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Correspondence.
____ C. March, 2, '69.
Yesterday We "walked into the
House of Represented vesof the
United States, and was present when
Mr. Logan introduced, his resolution,
prohibiting the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, from delivering to Gen. R. E.
Lee the articles 6®ce«ljelonging to the
Yathei^ot bk Country, captured art;
Arlington Heights, which resolution
passeU by a large majority.
To-day we visited the home, or
rather what once was the home ot oar
dearly "beloved. Southern General, E.
32. Lee, for ao> more can it be his
home, or even the home of his chil-
dren afcer bis death, for there are now
buried eta Arlington heights 16,157
Union de^il *,. ■ • v
Sfeeing a jaSnument^ut a few yards
distaDt from the mansion,- from which
Washington City', GfeorgStown and
Alexandria . with ail 'the beautifnl,
romantic and historic,couortry. be-
tween them, were spread out before
us, We walked td it, and ^ead the fo*
le wing inscription .: '
"Beneath this stone ■* _
Jteptme tfn bones of St 1JJ. .Union soldiers,
Gathered after thew'ar, \"
From the fields ot Boll iLiin and, the
route to the Sappahanlsoek. Their
remains could not tie identified, but
their names" and deaths-are receded
in the ardbires of ..c^uutry j and
its greatful citizens honor them as of
the noble army of iuarfcyife. May
they rest in peace, Bej&;,uL.D., 18(36."
This mounmenfc is surmounted by
four eanuoa au'd a humber of can-
non balk, and ia of granite.
Entering the fonner. residence of
Gen. Lee, We saw that it was used as
the Register's, office of the National
Cemetery, and hung upon the walla
of the laigest room were the follow-
ing inscriptions in gilt letters : .
•'The grave should be surrounded
by everything that might inspire ten-
derness ind venera^on for the dead
or thafrmight win the living to virtue
—it is not the place ot disgust and^
dismay, but of sorrow and medita
tion." ;if. - .
•"fitw sleep tte bravfr wltot sajik^U) jest,
By ail tleir yraatrj'swiclies blest." .
The thir«li*n. thus:
'Whether on the tented field, or :^a the battle's van,
' The fittest place lor man to die i where he dies for
man-" r V
The fourth and last read as follows:
"On Fame's eternal camping ground, '
1 heir siUit tests aJe spread,
* And glory guards with, solemn sound,'
The bivouac of the dead." -'T
We ,walked over acres <jf land cov-
ered With graves of the Union dead,
and we felt sad—and pray Gpd that,
we may never have another civil war
in America. -. , . , •' •
As at Mount Vernon, we beheld the,,
sable colored soni and daughters of
injured Africa flocking about Arling-
ton Eights.
Indeed, they have founded a village
and named it Freedman'B Tillage, on
the'side lutf the Hights, numbering;
as we were informed, about thirty
houses,. . . / •. .•
General' Lee nor his Children, on
whom the property is entailed, so we
learn, will ever get bask their home.
Who -would think of disinterring
so many thousands of Union soldiers 1
Gen. Lee himself Could not think
of i^ and «o Arlington must, to a dead
and moral' certainty, forever remain a
national cemetery. * ,
But we do hope that Gen. Lee's
noble example since the cause of "the
South was lost, in going to work like
a man, and teaching school for a liv-
ing, may inspire Congress or theGov
eminent with tike magnanimity of
paying the General and his heirs for
the paternal inheritance which de«.
Bcended to them from the great Wash-
ington. \ •• .
The career of Gen. Lee, as a soldier,
' was not more distinguished and bril-
. liant than it'is'now in civil life, devo-
ted as it is to developing and ad-
vancing the cause of learning and,
education • among the people ot the
South!
May God prosper the hero in all his
works! <
Washington never had so many
people in it before. Indeed,, the Av-
enue at times reminds us of Broad-
way, but only at times, for Broadway
beats the, world.
itouth, beauty, wealth and fashion
throng the capital day and night,
While poetry, music and song, fill the
air, aud joy and gladness elate the
hetyts of all. ' .
