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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE OF CAL
i iforria, county OF Sacramento. In the
matter of the petition of WALTER NJ ADAMS.
an Insolyent Debtor. Order of Adjudication
and Notice to Creditors. Upon reading and
filing the petition. schedule and inventory of
WALTER NJ. ADAMS, the above named petition
err and ON motion of George E. Bates, his attor-
ney, it is ordered and declared that said petit
toner is insolyent. And it is ordered that the
sheriff OF the county of Sacramento do take
possession OF al the estate, real and personal OF
SAID lnsolyeEt debtor Except such as may be
by law exempt from executionl, and of all his
deeds, vouchers, books of account and papers,
and keep the same safely until the appointment
of an assignee. And all persons are forbidden
to pay any debts to said debtor or to deliver
any property belonging to such debtor to him,
OF 70 any one for his use, and said debtor is for
oidden 70 transfer any property to any one ex-
cept said Sheriff. And 1t is further ordered that
a meeting of all eredit-rs of said debtor be
held on FRIDAY, the l4th day of MAY, 1856,
at 10 O'Clock A. n. at the Court room of De
spartlnent No. of the Superior Court aforesaid,
in the Court house. in the city of Sacramento,
ie prove their debts and ehoos one OF more as
sasnees of the estate. And that a copy OF this
orsser be published in the SACRAMENTO DAILY
Rr.oRD-UNIoS, a newspaper of general cirSiila
ten, as often as said paper is published before
theday set for the meeting of creditors. And
all proceedings against the said insolvent sre
hereby stayed.
Sacramento, April Z, 1856
w e. VAN TIEFT
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PERFECT soundness of body and mind is
possible only with pure blood. Leading
medical authorities indorse Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla as the best blood-purifying medicine
in existence. 1t vastly increases the work
ing and productive powers of both hand
and brain.
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Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 19th.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations
J.W hittaker, Collector OF Internal Revenue
tor the district of Oregon; T. Jennings. In
DIAN Agent at Green Bay, Wis; F. f. Clat-
son, Assayer at New Orleans
The bond of William I. Trenholm. as
Comptroller of the Currency. was approved
ny the acting Secretary and Solicitor of the
treasury to-day, and he subsequently, quail
lhed and entered on the duties of that of
lice, The bond is for 800. 600.
Iiae treasury Department has received q
certificate of deposit for $25,O coo in the case
OF George Q. Cannon, OF Utah who was
heid IN that amount of bail, and which was
forfeited by reason of his failure TO appear
for trial ~ ~
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BUSINESS CARDS.


WOO ] STREET, DEALER IN ALL KINDS
10 of Choice Sausages, Eastern Mettworst
and Salomi; all kinds of Cheese Swiss, Linz
burger, Oregon Cream, and others too numerous
TO mention5; all kinds of Smoked, Salt and
Picked Fish, Sauerkraut, Pickles, and the best
Cider Vinegar, Bacon and Ham, at Bedrock
Erices. Orders promptly attended TO. m9-lm
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w. WOOD,
#. 4. TEBBETs
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
DIR. 4. b. NIXON,

physician AND SURGEON, WILL, HERE
/ after devote his whole time to general
practice, and will promptly attend to calls
from either the city or country. Office and resi-
dence 9lS and $40 NJ street. Office Hours-S to 9
o'clock A. NJ; to O'Clock P. NJ, and evenings.
apl6-tf
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CRATEEUL-COl
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
EPPS'S COCOA,
BREAKFAST.

BREAK FAST
by thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operations of diges-
ton and nutrition. and by careful application
of the fine properties of well-selecled Cocoa Mr..
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a
delicately Favored beverage which may save us
many doctors bills. 1t is by the judicious use
of such articles of diet that constitution NAV
be gradually built up until strong enough to re
sist every tendency to disease Hundreds of
subtle maladies are floating around us ready to
attack wherever there is weak point We NAV
escape many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves
well fortified with pure blood and a properly
leurished frame.,-tCivil Service Gazette
Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold
only IN malt pound tins oy Grocers labelled thus.
JAMES EPPS h CO., homeopathic Chem
ists. London, England.
san Francisco Depot: HARRISON, WOLFF &
SHERWOOD. mr2-1vTuT tn
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PHYSICIAN ANI

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON. SPECIAL AT.
Throat and Skin. Office, 5IS K street, between
Fifth and Sixth. Residence. 1857 Sixth street,
Sacramento Hours-9 TO l. A. NJ; to 5, and
to S T. VI. aI15tf
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The Pacific Roads.

