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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

ANEW PuEPARAi lUSS.-r Bringhurst s. Co.,
IN desire to call the attention OF physicians and
others In teTesed, to the FOL owing new epRra
Of their InCuui acture. which ore destined to
eury pr. ihInent POSITION as the most popular Of
the nutIitivs tones.
TisEA AND BEEF, each Tablespoonful l representing
the nourshing constituents OF one ounce OF fresh
Beet. With the gentle stimulating properties Of Pure
Sherry Wine.
wISg or BEEF AND InoF, containing the same rs
tue above with the addition Vi thu grams oil Citrate
of Iron in each tablespoonful
ELIXIR OF BEEF, each tablespoonful representing
the MOurshment of one ounce OF fresh Beef, with .
dess poo full of Finest French Brandy.
ELIXIR OF BEEF, IRON, AND CALIsAyA, each
. tablespoonful OF which contains The nourishing
Properties of OF fresh Beef three grains OF
PyrQrhosi tie OF Iron. eight grains or CalisHys
barL, Will Finest French Brandy.
Tbs above elegant preparations are palatAble
and grateful 10 the tase acceptable to the stomach
aud Uniform in strength, he wing for their basis ure
Extract OF BuGi thu LutIitive and restorative value
of which in lGhilti;ed conditions oil toe syste IA
| vel established. They are eminently adapted Tor
the treatment 81 those suffering from the debility
ultiny from prot acted Illness In the sinking
oil typhoid ana other teveIs in tre exhaustion and
lite, impaired digestion apd dyspepsia. Asa resto-
convaescent, in the debility accom- panyng old age
u the rapid gro With children, and In all forms
| general debnliy attic Ged by defective nutrition
nervous prostrition, and au Impoverished condition
| Of ,he blood.
| Prepared and ssh, Wholesale and retail by
| u. BRlNGllURST y Co.,
1 I'll X. IN
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09
CAIVA, GLASS; AND QUEENSWARE.-
At SOC Market street,

" FlHltItylOH. Uelulpufe,
40 WILL be found the lafgest and best as.Ort-
Band China Dinner Sets, Band China lie.
Sets, White China Tea Sets, White China Din
ner Sets, Edwards White Iron Stone Dinner Sets,
Ware lion Stone Tea Sets, Fancy Toilet Sets greAi
variety, Common Goods Of every description; Fancy
Articles In endless variety; Hard Rubber Handle
Knives Plated Forks, Spoons, Casters &c. PLATED
Tea Sets, Of best quality, Cut Glassware, OF every
description; Pressed Glassware, of every description
Coal Oh Lamps, Portland Kerosene Oil, Lamp Chin
neys SC The attention Of those In want OF tho above
goods Isl invited to my stock of goods In this line The
quality of the goods Is the best the kind that
found and the prices as low good goods be soil
ian l.tf WHO'S. Y. DENORMANDIE.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

MRS. FosrER's COUGH AND GROUP SYRUP
Hasson's Compound Syrup of Tar.
Sinss Syrup Of Tar and Wild Cherry,
Wlstard Pine Tree Tar &C fSiaI
Ritter's Syrup for Coughs md Colds,
FOSTERS Drug Store,
sspa2 Front Al ID West.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09
wye OffER FOn SALE Iiik
$50 Bonds of the Wilmington Il Hestern
nit ~