Crar two Texas delegations, headed
by the two brothers, Gov. A. J. and
Morgan C. Hamilton, the first oppo-
sing aDd the latter advocating the
dismemberment of Texas, are all
here and working hajrd to g.ain their
ends. V
Bow their operations will turn out,
God only knows, we however hope
Colossal has four aces and that Mor-
gan C. will only have twos or threes
and get beat.
V^rnell, Degener, and Morgan
Baxriilton are rooming together at the
National, , v"
We learn from very high authority
that General Reynolds will soon re*
lieve General Canby of the Military
Government of Texas.
After the inaugural we shall go im-
mediately to New York, from which
plaee, dear reader, you may expect to
hear from is soon.
There are so many poor, unfortu-
nate office seekers in Washington,
aud the poor devils look so sad and
case worn, that we have abandoned
the idea of saving the country, by
scQwting office under Mr. Grant. In-
deed, We feel on this subject, as does
oniTexas warrior, Tom Ochiltree,
who informed ifc that he had declined
to run for Lieutenant Governor, al-
though perfectly satisfied of his elec-
tion ! If he desired it, he could rep-
resent his district in CobgreBS! "But,"
said the Major: "I haVe a better
jfiiiifehat!" . . >vy
Fir Save been here 'most two
weeks and nobody has said office to
i ! We shall leave here without
for one. Alas, dear reader,
rests the head .that wears a
erown,7* "be virtuous and you will be
h«ppy," even if you do "ipse all the
fun ?' In haste.
Adids! J.M.M.
An Eitraardinarr KeUgiou Geremt-
no—toarer«i « «f a Chriitian Maid-
en to Judaism ud Her marriage to
an Israelite, qt:
.From the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15.
vThe second instance of a Chicago
'•Christian adopting the Jewish faith
and being admitted to membership in
that Church is that of Miss Mary Gil-
more, formerly of Detroit, Michigan.
^Particular interest is attached to this
case from the fact-that she was a Cath-
olic, it being generally conceded that
the Romish Church has a stronger
hold on its members than any other
'denomination of Christians. As in
the other instance, a prospeQtive has*,
band was the paramount reason for
desiring conversion.
The ceremonies were held in tho
■Brothers of Peace synagogue, located
on the corner of Third avenue and
Harrison street, yesterday morning.
>Gar reporter entered the church and
walked up one of the side aisles^ hat
in hand, being unfamiliar with the
customs of the Israelites. As he ap-
proached the altar several gentlemen
requested him to don his ciMapeau, as
it was contrary to the Jewish law for
st man to uncover in a.place of wor-
ship. The he^,ti covering was restored
to it8 place, and he Seated himself to
await developments: There were no
decorations, and no more* than ordi
nary interest was manifested on the
part of those presen t in the rare event
which was to f£ke place.
Abotit ten minutes after eleven the
convert came up the main aisie, «c-
'companied by Mrs. Julia Barnett and
Mrs. Sarah Sneider, taking a seat to
the left of the alt*r. She was at-
tired in a neat fitting white tarlatan
dress, with no ornament except a
white silk scarfv which enciicled her
neck. She wore a "Grecian Bend"
hat, trimmed with blue, with a large
white feather in front. MissGilmore
is decidedly good looking, and un-
questionably will make Mr. Berney
Berlyn, the gentleman whom she has
selected as a life partner, happy.
The advent of the Rabbi, the Rev.
Dr. Messing,' was looked for with
anxiety, pe entered the church
dressed in his robes, in a short time,
and took a position in front of the
altar. There were now about, 300
persons present'. Miss Gilmore was
conducted to the altar by the sexton,
Mr. Louis Bacbarach, when the fol-
lowing colloquy took place, the young
lady answering the questions _ia a
clear and distinct voice, the audience
maintaining the strictest silence dur^
ing the exereises*:/
Rabbi—Miss Mary Gillmore, as you
present yourself with the, intention
of joining the, Jewish faith, are yOu
ready to^answer me, in the presence
of these people, the following ques-
tions f
Miss Gilmore—I am.
Rabbi—Then please answer them.
Do you freely aud of your own ac-
cord join the Jewish faith ?
