as well as his genuine admiration of
Hebrew greatness, that inspired his
striking and eloquent lecture on "The
scattered nation," a lecture which he
delivered in many parts of the United
States and which had a powerful influ
ence in dissipating the strong- and un
worthy prejudices against the historic
and heroic Hebrew race. While all
admirers of simple and unadulterated
democracy and of true Americanism
should be eager to pay their tribute of
respeci 10 uis memorv. tne scattered
A ation," whose ancient gl
lories ne so
vividly described, and whose present
ngnt to equal consideration and re
spect he so earnestly maintained, owe
mm an especial debt of sratitude.which
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mey win, no uouot, De giaa to nave an
opportunity to acknowledge. Balti
more's contributions to this obiect
snouia De generous and prompt and
such as will give creditable expression
to tne public estimate of the intellec
tual and moral worth of Senator
Vance.
Decided Against Mrs Vance.
The Supreme court last week
handed down its opinion in the sni
for dower of Mrs. Florence S. Vance
vs. Ghas. N. Vance and others, heirs
of Senator Z. B. Vance. The suit
was hea' d at the January term of
Mecklenburg court The lower)
court decided that Mrs. Vance was I
not entitled to take the house and
ot in Charlotte as part of her dower,
and from this she appealed. The
court also decided that Mrs. Vance
was entitled to dower in the Bee Tree
farm in Buncombe, and from this
the defendants appealed.
