The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-05-25
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

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House Of Delegates, has received letter from
Judge Thompson D. Houston, of Fincastle, from
which we extract the following
Il have not the time to answer formally your
letter of the 18th instant You have the gratitude
of suffering people for the active interest you
have taken in their behalf
1.-The destitute of our town send greetings to the
noble women OF Richmond Burnt chimneys can.
not crush out gratitude. Though amid ruins, we
may still call down Gods blessing upon such as
have reached forth helping hand in this the hour
Of calamity.
1.-The boxes have not yet reached Fincastle. No
doubt they are at Bonsack S, and will be here to.
morrow. As soon as they arrive will hand them
over to our Clothing and Provision Committee
Again thanking, in behalf of our homeless but
warm-hearted people, the noble women Of Rich.
mOnd, am, my dear sir,
Your obedient servant.
THOMAS ID. HoUsToN'
Washington College, va.-The Missouri Professor
ship.-From the CausdSiaR of Lexington Mo, we
learn that General Lilley succeeded very well in
collecting for the endowment fund in that place,
having raised $1,000 in a few days LAFAYETTE
county will give fully $4,000, it is thought. Gen.
Liley is certainly most accomplished agent, aud
a representative from Virginia worthy of the cause
B. H. shackelford, Esq. died suddenly OF the
18th at Salem, Fauquier county, Va He was
considered the ablest lawyer at the Warrenton
bar, and was candidate for the House of Dele.
gates in the place Of Judge Keith.
State University, or Common SchOOl-which First
A correspondent Of the North Carolina PesJyte-
rian tells good story on this subject:
As | was writing the concluding lines of an
article, saw poor neighbor passing with half a
bushel of meal on mis- shoulder. Having little
matter of business to settle with him, went out
to the gate, and my mind being full of my theme,
1t struck me | would appeal to him. His reply
will afford 'Didymus so much pleasure that |
must give it, though it tells somewhat against my
self. said, Mr.. H which do you think had better
be set going, the university or the common schools?
which would do most good. The common schools
would do me most good, he replied, they are what
I want to see Ifyou had the power, said |,
would you start them, in preference to building
up the old university and making it what it once
wasp He heSitated [ ask you, said, Just
for your opinion. Some people are saying it would
be better for education generally to have splendid
college set going frSt-and let the schools follow
suit. Now what do you Think We'll, he replied,
If such thing was left to me to say how it should
be, don't know what | would do. Seems like
would rather have good free school-or be able
to have some schooling for my boys,-but when
come to think it over, you know in mill they al
1gays let the l0Gter the big 10hee and that starts
the little ones. That's so.
Statistics of the Confederate Army.-A meeting of
the Confederate Relief and Historical Society was
held at Memphis on the S0th ult, Governor Harris
in the chair. DR.. Avent read communication on
the Confederate army which contained the follow
ing statistics: In 1861, 1875 were killed; 1864
wounded; ,, 772 prisoners In 1862, u.s. $50 killed;
6S 659 wounded; As 300 prisoners. In 1868, H.
$40 killed; 81 1913, wounded II ,2ll prisoners. In
lS64-5, - 600 killed; 10000 wounded; $4,000
prisoners. TotalS-killed SO, 773; wounded 1874,
O26; POP, 2S3.
LII the deaths from diseases be added, the sum
total will present the entire loss. The returns of
the field and general hospitals are known for 1851 3,
and If it be fair to assume that the total mortality
of 1868 and 1864 was fully equal to that of 1862,
then the total of deaths in the Confederate army
in 1861 5 was at least 100000 exclusive of the
deaths in the Northern prisons, which would swell
the number to near 1855 600; and If the deaths
among the discharged for wounds and disease, and
among the sick and wounded on furlough, be added,
the grand total of deaths in the Confederate army
during the entire war, did not fall far short of 200
600. According to this calculation, the deaths
from disease were about three times as numerous
as those resulting from the casualties of battle.
The available Confederate force capable of active
service did not, during the entire war, exceed Co.,,
600 men. Ut this number not more than 400, 900
were enrolled at any one time and the Confederate
States never had in the field more than 200, 900
men capable OF bearing arms at any one time, ex-
elusive Of sick, wounded and disabled.
The Geographical sOciety.-At meeting of the
American Geographical and Statistical Society,
last week, Paul B. Du Chaillu, the daring African
explorer, was presented through President DAILY,
with a silver medal, awarded by the Imperial Geo.
graphical Society Of Paris
The extensive armory buildings erected at Macon.
Georgia for the Southern Confederacy, are to be
transformed into great cotton factory, owned by
the city aud stock subscribers. There will be
room in it for so 600 spindles and when completed
it will be one of the largest factories in the country
1.-THE Men Who ADVERTISE '-Messrs. Rowell 4
CO., advertising agents in New York, deserve
much credit for issuing this handsome volume
The work contains an account Of successful adver.
tiSerS, together with hints on the method of ad-
vertising, followed by an American newspaper rate
book, and an American newspaper directory
Singular to say, IL does not mention the name of
any person who has lost money by advertising, and
we are led to suppose that no such person exists
Miss Mitford's unpublished papers, as all readers
of her lately issued Memoirs will be delighted to
learn, prove to contain what the Atheaeum terms
"a rich crop of literary anecdotes and literary his
tory. They are being prepared by Mr.. H. F.
ChOrley for publication.