The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-11-01

A man Win D scouting vile say Nc
has less fears of the jaws of death than
of the jaws of life.
Rev. J. L. Vallandigham. brother
of the late G.. l.. Vallandigham, Is
writing his biography.
Snow fell to a depth of two inches
in Ulster County, New York, last
Friday
The New York street cleaning con-
tractor wants S142, 900 for work from
September 1st to October 16.
The cornerstone Of a new Catholic
church, to cost 10000, was laid IN
Cleveland on Sunday.
On Sunday the 18th instant, the
Roman Catholic churches of Boston,
contributed SIS, 557 for Chicago
The agents of the Anchor Limo OF
ocean steamers have been instructed
to pay s5, 200 sterling to the Chicago
fluid
Mr.. Washburno has written a letter
to Mr. Hoar accepting the Republican
nomination for Governor of Massa
chusetts
Bandmanu tile actor has given the
proceeds Of his benefit in New York
on Tuesday night, s2,379, to the
Chicago sufferers
Chickering & Son piano manufac-
turers have given one thousand dollars
and their employees one thousand del
lars to Chicago
The experiment in the mobilization
of the Russian army developes the
fact that the Gar can on a few days
notice have 1,7u0.0l0 troops ready
for battle
Paymaster Ward of the Sterling
Iron Works. Oswego New York, was
assaulted by highwaymen Tuesday
night five miles from Oswego and rob-
of 50, 700
IF he who causes a blade Of grass
10 spring up where none grew before
is u blessing to the world, what praise
shall he given him who creates a smile
where flowed a a
Do you not discover a failing OF your
body? Are you not reminded that
decay has already set in? Die you
must, whether you will or no, and is
it not best to be prepared?
Some one has beautifully said -
'sTruth is immortal; the sword cannot
pierce it, fire cannot consume it, pris=
ons cannot i~ncarcerate it, famine a
not starve it"
It is not work that kills men /; it is
worry. " ork is healthy; You can
hardly put more upon a man than he
Fan bear. Norry is rust upon the
blade"
The nearer we live to Jesus, and
the closer our walk with Him, the less
incliaation We have for pursuits and
pleasures in which He is not the OBJ
jet.
Forty-seven young women of Wat
seon charivarred a youth of eighteen
who had welded a widow of forty-six
in that town.
The dry goods store and rost efice
in North Bristol, Trumbull county, O.
was entirely destroyed by fire on the
1- - +Lo All inof
After chasing q man and his wife
two hundred miles through Arkansas
and Missouri, a deserted husband dis
covered that he was alter the wrong
woman
He that enjoys the intimacy of the
great, and neither disgusts them by
familiarity, Oh disgracrs himself by
seryility, proves that he is as perfect
gentleman by nature as his compan-
ion is by rank.
A grave divine said that God has
two dwellings-one in heaven, and
the other in a meek and thankful
heart.
The membership in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the State ot Mis-
sissippi since 1865 has increased about
Two hundred and Fifty per cent.
The Baptists in New York have
forty-seven associations, with seven
hundred and .forty-one churches, and
more than a hundred thousand mem
bers.
Mr.. Spurgeon is 50 broken down in
health. by reason of his exhaustive la
bors, hat the preparation Tor Il sermon
costs him forty eight hours of extreme
pain.
The Society of Friends in England,
Scotland and Wales contains 225
Places OF meeting for religious o
ship, 14.013 members, of whom 0,674
are males, and 1889 females.
1t is believed the Grand Jury OF
New York last week indicted one of
the highest city officers for fraud No
49, ,an ou6 tho nHioarS of tho