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xnDistinct Pwut SABBATH PULPIT REVIEW. TRINITY |M K. CbURCB SOUTH, MIXCHKI.L ItUIT. ’ ' ' BRV. C. A. EVANS, PASTOR. elaborate extent which would hive-been gratifying to lii< congregation. Hi* sermon aaa brief and con fined to the cardinal theological points of the sub- | ject, without any ornate reasoning or rhetoric. He mentioned two thrilling incidents tp which tcnptatiou had lieen used to operate upon the deeti- Tfxt "Ami they brought young children unto him; , ... ., „ _• __ and U took Uvm up ihJ.is arms and Hem.”— nv of the eDtire human race. The first was the temp- parts of Ui»» 13th and ICtli verses of the 10th chap- tation of Adam* and the second the temptation of ter of Mark. j Christ. He held, with a Christian writer of the se- Jesun. by his pure life an<l suhlizne twh ng, ini- cond century* that divinity was quiescent in the pressed the Jewish people that a Wonderful Prophet temptation and death and suffering of Christ. That was in their midst, and they brought their children it was the human soul and body of Jesus that was to him that he might teach them. , tempted and the humanity which triumphed without Human nature at this time, differs little from what : the assistance of godly attributes, it was centuries ago ; and has the same earnest lor g- ; This enables a contrast between the two who were ing of the parental heart for their children’s welfare, tempted. The vehicle of temptation was. In both We may nut know precisely wh-t: th- infant mii.<l te cases, the same. Adam was tempted amid all the capable of receiving religious impressions ; but this ; pleasant luxuries of life, surrounded by all manner we do know, that When the Jewish parents brought of l.jAoliness and comforts, and everything that could The strawberry iz one uvnaiur's sweet pets. She makes them worth fifty cent3, the fust she makes, and. never allows them tew be sold at a mean price. The culler nv the strawberry is like the setting of the sun, under ;i cloud, with a delicate dash uv the rain bo in it; its fragrance iz like the breath of a baby when it first begins to eat wintergreen lozzingers; its fla their children to Christ ho blessed them. Christ had been displaying his healing powers iilion men who were sorely diseased, bnt the chil dren had no infirmities to he healed—no sorrow oi h.-ait to be comforted. It was the intcnBO desire of the welfare of the souls of their children. There ie great difference between bringing and tending. Bringing “obligates ns to’ go ourselves— must aecept Him as our Savior. Then the introduc tion to Him is a high honor which he graciously ac cords tons. It may he that we way bring our children to Him, and they afterward stray away, but wo liave the precious promise, if we are truly faithful in all tilings, that they Will riot forsake the right way. show mo one if yon can, who has been brought to Christ when young and has been faithfully nurtured in the Witt he should go, who has over brongl.this mother to shame, or his father with sorrow to the grave. _ . ’ . rt . 'fiSPhittpiwssof the parent, as well as the per- sofiffl'wttfAtv- <*>hf the clld, is secured by bringing th,-in B CfMt>m infancy in the right way. Wait not, theffifiW^. 'ftlf your children to attain the days Of maHkcfoa, but in the dawn of life—in the morning of youth—bring them to the Savior. In the very infancy of Eden the Serpent coiled himself among the flowers, and the same Serpent enters tho hearts of our children at the tendcrest ago, seeking to lead them astray. We are anxious to introduce our children to the pleasures and amusements of the world, solicitous to cultivate their minds, and prepare them for high positions in society. In this we often let them glide gently along the current of sin and death, for getting their’eternal Interests. There is no event in the life of Christ more calcu lated to chetfe the pareutal heart than this one. We love to think of Jesus as a Sovereign rebuking the strong sea, and it obeys; as a God, standing by the grave of Lazarus, commanding death to relax his hold; and as a risen LoHO, When 1m breaks the bond of Ciesar and tramples upon the grave. But Jesus Christ is the friend of the heart of men, when He condescends to visit our households and win the affections of our children. He takes them up in His arms and blesses them. CtN-TRAX. rnr..,BYTE HI AN CHTROH—BKY, J. T. LEFT. • WICH PASTOR. The pulpit yesterday was filled by the Pastor, whose sermon was preached in view of the c.mmtm- iou to be administered at its close. Text.—Tie precious blood of Christ.—1 Peter, 1:19. The preacher said the value of anything was grad uated by the difficulty of acquiring it; that wealth was dilllcult to obtain, yet many became wealthy; and knot,ledge could be acquired by all persons of ordinary ability, by application and energy in its pursuit. But with all his power, salvation was unattainable by man. Christ’s blood is precious by the redemp tion purchased for man; by the honor and dignity given it by his character as a man, by the reflected glory of HU divinity. - It is precious to hoar a* the only escape from wrath, as the introduction to the purity and bliss of Heaven; as the bond which unites him to Christ. The preacher drew a lesson of comfort to the Christian in the immutable purpose of God; for he gave his own son; will he not freely give ns all tilings? To the sinner, it was a lesson of warning. If He spared not His own soil, what will become of him who is in open rebellion and warfare against His authority? If to the innocent and the holy he showed no mercy, but exacted the punishment due to sin, what will become of the vile and the wicked ? The door ie now open to all, hut will coon be closed forever. The sermon was one of special comfort to the Christian, but of fearful warning to the ungodly. M. K. CHURCH, LOOT 8TRF.ET—REV. J. H. KNOWLES, PASTOR. Text—Who gave himself for us. /hat Hr. might redeem us from all iniquity; and purify unto llimsclf" **- people zealous of good works. Tit. 2:14. In the a g e y le reigning’ idea of Christian experience was emW^j yj e representative word ‘gr owth;” that "the path ox lTJBt la aE sllin . ing light, that shineth more and moi ,. nto the per fect day;’ 1 that HtflO advanced step in this -nward shining path conld the saint exclaim: "Here I wi.