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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL,

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

PUBLICATION omcm,

No 16 South 5th sL, Printing HOOK Square.

TERKE HAUTE, FEB. 12, 1881

TWO EDITI0N8

Of this Paper are published. The FIRST EDITION, on Thursday Evening, has a large circulation in the surrounding towns, where it is sold by newsboys and agents. The SECOND EDITION, on Saturday Evenlog, goes into the hands o£nearly every reading person in the city, and the farmers of this immediate vicinity. Every Week's Issue is, in fact,

TWO NEWSPAPERS,

In which all Advertisements appear for THE TRICE OF ONE ISSUE.

THE NEW BIBLE.

For some months past a commission of religious and learned men has been sitting in England, engaged in the important and laborious work of revising the Bible. The commission represents all the Evangelical branches of the Christian church and includes members from Great Britain and the United States. The object of this commision is to correct numerous errors, discrepancies and interpolations which have long been recognized to exist in the present rendering of the English bible. The advisability of such a revision has been the subject of much discussion pro and con for many years, the result at length being the appointment of the commission above mentioned. The work has been partially completed, and it is stated that 500,000 copies of the'revision of the New Testament have boon printed in England, part of which will reach this country very shortly and be offered to the public.

It will bo interesting to note how the new bible will be reoeived. It will be met, of courso, with prejudice, profest and opposition on many hands and for many diverse reasons. Some who hold to the verbal inspiration of the sacred volume will regard any meddling with it as a sacrilege liable to be punished as summarily and terribly as were Naliab and Abihu when they went into the tabernacle with strange Are in their censers. Others, of a more liberal mind, while admitting that there are errors in the book, will contend that they are trivial and not of such importance as to warrant a now translation of the Bible for the sako of their correction. Still others, perhaps, will not favor the revision for fear tho sacred volumo will lose something of its sacredness and authority in tho eyos of unbelievers by tho admission that it must uudergo the manipulation of men in order to be relieved of error. And so from a variety of motives and reasons wo may expoct the Bible of 1881 to be mot with opposition and protest.

But looking at the subject in the light of reason and as intelligent and thinking pooplo, arethereany real and serious objections to the work which has been done What is the Bible as wo have it to-day, and whence does it derive its right to 1)0 kept in its present garb without the privilege of change? The present is not, by any means, the first or only translation of the Scriptures that has boon made. As early as tho eighth century Bode translated portions of the Now Tost anion

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later King Alfrod translated the Psalms. In 1302 Wicklyffe's translation was made. All these were from the original Greek and Hebrew into Latin, the tongue then current among the educated classos but in the roign of Henry VIII. sovoral oditions of the Old and Now TostnmenU were published in English, one boing that of Tyudal, in 1530. By order of tho King a new translation was made which was published in 1641, but the King was not satisfied with it, and it was suppressed. Another translation was made in tho reign of Edward VI., and still another in the reign of Elisabeth. Then at length we come to the present version, made by order of James I., who selected fifty-four men, eminent for learning and piety, to make a new translation of the Bible. In the 1607 this body began its work, which was completed in about three years, the translation made by them, being published in 1810.

Considering all these attempts, more or lt*s successful, to render the Scriptures into English, there seems to be no good roasou why the matter should end •with King James' translation, or why It -should le regarded as possessing any peculiar sacredness. Doubtless the men who made ii did the best they oould, in the light they then had, but that was Aearly 300 veans ago, and a vast amount of new light has been thrown upon the sacred writings during that time. Why should not the Scriptures receive the benefit of this and be translated as accurately as it is possible for modern scholarship, aided by the development of modern science, to translate them?

Manifestly this should be done and the new revision be accepted by all christians. not only with hearty approbation, but with gratitude that the sacred writing* have been clothed in a garb best calculated to present their true meaning to men. Opposition to such a work can only spring from unreasoning prejudice.

ArrKR all it looks aa If Stanley Matthews would not get to his seat on the Supreme bench. The Judiciary Committee is unfriendly to him and has refused to report his nomination to the Senate. Their purpose Is to pigeon-hole it until after March 4th -vrhen the nomination will fall, if not previously acted upon.

