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Serious accidents.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-WhiIe
Mrs. Walcott and Mr.. shewell were en-
gagged IN scene in "The Exiles," at the
Walnut Street Theatre, Mr.. sheWell trip
ped and fell agsinst the lady who was se-
riously stabbed by q poignard she held In
her hand. The doctors fear internal
hemorrhage.
By the fall Of scafiold to-day Frank
Petit was killed and Neil McLaughlin
probably fatally injured.
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SNOW.

BuFFALo, N. Y, March 24.-About 2
inches of snow fell last night and Is still
showing.
wArxRrowN, March 24-Eight inches
ofsnow fell here today, and is still snow.
ing.
MONTREAL, March 24-A heavy snow
storm has been raging all day, with no
appearance Of ceasing, and it Is freezing
hard.
SYRACUSE, March PA severe snow
storm set in at 9 o'clock, and still con-
tinues. The snow is inches deep. The
trains were somewhat DELAYED.
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On the arrival Of the train at the
Wheeling depotthe prisoner was escorted
by his guards TO the county Jail on Eof
street, and assigned to quarters in the
lower tier Of cells, where our report
leaves him for the present. The remains
Of bis brother John were left in the bsg-
gage room at the depot, and will go to
West Alexander on the Hempfeld train
at $40 in the morning.
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They Want Peace.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The holders Of
the Valentine scrip, which constitutes q
valuable section Of Chicago and which
has been decided to be valid by the Com.
missioner OF the I4spd Office, have made
q proposal to the Judiciary Committee
that il they be allowed 10 perfect their
title without opposition they will as soou
a. possible sell the lands and give two
thirds OF the proceeds TO the city, or thai
they will, when they have perfected their
title, give half the lands 10 the city.
Judge Drummond to-day confirmed the
sale Of the West Wisconsin Railroad
which was made some time ago.
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An Abbeyille, Alabama, dispatch tells
the story Of the hanging OF Jerry, Isaac
and Jacob Childs, (colored) brothers, for
the murder Of Mrs. Yon in 1876. The
execution was witnessed by about 10, 900
people. Jerry said that all were inno'
cent, but that Isaac Hall, the prosecu-
tor, knew who killed Mrs. Yon, for
he had offered him Jerry 800 in octo.
ber. previous TO her death, to kill her,
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Murder Near Martinsburg.
MARrtsspuRo, March "a.

Special TO the Iatellisenoer.
A man named Coffenberger, who sud
denly disappeared from here in Dscem-
Der last and was supposed to have beer
murdered, was found three miles from
Hedgesville, in Back Creek, with his
skull badly fractured on the right side
It is said a negro named Gilbert killed
him. A jury was summoned and return
ed verdict Of murder by some unknown
person or persons.
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LEwlsrowN, ME., March ga row
occurred last evening, between the fresh
man and sophomore classes Of Bates
College, growing ont Of the freshmen
carrying canes. The police arrested sev.
eral students, but they we're subsequently y
released. The faculiyot Bates suspend.
ed the students engaged in the affair.
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ObiiuarH.

PHnApEl.PaIs, March 22-The re-
mains Of Senator David A. Nagle we're
deposited to-day in The family vault in
st. Marys Catholic Church. Governor
Hartranft, LtenL. Gov. LattA and some
sixty members Of the Legislature were
among the mourners.
READING, Pa, March 24.-Hon. ].
CLANCY Jones died tonight, aged 90. he
served in Congress from 1850 to 1858.
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Revival OF The WINNING po.,

"HiPPhF oSt'
'ae Richmond DisputcG ia Stronsly in
a'.'!s a'ei d 'sviTing re. whipping pos. punish
: a'l' !, ia Virginia, taking the ground thai
altogether more eflicacious thar
y. +aaI's a criminal to the Jail or penitsn
-. lot one year. 1t says that the yir.
".a ~ P'nitntiary is now Overcrowded
~ - a'' it il simply a school for vice, al
%,s'''n %' and expensive institution, ant
~. SS Confinement therein for a year OIL
~ ~ a''' not answer the ends Of protect
@S,''y or reforming the criminal
~, whipping post is less expensive ant
,s;' 1T elective. Men who have beer
,;sI Ppea dread being tied up a secont
iS e' % receive ,hirty.nine la.hes "wel
.,.. - o. And are apt to either leave til,
Ss''' or keep straight thereafter.
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r,.L,uchins OF wallace.