$50 Bonds of the Wilmington Il Hestern
hdirOdd Co,
interest. / $40 per annum, payable 1urteIly, on
the rst days Of JanusTy april July anq ~, 9ypo
OF holdec. Free OF United States and State axes.
The bonds are secured by hfst anu on'' Geeu q.
Wood, and George W. Bltsn, Tiustees, III tho sum
OF dive hundred thousand dollars The ponIis WIN ne
Issued such amount a. MAJ De louhu rc'luisei
not exceeding in ali the above SUN. ,,
The subscribed capital Of the DAD istwl hnnIed
and nifty thousand dollars which Is nO~ mostly call
ed and which will be fully paid IN, ~ rapid!y az
the tern Of subscription will admit VIZ at the rate
This STOCK subscription is now being used III PEE
psrlng the road for The iron, anI VIII be more tnan
sut1ce TO pay tor the grazing brldSe anu testle
work, engineering, fencing, iisN % way ioI the
road and shings, ana Tor laua Tor st'on houses,-
for Tie IRON. rolling stotk cerot buildings anil other
nscessarias ,r the full equipment OF the road ha
hfst 0O,lOo vi the bonds Will be offered at
s5ASO ACCRUED GSFEKEST,
Tbs right to adv ince price, after 500 900 shall
ave been .old is expressly reserved -,
The WiLMIsGrON & WESTERN RAILROAD
extends from Christiana HIrbor, IN tae CITY oil
Wilmington, to LandenbuTg, in Chester County
PenpssIyaIlI, where 1t connects with the Pehnsyi 7
Vania 81 Delaware kaiirosd which crosses tie fhil'
aisphia 81 Baltimore Central Ra lroad, A. Avon,
dale, and extends u tbs Penn? wanna Railroad
and peach Bottom, 10 Hanover junction, un Tho
Northeru Central Railroad is believed = ha nov
assGred, and further extensions westward, trougl
Southern PennsylyAu't, are cvntemi atei ana mos
less deveoper. In al tnrrt giun tue iro.Tes'o
this road is watched with much interest, II be n
regarded rs the most ieasiOe oatlet 10 tile t'tI
Tor a large AMI undo yelopcd region.
AS local road, II is fully ,NPuettd Vat te " An
now existing, and which vii he developed alm"'
Immediately upon the completion OF the road, WI
Yield a revenue ample Tor the raynenl OF operating
expenses and the interest upon its honGh. he cou
try for when 1t must form the outlet thckly pr
ulated, AMI Itch in varied manufacturing interest
The citizens OF Winning ton o mani, sted, l
their liberal sub y, to the cHpitgt btiS, the
estimate o. tao importance oi tur ioaI 10 TIT
business iLtsr
Confident
success, and that this bonds wi re nuw ami heren
ter q most desirable
HOME ISVESTM.HT,
we recommend them To our Gus Jiners anl the pull
lie. Ali market securities taken exchange
full rates.
BEHAVES & BHOTHTR. Philadelphia,
X. Il. ROBINSON Il co, Ni'ungtnn
JOHN MCLEAK& sos,
NJ. Nj. CnlLD & Co.
A. a. GRIM SHAW,
GEO. y. GRUBB,
VIM. McDA GALAXY N ma =
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NEw
RHOL EHALE AM hETAI

6HT The subscriber would respec ti uil y EExh
liz announce to his friends and the ub-k3HSsS
- blc that he has completed the ar
rangohents Of his Tea, Coffee. and spice store,
No. D w. -Four tn street,
whele will be found the largest and the best
assortments OF Tea and Coffee ever offered In the
city Of Wilmington. Also, fresh and good assert
mspts Of nns Groceries which have been selected
with gieat care and bought direct of the importers
aud Will be sold at small advance. All are Invited
TO call and examine the goods they cannot faf to
please.
Persons buying bag Of coffee or half chest OF tea
can save 10 percent over Philadelphia New York.
je2a-u VIM. Ii. PIERCE.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

g oLDIERS AND HEIRS.-SoLDfERS, NO matter
Ofof what time enlisted, who were wounded ruptur.
ed, injured In any way, disabled by any disease,
however slight the disability, are entitled to pen
minor children Of parents are entitled, and should
call orwrlte to JOS. L. DEWITT q CO., 221 Walnut
street, Philadelphia Pa who will procure IT. or give
information free of charge sen2y-im
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WANTED

