The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-10

About sixty OF the South African clergy
almost all IN nc dioceses of CapctUwn ana Gra-
Jamestown, have signed memorial addressed to
thcir MClrOpu tau aCd 10 the Bishops Of South
Africa, in which they protest against Dr. COleuso
Ing his episcopal functions, and decIaFo
that th,y cannot recognize him as n bishop of
their Church, or hold communion with HIM
should hc return 10 his diocese
"A remarkable in.tance Of a noheman resign
ing his h'rcCitaIy rights occurred lately ia the
north Of Scotland. Lord Saltouu retained in his
thmily the right to appoint the magistrates Of
L s,IboroUph. but the town having increa Sed
cODsdcTapl, OF late, the noble lord gave t. the
hCuseLoldCrs, as CUtc consistent with che spirit
of The rgc, the privilege his family had so long
eIjuytc.
The No,d states that during the stay of the
King OF Spain az Paris the pinCe Imp rial offered
lin a roe Tor Q"cen Isabella, saying ~ can
NOT Cler your mrjesty auy hing else for the
Queen, mt hOpp tnC vi not forget me, seeing
that have Spanish blood in my veins The King
accepted the rose, aud had il Immediately en-
closed in iicn case, so that II might be pre-
strVtd.
A scientific Russian has di i,covercd process
by which timber, tho"gh newly leiicd, may be-
gCme so hard as % resist the influences OF the
most tTyiug riimatr for au almost indefinite
period. Tie most curious part of the invention
Is lhst il does not involve tue Of chemicals of
any scr, such ~ Sucpirg in krCO'ptc, &C., and
that the process Is applied 10 the tree while
growing.
a mort "hlt ago u tftHth priest, ulsputlng
thgauIhOrity Of his Church in such matters, went
TO his may or for permission o marry. The
may or refused The application, and the priest
then appealed 10 higher COuri for a writ to force
the civil uuthority to grant his request. NJ. Jules
Fayfe pleaded IN iAyDr of the prirS'. The court
decided that the mayor was right In refusing the
request Of the priest, and condemned the latter to
costs.
Admiral Horny Iitchdeld hes lately died in
London, in his sevenly-sixth year. lie entered
the navy in May, 1860, and was midshipman of the
iRpetTeltr, and assisted at the blowing up of the
iHSOitRte in The MOrbeam river in 1900; also
served at the reduction of Aux Cages and other
ports of 81, Domingo in 1903, and on shore at the
| attack on Curacao in 1904. He was acting master
| of the ReH4rd, and afterwards senior Lieutenant
| of the Reindeer 10 Walcheren, and commanded.
| He next commanded the Mohd,0k in the opera
tons me coast of America including the attack
! on Craney Island and Hampton, and served in
! her boat az the destruction Of the United States
schooner Asp, in 1915. lie held other active em-
plOywent up 70 1896.
A RICHMOND GUESS AT GRANr's PLAN OF
| CANPAIGN.-A Nehmond paper Of recent date
| Says;-
| "a heavy force is to be poured into the valley
| 10 capture Lynchburg, the Tennessee railroad
and the James river canal, and 70 obtain perma,
| pent possession of the DanYillC railroad Tho
! Central railroad is 20 be taken and held by 2
| column pushed on from Frsdericksbure 10 thC
| Junction, which will give the command Of both
| roads. They are 30 lend the hand TO anothel
| column 20 be landed az the White House Rich
! mond Is thus TO be cut of from all communioa
ton, and finally invested by q powerful army
and the Yankees believe they Will capture il aDt
Lees whole army.