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HARDLY EVER VERSUS NEVER. It is barely possible that all the universe is not profoundly interested in whatever chances to be transpiring in Boston. But just at the present time we learn from the press that the Hub is enjoying one of those contests, so common and almost peculiar to the temperance movement, in which the advocates of temperance indulge in the sport of demolishing each other, greatly to the delight of outsiders. It seems that Chancellor Crosby, of New York, who, as the wags say, belongs to the "Hafdly ever" temperance society, went over to enlighten the Bostonians upon what he called "A Calm View of the Temperance Question." Said calm view consisted in a general denunciation of the total abstinence principle. The Chancellor admits, in his published address, that if everybody could be induced to practice total abstinence it would prevent drunkenness. But he declares that the great mna« of sensible people cannot be induced to adopt this principle. He argues further that it ought net to be adopted, because, among other reasons, self-con-trol is better than abstinence, because the moderate use of the milder liquors, beer and wine, are beneficial, and because the Bible and example of

After all, would It not be better to spend this ammunition upon the common enemy than upon each other. Dr. Crosby and Wendel Philllips, with their followers, both desire to prevent drunkenness. Certainly Dr. C. has done more to shut up grog sllbps in New York City than other man, and nobody questions the sincerity of the total abstinent men. The Mail believes in and advocates temperance. But why not let each fight In his own way. If Dr. Crosby and his followers think they have a heavier gun in their "Hardly ever" principle, let them work it and see what they can do. If the total abstainers question the strength and efficiency of that gun, let them use their own. But let both fire at the enemy and not waste powder and shot on each other while the enemy gets off "scot free." Everybody who hates drunkenness and desires to do his best to prevent it ought to have a warm corner in his heart, and a kind word upon his tongue, for everybody else who has the same hatred of the vice and desire to remove It. It Is time for temperance people to learn that the man who differs from them In reference to the best method of suppressing intemperance and saving the young, is not worse, or more injurious to the community, than the drunkard and the rumseller.

Let each roll up sleeves and go at the latter In the way in which ho thinks he can best demolish them.

THB Cameron faction has been beaten in Pennsylvania, Oliver, their candidate for United States Senator, being com pelled at last to withdraw from the contest. There, as elsewhere, the "one man power" in politics totters to its fall. It ie a hopeful sign. The party is stronger thin any "boss" if It will only think so.

THB coal-road election In Indianapolis, last Monday, went largely against giving $100,000 In aid of the projected road to connect Indianapolis directly with Evanaville. A proposition to vote a similar sum to a coal road to run southwest from Indianapolis will be voted on next Monday.

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tho use. He shows the failure of the temperance movement thus far to prevent drunkenness, and charges the increase of this crime upon the advocates of total abstinence. He would prohibit the sale of all distilled liquors, and license one person for every thousand inhabitants to sell, under stringent regulations, wine and beer. For violations of the law he would make the penalty imprisonment in every case. The Bostonian clergy and temperance advocates generally were astounded at the temerity of a New York clergyman in taking the bull so boldly by the horns in his own pasture. Accordingly they went for the Chancellor hot and heavy. Tho pulpits, orthodox and liberal, blazed away at him the next Sunday. He was preached at and prayed at, and, both in sermon and prayer, some things not very complimentary were said of the learned Chancellor. Finally they wheeled out their biggest gun, loaded to the muzzle, and touched it off at the offending clergyman,'and they were not particular to touch it off easy. In other words the Methodist ministers invited Wendell Phillips to reply Chancellor Crosby, and Wendel Phillips is a big gun which it is very difficult to discharge gently. A tremendous audience was present at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Before Mr. Phillips opened fire a Methodist minister prayed that the "Lord would bless that Rip Van Winkle who spoke from the platform two weeks since," (Dr. Crosby) "and give him some common sense, and so on to the full extent to which those who are skilled in it can curse an apponent under the guise of praying for him. Then Mr. Phillips sailed in, going to the opposite extreme rom Dr. Crosby, meeting the charge that the total abstinent men were bulldozers, perventers of scripture, and responsible for the increase of drunkenness by declaring that Dr. Crosby's address delighted the rum sellers and was hailed with joy in every groggery in the city, and encouraged every young man inclined to drink to go straight on to perdition that Jesus did not drink fermented wine, and that all the good things said in the Bible about wine referred simply to grape juice infermented, and all the bad things said about it were aimed at grape juioe after fermentation. For an hour and a half he seems to have made the fur fly very much after his style in tho old anti-slavery days. It is is now Dr. Crosby's turn, and ho is not a man to shoot and runaway.

TBRRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

EVAITSVTLLK has had a sensation during the past week that has taxed its lead reportorial talent to the utmost. It was a magnificent scheme to swindle the insurance companies of a large sum of money and came near being successful. The head and centre of the conspiracy appears to have been a lawyer of that city named Julius Coleman. He had a young bound girl in hjs household, between whom and a man named Lucas he arranged a marriage, the purpose being to obtain insurance on Lucas' life, then pretend that he had died and thus

secure the insurance money. Of this the Lucases were to have |6,000 and Mr. Coleman the balance, the total amount obtained being |19,000. The conspiracy developed with apparent success. The marriage was consummated, the insurance on Mr. Lucas' life was obtained, Mr. Lucas was seen to fall from a steamboat into the Ohio river while intoxicated, and was given out to be dead. All that remaiired was to secure the insurance money, but here the difficulty began. Insurance companies are proverbially suspicious, particularly when the subjects of heavy policies happen to die under rather suspicious circumstances. The companies in this case were suspicious, and instead of handing over the 919,000 on demand, set about finding a first-class detective. They found him, and presently he found Mr. Lucas, the same who ^'as-swallowed up by the waves of the turbid Ohio, alive and well and somewhat surprised. Instead of being drowned, he had snugly stewed himself away in a tugboat in the wake of the steamer, and was in hiding against the day when his fat insurance policy should be paid. Mr. Coleman, who is charged with beinf the originator of the conspiracy, graduated from Wabash College in this State, several years ago, and is a young man of unusual ability. He entered on the practiee of the law at Henderson, Kentucky, and made a brilliant beginning. A young lady of one of the best families in the place was glad to become his wife, and the marriage was considered a very fortunate one on all sides. From Henderson Mr. Coleman removed to Evansville several years ago, where he has since resided. "Unfortunately for him," says one of the papers of that city, in commenting on the case, "gossip, in trying the case, goes behind it and to other things, out of which it forms a chain." Yet Mr. Coleman has friends who believe in his integrity, and who will have an excellent opportunity now to test the quality of their faith and friendship.

JAY GOULD says the meaning of the recent great consolidation of telegraph lines in this country is that there is to be cheaper telegraphing that by having all the lines consolidated jnder one management instead of being divided among many it will be possible to reduce rates without reducing the profits of the company and that this was the purpose of the new company in making the purchases of the other lines. Mr. Gould says further that the company will have cables of their own to Europe and other countries and propose to build up a telegraphic system co-extensive with the whole civilized world, of which New York will be the centre, instead of London, as heretofore. It is, in a word, a pitting of American means and enterprise against England. These are fine promises and the country will hope they are sincere.-

Aif effectual method of dealing with stumps is to drill holes in the roots and blow thom eut by means of dynamite cartridges. Ex-Sheriff Pressly, of Indi anapolis, recently treated a forty acre cleeringin this manner in the presence of a number of his friends invited to witness the performance. The stumps being all prepared were connected by means of wires and the blasts discharged instantanoously by means of electricity. Every stump was blown to atoms, the pieces being hurled to a distance of several hundred, feet. The experiment was entirely satisfactory and will be tried by other farmers in that vicinity.

A BILL to make the Commissioner of Agriculture a |member of the cabinet came to a vote in the House of Representatives on Monday and was defeated by two votes, the Massachusetts delegation, singularly enough, causing its defeat. The bill ought to become a law and include also the Commissioner of Education. The departments ol Agriculture and Education are both of such importance as to entitle them to repre sentation in the cabinet.

