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The Texas nnd ra. LouIs RaiIread.

CHICAGO, January 1J.-Wosd has reached
here that the Texas and ST. Louis railroad
has at last reached Corslcana, which Is 2O3
miles from Texarkana. New stations are
being located, and trains will soon run reg
uIarly. Cotton Il being brought in In large
quantities and shipped west.
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orsSOLuTs0Ns q pAxrNsesHuPS

---------~-~--~----~
nISSOLUTlCN OF CO-PARTNEB
~ sHlP-The CO partnership her tofore existing
veen ABRA3 GUNSr and SAMUEL BIN
sWANGtR. under the name ant stye ofGC<,T&
BiNsW MGR. doing business az 500 Broad
mutual coD-ent.
All parties inoebied 10 the tate drm are requested
10 make settlement whb Mr. A. SUSsr, n 900
Broad street, who also susu.s ihe liabilities OF the
coucern. A. GUNsT.
:. BlNSA ANGIE.
The store No. sos Broad street will from IBIS date
ne conducted by Mr A. CUNT, who. thsnkiul for
The pstrsusgc bestowed upon the 10 dFw, Bope1 BY
ne proper atteLtion TO b.siuess o merit ecoiiau-
ance thereof Nu
Mr.. y BINSWANGER viii hervaf,sr conduct the
same business AZ 1927 Main street. where alb The
aue facilities he hopcs TO rec I've toeru share ef
he patronage heretoi, re bestowed upou tbe late
drm.
JANUARY 9, 1881. n s-ss,su,Aw2w
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MASONIC NOTlCE.-A stated q
wi communication ofJOPPA LODGE. No: "
40 A. Y. NJ, will he held at -. AlbanS Hdil/ "
MONDAY EVENING. January II. 1881. at u
O'Clock. Members of sister lodges are fraiernally
invited 10 attend.
BY order of the W NJ .
JNO. T.. LAUGHTON. JE,
iil6.ItE secretary.
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Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.I

KErsvMLE, Va, January l5.-- Wilson
Fowlkes, respectable coIored man, living
three miles east OF this place In Lunen'
burg county, was murdered last night
whilst asleep by hts wife, Luciuda Fowlkes,
who knocked bis brains out with an axe and
threw his body into well. Jealousy was
The cause OF the murder.
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LATEST FOxtIGN NEWS.
A Disabled Steamer.

LONDON, January l5.-Tbe steamer LORD
Cline, OF the American Line, which sailed
from Liverpool on the 18Th IL slant fol
Philadelphia and put back, bayiDg beer
damaged in collision, IL reported TO bav,
her forc-cOmpariment full OF water.
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TIE CONTESTED sgNATORsHIPS.
Washington Is alive tonight with specu-
lations about the contested senatorships.
Senator Wallace says Oliver, the Cameron
man, will be elected in Pennsylvania in
spite OF the Grow detection, and Oliver
SAYS the same thing. Speaker Randall, how.
ever. says this uprising against machine
rule is like the rebellion, and cannot be put
down by wave Of the hand. A Texas
Journalist, who is not unfriendly to Senator
MaXey, thinks the indications are that
neither he, Judge Reagan, or Ex-Governor
ThrOgmorton will be elected to the Senate,
but that Ex-Governor Hubbard, whose ora
tory created a Juror at Cincinnati, may
be. lie also thinks that Messrs. Culver
son and Mills, OF the House, both have
chances. The Maxey men say the Senator
will win. A special from Wheeling to the
effect that Senator Hereford is almost GER
tain OF defeat has surprised and dispirited
his friends here. II was even more sur
prising to them, however, TO learn that
there was prospect that the Democrats
will not 90 into caucus. They do not credit
the report that the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad interest is actively at work against
him at Wheeling. Camden's friends seem
confident OF his election, and Senator Davis
favOrs him.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel w. +. Cameron, Hon. James Bar
bour, James Patton, Mayor Ayfes OF Dan
Vile. and Misses Holland and Neale. Of the
same city, are at the Metropolitan. sena-
tors Hampton and Pugh have taken quar-
tiers at the same hotel. Senator Kellogg,
whose case will be called NJ early next
week, was at the White House to-day.
General Logan, Of Richmond, was here this
President HAYES feels elated
over the Chinese treaty. General Hawsey,
the senator.elect from Connecticut, was
born in North Carolina. Senator Morrillis
prepared to fight vigorously the removal OF
the congressional library.
SENATOR y0HNsToX's REPLY TO GENERAL
MALONE.
Senator Johnston's reply to General Ma
hone was completed tonight, and VIII be
given out so that it can appear In The north
ern and western newspapers on Wednes-
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Dh lLAD ELPhiA kiCh- sStk
L MO%D. AND NORFOLK STkAM-usxzfq8
SHIP LINE.-Y0R PHiLkDfL YiiiA, FALL
9yvFR AND THE EAST VIA FALL RIVER
rHRtE TIMES A WEEK.-CpJ' fn.tbe. no
lips, leaving ?hilsdelphia every TUEsDAY,
THURSDAY, And SATURDAY, and Ricbnoad
syery TUESDAY, FRIDAY. and SUNDAY, con.
Line for sai River.
QUICK IfME- FREQUENT DEPARTURES
LOWEST RATES.
Freight recei yed daiiy iIii ociock 4. NJ
ia LES w hcCARR OK,
General Sou, srD Agent, Hicamond, Va
WI LIAM p. CLYDE 4 CO.,
Genera Managers,
NOES 10. IL South Wh-rvta- fii ,iiis,
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Washington.

