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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-25
Church Notes.

The pulpit Of the Sevenih-sifeet
Christian Church was filled yesterday by
Rev. !. J. Spencer. There was union
meeting of the three Christian churches
last night with song and prayer services
at 1870 o'clock.
Rev. James j. Vance, Of Alexandra,
Va. preached yesterday at Grace-stfee'
PRESBYTERIAN Church 20 large congrega-
tons
Rev. W. r. Richardson, editor OF The
Cnrd Presbyterian. preached Yesterday
morning 81 Third Presbyterian Church
Rev J.. i. Turnbull preached yesier.
DAY morning for Dr.. Hoge at the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church.
There was a large attendance yester'
dav evening at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. ON west Grace street, the occa-
sion being tie meeting of the Presby-
terian Sunday-SchoOl Union. The ser
vice was one OF prayer aud song. yer
bal reports were made by the superln'
tendonts Of the various schools which
showed that each school was in
iiourishing condition and each increasing
in numbers aud influence. Short adj
dresses were made, after which the meet
ing adjourned
The revival services at Clay-siree
Methodist Church will continue even
night this week These protracte'
meetings at this church have redounde'
with great good, nearly one hundred
persons having prOiessed the religion o
Christ
Rev. John J LaiTerty preached TO
congregation that filled the ediiice yes
terday morning at Centenary Methods
Church -
In the absence Of Professor a. "
/ Thilow, who is confined TO his room
quite sick with pneumonia, the service
of Mr. Herbert Rees the accomplished
Young OF ganist Of Pine-street Church, wa
secured by the Professor 10 Ill his plac
Al DR. Hoges church until he RECEIVERS
Mr.. Rees presided at the organ in thu
morning and evening services YESTERDAY
in very acceptable and satisfactory
manner.
Right Rev. F VI. Whitile, d. d
LID visited ST. Andrews Church yes
terdav morning, and after delivering
wise and wholesome discourse admns
tered The solemn rite OF confirmation 10
class of twelve.
The revival services at Park Plac
Methodist Church during the preceding
week resulted yesterday morning il
TWENTY-FIVE persons, mostly young PEG
plc. uniting themselves with the church
The pastor, Dr Bledsoe, feels very niue
eratiiied at his effort, and will continu
the services during the present week.
Rev II. VI Wharton preached at tn
Clay-street Baptist Church yesterds
morning at II o'clock.
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Trees Of the palm family have larger leave
than any others. The Inaja palm which
grows on the banks OF tho Amazon, has leave.
which react length Of from thirty TO fifty
feet and are ten or twelve feet in breadth
Specimens OF tho leaves Of tho TALBOT palm
native OF Ceylon, have been met with thai
were twenty feet long aud eighteen feei
broad These leaves arc used by tho natives
to make tents, and form very efficient shelter
from the rain. The leaves Of the double cocoa
nut palm are often ,hrty feet long and sey
eral feet wide When the wind is strong they
clash together with noise that may be hcarc
ut "a great distance Only ono leaf Is pro
ducel each year, and they are 50 firmly ut
tached 10 the stem OF the tree, and 30 strone
in themsegcs that man may slt Oh the enc
Of one and rock to and fro in perfect safety
-Scientiic American
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Tue ARMORi MEETING.
Large crowd. Gather TO Hear DIR. Wharton

The meetings az the Armory yester-
day afternoon aud night brought
both of the street-car lines into full
service. From the East to the West End
crowds filed the cars ill comfort in
riding was largely discounted. Many
people said they did not know the adj
vantage Of the electric line until they
found that they could reach the Armory
In quick order from Church Hill or Clay
ward in advance Oi the services and obtain
good seats without leaving their homes
any earlier than walk to neighboring
church would have necessltaled Had
the electric line placed all their cars,
summer cars included, on duty yester-
day. they would have seen every one Of
them hlled In front OF the Armony,
while each Of the cars unloaded or were
filed. The crowd Was so great that the
assistance OF police were required 10
assist the ladies' Everything MAS quiet
aud decOrous II was the size OF the
crowd alone which need the officers.
Postmaster cullingworth said yester-
day afternoon that. coming over from
his home about 3 o'clock, one hour in
advance Of Dr. Whartons meeting for
ladies' alone, the car in which he was riding
contained fifty ladies and four men, ana
such was The proportion OF traffic
on the electric line all through
the afternoon. About o o'clock the
men began TO travel. Car after car.
filed with men, came from east and
wesfto ger good seats IN the Asm0Ty.
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OBITUARY.