-. rest; I see no heights beyoncTtoscaio, no more foes to conquer; 1 hear no bugle note of Satan marshal ling his forces to fresh combat; I stand on this mount of security, rest and trinmph.” But this representative word, growth, absorbed and’ included another, with its cognate, equivalent, and explanatory phrases—the word perfect. “He gave some apostles, and some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the 8ainto—till we all come in tli" unity vrf tiio faith and the knowledge of the Son of God into a perfect man, into the measures of the stature af the fulness of Christ." In ikis shining upward way of conflict and contrite ness, of triatand trinmph, of watching and working, there is a standing of maturity, of manhood.qf habit ual godly temper, of holy outward actions; there is an experience of the “full corn in the ear,” of a love that passeili knowledge, out of a “pure heart, a good couscieiM*o and faith uufeigued.” There is a conse cration tjiat homes of abroad, intelligent apprehen sion of Qpd’s r>ght in us; a humility thatdelights to i the Master's feet an evangelical fulfilment of hide at tbV Master's feet an evangelical fulfilment of the Savior’s command, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with aQ'tiiy heart, with all thy mind, and with all tby strength, and thy neighbor as thyself." This stain word, h> Ihe'power of the lToly ghost, by prayer and godly obedience. It is retained upon one condition; growth in the graces of the spirit—especially charity—long suffer ing. goodness, meekne*to."— j| IwcJJ _r. -_ -- - $29 Many who have longed to possess these graces, who have gone into the furnace carrying in their heatts the holy promise; who have thought of God as tho “refiner and purifier at silver,” first melting then molding; have come out of the furnace exhib iting in. all their character a maturity in charity, long suffering, goodness and meekness unknown to them belbre. Some, wtiile waitng and looking tor the Holy Pin, are liited^as in a moment, from their limited views ot consecration and duty, to such road and rich ap prehensions of privilege in Christ Jesus, as eye had not seed nor had entered into the heart to conceive Talent and learning are toot to be despised, but diligently sought; yet this standing maturity is es sential to ministerial usefulness, as nothing else can The-benefits of Church organization, the social meeting; and all the schemes of evangelization, arc not to h«' despised; yet this Chrif-tan maturity is essential to growth in the membership of every 1 church, as nothing else may be called essential. This beautiful Christian manhood has many illus trations, The closing days of onr beloved Bishop Clark, so recently called from labor to reward, were filled with expressions such as , vuld only come from a heart rich iu the exp.ritnee of this blessed matu rity in Christ. n t tglif ftxl WESLEY CHAPEL ft. R. CHURCH SOUTH—REV. ABJONIUS WRIGHT, PASTOR. ,v<, J , Text—Then tods Jesus Csd af the Spirit Into the wilder- •ness to be tempted of the dctil Matthew 6:1. The subject of Mr. Wright’s discenrse, as .indica ted by the text, was the temptation of our Savior. The preacher was evidently not in his accustomed health, and was unable to pursue the fine train of thoughtful argument suggested by the theme.to that contribute to his delight. There was that around him that conld administer to all the wants of bia body, or his mind. There waa no sense that could not have been fed to satiety out of the store houses placed at his disposal. Yet amid all this beauty, .-nd luxury, ai.l physical and mental comfort; in the moment of temptation, he yielded. With the se cond Adam (Christ) the ctreumstances were very different. He had just been subiecting himself to a severe physical humiliation by a test continued through forty days and nights. Then when his body was weak with hunger, he was led into a most unlovelely place—probably the wilderness of Sinai—and there tempted to tho last point of human endurance. Being, by his long humiliation, reduced to the uttermost strait of hun ger, poverty aiul humiliation, the wily temper as sailed him by tc-mptiug his appetite, avarice and pride, yet he withstood it all, and came out triumph ant, and proposed to be the Buccor of bis people when they are tempted. The weakness of the flesh the preacher regarded as not axiology for those who yield when tempted.— Christ had reanted, even when reduced to the last strait of physical weakness; and his example should encourage and stimulate Christians, knowing that they cou'd rely for succor upon Him who was tempt ed in like manner. FIRST BAITI iT CHURCH. WALTON STREET—REV. E. W. warren, fastob. By request of a large number of members of this Church and congregation, who were prevented by inclement weather from attending the previoua Sab bath, when the Pastor delivered his discourse on close communion, that sermon was again preached yesterday.' The day was fine, and a very large audi ence was present. FIRST RBKSBYTERIAN CHURCH, MARIETTA STREET— REV JOHN S. WILSON AND REV DAVID WILLS, PAS TOR,. _. . ' j The pulpit yesterday morning was filled by Dr. Wills. Text—That they may be one as we are one. John 11: 17. The general subject was the unity of the Church of God. The great work which the Father gave Jesus to perform was on the eve of its accomplishment. He prayed with fervid eloquence, and His prayer forms his valedictory. Infidels point to divisions in the Church as an evi dence that it has departed from Christ’s command ments, or that He was a f lse teacher; and teat it is impossible to tell which sect is right. Bnt in whst does unity consist? It is geographi cally impossible to unite the church in all the world under one government. Is it meant that all Chris tians should have the same gilts? Divers gifts are necessary- The Scriptures tell us that to one is given propheey, to another divers tongues, &c.