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No. 69 =

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Sac. [Sacramento] Aug. 25.'50. [1850]

Eccl. [Ecclesiastes] 8:8 ~ [centered]
2 Sam. [Samuel] 3:38~ [centered]

"There is no man that hath power over
the Spirit to retain the Spirit; neither
hath he power in the day of death;
& there is no discharges in that war:"

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"Know ye not that there is a
prince & a great man fallen this
day in Israel?"

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Circ^s [Circumstances] of yesterday morning.

Gloom over the whole city.

Three fallen in a year to
But a year since we heard of
whom all eyes were turned.
the death of Pres. [President] Polk ~