A meeting ~ Moore Memorial enrfs..
school teachers was held yesterday norni,.
at 10 o'clock. Who passed the following
whereas. The sad. sad ,ssa1o ostas n..
few days ago that LEOs G. TruEuAN va hu,... +,
into Sudden dcafh. filing MS with f.rH.y. "a,
emotion that cannot b described. r.a .eti..
this. our tributo OF fcslirg and regard. u.
was one Tor whom we felt the grcatcs ,.fae..
aud regard. Asa member OF our B.h'o Chs.
and Sunday school be was loved. asa hfs,.,
he was ripe. ase friend he wsichcri. 3d. Al.
it has please, Almighty COD. IN Hlsins.ruf,f..
Providence. 70 take him away boo I'D. tatll.
and blush ~ youth, We. the mf IsI.r.f
tea her and Numbers Of NOON MiUolf,r
SrSpsy-scHOoi. tender ihi. tfinnfr f. I..
family. who. with crushed ana b.o1i.If L..r..
mourn over the unt'mcly cuf ~ lhr.r. f.rlr...f
loved one, onr hearts respond t0 it0. f..
found SORROW, and go ont Go them .u d.ef. A..
sympathy Yet. while we mingio Our s.rr...
with theirs, ~c would point these lilrstr.t
en ones 80 Him Who borc all our .oulrs. ..I
who loves and pitlos US "llke as ff..r
piteth hls children" Nay they have sr...
10 enable them b .ay "rhy w.iI bo do1c.r
God moves ln mystei .ous $3.50.
lis wonder g. perform"
Oh Who can osii into question tis m.....
rious d.spensati1n " Providence DOB hu.
-unionng Zee. 60 DO comentea ehcu uies
WORK Is ended '0n the shore on the other ..Is
of theiNerf g.. A. CR,vF1Hp
Secretary.
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Funny Things They See.

We meet with many singular occurrence
down here. You see We are right n tlt
center Of the body Of the travelling public
and are thrown into contact with reopl
from all over tho world bad an amusiu-
adventure with al Italian yesterday Ih.
man could not speak word ~ English AMI
when he approached me held mp bis .sit una
and made "A sharp stroke ot tle 0,l.r I'd.
though striking match | pointed 90 tho
cigar lighter, but he shook hi, head and pu'
his fingers in his vest pocket, indicating taai
DO wanted a box OF matches throw ont ID
box, which he placed IN his pocket and then
laid out u copper ono cent piece tn payment
took up tho copper, shOOk nay bead and
took a nickel from the drawer and placed d,
before him. lie quietly took up tine nickel
put it IN his pocket and started away \,
had considerable Difficulty IN making him
understand that the nickel was the amount
wanted IN payment, ami was not change foi
the copper -Uuiou Depot Sewsmau IN Kan
SIS City Journal
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BIDS TO BE OPENED TODAY.
Tho New Railroad That VIII Cross the
River Above Hollywood.