— Skeptics confound unity with uniformity. A. build ing may be of different kinds of stone, yet all the walls and pillars parallel. Unity in the midst of dl- vesity is a law of nature. The branches of a tree, its fibres and foliage, are diverse, yet the tree is one organic. nwi^r _ _, ., ^ , The human body is a striking example of unity in the midst of diversity. Of all unities, God is the greatest in the universe; yet there are three persons in the Godecad. There is unity from the lowest forms of animated existence till we soar away to the sublime mysteries of the Deity. The life of the Church throughout the earth mani- fests itself in three forms: in Doctrine, Worship and Government. I.—1st. There is one God. 2d. One Mediator. These two grand propositions are the common heritage of the whole household of faith. They all agree that man is a sinner, fallen under the curse of the law, and needs help. * , The doctrine of future rewards and punishments is accepted by all Christians. In relation to public worship, the Evangelical Churches differ as to circumstances, hut in essentials they are one. ' >w* / He who preaches that any one Church has the ex clusive right to dispense the sacraments, is schismat ic. Ti c essential of a true Church is the inhabits tion of ,th“ spirit. A man may never be admitted to the Church or be baptised, aud yet be saved. II. All true Christians ought to combine to resist the march of infidelity and poperey. Tti* laud of Luther is darkened by transcondenal- ism, Switzcam,d draped by gociniaism. The tenden cies of the English '-ind is to fractarianism, the French to materialism; the rt<»rth 0 f this country to universalism, socialism, unitariamotu, and radi calism; aud even in the South there are Mine of these evils. It is the duty of all Christians to lock shields and Btand against the foe. German infidelity is assailing the sanct ty of the Sabbath and marriage relations, and a Chinese ten pie has been estab lished in New. York. In view of these things we ought to accustom our selves to look over denominational walls, and’take in the Christian world,-. There is more good in all denominations than we ever dreamed of. The Methodis ts are the grandest pioneers of the Christian faith; the39 articles area noble system of faith the Baptists have borne a sublime testimony to the truth of the Go; pel. The blood of her children-has streamed like water. The Presbyterian Church has stood like a rock in the midst of the ocean. [We regret that our space forbids a more extended repoit of the remarks of this eloquent divine.] ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH—-LOYD STREET—REV. THOMAS O’REILLY PASTOR. New Developments—Stanton^Pressed to the Wall—ChutUuooga Excited—Ha- m'eroas Reports and Many Surmiien. AU.editorial appeared in yesterday’s Sun in rela tion to-the great Stanton Railroad muddle, which van written for Saturday's issue, but from some oversight was deferred until two deys afterwards.— Since the article in question was written, we have seen and conversed with n most reliable gentleman, just from Chattanooga, ami one who had evey facil- - i-i ,i— , , w - , , ity for knowing all about the great embrogtio now rti^ j .m ne ^ nd \ 1Ch aU °l d ‘ agitating that city. Why the papers there and in otlier places contiguous do uot ventilate th*** affair is something strauge. True, we give an extract from the Nashville Banner in our article of jester- fashioned goddes used to leave in the bottom uv the tumbler, when Jupi ter stood treat on mount ida. ■> . There iz many breeds ov this de- da , y, ?', ut 016 ecutlem in " c SI>eakof i8beyonddoubt ]• iij, i , ,, , , , reliable, and just from the “scene of action.” Jighttul vegetable, but not n mean one in the null lot. Tthink i have stole them, laying around loos, without any pedigree, in somebody’s tall grass, when 1 was a lazy schoolboy , that eat dreadful easy,- without any white sugar oh them, and even a bug occasionally mixed with them in the hurry ov the mo ment. Cherrys is good, hut thev are tew much like sucking a marble Vit li 1 tUcul> aml r,,f,lJe 1 ' lvWs,> ,hem until their wa « es aro paid, which are behind six and eight, and some a handle tew it. Peaches iz. good, if! nine mouths . Tha NasllviUe & Chattanooga -j y - . % | uiuu ahuu luwuiu-’. aiic wu« me cv. viufiiiAuvoga yOU don t get enny OV the pm feath.'?..| road has instructed their agent at the latter place to ers intew yure lips. 