The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-12-06

/ Large sale.--Westeru Minnesota has just ds
| p,Sed of twl townships TO Scotch colony repre-
scented by Lord Gordon who will enter upon stool
/ growing on an extensive scale with the best thor
Ough bredS that can be bought in Great Britain
/ The locality is well adapted TO the purpose; tn
Scotch are nOtoriously successful in the manage
ment of stock and particularly sheep.
A Memorable waif Among the ruins of thu
/ Western News Company establishment, where al
immense stock Of periodicals and hooks was re
ducei to ashes in the Chicago fire, there was founC
a single leaf of quarto Bible charred around III,
edges lt contained the first chapter of tn,
| Lamentations Of Jeremiah, which opens with the
| following words: How doth the city lit solitary
that was full Of people! how is she become d
widow she thar was great among the nations ane
princess among the provinces, how Is she become
tributary She Weepeth sore IN the night, aud heI
tears are on her cheeks among all her lovers she
hath none to comfort her And that wa the
| nnly fragment OF literature saved from the New,
Company's great depot.
The Darien Ship usl-Commander Selfridge
Who conducted the exps iitinn to Survev the route
for ASH pcanal across the I>thmuS of Darien, has
arrived at Washington aud submitted his report
20 Secretary Robson. He was elO>eted with the
President for some time explaining the nature OF
the survey made, and the cost OF constructing Il
canal Commander s Is very cou6dent that b
canal in course OF tine will be made, aud says thai
It Is no longer question whether IL can be done,
bur OF dollars and cents, and whether the Euro
pean Governments will join IN the enterprise. The
matter will probably be called TO the attention OF
Congress by he President 10 his annual message
Solar Expedition We hear good news Of the
solar exurd,u1n thus Tar. The MlrZ tpore with
her cargo Of scienn6, observers, aud four tons
weight of delicate ani costly instruments had
reached Malta safely. The weather had been Wild
and uncivIl through the Bay of BIScay and the
VI, d terranean; but the worst at that viii now be
over. The gOed ship, her precious freight aud
the band OF astronomers and philosophers on
hoard. are ling ali these Thousands of miles for
tke Suke IF t11O MINUTES and u half In that blIei
space OF tune every thing they can do for US and
fr science must be done B. sides the iniorma-
ton about these phenomena of the solar orb which
are wonderfully expla ning themselves there L.
a special point OF interest 1t is thought that the
eclipse NAV give the opportunity OF seeing that
intre Mercurial planet-iG indeed it exists-which
Is thought to revOve close to the sun, that it Is
usually invisible amid his efulgenee.
Salt Lake City contains Episcopal, Presbyterian,
Methodist and Catholic church organizations.
An Important Association called the Corner stone
TEMPERANCE Society, held It's fourth meeting in
the Five Points House Of IuduStry. Nov nber Is
The grand central idea Of this society is to presen
Christ the cure and the only cure for intemper-
anee; then it is conf ienty believed that mighty
work can be wrought by saved inebriates, in seek
ing out those who are still in the gall Of bitter
ness, and pointing theu to the Rock of Ages a.
their only refuge and safety for time and eternity
Welsh Presbyterians-Th General Assembly of
the Welsh Cavlnl>tlc Methodist Church met in
New York This denomination agrees in doctrine
with the PresbyterianS, as indicated by the word
CalviniStic, The question of union with the lat
ter body was agitAted. The word Methodist in
their name refers TO their constitutional organiza
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