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still asleep, there was knock at my door. I
asked who was there. The person eaid: "a re-
potter from Chicago Newspaper who desires to
interview you" ! got up and dressed myself,
and was then interviewed by him at great
length, and he made many marks upon sheet
Of paper very similar to those which the gentle
man on my right las been making. I went
down to breakfast, and was met in the lobby by
another gentleman, who also wished to inter-
view me. Being hungry, however, begged
him to excuse me, and got my breakfast.
one waiting for me- 1 fed to nv room
aud locked myself in; but when l
went to dinner I found myself confronted by
another left the hotel to come no to this
Office IN order to and some spot where might
escape reporters but find have fallen into
the camp OF the enenF. have had
ESoCou OF SEwsPArERs
to-day. dou't like to be in newspapers
City Editor-Oh. that is all right, Nr. Gran,
We only want to give all the information We can
on both sides Of the subject.
Grau-I don't like 10 rush il. print like Nc
Wicker. / never should have said anything in
this casa if be hadn't done what he has.
City Edltor-But McIieker didn't rush into
print.
Grau-He must have furnished that, because
there was nobody there but us tto.
/. City Editor-Oh, we'll Mcyicker probably
spose Of it to friends Of his, and one Of the ro-
porters picked 1t up in that way. l don't think
he volunteered the information.
Grau-Very well. l wish he hadn't mentioned
it to his friends. l have no objection to meeting
the reporters of the Chicago press but don't
like to meet them all on the same day, aud to
have my meals interrupted.
Mr. Grau here toox bis departure.
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certain notes due note drawn for gear for
$l5 000-
Q.-Weu, was that straightforward transaction
Al think
Immediately afte1 the bank closed, Mr.. Briggs
cancelled about $23 900 in pager, substituting for
it real estate leaving 38 500 in paper. Besides
this S30.0 600. M1. Briggs owed sl0, 900 IN United
States bonds and $4,000 in cash, making
81, 900 due the bank. After the interchange OF
more pleasant1ies, Mr.. Hunter proceeded
Q.-Mr. Briggs, I want you to examine these figures
oprosite the 20th on the 17th page, representing
si7,oo0, <l4,eeo.3o, s475.61, and state Why those
figures were changed.
Al never knew it, sir, until now
Q.-Whoee handwriting are they IN
A-The "indiviIual bookkeepets.
Q-Nhat is his name7
A.-George r. B4fton.
Q-Sow, sir, explain how these figures were
changed.
Al have not the slightest Idea {e34mlning). I
think be put down 81 .7Co instead OF sl1,oo
Q. tsarcastically}-4ou think so7
AYES, siz. j. looks SO to mo.
1t likewise appeared that Mr.. Briggs decided
so1ne property in Hyde Park to Hobb.ett l. Co.,
OF Atlanta, ILL.,, an hour after the bank closed.
1lr. Hunter thought it might have been rre-
csutiona1y measure on his part. and, learning
that it was not, exclaimed: ''Then it Is the
6trangest transaction ever saw in my life, in
the whole courHe OF INT prartice-'
There il more OF Mr.. Briggs testimony to
which 31r. Hunters exclamation would apply
with equal appropriateness.
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s5-Ho4acs Arnold :. Ths Village Of Decatur. Re-
iustatel-
e-The People :. George Z. Fowler. Exceptions dis
missed.
43-Jeroms Peass Y. Stephen Warren Argued;
46-WIliam E. Lewis y. Luther Nestorcr and Reub-
51-seth n, Clement ct 81. =. David o. Everest.
Argued.
4i-Cbarles ). Whiting and Isaac II: Wheat :: D:n-
lei Mcconnell and Elizabeth -tcConreu. 6ubn.1tted-
4o-BenjA1nin G. HIrdwck '. Henry q. baSsets e& A.
Submitted.
THE CALL
for tomorrow il Us follows:
63-Pat1iek McDade '. The Peopsn-
5@Isaac Elliott r. August Herr
5+The cny Of Detroit Y. Henry Webber ct n.