'Watermelons, will sute ennybody who iz satisfied- with half-sweetened -drink ; but the man who can eat strawberry, be sprinkled with crushed sugar and be spattered with kream (at somebody else’s expense),and not lay his hand on his stummak, and thank the Au thor ov strawberries and stuminakS, and the phellow who pays for the strawberries, is a man with worn out conscience—a man whose’ mouth tastes like a hole in the ground, and don ? t care what goes down. U- • M cMK JReminisences of the Coon-Skin and Hard Cider Campaign •>« Of 1840. -T.r-Ad . .. . The scrvicos a* this church on yesterday were par- dj tu«. livmg tisularly interei’tiug. High Mass was sung by. the Pastor and Confirmation was administered by Bight Reverend Ignacious Persieo to 100 children and .16 adults—among the latter were several converts. The Bishop gave a very good discourse explaining the nature and effects of confirmation. The chil dren showed in their appearance the good effects of early Instruction,.. particularly the little girls Who did great credit to the good sisters of, m:rcy by whom they were prepared for receiving confirma tion. " -.1 ffflV- ‘ ’J.;!; AN AFRICAN BSTAXGLKMEM. Which Man 1 ‘-Aa Tow hike It.” Josh Billinp on Strawberries, -the ALABAMA AUDI CHATTANOOGA R.VI LUC'AD. Our informant says' that the silver-ware was spirit ed away alter the attaching parties had arrived on the premises. It appears that two boxes were nailed Up, one with the valuables and the other with noth ing. That in a twinkling, tho box of silver was trans ferred to an engine which moved off on the A. A 0. road. This looked a little curious. A fine span of horses was also shipped off. Our informant states that trains on the road have entirely ceased. to ran.- That the employees have them locked up iu the car-sheds and are guarding permit no train of that road to pass over their por- tiou of the track until some $12,000 rent due is paid. This is for the use of six miles of that load, which the A. X C. road used before it came to their turn-off. During the commotion in Chattanooga last week, several personal encounters’took place. It seems that a Col.’ Marie and his nephew were endeavoring to secure a debt against the road, and at the instiga tion of a son of Mr. Stanton, a number of his friends severely beat young Jlarie. Soon after the latter gentleman sent* young Stanton a challenge, which was refused. Thereupon the Maries-proceeded to post Stanton as a coward, poltroon, etc. As the elder Marie was in the act - of posting a notice in front of the Burns House, a bully, 'by the name of Slaton caine up, t re it down, aud remarked that he could whip the d—n rascal that did it. Young Marie was sitting close by,, unobserved by Slaton, aud over hearing the remark, rose, up, drew his pistol and invited that gentleman to make his threat good. Up on seeing himself so unexpectedly Confronted, it is ‘said that Slaton .bolted through, the house, over chairs aj\d tables into the back yard. .With the bolt, that difficulty was settled. ,- .’ • ... ’ Various surmises’ and rumors are afloat around Chattanooga as to the probable grand finale of this affair. Some suppose that the visit of the .several Northern financiers and capitalists to this city last week iiad something to do with it. The State Road also comes Jn; for a share • in this line, as also the Nashville and Chattanooga Road. —, . i Stanton’s failure, it is said,compromises finanially, some of the leading business houses in Chattanooga. It is beyond doubt the biggeBt thing of the kind that baa been on the tapis in this country since the war. It is equally clear that some gigantic speculative scheme 1st being hatched out, by which millions of moneyis to change hands; whether for the good of the public or not, remains to be seen. /- i -i’ HOMICIDE IN ALABAMA. I .... One Student Kills Another at the An- !>urn Male College. A most sad occurrence took place at the East Ala bama Mole College, situated at Auburn, Alabama. one day last week. Two young men. jusoH—-*v * . „ „ j, ' f, were room years eacl^ were attendmg c^^^ j t seeul8 mates, and of covu!s» * , , , . ... that whil,^ '-' ir ro0 ” 1 began P laying with an 'aw*® by pitching it at each other. and atlast one of them threw it rather bavd, striking his friend in the face. Tuiseb waged him for a moment that he seized a chair aud struck the other over the head, fell- inghirn to the floor. When, fearing he had seriously hurthis room mate, he picked him up, put him on the bed and endeavored to get him to speak. The wounded boy lay thus insensible for a day and a half, while the other one told no one about it, making some ordinary excuse, when questioned for his ab sence. A” d not until just before the young man died did he let it be known what was the matter. The physicians were at once summoned, but too late. The fractured skull had rested upon the brain too long, and death ensued. He could have been saved if assistance had been called in time. It is s sup posed the young man who gave the blow was not conscions of the serious damage he had done, and hoping his friend wouid soon he over it. preferred to keep the affair quiet; but alas, too late 1 This sad occurrence has cast a gloom over the whole village. What gives a more sorrowful tinge to the transaction was the iact of their being bosom friends and room mates, and growing out of mere child’s play. We deeply lamentdts occurrence. « — PLAYED OUT IN FIVE HOURS. If, as old King Solomon says, there is nothing new under the sun, certain it is that whst has once trans pired repects itself iu a great variety of ways. The old tab- of love and its consequences has received so many versions that we are now prepared for most anything that comes. ’ On the outskirts of the city dwells air African lady of considerable pretensions, who rejoices in having two strings to her bow. In this she is not unlike her white sisters whose actions she imitates. One we will call Ttebert and the other William. Robert was the original beau, bnt has been at work in the coun try for some time, leaving William a clear road— William ami Selina made it np to get married on the 1st of July. On Sunday evening Selina was awaiting the Visit of her sweet William, aud hearing a rap, she said, in her softest tone, “come in.” What was her surprise when she saw it was Robert, come in like a spectre to disturb