rs WANTED GH
ALI PERSONS WHO OWN a HORSE 10 KNOW
THAT u. Bringhurst q Co.. nave beena ppoh'e"
agents for wILMINGIoN,t for the sale oil
30 YERS HOOP LLNfMENf
for the prevention and cure of Con- =
TRACTION, CoRSs, QuARrEI CEAcksi
CONTRACTION OF THE BACK SISkw, tES-
enxLY CALLED KSKR-SPRuNe SPRAIss, SALLs,
have tasted Boyer's Hoof Liniment On me lees VI
over one hundred horses The difference 70 INC coi
diton OF tho feet great In It's favor ihat M9u
not BIO without II for ten times At. cost y snoI ~
properly applied to every horses hoolt anu eslee.ay
IN the sumser when the norse's feel are WAYS III COW
tact with the heated earth, which dries them up anu
thev beeoma hard and feyerish, Witch produces con-
fraction corils quarter cracks, contraction OF Tue
hack sinew commonly called knes SpraaJ ana oitel
ON the pains the hoof II produces sweeney III me
ahou der We recommend 1t "a the best preparation
Ne cyer used IL should be used every horses hoof
a commonly as oil is used harness or mems boots
10 keep them in good condition.
Elk. ConlSlin,
Proprietor and Snperintentdnty nc Continental
Stables, SAMSON Street, Phiilaietphid. -
Mr.. NJ. U. BOYER Dear Sr; Ihis is 10 eertnyi
thatI have used your Liuiment In my stables fuf
three months past on more than ono lndred horses
And nnd il the best preparation have ever used on
horses Ii is far better than you recommend l. Seho
ne nve cases At once, by express
HARRY HAMILTON,
No. 1872 West sist Street New. York City. -.
Sold wholesale and retail at proprletors prices BY
Corner 9th and Market Streets,
Ntl,nu zion, Delaware,
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sbestOs Roofing.

Either equally adopted to fiat or steep Roofing Fire
nd waterproof and hut little heavier than tin and
oostinr but little than half much Metal and
shngle roofs coated and made watertlght. AL kinds
Of roofing repaired Work solicited and promptly at
tended to. Best of references.
oeice in Good & Hanna's Hardware Store, 423 Maj
ket At June i7-Gm ROBERT ATKINSON.
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gInE AR rISAEs sAyiNG BANK.
No. COZ MARKET STREET,
Wilmington, Del.

WffminEtOns Del.
OPEN 10 receive deposits daily, Sundays etceptes,
during the usual business hours, and on tuesday ana
Saturday evenings from to O'clock
All the profits Of the Bank, after the ne ccssary ~
penses, devoted to the benefit OF the depOstois
and dividends made semi-annually In April and &C,
tober. Since the organizationof the Bank, in 49,
the dividends have uniformly been at the rate Of ok
per cent. per annum.
Dividends not drawn are regarded o. DEPOSITS trd
OF become entitled to participate in Injured diIi
lends.
No Manager Is allowed to borrow any Of tho mercy
entrusted to the Bank.
WM. s. HIILEs, aEoReE W. BUSH,
EDWARD BETS, N. Il. BENSON,
| CLEMENT b. SMYTH,
ChARLEs W. HowLASp, HENRY +. DER,
WA, II, BILLANY, Jon II. JAcYsoN
GEORGE y. CAPELLE, EDWARD DAuIJEoToN
| NJ. l.. LtcuTENsTEIN,
| WILLIAM s. HU.LEs, President.
GEORGE W BUSH, Vice President.
JoHN r. McLEAR, Treasurer.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

REMOVAL, ~ p,
NEW GROCERY STORE.
N. W. CORNER OF FOURTH AND MARKET
STREETS, I
WILMINGTON, DEL, e.r
- The undersigned respectfully ar-E4H
nouncesto his old friends and the pub E3aS
lX lie generally, that he has taken the y
old estabilahed store stand formerly occupied BY
Johr Akin, 1t the n W. corner Of Fourth And Mar
kst streets, and has opened with stock Of tne new
and fresh Groceries,
~ SUGARS AND MoLASSES.
Coverings Crushed, GIsnulated and Puiverired Su
gars.
Lover,ng's soft White and Yellow Gomez Sugars.
| syrups and all kinds OF Molassss.
ooFFEEs, TEAS. FLOUR. &C., &c.
| Old Government Java Coffee, Laguira, MaricalbO
kto, Rround- The finest Green and Black Teas white
and Red Wheat Family Flour, New Buckwheat all
kinds OF pure Spices 6ardnes Sauces, Canned Frui
o. all kipds, French Mustard, English Mustard Pur,
Olive Oh, WALNUT, MushroOin and Tomato Catsup
English and Americap Pickles, Jeles Cheese Fresl
Roll and 0oshen Butter, bakers Cocoa Bakers Choc
| olate, Vermat. MAcaroni, Washing Soap In grca
variety, Toilet Soaps, Silver oloas starch, Raisins
Gurfants, Citrons, Mlnce Meat, Dried Peaches an
Apples, Cranbefrles, Brooms, Painted Buckets was
Boards. Dust and Sweeping brushes, Hand Scrubs
Sperm candles, Adamautine Candles, Tallow Car
dies, Cozn StaaGh, FarinI, Imported Hav anna Segar
anc all other Articles. usually kep tin well assorte
GIoooIy Store. Call and examine my stock. vsI
Wilmington, Sept 10 % sn ''
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