WASHINGTON. April 19th.-The sub-com-
mittee on Pacific Railroads of the House
conferred to-day with Moorefeld Storey, of
Boston, and ex-senator Mcdonald. counsel
for the Union Pacific Railroad, relative TO
an extension Of time of the bonded in
debtedness. y report will be made to the
full committee favoring such an extension
for either company. The exact time for
which the extension shall run has not yet
been decided upon.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

VIII be received by N. NJ. ORR, Secretary the
Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum OF the
and I'll Dorado streets, Stockton, up to o'clock
A. NJ, on
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STOCK MEN

NToULD STUDY THEIR OWN INA
w terests by Breeding to BERLIN, III Tn
sire OF Thapsin, record, 2:2215, Pansy, AA-N-
2:2412 as r-year-old, and several other fine
Roadsters For particulars inquire GEORGE
MARTIN, Agent, Agricultural Park ap9-lms
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VAULTS AND CELLARS.
ODORLESS EXCAvATOR.

HESSPOOLS AND VAULTS CLEANED. GEL
~ lars pumped out. We do the cheapest and
best work In the city. Leave your orders at 0ur
Office, as etFfef, at the Pacific Market.
fe24ptf J. b. CAMPBELL & co.
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THE IMPROVED DRAFT STALLION,
CA MADAM KIN

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 'S6
w at Reuters Station, Sacramento I'll
county, Cal, where he can be found ata-A-I
all times from MARCH LIST to JULY 1st at $50
the season, or S17 so cash at time of service; he
is a sure and grand breeder, and offers pre-
MUM to his colts of this spring of 500 to be
awarded as follows: $50 to the best colt: $50 TO
the second and $40 to the third, to be paid at the
State Fair of Sc. Also, the fine Gray Roadster
Stallion,
TOM VERNON,
Is kept at the same place and prize; weighs
LOO pounds; 1919 hands high; sired by Handle
tonian Chief dam Lady Vernon record 2:2sI6
and dam of Oakland Maid, DID, who was sold
for s25,UO0, C. HALVERSON, Owner
mr6-iD2rn&
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DIR. GEORGE PYRuRc
DIR. w. f. WARD.

physician AND SURGEON (HoMEoPA.
L thist). Office and residence northeast cor.
ner of Eleventh and II streets. Hours: to lC
A. NJ. to 3, and to 5 P. II. apl5-Im
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PURCHASE
o.
SACRAMENTO CITY COUPONS

0NHE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
Il Funsied Debt Sinking Fund of the CITY o,
Sacramento hereby give notice shat they viii
pay f0r coupons CIT from Sacramento CITY
Bonds. funded underline Acts o; 1858 and 1854
the following prices 20 wit: Cousons of 1876.
which we're registered January !, 1870 96 per
cent OF the face value: for ether coupons Of is76
and 1871 IS cents; for, osIpons of 1S7s IS cents;
of 1872 50 cents: of lass, IS cents: OF 1881. IS
cents; of 1859 GS cents OF 1883. 90 cent?: of 1884.
y cents; Of fSss So cents; of 1886, As cents, of
1857, 43 cents.
Address Funded Debt Commissioners, sacra-
mento, CalisorHia-
II. o. BEATTY
NEWTON BOOTH, Commissioners.
CHAS. Z. PARSONS
inf
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F. ROOT. ALEX. NEILSON. J, DI
ROOT, NELSON 81 CO.,

TNIoN FOUNDRY IRON AND BRASS
Founders and Machinists, Front street.
between n and o. Castings and Machinery Of
every description made 10 order. m244plm
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CTossman's Specific Mixture.

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
change in application to business The medi.
cine contains nothing that is of the least injury
20 the constitution. Ask your druggist for it.
Price, ~ bottle. n7lyTuS
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undersigned,
No. GIL Sixteenth ST., cor. and Sixteenth,
SACRAMENTO
DEsCRIPTIoN;