THE FUNDING BILL IN THE HOUsE-PER-
sONAL--THE YELLOw.FEvER SHIP-INTER-
OCEANIC CANAL-INLAND NAVIGATION BE-
TWEEN NORFOLK AND FLORIDA CONTESTED
SEATS IN THE SENATE--sENATOR JOHNSTON
AND GENERAL MABoNE-OTBER ITEMS.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January l5.-Tbe House
had up the funding bill to-day, and amend
ments, substitutes, and suggestions were
freely offered, ana predictions were made
that The bill would pass to-day. IL was evil
dent that the House Is too large body to
attempt to put the fine touches on a bill like
that under consideration, and II members
succeed in getting the main features they
desire they should be satisfied. The Senate
can more readily perfect bill, because it
has not so many members and there are
consequently fewer conflicts OF opinion.
The report is that the Senate will make the
bond 1920 instead OF $40, as agreed upon
by the House. asked Judge Buckner
chairman Of the House Banking and Cur
rency Committee, in regard TO this to-day,
and he said, for himself he had rather have
the time remain as the House fixed il, and
make the interest 81 per cent, than that
there should be a change TO 1920, with 3
per cent. as the rate OF interest. The ma
jOrty of the House, however, will insist on
q ) 10 3 per cent. bond. Mr.. Tucker says
he would never agree to surrender the rate
OF interest as agreed upon by the House.
At 4 O'Clock the House reached the last Sec
ton OF the bill, but as debate was certain
on the amendments OF Messrs. Carlisle and
Hulchins, members concluded to adjourn.
The bill will come up again Tuesday, and
pass that day.
GOVERNOR PORTER A GREAT BIG INJCN.
/ encountered Mr.. Faulkner. an ex.mcm-
Der of the Indiana Legislature. to-day. and
asked him how his State was getting on I'M
der Republican RUE. "lt is very much
enlarged" he replied. Governor Porter,
in his mess Ige, has assumed control Of all
the southern States and made himself guar
dian OF all the negroes he bas, in fact, so
completely taken the wind out Of Garlield's
sails that the new President, when he comes
into power, will find himself with nothing
to do"
The YELLOw-FEyER REFRIGERATlNG SHIP.
Ii will be remembered thas the Secretary
vetoed the appropriation made by Congress
and approved by the President for the con-
structiOn by Professor Carnage OF model
OF his refrigcraing ship. Liberal citizens
OF Norfolk, however, raised some $4,000
to enable him to test his rcfrigerating pro
cess and, with the consent OF the Secretary
of the Navy, he has constructed refrigera-
tor at the Washington navy.yard, OF which
those competent TO judge speak in the high
est terms Of approval.
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OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP IcfEFs
" COMPANY. ssSEt&