Prepared and ssld Wholesale and retail by
u. BRlNGHURST y Co.,
.:.zth * Market Sts, Wilmington.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-09

EIDE AENESS, BLINDNESS, AND CATARRh
treated it'll the utmost success, by j. ISAAC, ~ D.
and Pre- fessor Of Diseases Of the Eye and EAR tl,
years experience, formerly of Leyden Holland,) No
500 ARCH street, Philadelphia Testimonials can b
mnanv their natirnis ~ he 20 secrets n NJ
prac tice. Artificial Eyes inserted without pain NJ
charge for examination. apr Eli
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Pacific Mail steamship Company.

THE CORPORATION SAID TO RE NEARING
HANKHtrrrN--A CHESTER s1ir-HuiLnEH
rs FoH 1851, OU0-WlLMtNGToH SAID TO bE
ALL RiGltT,
At meeting Of the Directors Of the
Pacific Mail steamship Company held ~
New York on Tuesday, it vas sho IN That
the company is in worse condition
than the public suppose, in latt' II
thought 10 be nearing bankruptcy.
The directors deci0ed to sell the Montana,
one at the steamers vt the Company, At
40 900. aud several 0thets Mt $4,000 each.
Among the debts owing by the company.
We nnd one OF tAil,uO0 due Mr., Roach the
Chester = ip-huilder, ON vessels hnildinS.
Many of the steamers of the Hoe require
repairing and 1t iR said s10o.oOn VIII be-
necessary Ia put them ia aea-wurthy con
ditiun The Company il without money 70
meet Sta obligations. AVID has concluded, II
possible Ia raise s7ul.UuO for this purpose.
Although our Wilmington builders have
done much work for tho Company, we
understand It owes them comparatively
little. The Harlan y ll0llingswnrth Com
pnny are just finishing the 6Wnddd, u
new steamer for the line, which viii soon
he ready IN sail, aud will be sent to New
York and turned over to those having hel
huflf
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Delaware City Items.

Special correspondence Of EvRRT EvRSiSa
some OF our young ladies' must be given
dreamy speculatiOus, they build such castle
in the (hlAir.
Samuel Sm'hin, a carpenter employed on
the battery, reccitcd severe cut with An
adze while at work Thursday week. The
ankle bone WAS nearly severed.
The golden wedding OF solomon II. and
Sarah Ann lIcmsley WAS celebrated at theii
residence on july 4th. Valuable gifts were
received, amounting to several hundred
dollars.
some Of the learned mineraiogists Of our
state say that there is enough iron ore IN
Iron Hin, a few miles from this place, Il
supply the whole demand of the United
States for the next ten centuries.
John Tossney met with severe accident
on last week while moving IA twelve-incf
| cannon uu Fort Delaware. The chun o.
the capstan broke and the capstan fell aud
| crushed him TO the earth. He was pickct
N aud laid out for dead, but revived In O
| shot; time and is now doing well.
Three supposed sharpers from your city
! visited our town one night last week. One
! played ventriiuquist, another the banjo aud
/ The other WAS so full OF sharpness that h'
proved failure. The Bahbit-scented soar
and Boston lewelry would not pass Will
our enlightened citizens. rhey.leit NOR
money in a certain Illuminated saloon thar
they took out Oi the place.
James Rummix, of this place, while it
bathing, barely escaped with his life from
being dcvoured by u shark last SUNDAY, a
the battery wharf, near Delaware CITY
| liy q welldirectcd shot from the watch
mans rine his lite was saved. AZ the tim
the shut was fred the shark WAS apparently
| within a foot Of Mr.. RummiN. The suppOHl
ton is the shark WAS killed, rs blood cOul'
| be seen ON the water
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