DESC TON:
FALLS is a dark bay. with hind feet white
foaled March 25 1873; bred by Leland Stanford
Palo Alto, California. He is 16lI hands high
and weighs in ordinary flesh about / 30 pounds
long bodied and OF immense muscular power
His disposition is nearly perfect, and seems &c
know nothing but trot. de is the fac simile Of
his sire in form, disposition and color. with he
exception of SIZE which is in his favor being
somewhat larger.
PERFORMANCES.
He trotted as a two-year-old a mile in 23S
and undoubtedly would have shown as fast rs
any of his renowned brothers and sisters had he
not had the misfortune of cutting one of his ten.
dons, which 50 famed him that he was not
worked an further until the past winter, when
he showed Trials, quarter in 80 seconds and q
mile in 2:2o. He has been bred to few mares
and his produce show remarkably well. Among
them he has Il three year-oid that can show
close TO 2:20 gait, and two-year that is nearly
as fast. and will be entered the coming season
throughout the circuit on this coast The Elec
tioneers now have the fastest records IN the
world for the following ages: One-year old
2:5612; two-year-old, d.; three yearold, 2:l9lS
and has u under 2:30, ana under 90 anC
could have swelled the number 80 more las
season had Governor Stanford 50 desired anC
his colts all told, do not exceed 0.
PEDIGREE:
By Electioneer, he by Rysdyk's Hambleton
ian; Eiectioneers dam Green Mountain MHit
(dam of Prospero, 30; Dame Trot, 2:2215; anC
Elaine, 2:2O); by Sayres' Harry Clay, 2:29; frs
dam Felicia BY Messenger Duroc by Rysdyck,
Hambletonian; second dam, Lady Falls (dan
OF Socrates, kisbar, go, and g. d. of Clingstone
Pa. by Seeley's American Star. Third dam
Beck Mare, by Long Island Black Hawk.
TERMS.-Will stand at the low price of So
for the season. payable on or before the LIST O
July, 1856. Mares not proving with foal may b,
returned next season, free of charge if tn,
horse is still in my possession.
The stable companion to FALLS will be tn,
Young stallion
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GRADUATE OF The UNIVERSITY OF BIER
NJ lin, Germany. Ofiee-52l street, between
thth ana sixth. Resideuce-cornerF Fourteenth
and K streets, Sacramento. ONCE hours: 1920
A. NJ 10 p. NJ; P. NJ. to P. NJ; P. NJ. TO P. II.
"a
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VIM. ELLERY BRIGGs. NJ. D.,

DEMoyAL.-DR. MERRILL HAS REMOVED
III his Office and Residence to No. 62S%
STREET. Southwest Corner of Seventh. Hours
10 to u; 2 to 4: tos. milf
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e. ROSCOE MERRUI. NJ j

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AND
residence 912 K street, between Ninth and
Tenth Hours-9 to Ii A.. NJ, 2 to4 and to SIP. N.
m54plm
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M RS: A. DAYTON, TEACHER AND PRAC
Nk utioner Office hours from 10 to II A. NJ,
and from l to D p. NJ. Evening Glass, 7:30. 901
Eighth street. mr264plm
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LIVERPOOL. April 18th
WHFAT-Strong. California spot lots, Gs 9d@
IS; off coast, SIS; just shipped 35s; nearly due,
Sos; cargoes of coast, firm; on passage, firmer;
Mark Lane Wheat, higher prices asked, but no
advance established; English country markets,
firm; French, steady; Wheat in Paris, firm
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PHILADELPHIA COLU MBUS
LAGER BEER + LAGER BEERl

7. f--------N
ISSEMANN'S SALOON,
No. 1920 Fourth Street, Second door from p o.
Choice Wines Liquors and Cigars mll-4ptf
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Is the pure extract from the drug from which
all the hurtful properties are removed and the
medical ones retained No headache costive-
ness or sickness of the stomach attend its use.
Price, 80 cents. AL druggists. u5-1yTuThS
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AFTERNOON SESSION,

Buyer season-400 tons, 81 $50.
Buyer 1SSj-200 TONS 81 3634 200, 81 35s; !, 900,
81 $50; 1900, 81 36ts; 700, 81 S6l{.
Seller 1SS6-300 tons. 81 1876 2 ctl.
BARLEY-Oherings are light and prices are
firm. The general asking price for choice Feed
is 81 37 Z ctl and sales are exceptional at any
thing lower. Brewing qualities are well main
tanned at the old range of 81 4213'G1 5215 q ctl.
CALL BOARD sALEs-MoENING SESSION.
+ No sales
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nCuLIST, ACRIST, AND PHYSICIAN FOR
" Diseases Of the Throat. Office, 1924 J
street, corner of Fifth, over Sacramento Bank,
sacramento. Cal Hours: $50 TO II A. NJ; to 4
p N. Sundays: $50 to II A. NJ: to 4 2. NJ fell
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2. earle.
E. ]. cgoLY.
I. 4.
earle & CROLY.

