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MoHERLY, Mo-, Dec. l7.-Sam Yancy, q
negro, was killed Saturday near Mount
Army by Calhoun Head, farmer. The
men had raised crop Of corn on shares,
and there was dispute about their por-
tlons. AS the last load was leaving the
held Iancy claimed it, and started to un-
hitch Heads team from the wagon. Head
Hired at him and missed. The men then
clinGhed and fell, and Head, rising first,
fired second and fatal snot.
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Final Action In tl,s DlnIno suIt.

1SDlAsAroLls, Dec. 1.-THE final action
in tho Sentinel libel suit was the granting
OF O motion by plaintiffs counsel to strike
the newly'reccived letter of Mr.. Blaine
from the record. The numerous deposi-
tons taken in the case remain on file.
Some Of the deponents testified that after
Mr.. Blaine returned IRON Pittsburgh he
was regarded by his actions rs single
man, and that it was generally believed
that lie was u suitor for the hand Of Miss
Anna Marshal, daughter Of Judge Mar
shal, one OF the family Of famous Ken
tuckians.5 Counsel for the Sentinel an
nounced that their suit in chancery, under
which the bills Of discovery were filed,
would be dismissed today.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18

Tacoma, n. H., Dec. 1.-THE heaviest
earthquake shock ever experienced here
occurred about . o'clock this morning. It
was felt in all adjoining towns, but the
heaviest jar was at Centre IIarbor, lasting
half a minute. The vibrations seemed to
come from n norlherly direction and
pass the south. Doors were opened and
dishes were shaken in many residences
in town. =
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New Yonx., Dec. 1.-THE annual re-
port Of George Wilson, Secretary Of the
Chanlhcr Of opmmerc, shows the total
foreign commerce OF this port in the fiscal
year lSS3-Sl to have amounted in value
to sS7O,aGS,5lq, against SS92 ,430, ,0SS during
1SS2-S3 The total foreign commerce OF al
the ports OF the United States in lss3-S4
was Si,5l9,T0,9i7, rs compared with
Sl,G07,$0, ,040 in lSS2=S3. Out OF the total
foreign commerce o. the year only $780,
G7,030 was transacted in American bot.
toms .aForeign vessels carried S7a0,4sp,sl7
and 1ana vehicles 81 ,s34,6 1851. 'f@
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SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.
nrnzil md tho Argentine Republic on I'll
Eyo Of Mostilitics.

Nrnzil md tho Argentine Republic on tho
Eyo OF Hostilities.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-Captain Forbes,
oithe bark Albcmarle, arrived at. this port
yesterday from Rio dc Janciro. In an in-
tervicw he says when he loft Rio Janciro
Oh November l., there were rumors Of
war between Brazil and the Argentine
Republic. Tho Brazilian authorities arc
conscripting for the army. Condc Ecu
was gone to the frontierto investigate the
situation and final action will besettled by
The Cabinet when he returns. An Amer.
lean gentleman who arrived at Rio from
l'uenos Ayres told Captain Forbes that
tho Argentines had 10000 men ready to
throw aGfoss the frontier rs soon MS war is
declared, The Bmzilian navy is being
gotten iH readiness for active service.
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Bedford PIN noou,nc m, scheme.

TORONTO, Dec. l7.-Captain Bedford
PIN, OF the Royal Navy, who is here now,
speaks hopefully Of his proposed scheme
for constructing the milway from Chey.
ennc to Hudson Bay, for the transporta-
tion OF cattle to England. To raise the
capital he suggests that Canada, with Eng
land should guarantee one and n
half percent and the United States one
and n half percent, making II three per-
cent guarantee, with which he could raise
the money in London readily. He talked
tho matter over with Sir John Mcdonald
to.dayLand will eo3to ALBANY to consult
with Fresident-elect Cleveland. 50 RI
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TORONTO, OSr., Dec. IA number OF
places have been entered recently, and in
each case have left cards with tho names
"Dick Turpin," paul Pry" and "Boston
BILL" Monday night some persons entered
Mr. Aliens house, taking jewelry worth
$1,000. They sent notice to the detec.
tives' month ago that they would rob u
house on McCaul street last night, but tho
detectives thought nothing OF it until Mr..
Allen reported his loss yesterday.
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BARKER's WAYS.
Tho Florida Cnsc-A Witness Who Would
Knock Him DOWN. E