G8-Staphsu l. Cobb r. Thomas Reazdon and Euan
neardon-
59-Wi1lian Hamilton, impleaded with Thomas y.
Hamilton ct al+, v. TIE People
G0-Thou.aa ". Hamilton, trnpleaded with William
Hamilton es a., =. Tbs People
G1-Tne People '. Sozain Marion, tmpleaded with
Nath1nisl Il. Redmond.
62-Fzederick Luhr =. Daniel y. Perkins,
9+Sawell B4r0ard '. Theodore J. Comlan and
Charles Msge.
4o-Mates Buck '. William Smith.
64-M:ry l. Mandetauu =. Joseph E3cl.ol1on.
65-Niliam 8. Seaman v. william O'Ha1a-
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<
Tenrv r. Harrison. Of New Haven, who really
wanted the Republican nomination for Governor
of Connecticut, last year. wouldn't accept IL
nov-uor if be knows himself.
Dr. James II. Denny has resigned rs super
;ntendept of the Retreat; for the 1nssne, a.
Uartford, c., because the Hospital Steward Lad
too much authority.
Frank ". Starbuck, elder son OF inc lato "
". Starbucs, OF tile Cincinnati Times has pnF@
chased a half interest in the Racine (S1s')
- 3. Townsend, Of Milford, Clermont Coun-
r. o.. Who died recently, made bequest IN h's
will of $4,000 to establish pro1essorsn1p III
the Female College at Hillsboro. ,.,
S ssnseI .s o. Montsosry gas 1dsese s
claiming $4,000 damages for PuoLcaetioon M ioa
CHARGING that he (Speucer) received - 50o OF the
publ1c money from q dcfault'ng internal heve-
enue Collector, since deceased ano a1noIs =:
whose papers Spencer 8 noIe 1or tnat "ih'oo0' :"
said.to have been found.
-The President made speech at the conclu-
zion Of the reception, Bpeakius substantially as
follows: "When put on those gloves theS ~ere
white. They are almost bIae1 now: a.. ho,,o- ~
Kn;chtLood On Heury James, @. G., M: r. At
torney-General William George Granville yen
ables Vernon Hnrcourt. 9: c.. A. r., oo1cltor-
General; Charles Hall, 3 ce-ChanceDor Afcn
ibald PAUL Butt Chet-3ustce 1, o1 tue co'1nS Mpr u
DoyIe. Chief-Justice of the bahama Islands:
III The denth was announced At Great Masslng~ n
nam. England, OIL the 9th Of November, OF 70
ward Cholmondeley, eldest son Of the hev' Ed-
ward Gladwn and Lady c1aEot Asnod moe, a. rand 5nG
san OF Gen. Denedict Arnold who married
daughter OF Ciief-Justice Edward Shipper, OIL
Philadelphis- ,L uo,e. ~
Lords arc descendants Of usentors hatl u; 1pa pon
manufactrre; Lord Foley IL descendant o,
Foley. another inventor Of iron maSnG. ano 10
1.ord Bclner is descended from tue inventor of
4ha stocking frame, Jedediah Strut.
The North-Ger7aan Gazette contradlcts as :
,nra FABRICATION the Partisan story about fI1nce
REe;smaTck addressing Prince GorttchaEon n ID
; German. and being replied to IN Russian. 10
fnrastali new inventions, it explains that the
d;nlornatc procedure of the Imperial Govern
+Pnt nnces itself On an equality with nil Powers.
NTIe friends Of Judge Brlstow assert TINT he
70 f,irIr entitled to the position of Attorney Cen
tn n,ai 10 which be was nomiuated, and trat she
ssma reasoug which would have defeateo tne
Of judge %.@a qatenton sa Of the oes
If l Attorney M GoneraL-" Perle1, i" 8osto" Jour-
nak ''''
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4 Doctors Mnni1.

The Hamilton N. ~ Democratic Rep.tbl'ca"
reiates the following: ''The last freak We hare
heard OF, which seems to approach mania, il
that of doctor, who is said to reside in preble.
