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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Under resolu-
ton of the senate was set apart for eulogies
in memory of the late Vice President Hen.
bricks. At an early hour tho galleries we're
fairly packed
The chair laid before the senate letter
from the secretary of the treasury relating
TO the payment OF the salaries OF collectors
of customs, not confirmed by tbs senate
The letter states that during the time GOV.
cred by the inquiry ninety-four collectors
have been so paid; seventy of whom were
appointed in TIE place of others who had
been suspended.
Mr.. VOORHEES, then called up his resolution
expressive of the senate's deep sense Of the
pubic loss in the death Of the late vice pres
ideut, and after it was read, proceeded to
address the senate.
By Mr.. Throckmorton, Of Texas, a resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the inter Tor
for copie; of any and all contracts or leases
which are to be found on file in his office be-
tween the Sou bern Pacific Railroad COM
pany and any railroad to which land grants
have been made or which have received
bonds from the United States. Also for
copy of the charter of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, and also for copies Of any contract
on file between the Pacific Mail Steamship
company ana any Of the subsidized roads.
.A4-as ths auiogiea tue senate at S:l0 .. M.
adjourned until tomorrow
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ALL EYES ON COLUMBUS
oHlo's RucTioN CLAIMING THE PUB
Lies ATTENTION.
Tho Same Tactics win Be Pursued to the
Bitter End = The Times Declares the
USurptIon More Gross than that Of OIL
vsr Kepubliean side.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 81 The proceedings
bly, increasing pubic interest in the muddle
and up TO on curly hour the lcbl les OF the
principal hotels and the political headquar.
ters we're tbronged with partisans who gave
vent TO their individual views with yehe-
mence. The majority Of the Democratic
members are inclined to take the situation
phlosophically and, II needs be, repeat the
same policy three times week throughout
the session. But there are others OF their
COLLEAGUES who contend that heroic measures
arc necessary, and this contention seems TO
be coiucided in by the rank and Gle Of the
local Democracy aud the a1herents OF the
party from other places who are on the spot
The Columbus Daily Times, (lem.,) which
has heretofore occupied rather cons rvaJivs
ground, publishes a ringing editorial in
which it declares that the proceedings OF
Monday we're "churacttrized iy grosser
usurpation OF power Than that OF Oliver
Cromwell, in tie English Parliament, with.
out the Justlfying circumstances to which
BI cmwell and bis associates could lay
claim" AMI concludes IN the fcllowi ing lau-
guaRe: "He, the presiding officer, dos not
deserve the comp llment CT an impeachment,
a majority of the senate can huu sh uld ex-
pei him, e1pel him and set sergeant-at-
arms at oaoh door TO keep hun out'
1t goes without saying that such dsclar
alton as this from tho local organ OF the
party Is evlncet With certain degree Of in
SEPARATION and It would not be surprising II
the next meeting should witness Il seems Of
the character suggested.
The DsuOcratlc senators are at this hour
in caucus an the office Of the. state ossili .r,
ana are, IL IL understood, discussing com.
promise TO be submitted TO the Republicans,
providing for RELOCATION OF the contests 10
a special committee composed OF three Re
pu Jlican and n similar number Cf DSmo-
cratic senatorS
This proposition, however, has teen re.
Jected in advance by the Republican sena.
tors, to whom il was mentioned, and hence
the outlook for peace in this direction Is no,
encouraging
the Republican senators were In their
seats MS usual at 10 in the morning, and the
journal OF Monday, as committed TO qu,re
of legal csp 10y Senator Ford, was read am
approved Then the senator's SETTLED back
in their chairs for day OF iileDess
An urgent cali appears for special meet
ing Of the JACKSON club at their rooms 'for
the transaction OF important business" Tue
officers Of the organization decline to state
the character Of the business in question,
but warmly declare that the reports which
have been widely circulated to the effeci
that an organized foroe Of members of the
club, armed with revolvers, we're in the sen
ate chamber and prepared TO resort to vic.
lence upon given signal are untrue in sub-
stance and in facts
The Republican section OF the senate hai
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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HOUSE COMMITTEES.
TAX ON FRACTIONAL GALLONS OF
DISTILLED SPIRITS.
How the Government IL Defrsnded-Mfli-
tary Analrs for AriEonA-ForeiEn Ar
fair.-Banking and Currsncv-Bills in
the House Doings in the senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house com
mittee on ways AMI means instructed Mr.
Morrison to report an original bill to tax
fractional parts Of a gallon Of distilled
spirits Thu commissioner OF internal reve-
nue. in his last annual report called atten-
ton TO the necessity Of a law Of the kind
proposed by saying: "Undsr Che present law
any fractional part Of gallon amounting to
one-half gallon or over in q cssk or package
Is ta0s as a gallon, but any fractional part
Of gallon less than one-haif gallon in any
cask Or package is exc npt from tax 1t is
quite practicable for distilier to so GIL bis
package as TO have large fraction less than
one half gallon in nearly every instance"
The COMMITTEES on military affairs APP
pointed a subcommittee consisting OF
Messrs. Laird, Woolford and Velle to con-
slider and report upon Mr.. Laird's bill an
thorizing the president to organize two
regiments Of troops, TO be composed Of cow
boys, citizens and regular soldiers 10 defend
the citizsns Of Arizona and the southwest
against the Indians.
Foreign affairs heard arguments by w. 81
Prescott and Charles Levi Woodbury., Of
Boston, on the fisheries question. Both op
posed the proposition to appoint a tisheria
commission.
Blnsing and currency agreed to report
favorably the Adams bill to enable national
banking associations to increase their caIital
stock and change their names or locations
by the approval of the comptroller OF cur
rency, and by vote Of shareholders own
ing two-thirds Of the stock. All debts, LA
bilities, rights provisions and powers Of an
associ ation changing its name shall devolve
upon the association under its new name, and
nothing in the act shall be construed to re-
lease an association from any liability as
sumed under It's old name.
The committee also instructed Mr.. Brumm
TO frame a bill amendatory of the National
ban ling act, so as to limit the maximum
capital stock of any National bank to five
million dollars
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SLAVERY IN 1886.
A Refugee from the Turpentine Forests OF
South Carolina.