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-In tho invcs
tigation Of the First Comptrolcr's Office by
the Springer Committee this morning,
Waller $. Wellburn, n messenger In the
First Conptroller's Office, testified In re.
ference to the Florida case, in which J. ].
Barker was interested. lie said that on
tho Sth Of October last he carried some
papers to the Deputy Comptroller and was
blotting them as the deputy was signing
his name, when J. J. Barker stepped up,
and engaging the deputy in conversation,
said he would do tho blotting. The
porcceding was unusual attracted
his attention, especially tho dis
tracting Of the attention OF the
deputy from the work. 1t was then that
the improper certificate for SlG,50O in the
Florida land case was handed 10 him with
other papers. Judge Tarbell, the deputy
Comptroller, testified In substance 10 the
same circumstance. Tho lion. Chas. +.
Coon, assistant Secretary, of the Treasury,
testified to receiving Barkcr's resignation
us clerk in the department. lie said he
know Of no charge against Barker at that
time concerning the Florida claim. He
had directed his dismissal on account OF
complaintsagainst Barker by his creditors,
many OF whom filed charges against Bar
Ser.
"Why did not the department investi-
gate my connection with the Florida
case =" asked Mr.. Barkor.
at was placed in the hands Of Col.
Brooks, Chief Of the Secret Service" re-
piled Mr.. Coon, "and Col. Brooks Inns
since been sick" &, -.
james II. Day, clerk in the First
Comptroller s office, was ex,tmined in re.
gard to Barker's handwriting. Ho pro.
nounccd the writing in the Florida land
certificate to be in tho handwriting OF
Barker.
Upon eross.examination Barker in.
quircd OF witness il he did not have d
personal animosity towards him.
. did you not say that if I came into
your roon you world throw me out at tho
Window" inquired Barker.
mo, sir" replied witness.
well, what did you say?"
~ said that II you ever said ANYTHING
to me about what you were going to do in
the Treasury department when the new
administration came in, as you had been
blowing abont, l would knock you down."
responded the witness.
Jndge Lawrence then offered number
OF clerks in his Office to disproye Barkcrs
statement that the clerks in the Judiciary
division passed upon fraudulent accounts
knowing them to be false, because they
did not want to get at loggcrlieads with
their superior officers. Among them
were Messrs. McAIahon and ]. Ii. Wilkin-
SON.
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New foRK, Dec. ia special to tho
World from Atlanta, e., says that in the
State Senate yesterday, Senator Fallygant
began hummingthc" Sweet Byc.and.Bye,"
and rs his voice unconsciously rose higher
and higher, those nearest him Joined in,
until the attention OF aif present was at-
tracted, whereupon business was suspend-
ed and the entire Senate sang the familiar
tune through. The arrival OF the hour OF
Adjournment and the falling OF the prcsid-
ing officers gavel brought the impromptu
concert 10 close.
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NASHVILLE, Dec. 1.-The State Repub-
lican Committee issued an address ycster.
day congratulatins the party upon the re-
suits achieved in Tonnes SEQ ut the recent
election. Tennessee Will probably be
the ilrst State TO secede IRON the solid
SOUTH says the address, "a.rd this act OF
secession will be worth millions OF dollars
to her in the Shape OF accretions TO her
mineral wealth. The address goes on to
charge that tho Democratic part,- has dis
graccd the State by dishonesty and ex-
travagances. Republican gains ci fifty
LEGISLATORS, QUO Congressman and 5000
votes are pointed out
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NV-<fA-
Hoy Charged with Murder.

sHELpgvlllr, ILL.,, Dec. Hilary Tice,
lad Of lG, was lodged in jail charged
with the murder Of Newton Ensey, play.
mate OF his own ngc, last summer, The
boys iell out over trivial matter and
blows followed, when ,fice drcw knife
and stabbed Enscy. The latter fingered
a few days and died, Tice escaped, but
returned few days ago. Both boys were
well connected,
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Hog Cl,olen, Ia Nebraska.