Cortland County. His weakness is for pulling
teeth. He ls SAID to be well read and skllfnl,ss
physician, and exhibits no peculiaritles IN any
other direction but this. A. short time since u
young lady called at his Office to hare tooth
extracted, when ho persuaded her to drink sone
brandy. or other liquor, 10 ease the pain OF the
operation then went deliberately at work, and
drew seven teeth, all but one Of which we're per-
fectly sound. Another instance is given where
he had been called A. house in o professional
capacity, when a little girl or years Of are
ran up to MIN In frank and fearless way pecu-
Liar to children Of that age, aud asked him to
pull one of her teeth. He Immediately proceed
ed to do it, hut uas torbluden By a friend Of the
child who was present. 4 few moments alter
the girl Was left alone in tue room with him, and
she ~as heard to scream. The child's mother
rushed into the room to find that ono Of the
girls peafly teeth, perfectly sound, had been
drawn.
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State Of Rhode Is and and Providence
Plantations, Providence s. G.

r.r,,,. fnu,t-1a CaaaccFy, Jam.s Ti!llo-1es., Ad-
1n,.ratr vii: 10. viii Aoa.1ed o ths eAs4. 81 T1nhs
andrews, deceased. 's- job Andrews ana "'ae'~
70 ,he nezt ~ a o! said Tson,s Andsew' :2.:n:.w ,x
TO ha Of kn h:s si.e! ce sisala.
s<ito Of ev ]onn Smith. En1etly Of D!xftun ~ 'a'
Yeo sro osreS5 he:ers ogf sa
La halt L1uaty o1
~ ~ Iondsr Ia secoad o4y q! February, RI " ~
eeiocx !. d. NJ p be seafa M ~ aa uews
sod - 10 tae distribution b. made ~ the ri =. 70
In t,o hads Of t~td Admlntsfsa;o:- auo - -
n -, cr oue.:lons taA: ati*s ta SAID case ~
DO a5d rocstro ~hAtover oar said Court fhfA osoa " ~
premisss- ...,- .,<1 ,r., nt.f - ftst rasF
.~rr"s In cGn.eauouco If ueGscc: tbefs"S 49,.
Wi.nes. 10 Hanprsols t;e fso - cur -osS'
1nst.ss ss Pso7ldsuce. ths sn dAr o. 1nIs,9S. =. "
tNk N2*A1-
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Mall md E1prets.................
Ottawa und Strcatog Passenger.
Dubuque d Sioax City Esp......
Pacific fas. Line, for Omaha D..
Kansas City, Leavenwortn. A.
Gibson + ut. Joseph E1p......
Aurora rassengsT................
NcndoEE, OttaWa l. StleatoF Pass
AurNA FasscnEer................
Aurora Passenger fSuniayl.....
Dubuque i SiouxCitJ f tp..-..
Pacisic Wight Exp, for Ouaaua..
Kansas Civ. L~uTeuwrrth, At.
Gibson i St. Joseph Exp.
Downef's t}ruve Accommodation
Downcr's Gruve Accommodation
TeIas Express.
-
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Kansas C1ty Ex. vfn Jacksonville,
III. and Louisiana, Mo. ..,.....
Kansas City Fast Ex. via Jack
souvlllc. Ill aad Loui-iAna, afo
IT. Louis E.psc =, Viz 31ain Lla=
ST.. Lnuis Fast FL. via Maia Llnc
1T, Louis E.x- sia Jacksonville, :.
apr.nGreEJ f:xprr4s..............
Springfield Fist E1psss, .........
jefferson CITY En-.
Peoria, hrokuk d + rim Ell.
Chicago + Paducau f1atlsp.d Ex.
Wcnonn Laeon. Washington Ell.
Joliet i Dslght Accommodate N.
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Milwaukee,, Green Bay, Stovcns'f
Point. FFatrie GU Chicn, i La
Crosse Day Express. j
Milwaukee Mail and Expreas ....
Milwaukee, St, Paul l. Aina-4p-
oils Sight E1prcss..-...-.......l j
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rH!"Aco. milwaukee L 81. PAIL RaltWW.