The 10y hNh"S
iH ~, for the press to sanction any
.Is.,;oD w. Of law or order under any cir
to,, .".,,noe,, and therefore j! can not ap:
t5aiI '1,a5 ,D occurrence like the lynching Of
y. Wallace by band Of his neigh6OrH
~ w! saturday night. STILL it is but
~. expression to the common
E.Ir, %S TO .ay that the fate meted
sI'i 81 to the wretch was all that that
'.sJ, y, right to expect, and certainly
y H., he deserved. No crime could
", " hem more unreIieved Of all eireum'
...,.. y" ,Dpe.ling to the public pity. It
~ an ,ct Of total dePravity. Without
,Lroyu provocation he had murdered
u.b,o,b.r,. wife and her babe, and then,
aif,b,ir murder was not enough, had
.,,,,B hi. brutal hand against an inuo'
,,sl Young girl and struck her down
,iIb Ii. same murderOus weapon.
Thee neighbors who hung John Wal
..b,5 heard his confession. They had
r,t.osi 10 the sickenirg statement where
i,stOld that he h.d taken the babe in his
,.n, and waited until the unsuspecting
s1b.r, going on an errand Of mercy at
n, .olicitation late at night, having
,,i.o from her he'd to do so) was about
Il tn.. 4 leace, and then struck her 3
A,Il, blow on the head. They had heard
Nm eOuies lhat he was not human
,,,u,b to lay the infant by the side Of
4, mother, 40 that some friend might
"a and care for it in the morning, but
MI be struck it dead also before he left
S.rOupd. They had heard him tell
S,. ,i.er all this atroclty, he turned
,Soa. and went back to the cabin, and
s,r aroused a poor girl to get him
'4'' ,,1,.o .nL how wh;la sbs was
- H., Lo v.,chsd bis onpor,unitv
"t,I1 I'm .na. 49," hs, l;ks an tn.,tia,e monster
' 'tt..i;I. in ,hs ..ms p;tIe,, man.
t44"'N ~
.,,,., The, bs.,;r, ali ,b,s.
IT.; ,L., o,Iv n.,, of ,ha trnlb
IL. - ,oI5 ~bslisvirr that mi. mon.
IL I's.,u,;,,.d . c,;ms wor.s than
~ y, ,Ls,s roo, creatures before
.ti., ,I.;. I;vs.-i. II We sav any
-. - ,I,, ,bsv xs,s alfred nm 10 spch
,L.li,, n J;,gu., and ;ndionatiop as To
....I,. "a ,v.r,s bv thai, own b.nds the
V,,J oi Ii. b,ples. yic,im,Y Litan
.,t,, ,L.r ,o,olv.I ,b,, tbs l.w;s
Liz ,rJ uncertainties ,bouId mot cheat
4. ',,IoT. I;,.Jr.2
rS,r,;ms If Wallace looks like a plain
~, md .if !, mich. have been safely
.,,,n1.I,o The law ior .deouate puni.h.
r,,, And y.t .pnpose tba, his friends
IJ,,;.sJ money and procured the ser.
T+,,d M. l,ryer.. and suppo.e that
S.-,bl.l,vyer. had induced him 10 re.
r,,,t hi, confession a. the emanstion OF
,s,,,.J brain: and ,uppo,e that long and
band m,.,i6c,,ions abou, aemotional
i,.,i,,p b,s bsen ,r,,oduced until the
M, ,.,s lsh A. iuriss have bsen left,
i, e,e, ,lmo.,, il mot oni,e. equally
M, in Jorb, =. n , rrons, ver',ict-
r., ,a,Ii ,,.s ,.., H.. .o,,,,,, d..
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NEW YORK.


NEw YoRK, March 2S.-The Pennsyl.
vania Coal Company has fixed rs follows
the prices Of their coal for April, deliv-
cradle at the company's docks, New.
burgh, and fifty cents per ton additional
for delivery at New York: Lump, steamer
and CRATE, s. So; egg, s. As; stove, s. rs,
and chestnut So 10.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Special Court Organized The
state Tax-Adjournment Of The
Legislature.

COLUMBIA, s. c., March 23.-The Leg
islature elected Judges Hudson, Thohp-
son and Aldrich Special Court TO Try
the cases relating TO the invalid bonds
Issued under the consolidation act OIL
1878, as provided in the compromisC
made two weeks ago on the debt question
The Special Coust will sit on the frst
Monday in May.
The Legislature adiourns Siae die this
evening. II hAl levied State tax Of 81
milla on the dollar, the lowest tar fOr
eight years.
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FRANCE.

