great race to Hammersmith. The two
miles bridge at Patney has been COM
pletely barred, and no boats except
those of The umpire and press are allow
ed to pass. The betting is two to one
and seven to four on the Oxfords. 1t is
reported that several American gentle
men now here staked one thousand
pounds on the success of the Harvards
last evening"
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Alexandria LOudOun and HamD-
shire Railroad.

On Saturday last several engineers of
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp-
shire railroad We're at Point Pleasant,
Mason county, West Virginia. They
had been making an examination OF
the country from Middletown, in Fred
erick county. to the Ohio river, with
view to bringing the road to said
river. They represent the route as en-
tirely practicable, and that they would
be able to pass the Allegheny with lower
grades than the Baltimore and Ohio
road. They represent that it is purpos-
cd by the company to come as near an
airline from Washington or Alexan-
dria to Cincinnati and occupy as near
central position between the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio
roads as possible, which would make
this proposed road pass directly through
Mason county. ar.- a.Ia
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Banks.
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Prsssdsmt.
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This Bank Is is open for the resumption
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manning on deposit for 90days or upwar Dis
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com mpncing 10 days after deposit, an
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swer the demand of the New Depos1tOrs.
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~ The Bank 80 Open for Business. "a
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On and after WEDNESDAY next, Ii til
August, the Passenger Trains over the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Will
run as follows: 81 M
Leave Norfolk daily, at. 900 A. M.
Arrive at Petersburg daily st.....9.2O A. M.
Leave Petersburg daily at .......4.0O P. Il.
Arrive at Norfolk daily at."......7.20P. n.
Connecting at Norfolk with Steamships
of Old Dominion Steamship Go. for New
York. ,,z
Making close connection at Petersburg
with Passenger Trains Of South Side Rail-
road to and from Lynchburg, Bristol,
Knoxville, Memphis, New Orleans. NASH
VILE, Atlanta, and all points West and
south West.
Connecting also with Trains of Rich
from Richmond.
eA- Baggage checked through.
j. ID. PROCTOR,
aulO Master TRANSFORMATION.
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Y NOVELS.
inner OF Church al 1 Wide Water streets
No ok, Va.
r. WITTY,

engineer, Aachinist, Mill,vri0ht ana
Blacksmith,
Is now prepared to execute all kinds OF
work with neltness and dispatch. Ali
kinds of OLD Machinery bought. Steam
and Vacuum Guages repaired. Scales o.
all description repaired and adjusted.
rrrhinery repaired and .aut in working
o. der. de3
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S9A Day forail. Address A. j. FULL
MAN. N. y.
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T.IIE NORFOLK AND GREAT
IL WESTERN RAILROAD. Persons
desiring to subscribe TO the CAPITAL
SToCK. OF this Company. can do so by call
ing at the Banking Rouse OF Burrlss
HARRISON q Co., where g list OF subscrip.
lions has been opened. ..4a4.. 81
AS I'd Onpletion of this road viii m
sure the Commercial future OF Norfolk
and Portsmouth, 1t is to be hi ned that the
SUBSCRIPTIONS from our citiz> rs will lie
llbaral.
5il "fe DAVID FERG, ISON,
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~ EN-. RUSS ELLIS SCHOOL,N.
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ssVtgH EsgGY COTTAGE OR
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Contains the late st improvements Vox
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Nebraska advertiser., 1869-08-12
PAwNEE Cry, NEBRASKA,
Julv 81 1899


DEAR Bro. CHURCH :-In looking
over your paper of the 18th, this morn
ing my eyes fell upon a paragraph
which 1 regret ever found place ia
the advertiser. My "sparring and
cross firing'' with Rev. Shockey is
something about which you seem to
know butlittle, and concerning which
you might speak more truthfully after.
cultivating a more intimate acquain-
tance with the facts. What right you
have to pronounce me wanting in
the Spirit of my Master, y IknoE not
1 will only say that, in preaching IN
st. Deroin, by the invitation of many
friends, and presenting those things
in which myself and that community
were interested, and which I hold to
be sacredly true, was not conscious of
acting in the absence of the Spirit of
Him whom would have to be my
guide in lffeand my solace ln death, !,
And, unless it be the divine right of
editors, unceremoniOusly and without
cause to wound the hearts of their
friends, must ask for modification
of what you said with reference to
Your most Obedient,
ID. r. DUNCAN.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-08-12
VOL. IS. NO 4S.

az have gone thus far into the ir-
regularities Of the court In question
towards the canOns Of the church I'm
order that, If the advisers Of the Epis-
cOpal authority I'm this ease should
think If there Is another trial some OF
the objections raised may be sustained.
A court declining 70 De examined as
to whether &C has committed itself In
regard to the guilt or innocence Of the
accused, or giving him due warning.
of his course Of procedure, is so man
ifestly unjust that must express my
astOnishnent that four out Of five gen
tlemen of Ofinte1ligence should be found
i'm this diocese who would take this
action. Not q similar tTibupal has ex-
listed, nor none been guilty Of suefin-
Justice since the days Of ScEoggs and
Jeffreys.v
The attorneys on both aides 0f the
case had q consultation Immediately
after the 0pini0n had been rendered,
and the counsel for the BishOp FeqRes-
ted leave to file an amended bin be-
fore the Supreme Court at its Septem-
Der term. The Supreme Court WI
not reach a decision before January
next.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-08-12

PHILADELPHIA, August 4. = The
United States bonded warehouse on
Lombard street, better known as Pat=
tersOn's stOrehOuse, asiX-st0Fy brick
building, 80 by $50 feet, and eOntain-
ing 4O, 900 barrels of whisky and other
goods, valued at ten or eleven million
dollars, tOOE fire st O'Clock this after
noon, and up TO this hour has defied
all the efforts Ofthe firemen to subdue
the flames. Bhrning liquor is running
through the streets like rivers, which
destroys the hoes, thus interfering
with the work of the firemen.
It is impossible to state how far the
fire will extend. A large number Of
minor casualties have occurred, but
no lives were lost; except those Of four
children, who we're killed by falling
bricks.
The origin Of the fire Is stated as
follows: The immense weight OF
whisky stored in the south end Of the
building, Immediately over the engine
room, caused the upper part Of the
building to give way, thus letting the
whisky down into the engine room.
The fire spread through six stories.
The firemen directed their efforts to
save the surrounding property, it
being impossible TO do anything with
the warehouse. Most Of the whisky
was that on which duty had been
paid under the extension act of con-
gress. This fire Is the most destruc-
tive which has occurred On this city
since the great fire Of 1850. The pTin-
cipal losers are the HaneY's, Gather
wood ard John GibsOnis sons.
At this time it Is impossible TO state
the amount Of insurance. IateF-I.l5,
a. ma heavy thunderstorm has sec
in which VIII did IN reducing the fire,
but It Is still burning unchecked. The
The great heat prevents q close ap-
pFOach TO ascertain the minor particu-
lars, but the streets are full Of TumOrs
Of lives lost by the falling Of the walls.
The stores destroyed were eOnsid-
cred 70 be entirely fire-prOof, having
iron doors and shutters. There were
18-inch walls between each Of the
eight stores, but they burned almost
as if made OF wood. The burning
whisky ran into the sewers, causing
explosions afld a panic among the
spectators, which was not lessened by
the reports that the building contain
ed powder; salt-peter, .&e., &c.
These buildings were erected some
fifteen years ago, and were considered
among spectators the finest Of the
kind in the country, They were
formerly used by the Government for
storing sugar, cigars, etc, but recently
were entirely devoted to the storage OF
whisky In bond.