The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-10-27
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

The General Assembly of Virginia has adjourned
after one of the shortest and most harmonious SeS
sions in the history of the Commonwealth. They
were called together for specified purposes. They
performed the duties required OF them, They
passed the amendments TO the Federal COnstltu
tion declared to be the price TO be paid In advance
of the restoration Of our State TO her ancient rights
aud privileges in the UniOn They elected two
Senators to represent us in the Federal Senate
and to that extent prepared the autonomy OF the
State They were required to do nothing less
They were permitted to do nothing more.
Lit. Gov Lewis was elected Senator for the long
term and Judge Johnston for the short One.-E.c-
GnlIHer
Henry Cooper has been elected United States
Senator by the Legislature otIennessee. So An
drew johnson is defeated.
Important Deoision-The Supreme Court of the
United States has decided that 1t has jurisdiction
in the Yerger case.
President Grant has pardoned Anderson, Patter
son and ESom convicted last year Tor completely IN
the whiskey frauds in this city.
Rev. Leonidas Rosser, D D, is to deliver the
annual address before the Virginia horticultural
and Pomologica Society, in Richmond, on Wed
nesday night, November Sd.
Smithsonian Institution, ". C.-The Regents of
this Institution, Of which Prof Henry Is the head
have rendered their Report, the financial portion
OF which shows that the amount OF capital invested
in 1865 was S690,0lS, and the receipts OF the
same period sol .453 80 About five thousand
dollars appropriated by Congress for the preserva-
ton and care Of articles In the Museum procured
by United States exploring expeditions,
Ocean Penny Postage.-A movement Is on foot to
decrease the present postal rates between Great
Britain and the United States. Postmaster Ores
well, has opened negotiations on this subject with
the British Post Office Department, proposing
that after Jan l. 1870 the rate of postage for let
tiers weighing an ounce shall be SIX instead OF
twelve cents, which is the present charge.
FIRE in Rochester, New York destroyed two build
ipes in the rear of the Rochester University, con-
tanning valuable cabinets belonging to the College.
The loss is estimated at 500 GOO
Young Mems Christian Association Of Richmond -
Alta regular stated meeting held in October 10th,
the following officers we're elected for the ensuing
six months William P. Gretter, president; A
Woodbridge, yice-preSident j. B. Slade, secretary;
ID. A. Brown, Jr., treasurer.
Virginia horticultural and Pathological Society
Rev. LeoniduS RosSer, ID. d., has consented 10 de
liver the annual address before this Society at lt>
exhibition which is to be held in conjunction with
the State Agricultural Fair.
Great Entorprise-Mr 4. T. Stewart Of New
York has contracted for five hundred miles Of
streets aud roadways on his Hampstead Plains pur-
chase, and purposes erecting thereon next summer
for the beginning Of town OF worklngmen
homes, five hundred Dwellings, one hundred o.
which are to cost ten thousand dollars each.
The last ten weeks have witnessed great fall il
prices. Since the LIST August wheat has declined
40 cents bushel, and corn 20 cents; aud cotton
has fallen s per cent. since only the LIST Septem
Der; and the decline in railway stocks has beer
much greater.
The total reduction of values in cotton, bread
stuffs and stocks, cannot be less than 500 mllloi
dollars
The official figures at the Department estimates
that the cotton crop of the Southern States thl
wear will be worth $40, 100000; while the tOta
value of the exports Of the South Is set down a
SS2S 500 600 At this rate, the value Of Southern
products Is about S3l - per head for the entire
Southern population.