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Year: 1869

The Lansing (Mich.) Republican states
that the excitement at st. Louis, Gratiot
county, over the remarkable well recently dis
covered in that place continues undated, and
large number of invalids are seeking relief
there from their various diseases. The spring
seems to be q mineral water of moderate
power, we'll adapted for the treatment of
rheumatism, and heavily charged with cleo
tricity. Knife>blades held in the current for
five minutes become SO charged with mag
netism that they readily lift ten-penny nail
and seem to retain the power of attraction
Accommodations have been prepared for the
crowd of strangers whoare beginning to throng
the town. and it is becoming quite a busy
and popular resort, while building is rapidly
going forward, and it seems likely that the
progress of the town will be exceedingly rapid.
Positive relief in cases of rheumatism has al
ready been secured in several instances, and
it is probable that the water will be found
useful for many other complaints Another
important discovery has just been made by
Messrs. Patterson and Christian, who noticed
place where the water had been conducted
through tin pipe. A portion of the pipe
had been cut off, and had fallen TO the ground,
where it was kept constantly wet by the flow
ing stream. On the surface had accumulated
a galvanic coat of understanding FURNISHED
gold 1t was brought to Lansing, tested by
Professor Crane, of the Lansing Museum;
and the substance accumulated upon the tin
is stated to be chloride of gold. The infer
ence is that the water holds this valuable
metal in solution, and the discovery has nat
urally still further augmented the excitement
in st. Louis and vicinity. 1t certainly seems
not only that this well is likely to prove val
and that another source of convenience, COM
fort and wealth, may thus be opening to the
State.
Year: 1869




EXTRAORDINARY SELF IMMoLATIoN.-
The following statement appears in the Pail
Mall Gazette:


GAIL the extraordinary proceedings of the
many fanatical sects whose rapid increase has
excited SO much anxiety in Russia are fairly
thrown in the shade by terrible act of self
immolation which is reported from the gov
ernment of Saratow. A few months ago the
prophets of a new religion made their appear
ance in that part of the empire, preaching
self destruction by fire as tho only sure road
to salvation, and so readily was their dreadful
doctrine received by the ignorant and super
etitious peasantry that in one large village no
less than seventeen hundred persons assembled
in some wooden houses, and, having barricaded
the doors and windows, set the buildings on
fire aud perished in the flames. The author
tiles are doing all they can to stay the progress
of this new madness, but their task is obvious
" difficult one. The punishments which
the law can infiict must have little terror for
enthusiasts who deliberately choose death SO
horrible as the true road to Heaven"
Year: 1869

THE declination of RosEcRANs has
brought out some pointed proofs of the
shabbywsys Of politics. After abusing
the General most heartily and COM
pletely for month, some of the Radical
journals of Ohio are calling gods and
men to witness that they never said
anything derogatory to his character as
pure patriot and Christian gentleman.
Having no further opportunity to throw
dirt they now proceed to eat it.
Year: 1869

GRANT, "the President without
policy" is fit representative of the
party without pripciple. Both are
the results of sort of political infdel-
ity, analogous to the atheism that would
give us religion without Bible and q
Universe without GoD.
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint, except grad.
ual d6clination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEVIG0R AS RE
A POOL IN THE DESERT TO THE SAND
SCORCHED AND PAINTING TRAVELER
Year: 1869

For what were our city scales intend
edf Most persons would say. to protect
purchasers of coal and hay against false
weights. To this end, there is an idea
afoat that our weigh masters, superin-
tend the weighing and Issue eertifcates
as to the weight of the loads passing
over their scales. Yesterday we saw a
sample of. the n,odas operGndi. A driver
with his cart load of coal drove upon
the scales in East Wheeling. He got
down from his cart leaving on the seat
boy who weighs probably fifty pounds.
His horses hind feet also rested on the
scales. The driver tceighed his o,rn load,
and for aught we know issued his own
certificate. Whoever bought that load
paid at coal rates for boy and the
hind quarters of horse that he didn't
get, even if the driver made proper re-
port of the weight upon the scales.
This however is prOblematical, as the
matter was left entirely to his own dis
cretion. Now, we submit, that if the
scales are worth having they are worth
attending to. When our people pay to
be protected against fraud, they ought
to have protection. Gentlemen of the
City Council, wake up! It's daylight
Year: 1869

The selection or breeding of the very
best ,uilch COWS and the proper man
agpment of them, and of everything
connected with the dairy, are matters
of such Importance that too much atten-
ton cannot be given to them. There is
no use ia attempting to keep mich COWS
with profit oH inferior pastures, where
weeds and coal Sc grasses occupy the
soil. The land must be in good heart,
the grasses OF the best quality and the
water as pure as possible. 1t has been
frequently remarked that even on the
best pastures, COWS which are compell-
ed to drink muddy, stagnant water
never produce good quality OF butter.