Til csnnnsly WI. us, sen one ~ SHue sy.eIdLa
sIeam"rs-,JI.O DOMINION, WYANOKE. NAN
haitian, ISAAC SShtI, and RlCHNCNii--
every TUESDAY, FRIDAY, and SUNDAY ~
ol0h water.
They kve splendid saloons, s.a:e-rooms. and sAtA
rooms.
The fare, accommodations, and atten t:ous are IN.
surpassed.
SHIPS going north land al Per 81. N.rtn river
loot OF Beach street. ships coming south sail frs2
ser AZ North river, foot of Christopher street.
Cabin FAKE TO New forG, 8i1 -Leerss tr AM
IS.
Freignts for points beyond New York forwards
With Dispatch and no charge xsde except actual az
pepses incurred.
Freight received until o'clOcs r. N. daily.
For further informatou Apply "
GEORGE W. ALLEN q w., Axecss,
mvIo ONCE (orneaDv's wharves Rocketka
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IT will be remembered that DIR. Hitch
cock, of Union Theological Seminary, N.
York, read an elaborate paper at the
Council, recommending liturgy in the
Presbyterian Church. At the late Wick
life celebration in New York DIR. Hitch
cock gave an illustration of what sort of
thing he wanted. He read prayer from
his own manuscript, and when he got
through, the Independent says, "he put
his prayer in his hat, as an Episcopal
clergyman might have put his prayer
book in his pocket
That reminds us of an application we
once had from very polite gentleman to
write an obituary notice for him of some
friend he had lost. We complied, and
meeting him the other day, after the
lapse of some years, he said, do you re-
member that obituary notice you wrote
for me about -?" eyes" we replied.
Well" said he, II did not fancy it al
together at first, but the oftener I read
it, the better l liked it; and I haze used
1t several times since"
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they were placed on the earth-with the
alternative which we need not describe
if they refused what should we think of
these horses if they scampered off, and
kicked up their heels, and, deliberately
repudiating the offer, should spend their
lives eating corn and grazing on the hill
sides and running races? Suppose the
pike could develop into some glorious
form of beauty and intelligence, provided
he confined himself to certain pools, is
there any doubt of his determination
None could ever occur if in this world we
had not witnessed the power of spiritual
death to obscure the brightest and finest
perceptions. With that experience we
can imagine the reptile that crawls upon
the earth putting away from him the in
vestiture and endowment of celestial
glory, and preferring to follow for few
brief years the occupation of basking on
the rock or of covering on its way amid
tie grass and reeds.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Shall We Do 1t i?