THK heavy rains of the fore part of the week caused immense damage throughout the country. The ground being deeply frozen the water could not penetrate the earth and had to be carried off through the various natural channels. All the creeks, streams, and rivets hav« been filled to overflowing and hundred* of bridges have been carried -away, delaying and almost suspending the running of trains on many of the rail roads.'

PRBSIDKXT HAYKS is fast losing the respect and confidence which he hat hitherto inspired in many quarters. Hit recent conduct in making apimintmentt has subjected him to the severest criticism and it is perhaps fortunate that hit term is so near its expiration.

FRIKXDS of General Grant, In Nev York and Philadelphia, have raised fund of $350,000 for him which is to be pot into government 4 per cent. bond% thus realising for him the handsome in come of $14,000 a year.

Tits New York Herald of last Sunday contained over seventy columns of advertisements. The income produced by this single issue would be a fortune for a poor man.

NOT only the country, but the whole world, in fact the entire universe has been dreadfully "shook up," the past week. But the danger is past now, and once more the stars go singing peacefully in their accustomed orbits, and the nations of the earth are attending to their own business -in a word, the old world wags on as before. But really, there was no knowing what would come next when the modest Senator from New York rose in his seat and said contemptuously that he had heard imperfectly the "vaporings" of the Senator from South Carolina. Vaporings! What wonder that men held their breath whdb Senator Butler rose to reply? That man of peace, who wouldn't for anything kill a negro, unless he got in his way, aimed directly at the head of Senator Conk* ling the all-squelching epithet of "swaggering politician." This would certainly have demolished entirely any man who was not doubly mailed in the consciousness of his ewn modest worth. But Senator Conkling, being thus clad, rose in his seat, pale, it is said, but calm, and declared, "He is a person with whom I do not choose to bandy epithets." A sleepless night was passed, and the Senate was crowded the next morning to see what would come of it. And nothing came. Let us be profoundly grateful that it was no better men who made asses of themselves, and humbly trust that when these two go as far as this next time, they will go further. There are some things to be said in favor of duelling, in such cases. It affords a bare possibility that the world may be rid of one of the parties. If we could be perfectly sure that it would relieve us of both, we should warmly advocate its restoration.

THEY have some funny times across the water with all their troubles, and now and then give us Americans the comfort of feeling that the world is laughing at them instead of us. When it is telegraphed that members of Parliament call each other fools and rascals we begin to suspect that our Congress does not monopolize the hot heads. But it was a ruling which surpasses anything of which we ever heard iu this country when one member having called another a fool a few days since, the speaker declared that the offender must apologize to the House but need not apologize to the man himself. And that reminds us of a little affair that occured in Parliament when Gladstone was in power formerly. One of the opposition members made a hot headed speech in which, among other things, he had likened the members of the Cabinet to coal heavers and hod carriers. There was great excitement, apology was demanded, and even the party friends of the member thought he had gone too far and urged him to offer an apology. Finally he promised to do so. The next day Parliament was crowded to hear the apology, The member rose and eaid that the day before he had been betrayed into the use of some very severe language, that his friends thought an apology was due from him, and that he thought so too.

At this point all were listening intently, and the Prime Minister was ready to rise to his feet and declare that the apology was perfectly satisfactory, when the member concluded by saying, "I there' fore do now most humbly and sincerely apologize to the members of the House, and—to the coal heavers and hod carriers.

A BILL is before the Indiana Legislature providing for the punishment of wife-beaters, by public flogging on the bare back with a cat-o'-nine-tails. The bill should include inhuman parents who punish children cruelly, and should be made a law. Civilization cannot go forward better than by going backward a little in this particular. We are satisfied that the whipping-post has its uses.

ON Monday night last the pork packing establishment of J. C. Ferguson A Co., of Indianapolis, was completely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of about $300,000. There were nearly four million pounds of pork in the cellar. This is the largest fire Indianapolis has ever suffered. The insurance on .building and contents was $379,000.

MRS. HAYKS says she regrets leaving the White House that their life there has been very different rem what she expected and that the old house has become very homelike and they are very fond of it. Evidently there are some comforts connected with life even in the White House.

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