\ charter was granted by the General
Assembly of Virginia at the sessions OF
lsS,-ss, Incorporating company to
construct belt line OF railway from a
point on the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad a couple OF miles
beyond the city limits on their line,
across the county Of Henrico to James
river above the new pump-house, build
a high-water bridge 10 the Chesterfield
side, passing al proper height over
the Richmond and Danville Railroad,
and thence through the county Of Ches-
terrified 10 the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad. below the city OF Manchester.
This line viii be about eight miles
long. The object Of its contraction II
the ordinance passed by the Richmond
City Council requiring the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac, and Rich
mond and Petersburg Connection Rail
way Company 10 cease using steam
mower on Belyidere street from Elba
station 10 the tunnel on Byrd street at
the corner of Second. ] his new com.
pany building the Belt line and bridge
across the river above the city i owned
Nt tic lNU iOHUtA llI- ih'tN ~ = 81
reason that the Council forbid the fur
Their use OF this track on Belyidere street,
was the complaint of citizens living IN
the neigbborhood At the time the track
was laid and the short tunnel built that
section of the city was the western
suburbs Of Richmond Now the pas
senger and freight trains pass through
the centre of the most fashionable part
of the city at all hours OF the day aud
night.
Recognizing the fact that this could
not always be kept up, and that the citi'
zens complaints would necessarily be
compelled to be recognized, the new line
between these two roads would be built
The bids for building the bridge, for ma
sonary and grading of this eight mile
road will be opened to-day at the office
of Maior Myers, the general superln'
tendent There are a number Of bidder,
in the field, some from Richmond, and
Others from a distance.
There seems 10 be an idea that the
City Council Will amend the ordinance
80 az 10 allow the passage OF passenger
trains through the city on the Belyidere
street line, but no motion 10 the Council
has been offered as yet 10 that effect
The residents Of the neighbOrhoOd are
opposed 10 any trains passing through
that part OF the city al all.
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ssxenth-streetC Christian Church

Revival services were begun IN
Seventh-street Christian Church yester-
day morning. This is union service OF
all the Disciples churches in the city
Rev. |. j Spencer is doing the preaching
Mr.. Spencers subject in the morning
was w orking for Christ Al night
the house was crowded. The meeting
opened with prayer and song service,
conducted by Mr. b. NJ. Quarles, which
lasted until o'clock.
Mr. Spencer's subject al night was
"The Mission Of Christ on Earth. His
discourse was one OF rare power and
eloQuence. His appeals 10 the Christian
people 10 20 10 woik and seek 10 save
those that are dying around them IN sin
were tender and pathetic. lie said
Christ did not come only to save those
who are rich and stand high in society,
but also those who are outcasts. lie re-
joiced that the gospel which he preached
would accept the man who came in good
faith though every society should r. ect
him The speaker said the churches to-
day are too apt TO run after the man or
woman who has riches and infiu-
ence and high social standing and forget
the drunkard, the bar-keeper, the swear
ing man and all who are engaging in sin
ful practices. Christ came to seek and
10 save that which is lost and If He
were here upon earth now, clothed in
human flesh, He would go first to these
very people who need most His saving
grace. lie would not say that the bar
keeper aud drunkard was the worst SIN
ner on earth, but these people are neg
lected and we should carry the Gospel 10
them. lie believed that there are many
men among these classes who are Just
hungering and thirsting after the Gospel
OF Christ, and that rich harvest Is now
ripe here In Richmond
Mr.. Spencer is a preacher OF great
power, ard holds the attention OF his
audience W few ministers can. lie
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seldom uses an anecdoie during he
nreaching. but when he illustrates ms
arguments by observations from his cN-
pcf,ence with life, it IL done with hnc
effect. ,,...-.. -,
There were about twenty additions !"
his meetings yesterday, aud oeeP ~
trest seemed to peryade the whole auu''
encc. III,
Mr. Spencer will preach every nisn'
this week at Seyenth-street Oh"icn,
commencing at y O'Clock. \ song anu
PRAYER service will be held from 10
O'clock until the hour of preaching eaIh
night, and meeting for women on's
will BE held at the church this morning
al II O'Clock.
Mr. Spencer gave notice last nigh' sna'
these services are entirely undenoniih'a,
tional. and that those who profess 'ei,-
gion will have the privilege to unite WIN
the church of their choice. -,
Rcvs. l.. 4. Cutler and L. \. Ioie VIII
assist in the meetings.
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LAURENCE oLiPttANT.
A Glance at the Late Versatile Rouancer.
His Irrntic Career.