PARIS March 2S.-The widow Of Ro-
sini, the celebrated musical composer, 10
dead. II is understood that she be-
queathed the fortune inherited from Ro-
ssiui to an asylum for aged and disabled
singers.
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Mrs. HAYES nd CoIumbns.

CoLUMDus, March 4.-Mrs. r. B.
Hayes arrived last night by q private
car from Chillicothe. She Is the gueat
Of her kinsmau, General Mitchell, who
gave n private reception in her honor
last night.
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closed Agninst tlle Pastor

TRENTON, N. j., March 24.-The doora
Of the Clinton Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church were to-day closed agains.
Rev. W. a. Pearne, who was appointed
its pastor by the recent New Jersey An.
nnal Conference. The Church desire TO
retain the present pastor.
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HOPES FOR RAREpRrEvE.

AIster, the Mollie Mcguire sentenced
to be hung, says thst his defense cost him
$40, 900, and that he Is now poor man
He asserts his innocence, and Is confident
nf n rnnriava.
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as.'a sAa'NFS7 MORGAN, Of the Bellairc
As% I's'e''eFn Marrow Gauge, thinks
s.s,I.iS', % S' eau only complete the road to
m 5'''e, ,,. such development OF trade
4, ~. A.' place a. will make The bonds Of
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.,si. sat B, bank elearings for the two weeks
Y.,s = Nltsh 10th, as given by the New
MI. ~ IH''ie' Indicate an improvement in
,io.."i .'' a' compared with several pre-.
,.,.,, SsSs'S'' although they fall short, by
!, s ~. I'VE per cent, Of the correspond.
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SAN FR4Sasco, March 2S.-At the
ten mile trotting match at the Bay Die.
trict Track track to-day between Con.
troller and Jack Stewart, for $1,000 was
won by Controller in 27:S0.
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A Roller Inspector for wheeling

wAsH1xoros, March 24.-o. NJ. Ridge
way hAs been appointed Assistant 10.
spector Of Boilers for the District ol
Wheeling, W. Va.
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Nehooner MreelLed.

HAI1RAx, March 23.-Ths schooner
D. NJ. Smith, from 81. Johns TO Wey-
mouth, was wrecked, and Capt. sayory
and two seamen drowned.
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WASHINGTON.
The Bill ReorganIrlng the Army,

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Com
mittee Of Thirteen appointed by the last
Democratic House caucus 10 revise the
Army Reorganization Bill, have complet.
ed their work, and will report next week.
The bill ia essentially the same as that
heretofore proposed by Representative
Banning, and which he proposes TO make
party measure.
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VOLUME XXVI--NUMBER 1872

Peninsula forming a State, in comparison
with which Seryia and Montenegro would
be insignificant, and reducing the remain
ing possessions Of Turkey 70 an absurdi-
ty. Europe cannot avoid very grave
doubts whether such arrangements would
be either Just or exempt from the danger
OF great future disturbances.
THE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PEACE
CONGRESS.
The British Cabinet requires 8 declara.
ton from Russia that the Communication
Of the instrumentof Peace 10 the Powers
Ia equivalent to iN formal presentation
to the Congress. The Russian Cabinet,
however, considers that by making the
above mentioned communication Il full
filled its international duties, and Il lees
inclined to agree to special presentation
Of the treaty to the Congress inasmuch
as by making known all the conditions
oil peace It afforded the Powers an opper.
tunity Of making the separate provisions
Of the treaty a subject Of European de-
liberation. An understanding upon this
point has not yet been reached, and until
1t is decided the fate OF the Congress is
nnHertafn
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A HARD CASE.

sallie Hardeman, (colored), OF Rich.
mond, by request Of the officers Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, took care Of the col
ored people at her house, from 1865 to
1872, sometimes having as many a. hun.
dred a day, and paid large sums for ply
sicians and medicines for them. She
asked Congress for three thousand dollars
remuneration.
The Committee on Claims decide ad-
yersely, holding that il Congress was once
TO open the door 10 such claims there
would be no end 70 them.
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A Washington dispatch says the resig-
nation ot Ellis Spear, Commissioner oi
Patents, TO take effect April Let, is an.
nounced, and causes a sensation. It is
stated The resignation was requested by
the Presitent.
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LARGEsr EXPORTS OF FTHE SEASON.

The exports Of domestic product, this
week, are the largest in value Of the sea-
son. From New York and the cotton
ports alone they amount to fifteen million
dollars, and from San Francisco, Boston,
Philadelphia and Baltimore not less than
Eve millions additional.
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wAsrsrHE WHOLLY TREATY.

