The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-13

commend the proprietOrS OF the Norfolk Var
QiRidn in putting stop 10 it in their eStab-
iShment, and trust that the other two Norfolk
dailies will follow suit
Eastern Shore of virginia.-A correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch writing from North
amptOn county, Va, says:
The last year has been year OF abundance
to the farmer here. The potato crop alone
has returned to the county of Northampton
not less than 5 $50 600, and Is fast becoming a
speciality here This estimate includes spring
and fall crop Of Irish aud summer crop of
sweet potatoes The steamer Eolus left Cher
rystone on one trip this year with 500 barrels
potatoes and was then making four trips per
week. The largest yield | have heard of was
$3.50 from four barrels. This would be from
about one acre of land; and yet do not be
heve this Is the largest amount of money that
could be secured from an acre, for we have no
where in Virginia gone toto the production of
those products which weld the largest gross
clear. When Eastern Virginia shall have got
ten fully into fruit aud berry raising, then We
shall have much larger proceeds"
Randolph Macon College The auniverSy Gel
bratiOn OF the franklin Society of this College
will take place on the 18th inst, at 7 o'clock,
z. NJ. EulogiSt-J. Harmon, Of Alabama );
First Orator-W. w. Smith. of Va; Second
0rator-R G. Shorter, Of Alabama
The North Carolina State University.-The
Raleigh Sentinel learns, that at a meeting Of
the Executive Committee of the University,
held January LIST, the Rev. Solomon Pool, late
revenue collector, was elected President OF the
institution.
The Rev J. l. Johnson, of Norfolk Va, is
now preparing for the press, the Memoirs
80 III hc Il lok he Irr,x,o-
sity Of Virginia and who died or were killed
In the service Of the Southern Contederacy."
This book will be a valuable contribution to
the literature of the South, and will be looked
for with much interest throughout the State.
Eastern LunatiO Asylum Election of Supsrin-
tendent. THE Board of Directors OF the East
ern LuLatic Asy lUm. at William burg, on Fri
day elected DR.. D. R. Brewer superintendent
OF that institution.
Confederate Memorial Association. Christ
mas Eve the ladies' OF Font Royal Va, held
a supper aud exhibited tableaux for the
benefit of their noble object The sum of $500
was cleared. $50 collected before, makes che
present fund $3.50 Two hundred Confederate
dead are estimated To be scattered over che
soil OF that gallant little county. Their remain,
IL is desired to assemble IN the cemetery bv the
1T Of Aprl Mrs Giles Cooke Is President.
and Miss Lucy Buck Secretary of the A>So.
cation. Contributions may be sent to either
OF them.
At the late meeting Of the Board Of Trustees
OF Washington and j tfersOu College Pa Pr,f.
James ) SlmOntOn. A VI. of st Paul. MINI
was unanimously elected Professor OF Mathe
MATES and Astronomy in the Department al
CanonSburg 70 fil the vacancy OccaSioned by
the resignation of the Rev. John ). Roberts.
The ffty-secsnd annual meeting of the Amer,
lean Col, zlnatiOn Society will be held in Wash
ington, d. g., on Tue day, the l9;h inst
The speakers engaged for the occasion are
Rev. Benjamin l.. Haight, D.. D., aud Rev
s. Iren@uS Prime, d. d., OF this city; and
Ex-Presldent j. j. Roberts, Of Liberia. Mr.
Roberts is the honOred President of Liberia
College. lie brings good news from the Afri-
can Republic; and having been citizen of the
country nearly forty years,-during fourteen
of which he administered the government
he knows whereof he speaks.
Academy of NATURALIZATION of Officers
At regular meeting of the Richmond Acad-
envy of Medicine held on Wednesday evening
the following officers were elected for the EN-
suing year; President, Albert Snead, W. d.
First Vice President, o. Fairfax, NJ. d..
Second Vice President, Hunter McGuire, VI
~. lnlTu Nlct-I IeSlutnt, JOnn VI. SkeltOn,
vi. D.; Secretary Richard a Wise, VI. ID
Assistant Secretary, j. 3. COakley, NJ d..
Treasurer, |. Il. Page, NJ. d.
0glethOrpe College, Midway, Near MiIledge-
vile, Ga.-fhe Board OF Trustees of this InSti
tuition, having declined to act according to the
recommendation of the Synod Of Georgia re-
lative to its union with Davidson College, ex-
ercisss will be resumed for the year 1869 with
the following officers, to-wit: Rev Il. @.
Smith, Chairman of the Faculty and Profess
sor OF Mental and Moral Science and Bellies
letters; Sylvanus Bates, A. NJ, Professor of
Latin and Greek Languages; Rev. G. w.
Lane, Chaplain aud Professor of Mathematics,
Astronomy and Botany; Samuel G.. White,
NJ d., Lecturer on Chemistry aud Natural
Philosophy; r II. Ramsay, A. NJ Assistant
Instructor in Mathematics and Languages
Completed Miles Of Railroad in virginia.-At
this era of railroad enterprise, when competi-
ton is more actiTe than Il has ever BEEN and
when the pressure of produce upon trans
pOrtstiOn is stimulating efforts for it's accom-
mediation, our own State has much to con
graduate herself upon in the way of railroad
advantages In looking over a table of stats
ties prepared by r. Fisher, ESQ, of New York,
we find that, at the close OF the year 1867, of
the thirty-Seven States, Virginia was In the
length of road completed the sixth. The Ave
States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In-
diana and Illinois are all that have outStripped
her, Pennsylvania bears off the palm, having
4, 90 Oh completed miles. at the cost in road
aud equipments Of S22l 947 S57, Ohio comes
next with her completed lines of 3, 397 As miles
costing for road aud equipments $l4g $40 $50
Illinois Is third, having 224 10 completed
miles, at the cost, including equipments. of
Si49 O00 657 New York Is fourth in the list,
with her completed lines of 3 lS2, SO miles,
costing, with equipments, S69 sos, 40. The
fifth Ia rank is Indiana, which mas 800 %
miles completed, at cost Of $50 $50 7222
The extent of miles completed Ia Virginia
is put down az 81 49+ Is and the cost OF road
and equipments at SO sos, 1874 - Whg.
There are thirty college papers published in
the United States, and the number Is increas
lug.
Cost Of the Freedmsn's Bureau-The freed
mems bureau, which expired January lSt,
has cost, by official figures, the following yearly
suns, ia the following States and places:
Salaries Of main Office in Wash, S94 800
Bureau off ,ials for the District, 81 64O
Bureau Off :iaIS for Maryland, 10 40
Bureau officials for North Carolina, So 500
Buseau officials for Virginia 81 $50
Bureau Ofi 'ialS for South Carolina, 6O $50
Bureau officials for ;ieOrgia, IS 800
Bureau officials for Florida, is, 500
Bureau officials for Alabama, 81 $40
Bureau officials for Kentucky, POO
Bureau officials for Mississippi, s. 200
Bureau ,ffi;ials for Tennessee, % 600
Bureau officials for Missouri, SO O0O
Bureau officials for Arkansas, 81 92O
Bureau officials for Texas, 40 $40
Bureau official, for Louisiana