The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-09
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

James Barbour, Esq, of Culpeper has been as,
ISOLATED with Mr., j. Q. Southau in the editorial
conduct Of the Richmond Enquirer.
Mr.. Barbour Is well known TO the people OF y II
GINA, having been in public life for many years
With such men as its editors, the Enquirer will
not fail for want Of ability in Its leaders"
william E. Cameron, Esq, has become one of the
editors of the Wki0, and, in conjunction with the
present staff, viii conduct the paper during the
absence for some months of the senior editor.
German, Hebrew, and English Instituts.-A char
Ter has been granted By the circuit court of Rich
mond to the Richmond German, Hebrew, and
English Institute, for educational purposes. The
enterprise is to- be managed BY eOmplttee OF nine,
elected annually by the Congregation Beth Ahadah.
nautical instrument maker of San. Francisco has
made telescope for the Merchants Exchange 81
that city BY which the names and ggnals OF s7sels
can be distinguished fifteen miles a5 sea
Alfred Hennen, the Oldest lawyer ard on.
ablest in Louisiana, died on the 10Th Of iti'sR
aged "a years. He was 6Ds sing
versed in the Latin, Greek, French
hsh and Italian languages, and tor
a Professor in the Law Schoo. If re u.T-.si.y y
Louisiana.
The Californians have yielded to the German
pressure and thrown open their places OF amuse
ment to the public on the Sabbath day. The Pro-
testant clergy demonstrated in vain. The German
paper of New York, rejoiees over it as "a triumph
of freedom.
Well said.-The female pickpockets Of Boston
wear Arab wraps of shawls. As good paper ex-
presses it, ''They fold their shawls like the Arabs
and silently steal away.
The Great Eastern, with the Indian ocean cable
has reached Bombay safely from England
n -
of letters, which Rev L. w. White, now Of Hele-
ma, Ark, but formerly of Virginia, is writing to
the South Side Times of Burkevile. They con-
tain much valuable information about the social
and religious condition of the country, that all per
sons DESTROYS Of emigrating thither would do well
to obtain.
Young Mems Christian AssOciatiOn.-At the last
regular monthly meeting Of the Directory OF the
Young Mems Christisn Association Of this city,
the Committee on Library and Rooms reported
the addition Of 459 volumes to the library during
the past mOnth-viz: AL volumes purchased by
committee, Is volumes of magazines bound and
volumes contributed by John Sabin Il Son, Of New
York.
Sad Condition Of Chicago An order was sent not
long since to a Chicago bookseller, which, among
other things, called for 90 Primitive Christian
iy The order was sent back with the response
pencilled opposite that tem and not at all in jest
''No Primitive Christianity to be found in Chi
eago.
Hope for the Chinese among us.-An intelligent
writer in California says: I'VE may call them
poor heather, but many Of them are rich in
thought and feeling and high and grave moral
purpose. Their instruction in their home classics
has prepared them for the best moral and religious
instruction we can give them. We find them not
on a low plane of moral sentiments but, not IN
frequently, on the very highest, reproaeh to the
current morality which they see around them
ANY sympathy on our part with that which is tru
and good in their belief and practice, wins thev
at once, and is a stronghold upon their eOn6den
and their dOcihty.
''They welcome ioyfuIy any discreet attempt t
enighten them in American and Christian ideas
Many of our churches in city and country have Sc
about gathering them on the Sabbath for instru'
ton in our language, aud in the truths whiot
holds. They 90 readily and eagerly We
fill our largest churches with them. There is
opposition. no prejudice to be overcome. Tn
Join in the Lords Prayer, and in Christian sing
ing.