LONDON, March 25.-The 1rmes in a
leader says: Lord Derby continues 10 In
sist that the whole Of the treaty shall be
submitted to the Plenipotentaries, but TO
gnard against laying too much stress on
this formal point he asked II the com.
munication OF the document to the several
Powers is equivalent to a submission 10
the Congress. Russia is understood 10
have replied that II is not.
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weather indications.
WAn DKPAITNKnT,
WksHlNRToN, d, G, March 25-l A. N,
PROBABILITIES,

For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
clear and partly cloudy weather, cold
north winds and rising barometer, fol.
lowed at the western stations by winds
veering TO warmer south east and falling
barometer.
For the Lower Lakes, partly cloudy
weather.
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Mnrine.InfnIIIrennn.

HA1lgAx, March 2S-Arriyed-steam.
er rSardinian, from Liverpool.
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DURB LEAP LARD-TisFee., Bauelh Halt
i Barrels PAilI and Half Pals. 61pariOf o thS
ho,ealled "RsnnSd" Lard, much q which q unhi
0f lo0d. y. Q. LIT. u.
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MR. A11IsoN's nEArH.

John Allison, Register OF the Treasury,
died this morning, Of apoplexy. Yester.
day. he was in his usual good health and
spirits. This morning, between 6 and Z
o'clock, on awaking he drank glass OF
water saying he would lie in bed until
breakfast was ready. His wife soon no.
ticed his face was strangely pale, and an
examination showed that he was dead.
lie was appointed in April, 1869, and
was sixiy.sfx years OF age. He was =
native Of Bolivar, Pa, whittier his re-
mains will be taken, this evening. Mr..
Allison was formerly a Representative 10
Congress. and was \ Republican candi-
date for United States Senator.
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ARRIVAL AT WHEELING

doubt not he will forever afterwards give
Burton a wide berth.
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TheSenate Committee on Public Lands,
to-day, resumed the investigation which
has grown out OF the memorial OF vii.
liam McGarrahan, praying the enactment
OF law TO supply certain omissions in
the record Of hia alleged patent Tor the
new Idria quicksilver mine in California.
Ex. Congressman Eldridge, OF Missouri,
made 4 asworn statement that so far as bia
name Is concerned the alleged list OF ont.
side stockholders 10 the Panoche Grande
Com pany was attrociously false, and he
denounced as wicked slanders any and all
imputations or insinua;ions that hissnp'
port OF the claim in Congress was inln.
enced by any motive whatever, except a
sense Of official duty. Mr. E,dridge re-
ierfed to the printed book OF letters, &c
which he understood the New Idria coun'
eel had been industriously circulating,
which, In its head lines, ETC., seemed TO
reflect upon him. Whereupon n discus.
sion arose between the. counsel n, TO
which aide was reponsible for the publi-
cation OF the alleged list Of outside stock.
holders.
Some documents from the Attorney
Generals Office having been identified,
Mr.. Shaw, OF the Counsel for McGarra.
han, said that when Attorney General
Black made the motion for mandate,
adverse to McGarrahsn, he based it up,
on the statements Which he (Black) knew
to be false, and was fully aware that the
records oI his own Office showed that an
appeal had actually been taken, and add
ed Our adversaries have had possession
Of the Attorney Generals Office.
Judge D. G. Wilson-1'hat is what We
call slang.
Senator Booth-It these personalities
do not cease the committee will have tc
ask the parties to employ Counsel, be
tween whom there Ia no personal feeling
The introduction Of documentary eyi-
dence, extremely voluminous, then pro
ceeded.
After recess er parte allilayits were ad.
mitied, subject to the future action O
the committee. They were to the eflec
that several parties had seen and iden
titled the signatnres upon the grants o
Gomez emitting him 10 P4noche Grande
McGarralinn then testified that he har
R. @. Hopkins, keeper Of the Spaniel
archives in the oiiice Of the Surveyor
General Of California, to examine thl
archives relative to Panoche Grandi
grant, Whereupon Mr.. Shaw, Of the coun
eel, read In evidence a copy Of the origi
nal affidavit Of r. c. Hopkins, to th,
effect that the index Of the Spanish arch
ives was not trustworthy in showing
whether or not the grant Of Panoch'
Grande was ever Issued.
Mr.. Shaw then submitted in evidence
letter from Attorney General BlSek L
Mr.. Edmunds, Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Land Office, in which he stated tha
he was counsel for the United States apC
desired 10 use the letters on Gle relating
10 Panocbe Grande land grant for thl
purpose OF argument before the Supreme
Court, where \ question concerning, ,thil
title was then pending.
Following this letter Shaw read in eyi
dence telegram from Attorney Genera
Black to Gould, attorney for the New
IdriA Company, Gala, "a iollows;
"The Gomez title Il as good as dead.
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The curbstone brokers report that one
Of their number, David Lawrence, has
been kidnapped and taken to Virginia,
on q charge Of passing bonds stolen some
Eve years ago from the Suffolk National
Bank Of that State, and being accessory
to the robbery.
ppo,nr. rtnr or rur cnNNISarorrR or
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imprint Of every thread Of the rope
caused by the long time (eight hours,
which he hung; his yillianous counte.
nance was rendered still more ghastly by
the liyid hue Of death. Weneyer looked
upon more horrible spectacle.
All agree in saying the miserable
wretch showed unususl courage during
the seizure atthe hotel, and while being
taken up the railroad to his ignominious
execution.
His body will be taken to Wheeling to.
night and sent 10 his friends at West
Alexander tomorrow morning.
The following Is a copy Of = letter he
wrote 10 his vile Saturday afternoon:
BUXTON, WE1zEI Co., W. Va, [
March % 1873
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The banks now hold Sl6,272,67O in ex
cess OF legal requirements.
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IMPORTING SILVER.