The Presbyterians are not sufficiently aggres-
'sive there is no denying that fact We are
too contented with our heroic past, our respecta-
bic, solid present, and the promise Of steady,
slowly progressive future. We are very proud
to believe that the vital care of Presbyterian
ism-the Presbyterianism st. Paul preached.
for he was an aggressive Presbyterian has
been the salvation of the world from his dav
down but we don't boast much even of this.
We glory lin our hearts, in the grand display
on our banners, of our doctrinal belief5-the
purest, we are ready to avow to all comefs, that
the Church ever has or ever will see set forth in
any standards but only now and then are we
moved to press this in any strong way. We
are glad and thankful to have the gospel
preached to the colored people,-to the destitute
emigrants on our frontiers-to the mountaineers
of West Virginia--to the Brazilians-to the
Chinese-to the Japanese-by Presbyterians, if
so it may be; if not, by Methodists, Baptists.
Episcopalans to whom we are more than will
ling to relinquish new and unoccupied fields.
No. we Presbyterians are not aggressive
enough. Nowhere is point in Allegheny
county, at the head Of the James River Valley.
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PROF. DIXON, writing in the Catholic
Presbyterian about Japan, says that the
main street of Tokyo presents for half a
mile, where it has been rebuilt, a striking
ly European appearance. In all. direc-
tons we see the determination of the
japanese to initiate the Western civilisa-
ton. Here is bookstore filled with
European books, there shop with scien-
tific instruments, there daily newspaper
office, etc. The attempts at English, he
writes, on some of the sign-boards are
very amusing. We have such as these
THE all countries boot and shoe small or
fne-wares, Old Curious" Horseshoe
maker instructed by Frenchhorseleech,"
"Cut Hair Shop" Best Pertaining Wa
ter Anti-Aea,' If you want sell watch
l will buy, if you want buy watch I will
sell. Yes, sir, we will, all will. Come
at my shop. Matchmaker" &c.
Many of the younger women, he says,
are strikingly pretty, with complexion
of almost Caucasian fairness. All have
bright dark eyes, invariably narrower
than our own, and often slightly oblique,
which last is considered by the japanese
mark of great beauty.
The old women are, however, far from
handsome, and, in our eyes, their attrac-
tons are not increased by the custom of
shaving their eyebrows and blackening
their teeth. But it may be, so capricious
is fashion, when we come more intimate
yin contact with the great Eastern world,
that we may live to see our American
WON blackening their teeth as a neces-
sary part of lady's toilet.
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taking the thing too seriously. Give us
music and flowers and external rites, with
dissolution and the lke-but not up-and-
down breaking with the world which the
Presbyterians insist on. We do not want
any dogmas; let us enjoy ourselves and
go to church too" To these it shall be
said, when they cry out, Lord, have we
not prophesied in thy name-"I never
knew you"
We hope DIR. Talmage is right in his
anticipations, and we shall not be at ali
surprised to find that he has been right.
Plainly, the Divine interposition is
needed. Unquestionably, the current is
too strong for human resistance. That
the energy of the Spirit will be exerted
at the proper time, we have not doubt.
" Not by might, nor by power, but by my
Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts" And
such as Haeckel and Ingersoll will learn
that the LORD, he IS God, and such as
Mr.. Spencer will learn that not only may
we know something about God, but that
" the gates of hell cannot prevail against"
his Church
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The first number of THE SOUTHERN PULPIT,
conducted by Messrs. Jackson and Lafferty, of
this city, has been received. 1t is very well
gotten up. and contains 60 pages, arranged for
binding. The contents are: l. The Elements
OF Prevailing Prayer, by Rev. J. B. Jeter. DID,
z. Christ and his Church. by Rev. W. S. Plum
er, D. D. 3. Glorying in the Cross, by Bishop
d. s. Doggett 4. A Memorial Discourse by
Rev. M. D. Hoge, D. D. 5. Lessons from the
Life of Jonah, by Rev. ]. q. Tyler. 6. Religion
In Politics, by Rev. J. c. Cranberry, D. D. Z.
Abrahams Vision, by Rev. B. D. Tucker. s.
The Godlessness of the Worldling's Thoughts. by
by Rev. H. c. Alexander, D. D. 9. The Broth
erhood of Christ, by Rev. j. T. Whitley 10.
Homletical Illustrations. H. Book Review.
The Southern Pulpit will appear monthly at
the very low figure of 81 so per annum and if the
present is a fair sample of the standard to be
maintained, the enterprise deserves to be very
literally supported, as we believe it will be.
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IN MONTREAL, as il New York and
Boston, the best society" would go to
hear Sarah Bernhardt. The mayor and
encouragement were there, along with
Frechette, the Canadian poet, and as the
Independent states, "all the Allan fami-
ly." We do not know who the ALLAN
family" are, but infer they are, as we
Americans say, "some pumpkins"
A correspondent of the N. Y. Times,
writing from Montreal, and referring to
the protest that was made in that city
against Miss Bernhardt's appearance,
mentions the triumph which she achieved
and adds:
at is considered that more decided
and unanimous disapproval of sixteenth
century bigotry could not have been
wished for than that indicated by the
character and magnitude of the assem-
blage."
This bigotry, as the Independent re-
marks, consists in the effort to warn Chris
tan people against adulterous amuse-
ments. The Roman Catholic Bishop of
Montreal requested "a competent person y
to examine the play of "Adrienne lie
Couyreur" which was acted in that city.
The person thus selected subsequently
addressed the following letter to the
Bishop
+" MonSeigneur, the Bishop Of Montreal:
My Lord In accordance with the request
Of your Highness, have examined the piece
which is to be rendered here on the 23d inst.
Adrienne lie Couvreur, and the following is
the result of this examination. The drama is
sustained almost throughout by two adulterous
liasons. The dialogues, the expression of af-
lection, the transparent alusions-everythine
in the piece tends to Justify Marshal SAGE and
Adrienne, the heroes Of the plot, and to show
their conduct as perfectly excusable in this high
society. This play is immoral by its intrigue
immoral by the maxims uttered by the actors
immoral, finally, by the compromising situations
in which the principal personages find themselves
at different stages of the piece. Those are GER
tainly sad lessons TO put before the eyes Of
Christian families. The talent Of the persons
who draw out these lessons only serves to aug
ment the danger aud to render more fascinating
and more excusable the bad passions which
gnaw at the bottom Of the human heart"
But that highly moral paper, the N
Y. Times, pronounces any opposition t.
amusements Of this sort D." sixteenth cen
fury bigotry." This is the way opposi
ton to anything irreligious or immora
is met; you are "a bigot." If you at
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For the Central Presbyterian i.
DR.. Alexander and Immersionism.