Miss Gillmore—I do, in the pres
ence of all these people in this house
of the Lord, aud" in the presence of
the Almighty, declare my purpose to
jein the Jewish nation and recognize
the unity of God.
Rabbi—Are yOu acquainted with-
the articles of faith of bur nation ?
Miss Gilmore—I am well acquainted
with them, and hereby do declare
them. (She then declared the thir-
teen articles of faith of the Jewish
nation, as! follows:
1. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that God (blef-s.d be his name) id the
creator and governor of all created
beings, and that He alone has made,
and ever will "make, every produc-
tion.
2. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the Creator(blessed be Hia name)
is thp only God, and that there is no
unity whatever like uuto His; and
that He alone is our God, who was,,
who is. and who will be eternally.
<3. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the Creator Cbiefised be His name)
iaincorporeal", that He is not subject
to any of the chances incident to mat-
ter, and that he has not any similitude
whatever*.
4. I believe, With a perfect faith,
that the Creator (blessed be His name)
is both the first and the last of all
things.
5. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the Creator (blessed be His name)
yea, to .Him only, is it proper to . ad-
dress our prayers, and that it is not
proper jo pray to any other being.
6. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the words of the prophet are
true.
7. 1 believe, with a perfect faith,
that the prophecy of Moses, our in-
structor (may his soul rest in peace),
was a true prophecy, and that he ex-
celled all the sages who proceeded
him or who may edcceed him.
8. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the law which we have now iff
our possession is the same law which
was given to Moses, our instructor.
(May his soul rest in peace).
9. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that this law will never be changed,
and that the Creator (blessed be his
name) will never give us any other
law.
10. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the Creator (blessed he His name)
knoweth all the actions and thoughts
of men, as it is stated; all their
hearts, and is fully acquainted with all
their works.
11. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that the Creator (blessed be Hie nakie)
rewards those who observe His com-
mandments, and punishes those' who
transgress them.
12. I believe* with a |>erfect faith,
that the Messiah will come, and,
although his coming be delayed, I
will still, in daily hope, patiently
await bis appearance.
13. I believe, with a perfect faith,
that there will be a resurrection of
the dead at a time when it shall please
the Creator (blessed aud exalte^ be
His name forever aud ever).
The Rabbi then took Miss Gilmore
by the hand, le4 her into the altar,
opened a door and exposed the Tau-
rah to vieW, at the same time asking
the question: Do you know the
meaning of this and the origiQ there-
of 1
Miss Gilmore—It is the Tawah, the
holy lair of God, given unto Moses
on Mount Sinai, for the children of
Israel.
Rabbi—Can you inform me of the
most important words of this holy
law?
Miss Gilmore—I can. The most
impotrant words are those in the
Second Book, chapter nineteen, sixth
verse: "And God said unto Israel,
ye shall be of my kingdom of priests
and a holy nation."
They then resumed their former
position-in front of the altar, and the
colfoquy was continued, as follows:
Rabbi—As you have joined our na-
tion, it now becomes you to cast off
your old name and take a name
among Israel, therefore^ please state
which name you choose. ^
Miss Gilmore—I choose the name
of Leah, being the humblest of the
mothers, of our nation, and who never
faltered in her faith iD God.
Rabbinr-I declare you then, Sister
Leah, here in the. house of the Lord
our God, and in the presence of the
people, by the power invested in me
as a minister of this congregation, as
accepted a member of our nation, in
which I congratulate you, Sister Leah,
in the name of Israel, your nation,
and accept from me a share-in the
blessings of the Lord our God. May
the Lord bless and preserve thee ;
may the Lord make his face shine
upon thee and be gracious unto thee ;
may the Lord lift up his countenance
upon thee and give thee ppace.
Amen. ?
Tha Rabbi then shook hands with
her, and the ceremony was over.
At one o'clock the bride and groom
presented themselves before the altar
and were married, consummating an
event, an accouut of which, from its
nob being .daily witnessed, will be
read with pleasure and interest.
