The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-09-06
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

The Evening News has finished the heavy and
difficult labor of moving to its new office in the
Cowardin building next to Virginia Hail. and the
improvements in the sly lie and appearance of the
paper promised by the editor will be at once per-
fected, when, we have no doubt, Richmond will
boast one of the handsomest evening papers In
the country.
Transfer of the States Interest In the Richmond
and Danvile Railroad The Board OF Public Works
concluded the business OF transferring the States
interest 10 the Richmond and Danville Railroad
according to the terms of sale as fixed by the Act
of the General Assembly. The entire interest of
the State was purchased by the stockholders Of
the company and the functions Of the State di'
rectors, Judge Hunter II. Marshall, w. I. Suth-
erin and w. l.. Owen, thereupoD ceasing. they
we're reelected as directors of the Richmond and
Danville company.
Indicted for Manslaughter. -New TX s.
The grand jury yesterday iouE
ment for manslaughteT 10
j H. Vanderbilt, Presie
terry company, lwhost
killed so many,) James II.
dent. and Henri Robinson en-
ment for mansaughter in the fourth degree was
presented against j. K Mathews, United States
inspector OF boilers.
Later.-The indictment against Vanderbilt reads
as follows:
Did wilfully and feohiously neglect and omit
TO have sound boilers and competent engineers,
&C., on the Westfeld."
Prof Hitchcock, whose party are making geo.
logical survey In the White Mountains, has electri
fed the people in the vicinity by the discovery
that one OF the Twin Mountains is a solid mass of
jasper In Waterville the Professor made dis
coVery which he regards as not only interesting,
tut highly important and going far TO determine
the age of the mountains OF the State. He found
he Labrador spar formation, which is next TO the
Oldest rock, in lodges This rock has never before
been found in New England, but is that which is
ound in connection with the rich ores of iron
among the Adirondack Mountains Of New York.
The party is now engaged in fixing the limits of
this formation.
Monument to the Confederate Dead. -CbarleStown,
Jefferson county, West Va August 30 was the
lay selected TOR the'unveng OF the monument to
the Confederate dead buried in this county The
monument is beautiful shaft of white marble some
twenty feet in height, with appropriate inscrip
tons 1t was erected at cost OF over 81 600 by
the ladie, of the Lee Memorial Association, OF JEFF
erson county, Around it in the beautiful ceme-
terry just east Of the town repose the ashes of 243
Confederate soldiers, SO OF whom we're sons of
Jefferson county. Early in the morning the
streets OF the town began TO show extraordinary
fully . 500 or 5000 persons were present. The
procession was headed by the MasOns in regalia,
about 80 strong After these came large wagon,
drawn by six white horses, aud containing fourteen
beautiful young ladies', with appropriate badges.
Inscriptions, &c, representing the southern States
whose sons embraced the Confederate cause Next
came the survivors of the old Stonewall brigade,
which was formed principally from this section Of
the State, and Confederate soldiers generally. the
hrin tha
An address was delivered by Col R. W. Lyle of
KY, and poem rected by Daniel Lucas, Esq.
Japanese Youths 1t is now estimated that there
are about two hundred japanese youths (some say
three hundred) in school in this country About
twenty five of them are 10 New Brunswick; three
members OF the college, and the rest connected
with the grammarschool. According to the testi-
mony of their teachers. they are entirely correct
in their department, diigent and highly successful
in their studies courteous and agreeable In their
manners. They regularly attend the Reformed
Church. Two or three of them are members Of
the church, aud give good evidence. of plety.-
Some have expressed the purpose OF returning to
their own land TO preach the Gospel. There is
something marvellous in this movement of the ia
panese mind. No country presents more of inter-
est just now, In missionary point OF view, than
the Land of the Rising Sun" There is a rage,
as one missionary puts 1t, for English education.
La Yeddo alone it is DOW estimated that there are
over three thousand pupils.-Indepeadeat
Five Times the Legislature of South Australia
has passed bill for legalizing marriage With de-
ceased wifes sister, and five times the English
Crown has refused its assent, on the ground that
the law would not harmonize with that of the
mother country. At length, however, the Gov
eminent has yielded, and the bill has been signed
so that if any Englishman wants to marry his sis
ter 10 law, he has only to 60 to South Australia
Contemporary has been figuring up the miles
of existing telegraph wires 1t appears there are
$50 700 miles in Europe, $50 600 in America IA
900 in India, 10000 In Australia, and 80 600 Of
submarine cable; total, 6S4 900 miles; TO which
there are additions being made at the rate of l0O,-
900 miles per year. At this rate of increase it
should not be many years till all communications
will be made by lightning, and nearly as cheap as
they were conducted twenty years ago by mail.
Stewart cOllege-Mr S. j Coffman, a graduate
of the University OF Virginia, has been elected to
the chair OF modern Languages including French,
German and English, in this growing institution.
The prospects Of the College constantly lmprov-
ing. The addition OF Messrs. Legare and COfman
gives corps OF FIVE vigorous and experienced ed
ucators, in the prime OF lie. Unul further no
tce the Sciences will be IN the hands OF PfOs. Lee
g4re and Dinwiddie.