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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

BEFoRE the improvement committee Of
Congress, in 1869, ". Milnor Roberts tes-
tilted as follows:
A fee. Of coal boats, covering about three
acres and carrying about sixteen thousand
tons Of coal, has been towsd alta single trip
and by single steamer from the falls be.
low Louisville to New Orleans To convey
the same amount of coal BY rail, sllo owing
ten tons to the car, and twenty Eve cars to
to the train, would require sixteen hundred
oars divided into sixty four trains, drawn BY
siKty-fo locomotives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
OAlSsEe 2sFksS.


Flour Quiet and unchanged.
WheAt-s odsrAtely active; opened weak an
declining; Hdvsnee and closed firm; No 1873
No 2sI,ls; No 3 81 is! b.d; rejected $l,C3.
Corn II oderstoly active; closed firm; No 3
4Oa; rejeets 554a394; seller Taonth Dec. and
ysRr 40a4O3.
OAts--Quiet and lower at 909a3l; closing at
outside figure: seller Dec. sla3ll
Rye-Stesdy, firm and quiet: 81 for car lots;
No 90, and ears at 81! !c.
BArley-DuI; Ro 5s4; 70 3 ~.
PFovlsions--Strong, Jrife higher for some
dsscri ptions; mess pork quo able at $l2,5S;
Sl2, 40 forcash. Green meAts--Tn good demand
and steady; 64A7t for hams 3sa35 tor shoulders,
Ii short rjt 5 and long clear: 5IA62 short clear:
meats in salt 10 to 20 days firm; shoulders A,
short rib So; short clear 8.
Lsrd--In better demand and firm al 20 ad-
vance; Sss9 cash or seller Dec
Dressed Hogs--Betser inquiry; sales frozen
lots 81, SO; soft 4.374.
Highwines-Strong at sag.
Receipts--Flour 742; wheat $3.50; corn 1884,
40; oats A. ,020; rys9 s97; barley 1905.
shipments-Flour 742; wheat 16,020; corn
80, ,s24; oats 300; rye 4nO; barley 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
IF YOU

Want q Cook,
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Want q Salesman,
Want . Servant GIRL,
Want TO rent . Store,
Want to sell Piano,
Want 10 sell . Horse,
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Want to buy Horse,
Want to rent House,
Wat to sell . Carriage,
Want Boarding Place,
Want 10 borrow Money,
Want to sell Dry Goods,
Want 10 sell Groceries,
Want to sell Furniture,
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Want TO sell Real Estate,
Want Job Of OArpentsring,
Want = lob Of BlAcksmlthing,
Want TO sell Millinery Goods,
Want 10 sell n House and Lot,
Want TO fad any ones Address,
Wans 10 6ad . strayed Animal,
Want wife and or childron,
Want 30 sell piece Of Furniture,
Want TO buy . secondhand Carriage,
Want TO sell Agricultural I'm pleDenu,
Want to End anything you have Lost,
Want to advertise anything to advantage
Want to 6a1 sn owner for an thing found
Advertise in the DAILY Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
Notice te SChe0l Teachers and
School Officers.
OFFICE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
Rack Island ILL NnY 1st lS11

The 4th Annual Session Of the Rock Island Coun-
ty Teachers Institute will be held in the Rock Is
land High School Hall, during December the Goth
21st and 22nd. A. D. 1871.
The School Law makes il obligatory on School
Directors to allow Teachers wages TO continue du
ring the time they in actual attendance upon In
stitues; provided, the time does not exceed six
days in six months Teachers are therefore request
ed to make every reasonable effort TO attend, and
the cooperation of School officers is respectfully
asked. Nj. NJ. STU URGEON, County Supt.
n B-Entertainment will be secured in private
families for Ladies'. Gentlemen will be expected to
provide for themselves. The Hotels and Boarding
Houses will entertain Teachers at reduced rates.
novi-dtd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

READER, if your Druggist or Merchsnt
does not keep Rennes Pain-Killing Magic
Oil on hand to sell he will send for it q.
your request, and sell it at the msnufac-
turer's lowest price at retail. "It works like
a charm"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