New Methodist Churgh.—We are
gratified to learn that lots 6 and 7, on
block 49, have been .secured for the
erection pf a Methodist church in
Bryan. It .is one of the most beauti-
ful "and commanding locations in the
city—some three hundred yards south
of the Courthouse equare. The Bap-
tist. and- Methodist churches will
crown the two highest elevations in,
the city, on either side of the railroad
depot. The proposition is to build >a
church of substantial material, in
proportions 40 by 60 feet, with brick
foundation, well arranged with com«
fortable seats and aisles, neat pulpit
and recess, crowned with*a belfry,
and spire 80 or 90 feet from ' the
ground.
The contract for the building will
be let out immediately. The lots
will be sufficiently ample also for the
erection pf a parsonage. Our citi*
zflrjs can but feel an earnest andiive-
ly pride in the success of such sub-
stantial enterprises. One of our most
enterprising and intelligent citizens
propose presenting the church with
an organ. We understand thgE^g
large amount has already been soj^
scribed, and the subscription papers
are still in circulation. Messrs. Dr.
G. W. Castles, H. Mitchell*, Dr. D.
Port Smythe, A. M. Deckman and J.
P. Burnett constitute the Building
Committee.—Bryan $/ews Letter.
San Marcos—The Texas
Advocate contains a letter from
Wm. J. Joyce, written • from this
growing town, situated six mil6s
above Scratch Under at the beautiful
San Marcos spring
The improvement of this place is
astonishing. Two year§; ago, the town
of San Marcos was a poor affair; now
we aspire to a parsonage, an editorial,
sanctum, and a college. The parson-
age question will be discussed at the
first Qttfurterly Meeting, and a8 San
Marcos Circuit is becoming noted for.
its enterprise and liberality, I do not
doubt but that the discussion will
ultimfifte in an order for its erection.
The Stewards received the preachers
sent to them this year with open arms.
It makes one feel * like working his
fingers off to serve them. '
As to the paper, the editor is here,
and el diablo tambien, but not of the
printing establishment. The press
and types are on the road, or rather,
in the mud.
More than one hundred scholars are
in' the*8chool here, and the people are
on the wing for a $12,000 stone builds
iag.
The water power here is strangely
overlooked. A river bursts from un-
der a cliff only about a mile from
town, and is scarely effected by
drought or rain.
Revenge.—"Revenge," says the
proverb, "is sweet." Different men
have different ways of showing it.
My friend Brown's way is b armless
and humorous. Two Joneses live
next door to each other, and having
to call on one of them, Brown, of
course, went to the wrong house. A
crabbe.d servant answered tlie bell,
and on Brown's asking, "Is this Mr.
John Jones's ?" she replied snappish**
ly, as if she had been bothered with
many such inquiries, "No, it aint,"
and slammed the door iu his face-
Brown walked on a hundred yards or
so, When a bright thought struck him.
H6 returned at ocee, and rang the
same bell again. Again the ciabbed
Bervant appeared. "Who said it
was?" asked Brown, triumphantly)
and instantly walked away.
At a fashionable wedding reception
in New }Tork recently, the parlors
were profusely ornamented with
native and exotic flov ers ; but the
glory of the exhibition was a center
piece, consisting of a beautiful
bower of the most' exquisite tiq^ and
variety, and iu the midst of Which
was«a large shallow glass tank, re-
sembling a miniature lake, with its
banks overgrown with aquatic vines,
flowers and shrubs. Upon the silver
water rested the graceful figure of a
swan, constructed of flowers. Tho
whole presented a most unique and
beautiful sight, and elicited constant
eulogy.
The ''one thousand mile tree" is
said to be the only pine tree between
Omaha and Salt Lake.
„ Letter from Beaumont*
Beaumont, Tex., March 8, '69.
To the Editor of the Telegraph.