LAuNCt or THE SPLENDID IRON SCREW
rRorELLuR STEAMER "GRN. WHITNEY,

LAUNCi or THE sPLENnID IRON SCREW
rRoPELLuR STEAMER "GgN. WHITNEY"
At minutes before 9 o'clock Thursday
morning the steamer GEN. Whitney for the
Metropolitan steamship Company, ot New
York, was launched from the yard of the
Harlan aud Hnllingsworth Company, in the
ence at quite a number of persons. II
viii he remembered that this : easel WAS
named by President Grant while visiting
here in February last, who designated her
Gen. Hhifnrg, the name Of the modest Presi-
dent Of the Metropolitan Company.
At the Invitation 81 tho owners OF The
vessel aud the superintendent Of her con
sfructiun, Miss Leila L. Lowe, Ot this city.
christeucd her just ~ she WAS committed
10 tho water, saying, II hereby christcu
thee Gsa. h'hNncy," in clear aud audible
voice. The honor uf performing this Office
X always reckoncd great and II II especially
81 in this instance, when It IL considered
that Miss Lowe is perhaps the only person
who has ever christened vessel named hy
the President OF the United States.
The GeH,rdl Whitney will ply between
New York and BOstOn,and "a in all respect'
"A fine steamer aud one that IL well built
She is 30 feet long, 40 feet beam, 80 tcei
irpth oi hold, keel y by ~, inches; plating
| fnthuard stakes "a OF An inch. bottom nnt
hilge q. OF AN Inch, side plating ul6ths
seer stakes n-l5iha, frames by by y
re-, cIse II tines by by "a.
Sc IL divided Into four watertight com
paftneuts by hulk heads. She will hati
| two man engines, direct acting, with cy !
niacrs Inverted, 80 inches IN diameter an,
80 inches stroke also two main te0hTi
/ tubular cylindrical boilers Of 20 pound
working steam pressure; her wheel ~ l
tvi Inches In diameter with u feet
| inches pitch.
The steamers capacity will be about 300
tons. She will be lifted out complete, here
aud ia the course OF few weeks she viii
Ice un the line,
She has been built under the surpervizio
OF Mr. Herman Winter of Brooklyn, VIII
ALSO superintendcd the construction, at III
sAme works, OF the Old Dominion Stcln
ship Company. who is not only marin
architect OF the highest ability, but a gel
tlcman whose hahitual courtesy has mad
him many warm friends ia our city.
This is the first steamer built here for N
| Metropolitan line, and we doubt not 81
will prove so satisfactory IN periurman,
that the whole line will in time CONG
! consist OF Wilmington-huilt lion steaT
shlps.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

SCHOOL PICNIC At RANKS GROVE.
Our enterprising and gentemanly
friend, Rueben Sattrrthwait, Is just now
remodeling, and charging his mansion
house, nhd when completed il viii he "A
handsome residence. The main building
4sNsl feet is having new roofing OF
slate, and attached are the kitchens, %c
His barns, built few years ago, aud
other out-buildings Of the farm In regard
to st,!e, Size and convenience, yield IA
none In the county. Ills herd Of cattle
which Is larg", comprises Durhams, Al
Gcrncys, Nc., aud are not TO lie eXcclled,
The farm is sumt thing over one hundred
acres, and embraces p,ariy all of our VII
age. or the proprietor. without httl9ry
! may say his looks, actions and business
habits speak for themselves, and us ih'
Eastern pioverb says: MAY his shadow
never grow less"
The Commissioners and Teachers o
Public School District No. - logethe
with the pupils and their friends held
delightful picnic at Banks Grove re
Gently Mr. Banks who is one OF IN
Commissioners, kindly allowed the use o
grove and he and his wife treated tn
pic nccrs to ice c,ean. Copenhagen
aud other amusemGnts were largely III
dulncd in.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

