The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-01-30
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

uectjRg for Southern Relief az Nele Tork-
New York, January 26.-At the Southern re
lief meeting last night, resolutions were adopted
that committee Of thirty-seven be appointed,
with power to add to their number, TO raise
and distribute money among the destitute,
without distinction of race or opinion. and
that the philanthropic women throughout the
North be invited to share in the responsible
ties and the blessings Of the work
Tie Charleston Record, South Carola,a.
This important Journal has been withdrawn
from publication The Editors and Proprie-
tors have transferred their paper with the mail
books and subscription lists to the publishers
and Editors OF the Baltia'Ors Episcopal Meth
odtst
SUaday Schools The quarterly meeting of
the Presbyterian Sunday Schools was held at
the First Church, Richmond, on the 9th inst.
The children Of the various schools flied the
body OF the church, while the sides and gale
ries were crowded with the friends of the Cause
The services were conducted by Rev. p. b.
Price and opened with singing God bless
the Sunday Schools The reports of the
schools show increasing numbers and growing
interest. The average attendance of scholars
and teachers for the quarter ending December
81 was 459 This has been largely increased
during the present month. Contributions for
the same period amounted to about seventy
dollars. Seventeen hopeful conversions were
reported, mostly connected with the Third
Church The report briefly noticed the death
Of Mr. s. Z. Halves, so long a faithful and
earnest teacher in the Second Church. "He
hath ceased from his labOrS, aud his works do
follow hun The singing of the children, ac-
eompanied by the organ, was grand, and gave
. beautiful variety to the exercise. Excellent
addresses were delivered by Rev. DR.. Read on
Little Things and by Major Robert Stiles
ON 1.-The Untamed Tongue" After the song
Of Happy Voices, the exercises were brought
to a close by benedictiOn by the Rev. DR..
Stiles.
" Agat .IIly, colored woman, formerly
the property Of Capt. JAS NJ Harris, Of Mel
son county died on the the 9Th inst, in Stauu-
ton, Va, In the one hundred and hTty-Sir
year of her age. She was born in 1871, and
was, consequently, As years OF age at the de-
claration Of Independence, and 50 years old
when the independence Of the colonies was
recognised by the mother country. She was
SO years older than the Constitution of the
United States which was adopted IN 1857.
A petition from Louisville was presented to
the State Senate of Kentucky, asking an APP
preparation of one hundred thousand dollars
for the suffering poor Of the South. A reso-
luton was offered in the Kentucky House Of
Delegates appropriating fifty thousand dollars
TO the Southern poor.
Considerable excitement has been caused at
Dubuque by the adhesion Of Rev. Father Ken
ny, Roman Catholic priest, to the Methodist
Church.
Gen. Hood has requested that the fund sub
seribed for purchasing Texas homestead Tor
him be given 10 religious purposes. he says
he wishes to live by his own industry.
The kistory of the Campaign of Chancel-
louisville" by Captain HotchkiSs, and Col. W.
Allan, is now in press, and will be issued early
in February.
Tie Atlaata, Georgia, Era says; The IN
precedented growth Of Atlanta is the worder
of all who visit it. Merchants, mechanics,
physicians lawyers, young men and old, are
all working unitedly and faithfully for this i'm
portant aud desirable end We have resolved
to build up first class city in every particular,
and no power short Of the Great Ruler of
events can prevent it. In FIVE years, at the
farthest Atlanta will be to the South what st.
Louis Is to the mighty West.
Bishops and Rg6lmg.-We see it stated
that Archbishop Purcell has presented SPLEEN
did diamond cross and chain valued at Sl,2OC
to the St. Peter Society table at the Orphan
Fair, to be held in Melodeon Hall, in Cincln'
natl, shortly The ornament Is to be ratified
for, and tickets for q chance are now being
sold. Thus the bishops teach the people to
gamble.
RacU-A newspaper editor at Sidney has
put a tablet outside his Office, informing yisl
tors that he cannot be spoken with unless palo
for his time. Persons who wish TO see hin
are invited to buy ticket of admission, one
for an hour costing los half an hour, Is. g
quarter Of an hour, S. and 50 on.
Securing Order-A superintendent Of Z
mission-school being annoyed by the noise
finally, in appealing TO the boys, said -" Now
lets see if we can't hear a pin drop" Al
was silence, when a little fellow in the back
part of the room turning his eaC and bending
forward in breathless attention, spoke out
Let her DROP
Tile Quantity Of P,pT used every year IL
England represents weight Of about 22O, 900,
OOO pounds. France uses l95, 600, 900 pounds
while the United States Of America, with l
much SMALLER population consumes more pape
than England and France put together, VIZ
100000 pounds
F6e az Salem, Roanoke Co., IA de
structive fire occurred in Salem, on Sunda!
night the 10th instant The Town Hall wa
bUrned-a part Of which was used by tht
Episcopalians as their house Of worship. Thu
loss was $50 900. Several citizens and stu
dents were slightly injured by the explosion o
a canister Of powder.