At a meeting of the citizens of
Jefferson "County on the 6th inst., to
take into consideration the course of
their delegate, the Hon, James Arm-
strong, iu the Convention recently
adjourned* Mr. Joiin G. Pipkin was
called to .the. chair, and N. B. Beudy
appointed Secretary, when the object
ol the meeting was explained, and
the following resolutions reported by
a committee composed of R. H. Leon-
ard, R. A. Watkins, A. D. Kent and
G. W. 01$ryan, were unanimously
adopted, tofjre it:
Whereas, A large majority of those
invested by the people with high po-
litical stations and power, are dis-
posed to sacrifice the material
interests of their constituency and
country, ip pursuit of partisan frenzy,
political incendiarism or yenality,
and
Whereas, It behooves the people'to
guard with jealous vigilance against
such sacrifice or any encroachments
upon their reserved rights, by reward-
ing their true and worthy public ser
vants and consigning to political
oblivion those-who proved faithless to
their trusts,, and would have availed
themselves of the unsettled political
condition of,our State, to aggrandizs
themselves at the expense of those-
interests and rights, therefore,
Resolved,?*;] sc That in the Hon.
James Armstrong we recognize no in-
consistent timeserving demagogue;
but a true patriot, proof alike against
all such unworthy motives j jinil who
in the Con,vSfftion recently adjourned,
with an eye eltigie to his obligations
to his countrji and people, labored in-
cessantly aim valuably for their fu-
ture prosperity and happiness. •
Resolved 2d That by nobly reject-
ing the allurements of centralization,
with unlimited political power , de-
volving upon ithe Convention whereof
he was a member; by his generous,'
manly, -and courageous advocacy of
the rights, and defence of the charac
ter of the people of hi9 State, and by
his whole course' in said Convention,
has placed upon us a weighty debt*of
gratitude, and is deserving of our
heartfelt commendations.
Resolved 3d That we recammend
him to the Conservative Nominating
Convention, a&a man everyway enti-
tled to their favor j and
Resolv.ed :4th That the Houston
Telegraph, Galveston News, Liberty
Gazette |arid Jasper News Boy, sbe
requested to publish these resol ations.
G. W. 0!Br.van, A. D. Kent, R. A.
Watkins, R.H#Leonard—Committee.
After fchich ^e meeting was ad-
dressed bv the"vHon. James Arms
strong, and adjourned.
< " : =;'"N. B, Beudy, Secy.
We are free to confess that we look
to Hamilton w|th some degree of
hope. His course in the recent Con-
vention/was conservative. He boldly
and successfully throttled the Davis
piebalds there, and it is fair tb pre^
suine that he will be none fUe lesjs
dangerous to their trickery in Wash-
ington. If we analyze Mr. Hamilton's
receut speeches correctly, he is the
man for Governor.^ He appears, not
altogether destitute of, those better
impulses of our na£ureV that must
necessarily enter into an equitable
adjustment of our difficulties. We
believe he accords with tlie general
wish of our people for tranquility,
ana we support him for the sake 'of
peace.—Corpus Christi Advocate. ■
It is quite certain that the liberality
in the franchise clause in the pro-
posed Constitution is due to Gov.
Hamilton,
Already have we noted with satis-
faction* the lively gratitude evineed
by the leading newspapers and public
men of the State for this signal
service to the country. Gov. Hamil*
ton's Bpeech is an omen that better
feeling will prevail among the leading
men of tho State. * We hope to see it
encouraged, aud that neighbors and
friends heretofore estranged on ae
count of political difference will emu-
late Ills spirit and example.—McKini-
ney Enquirer.
Beautiful Extract.—Give me to,
know that the doctrine of Jesus is
bread from Heaven, and that iG sus-
tainetb the spirit, and prepares it for
Heaven, and I may be indifferent
whether, that bread descended, like
the manna in the desert, in the nightly
dew, or whether like the food of
Elijah, it was brought to my eager
hands by the rayons, or whether it
was broken for myself aud ten hun-
dred thousand around me, by the
hand imbued by miraculous power.
So lon^as I know that it was 6ent me
by the Faflher of my spirit, and that
eating it I shall live forever, I know
that can give it value and awaken my
gratitude. When some friendly
hand presses a cup of cold water to
my lips as I am fainting with thirst
in a thirsty land, I will not ask, for I
do not care, whether that water was
showered from the skies, or guahed
from a spring. I ask not whether it
was brought me in a golden nrn or
whether it was presented in a qhrys-
tal vase, or a soldier's. It is water
that bids me live aud that lor me is
enoughs ,
The Clerks in the State Depart-
ment addressed a complimentary
letter to Secretary Seward, from
which we clip the following :
"They especially desire to bear
testimony to the fact that neither the
press of public cares nor the weight
of private sorrows, the latter seem-
ingly too heavy to be borne, have
served to disturb the exercise on your
part of that courtesy toward subordi-
nates which renders official inter-
course bo gratifying and the discharge
of official duties so pleasant.