her happiness. Selina clos ed her ears and would listen to nothing. Robert then attempted to be over-familiar, which very much disturbed tne gentle Selina. In an opportune mo ment, however, - William rushed in upon the scene and rt scued his.intended bride from the clutches of the brutal Robert. It is needless to add that the tet ter retired. ti 1 - . .' „ Yesterday morning the trio were before His Hon or; Robert on a charge of rape, and William on a charge of lifting $J.50 from Robert. His Honor ex amined the case thoroughly, and dismissed the whole matter with some sound advice. Those who recall the political cam paign of 1840, appreciate the remark of a gentleman that if he were ten -years younger he 'would never have known the truth of those times, -be cause, without having witnessed them himself, he would never have believed their history. During the heat of the canvass, conversation among all classes, to the. remotest , settlements; among men, women and children,, was mixed with polities, where it was not politics unmixed. ISTo child that could hallo was ineligible to political fellowship, or insensible of ais or her status. Women had log cabins printed on neck-ribbons, and bonnet strings, and sometimes coon tails appended to their reticules; while np male person not willing ,to be classed a “Loeofoco” appeared public without i«~7vreShe, by wdy oi pravado and ornament.. Like wise Democrats sported hickory walk ing sticks, with green hickory mits bigger than hen’s eggs hanging to the knobs. ’ . Processions of the “British Whigs” were always headed by a real log cabin on wheels, in which the pio neer settler would be simulated, with the hunting shirt on, rifle in hand, wife at work about the house, and a baby rollicking in a sugar trough, the typical cradle of the far West of early days. A barrel of hard cider was conspicuous; buck horns strad dled froin the stick ; and mud chim neys; coon-skins were nailed on the outside of the walls to'' dry, and from the clap-board door a large leather latch-string always hungout, in token of hospitality. In the way of hunt ing, no pitch of loyally during onr late war ever-so covered the sky of noon with the sunset hues of our na tional ensign. The country, in fact, was frantic. The outlay of money was lavish. The aggregate, especially on the part oflthe Whigs, must have been enormous. The honors paid to their candidates were so absurdly ex travagant that' old- Whigs to*this day are twitted by old Democrats, as if they had been caught in some ex cessively puerile thing. Such was 1840. In this year, -• 1871, ■ at North Bend, Ohio, the aged politician may go to measure the folly of partisan excess and the' 'vanity of partisan Imam, f ' j. ; i Near the centre of a field a simple brick structure,- mostly-below the surface and rapidly decaying, with a door having a broken hinge, secured with a shilling padlock, contains the remains of William Henry Harrison. There are several receptacles in this vault, in three of which are the Gen eral, his wife and his daughter. They are rudely closed with brick, and no inscription is anywhere about the place. The arched roof is about to Tall, and the whole will then be a shapeless pile of rubbish, the bones of a President and the bricks min gled, as if. it had been a chief of the oldest aborigines; commemorated with the savage simplicity of a pile of stones. But on such mounds, the great trees', growing attest the ages which have not obliterated the marks of 'veneration, white here it was but yesterday that a million of us wore badges of mourning over the death of our chief, and to-day we carelessly P°"' er of ifiution. no people, in thewona take a , i *_ V N , ,, J -i , „ J greater pride iu “all the pomp, panoply anc. circtup- Btance” ot drams, fifes, military procession and red tape than the dai kies. The recent display in this city of the Kn'ghts Tempter was a source of the most unalloyed gratification to them, and they lo6t no time in putting arrangements on foot for a colored imitation. On yesterday afternoon, onr citizens were startled by a huge procession of the black and tan population, arrayed in all the toggery they could find, and pro ceeded by music. Females marched, two and two, arrayed, in white and black, marshalled by a 300 pound negro. The sight was ludicrous in the ex treme; and gave much amusement to a train of little boys, who followed the thing to see where it wonld go. sacked’ Edifices KrcetiM at N«w Chairkci—A Noble One of the best evidences of a refined people Is the care they bestow in building elegant p'sees of worship, sod having them magnificently fitted tip. During th* late war the South suffered severely in tha destruction of her cbturUi prop rty, and tince the war our people have been ti > busily ehga* >d lu retrieving their broken fortunes that but little at tention has been paid to the erection of new places of worship. But now that they are again get ting into comparatively easy circumstances, interest in this matter is bei ig revived. The first important movement was the erection of the First Baptist Church, an enterprise we are happy to say, which has ended in success, and secure.') to onr Baptist friends an edifice both substantial and magnificent. * Our Roman Catholic friends have also experienced the want of a suitable edifice, and though poor, have commenced the erection of what’ will be one of the most magnificent buildings in the State. The walls are all up, and the steeple which 1 joku high over the city,'is nearing completion. Tho inside is to be fitted up iu the most gorgeous manner. The congregation is doing its best to have it completed at an early day. Father O’Reilly, its heroic pastor, will long be remembered by all classes for his services on our behalf