OMAHA, NED., Dec. 1.-THE Republican
publishes advices from thirty-five coun-
ties Of the State concerning the ravages Of
hog cholera. Thirteen counties report an
epidemic OF The disease, ten its existence
in mild form, and twelve thus far rs
free from the scourge. Sarpcy county re-
ports that the hogs have all died. The
loss in that county is estimated at SO, 900.
The nature OF the disease is too little un-
dcrstood to permit the cure OF the ami
mails
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KANSAS CRY, No., Dec. 17.-Rev. Fl.
D. Jardine, pastor Of St. AIary's Episcopal
church OF this city, filed a damage suit for
$25, 600 against the Times. charging deia-
nation OF character. For some time there
has been dissension between the pastor
and portion Of the congregation on ac-
count OF the formers extreme high churcl,
tendencies. The suit grows out Of a pub
lished'interyiew with a vestrymaa, who
was quoted as making certain charges OF
conduct against Jardinc.
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COLORADO wants silver restored to it's
Eermer relative value with gold;" and this
lsto be done by tho unlimited coinage OF
silver. Colorado ought to take a peep into
the Treasury vaults, and then ask what is
The matter with the price Of silver. Colo
rado's 'spTductwould inre better II We could
get Europe into an international monetary
conference ald make her bear her share
OF the silver burden. This we can bring
about by stopping the coinage Of silver.
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Seizure OF Dynamite,

MONTREAL, Dec. 1.-THE customs all-
thoriiies have seized iorty tons OF dyna-
mite, valued at twenty thousand dollars,at
as,nall village near this city. 1t arrived
here from Glasgow, consigned to Thomp-
son 4 Go. by the Noble Dynamite COM
pany, OF Scotland, and fraudulcntly pass
ed through the customs, being inyoiced
at prices one-third under its value. Com
plants are also made MS TO the manner in
which it was shipped, it having been
placed III the same cuscs us the detonatorS
used to explode it md secretly stored
without the proper authorization Of the
Government.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-18
Dedication of Washington Monument.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1.-THE Con.
gressional Commission to arrange for the
dedication OF the Washington monument
invites through the medium OF the Asso.
ciafet Press all civil, military and naval
organizations in tho United States to ut.
tend the ceremonies, which are to bcheld
at the base Of the monument the 2lst Of
February, 1885. Any organization ac-
cepting this invitation is requested to
notify Lieut.. General p. II. Sheridan, U.
S: A., Marshal OF the day, OF the number
OF persons IN such organization, whore.
upon he vii! assign to it I properposition
in the procession, provided for by the
commission.
at u meeting OF the commission to-day
a programme was decided upon. The
morning will be devoted by the nlarsiIals
OF the day to the concentration OF societies
and troops on the ground. The ceremo.
nies at tho monument will begin pre-.
cisely at 12 o'clock, Senator John Sher-
man, Chairman Of the Congressional
Commission, prcsidins.
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THE failure OF an Ohio commission firm
"et nld scarcely be believed" until it was
disco yered that the firm had been dealing
in options. Then it was all as plain us
the nose on q mans face. Nobody is in
cte,lulous when q man fails at faro or the
wheel Of fortune. This is bad time to
sell what you don't own or buy what you
don't want, and that is The trouble with
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PITrsnunGn, Dec. 1.-THE officers OF
the Pennsylvania Company have COM
pleted arrangements for the consolidation
q the auditors Offices of the company. A.
McElerGy will be auditor OF the freight re-
ceiptts; 7. liowlcy, auditor of passenger
receipts, and J. Justan, auditor of dis
bursements. George S. McKiemar, audi
tor, at present located Mt Louisville. it is
said, will be dropped. Mr.. McElerev will
rank first. There has been n marked i'm
provement in the freight business OF the
company's lines during the past month.
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HOFFMAN, the murderer OF TWO OF his
son y, hanged in Cincinnati on Tuesday,
WIS dead in thirteen minutes after the
trap was sprung. Ills neck was broken
by the iall, after which it is not probable
that he felt 4 pang. He had paid the full
penalty Of the law. What is such pun
ishmcnt compared with imprisonment for
lie at hard labor? ci+.. 4.
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& WlLKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 17.-Anothcr
great cave in occurred to-day in No. II
mine Of the Iehigh and Wilkcsbarrc Com
pany, known rs the Lance colliery, Ply:
mouth. A heavy report was heard and
the residents rushed from their homes 10
lind three acres Of land sunk nearly five
teet. One house went down with the sur.
face. No'one was injured,
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"Now that labor is settling down to q
lover basis" says Jay Gould, II do not
know tut that it is just rs well that tho
Democrats were victorious" The labor
which is settling down may not entirely
agree with this extensive employer OF
labor. Mr.. Gould was tho first man in
the country to congratulate Governor
Cleveland on bis election to the Presi-
dancr
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Tnr Chicago Board Of Trade serves lard
corner McGeoch right. Ii he had won he
wouldn't havethought ofpleadingthe baby
act, and the gambling nature OF that kind
o. business would never have occurred to
hin. There ought to be honor among
men who deal in futures"
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A Farmor Dies OF uydrnuhnl,In.