' Mr. James Gordon Bennett has set
aside $10,000 for the benefit of the
New York Hlrald Club. This asso-
ciation is composed solely of the em-
ployees ot the Herald, and is a mutual
benefit society. Its members are thus
kept above want iu cases of sickness
or misfortune.
The Piedmont Life Insurance Con*
* P «TJ v
We copy the following from the
Evening News of Richmond, Va.
They pay a just tribute to this excel-
lent company:
A certificate elsewhere speaks for
itself, ^nd pays a justly deserved com-
pliment to the . promptness and fair
dealings of a life Insurance Company,
whioh, although but recently organ-
ized, has taken rank among the first
of similar Institutions in this country,
and bids fair to achieve a still higher
position and popularity. In sixteen
months' time -the Piedmont Life In-
surance Company of j^irginia has
issued over 21,000 policies, and re-
ceived an income of *$400,000, a suc-
cess beyond all precedent in the an-
nals of Insurance in this country or
Europe. The Company insuresfon
mutual, non-feiting ahd return pre-
mium plans, has a large capital se-
curely invested, and is und^r the
control of Bome of the best financiers
and most reliable gentlemen in the
city and the State, t ^ .
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11,1869.
Piedmont Life Insurance Company:
To the Public—I am .pleased; to
bear testimony to the "Piedmont Life
Insurance Company, of Virginia," and
to urge its merits for solvency and
promptness on a Southern public
I presented this morning proofs of
loss for $5000 iusured under policy
No. 754, jointly oa myself and wife,
my wife having recently died, and
the amount was instantly paid, the
Company waiving the ninety days al-
lowed under its policy. " ^
Such promptness en titles the Com-
pany tb Southern support. *
Why should we continue to im-
poverish our people and, section by
sending money North for Life Insu-
rance when so reliable and prosper-'
ous a Company as "The Piedmont" is.
in our section ? T .
Henry J. Jarratt,
of Greensville, county, Va.
The undersigned, agents of the
Piedmont Life Insurance Company,
would state that the money above re-
ferred, to, was paid in our presence,
aud the certificate given Voluntarily
as a merited justice to this Company.
The progress of this Company is rapid,,
its business cautiously and prudently
conducted, and its promptness aud
solvency beyond question, demon-,
strate the folly of sending mohey off
for life insurance. .Let Southern peo-
ple rally to this home enterprise
which brings money to our own sees
tion; in vests its money iu our' ised-
tion' and builds up our people, and
friends. . Thomas B. Bigger,
Agent for Richmond, and State at
large
David B. Clark,
We cheerfully concur in the above
and urge our friends to support this
reliable home enterprise, for which
we are agents.
Herman Kopplb.
J. Bell Bigger, r
' '. M-B^air. " •. -■
- E. Falk.
'«■
Messrs. Leman &. MeGloid, Agents
of the Mound City Mutual' Life Insu-
rance Company, of St. Louie, Missouri,
have shown us a letter fjbm their
principals, notifying them of the pas-
sage of a law in Missouri, requiring
all Life Insurance Companies to de-.
posite with the State Auditor $100,000
in bonds, at par value, or,money, as
an additional security to policy hold-
ers. We are glad to add, aldo, that
this Company favors the law, and in-
tends at once to comply with it, and
this act will increase the high confi-
dence which the Company .has so far
maintained. ' , , ' ,
, We take pleasure in adding the
following notice of this sterling com
pany from the Daily Times of St.