south Carolina.
BALTIMORE, MI, Jan. ". "A letter from
Greenviiie, 8 c., te Is Of the remarkable
experience Of colore1 men Of that piacs who
were held as slaveA in pna forest in
Georgia. 1t appears that aoolt Christmas
a white man, claiming TO represent the firm
Of Cay & Britinx, proprleto-s OF a tnrp,n-
tine farm, engaged twenty nine colored men
at $iS a month each, TO go to the farm near
Lothair, in Montgomery county, Ga, SKY
five miles from Barlow, the nearest railroii
station. Logan Walker was amoug the men
engaged. He has just returned to Green
vile, aud says he ia thankful to get back
alive.
He says that the men we're put to work
boxing pine trees for turpentina III dense
iorasL Iustead OF SIS month, they were
paid y cents apiece Tor boxes AMI required
to board themselves They were only able
to earn from l2lS to 20 cents a gay and were
compelled to tuy their supplies from their
employers N.ne of the Greenvlls meu at
tempted to leave and journeyed TO Barcos.
b fore they reached they were seized at the
instance at the instance Of their employers
as violators of contract aud handled
roughly. Walker says thst Que Of the men
strucS him a terrible blow over the head
with the butt OF a pistol Two Of the
Greenvilie lnen escaped from Barlow. The
others were taken back To Lothair aud put
to wors, some Of them having boan badly
beaten Walker SAYS that tlers was no con-
tract sisnet, and tnst the eilhty men on
the turpenilne farm are virtually slaves.
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THE CONDENSER
The Pith of the News In BrIef isr Hassy
Peru@aL

The Pith Of the News In Brief Ter Hasty
Peru>aL
Hippolyte Mellon Victor Charamaule, the
French lawyer snd statesman, is dead.
The suspeus on Of two French banks il
announced, one at St Pierre and the other
At Calais
sler and naturalist, has died at Berne, aged
iixty-eight years.
Thieves stole 81, 241 hidden in an old gar
ret trunk ov Robert Mulhollan, retired
merchant Of Williamsburg, Ksntucky.
Professor 7, r Freezer, principal OF the
Golconds, Illinois, puthc chools, AMI Miss
Carrie Rous ahfUss were drowned by break
ing through the lea
A bill has been brought IN the French
chamber Of deputies to tax foreign work.
men, and another bill to excluJe them from
employment under state contracts
The German Americans on the Island Of
Foehr, whose expulsion from Germany was
recently ordered. have petitioned the gov
ernment 10 allow them TO remain until
April 1.
Returns show an increase in internal reve-
nue. col c.ions from spirits, fsrmen ed
liquors and tobacco fer the first six months
OF the pr sent fiscal year over collections for
the same period last year.
DIR. W. A Hunter, Liberal member for
North Aberdeen, moved in the commons an
amendment To tbs address in reply to toe
queens speech denouneing the government
for baying used the revenues Of India to
carry ON the Burmese war.
Madame Barreme denies the story that
she has denounced a relative as the muderer
Of her husband, late project of the depart
ment OF Eure, France Madame Barreme
says she has no reason to suspect auy MEM
Der of her family Of committing the deed.
The Moniteur de Rome, tbs organ of the
vatican, expresses annoyance and disgust at
the opposition displayed in the queens
speech to the sundering Of the legislative
union between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Monitsur longs for the time to come
when the world shall see Professionalism en-
tirely extirpatsd from Ireland and Catholi-
cism universally recognized.
The Committee OF One Hundred of Gin
cinneti mas addressed long petition to Gov
ernor Foraker asking the removal of the po-
lice commissioners, which the governor may
do for official misconduct The governor
has notified the commissioners OF the charges
filed against them, and given them until
next Saturday to file an answer. The bear
ing of the case is set for Wednesday, Feb
ruarv &
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THE STRAIGHT STORY.
FuiI Detail. of How German, 20 "nsssd"