The purity, strength, honest measure and
attractive style Of DR.. Prices Special Flovor-
ings of Lemon, Vanilla, Almond, etc, make
them the mos, popular and desirable srti-
oles in market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

MARRIAGE GUIDE.-.lnterssiing work.
numerous engrsvings, 224 pages. Price 50
cents. Address DR.. Butts Dispensary, IL
North Eighth street, St. Louis, Mo. SEE
advertisement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

TRUra.-The powers of Mrs. WhitcOmb's
Syrup for children are Rs positive aS the
sunlight from heaven and gentle and sooth'
ing As an angels whisper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

ToILErtSE ID unrivaled as q besutiher OF
the complexion, it is a powder, harmless, re-
Sued and elegant. Try il, 80 cents per box
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

To whom ell orders should be addressed.
This Skate cxcels all others in giving neat
appearance to the foot. 1t is light, easily sd-
iusted, and when fastened on, becomes as firm as
the boot itself. II dispensis with all straps
which are so binding and disagreeable to the
foot, stopping the cireuls toD and osusing mum B.
ness and aching. Our Skate has been made with
special reference to avoid strain upon the ankle,
and It completely obvistes that difficulty so ia
tai to Ladies skating. A beginne1 can stand
upon them without cificulty. They are made
in the best manner, Of the best msterials, and
are intended to be in every respect the best
skate ever offered in the market. Their piiancy
ease snd graceful appearance render them the
most desirable ever offered the public.
We make Eeven sizes
Ladies,...' 81, and % inch.
Gentiemens 8, ..........-l0, loa and ii inch.
noyS-df
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
FOR RENT.

COR one or five ysars the Oliver Brown pro.
Il psrty, half . mile from the city limits, be
tween the two Camden roads. Three acres Of
land, well fenced, with all kinds of fruit, q
good two story frame house, barn, outbuiiding
eto., and good cistern. Apply TO
JOSEPH JOHNSTON, hook Island.
uov3 -d&Wtf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

LOCAL NOTIOES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
DR. STMdAGoMs'
LIVER REGULATOR.

PREPARATION OF ROOTS AND HERBS,
Warranted to be strictly vegetable, ana do in
jury to any one.
Ii has been used by hundreds, and known for the
last thirty-fve years Of the reliable, eff
cacious and harmless preparations ever offered to
the suffering II taken regularly and persistenty, ii
IL IN Pur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29
Regulator.

ancholy depression OF spirits heartburn, collie,
pains in the bowels, pain in the head fever and agut
dropsy, boils pain in the back and limbs, asthma
erysipelas, female affections, and bilious diseases
generally. Prepared only by
j. III. ZEILEN d Co.,
Druggists, Macon, Ga, and 329 Arch street, Phils
delphia, Pa. Send for Circular Price 81 by
maIl $l.25. For sale by John Bengston, Rock Is
land, ILL., novI4-dly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

Dyspepsia, headache. jaun-
dice, costiveness, sick head
ache, chronic diarrhoea, af-
fections ofthe bladder, camp
dysentery, affections of the
Kidneys, fever, nervousness
chills, diseases OF the skin,
imnuritV of the hlond mai.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-29

Sinking of a Steamer ?!
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
LAKE CHARLES. Ii:
-~e@Ds-@~
Saturday, Oct. %, 1877.

% We are passionately fond
Of vocal and instrumental music.
and more especially good singing,
bat It IS rarely tie casenow-a-days
We hear anything but what the elite
or "npper+tenP term fashionable
singing, which IS no more or less
than making an ugly noise, similar
to Hing a dull crescent saw, or
following at the mouth Of q cavern
--theshriH sound viii echo and re-
echo over the hills and valleys, and
win make b person who has been
accustomed to hearing beautiful
singing shudder, Whenever We hear
such horrible screeching, espeOi-
ally at the dead hour Of night,
when every person is asleep, We
come to the confusion that the per-
son or persons who makes the
racket, has taken too much ''rot
gut" on board.
Last Sunday night, between the
hours Of 9 and 10 o'clock, we heard
aterrible noise in the upper part.
of the town. II the racket they
made is any criterion to Judge from
theremust have beenat least TWEEN
ty. They made that Holy Sabbath
night hideous by their horrible
singing and yelling, One Of the
party in particular followed loud
enough to be heard at least q mile.
The whole crowd must have been
very drunk f e&
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

