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Stb1e Revision Address Upon the snb-
5ect.
PITTsBURG, May 295h.-Dr. Philip Schaff,
Chairman of the American section of the
Bible Revision Committee, addressed large
audience bere to-day on the revised Tesla
ment. After briefly reviewing the different
TRANSACTIONS made from time to time, the
been growing demand for new transla
tions. The reasons for such revision
are two-6rst, change in language; second,
change in biblical scholarship. Every iv
ing language changes from time to time.
Certain words have changed their meaning
to direct opposite of thatformerly expressed.
The most important reason is the growth
of knowledge. The forty-seven men who
made the King James translation had none of
them been to Palestine, and knew little of
biblical geography, and they were thus liable
to make mistakes, and did make many.
Since then Egypt has given up her
treasures, semi-explored Palestine has
been traversed, Babylon and Nineveh
have risen from the graves to testify to the
truth of the Bible and tender their manu-
scripts and inscriptions to the explanation of
some of its passages. Older manuscripts,
since discovered have been used in the pres
ent version, and many actual errors rectified.
81 Strain at a gnat" has been changed to
strain out gnat," and a great many such
typographical errors corrected. Two words
in the original were both translated "helf'
in the King james version-hades, meaning
the abode of souls after death, and gehenna,
meaning the abode of the damned. In the
revision these have been corrected so also
has the distinction between devil and demon
been brought out. The division into chap
tiers. first made by Roman Catholic Csrdi-
nal in the thirteenth century, and that into
verses, first made by Paris publishing house
in the sixteenth, have been done away with,
and the text divided according to sense.
Italicized passages, when they were unneces.
sary aud weakening to the true sense, have
been changed.
No Intention OF WifhdrawinS-''Th Han
from Maine"
New York, May 29th.-Conllling told his
friends Saturday that there was nothing to
be gained by withdrawing now, and having
gone so far he intended to fight it out.
A member of the State Committee living
outside the city, who called upon Conkling yes
terday and afterwards talked with a Tribune
reporter, was bitter in his denunciations of
that man from Maine" This committee
man said This fight is not against Gar
field, but against that man from Maine.
Garfield is all right. The question with
ConkliDg is, whether he shall allow Blaine to
manage the party in this State. Blaine has
been able to carry Maine in September and
then rush over here and interfere with Coni,-
ling, and then go to Pennsylvania and make
speeches and attempt TO undermine Cameron.
and again in Illinois did the same thing with
Logan. He did succeed in defeating Carpen-
ter in Wisconsin, and he interfered in the
same way with Morton in Indiana"
A yexed Question.
NEW York, May 29sh = The question
whether or not the Legislature would be COM
PEELED to remain in session and bsllot con-
tinuously for Senators until the Successors 20
Conkling and Piatt are chosen was discussed
yesterday by adherents of the Admin stra-
ton and the ex-Serators. In case of
deadlock two courses seem open. One
is for the Legislature to adjourn
With the understanding that the Governor
will call an extra session late in September
or early in October, when the balloting may
lie resumed, or to have no extra session. and
allow the vacancies to be filed by the Legis-
l4ture to be chosen in November. The dan
ger OF the latter course is that in many As
sembly and Senatorial Districts there would
be two sets Of Republican candidates and the
next Legislature might be Democratic. This
Is contingency which the Administration
members do not like to contemplate, ard it
is doubtful if they agree to adjourn unless
they have assurance from the Governor that
he will call them together sgain. The su9-
gestion that recess shall he taken for three
or four months is n es by the statement that
it would endangcr the legality CT the electi
Of Senator's and this is another risk that it
not deemed advisable to take. y speech
from Conkliug is expected during this week.
Colorado Indian An.,irs.
DEsvER, May 29sh.-The Republican Los
Pinos special says: Yesterday being ration
day, nearly all the Indians came to the
Agency. All are well armed, and .their
ponies are in excellent condition. The In
dians seem in good humor, ard there are 20
present Indications Of danger; but there is 70
telling what may transpire when the time for
removal arriveg. The course TO be pursued
By the Commission is undeei led, hut prcba-
bly, the Commissioners, with large escort of
cavalry aud . Eurnbsr Of Indians, viii start
within a week to select the new reservation.
Indian Trouble Anticipated.
HUNNEwELL (Ks.), May 29ta.-Frcniier
men anticipate Indian trouble. The North
Cheyennes have notified Agent Miller that
they must be permitted to depart in peace
They say they cannot live in the country
allotted them, and Will return to their cid
homes.
statue Decorated.
NEw York, May 29.h.-The Lincoln
statue, near the main entrance of Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, was decorated this after.
noor, in the presence Of 5000 persons.
Loss by Fire.
ST.. LOUIS, May G9sh.-The loss by the burn.
ing of Golfers white lead and oil works last
night seems to have been largely overesti-
mated The loss is now placed by competent
authority at from sl20,00O to Sl50,000.
Increased Consumption OF American
wines.
New York, May 30sh--A M-The Tribune
says: In three or four years. but more es-
pecially since the winter of 1S79-S0, the con-
sumption Of American wines has Increased to
a marked extent in New York and through
out the country. A few hours stroll through
some parts of the city, including the east side
region known as the French qaarter, viii
convince anyone that over sixty per cent. of
the liquor stores which formerly dealt exclu-
sivs in foreign spirits. or in American
whisky and beer Only, are now sell-
irg large quantities OF California ports,
sherries and clarets. The reason for
such a change, in great measure, is attrib.
uted to the ravsges of the phylloxera in
France aud to the consequent failure of three
successive French wine crops. It is sr indis-
puted fact that OF the medium grade wines,
not the time-honored brands for which fancy
prices are paid, the supply in France is not
sufficient at present to meet the home con-
sumption. Frenchmen know this but they
also know by experience that the
expectation of their wines is lu-
crat;ve business. Ia consequence, every
cask produced in Gironde for expectation
is expanded four or FIVE times; that
is, little real Bordeaux is skilfully mixed
with great deal of ordinary grape juice and
water, to which some Spanish wine is added
to give it "toiy." Then the whole is
di o WI ed in quantity of California wine
and sent to this country as genuine Bordeaux,
or else, as may often be the case. the blend.
ing is done in New York by agents Of foreign
firms. People, therefore, have grown suspi-