Ehiaa Ee1f, H1iso1 ard Canal Ticket oH4
t. South C4Faf. epPu<ite Sherman Nose and a. 1fp,st
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D<pos-Fnot Of La4e- Indianaos., and Srsssnsh-ss..
and Site<nh-ss Ticket oicrs, No. - Clark
It,, Gsuad F1eidc Hotel. and a. d<sot1.
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SUPREME COURT or MICHIGAN.

Soeeta{ Dispatch to Tue Chlcaao TRIBUNE
LANSING, A1cn.. jan 13.-1n the Supreme
Cont. to-day, the following business VAS t1ans-
acted:
Georoe R. Fowler Y. The People. Writ disniased-
la-Francis Eriter Y. Dina Nichols. Rcrcrscd-
AHeury Waldron '. Henry II. Harntng. Re-
versed- 49,
4o-Clzrissa Collar Y. John Horrisou. Reversed.
24-Benja1nin C. Hardw1ck y. ChaEfes ". Nchazu-
rnn and George ". Fletcher. Reversed.
22-In the matter Of Hamilton Ba1csa, Al attorney,
etc Petition deEIed.
6-Henry y. Dresser =: Freeman Biai: Affirmed.
" Charles A. Lun. Affsr7ntd-
16-The peninsular Railway Company Y. Squire G.
EEca.Els. N4eo1aasx r. 1ozsn. D. saxtan>. Il
6xu4d,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11
The Postal Car Service.

Post Master General Marshall; ad interim,
hiss rather delicate difficulty on hand with
the Philadelphia and Wilmington railroad,
known for some time past as the postal car
trouble. The railroad company has made
determined effort 60 ex;ort from the postal
department an advance in the rates for
carrying the mails in postal cars with the
proper agents for distributing them while
in transit. The first showing of the com
pany. which was made almost twelve months
ago. had much plausibility. Besides an at
tempt to prove. at that time, that the rate of
mail transportation in special cars pro-
yided with facilities for distribution was
much below the compensation for other SER
vice, they complained of abuses that seemed
that great deal of matter was
carried in he postal cars as mail which was
legitimately freight or express matter and
constituted fraud on other branches of the
railroad business. Still further complaint
was made that no small amount of passen-
ger dead heading was carried on in the
postal cars. 1t was shown how certain
clerk at Washington, whose family lived in
New York, travelled weekly between the
two places in the postoffice car, and that the
aggregate of this gratuitous riding amounted
to great sum. Without doubt, there were
truth and just cause in these allegations.
But the department, in this particular in
stance, was wise enough to take time
for an examination OF the demands
of the company and their justice. The result
was that Mr.. Creswell declined to increase
the pay, ard the railroad continued to run
the mail cars up to the presest time. There
are different versions of the merits of the
case extant. A Washington correspondent
of the New York Times, confidently repre-
seats the action of the railroad to be cor
rupt job to extort from the government ex-
travagant pay for service which is already
overpaid at the present rates. This writer
makes calculations that for ''seven thousand
pounds of passengers carried daily over
the road twice every day in the yesr
'the railroad receives 5000 only, or Sis 81
ga mile per annum. If the commuters make
"two trips per day and the car is full every
'sday the above would have to be doubled.
$50 it will be seen that even under the old
"rate paid by the post Office department to
"this road the rate OF mail service exceeded
"the rate for passenger freight charged by
she company" And further, he shows
that the average freight paid to railroads Is
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11
ThunterbOlls.