LoUis : ; •'
The Mound City Mutual Life, of
this city, isr after ah existence of only ^
a few mont?hs#doing as large a busir ^
ness as many companies which count
years instead of months since their
organization. .X - N
The i^en at the head ef the Mound
City are practical insurance men, and
the names ot the directors are, in
themselves, a passport to the confi-
dence of the people. The manage-
ment is liberal and energetic, and in
the policies issued by the company
the old fogy barriers which alone
tended to make life insurance un-
popular with many have b«en torn
down. In view of these ..facts, the
success which the company is meet^
ing is not surprising, and the state-
ment, published in another column,
giving the business for the last two
months, will be read with pleasure by
those who have the interest of the
West at.beart.
Compliance with the new insurance
law just passed in this State will
place the Mound City on a par with
the largest companies in the United
States.
We publish the following because
handed in by a friend. For ourselves
we tthink, wood from a Texas Cedar
Brake, or marble from one of the Sau
Saba quaries would have made just
as good a church building as that
transported from Judea:
The new NationalChurch, in
Washington, built by the Methodists,
with its wood ftom Lebanon and
Gethsemane, and marble from Solo-
mon's Temple, haa excited consideras
ble attention. Doubts jhave been
thrown over the integrity of the rel-
ics, but Rev. Mr. De Haas states that
the wood and stone are genuine, and
that Mr. Johnson, United States Con-
sul General in Syria, sent two large
boxes, one of marble collected from
the debris of the Temple by the Eng-
lish exploring party cow operating in
Jerusalem, and cedar and olive wood
from Lebanon and Gethsemane.—
Washington Star,
■s—
YOUR
-I*'
iiTLA . |$UTt7AIi
LIFE INSURANCE COMFY,
O#—* . . <•' f.'
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
L- *. HAI5ES,. 7—5- •
- .',?••••'V '
MAIN STREET .........4*....fS-
4S.
(Up-staiiB,) HOUSTON. TEXAS.
i;mcERs.
CHA8. A/MaNTZ.
jambs habbison...
j.r. macbeth.
WM. «...•
JOHN#.i|Ajl,BY..
President
...VicePMtidM*
SMNtfcxy
Auditor
-Trwigurer
THE "ATLAS"
Issues Policies on all popular plans. *
Premiums payable annually, semi annually or
quarterly, with a loam of one-third te'poliey-hofde
ALL POLICIES OF THE " ATJ.AS >*
ABE. ON«FOEFEITIN& .
It is greatly to be deplored, that a large maloritr
of; Insurance Companies taie advantage of .the mis-
fortune* of such of their policy holders -who. through
adyeise circumstances, sometimes fail to ray their
premiums, br forfeiting the amount already paid.
Such a palpable injustice, 1L i« hoped, will soon b
abandoned oy the companies that practioe it, The
At J as Mm nil Life will hare doni more to bring
about such a consummation than all the laws Trhica
ccnld.be enacted on thts tubjeoVbecau-eit haa orfgi- •
nated a system by which the policy holder cannot
lete what he has paid, nndof any oircufefttuKM- AS
Polic.eo issued by the " Atlas," no matter oa what
plan, are non-lorleitii g from the first payment.
INVESTMENTS [t F THE " ATLAS.
The Atlas Mutual Life makes its investments on
Keai Estate security, wiiieh icnst be worth laecord-
ing to the terms of its Quarter.) double the amount
loane<L Almost all its present investments *r e mate
at 10 per oenh, whioh gives the €ompmy ml im-
mense advantage over companies located in tl
East. <;■ "
Insurance Companies in. moat of the older States
■are not allowed, according to the terms of theiTohap.
tera, to loan money outside the -State in which they
axe Organized, xnditiswell known that in thoae
Stares that 5 or S per cent, is the utmost that ean b
had on money. In order to show how this affects
policyholders, we must suppose that a person aged
46 insures in the Atlas ftr $10,0(K) on the Life plan,
givingja single premium pf 102 00. The expecta-
tion ot life ax that age is i7 g ears,
$5,102 00 compounded at 8 per cent for 27
years, is .........$49,185 W
$5,102 00 Compounded at 5 per Cent for 27
years, is... 19,090 M
Leaving a balance in favor of "AtAS" over ,.
Eastern Companies, of $2'.r734 M
IV Good and reliable Agents wanted in all parts
of the. State. Apply to
BARR & HITp,
I«1........ ..STRAND, GALVK8TO?. ..1«1
sepie-wly^ fJenera.1 Amenta.