samoa
BAN FRAscisco. Jan a Capt W B.
Chnrchwars. British consul at San0n. has
left here Tor London 70 lay before the Brit.
ish foreign Office bis account OF the German
nggressions 10 samoa Cart Cturchward
Is givirg sn account II the troubles in
Samoa. said that Mulllnpoint 10 the city Of
Apis. tlls sal Of tbs samoan government
Tor many years, came recently into the
hans % Mr Weber. form ny a German
consul aud the head Of the leading firm at
samoa
Notice was gwen 70 TIE govern 20 re-
move AMI. though Weber vas offered a
price previously agreei upon Tor the land,
be refused 10 accept q and the Samoan king
IVES COG pellsd to remove bis n s.dence TO
smother part o. Apia. At tbs place the
king hoiss1 IA S moan hlg.
subseq npon au alleged insult TO
thu German Government on the part o. the
Samoans. tbs German consul, Herr Steubel,
forbade th3 lag 10 display his alg any,
where within the nun cipality Of Apis.
Going personal'y 10 the sing he COMMANDED
him b pull IL down This the King refused
10 do. Herr Steui Fl then went on board the
German gunioat Albatross, whisi happened
TO be Ia the bsrbor, brought a party OF
armed sailors ashore and forcibly aud
aga, INST thapro ests OF the United States and
British coAsals pulled down ths flag
Two samoan high chiefs went to New
ZsaIand to claim sympathy IN their troubles
aud from their story tbs reports Of Ger
maDy's annexation Of Somoa probably
arOse
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A NOTORIOUS F.MALs-
THE Duchess of California" aud the "Daia
of chicago"