1t would be an interesting item of infor-
nation to know just how many cases of
lightning stroke happened to buildings in
this State during the thunder storms of the
last two weeks of July. The idea of record
ing all those reported by the press did not
even occur till too late. Suffice to say that
the reported instances reach large number,
50 large as to invest the subject with a gen.
eral interest: 1t is believed that in the
storms Of Friday, the oath, which visited
nearly every part of the State, the light
ming must have struck a score Of barns and
other buildings. On Sunday following the
record is remarkable for the number OF
bolts which did positive damage.
one barn was set on fire and was
struck twice aiterwsrd within a
few minutes. The damage done will amount
To many thousands of dollars, besides the
loss OF several lives. A large number Of
persons were shocked, stunned and knocked
endways who survived the operation. Now,
there is no manner of doubt that the hosts
Of lightning rod men will mako haste to
take advantage of these facts to urge theii
wares upon such as have hitherto beer
proof against the craft. 1t is an easy mat
ter for the smooth tongued agents to turn
the whole argument on their side of the
question, Notwithstanding the cases of light
Mig stroke when from one to ten rods have
been standing on the premises. A pretty
thorough discussion has been stirred up In
New York over the question, "DC
lightning rods protect?" 1t may
be answered in general terms, that il
depends on circumstances. A further reply
may he safely given that as general thing
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11
ILLINOIS HiGHWINEs-

FIFTEEN HUNDRED BARRELS OF ooNFIsCATED-
HIGHwJNES-THE FRAUDS OF AN ILLINOIS
DIsTILLER.
The New York Sun gives the following
facts connected with the fraudulent returns
OF an Illinois 6istiller: Fourteen hundred
and seventy Eve barrels of bighwines, worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 at wholesale, were
seized at the warehouses AZ and A New
street, Is and so Pearl street, ll5 New Church
street, and a. a place on Cherry street, by
the internal revenue authorities yesterday.
On suspicion of fraud in the measurement.
The seiZureis the largest that has been made
since the time ofex- Collector Bailey and is the
hrst fruit of a new regulation of the commits
sioner of internal revenue requiring all
spirits to be regauged when recTifed-
ABOUT ten DAYS ago a gauger in Collector
WebberS district measured IL barrels, con-
tanning rs gallons of crude spiri6s, which
had been sent to 3l3s and 3I5 Greenwich.
street for rectification. He fOuad short
gauge in every barrel. The Giscrepancy
amour, ed to from three to four gallons to.
each barrel. Deputy Collector -. J.. Sparks
reporter, the discrep kncy TO District AttOr-
ney Bliss, and suit has been begun for the
forfeiture of the liquor. The firm of Francis
l.O. BOYD IL Co, commission mer-
ly appeared as claimants, and made affidavit
that Iney had received the spirits on com
mission from c. II. Cronkhle. weslthv
distiller, of Morris, Ill, and had advanced
several hundred dollars, which they asked
TO have refunded. Judgment was entered
against the spirits in the United States Dis
trSet Court on Saturday, and they were con-
dsmned by Judge BlatchI0rd. While the
sait was pending, Supervisor Hawlez began
an investigation TO ascertain whether false
MeasDrment had been p-acticed with other
bighwineT sHig sd heraby the owner of the
/ IL ha He applied for the
books late firm of Hi Hill
az Co., Vt 43 Front street, formerly
liagents for Cronkhue, but Sound no
4 tor. Complaint was than made 20 Commits
sioner Snlslds that the firm neglected to
make proper entries in their books between
December 8, 1872. and MAY, 1873.
w. C. Ely anu Colonel Cigar p. Hill were
arrested. and the former was held TO await
the action of the grand jury, but Colonel
Hill was discharged on showing that he was
not member ofthe firm during the period
indicated. The revenue officers found over
| l 800 barrels of highwines from Cronkhite's
distillery on storage in this city, and they
traced them all but about fifty barrels. SUI
pervisor Henley ordered the officers to de-
tain the liquor, and Collector Blake de-
tailed Revenue Officers Mathew III. Stewart.