during the entry of the Federal troops into Atlanta. , _ Wesley Chappel congregation, we believe, was the next to move in this matter. The members conclu ded to erect a structure which would not only be a good place of worship, but a graud edifice of which the city might well be proud. The new building is now nearing completion, and promises to meet the expectations of its designers. ,J W MO The Northern Methodists have also erected a very mice church on the corner of Hunter and Lloyd streets. The old Trinity congregation, one of the oldest, in, the city, and to which so many of our old time cdti zens have belonged, have also concluded to erect a new church. The location selected is the corner of Whitehall and Peters streets. The building viD cost $40,000. The work will be commenced very shortly, as all the'contracts havebeenlet. We ars ghed that old Trinity is going to have anew churob-T-the jon great tion has done much good in times past. In her Sunday school quite ax large number; ;cf our citizens first studied the blessed principles of Christianity, and, no matter what part of the world we arefn, the name of old Trinity sounds familiar to our.ears. The'Methodists of th'e’ Third War'd 'are also erect- inga place of worship, in which'movement they, are directed by Rev, G. H. Yattilo. This church will ac commodate a large number of persona who live so far from other churches as to render it inoonvrnient to attend. : 1 Hr. . it . We are giad to be able to notice these evidences of refinement and piety. Nothing strikes the eye of the stranger better thau^the towering steeples, sur mounted by the Christian emblem. Nothing tends to show a people to greater ad vantage than their ta-te in fitting up their religious houses, and nothing tends more to elevate the soul a well as the mind of man than the beautiful and pictureeque. We fhope to see the action of these congregations imitatod by every religious body in town until the l Gate City shall be able to claim a higher title—the city of Churches. **200 CO 'Ctvfl V " J «ai fv'lah.) e'-s down tffifl road are in a starving con dition. Ad effort was made on yesterday to send them a train loaded with provisions, but the loco motive engineers, who are ou a strike for their wages, wonld not permit one of their number to run engine,, at«d_ prevented the engine from being fired up. The feeling among the laborers and others along the lino of the road is vey bitter. There is one thing certain, and that is that, if the road is declared bankrupt now, its assets will not meet more of its liabilities than are repm e. ted b\ the bonds endorsed by Alabama, which are a prior lien upon the road. A meeting of all the creditors has been called to assemble in this city on Wednes. day. June 14th, for the purpose of arriving at some agreement And making some settlement if possible. Mr. W. A C. Jones, at whose petition the road was forced into bankruptcy, was one of the origiual own ers of the North-East aud South-West Railroad, which was purchased by Mr. Stanton and associates and consolidated with the Wills Valley Railroad, under the name of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad. The amount of his claim is only $15,000, ou which there are, we are informed, several offsetts, and the claim is a part of the purchase money which the Stantons agreed to pay. The prosecution of this claim in thin manner is evidence not bo much of a wish to secure an honest debt as to take advantage of the road’s embarrass ments, in order to obtain poeBeosion of it for a rival combination. In the meantime the < mployes of the road, who are certainly the immediate Buffcrera have stopped the running of trains over the road and evidently mean to control things until they get their pay. They held, a i^ectiug in Chattanooga Saturday eve ning and passed the following i erics of resolutions, which looks like business: 1. Resolved: That the A. & C. R. R,, being indebt ed tq us for several months labor, instant meaus be taken to procure the same. 2. That no r individual or company can run this road trithout a substantial guaranty to pay the la borers. elm mU cj£>ac 3. That all parties interested in the A C. K. R. will join in union and assist in preventing the same. 4. Thai we do .not put in force any undue or ma licious acts, but to act with soberness and forbear- rv j' j . 5. That if any party or parties should attempt to run this road without any - substantial guaranty, the employees xviU./bipd themselves to prohibit them from any .such proceedings. 6- That we heartily approve’tho course taken by the engineers iu refusing to run over the said road. 7. That the cries of our wives and little ones at home for bread compel us to this Cotupp ot action. 8. That trains sent to carry rations b*J subject to being searched by an appointed committee. SUPERIOR COURT. . A Soiled Dove Pays a $700 Fine ns a Pen alty for Her Shame—.Indue Hopkins' Sentence. . _ • Yesterday, in tha case of t o .State vs. the noto- rious,Lizzie (Riston, for keepi. g wide open one of the gates of perdition, a fine ot $.700 and costs were imposed upon the defendant. This is one of the certiorari,ctuta& ;rom the Mayor 's Court, which was .qp before His ILonor some time ago. The prisoner .plead guilty to the charge. Judge Hopkius, in his remarks, said that when individuals set themselves up in bold defiance of the tew and the welfare of so ciety, it becomes a contest in which one or the other must go down. She has, in violation of all law or decency, not even gone to the outskirts of the city, buf in the heart of it, has opened a house of ,tation. She has done this jJeliheuliK thing. This iugly in iuiiJn-notT>e a:iowed if the tew can prevent it. Xu consequence of the demoralization of society from the war