The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-10-18

Iron Rails for the Tredegar.-The United States
bark Resource, William Graw, MASTER entered
at the Custom house Saturday from London, with
CTS tons Of old iron rails for the Tredegar Iron
/ Works This company will import during the
next twelve months twenty-five or thirty thousand
tons of the same material, to be worked over INTO
new rails for American roads.
Mr. John W. Garrett, of Baltimore, President of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has bought the
Natural Bridge for $4,000. Capt Moore has put
the Deed onrecOrd. Gazette.
The Fredericksburg Railroad to be Removed from
Broad Street.-The Council Committee on the re-
moval OF the Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail
road from Broad street, held meeting, Saturday,
A. ID. Chesterman, Esq, presiding, when 1t was
determined to report to the Council In favor OF ac
capting President Daniels proposition-to wit,
that the city purchase the depot property on
Broad, between Seventh and Eighth streets, at
the assessed valuation, and give the company a
reasonable time to move its shops, &c. This will
free Broad street of the railroad, and give an en-
HANGED value to property in all that section.
Railways Projeotod-There are in this country
between thirteen and fourteen hundred railways
projected in progress, and completed; and the
number is rapidly increasing. Last year about g.,
600 miles were added to our railway mileage.
1t is Estimated that the great trunk lines of rail
ways carried last year 100000 tons OF Western
produce to the Atlantic markets, valued at $780,.
100000. Without the agency of railroads full
threefourths of this amount would not have been
produced. One of the functions of railways is to
make distant productions marketable. In this way
they produce wealth by enabling others to produce
Bridging the Atlantic.-Modern science and skill
are accomplishing wonders in overcoming what
seemed insuperable obstacles, and are going far
toward annihllatiug space. Three ocean steamers,
the Baltic Wyoming, and City of Brooklyn, re-
Gently reached New York from Liverpool within
nine days; the Wyoming made the passage from
land to land between Queenstown and Cape Race,
in FIVE and a half days. The railroad between
Portland and Halifax is fast approaching compile
ton, which will greatly reduce the time between
the continents.
Utah.-Law is beginning to assert its power in
Utah where it has so long been defed The charge
of Judge Mexican to the Grand Jury of the United
States District Court has had its effect. The high
dignitaries Of the Mormon church have been made
to see that they are responsible to the laws of the
land. Even Brigham Yonng, who has so long
ruled his subjects with unrestrained power, and
who by practice and precept has encouraged them
to trample upon the laws of God and man, has
been indicted for his notorious transgressions and
is under arrest, the Government refusing to admit
him to bail. 1t is also intimated that there is
Suthclent evidence TO lmpllcate Elm In connection
with serious and bloody crimes committed under
the sanction of the church. Others of the leading
officials have also been indicted and arrested and
their trial will proceed at once Justice, though
long deferred seems at length to have been aroused
and the designing men, who, under the garb of
religion, have established on our soil an institution
that is a standing blot upon our Christian civiliza
tion will now be compelled to suffer the penalty of
outraged law.
sextOns,-The season for fires in churches is at
hand, aud we wish to remind sections, deacons, and
church officers generally, that an important condi-
ton Of acceptable worship is comfortable heat and
oxygen. man may have great deal of grace,
but if he has not oxygen enough in church. he will
90 to sleep under the best sermon. And if the
church Is cold, or he is made to sit in a draft he
will take cold or pneumonia and receive no benefit
from the sermon. Proper warmth, and ventilation
without drafts on the wOrshippers, should be the
chief articles of every sexton creed, and we COM
mend the following, which we find in an exchange:
There is more religion in having church at a
proper temperature at the right time, than may
appear at first sight. 1t difficult task for man
to think very seriously about the future state when
he is sitting in a church about half frozen or for
a mother to listen to preaching when her children
are shivering and crying with the cold.