Laurence Ohphant was ono Of tho most re-
variable men Of his tiras - what nation
Atty soeyer He was not great man; he
was too versatile, too many sided. too cratic
for TINT. but hs was none the less remarks-
bic. and he filed n unique position, or any
number Of uniqIs positions, In the life OF tho
last four decades as, perhaps no other man
could have done Ohphant for, IA tradition
runs. no one ever called him "Mr y was tho
puzzle of the world in general, the admira'
ton and sometimes the despair OF his friends
He was - many men iii ono that he was for
over startling you with some new aud, as YOU
might occasionally think, fantastic develop
mont, which. IN another man would have mp
peared whimsical. but in Laurence Oliphant
was wholly lit and charming
The story Of ELEPHANTS lie is a fascinating
one. From the age OF u 70 the death hour
at Twickenham there had been scarcely a
dull moment Even back la tho very tiny
days Of boyhood he had his hours OF happy
fancy, which must have done great deal 10
shape bis life Even a passing glance at the
list u ELEPHANTS books win show something
Of bis many sided character There q iial-
flax Life In Modern Palestine, am unbrokon
chain Of historic research, there Is his vol
ume Of Traits aud Trayesties. social ami
Politicalm ia which. as The SATURDAY Re
view once said, nc shows "tho gift, not com.
mon in this country, Of esprit tauiois aim
ing his strokes nc fOllies and abuses, without
any semblanco OF effort" and with "a ee.n
and light hearted wit" Then there is his
brilliant novel. "Altiora pcts;' then Chat
other curious and mastery told tale. Ma
sollam, Problem Of the Period, which you
may follow with Fashionable Philosophy
and Other Sketches oF with "Picca8lly,
sparkling with clever m0rccaux, with which
every page is jeweled.
Contrast these with ''The Land OF Guoad
and Excursions in the Lebanon" and with
The Land OF Khemin aud then take up
"Sympneumata, or, Evolutionary lorro-
now Active ia MAN. and follow these. II YOU
will, with Episodes in Lifo of Adventure.
and then with this last work and AS many
think, his masterpiece. scientific Religion.
and you will boo amazed that all these could
have como from ono brain
Ohphant was little like the typical English
man ia manner and appearance. Hs wa'
medium IN height and spare ia build, with
/ large, frank, nquirlng eyes, nigh hal
head, and long, flowing beard and mustacbc
lie VA cordial, warm hearted, and Que word
from him would put the stranger at his case
| He could, and did. talk With all sorts of mal
upon all sorts Of themes He hal been every
where and known everybody. II he was ai
home in the drawing rooms no Mayfair, b,
was equally at home ia the Egyptian dcscrl
and the Indian iungles. IN the dlplomau,
service be sought 20 preserve peace, and get
ia war he was always at the front of Oh.
battle, an eager. daring and Intelligent
misunderstanding Warren ia Boston Herald
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MANCHESTER NEWS.
Items from Across the River

Shortly after ~ o'clock yesterday
when the services of the different
churches were over the ire bell rang
and for while there was considerable
excitement The cause was the burning
Of Il few shingles On the roof OF house
near the corner of Twelfth and Balm
bridge streets. The Alert Fire Depart
ment responded, but the fire was ex-
tinguished before the hremen arrived.
Fifth-street Church was largely al
tended yesterday morning, when the
church was rededicated by Rev. DR.. j. T.
Garland, the presiding elder. The build
ing of this church was commenced during
the pastorats Of Rev. George Ii. Wiley,
who is now located in Lynchburg. He
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-25
An Opal story