THE Duchess of California" aud the "Daiay
of chicago"
WAsHINGToN N, Jan. S7-A stylishly dress
ed lady, about twenty five years of age, was
arrested at the Baltimore 6 Oaio depot ist
as she was about to leave the city. Upon
being conveyed to thu Firth precinct sta.
ton HOUSE, shs gave her name as Mrs Ollie
Ellis. She is described by the morning pa
pers as icing one Of the most successful con-
tidence women in the colnTy
The Post says; Her arrest was made on
information given by her maid, unfolding
as bold a scheme as has b5an psrpetrated in
this city for some time, and which, if fully
developed, would compromise several mem.
hers OF society. She is known to
the police as ths "Duchess OF California;
and the DAISY of Chicago" It appears
from the article plblisaed, that the woman,
who is very handsome, recently engaged a
maid whh a young child, ami that the latter
was to teltilizsd in two ways, first to add
8 show of respectability, and secondly to be
used in extortiug money from gentlemen
whose indiscrotions had led them into her
tolls
The publication has caused quite sensa.
tiou. The case viii probably bs heard in
the polics court
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WASHINGTON, Jan 27.-In the houss inn
mediately after the reading of the journal,
pursuant to the order made yesterday, the
speaker proceeded to call the states for the
introduction Of bills and resolutions. Among
the bills introduced end referred we're the
following:
BY Mr.. Dougherty, Of Florida, to investi-
gate the issue Of frau1ul land warrants,
and to protect soldiers and sailors from loss
therefrom.
BY Mr.. Townshend Of Illinois, proposing
constit ltional amendment providing that
the president AMI the vice president shall be
elected by the m jority Of the people, abol-
ishing the ELECTORAL college, and regulating
the method of counting the votes by the
two houses of congress.
BY Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, by request
to consolidate the office of supervising in
sportor general OF Steamboats, with tao bW-
reau Of navigation. BY Mr. Muller, OF New
York amepdatory Of tie immigration act of
1889 1t grants addi ional poNS upon the
secretary Of the tr, a;ury and is intended
to clear the original act Of antiquities, as
recommended bv the secretary Of the treas
ury. Also a bill TO amend section 1861 OF
the revised statutes making an annual appro-
priation to provide arms for the militia.
The bill is the same as the one agreed upon
by the committee ON militia during the
Forty eighth congress and increases the an.
nual appropriation from $500, 900 to $500,
coo.
BY Mr.. Swinburn, Of New York, declar-
ing the silver dollar legal tender for the
payment of all dues It directs the secre-
tary of the treasury to RECOGNIZE the coined
silver dollar OF 4l21S grains as equal in valve
to the gold dollar in payment of all claims
against or due the government
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PRovIDEScs, Jan. q During he last
week there has appeared at LOWS opera
house play known as the "Stranglers of
Paris" in which Miss Emma Eustis and
Newton Beers took the l9ading parts. Miss
Eustis, who livss in New York, acted
strangely, and after she fell to tbs floor as a
supposed murdered woman she arose and
defied the villain in th3 piece Mr.. j. N.
Beers, TO approach her Waen tle point in
the piece where she was to be throttlcd was
reached she shook her hand at Beers aud
ran trom the stage and hou5. 1t is be-
lieved by some that she is not in her right
mimi
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white flag snd disarm themselves and God
will come b them.
'Faith il doing what God tells US 70 do,
and We have . good al 70 do with faithr
After speaking uearlY an bour Mr.. jones
clos q his sermon WITH peroratiOn that
contained many practical AMI touching
SMILES, and which appealed to every one ia
toe hall. He sait in closing, after detailing
practically the Journey OF his wagon Of
faith, that be badn't a Inch pin OF the orig
inal wagon left but God bad repaired IL
every time 1t BRO % down; aud blessed bs
God h had not bson Out OF siQht Of one o.
Gods repair shops since he joined the
ch urch.
DR.. Joyce IL receiving dozens OF commnni.
cations daily, telling bins Of the results
he g)Oi WORK hers is pfDdI,ing in OF her
cities. aud praying that ii may 10 Kept up
until the city un all its surrounding places
may be thoroughly reformed ami regsner-
atet.
Mr.. Jones says .hat firm Of New York
piraticll publishers has published a CARRIED
clifton Of his sermons, AMI be bcpss the
pull will not help this piracy by purchas-
ing thess bookA The authorized edition Is
Published by Nashville houss, and SIR
Jones receives very small roYairv on each
cory sold. Tue edition Of GO 900 first issued
has been exhausted, 70 great has been the
demand
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ELMRA, Jan. "a IL d Moore, whose
lottery operation ON tho well known race
horse Big Follow, got him into trouble some
weeks ago, was arrested and il now in jail
Big Fellow was spirited away just after the
drawing OF the loiCery, aud Is now in the
hands Of u farmer near Troy, P3nnsylva-
MIA The prosecution was instituted by
Evan Mccall, who won the racer in the lot.
terry, but was cheated out of his prize by
Moore. or course Mccall cannot recover
che horse that hs won in an illegal manner
but he is helping the people prosecute the
violators OF the law against lot5srles
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Rolling MN Fire.

YoUNGsTowN, O., Jan. 27-The rolling
mill Of Arms, Bel q Co., which has been
idle for almost year, and which has been
lightei, was SET ON fire at $3.50 by an empoye
upsettins gasoline lamp The fire depart
ment was called out but could reach the
flames with only one stream of water which
had but little effect. In less than an hour
The entire works was in ashes. Loss will
reach 1000, with an insurance of $4,000.
Two hundred men are thrown OUT OF EN-
pioYm enk
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New MARKET, Ont, Jan. %, "A coils.
sion occurred between passenger train and
an engine and tender on the Northern rail.
way near here. B1td engines were wrec led
and VIM. Little, fireman of the passenger
was buried in the debris and burned to
death. Harry MeQualh, the other fireman,
was fatally injured, and Alfred Long, en-
gineer, badly, hurt ami bruised. Several
passengers wers injured, but not seriously
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selling The Cargo OF noyton'. "shIp /"