MACON, GA, Dec. ia special from
Geneva says Marion Mcfarland, a farmer
near that place, WIS bitten three weeks
ago by q dog supposed to be mad. He
suffered but little from the bite until last
Sunday, when he had convulsions and
died most horrible death yesterday
evening, after two days suffering, with
SYMPTOMS OF hydrophobia, 5E
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0x another page appears in full the let
,ezei a. Ii, Stephens to lIerschel Y. john
son. 1t is interesting as showing the
Confederate V'ice.Presidents estimate OF
the Confederate President. This is not
the only evidence iIIat General Sherman
can array. The Stephens letter is some
thing to file away Tor reference.
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PORTLAND, 0REeoS, Dec. ia terrible
SNOW storm is raging in the Willamette
Valley. Railroad traffic is suspended.
Moses Solomon, a commercial traveller Of
tho Bissinger Company, Of this city, was
found dead in the snow near Albany. He
perished from exposure, 2
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ATcIIIsoN, Ka., Dec. l2.-John Word, the
oldest man in this city, and probably in
Kansas, wandered away from home Mon.
day, and WAS found yesterday in tho
suburbs frozen TO death. lie was los
years old and lived hereever since Atchi.
son had aMamc. lie was given 10 drink,
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If Eayard goes into the Cabinet it will
be over the cold and ghastly bodies Of
solhe Of the statesmen who are holding
the party up by its great Jeilersonian tale.
These protestants regard Bayard as 'too
litter" TO be practical in his Democracy.
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STINT, Pres. A,,ocIn,I,p.

tfte'8' OUpa'e8 10 ne 1attRi3saeer.
MARrISsDuRG, Dec. 1.-THE West Vir-
ginia Press Association returned from
Carlisle, Pa, to-day, and were given 4
banquet by the Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union tonight. Phcy adjourned
to meet in Charleston on the fourth Tues.
day in September next.
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PRovlnEScE, R. L., Dee. II. Twenty.
seven OF tho hundred and twenty-five
weavers in tho Nottingham mill have
struck against reduction Of from 4 to 10
percent in wGges. The wcayers In tho
mills ofB. u, & X. Knight, at White Rock,
have struck against ten percent rcduc.
ton, throwingall the other operatives out.
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WlntGr WcntliNr.

CHICAGO, Dec, lY.-'rhe weather bpllc-
tin, covering points throughout tho north
west, shows uniformly cold weather. In
this city, ut o'clock 4. NJ, the thermom.
eter registered five degrees below zero,
at st. Paul 10 below, Dubuque 3 below;
Fargo Is below, Omaha 2 above, Kcokuk
at yern, s'sG. a's5 .fg,.;H
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ClucAAe, Dec. lT.-rpter McGeoch, the
well known speculator, vas suspended for
thirty days by the directors OF the Board
ofTrado yesterday, for pleadinginhis suits
with Daniel Wells over thcgrent lard deal
that his contracts were gambling transac.
tions, and therefore ILLEGAL.
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Desolnti0n In Jnyu,