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, ARE PRE-
~ pared to do all kinds of work in their line
in city or country. Principal place of business
Sacramento. shop, No. 1924 Second street, be-
tween K and L. Postoffice Box No. 40, Sacra-
nento. apl6-4ptf
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EAsrERN AND r0IcEIeN MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 10Th
FLOUR-Weekly exports, 81 Ole bbls and a.
9S3 SKIS.
WHEAT-12 M.-94s4c for cash. CSC for April,
9r4@9i3sc for May, 9l1sc for June $3.50 for
July, and 931ac for August.
Weekly exports 9S7 $50 bushels.
81 GAR-Cuba Centrifugal So 60.
WOOL-Quiet at 12,Gl7e for clean fall and
S9l0c for fall bury; clean spring, l9@54e; Spring
bury, 15@,17e; pulled, 25@55c
HlDES-California are dull at 19l5@2Oc
FREIGHTS-Grain to Liverpool by steam, gid.
CHICAGO, April 18th.
wHEAT-12 M.-7Ss{c for cash, 795sc for Nav.
sl2aasl1ac for June, and s25sc for July.
CORN-37}sc for May.
PORK-S9 ~ for May.
LARD-S5 90t95 9212 tor May
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ton.

New York, April 19th-The Herald
Washington correspondent says that Con-
gresham Butterworth has received from
the Cincinnati knights of Labor petition
demanding that all immigration from
China be prohibited; that persons employ
Ing Chinese be taxed from 81 % to 81 a
day for each man employed, the tax to be
paid. monthly in advance; that the Presi-
dents proclamation promising protection
to Chinese be withdrawn; that naval
vessels be employed to search suspicious
vessels for Chinese laborers, and that the
penalty for each individual Chinaman
carried by or on any vessel for the purpose
of landing on American soil shall not be
less than 81 0G0
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

Is a never-failing cure
for Nervous Debility,
Exh a listed Vitality,
S emin al Weakness.
Spermatorrhea, Lost
Manhood, impotency,
Paralysis, and all the
terrible effects of self
abuse, youthful follies
and excuses in mature
years-such as loss OF
NJ e m DRY, Lassitude,
Nocturnal Emissions.
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Laundry Soap, Lye and Soda

5,40O pounds good Laundry Soap fsctuaI weight
when receiyedl. about 900 pounds per month;
bidders to furnish samples with prices.
1900 pounds Concentrated Lye, about eco
pounds per month.
5000 pounds Sal Soda, about 800 pounds per
month
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GUTENEERGER & Co,
GACRAMENTO FOUNDRY, FRONT STREET,
= corner N. Steam Engines, all kinds of Min
ing, Ship and Agricultural Machinery, House
Castings, Iron Ratings and Ornamental Work,
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GO To
T E. PARMETER, 916 AND 91S ELEVENTH
y. street, between and J, where you can get
your Carriage Painting done firstclass. fel5-ti
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AVERSION to Society, DlmnesS OF Vision, Noises
in the Head; the vital fluid passing unobserved
In the urine, and many other diseases that lead
to insanity and death.
DIR. MINTIIs who is regular physician
graduate ofthe University ofPennsylvania) will
agree to forfeit Five Hundred Dollars for q
case ofthis kind the VITAL RESTORATIVE
(under his special advice and treatment), will
not cure, or for anything impure or injurious
found in it. DIR. MINTIE treats all Private
Diseases successfully without mercury. Con-
sultation Free. Thorough examination and
advice including analysis of urine, So. Price
Vital Restorative, 81 90 bottle, or four
times the quantity, SO; sent to any address
upon receipt of price, or C. o. D., secured from
observation and in private name, if desired, by
A. K. MINTIE, II. D., No. IL Kearny
street, San Francisco, Cal.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
VIII be sent to any one applying by letter, stat
ing symptoms, sex and age. Strict secrecy and
regard to all business transactions.
DIR. MINTIE'S KIDNEY REMEDY, NE
PHRETICUM, cures all kinds of Kidney and
Bladder Complaints, Gonorrhea, elect, Leucorr
hoea For sale by all Druggists 81 bottle sI1
bottles for So.
DIR. MlNTIE'S DANDELION PILLS are
the best and cheapest DYSPEPSIA and
BILIOUS cure in the market. For sale by al
Druggists.
KIRK, GEARY & CO., Sacramento, Wholesale
AGENTS my94ply&o6w1y
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Flour, Bran and Grain