NEW YORK jan q. "A part of the queer
ami Interesting cargo Of "The Ship" Capt
Puul Boyt0us nautical saloon at * West
Twenty ninth street, was sold by public
auction The captain himself conducted the
sale until he came 10 the little boat shaped
tin box or tenlsr that he has towed thou
sands OF mil behind him in his rubber
su meauderi1gs by osaan ami river Then
he surrendered the stand TO AuctiJnsor Nor
gan, who sold the little blx to OIrsman Pill
hngton for s. Cap, Boylon called the
box "Baby nina" He sali he had come TO
regard it Rs almost human being. In his
long river j urneys the little tin box bob
bing up ana down behind him was often all
the company he had for weeks and he was
in the haiti OF talking to it. Hanlans old
boat Toronto vas also bought by Pilking-
ton. Many celebrities attended the sale, in
Guiding Henry L. DiAey, Ned Harrigan,
Dan Mulligan, Carl Schurz and Oaraman
Hanlan. Bcyton'3 rubber voyage suit went
Tor $50 to Tom KearnA The sails OF tine
Ship" will go on.
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GRAND SAPlDs, Mich, Jan. 97.-Attor.
ney General Tagsart, OF this city, has re.
ceived feoa Governor Alger charges flei
with him to the effect that GOV. A. p.
Swinetori, OF Alaska, formerl, Unitei
States commissioner of the Nav Orleans ex-
position, has re used to render an acc cunt Of
500, Of exposition funds granted the state
Of Michigan aud retained by him Mr..
Taggaro will investigate the matter in ac-
cordance with Gov Ayers Instructions
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2Z-Philip Osburg,
resident Of Roxborouga, was sent to prison
for cruslty TO his children, a boy aai girl.
TIE boy was compelled to do tho work Of the
hoase. When bis father came home from
his work in the evening be would beat him
severely, sometimes using his DIST aud some
times poker. He was equally cruel to the
girl, and hs would often lock tao Doy in the
cel'sc and keep him there for days at a
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WHEELING, W. Va, Jau. 81 The bodies
II Joseph johnson AMI John Horribly, John
Byers an1 Jossph Guy were recovered from
ths Ore Minis, at Newburg, w. Va. WORK
is Progressing as rapidly as possible, and it
viii be several days before all are found
This makes eighteen bodies recovered Of
the thrty-uine in the mins at the time Of
tina exDlo;ion
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TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 27.-Couusel for
the Baltimore & OHIO railway argued be.
fore the bouse committee on Riparian rights
in favor Of the bridge across Staten Island
sound; 1t was argued that state cannot
present an interest line Of transportation
from crossing It's frontier, ami that the
bridge would not obstruct navigation in the
stream it crossed
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Chnng AInst Mirrate.

PORTLAND, Ora, jan PA desperate
from Tacoma, w T., says that tne jury in the
trial of fifteen prominent citizens and OIL
Gas Of Seattle, indicted under the so called
ku.Ktux act, have rendered a verdict oil not
guilty Tbs town is wi d with enthus iasm,
and the feeling that tle Chinese must go il
now stronger than ever.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Dr George A. Raw
son, wno is agent fer the sale OF about one
million scres Of land in the Sandwich
Islands, says he has been in negotiation with
tue beads of the Mormon church and thinks
they will buy the land and move Mormon
dom there, bag and baggage.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Quotations Of the Stock, Produce and Cal
tie Market, Jan. &C.

tie Market, JAN 20.
NEW YoRk-Money IL sper cent Exchange
quiet. Governments firm.
Currency skies, 12jA bid; fours, coupons 1913 X
bid four -and-a-halfs. ll2I< bid
The stock market opened Il to " per cent.
higher and was firm throughout the morang on a
steady buying. At noon prices were up "a to ]
per cent. After midday the report reached the
street that Erie at the meeting OF the Trunk line
managers demanded the right to cut rates to meet
the Baltimo & ONO reduction This caused q
rush to sell under which prices declined Il to / 4
per cent. from the highest point. The market ia
now quiet and stAadV
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NKw York, Jan. "a. A Tribune dispatch
from Sanford, F.a., asserts that the entire
orange crop was ruined, many young trees
killed and a total loss Of not less than $50
OO0, 900 inflicted by the recent cold weather.
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Weather Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-For the Ohio
valley anu Tennessee cloudy weather and
local rains, winds generally easterly, slight
ly warmer weather in Tennessee. Nearly
stationary temperature in the Ohio valley.
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s7.-The st Cloud
and London hotels and other buildings on
Arch street vera completely Quilted by fra
The loss will reach s5OO,OO0 Partly In
sursd
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REPENT YE YOUR SINS.
GARD PLAYING, DANCING AND THEA
IRE GOING CONDEMNED. I'D.

By Path Aisne Shall Man Ho saved.
wbisty nrinker. Get Dose That IL
Hard g. .waiinw--Iying Christians re
esivo Attention -- Anuther sermon.