The steamship Celtic, from Liverpool
brought S250,000 in silver bars.
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Jos. NORRIS, J. P.
CHAa HoRSKR, JAS A. STRAIGHT,
Foreman. EUGENE TRoY,
W. B. BENNETT, HRNRY HMELRICE,
Isaac hoRxKR, WM. PALMRg,
F. N. FREELAND. CIV. CUNNNGuAAf,
Z. J. FRERLASo, JoHS BARrRuG,
CHAs, Il. WOODBURY..
After the inquest the body was laid
out and parties proceeded, in the same
room, to make his coffin, ia which he was
placed at six o'clock this evening.
As the body lay when We saw Il this
afternoon II presented horrible ap.
pearanee. There was a deep indenta.
tiOn or cut in his neck, which showed the
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SPREAD OF THE rYrHus.

The mortality among the Russians in
Bulgaria Is very great, principally from
fever. In Consiantinople the typhus is
increasinp.
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(AddltiOnll Rspsrt.)
The west bound train reached Burton
at 0: 20 P. NJ, and Immediately upon
arrival George Wallace, accompanied by
two guards, were hurried on board the
cars for Wheeling. As The former step.
ped inside the smoking car a visible
shadow was lifted from his anxious
couutenance. He felt safe from
the lynchers who had constantly
haunted his thoughts for the last
two days and nights. Before the
train started tho cottia containing the
body OF Joha Wallace was brought ont
from the cabinet shop and showed into
the baggage car. just before the train
arrived some fellow had remarked that
John vas not having 8 very lively wake
down In that cabinet shop. After his
remains had been put aboard, the
train moved on TO Wheeling. Nothing
particular occurred by the way. The
talk Of everybody was, Of course about
the events Of the LAST few hours. Some
few people came on the train At Cameron
to see the prisoner. The prisoner seemed
more and more gratifed the further he
got away from Barton. II he Is finally
acquitted Of completely in the murder l
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-05
Try Example,.

DIR. Reid, of Edinburgh, says; Permit me
to give single instance, showing what an
advantage abstinence gives to minister in
dealing with intemperance. The Rev. John
Griffith, NJ. A., Rector of Meath, tells us
that Quaker friend did much to enlighten
and to instruct him. Meeting with this
young philanthropist shortly after entering
on his present charge, he was congratulated
by him on his zeal in attacking the sin of
drunkenness, which SO generally prevailed
in the parish, and then asked:
Wilt thou tell me how many converts
thou hast had from drunkenness Z"
al fear none," was the reply.
"Well," said he, "thou hast tried what
preaching will do, and thou hast tried what
lecturing will do; suppose thou dost try
what example will do !"
The appeal was irresistible. 1t may now
be asked what have been the results of his
protesting teetotalism. Eight hundred per-
sons in the course of eighteen months signed
the pledge; seven hundred young people be-
came members of the Band of Hope" The
whole moral aspect of the town became
changed sobriety was soon in the ascend
ency, as frequenting pubic-houses ceased to
be considered respectable. The stumbling
block having been removed, the work of
philanthropy and religion progressed. al
might fill columns" says Mr.. Griffith, "with
the mention of the fruits of those labors.
shall only mark out one for especial notice
viz. the increased influence the profession
of total abstinence conferred on me, not as
an individual citizen, but as minister of
the gospel. BY avowing myself on the side
of total abstinence, my influence increased
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