-" "Yat you can dem ting vi
long bills Eat Ay, and make anoise
b-z-z r. said > Frenchman. &
"WOOdcock, was the reply
"Eh bien 7 / kil-Iit. rs nornib'
before breakfast, twenty-five wood.
cock"
"The deuce you didl Where
did you find them a.
~. I'm ma ctQmbre a ooaoaer."
Twenty-Five woodcock in yoar
chamber? You mean nusquitoos. .
"Eh bienl zen I kil-litalors tEen.
five moschetoes."
II Mr.. Johnny Crappo" had
have been'in our village during the
recent hot spell, lie could have
"kil-lit, at least thousand "mos.
Chetoes before breakfast" The
blood-suckers, Of mosquitoes have
been very annoying for sever days
We are longing" to see Jack Frost
make his appearance, because bis
frosty majesty win make the mus
quitoes "Vamos the ranChe.n
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
I'VE Latest Now.

CHICAGO, Oct. lO.-Origtn and
Progress Of the Rire.-Late on
Sunday a boy went into 4 stable to
milk COW, carrying with him a
kerosene lamp, which was kicked
over. by the COW, and the burning
fluid scattered among the straw.
This was the beginning Of the FIRE.
A single cxtinguisher on the ground,
OF active work Of the police in tear
ing down one or two Bhanties,
would have prevented the spread
ing Of the flames, but the engines
were waited for and when they ar
rived, the frsmen, stupefed by
their exeftions at'the fires on Sat
nrday night worked slowly and
clumsily. Their efforts availed
nothing. @ a .aa1tg
/ A careful survey Of insurances
to-day shows that there were poll
cies on property destroyed for over.
$20O,OO0,OOO. Add another 800,
600, 1000 to the sum, and q fair esti-
mate can be reached Of the loss. ].
All leading merchants who have
been seen express o determination
20 resume business at once. %
tits conjeCtured with good cause,
that more than 500 persons were
burned to death.
All books and papers Of the His
toTical Society, including tho Ca
nous emancipation proclamation
of President Lincoln, for which the
society paid 825,OOO, were de-
stroyed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l0.--The Sub
Treasury at Chicago lost S2,OO0,.
600. Of which 100000 was in gold.
WASHINGTON, Oct, l0.~-Carbon
county, Republican Pain 20. Thir-
teen districtsin Northampton coun-
~ give $50 Republican gain.
PHILADELPHIA, October To-. The
whole Republican ticket i elected
BY 5000 majority,
GALVESTON, Oct. TO- Fifteen
heard from in the Third
District, give Giddings, Democrat,
622 majority.
Ia twenty-nine counties Of the
District, Hancock, Demo-
crat has q majority Of 864o, !
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

gs~ How to get money is che great
desire Of al, A really good and ser.
viceable Sewing Machine that viii make
money for You, or help you 70 save il.
VIII be sent TO your own home al Tn.
al for 30 days, no matter where you
may DO, and you can pay for il il small
monthly payments, BY writing 70 the
Great American Machine CO., cor. John
and Nassau Street, New York; Or you
can havea County Right free, as agsnt,
and make mongy fast. We advise shasgt
men TO secure the business, asnothiag
pays better than The agency ior 4 9ood
Sewing Machine. Write a. once. !.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