and its consequences, it has been very difficult for the tew to regain its supremacy aud lost position; but for the welfare and safety of society it must be restored, and any sworn officer who shrinks from the performance of his duty, though it may be painful, is unworthy of his high position, aud is re creant to his trust. But for a consideration of 'hese facts, tbs condition of the country and general de- moralization, and that these matters have becu allowed gradually to grow to their present propor tions.' As I have previously stated in like cases, I do not deem it proper to send the defendant to jail, but I repeat it and desire it to be heard, end remembered that this business.has to stop. The time has come now when no sruci bouse can be kept in city. The same remarks apply to gaming houseSjSwhicli can no longer stand unblusbiugly in tho light of dayr-.'f they exist at all, it mus t be in secret dens and hid away, no longer-to-tlftend the sight like foul lripte on tha fair city whose safety and welfare demand their removal. 1 have already explained why I have not imposed the full penalty of the law in these cases, and I wish It distinctly understood that on a repetition of any or these offenses I Bhall not hesitate to impose the extreme penalty of the-law when a eas: is fully made out, viz: $1,000 fine, six months in- jiil and six-months on public works, no matter whether it be man or woman. This is no idle .remark., Id view of these facts, that this is the begin ning, I impose a fine of $700 and costs of suit, and the defendant to remain in custody till the fine is paid. There.are no extenuating circumstance iu this Tlit Alabama and Chattanooga Rail-*} c«89, no punitenoa nor promise of reform. Let the AN UGLY VAGRANT. ■ ' ' . - “ He Does Nothing, Known Nothing and Cares for Nothing. Human misery,.in all its phases, presents nothing so repellant as the lazy, worthless, good-for-nothing vagrant—a creatur^. revelling ip filth, delighting in idleness, and in whose eye flashes not a single gleam of intelligence ; God-abandoned, man-despised —the vile thing crouches from the gaze in o its na tive darkness and filth and wretchedness. A man named Sam. Murray was yesteri into Judge SmUhte pre^eavfri iSfr unkempt, scraggy He T5i*!Sunk, cavernous eyes, and an expression of utter and God-forsaken stolidness that was truly pitiable. He wore a coat which had evidently been in uBe for the past twenty-five years, his -pants bare ly hung upon him, his whole make-up was that of abject and unrelieved squaller—and yet this thing was a man, and white! Seven witnesses were examined and testified that he was never known to do anything; he had been hanging around for. three years,, and was utterly worthless. The policemen who made the arrest said that he had no furniture in his cabin except ‘‘a pail and a woman;“ that there were no dishes oi any thing to eat, anil .they had no possible conception how he made a living. Samuel made a statement, in which he said that he had been a U. 8. soldier, was wounded at Chicamauga, was discharged in this city about three, ears ago, went to Savannah, mar ried M-kt Sallie Ann Scriggs, andreturned here and worked when he could get it; but that hisprineii;d support was derived from his wife’s peddling opera tions. His Honor-enquired whate ebe- peddled, aud he replied melons, potatoes, etc., .bat when asked where she pn'curod them he failed to explain. He was committed for trial before the District Court, . ■ It is'difficiilt'to imagine that such creatures could be found in this city, yet wo suppose there are many hike him, who live by theft and crime. Our. officers deserve credit far hunting tip such wretches and bringing them to condign punishment. THE GREAT BANKRUPT. After Fve Hours of Wedded Bliss, it is pronounced a failure. There are many ups and downs in married life, so it is Fa id. There are people who have lived ,in marriage for year.i, and still' thjvk a good way to. live ; and there are others who % of Ottn of it on but very short trial. Marriage is vmhiterv in more ways than one—not only in ti eat number of blauks daily drawn, but iu the in. cr in which the happy couples themselves get into .ne thing. While we were in Judge Lyon’s wiir; room yes terday evening a buxom negro £hl came in and said she vanted a divorce from lier husband. She gave lu r name as ’/ipporah Browi.. She alleges that early ■ Monday morning, a policeman arrested her. and threatened to take her to the Calaboose, where he said she wonld be heavily fined if she did not mar ry a negro named Hardy Echols, with whom she was accused of consorting. Under this terrorism she consented to the matrimuiiial noose, which ' was firmly adjusted about 8 o'clock following by a negro minister of the Gosjiel, a li cense having been procured by some accommodating friend. She had jns'i been. five, hours married, and she said she had enough of it to satisfy her. Our goodnatured friend. Lyues, did not know exactlv wbat tb-say in so curious a matter, as he ha 5 great veneration for the holy boak.which 83vs: « What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder;” but there was doubt in his mind as to whether God had anything to do with this case He adv.sed her to consult a competent lawyer about it, and she wonld, no doubt, receive justice. ^ ‘ J ' Inhere has, evidently, been an outrage committed somewhere, and it-should be investigated. -We do not believe that a real policeman was in th* affair,but it in quite probable that some one acted sham, and that the EO-called license was but a piece of worth less paper. No doubt the woman exageratea her statement: but there is enough left to justify a sus picion of foul play, and it Bbould be thoroughly fer reted out. PARODY ON THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR leave his body to the plowshare of a feiv years heuce. Will the white- haired men who, in their prime, noured eloquence into the loud en thusiasm of 1840, and who recall with mournful pride these days of pure life and loftier intellect among public men, permit this disgrace ? The New York Herald having “busted” on Sherman, now jumps Judge Thomp son, of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl vania, as the ..very man for President.