In some parts OF the country the earth
quakcs have left not treG standing; and
the soil is wilderness, looking like the
bottom Of dried.up sea. In fact the re-.
gion is in as bad n way as the worn.out
stomach OF an old dysPcp.ic. Earth.
quakes cannot be prevented, but dyspcp-
sia can, and the timely Use OF Browns
Iron Bitters will do it. This best OF family
medicines can he bought Of any druggist
at n dollar bottle. Don't let Your stom.
ach become a desolation for the lack OF it.
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PnILADELruIA, Dee. 17.-A special says
that Rev. J. S. Lane, pastor OF Honey
brook Methodist Episcopal Church, has
arranged for an interview with Abe Buz-
zard, and will do what he can to enlighten
the minds and improve the morals Of
Buzzard and his band. n -. :
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TIE connoisscurs in such matters will
not approve the Connecticut style OF cleo
ton bet. What woman Of delicate sensi-
tiiities would enjoy kiss from man
while the gaping multitude looked on?
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BLooNlxoros, ILL.,, Dec Sergeant
Bates, wliose fancy j! has been to carry the
United States flag over a goodly part OF
the earth, is nearly starving at his home
In Saybrook. His army sabre, which he
was wont to olank at his hoels as hc strobe
proudly along, was yesterday seized for
debt, His family arc destitute, r
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!SEcEErArY McCULLocII looks well hang.
ins up in the Senate. II the Senate were
to refuse 10 confirm his nomination the
rebuke wonld be deserved. 1t is probable
that McCulloch will not be turned down.
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HAMILTON, 0ST., Dec. l7.-Rev, T, d.
Fuller, Blshop Of Niagara, died this morn
ing. Several days ago he accidentally ran
a thrce.eorncred file into his hand. At
first the wound did not give much trouble,
but day or. two after it festered aud gan.
grlned. Dlool poisoning sat In from the
effects OF which he died. ltEFg Z s,tlss
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MARSHAL WRIGHT should have secured
better looking men to serve us Deputy
ylarhals in Cincinnati. Great stress is
laid on the allegation that his deputies
were not handsome.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS won't build a monu-
ment to the memory Of Alexander II.
Stephens. lie may be expected to think
oi S,ephcnsas narrnw-minded man.
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Trs des,itution Of Sergeant Bates, tho
l;ra, American flag bearer shows that
man isn't always in luck who battles the
iuOI.kiticr.
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lythcse days he looks on the beautiful
snow and on his less attractive salary, and
sisI,s to think that both ends won't meet.
And he can't 80 to see her until the SNOW
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Mn EASpALL Is 50 pressed 10 make
iates iha. he will require manager for
hi, Southern tour. May we suggest Squire
Ne,lullen Of Philadelphia?
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THOSE Georgia solons who broke into
"The Swce. Bye.and.Byc" had in their
minds Washington and the fatness there
a. "Oh, that will be joyful, joyful"
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Bussctl on u IIet.

BRIDdEroRr, CoNS., Dec. IA we'll
knownlady OF this city paid an election
bet yesterday by kissing an equally well
known gentleman, at midday OH the pub
lie street,
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IF this clopcment craze continues the
wa,lrni man will give himself up TO the
,oIice before temptation makes overtures
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Special Correspondence Of he In.elli0enor.

Among the aydelegates from the South:
ern Church ] interviewed Congressman
Robert ,. Vance, OF North Carolina, q
brother to ecnEtor Vance. Tho Senator
is n Presbyterian, and-one Of his standing
witticisms with reference to the Congress
man is that, as ho expresses it, bob be-.
licves in falling, from grace, and don't, and
I don't belieyG in it, and lb.i' lIr. Vance
did not commit himself very eStcnsirely,
nor very definitely. The tendency he
thought Vps canstaptly toward a closer
union, though perhaps not toward organic
union. That the churches would co,
operate in their work in tho near future he
was fully assured.
Hon. James II. Carlisle is President of
WaGord College, Spartanburg, S. G. /
shall prohSbly. not exaggerate Il l say that
the gtnttcinah is the ilGst acjiyo and in.
fluential layman in Southern Methodism.
He spoke with the most evident sincerity,
as hp always fsnes, and showed that he
was 2 man Of progressive ideas. Asked
pointGdly il organic union was probable,
he said IN substance: "Fhe driltis II, TINT
direction. The mass OF our people arc
ready now for some systemsol co.opera.
tian that viii lrpvoRt overlapping in mis-.
sion fields. Five years have produced q
great change OF feeling on this subject, AT
the samo time the mention Of organic
union nhends great many In our church,
who do not think it possible in either the
uear or remote future. My own conyic.
ton Is that 1t will oomo, Tor Providence Ia
opening the way; ! may not live to see It,
but / should gladly rejoice II did,"
Judge Gordon Stokes, Of Tennessee, a
patriarchal gentleman who is held in the
! very highest regard in tho Church South,