are fighting the flames Of - ).
men who can are helpino 4 Y
neighboring families, ana ~, saetI
entire families are burnt. tn
cannot be counted. AT q small = y
lage, eighteen miles from ~.
Burch Greek, eighteen persons VI
ished, and Il Is sielseniaa - ~ n
sufferers come with ewes ~ =
toarfully manned, some 81 tbe1,a u
life. Many children we're l6sf ~ "
dering from thoiE home 4, ~. n
river. The whole wost coast \ ~ \,
tiEe from Green Bay 70 Menom;SeOop
The manufacturing COMPANY wosa
making from one to three tbsps ~
pals daily, add ths whole fsr1;l
country and numbering For mils3
around Peshtigo are burned ov.s
The streets are hard as briok oo ~
some predict that It never Vii y
rebuilt, We shall proably haar y y
other and mere dreadful losss y
Other towns are Threatened
pere, Fort Howard and Wricbts.
town. Fires ore raging ind anar6pbs
them, and God knows when 4 Iltb;a
will end. One good rain Wonl5
stop all, but for weeks no rain haa
visited this section.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
n the Second Distriot b oorn.


In the Second District six coun.
ties hare been heard from, give
Conner Democrats 409a maiority.
Houston, Anderson and Chef0.
kee coenties Give HeEndol, Demo
crat, en- additional majority Of 9s2,
"A special to the News from Aus
tin, says Limestone county has been
declared under martial law, and ID
assessed $20,0 70 pay for bad be-
hayior. Adiutant Gen. Davidson
takes charge Of the military Of
Grimes county.
The vote 81 Limestone, Grimes
and Bell counties to be thrown ont,
This will make the vote between
Giddings and Clark nearly equal,
and Clark win rsceive his certifi.
cate ofolection. 1 '2.a s'N 4
Conner is said to be elected il
the Second District by 5000 MAJ
jority, and Herndon il the First
District By $4,000 majority.
The News special from Navaso-
ia says: Gen. Davidson arrived
and counted the vote Of Grimes
county, giving Clark, Radical, 4Q5
majority.
Senator Mills has been heard to
say that Clark shall 60 TO Congress
if there are bayOnets enough in
the State to send him there.
JEFFERSON, Oct. 10. -MayOTMal-
10y, Of this city, with 200 negro
State militia, left here to-day for
GrOesbeck, Texas. Fl. U sa6t q 4
LONDON, Oct. E.->1Gr. Bradla a,
at an immense meeting, declared
the Queen was insane, and deman-
ded that the regdncy be entrusted
to judges Of law and equity until a
republic could be established. !
A passenger train was wrecked
in Scotland. Two persons werei
killed and fifteen wounded. o.Y /
Twsnty-one thousand dollars
was received from Memphis to-day,
The Times figures the total loss
by the FIRE at $l5O,OOO.O0O.
AdYices from China state that
three thousand persons persisted
BY the recent floods in that conn
try m.ro MIa. als
CHICAGO, Oct. I8.--Every day
brings fresh occasion for encour-
The city is orderly and
the relief for the poor comes IN o.
oundantly, Business is resuming,
and rebuilding is going on in eve
y direction.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

BG- We have never experien-
ced hotter weather as this season
Of the year than We have had du.
ring the past week, especially in
TIE middle % the day. Some Of
the evenings were excessively hot
until about 3 o'clock, after which
time It would become quite cool.
The sudden transitions from heat
to cold viii have q tendency TO
cause persons who have dofed
their winter garments for lighter
apparel to take violent coughs and
colds. His frosty majesty, Jack
Frost is somewhat tqrdy in pay
ing US q visit. We shall be pleas
ed to see his beautiful white carpet
spread over our town.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
The Great IIOHCust ORVyiscOnsin
I Twenty-Five Hundred Persons
Burned to Death.
Towns and Villages Swept Away
Sickening Stories Of Suffering
The Latest Accounts Of
the Fine.

