The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-06-22
Burning Of the Body Of the King o

present at tho Durnin8 ot tho Dody oil
the late King of Siam, gives the fol-
lowing description of tho strange
ceremony: "During the afternoon,
accompanied by the French Consul
and the Chancellor of tho Consulate,
l visited the Meme, or monument
which contained the funeral pile. This
construction was raised iu three
mouths, the entire population contri-
buting to the labor, but the pieces Of
timber which support it were. nearly
year arriving at Bangkok, and were
the tallcst troes in the Kingdom. The
edifice was nearly three hundred feet
high, and covered with gliding in
the centre, under the dome, was II
raised structure decorated with gold
aud precious stones, and on which the
body was to be placed. Early on the
eighteenth, the final preparations
commenced tho construction sup
porting the pile was temporarily strip
ped of it's ornaments; tho golden yes.
sci was changed for one Of copper
placed on grating covered with per-
fumes, and beneath was placed heap
Of fragrant wood eight feet high.
About five in tho evening the entire
company was assembled around, aud
the King set fire to the mass, without
leaving his throne, by means of
train going from his feet to the centre
Of the mass. According to tradition,
the fire from Heaven which burnt tho
palace of the Kings grandfather, and
which has been pionsly preserved, was
that used. The people were then al
lowed to press forward and throw Oh
the fire flowers Of sandal wood which
they had brought; when the flames
began to rise high the Princo$ses sur.
rounded the burning mass and uttered
lamentations. The time employed for
the cremation was scarcely an hour,
and tho fire died out before the bones
were entirely reduced to ashes, those
which remained being deposited in
small urn of gold, set with precious
stones. The ashes wore gathered up.
on a ,piece of, Rne white stuff, which
was placed on q golden dish and con.
veycd with great ceremony By the
Princesses in mourning, in a boat, to
{ G oonsesrated 51f,.a peint Of .ths river, to
E PoLiricAL t,EFoRE RELioioUs HAIR
MoNY.-It' is now appearant says the
New York Journal Of Commercs, that
u cessation of political unfrieudliness
between Northern Radicals and the
South must prccede the establishment
of harmonious relations between the.
religious bodies Of the same denomi-.
nation in the two sections. 1t would
be better if tho latter consummation
could take place first and help ON the
former. but the religious leaders,
both North and South, act as if they
thought otherwise, and we do not look
fora Efratcrnizition of Methodist. or
until the way has been
prepared. fur'it by a restoration Of
cordiality among Northerhers and
Southerners, belonging to those two
scots. in their political relations. The
Methodist Episcopal Conference
South gave their views on this subject
recently with great positiveness, and
now the Southern Presbyterian Gene
raj Assembly take similar ground Of
objection to present union with North
ern Presbyterians in even stronger
language Of refusal. The discussion
of the differences on both sides has
done one good thing, at all events; it
has developed the full extent Of the
antipathies mutually felt, and, in the
cases of the Presbyterian branches,
has made clearly known the real cause
Of discussion between them end that
is the mixing Of politics with religion
in some Of the Northern Presbyterian
Churches. Whenever the Presby-
terian Assembly of the N North isready
,totvote against the expedienoy Of
commingling religion with politics we
doubt not that the. Southern Presby.
terians will receive them with open
arms. The same is trno of the dis
severed Methodists. But there is lit
tie likelihood that this will be 3 done
for some ayears4-probably not until
the sunkindly feelings ofs|Radical
politics'towards'the South have ceas-
ed'to makestthemselyes manifest in
many Northern pu!ri.s. A,e,t asa i /
~ A WONDER IN UTAH.-.We VIII
never know when.the last gtssat nat n1star-,
al wonder Of this Confines has ht. peen
discovered. "A aespatStf Corfinnne,8
Utah, now reports fhs diHs(c9oNysefy H(9Nsy IN
that Vicinity Ss.an i@mense a. s'sa, mqel.