Good fortune goes with the opal last
Christmas the wife OF a well known COTE.
broker made him a present OF scarf pin
with an opal. AT the time he had m0rtgag
on his house, his business was iu desperate
condition, he was threatened with Yaresls
Pretty soon coffee began o. rise. 10 kept co
ing up. flo cleared a handsome sum, paid 90
tho mortgage and had Substantial balance
left Some ono slipped tho Im out Of bis
scarf one day m crowd The very next day
he fell down stairs and broke two ribs hi,
vito upset bottle OF purple ink al over has
new summer suit, his little boy played truant
from school and got arrested for tying a
package Of fire crackers to dog tai. tho
parlor maid smashed the new chandelier, one
Of the horses developed CHAMBERS, tho hired
man upset a ladie Of molten lead down hi.
boot log, tho gas meter man brought in a bH
Of $4,000 feet for the month, the cook set the
house on fire with pan Of melted grease and
moths got In the new parlor carpet Tho
owner was distracted and sent for two detec
tives. The opal was found the next day boa a
pawnshop. lie recovered it just In time q.
get out OF the coffee market before tho panic
Talk about horse shoes and four leave,
c.overs, they count for nothing in comparison
20 the luck in an opal - San Francisc'
Chronicle
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The following were the arrivals yes
ierday at the different hotels
EXCHANGE AND BAILDRD.-H. X. Put
nam, New York; A.P. Lloyd and family,
Baltimore; II. hickson, South Caro-
lima. l. \ Lighlfoot, Howard d. lloge
and c /. Hoge city; J. T. Ballard, New
Bedford l. ; Rowe, Frank \. Ware, L.
3D. Swimby and ". \. Alley, bostoni
j. II. Carlisle, Lynchbutg. Va
:. ID GOOch. Louisa Courthouse, Va
William T. Conquest, Jr, fhiladelphia.
Anthem Graboroskie, wife and child,
Colorado + Neilman and wife, Baltl-
more. Paul Waterman, New York; T..
Elder and wife, Portsmouth, Va; II. i.
Mason. Frankfort, Ky. Mr. and Mrs
Davis Fmber. Connecticut, q. Burnett,
North Carolina; ]. j. Jackson, Washing
Ton, y. G.; Alex Comstock and wife,
New York II. II Wheeler, Ludington,
VI.
FoRp's.-J J. stark, Virginia II. I.
Beecner. Cleveland, O.; I. =. shelton,
Boston; George L. Marsteller, New
York. c. II. Alrich, Baltimore; II. G.
Curtis. New York; Mr. aud Mrs. Thayer
and Miss Ball, New York; Miss Coy and
Miss Chapman, keenei James Wells,
Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Schurman and
ii. \. Lambert and wife, New York II.
]. Glover, Brooklyn, y. y; Mr.. Morris
and George W Warran, Marian, y. y
Mr.. and Mrs George l.. Cohen, Hartford
Conn; J. G. Bniord, Cincinnati, o., W
f.. Waddy. Eastyille j. +. ". Curtis,
virginia j. J.. Page. Albemarle; George
IA. Ferris. ST Louis, W. y. Dickens,
Halifax county. Va, Ii. {. HuisOn.
Scottsburg; c. J. Heller Philadelphia .
James " Bates, Baltimore, Md George
NJ Douglass Philadelphia, Pa, Mrs +.
b. Kicker. T.. Clifton Kicker, Miss X. NJ.
Rsndell Portland, Me- Marie Prescott,
=. ID. Mclean, John Whiteley. New
York; David Mackay, David Parker,
Petersburg, Va; Thos. GarricK, John K.
Parrish, ST. Louis, Mo- VI. NJ. Heller,
New York
AMERlcAN-R. W Rankin, Rich
mond, Va, z. ]. Orebaugh, staunton'
Va: A. } Parrish, Richmond, Va; W
X. Backe, Virginia. IL. J Carter, Pitts
burg. Pa; W. t. Goode, Richmond, Va
Miss Mary Timberman, Miss Cora Lloyd,
G.. Sauterne, VIM Hewatt, J. l.. Ashton,
New York. Mclean and Marie Prescott
Co: ;. J Fleet, New York; I. /. Turner
Buckingham county, Va; James Allen,
Washington, ID. c.; T. Oppenheimer,
city; NJ Hayden, city; X. F. Priddy,
Charlotte, Va; Kirk, Armstrong and
wife. X. J. Culliran, I. j. Hawkins,
Marland Clarke, Mis-. Mayborn, Miss
Howard, Miss Allen. Ed. l.. Ilamlin, I'd.
Dunn, Miss Florence Gerald, New York,
Marlande, Clarke Jekyll and Hyde Com
pany; J. ii. Irving, John T Loving, Viz
ginia; John NJ Campbell. city.
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Itisthe RookbrInge Company