The large quantity of inferior hutter
which is Away found gluttlng the mar
kets is a pretty fair indication that
there is screw loose in the manage
mtnt of the dairy. Ii is probable that
ia some dairies all the screws are loose
the cows are not suited for the purpose
for which they are kept; they have not
Sufficient pasture nor good water; they
are worried by being driven from the
pasture at IA rapid rate. they are annoy
ed by reckless, irritable, noisy mixers.
The milk house is too small or too hot;
has not sufficient ventilation, and is not
kept sufficiently clean. The cream Is
not taken off when the milk is "ripe,"
and it is left to stand too long before
chlrning. The churning process Is
performed too quick or too slow; the
bnttermilk is not worked out of the but
ter, although the latter may have been
made soapy by iniudicious handhng.-
To finish all, an Inferior quality of salt
IS used, and the butter packed i'll UNI
Iitable vessels Western Rural.
Year: 1869

Seeing the use of ashes strongly re-
commended, many have tried the re-
fuse of the crate and coal stove with no
tlattering results. Then they ask the
question printed in large letters above.
Yes. Coal ashes have some value but
for general use much less than wood
ashes. In general description that
answers the purpose of the farmer, the
composition of wood ashes may be said
to be potash, sandy matter and lime
in the ASH ui elm, hickory, and white
oak, there is good deal Of lime and
potash. In the ash of pine wood al
most no lime and very little potash.'- -
Coal ash gives sandy matter and little
lime. All plants wants some OF that
sandy matter. and it is literally sup
Piled by most soils. The slick in the
ash of stone coal has this popularity, It


S SO fine that the rain dissolyes 1t easi-
ly aud feeds t literally to plants in the
early part ofthe summer. Hence, ceal
as hes are Of most benefit on crops or
plants that grow very fast in May ana
June and come to harvest early. For
cereals, and tubers That are harvested
late in the season, coal ash is not worth
the labor of cartin9 aud spreading.-
But on grass, Strawberries. fadi-hesand


peas, coal ash spread thin and well rak-
ed in Is a profitable application, World.
Year: 1869

court had just procured a divorce from
its wife, and WAS intending te procure
another. Bat the court was not learned
in the way to win 'em, or had forgotten
the art. The prisoner should be fined
$40, but the fine woald be suspended if
she would give the court series Of five
lessons in the art Of proposing. Would
she accept.


She would.


The court then declared its opinion
to be that the maiden was Iunocent, and
discharged her. A for Nj. Percy, ne
should line him so to show him that
iuatlee might wink. but he did not sium-
ber. Chicago tribune.
Year: 1869

Shall /, wasting in despair
Die because wopan's fair7
Or make pale my cheeks with care,
Cause another's rosy are:
BE she fairer tran the dag,
Or the dowery meals In May,


If she be not 80 to Ine.


What care / how fair she bef
shall my foolish heart be pained,
Cause l see woman kind,
Or well disposed nature,
Joined with Il loving fe&ture2
BE she meeker, kinder, than
Turtle dove or pelican,


If she be not SO to me,


What care l how kind she be2
Shall n woman's virtue move
Me to perish for her love?
Or her well deserving known
Make me quite forget mine own?
Be she with that goodness blest
Which may gain her name of blest,


If she be not such to me,


What care how good she beP
Cause her fortune seems too high,
Shall pley the fool and die?
Those that bear a noble mind,
Where they want of riches find,
Think what with them they would do,
That without them dare to WOO:


And unless that mind l see.