N. III. Babcock, Stevens, Diamond, Camp,
Grogsn and Broadhead TO regauge it. They
finished the work yesterday. Supervisor
Hanley says that their reports show that
the average discrepancy in each barrel is
about two and half gallons. He sent a re-
port to Commissioner Douglass last evening
and will hold the liquor until he receives in
structions to sue for its forfeiture. 1t is
said that about fifty thousand dollars has
been advanced ON it by merchants and
lwarehousemen in this city.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY AUGUST H. 1874

eleven cents per pound while to other land
carriers despite all the fraudulent contracts
it is but eight cents. The government
pays to railroads in the aggregate abont
Sc, 900 900 per annum. The last attempt OF
Mr.. Hinckley, president of the p. a. w.
railroad to force a higher rate seems weaker
and more tricky than the first assault of last
January. lie made his propositions to the
department and threatened that unless COM
piled with, he would take off the postal cars
last Saturday. Mr.. Marshall wrote him dis
tinctly that he could not and would not go
beyond the present rate fixed by the action
ofCongress. Hinckley then takes the ground
that he will not refuse to take the mails if
they ara delivered as usual, but that IL they
are sent to him he will construe that act
as a tacit acceptance of his terms,
The mails were sent, carried and distributed
as usual yesterday, and now Mr.. Hinckley
will doubtless appeal in due time, with the
plea that his new contract was accepted be-
cause the mails were put upon his train an
the service rendered. Another symptom of
trickery was proposition to the acting Post
Master General that the contract be let to a
third party for carrying the mails on such
terms as would enable the road to secure its
demands. On the whole, the signs are strong
that Hinckley's movement is not founded in
justice, and that the government is paying a
full and fair compensation for the mail SER
vice, postal cars and all. This view is
strengthened by the conclusion that Mr..
Hinckley has been acting only for himself,
whereas there was suspicion that he was
acting for all the railroads. It is too late to
talk of dispensing with the postal cars.
Such an Improvement and saving of time in
the transmission of the mails can not be
abandoned in this country after being in use
so long. But it will hardly do to make
them means of public robbery by the cor
porations which profit by the government
service. AS it is, the people should be thank
fol that only the mail business is undertaken
by the government. Where should we be
with telegraph and express business added?
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the luxuries and adornments of life will
have become the common heritage of all.
and the wild dream of the men who flung
the torch among the glories of Paris will
then be realized.
Nothing has been said, in the considera-
ton of President Whites argument. of the
peculiar position the speaker occupied in
relation to the subject discussed, or of the
Ill grace with which sneers against the per-
sistent beggary of college professors among
the rich members of their denomination
came from one who was placed above
such beggary by levy upon the
whole people, and who has spent con-
siderable time in the iobby sc washington.
seeking new endowments for his college out
OF the public lands. The arcunentum adj
hominem has been avoided
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11

The pablie have been surprised by the an
nouncement that DIR. Revels (colored ex-
United States senatorl has been removed
from the chancellorship of the Alcorn Uni
versity. AS his conduct has been excep-
tionally exemplary, and he has devoted
himself assiduously to the interests of the
university, and, as according to the repeated
testimonials of the Pilot and other organs of
republican opinion, his qualifications were
of the highest order, the public were wholly
unprepared for the change. Rumor ascribes
it 70 the influence of his excellency, Gov.
Ames.-[Jsckson( Miss Clarion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-30

the expense involved in the process,
would be in the eventual disintegration
of the body thus made statue merely an
illustration of the lines:
"ImPerious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop hole to keep the wind away"
Of incremation a popular writer says:
A dead body" might be resolved Unto
carbonic acid, water, ammonia, and the
mineral elements, rapidly, safely, and not
unpleasantly, in a properly CONSTRUCTED
furnace. The gases can be driven of
without offensive odor, the mineral con-
stituents remaining in a crucible. The
former are at once consumed by plants or
trees. The latter may be preserved in a
funeral urn. Modern science is equal to
the task of thus removing the dead of a
great city" And he adds: "Plans for
the accomplishment of this have already
been considered" While, however, all
this is true, it is doubtless equally true
that ripeness of time for that which the
advocates of lncremation would call a
reform" is yet almost at the vanishing
point in the perspective of remote futurity.
1t is worth while, indeed, to note the dis
cussion as one of the topics of the day;
but the gospel of science must yet make
many more converts ere the general cOun-
Gil Of public opinion can venture to affirm
this particular dogma.-F0Tney'S Weekly
Press.