[ have seen the preposterous paragraph from
the Examiner and Chronicle, touching DIR.
Archibald Alexander's supposed conviction in
favor of immersionism. Here is an authentic
incident in his life, which may show how alb
surd this notion is. 1t was given me by nv
venerable friend, Mrs John H. Rice. During a
part of the time DR.. Alexander was the youthful
president of the Hampden Sidney College, the
Rev. Conrad Specie and John H. Rice were
tutors or professors under him. Being bache-
Tors, they lodged in the same room, and the
same bed in the College. Mr.. Specie had be-
come entangled in the dogmatlsm of the I'm
mersionists, and had been rebaptized by
them, by dipping, in Buffalo Creek near by.
But the Presbyterians, resolving to treat him
with the fullest liberality, and respecting the
sincerity of his convictions, continued him in
his post. One night about nine o'clock, said DR..
Rice, the President knocked at their door, Be-
ing invited in, he took seat and began a
pleasant and somewhat jocular conversation
Soon he asked Mr.. Specie a question touching
some leading position of the Immersionists-
The professor took up the gauntlet with sort
OF surly promptitude, and made an aggressive
reply. Rice saw a merry twinkle in Little
Archys" expressive eye, and surmised that
rare fencing match was begun. 1t was con-
tinued until long after midnight. Dr. Alexan-
der pursuing mainly the Socratic method, and
entangling his gruff adversary more hopelessly
with every answer. Rice listened and laughed
until he was weary, and then quietly undressed
and betook himself to bed, while the debate
still went on. At last DR.. A. got up and babe
them CHEEKY good night, with the remark, that
he reckoned Janetta was beginning to think it
was time married man like him was at HON @.
After sitting long in moody meditation over the
fire. Specie also went to bed. He was, in body,
big, ox-like German. All the rest of the
night he lay, putting and growing, like old DR..
Sam Johnson, and finging himself from side to
side giving the cover vicious jerks, much to
Rices discomfort. Atlength he said "Speece,
what is the NATTER Why don't you sleep 2'
Because" he growled in reply. the little viii
liam has not left me inch of ground to stand
upon"
The result was, that after time, and thor
ough denomination of the arguments, DR..
Specie repudiated his immersionism and came
heartily back into the Presbyterian church and
ministry. There he ever after maintained
through glorious and able ministry, the doc
trines of pedobaptism, being all the more hearty
and frn in their support, because of his early
trials about them.
This true history may also illustrate the
amount of truth usually contained in the ro-
mantle tales of prosecutions by pedobaptists,
undergone by immersionists for the truths sake
of their gospel Specie, during his secession was
treated with christian generosity, which was
imPervious to his surly, belligerent temper at
that time. r. L. D.
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Speaking of George Eliot, it says:

Austria is an intolerant power When Bosnia
was under the Turkish rule the Scriptures would
be freely distributed now that Austria has come
in the Bible has been prohibited.-N York
Observer
And yet we think we saw note from
Bishop Keane in the Religious Herald
the other day denying that he had ever
taught that the Scriptures should be
withheld from the public" He re-
marked:
On the contrary, have always maintained
as in truth and duty bound, that said teaching
is enormously and unjustly attributed to the
Catholic Church, by those who, intentionally
or unintentionally, misunderstood or msrepre-
sent her laws and teaching on the subject.
By giving this denial the same publicity that
has been given to the charge, you will greatly
oblige. Yours respectfully,
JOHN ]. KEANE.
Richmond, Va, Dec. Ill., 1880.
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We have received the PRESBYTERIAN REVIEW
for January, 1881, published by Arson D. F.
Randolph & Company. N. York, The articles
are as follows:
l. John Lasco, by Prof David D. Demarest,
D. D. 2. Protestant Missions in China during
the Last Half Century. by Prof s. Wells Will
hams, LII. D. 3. The Provincial Assembly of
London, 1647-1660 by Prof Charles A. Briggs,
D. D. 4. Bible Wines, by Rev. Dunlop Moore,
D. D. 5 Horace Bushnell, by Prof Lyman
ID. Atwater, d. d. LII. d. g. The Reorganiza-
ton of the Synods, by Rev Erskine N. White
D. D T. Notes and Notices. s. Reviews of
Recent Theological Literature.
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WE would say to the Herald and Pres
byter that our paying circulation is larger
than the figures allowed us in the Herald
aud Presbyter for our whole circulation
from either Rowell & Co.'S or Ayers &
Sons Newspaper Directory, We know
something about the figures given in by
newspapers as to their circulation, and
know that they are frequently very de-
lusive.