MmWAUKEE, OCT. ID later ao.
counts from Northern Wisconsin
confirm Acknowledgements and ru-
mors. The less az litein the neighbor.
hood of Che burnt village Of Pesh-
tigo willreaCh over twelve hundred,
and fifteen per cent Of those iniu-
red cannot recover The FIRE tor
nado was heard al q distance like
che roaring Of the see. Balls Of iire
were observed 10 fell like meteors
ia different parts az the town, igni-
LinQ whatever they touched. Peo-
BE rushed with their children ia
their arms to place Of safety, but
the storm of fro was upon them
and enyeloped them ia flames,
smoke, burning sand and cinders,
and those that were not able To-
roach the river were sufocatod and
roasted alive. This terrible scene
happened On Sunday night. the
9th of October, already made "a
nous by tho Chicago horror. AI
member Of the relief committee,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

b. The Weatherford ITexasl
Times Of the 9th says "a psrty
ofIndians approached within twen-
ty miles Of Belknap, Young coun-
", and drove of fifteen hundred
head Of cattle. They also stole
many horses in the vicinity Of
Forts Gibson and Belknap. A par
ty Of men followed their trail, and
afterWard reinforced, are continu-
ing the pursuit" /
The most eEectual way Of put
ting q stop 10 the red skins com
hitting depredations on the from
tiers Of Texas, Is for Uncle Sam
to Withdraw the troops, and em-
ploy the Texas Rangers, and give
them q liberal bounty for every In
dian scalp they take. The RaO-
gers are old indian hunters, and
will soon clean them out.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
- INIr. william Hntehins has

R@.I,Mr. William Hutchins has
recently returned from Galveston
with a magnificent stock Of Ladies'
Dress Goods, Calicoes, COttons,
Crockory, Queensware, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Western Pro-
duce, and Canned fruits Of every
description. In short, be has the
most beautiful and varied stock
of goods which has been brought
to thiss market for many years.
He can suit the most iastidious
taste Of any Lady Or Gentleman.
Now, ladies, permit us to say to-
you, that il you knsed anything
in the way Of Dress Goods, which
is cheap, neat, and yet not g&udy,
give Mr.. II. acall. You will and
him and his accommodating assis-
tant, ready, willing, and waiting,
to display before you any kind of
goods you desire to see.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

R9- During tho past fortnight
large focks Of ducks and geese
have beOn passing over our town
nightly, en- foate, we presume, to
the lakes and lagoons on the Gulf
coast. Rare sport isin store for
sportsmen living on the lakes.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
Estimate 2 E1Peaaltnaaa %
the year 1871.

the year 1871,
DY virtue 81 al ordinance Of the Pc.
I'D lice jury Of tho parish ef Calcasieu,
Of date October both, 1871. i submit for
publication, the following estimate Of
old debt, and current expenditures Of
said parish for the year 1871.
Approximate amount az old
debt, after deductiuR Taxes
OF 1870 and Lice sea Of 1871. $500 90
Jurors 800 NJ 80. ls''' 500 90
ISL 49,. I. $50 90
Costs IN Criminal prosecutions
IN District, Parish and JUS
tiOes' Courts, and conveying
prisoners 10 PenitentiaTy 900 90
Feeding Prisoners 81 Jail 30000
Sheriff. per diem IL Court.
1871 s,ss,s.. ~, a. .sssss 40 "
"A Leyele, counselor ia suit.
Alden W. Police jury I. Il. 100 90
Pay Of Police Jury. 1871 500 CO
Parish Treasures, salnry 600 90
Clerk Of Police jury, 1871. 75 90
PanpeEs, Sl50-and estimsAe,
Parish Printing, 1871. 100 90
Blanks and Stationary ..... % 26
Repairs On Court-house ~ 90
Rent Of Grand Jury room.
1914 s.ss.ssassss s.s.ss.sstse.s ~ W
o. Barbe. merchandise. ... 11A 96
]. sallier, do. 2l as
approximate debt of tho Par
ish a. the end Of the yoay -
1871 ........... 6 81
Respectfully aahmitted
j. W. MOSS,
Cle1h n. Jury, s
Lake Charles, Oct s., ls7I 3ld
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
TnE@ Our country people rarely

rB~ Our country people rarely
bring any Eggs and Chiokena to
town for sale. We have not ssen
an egg Of any description for over
a mcnth. The hens have slapped
laying, Or the country folks are
holding back for higher priees.
The Lord knows they are high
epoughnow. They command from
thirty to forty cents per dozen.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28

8@ "A bakers shop is greatly
needed, and would be o great ac-
QUESTION to our town, There IS q
fine opening here for some sober,
industrious, enterprising and good
baker, with o small capital, to do .
6ne business,
We also need q Barber, tailor,
in-snith, watch maker, and q aad-
ller, AT Of whom could 40 well
D this place.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-28
Forest ana Prail,io.