What care l how great she be7
Great or good, or kind OF fair,
will ne'er the more despair,
If she love me, this believe,
l will die ere she shall erieve;
If she sligt me, when I WOO,
l can seorn and let her go:


For if she be not sS to me,


What care l for whom she be?
Year: 1869

This large amount is only an indication
OF the immense traffic that must 90 over
the through line in few months, when
the great tide of Pacific coast travel and
trade will begin. 1t is estimated that this
business must make the earnings of the
road


FROM FIFTEEN TO TWENTY


Millions a Year.
Year: 1869

AS the supply of these Bonds will soon
cease, parties who desire to invest in them
will fnd it to their interest to do so at
once; The price at present is par and ao-
c.ued interest from Jan. ], in currency.


A new Pamphlets and Map was issued
October, LIST. containing report of tho
progress Of the work to that dats. and 4
more complete statement in relation 10 the
value Of the bonds than can be given in an
advertisement, which will be sent free on
application.
Year: 1869

Hen. COLUMBUS DBLANo, Commissioner In
ternal Revenue, was before the Ssnate Finance
Committee this afternoon relative to tho bill
which recently passed the House concerning
the tax on tobacco and distilled spirits.
Year: 1869

Mr.. Boutwell, having been chosen to
fill the most important financial posi-
ton in the Government, there is natur-
ally widespread and eager interest in
knowing what are his financial tenets.
In the absence of any large business
experience, it may be regarded proba-
BILE that President Grants choice of
Mr.. Boutwell, is based upon his nvowed
principles and belief respecting the
currency and the national securities.
The following paragraph, which we
clip from his speech in the Massachu-
sets State Convention last fall, will be
found to bear directly upon those sub
iects. 1t will be seen that he is radi.
cal contractionist, and the policy en-
bodied in the second sentence OF the
extract herewith given will, If persisted
in, be somewhat opposed to the de-
mands of the West:


"We do not propose to tolerate. sane
ton or permit an issue OF demand
notes payable in coin to be exchanged
for the time bonds of the United States.
We intend to limit, and, if necessary,
to diminish gradually the volume OF
paper money, until 1t approx1mates in
value to the standard of coin. We In
tend that there shall be one currency
for the bondholder, the merchant, the
farmer, the pensioner and the laborer.
That currency shall be OF The value OF
gold. When this is done the public
debt will be paid, as the resources OF
the country may permit, and to the sat-
isfaction OF those who pay and of those
who receive. When the credit of the
country is restored as it will be by the
single fact of the election of General
Grant. we can issue bonds payabl 9 af-
ter ten or twenty years, bearing low
er rate of interest, and thus save annu-
ally the sum of twenty or thirty mil
lions of dollars. But, first of all, as a
the people must dispel by their votes
the apprehension OF national dishon-
esty in the public finances. The Re-
publican party knows no policy in
finance but honesty"
Year: 1869

TNANCY GOODS STORE FOR sALE-SITUATED ON


one Of the principal avenues and containing select
and splendid stock OF goods beautifully fitted up with good
lease and reasonable rent the will be sold cheap
cash exchanged tor other paying business Ad
dress HARLOW, Herald office.
Year: 1869

There may be something of interest
to place-hunters, as well as to the werld
at large, in the follow from the Troy,
New York, Times: General GRANT has
taken our relations with England into
his own hands He is now able to do
TINS having satisfactorily disposed of
all hls other relations by giving them
Year: 1869

HE'LL BROKE Loose.-AccorGng to the Truckee
Tribune the town of Truckec is in bad way.
That paper says:


Has hell poured forth her minions upon us, or
have the great cities of the land selected their
most Internal and desperate villains and sent
them forth to a congress Of thieves in our midst
there to commit their most hellish deeds and
daring robheries? Scarcely night passes but
some citizen is robbed or some house broken
open and pluudered. How long must this be
endured? The utmost surveillance upon the
part of our competent and worthy officials,
serves to keep them only in allegiance just so
long as au officers eyes are upon them. We
have now, we believe, twelve out of sixteen cells
in the county Jail. and if justice was done to a
large number of men in our community that we
know of twice rs many more cells, would be oc-
cupied and FIVE or six gallows besides.
Year: 1869

Tell it not in Gath publish it not in the
streets of Ashkelon but whisper it sub rosa to
your neighbor that tsse.ty-oae schooimdrms of
San Francisco intend to swoop down upon Stock
ton during the month of June, in all their vestal
loveliuess. They going to visit the Yo Sem
lite, and will capture Stockton while route.
In the language of Patrick Henry, or any other
man" Let them GOMEZ We understand it is
the design of these romantic schoolmarms to
have but one male companion during their trip.
If such is the cause, we would inform them that
either of the local editors in this city is equal
to the emergency, and is prepared to join their
Sorosis. We are ready to share their SORROWS
and joys during the excursion-weep when they
weep-''smile" when they smile. Good refer
ences furnished on application.
Year: 1869

Closing Ceremonies Of the Fiftieth Annual


Convention Of the Swedenbo orgians-Two


Sermons nnd Admins tration of the Holy


supper.