— The Herald might be a very good Presi dent-maker, bnt it is very unfortunate inita selection of material. The Darkies Turn Out with Colors Fly- ing ami Drums Beating. The negro character has alwaj s been noted for its McCook, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Qliio, was once the law part ner of Edwin M. Stanton. 1 road—>The Action of the Court—-Suffer . " ing Among the Lahore re. In the Sun of yesterday morning appeared a brief recital of the situation on'the Alabama and Chatta nooga Railroad. This matter is one ot interest, not only to. thbka immediately concerned intheroad, but th railroad men and the public generally. Therefore, making um of our exchanges, we give to-day such ad ditional particulars as are at hand. In the Montgomery ;Alrtr<uer of the 9th, we ftfid. the proceedings of tfis United States Court iu which the road was adjudged a bankrnpt. , ,j The petition of W. AJC .Jones.»creditor of the Ala. bama and fhatianooga Railroad Company, to have said company adjudged a bankrupt, was heard be- - fore Judge Busteed, yesterday morning. The peti tioner alledg d in the usual form that be is a cred itor of the oompany holding its commercial paper past due, for about sixteen thousand dollars, and. that the. company, being a trader, had fraudulently stopped qr suspended and not resumed payment o: tits commercial paper within a petiod of fourteen dtfsl acc'.rdiug to the provisions of the 39th section of the Bankrupt Act When the case waa called up Judge Rice and GenT Morgan annnoiinced that they ap peared for Mr. Stanton but the Court ruled that Mr. Stanton was not a party to the proceedings and would not hear his counaeL Hon: E. W. Pettus appeared at the request at the Court as Amicus Cura. The main discussion waa had upon tile question whether or not, the company was a “trader’ 1 within the mean ing ot the Bankrupt Act Tbs Court held the affirm ative, and adjudged the company a Bankrupt. Hon. E. H. Grandin and John F. Bailey, Esqrs,, were ap pointed special custodians to take ^temporary Cbagge of the property of .the Bankrupt ^ho were required to give bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, with aureties.to be approved by the Court We have heard the argument of Judge Peters highly coni- mended by those who ’ heard it -Hon. A. J. Walker and Colonel John A.-Elmore appeared for the petitioning creditor. We learn that the tem porary custodians have already given bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars. The Chattanooga Timet published at the scene of conflict has an editorial upon the subject from which the following paragraphs are extracted: Mr. Stauton states that the decision was a snap judgm- nt. that he asked for time to shew cause why the Road should not be forced into bankruptcy, but he has refused. While in Washington he obtained the contract for the through mail from New York to New Orleans over htz Road, and made such business combina tions with other Roads as to ensure a monthly busi ness of $M1,000 immediately. With this he expec ted to be able to raise money to pay off' his laborers, Ac. As matters dow stand, the affairs of the .Road are In avery m'xed condition. Mr^Btanton isjdeteemined to fight the bankruptcy proooedings and has sued the Hoad for $600,000, on account of money advanced and endorsements given for the Road. t tfsaienee be executed. HORSE THIEVES. Two Dlic-ahaced Federal Soldiers get . W«m Out with Walking and conelnde to Ride, •* -j. - We have just received a letter from Daionega, da ted the lith, stating that two U. 8., Soldiers, who were disc-hired from the Barracks in this city about two weieks ago, hud wandered up into Union county, and getting tired of walking, concluded to rest their weary limbs by riding. Acting upon the thought, they proceeded to help themselves to a couple of Mr. Newton WtlBams’ fine horses. They were pursued, overtaken and brought back. Considerable excite ment grew out of the circumstance, and the prison ers wetff'serif, over the mountains to the Union coun- _ty jail, where they wiH perhaps leva a hearing at , the next term of the Superior Court. Provided, as our correspondent says, they do not have a hearing before aKu Klux Court before they get cleverly over the monnteins. They have a new wuy of paying old debts in Philadelphia. One Schaeffer called on John Conrad for his rent Friday last, and was rude enough- to persist after John bei told him that he “don’t got'em." There upon , Mrs. John ;canie out with a f " : uny,and ashed if she should .shoot iin. John thought lie could do it best,, and taking the weapon per formed the ceremon'’ with much grace." Twelve men will shortly de cide whether the Con rods shall pay any more rent in future. ■ ► ♦--« Wall street is attacked by a very bad disease, and that ia -nothing less than so much money that it does't know what to do with it. The city banks hoM fifteen millions of gold and sixty-five millions of paper mo ney in their vaults. No relief is like- 'ly to come firom abroad, for tho Bank of England has on dejtosit the enor mous sum of one hundred millions, and the amount is constantly increas ing. So New York groans under her moneyed plethora, and never thinks of sending some of her treasures South. ■ Peaches sell at one dollar a peek in Dohunbus.