A. B. HOLABIRD & CO.
2 CiKOIfiSiTl, OHXO '•
Manufacturers and Dealers in
STEAM
Boiiiuns,
PORTABLE CiBCtLAJR SAW MILLS,
AKD REED'S PATENT
Wheat and, Corn *Hills.
OuB Portable Circular Saw Mills have no equal
iu strength ano durnbility, with the late Patented
Head Block of C. iJ. Brookbanlt, whioh we manu-
facture. Lumbtr can be out more accurate and with
less labor than ny otht r milL (Jouetantly on hand,
75 to 100 Knennes >rid Mills. 8peei l attention paid
to the Southern traae. - , -
Re'erin Texas to—Bon. B H. Epperson; Wm. H.
Bean. Grayson county \ E. P. Maesey.-Gd*.
James Coltharp. k. Sons; W. K, Catos, Mt P
Nance k. Rattan, Wood county;
Clarksvitle; Oftl. H. P. Crump, Jeff
Berry U McBath Paris, Lamar county.
Circulars sent by mail. * . *
. Address, A. B. KOIABJED t CO.,
• 'No. i3S West Fro*.t ^tnei;
mchll-wly Cincinnati, OkW,
EOBTAIRS 1KB AO..... J. T. ATOOCK JOfc. OITIMG1B
INBAU, AYCOCK & €0.
' " ' • afr-.
J?^Portheaaleof
^CATTLE. HOGS AND SHEEP, -
iy4 STOCK LASDDSG. N*w 0*i a s- WW
joHNf0uie,mt&c0.,
SADDLERY and HARNESS
87 «fc-89 COMMON STREET,
je6 dtwiwly ' KEW ORLEANS
BOGEitS, MOKGAN & GRUBBS, -
-<' •'Sneoe«Mslo .if**
Jolm. T. Martin's Son & 6o.
Wholesale Clotklng,
37 *
377
> BR'J/"WAy,
NEW YORK.
ahnSwlr
Geo. QC1NAW J 48. B. WHITTUN WBLX.1 THOMP19B
Wharton. La Orange. Columbus.
QUINAN, WHITTEN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys-at-Iiffiw,
Wbarten, Columbus and La Gra>|^
'jan28 ^ TEXAS. j|
A. M. PKEKY.. . J. J. X.BW1S*..« ..-THOS. WHI
f A: M. PERRY & Go. ,
COTTON AND WOOL FACTO
A M) GENERAL
G0MMIS SION MERCHANTS
Bryan._T« s.
VST Consignments of all kinds
lioied.
w6m
GLOBE HOPE,
Indiaaola, - - . Tex But.
Fi
Mrs. Wt miELAU.
* V-' > {Lain Mrs. Mam*.) *
IRST CLASS BOARD ANDLODGlNG GTTAR
anteed. • .t • octl-wlw
. i. S. MCI.KNDO*.
A PROCTOR...............^
PROCTOR & McLENDONj
CommiBSion
:#
BCalers ia General Merchandise*
Bryan City> Texas.
Particular attention pati toselliuc Coiton, Wool
and Rides. f.-h23-dtwkw6m
Marrisfe and Celibacy.
Am "BSSAY F3R YOUNG MBS OS the crime
Of Solitude, and th© IMseasts and -
V
__ T_ Abuse*-m*.ich
create impediments to M sure means
of relief. Sent in sealed letter envelope*, free of
oharge. Address, Dr. J. SKILL IN ffOUOHTON,
Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa* jan26dw3m
Caution,
,A.bh persons are cautioned a<*inirt purchasin* a
note of hand, riven by the UBdorsi*n«d to Georce
Tabor, of Corryell county, Tera*, in favor of John i
wantef consideration; and 1 protest anunst its ar
chase, as it *iil not be pa a.
March 8ck, 1869.—w3t WU. £. JOHNSTON.
Information BVlti ted,
Op REMK.iT JAMRH IRACH
row. A j dress
mch2-w3t*
^ fri
a. 1S.T. ukack,
Calnaet Height on Co., Kick.
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