The New Jerusalem Swedenborgian) church. on
Thirty-fth street, near Lexington avenue was quite
fun yesterday morning, afternoon and evening, the
congregation and the delegates from the interior at
tending to unite in the religious services with which
the Fiftieth Annual Convention OF the Church. In ses-
for the last four days. was brought to formal
conclusion. In the forenoon the service began at
eleven O'Clock. II was the usual Sabbath morning
service prescribed by the Swedenborgian liturgy.
The sermon was preached by Rev. W. b. Hayden.
He took for his text the fifth and sixth verses O.
the first chapter OF Joshua:-"Tnere shall not any
man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy
life. As was with Moses so I viii be with thee. |
Will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be strong and
of good courage; for unto this people shalt thou
divide for an inheritance. which sware unto their
fathers to give them.n The tendency of the sermon
to impress the congregation with the doctrine
that all Scriptural terms have an external and In
ternal sense that IN the latter the places named In
Scripture were to be taken to refer TO ourselves and
our rnner life, and that the promised land Canaan,
In this Internal sense meant the highest point of re-
lgious faith within ourselves; that 10 reach this
promised land rhey must fight to subdue the evils
and sins within themselves To do this zeal IL
necessary, ana the Bible incucates zeal and makes
It the duty Of all believers to be Jealous: but there
was difference between religious zeal and anger.
II was the obligation Of ALL IN order to reacn the
promised land Of religious perfection, TO be earnest,
vigorous and aggressive, but with the idea and In
tention 70 do good only, and never In anger with


The holy supper was administered IN the after.
noon, the service opening at halpast three O'Clock
venerable president OF the Convention and conse.
guently the head OF the Church, oflciatel at the
altar. assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Reed, Of the same
Year: 1869

The Battle of the Great Day of God


Almighty.


There was free preaching in Cooper Institute,
room No. 49, both at halfpast ten ana three O'Clock
yesterday subject being "The Battle OF the Great
Day Of God Almighty" The attendance was very
limited. The preacher, Mr.. r. Smith, took his text
from Revelations xvi, 13, IA and 16:-"And saw
three unclean spirits, like frogs, come out Of the
mouth Of the dragon and out OF the
mouth OF the beast and out Of the mouth
Of the false prophet" The subject was
illustrated by large painting, representing
the scene on the last day. The dragon the serpent
and the devil mentioned in the Revelations were,
he observed, SYNONYMOUS. He also alluded to the
revelation stating that when thousand years are
expired Satan shall be oosed out OF his prison. he
contended that there would be no actual battle on
the last day, arguing that the resurrected wicked
would be cast INTO the bottomless lake OF fire with
out any engagement. There would be two great
and the other calling the rocks to fail upon them
in order hide them from the face Of the Almighty.
there would be any hostlities. 1t was set
forth In the Revelations that towards the
closing scene the kings OF the earth and
war against him that sat on the horse and against
his army But IT was also stated that the beast was
taken and with him tire false prophet that wrought
miracles before him, and both were cast into the
lake of fire burning with bristone, and the remnant
were slain with the sword OF him that sat upon the
horse. That did not mean that the sword was to be
actually used, but merely showed how the resur-
rected wicked should be disposed Of. There was no
such thing as q battle intended and the language re-
ferring 10 1t was only Hgurative. The re-
velaton stated that Kings took counsel
against the Lord, but their conduct was
laughed at and treated with derison, showing
that there would be no engagement, none
being necessary. There would be q vast assembly
Of the family OF Adam divided into two great armies
one OF which was represented as surrounding God
IN all His glory, and the other about to enter the
bottOmless pit He desired to show that there would
not be any battle on the last day, and contended
that the wording OF the Revelations would not
lead TO the inference that any encounter be.
tween the two armies would take place. He
had given nothing but the facts bearing
upon the matter. After explaining the various pas
sages relating to the final Judgment the rewards Of
the saints and the punishment Of the wicked, the
preacher concluded by adverting to the importance
or the present time OF grace, witch should be taken
advantage Of In order to be in the Lords army. All
opportunity OF receiving grace should be eagerly en-
braced
Year: 1869

