The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-05-03
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

Rev T. L Preston, Of the LIST Presbyterian Church
OF Richmond viii deliver the annual address before
the Alumni Of Washington Il Lee University.
Hon wm Porcher Miles, late Of South Carolina,
vii address the Literary Societies Of the Virginia
Military Institute at their next Commencement.
Mayo's Bridge Completsd-The new iron bridge
acroSs the james, known as -" Mayo's Bridge, was
completed aud opened TO travel Saturday after
noon, April 29th, 1871.
Remarkable Increase Of CirculatiOn.-T he Galaxy
has Just completed the fifth year Of its existence
and It's publishers now claim to have made net
gaiu 10 circulation Of ten thousand copies in the
past four months
Col John n Patton viii deliver the annual ad-
drcss before the Society of Alumni of the Virginia
military Institute, on the 4th Of July
New Volume BY Rev. John Hall, D. D., of
he Filth Avenue Presbyterian church, entitled
Papers for Home Reading will be issued by
Dodd 4 Mead in the coming month. 1t will be
warmly welcomed by thousands who have been
prof,ed by the preaching and the writings of the
distinguished author.-N \. Observer.
Doia Mead" are shortly to publish a novel
by an eminent Evangelical EpiSeopahan, entitled,
"Thc American Cardinal, which is to deal with
the conflict between POpery aud Professionalism In
a way likely TO make some Stir.-B0StOa C0Rgre-
gati0aaiist
Confederate Dead from Gettysburg Through the
efforts of the Ladies Memorial Association of
Charleston, the bodies OF at least sixty South Car
olinians, who tell upon the field Of Gettysburg and
we're inferred there, Will reach Charleston by me-
morial day. The Survivors, Association has, at
the ladies' request, engaged to take the bodies in
charge, The services upon the anniversary will
be Of q most interesting character.
The Historical Society Of Virginia is having the
rooms assigned IT In Sycamore church handsomely
fitted up, and It's valuable collections of books,
manuscripts, maps and portraits viii have excel
lent and secure depository until the society shall
become able to build itself institute hall OF its
own.
The Ladies Of Columbus, Ca, have organized
10 secure a Confederate monument A $4,000
structure IS thought OF.
The Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad now
run through trains from Norfolk TO Bristol without
change of cars.
Text BOOks.-The Board Of School Trustees Of
Franklin county, at meeting held last week,
adopted the McGuffey Series of Text books for the
public School Of the county.
The Death Of Hon. James NJ. Mason is announced
BIZ telegraph. Mr. Mason was born in 1877 on
Analostan Island, then part Of Fairfax county,
Va. he settled early in Winchester, Va, as a
LAWYER and 10 1887 was elected to the United
State House of Representatives For fourteen
years prior TO the breaking out Of the war he was
senator Of the United States, and on the secession
of Virginia left the Senate with his colleague, r.
VI. T. Hunter. In the service Of the COntederacy
he viii be remembered as the Confederate commits
sioner to Europe, who, with his tellOw-eOmmis-
sioner. Mr. Slidel Of Louisiana, was taken from
the deck of the British steamer Trent By United
States arms, aud subsequently released on demand
of the British Government Wing.
The Otag0 Tines reports the death of Dr. Burns
the Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Dunedin, New Zealand. DR.. Burns
was third son Of Gilbert Burns, brother Of the
Scottish poet, and was born at Mossgiel, place
rendered classical by the genius Of his uncle, IL
April 1896 At Closeburn Academy he wa;
schOOlielow with Edward Irving and ThOs, Carlyle
Grea: TheOlOgian EzeOmmunicated.-The ia
nous Dr. John Joseph IgnatiuS DOlnger, the
most influential tbeoogian in Bavaria, and one o
the most eminent scholars OF the Catholic Church
in this age, has Just been excommunicated by the
Pope.