Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-11
,ryA GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER,

additional will be charged. {. l \
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AssEMBLY.-'The
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
II tbe United States Of America is religious
h,jv !" W. Of no ordinary character. Since the re-
union of the two branches 10 1870 the Assem-
tIr consists of about FIVE hundred and fifty
mambers, who, With officers and repres antstives
If the various boards and committees through
rbirh its great missionary operations are car
RED On, and delegates from Christian bodies In
traterual correspondence with it, swell the
number to nearly six hundred. The first meet
no of the General Assembly was held in Phila-
5aIphia 10 1889, John Rodgers, d. D., of New
York Presbytery. Moderator. During the next
nine wears it met twice at Carlisle. then IN 1899
ot Winchester, Va, and all other years in
Philadelphia till l934-thus for thirty i've con-
secutive years meeting in Pbiladelphia-.-then
At pittsburg 10 1885 and 1886, and finally In
Philadelphia in 1887, when the division into
Od School and New School took place. From
ISIS TO 1869, inclusive, the two branches met
in many different cities. The only meeting
,h,t ever took place in Baltimore was of the
()I School branch 10 1S4S, Alexander T: Nc
Gill D. D. LL D., Moderator. 1t met in the
FIRST Church, then standing on the site of the
United States Court House, cornor Of Fayette
and North streets 49,,
biz of 1870 in Philadelphia, Of 1871 in Chicago
and of 1872 10 Detroit. -
Now, after lapse Of twenty-five years, Bal
,imore is to enjoy the distinction OF having this
great conyocatiou, which; begins its sessions on
the 18th Of May in the Central Presbyterian
Church, corner Of Saratoga and Liberty streets
Rev. S. 7. Smith, D. D., pastor, and will DO
opcncd with sermon by Rev. Samuel }. Mic
coils, D. d., of St. Louis, the Moderator OF the
last Assembly. ly.-Bah american.
TIE MUTTON QUESTION. Bergh writes
as follows to the New York World-S Your
present raid on infectious mutton IS beyond all
praise; and believing that a few facts OF my
own procuring might prove acceptable, send
you the following:
According to the report of my OVID agent
there are 10000 sheep slaughtered IN the city
Of New York weekly from 500 to 1000 OF
which are killed by each butcher. This num-
Der, although formidable, is considerably in
creased by the very accurate statistics OF Miss
Morgan the talented and reliable general re-
porter for the stock-yards Of this country, who
gives the pumber as %, 900. Now of this vast
number of animals, of one race only, killed Tor
human food, sixty per cent. are ewes. plnety
per cent of which are pregnant with from one
to four lambs, and cases often occur where the
lamb is born while the mother is being slaught-
cred. lu order to give an idea OF this crlml-
nal and revolving practice of sending ewes to
market by farmers 10 the condition alluded to,
it is positively asserted that there are more
lamb ttrtus received at the rendering dock OF
this city than there are sheep killed!
Bear in mind this is the food furnished by
one race of animals only, and from my personal
observation the beef, the veal, the pork, and
even the poultry, though in less degree, are
fatally tainted by the inhuman barbarities In
fIcted on them in the abattoirs, and during
their transportation to market over railroads
and otherwise. That all these and other still
more hideous and disgusting features Of our
animal food exist is we'll known, yet, strange to
say, the public, who are the consumers of this
foul stuff, are reluctant even to hear of them,
and the State Legislatures refuses to provide
remedies.
We MEET AGAIN.-The fat of Nature is
incxorable There is no appeal for relief fr! m
the great law which dooms US to dust. We
flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest,
aud the flowers that bloom and wither in q
day have no trailer hold upon life than the
mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth
with his footsteps. Generations Of men will
appear and disappear as the grass; and the
multitude that tbrongs the world to-day will
disappear as the footsteps on the shore. Men
seldom think of the great event of death until
the shadow falls across their Own pathway,
hiding from their eyes the faces of loved ones
whose living smile was the sunlight of their
existence. Death is the antagonist of life, and
the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of
all fcasts.
We do not want to so through the dark val
iSSy, although the dark passage may lead to
Paradise; we do not want to lay down in the
damp grave, even with princes for bedfellows.
In the beautiful drama of Ion, the hope OF im-
mortality, so eloquently uttered by the
acath-dcvoted Greek, finds deep response 10
every thoughtful soul. When about to yield
Hss W.; young existence as sacrifice to tate, bis
wneha1'Na un;I asks if they should meet again, to
SnIch SnIch he replies: II have asked that dread
,S ,tI question Of the hills that look eternal-of
s.e clear streams that flow forever-of the stars
II'uons whose fields of azure my raised spirits
n''e walked in glory. All were dumb; but
upon thy living face feel there is something
III the love that mantels through its beauty that
G SallAOt wholly perish. We shall meet again,
'enantha George D. Prentice.
ROYALTY ON SHIpBoARD.-The proverbial
TTEolio'ouy Of life on board ship was varied on
Jhnr,,Suas day in the case OF the young tars of
;"s United States steamship Shenandoah, which
s,, ~ stationed at Athens, Greece. Royalty had
Sd S'eeted this day on which to pay visitto Uncle
Eah f.h SShlp, aud at about midday their Maiesties
.I Mns George and Queen Olga, Of Greece, came
|s |a'ousslde with their suite and were received by
Esp1 ESsp1 Wells and his officers with appropriate
a'uCFs' u, E: collation. was prepared in the cabin,
i. Tnlch His majesty took occasion.to drink the
.ea oeath OF the President Of the United States
b Ipa te extend the congratulations of Greece to
sn sne hepubhc, which has been the constant and
sarI sarneSt friend of his country Capt Wells re-
spEoaaed ,E. to the toast, aud assured His Majesty
H,t ssst 'he klnd sentiments he had expressed met
nr,u n.u a hearty response from every American
I,eSent. The festivities were continued until
a 1Ie 10 the afternoon, and before leaving Queen