The beautiful bright weather of yesterday, al
though somewhat warmer than comfort would re-
quire had the effect Of drawing large congregations
from their homes to the various churches, and the
services were as whole OF highly interesting
character, apart from their ectreligious bearings
There some anxiety displayed in certain circles
to know what church, If any, President Grant would
attend he being in the city, but the inqulstve ones
were doomed to disappointment as the General did
not visit any of the places Of worship during the day
or evening. Appended will be found reports of the
i. more interesting services and discourses Of the
Sabbath.
Year: 1869

One OF the brothers then and said he believed
In every man working out his own salvation. lie
tnougnt God would bless the band any way, aud
therefore he believed in praying Tor others lie had
great 1ath In prayer. Another brother then ve-
hementy delivered sef-condemnatory address to
the Deity, IN which he said his greatest desire was
to have the wanderer come In. (Cres Of Amen. God
grant IT, The invitation TO every deathess spirit
was come, come, come. Nothing was In the way
but sin. Remove that and heaven Is in the future
and the prospect IL clear OF paradise. II had my
life to live over again and had nine
hundred and sixty-nine years, as Methu-
selah had, God would never stop hearing
me. Salvation is to thank God earth and find
glory eternal IN heaven. The speaker followed
by singing another hymn, during which q collection
was taken up to deiray expenses. Another OF the
band then prayed with wild gestculation and loud
noise that the good work might go The prayer
was followed by hymn.


mild speaker, member OF the band made
long address with the words =" All things in christ
are ready now" as a basis OF Inspiration. He told
several interesting and somewhat marvellous stories.
About dozen desired prayers when the invitation
was given. The meeting closed at q late hour with
the benedlctiou.
Year: 1869

When the king of Babylon sacked Je-
rusalem, it was observable, that whereas
the priests might have had what they
pleased, yet they preserved only the fire
of the sanctuary; and hid that in pit,
because this fire lit is said) came down
from heaven upon the first Mosaical
sacrifice, and was kept to that day
Thus must we do with love, that divine
spark of far greater fame, which stream
ing from God, hath by the illumination
of His Holy Spirit, from the beginning
of the world warned the sons of men.
Above all these things (says the apostle)
put on charity, love friends, love enc
mics, love all, love our friends in the
Lord, our foes for the Lord. So that
whatsoever else we do amiss, as in many
things we sin all, though the opinions and
judgments of men be different from ours,
yet let US not differ in affection, but keep
up and maintain love one towards an
other.
Year: 1869

MAYEsvILLE, S. c., Dec. 3, 1868.
Reu. s. C. Logan,


Sec of the Committee on Freedmen:


Reverend and Dear Sir: l wrote to
you on the Sth October, acknowledging
your favor of the 25th August, and prom
ising to reply to it on my return from a
tour l was about to take to the south
west. regret the delay; but under the
circumstances of the case, it was una
voidable.


The Committee of Sustentation, to
whom l referred your letter on the 1st
inst., after a careful consideration of the
matter, came to the conclusion that as
the proposition contained in your letter
proceeded in the first instance from your
General Assembly, as it contemplates a
plan of cooperation between the two
Churches for promoting the moral and
spiritual welfare of the freedmen, and as
it relates also to the ecclesiastical status
that is to be maintained by the churches
that may be formed by their joint labors,
they do not feel at liberty to enter into
any definite arrangements without first
referring the matter to our General As
sembly. Ihave therefore been requested
to bring your letter to the notice of our
next General Assembly, which 1 will take
great pleasure in doing, and will commu-
uicate their decision as soon as it is made.
In the meantime, if you have any definite
plan of cooperation to propose, l shall be
glad to know it, aud will bring that also
to the attention of the Assembly.


Whilst this is the only disposition We
can make of the matter as Committee,
| am under no restraint about communi-
eating my personal and unofficial views
on the whole subject, and propose to do
so in the course of week or ten days,
If my multifarious duties do not prevent.


Yours truly and sincerely,


J. LEIGHTON WILSON,


Secretary Of SuStentatiOn.