1000 barrels Flour Bakers Extra, about 1eo
barrels per month.
barrels Graham Flour about l barrel per
month.
1900 pounds Cornmeal, about 1000 pounds
per month
12,OoO pounds Cracked Wheat, about 1900
pounds per month.
1890 pounds Ground Barley, about 5000
pounds per month
1900 pounds Bran, about $500 pounds per
month.
1900 pounds Shorts, about 500 pounds per
month.
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A ssAYER AND CHEMIST. NO. s17 STREET.
N Analysis OF water and assays OF all the
precious and useful metals made. Also, gold
amalgam retorte9, smeited and bullion assays
carried out at short notice. Gold bought at as
say value or al the highest price. INST
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LIEBIG DISPENsARV,

400 Geary street, San Francisco, Cal.
Private Entrance, 405 Mason street, four blocks
up Geary street from Kearny. Mein entrance
through Dispensary Drug Store. dS-IydswIyeow
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CHRIS. SUFFER-.

MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE, WIN
WI dow and Door Screens. Window and Door
Screens made a speciality and kept on hand.
The best facilities in the State. Mil and Factory,
northeast corner Thirteenth and J. Warerooms
and residence. northwest corner Thirteenth and
J streets. mr2-tf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-06
The Truth Not Desired.

| The Philadelphia Press still insists that
! Blaine spoke the words of wisdom and
truth when he asserted that the negroes
OF the south were paid starvation wages
in comparison with the wages paid to the
White laborers of the North, although the
famous protectionist, Judge Kelley, Of
Pennsylvania, in a speech few days ago
contradicted him. The Press shifts It's
ground now. 1t claims that manufacture
ing interests have caused 8 rise in the
wages in Alabama and Tennessee, but
that starvation wages is paid in other
parts OF the South which Judge Kelley did
not visit. Did not Mr.. Blaine state par
tcularly the wages received by the col
ored iron workers IN the Southern mills,
and did he not tell the white workers in
the iron mills at Plttsburg that cheap
labor in the iron districts OF the South
threatened them with poverty that
was as terrible as slavery !!
Now that Judge Kelley has
has promised 10 tell the iron workers Of
Pittsburg the truth, the Press wants to
locate the cheap labor in some other part
of the South. Why does it not say frankly
that Mr.. Blaine was mistaken. aud that
be made positive statements about a mat
ter Of which he was ignorant, Tor political
effect, hoping, perhaps, that they would
not be noticed by the press OF the South:
Now. if the Press will locate
the part of the South where 1T thinks the
negroes are paid only starvation wages,
it is probable that It can be quite salts
factorily shown thatit is as mistaken as
Mr.. Blaine was. 1t may be true that in
some Southern localities colored laborers
do not get as much per day as white ones.
but it can be stated, without much fear
Of successful contradiction, that in pro-
portion to the amount OF work they do,
and the quality OF it, they are quite as
well paid as the laborers in any other Sec
4
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Speculative Divinity.

Henry Ward Beecher delivered a SER
mon at Torquay, in England, which is ex-
citing some comment in this country. In
it be states Dramatically that ''in all the
interior kingdom death is painless, aud
not only painless-it Is without fore
sight, without anxiety; and life is simply
gift of so much golden atmospheric
joy"
However profound a theologian Mr..
Beecher may be, and it would be heresy
to galnsay the general belief in the
breadth of his intellect, it does appear,
nevertheless, quite relevant to ask him
the reason for his belief.
Tie process by which he reaches his
conclusion must be interesting, even TO
those not specially given to Illuminating
on matters so sombre as death ana its
methods OF approach. When he speaks OF
the ''inferior kingdom" 1t is presumable
that he remembers it embraces an almost
endless variety of species, and that death
approaches their several mem bers in
shapes as numerous as the variety. How
does he reach the conclusion that death
is painless TO animals of the interior king
domf Does he assert that the mortally
wounded stag or the wriggling worm i'm
paled on a hook feels no pain |?
The natural instinct of the
members of the 'interior kingdom" to
avoid the usual method Of deaths ap-
proach would lead one to infer that death
Is not as painless as Mr.. Beecher would
have US believe.
1t is useless to indulge in speculation
on such a subject. The tendency Of MIR.
8eecher's doctrine, however, would be to
diminish conjunction in man in wan
tonly taking the lives of members of the
"interior KINGDOM" and such tendency
has been pronounced immoral.