A Cyclone Of Fire ThemOst Awful,
Destructive and GIeartrending
Visitation Of Modern Times.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-08-23

FOREIGN ITEMS


Missions in China.-Somo are inclined 10 speak
OF missionary labors M China as a failure; but
there Were only so converts ~ China years ago.
where there are nQW between 5000 and g 600 Pro-
testeut Cbri,t.aus-One Out of 20 900 Chinese
There ers 2 so n.i. -icle-iss.
Sunday Schools 1T Is estimated that Jbe whole
lumtcr ot cll dgen n attendance upon Sunday
Scboo, n Great Britain and Ireland Is over g.,
600 GOO aud Ole number Ot teachers nor far from
35ou0 lnIho Uo.tld States we have about A.
coo 900 scholars and 400 900 teachers. la Ger
many and tae scandinavian countries schools have
recCE,y been extensively established India, South
Aueuca. and che Islands OF the Sea have their
schools.
Iu The Report Of The Continental Committee Of
che aflg Church oi Scotland we End % stated chat
Nr rs leuox Kennedy, IF New York, who Wis
led Psu, in Vance, last year addressed a letter
expressing hls pleasure that Presbyterian Worship
bad been established 20 So many places on the con
tinent % Europe. where formerly t had been an
known and enclosing gtit OF one thousand, 20 be
expended In Sustaining the mission at Pau 1t ne
ce,s4ly i1v ,aar 4ucu, or tor be general purposes
of doe Committee.
Father Hyaoiathe says, in q letter written from
Rome JUS Zen: / give The most CON plete and
absolute adhesion Co the declaration sigued az
Munich by Professor Dalilger aud bis friends IL
is my belief that this great act of faith knowledge
and cousoienJiou,ne-s Viil be the point of depar-
ture aud The centre of Toe reforming movement
which alone can save the Catholic Church, aud
which Ui. save it'
Tie Romsn Catholics Of Iraland now scarcely exceed
four millions. -wpde che EDi,copahans and the
Presbyterens reckon "a million and quarter of ad
hsreurs Other denominations are quite usignh
cant There are out Al 600 Netbodis,s Of all sorts
and 0u,y about z 500 Independents, with a ike
number oi Bspd-Js In all Ireland.
Esv Dr. HowsOn, Dean Of Chester, England
and Wcl known To- this country as the associate of
Cray5caGe in the authorship Of the d" Life and
Euist.es of ST. Paul viii sail for New fork on
che 20.b If s pJember, 30 as 20 be present at The
General Convention 10 Baltimore He viii spend
"a i,,e Ua iH Pennsylvania. DO order 20 become
acquainted vl,a j. sicolai institutions and work 10
tll, country
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-08-23
ObttnaEiGs.

Died. iu Boca5-dga county, Va July 10th Bss-
sls FISiEy infant daughter and only child Of NJ. d
and o. A. Wilson aged 9 months and lj days.
shall. 90 60 him, but he shall not return to me ~
Died. August 18th. in Wayuesboro Va, JOHN
Boaa-r infant son OF .he Rev James z. YauhOrn
and Nrs. Re5ecca A.. daughter OF Elliot Yawter,
Esq, of Monroe county, West Va, aged year, 10
months and Is days.
The illness of this child of the c0vena was pro-
t-cIe3 through Jen weeks of gre8, suHerngs until,
Just as he evening bell pealet It's last summons to
lhs earthly courts, bis rausoned spirit set free,
and borue Co tbe upper house, there always to be-
hold Jhe face of The Father
Id come INTO ne