The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-12-27
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.


Col Joso7a Mayo, Jr who has been elected by
the Virginia Legislature. for State Treasurer, is a
native Cf WestmOreland county, and the son Of
Robert Mayo. He was gallant officer in the
Confederate service during the war, and is now
practising lawyer in Richmond,
Dispatch by the telegraph line of Southern
lncla and the Red Sea cable announces a success
iul observation Of the total eclipse of the sun IN
the Southern Hemisphere, on the llth inst The
photographs OF the corona obtained are reported
as perfect, aud the result must be conclusive OF
several points regarded by modern astronomers as
needing more thorough demonstration.
Tae Grand Duke Alexis has sent S. 600 to Mr..
w, H. Aspinwall, for the poor of New York city.
NJ. Aspinwal has appropriated from this sun
81 GOO 20 the Association for Improving the Con-
ditlon Of the Poor and 81 900 for the benefit Of
disabled sailors The Duke has also given 50 900
for the poor Of Boston.
There Are now residing in New York FIVE hun,
dred more Cinnamon than there were three years
ago OF such citizens we now have nearly twelve
hundred.
Rev L W. Bacon. Of Baltimore, has ready for
press, in manuscript, volume concerning the late
Vatican Council, containing the apOcryphal speech
Of Bishop StroSsmayer and some genuine speeches
he made. together with Archbishop Kenriek 5
argument against Papal Intallibilty
Commodore Maury, of Lexington, delivered an
Introductory address at the Institute on Friday
night, the first OF course on What we Owe to
Science
Il is Calculated that twenty thousand square
miles Of drifting ice comes down every year out Of
Bafin's Bay into the Atlantic moving at the rate
Of SIX miles a day, aud reaching as tar as 1000
miles from their origin.
The Great Tunnel through the Sierra Nevada is
to be Ave miles long. nineteen feet high, and twen-
ty-0no feet wide. The Sierra tunnel will permit
toe passage Of the Central Pacific Railroad track
snd a canal TO supply San Francisco with water
from Lake Tahoe.
The Governor Elect of GeOrgia.-HOn. james NJ.
Smith, elected Governor of Georgia without OppO-
sition to hll ont the uuexpired term OF r. b. Bull
lock, fugitive ON justice, Is native OF the State,
about middle age, a lawyer by profession, and a
lifetime Democrat. Served as a colonel of the
Twelfth Georgia Infantry until disabled at the head
OF his regiment, and was then elected to the Con-
tederate Congress, holding his seat therein until
the close Of the war.
Professor Caskie Harrison. Of this city, is now
Professor Of Ancient Languages aud Literature in
the University OF the South at Suwanee, Tenn.
The institution Is in a aOurishing condition.
Procession Of the InternatiOnals Ten thousand
Of them had their public procession in the streets
OF New Y orb last Sunday week The order from
the Chief OF Police prohibiting was rescinded.-
As other professions were allowed, how could they
refuse this? The Board of Police, after duly con-
sidering the matter, decided to rescnd the prohi-
bition Of the Superintendent, he being directed,
however to take all necessary precautions for the
preservation Of order. This done, the Board pro
oeeded TO draw up document asking the Legisa
tUre to pass act regulating professions in cities
and suggesting basis for such an act The third
section If this proposed act prohibits Sunday pro
cessions, except for funeral benevolent and rei
gious purposes" within city limits, aud moreover
f0rbids music within one block Of any church or
Westinghouse. OF course the exceptions above
mentioned afford abundant room for evasOns and
the meeting house phrase indicates the seetarian
character Of the Board, but good legislative
committee will supply omissions, 1t the matter
comes up this winter, and we shall hope to see
this question settled not alone for Sunday, but for
all the days Of the week. The procession came off
according to appointment, and the red flag Of the
Ccmmunists made its FIRST appearance in our
streets, escorted By large but perfectly orderly
and good natured crowd.
The Census Bureau has issued pamphlet giving
the statistics Of the blind, deaf and dumb, insane
and idi0tic persons in the States aud Territories,
classified by race, age, sex, and place OF birth
They foot up as blind as follows: Number of sim
pie blind 20 U26; blind aud deaf and dumb 96;
bind and insane IS blind and idiotic los; blind,
deaf aud dumb and insane z; blind, deaf and
dumb and idiOtic I making total of blind 90,
so. Numbers OF simply deaf and dumb Is S92 ;
deaf and dumb and insane 80; deaf and dumb and
idoitic l4O; deaf and dumb and either blind, In
sane OF idi0uc ia; making a total OF deaf and
dumb l6 POS Number of simply insane 81, PAL
insane, and either blind or deaf and dumb or both
l4l; making a total OF insane 81 3S2. Number
simply idiOtic "a 27l idiOGc and included In the
other classes 256; making total idiotic "A, 1921.
Total OF all classes 81, 923.
Silver Tipped Shoes. Shoes are an important
item In the expense Of clothing children, as every
parent will understand. They invariably wear
out their shoes at the toe first and not unfrequent
Is before the other parts are a quarter worm
Children shoes with Silver or Copper Tips never
wear out at the toe, and last twice as long. Re
member this.-N J.. Post
Buaaloes and Cold weather.-It appears that the
buffaloes were very much DISCONNECTED by the late
terrible snow storm on the Pacific railroad. While
one train Of ears was imbedded in the snow these
animals gathered to the lee side for shelter. A
correspondent says:
&" If any one ielt disposed he might, from his
seat In the car, pop them over with his revolver
the rest would not move-they could not be driven
away by engine Whislling or human voice, but
crowded their shaggy sides close up to the cars aud
there stood with bowed heads for the storm to pass
Many were seen to tall down in their tracks dead,
from the cold
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