The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-02-24

female, requesting their prompt and jealous coop
Grafton in the reconstruction of the Virginia Ag-
Iieultural Society by becoming members, giving
notice of the Fair, and requesting our citizens to
make an exhibition of the results OF their skill,
care and labor not only on the farm, but IN all the
various and useful departments OF skill and indus
try, and to compete tor premiums In accordance
with the established rules of the society
| ReSolUed. That committee OF two be appointed
to report whether any or what means, by legisla-
ton or otherwise, can be adopted to protect farm
ers against imposture in the purchase of CONNER
cial manures
Rich Ores in North Carolina.-Dr. Samuel Taylor
showed to us few days since specimens from a
mine lately opened on his plantation few miles
from this city. Pieces of gold as large as tur-
key shot could be seen sticking to the rocks Al
together this is the richest ore we have yet seen.
He has developed the mine so far as to know that
the vein is large, and the quantity Of the ore al
most inexhaustible. = Charlotte Times.
National Bank.-The House Committee on Banks
and Banking have under discussion two plans for
furnishing national bank circulation to those sec
tons OF the country now destitute of it. One OF
them proposes reduction of the circulation of all
the existing national banks fifteen per cent, which
will give $24,000,000 for these localities. The
other is to limit the circulation of all national
banks to 81, 100000 which will give Sill 900, 600
and this will probably be adopted by the commit
tee, it will favor the small banks at tie expense
of the larger ones.-National hateligeneer.
Burning of an Ancient MILAN historical mill
building, the old Moravian mill in Bethlehem
Pa. was burned last week. This mill (says the
EaSton Free Press was owned by David and An
thony Luckenbach, whose family have held pos
session of it ever since it was built in l744 under
the authority of the Moravian Church, by Luck
enbach 4 Son. In the olden time it was a central
point to which farmers and others gathered from
great distances The building was of stone, both
massive and strong. The first miller employed
was Christian Christensen, who was placed in
charge under Count Zinzendorf He was a man
Of skill and projected the plan of the water
works in Bethlehem-the first works of the kind
in the State.
Chasing RO6bsr Round the Globe-A few days
since Chinaman, who had been living for some
time in San Francisco, where he had contrived to
cheat merchants of that city out of $4,000, sud
denly disappeared, having got on board the steam
er bound for China, with his i'll gotten booty
No doubt the rascal chuckled as he put to sea-
Once on the broad Pacific, he felt himself secure,
for there was no swift steamer to pursue him. As
soon as he should step on shore in China, he would
be lost among the millions of that Empire, where
no officer of Justice could find him. His money
would be quite a fortune among the Celestials
But in planning his escape, he did not calculate on
being pursued by lightning. But the merchants
whom he had defrauded were not going to let him
off so easily. They at once sent despatch de-
scribing the thief to N. Y, whence it was for,
warded to London, via the Atlantic cable, and
from there telegraphed by the Persian Gulf cable
to Ceyon, in time TO catch the Hong Kong steam
er When the Celestial reaches Hong Kong, the
officers there will have been fully week on the
look out for him, and of course they will recover
the goods and send the swindler back to San Fran
cisco. This incident marks wonderful progress
in telegraphing during the past five years. The
time cannot be far distant when offenders will be
tripped by lightning in the most remote corners of
the globe.
Liberal DOnatiOn.-The author and publisher
of the popular Sabbath School Music Book, ISL.
yer Spray" have made New Years gift to the
Treasury of the Cincinnati Young Mems Chris
tan Association of two cents every copy printed
after January l, 1862 At the present selling rate
of the "Silver Spray" this donation will amount
to several thousand dollars during the year.
Cincinnati Commercial.