go 100. $50. -. ,.,.., al, ..,.r,..,,
LEd AND HANn GU. L ,.,,'l,, N'''
row lLN ~" ~ tNti. ~" a
SoAtFninlNu ANp iis Hh0' iiS-N "'''
~" fHl"hI lily GU u
This has been week pregnant with
irightiul accidents, aud We are COLI
PEELED to chronicle the following casualihes
In addition 10 those "a ready published
The ilrst in the order OF then happrning
occurred Thursday afternoon on the Phiit-
delphia. Wilmington baltimore Rail
road. opposite the gas works. Joseph lamp
bell. living on East Third street and EN-
ploYed un one OF INC shifting engines, was
doing duty, and was riding nn the front part
Of the shiiter while Size WAS running dpW u
the road, ANA whoa p.pns!fe the place ies-
ignated above fell oil HEi wAs iuu ovct his
right ,eg aui LETT rlul being cui oil.
| lie was immediately picked up aud epu.
ycyed to his home, where nr Kane ircssrd
his wounds. Every Ing considered, NJ last
accounts the unfortunate man was doing
| remarkably well.
The nest accident occurred on East
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Railroads


THE CHERRY Stone EXTENSION.
The CrisHeld Ifaier Of last week saws
The 500, 900 prescribed by the charter
for the extension of the road TO Cherry
stone, have been subscribed, and the
81 600 paid in. The prescribed Two
weeks notice will at once be given, when
the company will he legally organized
and ready to proceed at once TO work.
Az AIR LINE FROM THE METROPOLIS TO
THE sunny SOUTH.
A correspondent writing from the place
prOpo@el by certain Baltimore capitalists
as new seaside resort, near Berlin, Md,
has paragraph In relation to railroads.
He SAYS: While on the boat enjoy hg
the sail, a gentleman well informed OF
such matters impaired To che company
the information that New Nurk had
formed a grat project Of establishing a
coast line of railroad 10 Norfolk and The
South, cutting oil Baltimore aud Philu-
delphia. They propose 10 use ~" New
Jersey Southern Railroad to Millvillc Il
Morris river; cross In boats TO L"wes
thence to Georgetown by rail from there
20 St. Martn's station, and on the Wieo
mieO and POcOnOkc Road. on road Il
he built, aud to which the State OF Della
ware has voted S2OO,OOO, conditioned OF
the raising by private subscription o
SlOn,OOO more thence on the W. " Z
Il. X. fiOm Salisbury to Berlin on tn
Worcester Road from Berlin to Ruo7
Hill from thence 10 Cherrysione, II
Northampton county, Va, and by boa
10 Norfolk, which is about Two and
Half hours distant.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

A rEoGREsspr PREACHER IN PRIMITIVE
TIMES.

A rROGREssnr PREACHER IN PRIMITIVE
TIMES.
Rev. MIR, Phoe1us, last Sunday, in the
Methodist Church al smyrna, spoke ul
the pas,ur that church had in lSOG, one
Richard Lyon. Wonderful yarns are
still told about this remarkable man.
His ministrntiuns seemed 10 have marked
"a special epoch in Smyrna's history. Ilc
is described as more Of the autOcrat than
the humh'c disciple; as Que who appealed
to muscular force when pefsuntion and
argument failed. lc filled the double
character of preacher and pugilist and
tot X whichever suited him hest for tue
time. lie was Oit,n the iir-t one IL
break h, own prrcclts, aud without oiler
inc apology or cOntrtion, would point
toll the sis of his accus, r., Ia which he
seemed well vrrscd. Il is related that on
one occasion he predicted the death at q
man. aud the Wrdcuun was promptly
vtili q. This. and Other circumstance
Of Il like nature, Enyc him Il prestige
ancng certain classes of the coUmunt ~
ugd enabled him to WELD remarkable
pnWrr ion time. He was one Of IN,
first ministers TO assail the whisky traffic
md delivered the first temperance lecture
ever heard in this community, it l.
thought, and that at time When
both preacher and layman tool
their toddy without scruplrs, yet b,
drank To- excess ut times, and il is related
that be would occasionally be too drunk
too ill his appointments. lie carrieC
such force with him on this question
that he even induced some farmers to Gu
down their orchards, to prevent the dis
tllntinn of their iuiit. There seems t.
| have hccu q class Of people that fullowc,
| him with blind zeal, at INST, 1t not nj
| The time, aud he is said to have had som
remarkable reyivals whlln here. IL
said that he threatened certain individual
whom he could not persuade to III
q" moumrr's bench" aud at times &C
/ cOinp'ishrd some rtinaI kablr conversions
/ he vas dIschFrcci before his year eX
/ rir,d. auj lr hiuaY ui,d vngahund q
/ Sew .Itr.,y.