The TINEs' Lexington correspondent
writes that the name OF the company OF
which Governor Lee has been elected
president is not Balcony Falls Mining
Manufacturing, Furnace and Land I'm
proyement. rs the newspapers have
had it, but it is the Rock bridge Company,
chartered by the General Assembly OF
1887 IS II is thought that the Governor
Will accept the position upon his return
home, but will not enter upon the duties
OF the position until after his gubernalo-
rial term eXDifeS
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The reason why you do not hear OF
more candi Iates for federal Offices in Rich
mond." said a prominent Republican to
a TIMES reporter yesterday, lis because
those who would ike TO have the Offices
are at loss TO know which faction has
the most influence at "a ashingion--the
Malone side or the John 5 Wise wing OF
the party
Among those mentioned in connec-
ton with the office of United states
District Attorney, are two Republican
LAWYERS from Petersburg and one from
Norfolk. Ii is stated that some OF the
friends of Mr.. Henry Hudnall will urge
him 10 Try for this Office but Nj llud-
nall prefers 10 represent the nation al
some foreign port.
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ANXIOUS 10 Hear from Sussex.

Quite a number OF persons inquired AT
the TINES office yesterday afternoon II
any additional news had been received
from Stony Creek, Sussex county, where
the negroes had threatened TO burn the
town Being tod that no kilograms had
been received, The supposition was that
all was quiet and that the trial OF the
rineleaders wac going on without any
lawless interruption \ gentleman who
arrived in the city from Petersburg yes
terdav afternoon stated that the threat
ened uprising of the negroes in sussex
created almost as much excitement in the
Cockade eity as ii did at stony Greek.
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Miss Marie Prescott and j. r. Mclean
will appear at the Theatre tonight and
tomorrow night. On the opening night
they will appear in the great play OF
"Nirginius. Mr. Mclean will essay
the difficult role of Nirginius, a character
made famous 10y Edwin Forrest and
John Mccullough. From the opinions
OF the Southern press NJ. Mclean bids
fair to step in their place OF Miss
Prescott much can be said in her praise
as she captivated her audiences when
last In Richmond
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An Apt Quotation.

4 favorite club man gives this speoi-
men OF darkey politeness: \ generation
ago a rich gentleman in New York died,
leaving an only son sole heir to large
fortune The first purchase made by the
youth was a s. 900 racer. In those days
that was an enormous sum for the best
trotier. The bog took his thorough
bred home and called out Sambo, his
fathers and grandiather's coachman
The old negro, with the eye OF Judge,
looked the horse over carefully. What
DO YOU think OF him, Sambog" well,
Massa James, there's an old ssyin what
has forgot de beginnin' OF, but de end
il: And his money il quickly parted.
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The Marlande Clarke Company. which
opens an engagement al the Broad Street
opera House tonight, has female adj
vance agent. Her name is Miss Florence
Gerald and she was formerly a newspaper
reporter in New Orleans. Miss Gerald told
a TINES reporter that she is the only
female advance agent in the theatrical
business in the United States. She
claims Virginia as her home, having been
born here. She is graduate OF Miss
Baldwins school at stanton.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-25

Mr.. Spurgeon, the English Baptist divine,
recently sent telegram 10 his parishioners
worded "See Matt. vi. "a" The words OF this
passage are. Take, therefore, no thought
for tho morrow, etc. BY some blunder, how
ever, the telegram as delivered read: See
Matt v, 81" the words Of which are; But
say unto you swear not at al" message
xhicb amazed the great prsschess dock -